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evil Courfes, and get home privately, (for there 

 was no Aft of Pardon in Force,) th^refor^ they 

 agreed to break up, and every Man to fliift for him^ 

 feif, as he fliould fee Occaj^on, The firft Th^'ng they 

 did, was to part with the great Vortyguez^e Prize, aii4 

 having the Matter of the Sloop (whofe Name f 

 think was Cane) aboard, who they fai4 w^is a vgry 

 honeft Fellow, f for he had humoured them upQ4 

 every Occafion,) told them of the Brigantine that: 

 Mens went after and v/heji the Pyrates firft tpo|f 

 him^ he complemented them at ap odd Rnte^ tel# 

 ling them they were welcome to his Sloop ^^ndi 

 Cargo, and wifh'd that the V^&\ had feeeu lar# 

 ger, and the Loading richer for their Sakes; To 

 this good natured Man they gave the fQrtuguei,^ 

 Ship, (which was then abovg half loaded,) three or 

 four Negroes, and all his own Men, who returng4 

 Thanks to his kind Benefadors, and departed- 



Captain Kennedy in the Rover ^ failed to M4rhadf}ef^ 

 Bear which IQand, they took a very peacpaljig 

 Ship belonging to j^lrginia ^ the Commander vyas $ 

 Quaker, whofe Name was JCnot h^ jia4 peitheif 

 Piftol, Swordj nor Cutlafh on Bo^rd ^ afid 

 Knot appearing fo very paffive to all they faid to him^ 

 fome or them thought this a good Opportunity t0 

 go off and accordingly eight of the Pyrates vyeii| 

 aboard^ and he carried them fafe to Firgini^ : Tjbey^ 

 jnade the Quaker a Prefant of lo. Chefts of Sugar^ 

 lo Rolls pf Braftl Tobacco, 30 Moidprs^ and fome 

 Gold-Duft, in all to the value of about 250 

 aifo inade Prefects to the Sailors^ fome itjori?, fbma 

 left, and lived a jovial Lift all the whil^ fhey 

 were upon their Voyage^ Captain K^^pt giving them 

 their Way • not indeed could h# h^\^ himfelf, i\m 

 lefs he had taken an Opportunity to furprize thpit?^ 

 when they wer^ either dfUuk or aflee|> | f^f a.^ 

 fe^ake they wore Arms aboard the Ship, an4 p\^t 



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