Prince Rupert, the Buccaneer

Excerpt: '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 as Malignants; but judging from the way he packed the last cargo, Monsieur Cromwell regards them a...