374 ^^P^^ EDtfARD Low. 



being a greazy Fellow would fry well in the Fire ; 

 ib the poor Man was bound to the Main-Maft, and 

 burnt in the Ship, to the no fmall Diverlion of Lov^ 

 and his Mlrmidons. 



jpow ordered the Scooner to lye in the Fare be* 

 tween St. MichaeVs and St. Mary^s^ where, about 

 the 20th of Jlugufl^ Captain Cmer in the Wright 

 Galley, had the ill Fortune to come in her Way \ 

 and becauft at firft they fhewed Inclinations to de- 

 fend themfelves, and what they had, the Pyrates, 

 cut apd ^mangled them in a barbarous Manner ^ par-^ 

 ticularly Ibme Fortuguefe Paffengers, two of which 

 being Friers, they triced up at each Arm of the 

 Fore- Yard, but let them down again before they 

 were quite dead, and this they repeated feveral 

 Times out of Sport. 



Another fortuguefe^ who was alfo Captain Car^ 

 ter'^s Paffenger, putting on a forrowful Counter 

 Jiance at what he faw aded, one of this vile Crew 

 attacked him upon the Deck, faying, he did not 

 like his Loqks^ and thereupon gave him one Blow 

 a-crofs his Belly with his CutlaJh, that cut out his 

 Bowels, and he fell down dead without fp^aking 

 a Word, At the fiime Time another of thefe 

 Kogues cutting at a Prifoner, miffed his Mark, 

 and Captain Low ftanding in his Way, very oppor- 

 tunely received the Stroke upon his under Jaw, 

 which laid the Teeth bare ; upon this the Surgeon 

 was called, who immediately flitched up the 

 Wound, but Low finding fault with the Operation-^ 

 the Surgeon being tollerably drunk, as it was cufto- 

 jnary for every Body to be, ftruck Lowfuch. a Blow 

 with his Fift, that broke out all the Stitches, an4 

 then bid him few up his Chops himfelf and be 

 damned, fo that Low made a very pitifijl Figure 

 tor fome Time after. 



When they had plundered Captain Carter sShipy 

 feygral of them wejre fpr burning her, as they had 



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