all the goods they could find by way of pillage. Afterwards they searched the who-
     le country round about the town, bringing in day by day many goods and prisoners,
     with much provision. With this they fell to banqueting among themselves and making
     great cheer after their customary way, without remembering the poor prisoners,
     whom they permitted to starve in the churches. In the meanwhile they ceased not
     to torment them daily after an inhuman manner, thereby to make them confess where
     they had hid their goods, moneys and other things, though little or nothing was
     left them. To this effect they punished also the women and little children, giving
     them nothing to eat; whereby the greatest part perished.
     When they could find no more to rob, and that provisions began to grow scarce,
     they thought it convenient to depart and seek new fortunes in other places. Hence
     they intimated to the prisoners: They should find moneys to ransom themselves, el-
     se they should be all transported to Jamaica. Which being done, if they did not
     pay a second ransom for the town, they would turn every house into ashes. The
     Spaniards, hearing these severe menaces, nominated among themselves four fellow-
     prisoners to go and seek for the above-mentioned contributions. But the Pirates,
     to the intent they should return speedily with the ransoms prescribed, tormented
     several in their presence, before they departed, with all rigour imaginable. After
     few days, the Spaniards returned from the fatigue of their unreasonable commis-
     sions, telling Captain Morgan: We have run up and down, and searched all the
     neighbouring woods and places we most suspected, and yet have not been able to
     find any of our own party, nor consequently any fruit of our embassy. But if you
     are pleased to have a little longer patience with us, we shall certainly cause all
     that you demand to be paid within the space of fifteen days. Captain Morgan was
     contented, as it should seem, to grant them this petition. But not long after,
     there came into the town seven or eight Pirates, who had been ranging in the woods
     and fields, and got thereabouts some considerable booty. These brought among other
     prisoners a certain negro, whom they had taken with letters about him. Captain
     Morgan having perused them, found they were from the Governor of Santiago, being
     written to some of the prisoners; wherein he told them: They should not make too
     much haste to pay any ransom for their town or persons, or any other pretext. But,
     on the contrary, they should put off the Pirates as well as they could with excu-
     ses and delays; expecting to be relieved by him within a short while, when he
     would certainly come to their aid. This intelligence being heard by Captain Mor-
     gan, he immediately gave orders that all they had robbed should be carried on