588 Of Capu Ed WARP Low, 



From the Coaft of New-England^ Low failed di> 

 reftly for Newfoundland^ and, near Cape Briton^ took 

 two or three and twenty French Veffels and one 

 of them of 22 Guns he manned with Pyrates, ma- 

 king a fort of a Man of War of her ; with which he 

 £cower'd the Harbours and Banks of Newfoundland^ 

 and took fixteen or eighteen other Ships and VelTels, 

 all which they plundered, and fome deftroyed. 



Thus thefe inhumane Wretches went on, who 

 could not be contented to fatisfy their Avarice 

 only, and travel in the common Road of Wicked- 

 nefs i but, like their Patron, the Devil, muft make 

 Mifchief their Sport, Cruelty their Delight, and / 

 damning of Souls their conftant Employment, Of 

 all the pyratical Crews that were ever heard of, 

 none of the EngHflj Name came up to this, in Bar- 

 barity ; their Mirth and their Anger had much the 

 fame Effeft, for both were ufually gratified with 

 the Cries and Groans of their Prifoners- fb that 

 they almoft as often murthered a Man from the 

 Excels of good Humour, asoutof Paffion and Re- 

 lentment ^ and the Unfortunate could never be 

 aflured of Safety from them, for Danger lurked in 

 their very Smiles. An Inftance of this had liked 

 to have happened to one Captain Graves^ Mafter of 

 a Virginia Ship laft taken ^ for as fbon as he came 

 al)oard of the Pyrate, Low takes a Bowl of Punch 

 in his Hand, and drinks to him, faying, Captain 

 Graves, here'^s half this to you. But the poor Gen- 

 tleman being too fenfibly touched at the Misfor- 

 tune of falling into his Hands, modeftly delired 

 to be excufed, for that he could not drink ^ where- 

 upon Low draws out a Piftol, cocks it, and with 

 the Bowl in 'tother Hand, told him, he ihould 

 either take one or the other : So Graves^ without 

 Hefitation, made Cheice of the Vehicle that con- 

 tamed the Punch, and guttled down about a Quart, 

 when he had the leafl: Inclination that ever he had 

 ill his Life to be ipjsrry. ^ The 



