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[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 14 July 2017] | [Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 14 July 2017] | ||
Verses by a sailor who was led up at the | Verses by a sailor who was led up at the | ||
gang way but had his sentence remitted in | |||
consequence of the following ex tempore [adore*?] | |||
to the Captain - - - - | |||
By your Honour's Command | |||
An example I stand | |||
of your Justice & all the ship's crew | |||
I am hamperd and stripp'd [note: probably meant hamper'd, which is short for hampered] | |||
And if I am whipped | |||
Tis no more than I owe is my due | |||
[note: line to indicate end of stanza] | |||
In this scurvy condition | |||
I humbly petition | |||
Revision as of 22:54, 14 July 2017
[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 14 July 2017] Verses by a sailor who was led up at the gang way but had his sentence remitted in consequence of the following ex tempore [adore*?] to the Captain - - - -
By your Honour's Command An example I stand of your Justice & all the ship's crew I am hamperd and stripp'd [note: probably meant hamper'd, which is short for hampered] And if I am whipped Tis no more than I owe is my due [note: line to indicate end of stanza]
In this scurvy condition I humbly petition