Of Capt. John Phillips. s97 



* dr to lee England any more- When the Ship came 

 to Peter Harbour in Newfoundland aforefaid, he ran 

 away from her, and hired himfelf a Splitter in 

 the Fifliery, for the Seafbn : But this was only 

 till he could have an Opportunity of profecu- 

 ting his intended Rogueries ; in order to which, 

 he combined with feveral others, in the fame Em- 

 ploy, to go off with one of the Veflels that lay in 

 file Harbour, upon the pyratical Account; accor- 

 dingly the Time was fix'd, viz.. the 29th of Augujt 

 1723, at Night; but whether Remorfe or Feat 

 prevented their coming together, I know not, but 

 of lixteen Men that were in the Combination, five 

 only kept the Appointment : Notwithftanding 

 which, Phillip was for pufliing forward with that 

 imall Number, alTuring his Companions, that they 

 ihould foon encreafe their Company ; and they 

 agreeing, a VefTel was feiz'd on, and out of the 

 Harbour they failed. 



The firft Thing they had now to do, was to 

 chufe Officers, draw up Articles, and fettle their 

 little Commonwealth, to prevent Dilputes and Rang- 

 lings afterwards ; lb John Phillips was made Captain, 

 John Nutty Matter, (or Navigator j of the Veffel ; 

 James Sparisy Gunner ; Thomas Ferny Carpenter ; and 

 IViliam White was the only private Man in the 

 whole Crew : When this was done, one of them 

 writ out the following Articles (which we have 

 taken verbatim) and all Iwore to 'em upon a Hatchet 

 for want of a Bible. 



The Articles on Board the Revenge. 



1. 



EV'ery Man Jhall obey civil Command ; the Captai^ 

 jhall have one full Share and a half in all Prtz.es ; the 

 Maflery Carpenter y Bo at f wain and Gunner Jhall have one 

 Share and quarter* 



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