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down, for fear of another Broadfide, which muft 

 have been their DeftruiHon, and the lo^ of their 

 Expedition. Mr. Maynard was the only Perfbn 

 that kept the Deck, except the Man at the Helm, 

 whom he direfted to lye down fnug, and the Men 

 in the Hold were ordered to get tberr Piftols and 

 their Swords ready for dole fighting, and to 

 come up at his Command ; in order^ to which, 

 two Ladders were placed in the Hatch- Way 

 for the more Expedition. When the Lieutenant's 

 Sloop boarded the other. Captain Teach'*s Men 

 threw in feveral new fafliioned fort of Grenadoes, 

 viz. Cafe Bottles fiird with Powder, and fmall 

 Shot, Slugs, and Pieces of Lead or Iron^ with a 

 quick Match in the Mouth of it, which being 

 lighted without Side, prefently runs into the Bot- 

 tle to the Powder, and as it is inftantly thrown 

 on Board, generally does great Execution, befides 

 putting all the Crew into a Confufion • but by 

 good Providence, they had not that Effefl: here ; 

 the Men being in the Hold, and Black-beard feeing 

 few or no Hands aboard, told his Men, That they 

 were all hnock^d on the Head^ except three or four ; and 

 therefor ey fays he, let^s jump on Board^ and cut them to 

 Vleces. 



Whereupon, under the Smoak of one of the 

 Bottles juft mentioned, Blachbeard enters with 

 fourteen Men, over the Bows of Maynardh Sloop, 

 and were not feen by him till the Air cleared ; 

 however, he jufl then gave a Signal to his Men, 

 who all rofe in an Infl:ant, and attacked the Pyrates 

 with as much Bravery as ever was done upon fuch 

 an Occafion : Black-beard and the Lieutenant fired 

 the firfi Piflol at each other, by which the Pyrate 

 received a Wound, and then engaged with Swords, 

 till the Lieutenant's unluckily broke, and ftepping 

 back to cock a Piftol, Black-beard^ with his Cut- 

 lalh, was ftriking at that Inflant, thut one of May-^ 



V 2 nard's 



