Tliere was one John Philmore of Ipftvkhj formerly 

 taken by them^ ordered to row Cheefeman aboard 

 of Mortimer s Ship, whldh the Pyrates polTefs'd 

 themfelves of^ Who, feeing with what Reluftance 

 and Uneafinels Cheefeman was brought away, told 

 Jhim, he would join v;ith him, m lome Meafures, 

 to o\^r-throw the J)yratkal Go\rernment, telling 

 him withal, their prefent Condition, what Dilfit. 

 culties Phiilfps had mfet with to make up his Com-^ 

 pany, and how few volunta^ry Pyrates there wer^ 

 «on Board, and the like* But, however fpecious this 

 feemed, Cheefeman out ot Prudence rejeited his 

 Offers of Ailiftance, till he faw fome Proofs of hl5 

 Sincerity, which after a few Days he vyas convinced 

 x>fy and then they often eonfiiltcd; but as th^ 

 old Pyrates were always jealous of the new Corners, 

 and confeqnently obfervant of their Behaviour^ 

 this was done with the utmoft Cautidn, chiefly 

 when they were lying down together, as tho' afleep, 

 Jtnd, at other Times, when they were playing at 

 Cards ^ both which they feigned often to do for 

 that P'urpole. 



The Pyrates went on all the while, plundering and 

 robbing feveral Ships and Ve/fels, bending "theij* 

 Courfe towards Newfoundland^ where they defigned 

 to raife more Men, -and do all the Mifchief they 

 could on the Banks, and in the Harbours. 



Newfoundland is an Ifland on the ISJorth Continent 

 of America^ contained between the 46 and 53^ of* 

 Latitude, difcovered firft by St. Sehaftlon Cabot 

 -A. D. 1497, buttiever fettled till the Year i5ioj 

 v^hen TS/li:, Gny ot Brifiol revived the Affair^ and 

 obtained a Patent, and himfelf to be Governor; 

 The Iflandis deferted by the Natives and neglected 

 by us, being delolate and Woody, and the Coaft 

 and Harbour only held for the Gonveniency of the 

 Cod Fiihery, tor which alone they were fettled. 



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