274 ^(ipf'^ Bartho. Roberts. 



with a flaming Sword in his Hand, intimating a De- 

 fyance of Death it felf. 



The SwaUovo returned back into Cape Lofez. Bay, 

 and found the little Ranger^ whom the Pyrates had 

 deferted in haft, for the better Defence of the Ship : 

 She had been plundered, according to what I could 

 learn, of 2000 1. in Gold-Duft, (the Shares of thofe 

 Pyrates who belonged to her ^ ) and Captain HUl^ 

 in the Neftme^ not unjuftly fufpeOred, for he would 

 not wait the Man of War's returning into the Bay 

 again, but fail'd away immediately, making no 

 Scruple afterwards to own the Seizure of other 

 Goods out of her, and furrender'd, as a Confirma'* 

 tion of all, 50 Ounces at Barbadoes^ for which, fee 

 the Article at the End of this Book. 



All Verfons who after the zgth e)/Septem. i^po, &c. 



To fum up the whole, if it be confidered, firft, 

 that the fickly State of the Men of War, when they 

 laird from Princesy was the Misfortune that hin- 

 dered their being as far as Sierraleotiy and confe-^ 

 quently out of the Track the Pyrates then took* 

 That thofe Pyrates, direftly contrary to their De^ 

 fign, in the lecond Expedition, fliould get above 

 Cape Corfoy and that nigh Aximy a Chace Jhould of- 

 fer, that inevitably muft difcover them, and be loon 

 communicated to the Men of War. That the fati- 

 ating their evil and malicious Tempers at Whydahy 

 in burning the VorcupnCy and running off with the 

 French Ship, had ftrengthened the Swallow with 30 

 Men. That the Swallow fliould mifs them in that 

 Road, where probably flie hadnot, or at leaft lb ef- 

 fectually obtained her End, That they fliould be 

 lb far infatuated at Cape Lopezy as to divide their 

 Strength, which when collected, might have been 

 fb formidable. And laftly, that the Conqueft fliould 

 be without Bloodftied : I fay, confidering all thefe 

 Circumftances, it fliews that the Hand of Provi- 

 dence was concerned in their Deftruftion. i 



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