Cdpu Bartho. ^Lober^^. 443 



St. thrtfiophersy find bound to Philadeiphia^ the Mate 

 of which figned the Pyrate's Articles, and was 

 afterwards Captain of the Ranger^ Confort to the 

 koyal Fortune. 



Out of the Ship and Brigantine^ the Pyrates got 

 a good fupply of Provilions and Liquor^ fo that 

 they gave over the defigned Cruife, and watered 

 2itTobago^ and hearing of the two Sloops that had 

 been fitted dut and fent after them at Corvocop^ they 

 failed to the Ifland of Martinicoy to make the Go^ 

 vernor fome fort of an Equivalent^ for the Care 

 and Expedition he had Ihewn in that Alfairi 



It is the Cuftom at Martinko^ for the Butch In- 

 terlopers that have a Mind to Trade with the Peo-^ 

 pie of the Ifland, to hoift their Jacks when they 

 come before the Town : Roberts knew the Signal^ 

 and being an utter Enemy to them, he bent his 

 Thoughts upon Mifchief^ and accordingly cam ef 

 in with his jack flying, which^ as he expefted^ the/ 

 miftook for a good Market, and thought ^hem^ 

 lelves happiefl: that could fooneft difpatch off theic 

 Sloops and VelTels fbr Trade. When Roberts had 

 got them within his Power, (one after another,) 

 he told them, he would not have it faid that they 

 came off for nothing, and therefore ordered therni 

 to leave their Money behind, far that they were . 

 k Parcel of Rbgues^ and hoped they would always 

 meet vyith fuch a Dutch Trade' as this was • he 

 referved one VelTel to fet the Paffengers on Shore 

 again, ^nd fired the refl:, to the Number 

 twenty. 



Roberts wzs fo 6nfaged St the Attenipts that had 

 been made for taking of him, by the Governors oT Bar^ 

 bados 2ind Martinicoy that he ordered a new Jack tc 

 be madej which they ever after hoifted, with his 

 own Figure pourtrayM, ftanding upon two Skulls^ 

 and under them the Letters A B and A M 



