57^ Of Capt. Edward Low^ 



Day at the Wefvern JJlands^ viz.. the Creyhonnd^ Cap- 

 tain Glsfsj and the "jol^f-, Captain ^r^w ^ the for- 

 mer of which was deligned to be fitted for the 

 pyratical Trade to Brafil^ if Things had happened 

 to their Minds. They manned the Sloop, and lent 

 her in Queft of one or both of thele Ships to the 

 Wef,ern IJlands aforefaid, whilft they carreenM their 

 Ship Rofe^ at one of the Cafe de Verds : But now For- 

 tune that had hitherto been fo propitious to them, 

 left her Minions, and baffled for the prefent all 

 their Hopes, for the Sloop miffing of their Prey, 

 was reduced to great ]SIeceffities for want of Pro- 

 vifions and Water, lb that they ventured to go 

 afhoreatSt. ^/VW/'s for a Supply , and pafs for a 

 Trader but they playM their Parts fo aukwardly, 

 that ^hey were fufpefted by the Governor to be 

 what they realJy were, and he was focn put out 

 of doubt by a Vilit iome Portugnefe made them, 

 who happened unluckily to be Palfengers in Cap- 

 tain Carter^ Sh5p> when ioip took her, and knew 

 the Gentlemen's Faces very well ^ upon which the 

 whole Crew was conducted into the Caftle, where 

 they were provided for as long as they liv*d* 



Lcw^ in the mean Time, did not fare quite ib ill, 

 .but had his intended Voyage to Brafil fpoiPd, by 

 the overfetting of his Ship, when Ihe was upon 

 the Careen, whereby fhe was loft, lb that he was 

 reduced to his old Scooner, which he called the 

 Bancv:, aboard of which they all went, to the ]SIum^-' 

 ber of ICO, as vile Rogues as ever ended their 

 Lives at Tyburrr. They proceeded new to the IVefi^ 

 IrJleSy but before they had gotten far on their 

 Voyage, they atLack'd a rich Tortnguefe Ship, caird 

 the Nt flre Sigriiora de f{lBoriaj bound home fronj. 

 BahUy aiid after fome R^iftance, took her. Low 

 torrur'd feveral of the Men, to make them declare 

 vv^here the Moneys (which he fupposM they had 

 oil Board) lay, and e:xtorted by that Means, a Con^ 



