1M Ways anfwer the Comlinefs of his Perfbn, hiS 

 Life being almoft one continued Scene of Villany^ be- 

 fore he was di^covered to have committed the hor- 

 rid Murders we are now ipeaking oh 



This inhumane Monfter had been conderned wStH 

 ethers, in infuriiig Ships to a great Value, and then 

 deftroying them ; by which Means, and other 

 Rogueries, he had got a little Money ; and being 

 Mate of a Ship, was dilligent enough in trading for 

 himfelf between tretand and France^ fo that he was 

 in a Way of getting himfelf a comfortable Liveli- 

 hood : But, as he refolved to be rich, and finding 

 fair Dealing brought in Wealth butflowly, hecon-^ 

 triv'd to put other Things in Execution, and cer- 

 tainly had murthered feveral innocent Perlons in 

 the Profecution of his abominable Schemes ^ but as 

 I have now forgot the particular Circuttlftances of 

 thofe Relations, I fhall confine my felf at prefent td 

 the Fad for which he fulferM. * 



Roch getting acquainted with one Nedy a Ififlier- 

 iiian at CoA^ Avhonl he found ready for any villainous 

 Attempt, he imparted his Defign to him, who be- 

 ing pleas'd With the ProjeO:, brings one Pieri:e Culteti 

 and his Brother into the Confederady, together 

 tvith one Wife^ who at firft was very unvvilling td 

 come into their Meafures, and, indeed, had the leaft 

 Hand in the Perpetration of what follows* 



They pitched upon a Veffel in the Harbour, be* 

 longing to Peter Tartouey a Jprinch Man^ to execute 

 their cruel Intentions upOn^ becaufe it was a finall 

 one, and had not a great Number of Hands on 

 Board, and -tvvas tafy afterwards to exchange ifi 

 for one more fit fdr Pyracy ; and therefore they ap-^ 

 t>ly'd themlelves to the Mafter df her^ for ^ Pafitige 

 Co A^^;^/t, whereto the Ship was bound ; and accor- 

 dingly, the Beginning df Noi)etnbet I'flti they wenC 

 nboaifd*^ and when at Sea, Philip Hocbe being an expe*» 

 tknc^4 Salldfi the Jiiafter df th^ Veflfel teadily 



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