Of Capt. foHN Phillips. 405 



when the Barreiinels of the Country is confider'd, 

 and the Stock o;* Provifion laid in, happen to fiUl 

 Ihort, in Proportion to the Computation made of 

 the People remaining there the Winter, which are 

 generally about 17 or 1800. The Matters refiding 

 there think' Advaiitages taken on their JSeceiiities, 

 no more than a juft and. lawful Gain-, and either 

 bind fuch for the next Summer s Service, or lell 

 their Provifion^ out to them at extravagaiat Rates j 

 Bread from 15 s. to 50, immediately at the depar- 

 ting of the Ships, and fo or other forts of Food in 

 Proportion j wherefore not being able to fublift 

 themlelves, or in any likely Way o! clearing the 

 Reckoiiiiig to the Mafters, they Ibmetimes run 

 away with Shallops and Boats, and begin on pyrati- 

 caJ Exploits, as Phillips and his Companions, whom 

 we are now treating of, had done. 



And lecondly ( which is more opportunely for 

 them,) chey are vilited every Summer, almoft, by 

 Ibme Set of Pyrates or other, already rais'd, who 

 cafi here for the fame Purpoie, fif young Beginners) 

 and to lay in a Store of Water and Provilions, 

 which they find imported, much or little, by all the 

 Ships that ufe the Trade. 



Towards this Country Phillips was making his 

 Way, and took on the Voyage, befides thole above- 

 mentioned, one Salter^ in a Sloop off the Ifle of Sa- 

 bles^ which Velfel they made ufe of themfelves, and 

 g^vehcick Mortmer^s c^jh^'ptothe Mate and Crew. The 

 fame Day, viz,, the 4th of Jprily took a Scooner^ 

 one Chadivell^ Mafter, which they fcuttled, in or* 

 der to fink • but Capt. Phillips underftandin^ that 

 fhe belongM to TSliw Minors at NcrvfoundUyid^ with 

 whofe Velfel they firft went off a py rating, a Qualm 

 of Coiifcience came athwart his Stomach, and he 

 faid to his Companions, We have done him Injury 

 enough already ^ lb ordered the Velfel immediately to 

 be repairVl-j and returned her to the Mafter. 



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