i62 Of Mary Read. 



they did not ftir, fired her Arms down the Hold 

 amorigft them, l^illing one, and wounding others. 



This was part of the Evidence againft her, which 

 flie denied which, whether true or no, thus much 

 is certain, that fhe did not want Bravery, nor in- 

 deed was Ihe lefs remarkable for her Modefty, 

 according to her Notions of Virtue : Her Sex was 

 not fo much as fufpeded by any Perfon on Board, 

 till ^^ne Bonnyy who was not altogether fo referved 

 in point of Chaftity, took a particular liking to 

 her ^ in fhort, Anns Bonny took her for a handfome 

 young Fellow, and for fome Reafons beft known to 

 her (elf, firft difcovered her Sex to Adary Read"^ Mary 

 Read knowing what flie would be at, and being 

 very ftnfible of her own Incapacity that Way, was 

 forced to come to a right Underftanding with her, 

 and lb to the great Difappointment of Anne Bonny ^ 

 Ihe Jet her know ihe was aWoman alfo^ but this 

 Intimacy fb difturb'd Captain Rackam^ who was th^ 

 Lover and Gallant of Anne Bonny^ that he grew 

 furioufly jealous, lo that he told Amie Bonny^ he 

 would cut her new Lover's Throat, therefore, to 

 quiet him, Ihe let him into the Secret alio. 



Captain Rackam^ (as he was enjoined,) kept, the 

 Thing a Secret from all the Ship's Company, yet, 

 notwithftanding all her Cunning and Referve, Love 

 found her out in this Difguife, and hinder'd her 

 from forgetting her Sex, In their Cruize they took 

 a great Number of Ships belonging to ^amalca^ 

 and other Parts of the We^v-Jndies^ bound to and 

 ftom England^ and when ever they meet any good 

 Artift, or other Perfon that might be of any great 

 Ufe to their Company, if he was not willing to 

 enter, it was their Cuftom to keep him by Force. 

 Among thefe was a young Fellow of a moft engage- 

 ing Behaviour, or, at leaft, he was in the Eyes 

 oi /Mary Read^ who became lb fmitten with his 

 Perfon '^and Addrels, that {he could neither reft. 



Might 



