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him know, that it was Davis v/ho had made the At- 

 tempt upon their Wives. However, the Governor 

 diffembled, received the Py rates Invitation eivillf, 

 and promifed that he and the reft would go. 



The next Day Davis went on Shore himfelf, as 

 if it were out of greater Refpe£t to bring the Gover- 

 nor on Board : He was received with the ufual Ci- 

 vility, and he, and other principal Pyrates, who, by 

 the Way, had affumed the Title of Lords, and as 

 liich took upon them to advife or councel their 

 Captain upon any important Occafion; and like* 

 wife held certain Priviledges, which the commoa 

 Pyrates were debarred from, as walking the Quar* 

 ter-Deck, ufing the great Cabin, going afhore at 

 Pleafure, and treating with foreign Powers, that is, 

 with the Captains of Ships they made Prize of 9 1 fay, 

 Davis and Ibme of the Lords were defired to walk up 

 to the Governor's Houfe, to take Ibme Refreilwneot 

 before they went on Board they accepted it with- 

 out the leaft Sufpicion, but never returned again j 

 for an Ambufcade was laid, a Signal being given, a 

 whole Volley was fired upon them they every Man 

 droppM, except one, this one fled back, and efcaped 

 into the Boat, and got on Board the Ship : Davis 

 was ftiot through the Bowels, yet He rife again, and 

 fnade a weak Effort to get away, but his Strength 

 foon forfook him, and he droppM down dead ; juft 

 isis he fell, he perceived he was followed, and draw^ 

 ing out his Piftols, fired them at his Purfuers ; Thus 

 like a game Cock, giving a dying Blow, that h# 

 might not fall unrevengedp 



