The PREFACE. 



they might be as fure of finding the Pyratesy as the Tyratet 

 are to find the Merchant Ships \ and if the Pyrates are not t^ 

 he ptet with by the Men of War in fuch a Latitude^ then 

 furely down the fame Latitude may the Merchant Ship ar^ 

 piive fafely to their Port. 



To male this a little plainer to my Country ReaderSy 

 I muB obferve that all our outward bound Shifs^ fometime 

 after they leave the hand^ fteer into the Latitude of 

 the Place they are bound to • if to the Weft-India Iflands^ 

 or any Fart of the Main of America, as i^evv-York, 

 Ke\v-England J Virginia/ &g/ Latitude is 

 the only Certainty in thofe Voyages to be found^ and then 

 they fail due Wefl^ till they come to their Forty without 

 altering their Courfe. In this Weft Way lie the PyrateSy 

 whether it be to Virginia, &c. or Kevis, St. Ghrifto- 

 phers, Montferat, Jamaica, &c. fo that if the Mer^ 

 fhant Ship bound thither^ do not fall a Prey to them one 

 l)ayythey must another: Therefore Ifay^ if the Men of War 

 pake the fame Track^ the Pyrates mufh unavoidably fall into 

 their Mouth or be frighted away^ for where the Game is^ 

 there will the Vermin be ^ if the latter fnQuld be the Caje^ 

 the trading Ships y as I faid before^ will pafs unmolejhd and 

 fafe^ and the Pyrates be reduced to take Refuge in feme of 

 their lurking Holes about the uninhabited Ifla'ads^ where 

 their Fate would be like that of the Fox in his Den^ if they 

 fyould venture outy they would be hunted and taken^ and if 

 they fiay within they rnufl (larv^. 



I muft obferve another Things that the Pyrates generalr 

 ly pift their Ravings^ according to the Seafon of the Tear • 

 ya the Summer they crulje mojily along the Coafl of the Con^ 

 'tinent of America^ but the Winters there ^ being a little 

 too cold for themy they follow the Sun ^ and go towards the 

 Jflands^ at the approach of cold Weather* Every Man 

 who has ufed the Weft-India Trade y knows this to be 

 true therefore^ fince we are fo weH acquainted with all 

 their Motions ^ I cannot fee why our Men of W <ir under a 

 vroper Regulation^ may not go to the Southward^ ii^ftead of 

 lying up all the Winter ufelefs : But I flmll proceed too far 



