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Here they cleaned wich much Difficulty, for they 

 jhad no Carpenter in their Company, a Perron of 

 great Ule upon fuch Exigencies ^ from hence they 

 put to Sea, makii g to the North-Side of the Ifiand 

 of Hlifaniola. The firft Sail which^ell in rheir 

 Way, was a french Ship of twelve Guns ^ it muil 

 beobferved, that had but thirty live H^nds^^ 

 yet Provilions began to grow fliort with him j 

 wherefore he attacked this Ship, flie foou ftruck, 

 and he fent twelve of his Hands on Board of her, 

 in order to plunder : This was no fooner done, bat 

 a Sail was fpied a great Way to Windward of thern ; 

 they enquired of the French Man what flie mlghg 

 be, he anfwered, that he had fpoke with a Ship^ the 

 Day before, of 24 Guns and a^o M^n^ and h^ tooJc 

 this to be the fame. 



Davis then propofed to his Men to attack ber^^ 

 telling them, Ihe would be a rare Ship for their 

 Ufe, but they looked upon it to be an extravagant 

 Attempt, and difcovered no Fondnefs for it/but 

 he allured them he had a Stratagem in his Hea4 

 would make all fafe wherefore he gave Chace 

 and ordered his Prize to do the flime, • The Priz^ 

 being a flow Sailor, Davis firft came up wi.h th^ 

 Enemy, and ftanding along Side of them, Ihewed 

 his pvratical Colours : They, much furprizM, caile4 

 to Davis^ telling him, they wondered at his Im^ 

 pudence in venturing to come fo near them, aiicj 

 ordered him to ftiike ^ but he anfwered, that he jui. 

 tended to keep them in Play, til] his Gopfort camg 

 up, who was able todeal with them, a-nd that if they 

 did not ftrike to him, they fhould have but bac| 

 Quarters ^ whereupon Jie gav^ tliem ^ Proad.^Sida. 

 which they returned, ^ f 



In the mean Time the Prize drew near who 

 obliged all the Prifoners to come upon Deck in 

 white Shirts, to make a Shew pf Force^ as th^y ha4 

 Ibgen i)ayhj they aifo laQi|l4^4 % dirty 



