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gave her inftead thereof, a Barrel of Rork, and two 

 Barrels of Bread. 



From Virginia they failed to Philadelphia^ and 

 in the Latitude of 38 North^ they took a Scooner, 

 coming from North-Carolina^ bound to Bofion, they 

 had out of her only two Dozen of Calf-Skins, to 

 make dovers for Guns, and two of their Hands, 

 and detained her feme Days. All this was but fmall 

 Game, and feem'd as if they defign'd only to make 

 Provifion for their Sloop againft they arrived at 

 St. Thomas's'^ for they hitherto had dealt favou- 

 rably with all that were lb unhappy as fo fall 

 into their Hands but thofe that came after, fired 

 not fo well, for in the Latitude of 32, off of Ve^ 

 laware River, near Thiladclfhia^ they took two Snows 

 bound to J?r//?i?/, out of whom they got fbme Mo- 

 ney, belides Goods, perhaps to the Value of 150 

 Pounds at the fame Time they took a Sloop of 

 fixty Tons bound from Philadelphia to Barbadoes^ 

 which after taking fome Goods out, they difmiifed 

 along with the Snows. 



The 29th Day of Julfy Captain Thomas took a 

 Sloop of 50 Tons, fix or feven Leagues off Dela^ 

 ware Bay, bound from Philadelphia to Barhadoes^ Tho^ 

 mas Read Matter, loaden with Frovilions, which 

 they kept, and put four or five of their Hands on 

 Board her. The laft Day of "july^ they took ano- 

 ther Sloop of 60 Tons, commanded by Peter Man- ^ 

 waringy bound from Antegoa to Philadelphia^ which 

 they likewife kept with all the Cargo, confifting 

 chiefly of Rum, MololTes, Sugar, Cotton, Indigo, 

 and about 25 Pound in Money, valued in all to 500 

 Pound. 



The laft Day ofjvlyy our Rovers with the Vellels 

 laft taken, left Delaware Bay, and failed to Cape 

 Fear River, where they ftaid too long for their 

 Safety, for the Pyrate Sloop which they now new 

 named the Royal James^ proved very leaky, fo that: 



