Of Capt. Edwakd Lowi 579 



and could only prolong their Lives, to add to the 

 Mifery of them. 



When the murdering Work was over, they 

 rumaged the Spaniflj Pyrate, and brought all the 

 Booty aboard their own Veflels : The fix Matters 

 aforementioned, found in the Hold, they reftored 

 to their refpeftive VelTels : They forced away the 

 Carpenter from the Pink, and then let Fire to 

 the Sfanijlo Sloop, and burnt her *, which laft bicene 

 concluded the Deftru£lion of their Enemy, Ship 

 and Crew. 



Low fee the Matters of the VefTels free, but would 

 not fufFer them to fteer for Jamaica^ where they 

 were then bound, for fear the Men of War fliould 

 get Intelligence of them, but forced them all to ga 

 to NeW'Torky threatening them with Death, when 

 they met them again, if they refuled to comply with 

 their Demands. 



In the next Cruize, which was between the Lee- 

 Ward Iflands and the Main, they took two Snows, 

 bound from Jamaica to Liverpool^ and a Snow from 

 Jamaica to London j Bridds Matter ; as alio a Ship 

 from Biddford to Jamaica^ John Vinkham Commander ; 

 and two Sloops ^xom J amaka toVirqlnia^ 



On the 27th of May^ Low and his Confbrt /f^r- 

 m, came South-Carolina^ and met w'th three good 

 Ships^ 'vl'si^ the Crown ^ Captain Lovereigne^ the King 

 William^ the Carteret^ and a Brigantine, who all came 

 out of Carolina together two Days before. The Py-^ 

 rates were at tne Trouble of chacing them, and 

 Captain Lovereigne being the fternmoft, ihe fell firft 

 a Prey into their Hands and they fpent all the 

 Pay in coming with the reft. 



Within a few EJays they took a Ship called the 

 \/lmfierdam Merchant, Captain Willard, from Jamaica^ 

 but belonging to New- England'^ as Low let none of 

 that Country depart without fome Marks of his 

 JRage, he cut off this Qentleman's Ears, flit up his 



Nofe, 



