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bound to Martinico^ which by HornigolcTs Confent, 

 Teach went aboard of as Captain, and took a Cruize 

 in her ; Hornigold returned with his Sloop to Provi- 

 dence^ \Vhere, at the Arrival of Captain Roaers^ the 

 Governor, he furrendered to Mercy, puffuant to 

 the King's Proclamation. 



Aboard of this Guiney Man Teach mounted 40 

 Guns, and named her the Queen Ann^s Revenge-^ and 

 cruifing near the Ifland of St. Vincent^ took a large 

 Ship, called the Great AHen^ Chrlfiopher Taylor Com- 

 mander ^ the Pyrates plundered her of what they 

 though fit, put all the Men alhore upon the Iflaad 

 above mentioned, and then fet Fire to the Ship. 



A few Days after. Teach fell in with the Scar- 

 borough Man of War, of 30 Guns, who engaged 

 him for Ibme Hours v but Ihe finding the Pyrate 

 well mann'd, and having tried her ftrength, gave 

 over the Engagement, and returned to Barhadoesy 

 the Place of her Station- 'dnd[Teach failed towards 

 the Spanijh America. 



In his Way he met with a Pyrate Sloop of ten 

 Guns, commanded by one Major Somety lately a 

 Gentleman of good Reputation and Eftate in the 

 Ifland of Barbadoesy whom he joyned but in a few 

 Days after, T^^c/?, finding that Bonnet knew nothing 

 of a maritime Life, with the Confent of his own 

 Men, put in another Captain, one Richards^ to 

 Command Bonnet's Sloop, and took the Major on 

 aboard his own Ship, telling him, that as he had not 

 been ufed to the Fatigues and Care of fuch a Poft^ it would 

 be better for him to decline ity and live eafy and at his Plea^ 

 fure^ in fuch a Ship as his^ where he JJjould not be obliged to 

 perform Duty^ but follow his own Inclinations. 



At Turnify ten Leagues fliort of the Bay of Hon- 

 durasy the Pyrates took in frefh Water- and while 

 they were at an Anchor there, they faw a Sloop 

 coming in, whereupon, Richards in the Sloop called 

 the Revenge y flipped his Cable, and run out to meet: 



E 4 her^ 



