Of Mi^jor Stede Bonnet. 93 



finable for which he was made Chief of that exe- 

 crable Gang, that it might be faid that his Poft was 

 not unduly filled, Black-beard being truly the Su- 

 perior in Roguery, of all the Company, as has been 

 al;:eady related. 



To him Bonnet's Crew joined in Confortfliip, and 

 Bonnet himfelf was laid afide, notwithftanding the 

 Sloop vv^s his own he went aboard Black-beard^s 

 Ship, not concerning himfelf with any of their Af- 

 fairs, where he continued till Ihe was loft in Toffail 

 Inlet, and one Richards was appointed Captain in his 

 Room. ^The Major now Hi w his Folly, but could 

 not help himfelf, which made him Melancholy he 

 refleiied upon his paft Courfe of Life, and was con- 

 founded with Shame, when he thought upon what 

 he had done : His Behaviour was taken Notice ot 

 by the other Pyrates, who liked him never the bet- 

 ter for it^ and he often declared to fome of them^ 

 that he would gladly leave off that Way of Living, 

 being fully tired of it but he Ihould be afhamed to^ 

 fee the Face of any Englijh Man again ; therefore if 

 he could get to Spain or Portugaly where he might be 

 undifcovered, he would Ipend the Remainder of his. 

 Days in either of thofe Countries, other wile he 

 muft continue with them as long as he lived. 



When Black-heard loft his Ship at Topfail Inlet^ 

 and farrendered to the King's Proclamation, Bon^ 

 net reafiumed the Command of his own Sloop, 

 Revenge^ goes direftly away to Bath-Town in North- 

 Carolina^ furrenders likewife to the King's -Par- 

 don^ and, receives a Certificate. The War was now 

 broke out between the Trtpple Allies and Spain ; fo 

 IVIajor Bonmt gets aCleareace for his Sloop at Norths 

 Carolina^ to go to the Ifland of S^. Thomasy with aDe- 

 lign (at leaft it was pretended fo) to get the Empe- 

 ror's Commiilion, to go a Privateering upon the Spa- 

 mards. \N hen Bonnet came back to Top/ail lulety he 

 found that Ti?^r/? and his Gang were gone, Jindthat 



they 



