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but met with no Booty thereabouts ; then he 

 fteered for the Cave de Verde Iflands, they caft An- 

 chor at St. Nicholas^ hoifting Englljh Colours ; the 

 Portuguefe inhabiting there, took him for an EngUfh 

 Privateer, and Davis going afliore, they both trea- 

 ted him very civilly, and alfb traded with him. 

 Here he remained five Weeks, in which Time, he 

 and half his Crev/, for their Pleafure, took a Jour- 

 ney to the chief Town of the Ifland, which was 

 19 Miles up the Country : Davis making a good Ap- 

 pearance, was careiTed by the Governor and the In* 

 habitants, and no Diverfion was wanting which the 

 Portuguefe could fhew, or Money could purchafe ^ 

 after about a Week's Stay, he came back to the Ship, 

 and the reft of the Crew went to take their Pleafure 

 up to the Town, in their Turn. 



At their Return they ^clean'd their Ship, and put 

 to Sea, but not with their whole Company ^ for 

 five of them, like //^raiWs Men, were lb charm'd 

 with the Luxuries of the Place, and the free Con- ' 

 verfation of fome Women, that they ftaid behind 5 

 and one of them, whofe Name was Charles VrankUn^ 

 a Mor^mouthjhire Man, married and fettled himlelf^ 

 and lives there to this Day. 



From hence they failed to Bonevifia^ and looked 

 into that Harbour, but finding nothing, they fteer'd 

 for the Ifle of May : When they arrived here, they 

 met with a great many Ships and Velfels in the 

 Road, all which they plundered, taking out of them 

 whatever they wanted and alfo ftrengthen'd them* 

 lelves with a great many frefti Hands, who moft 

 of them enterM voluntarily. One of the Ships they 

 took to their own Ufe, mounted her with twenty 

 fix Guns, and callM her the King James.^ There be- 

 ing no frelh Water hereabouts, they made towards 

 St. JagOy belonging to the Portuguefe^ in order to lay 

 in a Store ; Davis, with a few Hands, going afhore 

 to find the moft commo4ious Place to water at, the 



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