my master. He asked him for what he treated his slave thus hastily
and unjustly, and told him what would be the consequence if he
continued the same treatment towards me. After the Justice had ended
his discourse with my master, he and his brother set out with me for
home, one before and the other behind me. When they had come to a bye
place, they both dismounted their respective horses, and fell to
beating me with great violence. I became enraged at this and
immediately turned them both under me, laid one of them across the
other, and stamped both with my feet what I would.

This occasioned my master's brother to advise him to put me off. A
short time after this I was taken by a constable and two men. They
carried me to a black-smith's shop and had me hand-cuffed. When I
returned home my mistress enquired much of her waiters, whether
VENTURE was hand-cuffed. When she was informed that I was, she
appeared to be very contented and was much transported with the news.
In the midst of all this content and joy, I presented myself before my
mistress, shewed her my hand-cuffs, and gave her thanks for my gold
rings. For this my master commanded a negro of his to fetch him a
large ox chain. This my master locked on my legs with two padlocks.
I continued to wear the chain peaceably for two or three days, when my
master asked me with contemptuous hard names whether I had not better
be freed from my chains and go to work. I answered him, No. Well
then, said he, I will send you to the West-Indies or banish you, for I
am resolved not to keep you. I answered him I crossed the waters to
come here, and I am willing to cross them to return.

For a day or two after this not any one said much to me, until one
Hempsted Miner, of Stonington, asked me if I would live with him. I
answered him that I would. He then requested me to make myself