(…) Just before Sunrise Mr Christian & The Master at Arms & several officers came into my cabbin while I was fast asleep’ and seizing me tyed my hands with a Cord & threatened instant death if I made the least noise’ I however’ having a reverie’ called sufficiently loud to alarm the officers’ who found themselves equally secured by Centinels at their Doors - There were now three men at my Cabbin Door & four inside (a) - Mr Christian had a Cutlass & the others were armed with Musquets & Bayonets - I was now carried on Deck in my shirt’ in torture with a severe bandage round my wrists behind my back’ where I found no man to rescue to me. (…)
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