83 Of Black-Be ARB. 



wild, made him -altogether fueh a Figure, that 

 Imagination cannot form an Idea of a Fury, from 

 Hell, to look more frightful* 



If he had the look of a Fury, his Humours and 

 "Pailions were fuitable to it ^ we fhall relate two 

 or three more of his Extravagancies, which we 

 omitted in the Body of his Hiftory, by which it? 

 will appear, to what a Pitch of VVickednefs, hu- 

 man Nature may arrive, if it's Pailions are not 

 checked. 



In the Commonwealth of Py rates, he who goes 

 the greateft Length of Wickednefs, is looked upon 

 with a kind of Envy amongfi: them, as a Perlbn of 

 a more extraordinary Gallantry, and is thereby 

 entitled to be diftinguiflied by fome Poft, and if 

 fuch a one has but Courage, he muft certainly be 

 a great Man. The Hero of whom we are writing, 

 was thoroughly accompliflied this Way, and fome 

 of his Frolicks of Wickednefs, were fb extrava- 

 gant, as if he aimed at making his Men believe he 

 was a Devil incarnate for being one Day at Sea, 

 and a little fluihed with drink : • — ^ Comey fays he, 

 let m muke a Hell pf our ovon^ and try how long we cm 

 bear it :^ accordingly he, with two or three others, 

 w^'nt down into the Hold, and doling up all the 

 Hatches, filled feveral Pots full of Brimftone, and 

 other combuftible Matter, and fet it on Fire, and 

 Xb continued till they were almoft fuffocated, when 

 ^ fame of the Men cried out for Air ; at length he 

 opened the Hatches, not a little pleafed that he 

 held out the longeft. 



The N^'ght before he was killed, he let up and 

 drank till the Mornins;, with fome of his own 

 Men, and the Matter of a Merchant-Man, and ha- 

 ving had Intelligence of the two Sloops coming to 

 attack him, as has been before obierved • one of 

 his Men asked him, in Cafe any thing Ihould hap- 

 yea to him ill the £<ngagement with the Sloops, 



whether 



