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done the French Man, but it was otherwiie rerolve4 

 at laft^ for after they had cut her Cables, Rigging 

 and Sails to Pieces, they left her to the Mercy of 

 the Sea. 



After thefe Depredations, they fleered for the 

 Ifland of Maderay where miffing other Booty, the;^ 

 took up with a Fiflung-Boat, with two old Mea 

 and a Boy in her*> one of which they detained ou 

 Board, but fent the other alhore with a Flag of 

 Truce, demanding a Boat of Water of the Gover- 

 nor, on Pain of taking away the old Man's Life, 

 whom they threatened to hang at the Yard-Arm, 

 upon their refufal but the Thing being complied 

 with, the old Man was honourably (as the Py rates 

 fay) difcharged, and all the three much handfomer 

 cloathed than when they took them. From this 

 Ifland they failed to the Canaries y but meeting 

 with no Prey there, they continued their Courle 

 for the Cape de Verd Iflands, and at Bonaviflay took 

 a Ship called the Liverpool Merchanty Captain Coul'* 

 dingy from whom they flole a great Quantity of 

 Frovifiohs and dry Goods, 300 Gallons of Brandy, 

 two Guns and Carriages, a Maft, Yard and Haw- 

 iers, befides fix of his Men, and then would not 

 let them Trade there, nor at St. Nicholasy but obli- 

 ged Captain Goidding to go with his Ship, to the 

 Ifle of May. 



The Pyrate alfo took among thefe Iflands, a Ship 

 ^belonging to Liverpooly Scot Commander two Ponu^ 

 guefe Sloops bound for Brafil ^ a fmall Bnglljl) Sloop 

 trading there, James Peafe Mailer, bound to San^ld 

 Cruxy and three Sloops from St. Thomas bound to 

 Curajoy the Maf^^ers Names were L/V/y, Staples and 

 Simpkinsy all which they plundered, and then let 

 go about their Bulinefs, except one Sloop which 

 they fitted up for the following Purpole. 



Low had heard by one of the above meiitioned 

 Ships, that two fmall Gal lies were expeO:ed every 



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