THEY MARCHED ... LIKE MEN WHO HAD LOST ALL INTEREST IN LIFE
PRINCE RUPERT
THE BUCCANEER
BY
C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE
WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY G. GRENVILLE MANTON
THIRD EDITION
METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
First Published . . . April 1901
Second Edition . . . June 1901
Third Edition . . . . May 1907
TO
E. C. H.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. The Pawning of the Fleet
II. The Admission to the Brotherhood
III. The Rape of the Spanish Pearls
IV. The Ransoming of Caraccas
V. The Passage-money
VI. The Mermaid and the Act of Faith
VII. The Galley
VIII. The Regaining of the Fleet
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
They marched ... like men who had lostall interest in life . . . Frontispiece
Prince Rupert shone out like a very Paladin
Then one Watkin, a man of iron and amighty shooter, took the lead
It would be a perpetual sunshine for me, Querida
Master Laughan endeavoured to outdothem all in desperation and valour
"Oh, I say what I think," retortedWatkin with a sour look
The secretary was occupied in leading her own.
There is no mistaking the manner ofbuccaneers returning well-laden
PRINCE RUPERT THE BUCCANEER
CHAPTER I
THE PAWNING OF THE FLEET
"Not slaves, your Highness," said the Governor."We call them engagés here: it's a genteeler style.The Lord General keeps us supplied."
"I'll be bound he gave them the plainer name,"said Prince Rupert.
The Governor of Tortuga shrugged his shoulders."On the bills of lading they are written asMalignants; but judging from the way he packedthe last cargo, Monsieur Cromwell regards themas cattle. It is evident that he cared only to beshut of them. They were so packed that onehalf were dead and over the side before the shipbrought up to her anchors in the harbour here.And what were left fetched but poor prices.There was a strong market too. The Spaniardshad been making their raids on the hunters, andmany of the engagés had been killed: our hunterswanted others; they were hungry for others; butthese poor rags of seaworn, scurvy-bittenhumanity which offered, were hardly worth takin