Of Capt. HowEL Davis. 



Lufts-/ an4 perhaps they fubftitute the former in 

 room of a Surgeon, as a Counterpoifon to the 

 Mifchiefs of a promifcuous Salacity : They havemoft 

 of them Venereal Taints, and with Age become 

 meager and heftick : I faw two Inftances here of 

 Venereal Ulcers that had cancerated to the Bowels, 

 Speftacligs that would have effeftually perfwaded 

 Men CI think) how Salutary the Reftriftion of 

 Laws are. 



Annohono is the laft, and of the leaft Confequence 

 of the three Iflands there are Plenty of Fruits and 

 Provifions, exchanged to Ships for old Cloaths and 

 Trifles of any Sort ^ they have a Governor nomi- 

 i^ated from St. Thome^ and two or three Priefts, nei- 

 ther of which are minded, everyone living at Di- 

 fcretion, and fiird with Ignorance and Luft. 



To return to Davir^ the next Day after he left 

 'jinamaboe^ early in the Morning, the Man at the 

 Maft-Head efpied a Sail. It muft be obierved, they 

 keep a good Look-out ^ for, according to their Ar- 

 ticles, he who firft efpies a Sail, if Ihe proves a Prize, 

 is entitled to thebeft Pair of Piftols on Board, over 

 and above his Dividend, in which they take a fingu- 

 lar Pride ; and a Pair of Piftols has fometimes been 

 fold for thirty Pounds, from one to another* 



Immediately they gave Chace, and foon came up 

 with her the Ship proved to be a Hollander j and 

 being betwixt Davis and the Shore, Ihe made all 

 the Sail fhe could, intending to run aground ^ Davis 

 guefTed her Defign, and putting out all his fmall 

 Sails, came up with her before fhe could effefl: it, 

 and fired a Broad-fide, upon which flie immediate* 

 Jy ftruck^ and called for Quarter. It was granted, 

 for according to Davis\ Articles, it was agreed, 

 that Quarter ftiould be given whenever it was cal- 

 led for, upon Pain of Death. 



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