44 The Inthodttction. 



he deferted at Naples^ and took Shelter in a Con- 

 vent. He lerved on Board the Sfanijh Fleet under 

 Admiral CammocTi^ in the War in the Mediterranean ; 

 and after the Ceffation of Arms with Sfainy fettled 

 with leveral of his Countrymen {Irlfh) in the Spanljh 

 Wefi-Indies. This Guard del Coafi made Prize of 

 Captain Joneses Ship, and kept PofTeffiori of her 

 from 5th to the 8th, during which Time ihe took 

 alio the Prudent Hannah of Boflon^ Thomas Mou^ 

 fell Mafter, and the Dolphin of Toffham^ Theodore 

 Bare Mafter, both laden and bound for VirQinia : 

 The .^former they fent away together with three 

 Men and the Mate, under the Command of a 

 Spanifi Officer and Crew, the fame Day ihe was 

 taken ; the latter they carried olf with them, put- 

 ting theMafter and all the Crew aboard Captain 

 Joneses Ship. They plundered Captain Jones ot 

 thirty fix Men Slaves, fome Gold-Duft, all his 

 Cloaths, four great Guns and fmall Arms, and 

 about four hundred Gallons of Rum, befides his 

 Provifipns and Stores, computed in all to 1 500 /, 

 Sterling. 



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