Mignonette,inEssex.Althoughtheshipwasnotthe sturdiest,theownerdecidedtohaveacrewsailitto Sydneyforhimratherthansenditasdeckcargo.Hehired ThomasDudleyascaptain,andDudleyrecruitedEdwin Stephensasmate,EdmundBrooksasableseaman,anda seventeenoldboy,RichardParker,asordinaryseaman. TheyleftinlateMayandexperiencedseveral...