Davis his Expedition 



order to get in amongft the Keys, for there 



we.defignd to Anther. 



Gil the 9th, we faw two Sail, under the 

 Shore, and fending our Canoe to difcover 

 what they were, they proved to be the 

 Dragon-Gally Captain Pilkington^ and the 

 Grey-Hound Captain John Golding, who had 

 been treating with fome French Py rates on 

 Articles 5 that if they would fubrnit and 

 come in, they fhould be pardoned. 



On the roth, there was a Canoe fent a- 

 fhore for Water, the Pyrates giving them 

 leave, and to Wood alfo 3 they put up a 

 Flag of Truce, in order to have Commerce 

 with us, and feveral of them came aboard : 

 We treated them very handfomely, but 

 were forced to leave two of our Men afhom 

 for Hoftages : Moft of them are French, 

 t think there was but one Bnglifo-man and 

 two Dutch-men among thent they being 

 in all about 8co Perfons. Their Craft is 

 no bigger than Petty-Oagers, but they have 

 done a great deal of Mifchief, both to the 

 Spaniards and all other Nations they could 

 Mailer, and have been very barbarous in 

 their A&ions, by murdering of feveral 

 that have • fallen into th 7 eir Hands. They 

 have lived among thefe Indians ten Years, 

 moft of them are marry'd among them, and 

 have got very considerable Sums of Money : 

 They, would Have ventured to come aboard 

 lis, and ftay'd with us, if \* their Pardoii 

 Gould be certain • for they feem'd to be 



weary 



