‘Had Derby well whipped, and made Egypt [a fellow slave] shit in his mouth.’ When another slave, Port Royal, ran away, Thistlewood ‘Gave him a moderate whipping, pickled him well, made Hector shit in his mouth, immediately put a gag whilst his mouth was full & made him wear it 4 or 5 hours.’ Thistlewood recorded 3,852 of his own rapes (including gang rapes) of 138 women, many underage, carelessly spreading VD.
