148 Of Capt. Cha rlesVa ne. 



While Fam was upon this Iflfind, a Ship put in 

 from Jamaica for Water, the Captain of which, one 

 Holfordj an old Buccaneer, happened to be Vane\ 

 Acquaintance ^ he thought this a good Opportu- 

 nity to get off, and accordingly applied^ to his old 

 Friend \ but he abfolutely re^ufed him, faying to 

 him, Charles, J Jhant truft you aboard my Shif^ m-- 

 lefs I carry you a Pr if oner ^ for I jhall have you caballing 

 with my Men^ knock me on the Heady and run away with I 

 my Ship a-pyrating* Vane made all the Proteftations 

 of Honour in the World to him ; but, it leems. 

 Captain Holford was too intimately acquainted with 

 him, to repofe any Confidence at all in his Words 

 or Oaths. He told him. He might eafily find a Way 

 to get offy if he^had a Mind to tt : I am ?ww going down 

 the Bay J lays he, a?7d floall return hither^ in about a 

 Jl/fonth and if I find you upon the Ifland when I come 

 backy fll carry you to Jamaica, and hang you. Which 

 Way can I get away ? Anfvvers Vane. Are there not 

 Fifhermen'^s Dories upon the Beach ? Cant you take one of 

 them? Replies Holford. Whaty fays Vane^ would you 

 have me fieal a Dory then ? Do you make it a Matter of 

 Ccnfcience ? Said Holfordj to fieal a Dory^ when you have 

 been a common Robber and. Tjrate^ (dealing Ships and Car- - 

 goesy and plunderi?7g all Mankind that fell in your Way? 



Stay there J and be d 77 d^ if you are fo Squeamijh : And 



lb left him. 



After Captain Holford^s Departure, another Ship 

 put in to the fame Ifland in her Way home for 

 Water:, none of whole Company knowing Vaney 

 he eafily palled upon them for another Man, and 

 fb was ftipp'd 'or the Voyage- One would be apt 

 to think that Vane w^is now pretty fafe, and like- 

 ly to efcape the Fate which his Crimes had me* 

 rited ^ but here a crofs Accident happened that 

 ruinM all : Holfordy returning from the Bay, was met 

 with by this Ship the Captains being very well 

 acquainted together, Holford was invited to dine 



aboard 



