114 Of Capt, England^ 



rage ^ ne tvas not avaritious, and always averfe to 

 the ill Ufage Prifoners received: He would have 

 been contented with moderate Plunder, and left 

 milchievous Pranksy could his Companions have 

 t)een brought to the fame Temper, but he was ge- 

 nerally over-rulM, and as he was engaged in that 

 abominable Society, he was obliged to be a Partner 

 in all their vile Aftions. 



Captain England faiPd to the Coaft of Africa^ af- 

 ter the Ifland o{ Providence was fettled by the Eng^ 

 liflj Government, and the Pyrates furrendered to 

 his Majefty's Proclamation and took feveral Ships 

 and Veffels, particularly the Cadogan Snow belong- 

 ing to Brifioly at Sierraleone^ one Skinner Mafter, who 

 was inhumanly murthered by fome of the Crew^ 

 that had lately been his own Men, and ferved in 

 the faid VefTel. It leems fome Quarrel had hap- 

 pened between them, fo that Skinner thought fit 

 to remove thefe Fellows on Board of a Man of 

 War, and at the fame Time refufed them their 

 Wages y not long after they found Means to defert 

 that Service, and fliipping themfelves aboard a 

 3loop in the Weji-Indies^ was taken by a Pyrate, 

 and brought to Providence^ and failed upon the fame 

 Account along with Captain England. 



AlToon as Skinner had ftrufck to the Pyrate, h^ 

 was ordered to come on Board in his Boat, which 

 he did, and the Perfon that he firft caft his Eye 

 upon, proved to be his old Boatfwain, who ftar'd 

 him in the Face like his evil Genius, and acco- 



fted him in this Manner. Ah, Captain Skinner !• 



Is it you? The only A4an I wified to fee*^ I am much 

 in your Dehty and now I jimll fay you all in your owk 

 Coin> 



The poor Man trembled every Joint, when he 

 found into what Company he had fallen, and drea- 

 ded the Event, as he had Reafon enough fo to do- 

 for the Boatfwaia immediately called to his Con^ 



forts, 



