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whether his Wife knew where he had buried his 

 Money ? He antwered. That m Body but himfelf and. 

 the Devil ^ hnexv where it was^ and the longefi Liver Jhould 

 take all. 



Thofe of his Crew who were taken alive, told 

 a Story which may appear a little incredible ^ 

 however, we think it will not be fair to omit it, < 

 lince we had it from their own Mouths. That 

 once upon a Cruize, they found out that they had 

 a Man on Board more than their Crew ; fuch a one 

 ■was feen feveral Days amongft them, fometimes 

 below, and fometimes upon Deck, yet no Man in 

 the Ship could give an Account who he was, or 

 from whence he came-, but that he difappeared a 

 little before they were caft away in their great 

 Ship, but, it feems, they verily believed it was 

 the Devil. 



One would think thefe Things {hould induce 

 them to reform their Lives, but fo many Repro- 

 bates together, encouraged and fpirited one ano- 

 ther up in their Wickednefs, to which a conti- 

 nual Courfe of drinking did not a little contribute j 

 for in Black-beard'^ s Journal, which was taken, there 

 were feveral Memorandums of the following 

 Nature, found writ with his own Hand.' 



Such a Daj/y Rum all cut : Our Company fomewhat 



fober : A damnd Confujion amongft us I Rogues 



a plotting y—- — ^ great 'Talk of Separation* So I look'' d 



Jharpfor a Priz,e * — — fuch a Day took onCy with a great 

 deal of Liquor on Boards fo kept the Company hoty damned 

 hoty then all 'things went well again* 



Thus it was thefe Wretches paffed their Lives,' 

 with very little Pleafure or Satisfaction, in the 

 Polfeffion of what they violently take away from 

 others, and fure to pay for it at laft, by an ignomi-- 



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