52 Of Captain AVERT. 



As they were Steering their Courfe, as has been 

 faid, he lends a Boat on Board of each of the Sloops, 

 defiring the Chief of them to come on Board of 

 hxrOj in order to hold a Council • they did lb, 

 and he told them he had Ibmething to propole to 

 them for the common Good, which vvas to provide 

 againft Accidents he bad them confider the Trea- 

 fiire they were pofTefs'd of, would be fufficient for 

 them all if they could iecure it in fome Place on 

 Shore ^ therefore all they had to fear, was Ibme 

 Misfortune in the Voyage ; he bad them confider 

 the Confequences of being feparated by bad Wea- 

 ther, in which Cafe, the Sloops, if either of them 

 Jhould fall m with any Ships of Force, muft be 

 • either taken or funk, and the Treafure on Board 

 herHoft to the reft, befides the common Accidents 

 of the Sea as for his Part he was lb ftrong, he 

 was able to make his Party good with any Ship 

 they were like to meet in thofe Seas • that if he met 

 with any Ship of fuch Strength, that he could 

 not take her, he was fafe from being taken, being 

 lb well manned befides his Ship was a quick Sailor, 

 and could carry Sail, when the Sloops could not^ 

 wherefore, he propofed to them, to put the Trea- 

 liire on Board his Ship, to leal up each Cheft with 3 

 Seals, whereof each was to keep one, and to appoint^ 

 a Rendezvous, in Caie of Separation. 



Upon confidering this Propofal, it appeared lb 

 lealbnable to them, that they readily came into it, 

 for thev argued to themfelves, that an Accident 

 might happen to one of the Sldops and the other 

 efcape, wherefore it was for the common Good* 

 The Thing; was done as aereed to, the Treafure 

 put Oil Board of Avery ^ and the Chefts feaPd they 

 kept Company that Day and the next, the Wea- 

 ther being fair, in which Time Avery tampered 

 v<rith his Men, telling them they now had fufficient 

 to make them all 6afy, and what Ihould hinder 



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