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lighten his Veffel, that he might run him aboard, 

 the Lieutenant orde ed all hisBallaft to be thrown 

 over-board, and all the Water to be ftaved, and 

 then weighed and flood for him upon which Black- 

 heard hail'd him in this rude Manner; Damn you 

 for Villains J who are you ? And^ from whence came you? 

 The' Lieutenant made him Anfwer, Toumayfee by 

 OUT Colours we are no Tyrates. Black-heard bid him 

 lend his Boat on Board, that he might fee who he 

 was \ but Mr. Maynard reply'd thus / cannot fpare 

 my Boat^ but I will come aboard of you as foon as I can^ 

 with my Sloop. Ulpon this^ B ack-beard took a Glafs 

 of Liquor, and drank to him with thefe Words : 

 Damnation feiz^e my Soid if I give you Quarters ^ or take any 

 from you. hi Anfwer to which, Mr. Maynard told 

 him, TToat he expeSted no Quarters from him^ nor Jhould 

 he give him any • 



By this time Black-beard's Sloop fleeted, as Mr. 

 Maymrd's Sloops were rowing towards him, which 

 beiiig not above a Foot high in the Wafte, and con- 

 fequently the Men all expofed, as they came near 

 together, (there being hitherto little or no Exe- 

 cution done, on either Side,) the Pyrate fired a 

 JBroadfide, charged with all Manner of final I Shot. 



* — A fatal Stroke to them ! The Sloop the 



Lieutenant was in, having twenty Men killed 

 and wounded, and the other Sloop nine ; This 

 could not be helpM, for there being no Wind, they 

 were obliged to keep to their Oars, otherwife 

 the Pyrate would have got away from him, which, 

 it feems, the Lieutenant was refolute to pre* 

 vent. 



After this unlucky Blow, Blachbeard^s Sloop 

 fell Broadfide to the Shore-, Mr. Maynard'^s other 

 Sloop, which was called the Ranger^ fell a-ftern, 

 being, for the prefent, difabled ^ lb the Lieutenant 

 finding his own Sloop had Way, and would foon 

 be on Board of Teach^ he ordered all his Men 



