Story of the Slave

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Sir John Hawkins, who, as is well known, commanded the first English expedition to Africa for slaves, issued to his captains the following orders: Serve God daily; love one another; preserve your victuals; beware of fire; keep good company. It has been said that Hawkins sailed on the ship Jesus, with faith as serene as if he had sailed on a crusade. At one time they were so long becalmed at sea as to face starvation, but the pious slaver says in his notes, Almighty God, who never suffereth his elect to perish, sent us the ordinary breeze.