§9<5 Of Capu Edward Low 4 



of LoviPs Men, who, we may fuppofe, w2Li forced 

 into liis Gang, was drinking with a Sihrer Tankard 

 at one of the Ports, and took his Opportunity t0 

 drop into the Boat among the Tortuguefe^ and lye 

 down in the Bottom, in order to efcape along with 

 them : After he had flowed himfelf in the Boat, 

 foas not to be feen, it calme into his Head, that 

 the Tankard might prove of Ibme Ufe to him, 

 where he was going fo he' got up again, laid hold 

 qf the Utenfil, and went offy without being difco- 

 ver'd: In which Attempt had h^ failed, no doubt 

 his Life, if not the Lives of all the People in the 

 Boat, would have paid for it $ The Kame of this 

 Man is Richard Hains. 



^ Low took his old Tour to the Canaries y Cape de 

 ^erd Iflands', and fo to the Goaft ot Guiney but 

 nothing extraordinary happened till they arrived 

 near Sierraleon m Africa^ where they met with a 

 Ship caird the Delight ^ Captain Hum Commander ^ 

 this Ship they thought fit for their own Purpofe, 

 for Ihe had been a fmall Man ot War, and carried 

 12 Guns however, they mounted i6 on Board 

 her, manned her with 60 Men, and appointed one 

 Spriggs, wlio was then their Quarter-Mafter^ to be 

 Captain pf her, who, two Days after, feparated from 

 the Aditfiral, and went to the Wefi^ Indies a-py ra- 

 ting^ upon his own, and particular Company's, Ac- 

 count, where for the prefent we fliall leave him. 



Jn January laft. Low took a Ship, called the S^uir^ 

 rel^ Captain Stephcnfon j but what became of him 

 afterwards, I can't tell -, we have had no News con- 

 cerning him come to England^ lince this I have now 

 meiitioned but I have heard that he talk'd of go- 

 ing to Iiraz.il y 2ind if fo, it is likely we may too 

 foon h^ar of lome Exploit or other ; tho' the beft 

 Information we could receive, would be, that he 

 and all |i.is Crg\y wgr^ at the Bottoim pf the Sea. 



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