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John King, then aged between eight and eleven, was a passenger on the Bonetta. According to Abijah Savage, the Bonetta's commander, the pirate looted the ship for 15 days during which time King demanded to join Bellamy's crew [scribbled-out word] from being forced [scribbled-out word] or compelled to join. Savage wrote a report: "He declaird he would kill him self if he was a restraid or [scribbled-out word] threatend his mother."