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iiig a bleeding Heart, and in the other, an Hour- 

 Glafs", when this was finifhed and hoifted, they^ 

 fired all their Guns to falute their Captaia an4 

 themfelves, and then looked out for Prey, 



la their Voyage to the Weft-^Indlesy thefe Pyrates 

 took a Portuguefe Bark, wherein they got valuable 

 Plunder, but not contented with that alone, they 

 faid they would have a little Game with the Men, 

 and lb ordered them a Sweat, more for the Brutes 

 Diverfion, than the poor Men's Healths^ which 

 Operation is performed after this Manner; they 

 ftiek up lighted Candles circularly round the Mt- 

 zon-Maft, between Decks^ within which the Pati- 

 ents one at a Time enter ; without the Candles, 

 the Pyrates poft themfelves, as many as can ftand, 

 forming another Circle, and armed with Pen- 

 Knives, Tucks, Forks, Compares, &c. and as he 

 runs round and round, the Mufick playing at the 

 fame Time,, they prick him with thofe Inftuments ; 

 thisufually iafts for loor 12 Minutes, which is as 

 long as the miferable Man can fupport himlelf. 

 When the Sweating was over, they gave the Portu^ 

 guefe their Boat with a fmall Quantity of Provifions, 

 and fet their VelTel on Fire. 



Near the Iflandi of St. Lucla^ they took a Sloop 

 belonging to Barbadoes^ which they plundered, and 

 then burnt, forcing fome of the Men to fign their ^ 

 Articles, the others they beat and cut in a barba- 

 rous Manner, becaufe they refu fed to take on with 

 the Crew, and then fent them away in the Boat, 

 who all got fafe afterwards to Barbadoes. 



The next was a Martlnko Man, which they fer- 

 ved as bad as they had done the others, but did not 

 burn their Ship. Some Days afrer wards in run- 

 ning down to Leeward, they took one Captain 

 ffawkmsy coming from Jamaica, loaden chiefly with 

 Logwood; they took out of her, Stores, Arms, 

 Ammunition, and feveral other Thhigs, as they 



thought 



