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and advifed them to ftand in, which they did bold- 

 IjTj to board her but when they came within a 

 Cable's length or two of the Chace, now near Shore, 

 the Fort fired two fmall Guns, whole Shot falling 

 nigh their Muzzels, they inftantly bore out of the 

 Road, made an eafy Sail to the Southward, and an-* 

 chored at Night ii) their former Birth, where John 

 Trumpet^ to engage their Stay a little longer, in- 

 formed them, that in a few Days a very rith Ship 

 was to pals by, commanded by the General of Bom- 

 i;ay^^ Brother. , 



This Governor is an Emblem of foreign Power. 

 What Inconvenience and Injury muft the Matter's 

 Siibjefts fuftain under one who can truckle to fuch 

 treacherous and bafe Mean?, as correfponding and 

 trading with Pyrates to enrich himfelf? Certainly 

 fuch a Man will ftickle at no Injuftice to repair or 

 make a Fortune. He hd,s the j4rgumer2tum bacillum 

 always in his own Hands, and can convince, when 

 he pleafes, in half the Time of other Arguments^ 

 that Fraud and Oppreflion is Law. That he im- 

 ploys Inftruments in fuch dirty Work, cxpreffes 

 the Guilt and Shame, but no way mitigates the 

 Crime, ^ohn Trumpet was the Tool but, as the Dog 

 faid in the Fable, on another Occafion, IVhat is 

 de?ie by the Mafie'/s Orders^ is the Mafters j4Bions. 



I cannot but reflect, on this Occafion, what a vile 

 Government Sancho Pancho had of it he had not on- 

 ly fuch Percjuiftes refcinded, but was really almoft 

 ftar\red the Viftuals taken from him almoft every 

 Day, and only under a Pretence of preferving his 

 Excellency ^s Health : But Governments differ. 



From Cochin Ibme were for proceediiig to Mada^ 

 gafcar direOrly others thought it proper to cruize 

 till they got a Store-Ship, and thefe being the Ma- 

 jority, they ply'd to the Southward, and after fome 

 Days fiw a Ship in Shore, which being to Wind- 

 ward of them, they could not get nigh, till th$ 



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