intend the search and remedy of the leak." And when our Captain with his
company preferred [offered] to go to help them; he answered, "They had
men enough aboard, and prayed him to continue his fishing, that they
might have some part of it for their dinner." Thus returning, he found
his company had taken great pain, but had freed the water very little:
yet such was their love to the bark, as our Captain well knew, that they
ceased not, but to the utmost of their strength, laboured all that
they might till three in the afternoon; by which time, the company
perceiving, that (though they had been relieved by our Captain himself
and many of his company) yet they were not able to free above a foot and
a half of water, and could have no likelihood of finding the leak, had
now a less liking of her than before, and greater content to hear of
some means for remedy.

Whereupon our Captain (consulting them what they thought best to be
done) found that they had more desire to have all as he thought fit,
than judgement to conceive any means of remedy. And therefore he
propounded, that himself would go in the pinnace, till he could provide
him some handsome frigate; and that his brother should be Captain in the
admiral [flag-ship] and the Master should also be there placed with him,
instead of this: which seeing they could not save, he would have fired
that the enemy might never recover her: but first all the pinnaces
should be brought aboard her, that every one might take out of her
whatever they lacked or liked.

This, though the company at first marvelled at; yet presently it was put
in execution and performed that night.

Our Captain had his desire, and men enough for his pinnaces.