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C H A p. VL 



OF 



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Captain Charles Vane^ 



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And his Crew. 



CHarlesp^ane w^s one thofe who ftole away 

 the Silver which the Spaniards had fiflied up 

 from the Wrecks of the Galleons, in the 

 Gulph of Florida J and was at Vrovidence (as has 

 \ been before hinted) when Governor Rogers arrived 

 there with two Men of War. 



All the Pyrates who were found at this Colonjr 

 of Rogues, fubmitted, and received Certificates of 

 their Pardon, except Captain P^ane and his Crew ; 

 who, as foon as they law the Men of War enter, 

 flipp'd their Cable, fet Fire to a Prize they had in^^ 

 the Harbour, and failed out with their pyratical 

 Colours flying, firing at one of the Men of War as 

 they went off. 



Two Days after they went out, they met with 

 a Sloop belonging to JBathadoeSy which they made 

 Prize of, and kept theVeffel for their own Ufe, 

 putting aboard five and twenty Hands, with one 

 Teats to command them. A Day or two after- 

 wards they fell in with a fmall interloping Trader, 

 with a Quantity of Spamjh Pieces of Eight aboard, 

 bound into Provideme^ called the John and Elizabeth^ 



which 



