4C2 Of Capt. Phil^pi s. 



in his Ship, and the Py rate Captain had tvvo, thej:e''^ 

 fore thought it a good Opportunity to recover hi 

 Ship, and direOrly took up a Handfpike and ftruck 

 Phillip over the Head, giving him a dangerous , 

 wound, but not knocking him down, he recpvered 

 and wounded Mortimer with \vs Sword ^ and the two 

 Py rates that were aboard coming in to Captairr 

 Thlllifss Alliftance, Captain Mortimer was pre;fently 

 cut to Pieces, while his own two Men flood by and 

 did nothing. 



This was the firft Voyage that Mortimer had the 

 Command of a Veflfel, by whofe Death is a poor . 

 difconfolate Widow made miferablej more in re- 

 gard of the mutual Love and Fidelity they lived in, 

 than the Lofs ot what would have been a handfome 

 and comfortable Provifion tor themfelves and Chil- 

 dren, which, I think, no\y ought to be made up by 

 the Publick, fince 'twas in the pub lick Service he 

 fell for had his Attempt fucceeded, in all Pro- 

 bability he would not only have regained his own 

 Ship, but entirely fubdued and deftroy'd the 

 Enemy, there being leveral, as it afterwards pro- 

 ved, that would have feconded fuch an Enterprize. 

 when ever they found a Beginning made. 



This Aifair ended without any other Confer 

 quence than a ftrift Search after a Brother of Cap- 

 tain Mortimer y who was on Board, in order to 

 have put him like wife to death; but he had the. 

 good Fortune to meet with a Townfman among 

 the Crew, who hid him for four and twenty Hours 

 in aStay-SajL till the Heat of their Fury was over-' 

 and by that Means happily milTed of the Fate de- 

 figned him. 



Out of the other Virginia Man before fpoken of^ 

 they took one Edward Cheejeman^ a Carpenter, to 

 fupply the Place of their late Carpenter, Fern* He 

 was a modeft Ibber young Man, very averfc to 

 their unlawful fradice, and a brave gallant Felloitr. 

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