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 ; for which he was made Chief of that execrable Gang, that it might be aid that his Pot was not unduly filled, Black-beard being truly the Superior in Roguery, of all the Company, as has been already related.

To him Bonnet’s Crew joined in Conorthip, and Bonnet himelf was laid aide, notwithtanding the Sloop was his own; he went aboard Black-beard’s Ship, not concerning himelf with any of their Affairs, where he continued till he was lot in Topail Inlet, and one Richards was appointed Captain in his Room. The Major now aw his Folly, but could not help himelf, which made him Melancholy; he reflected upon his pat Coure of Life, and was confounded with Shame, when he thought upon what he had done: His Behaviour was taken Notice of by the other Pyrates, who liked him never the better for it; and he often declared to ome of them, that he would gladly leave off that Way of Living, being fully tired of it; but he hould be ahamed to ee the Face of any Englih Man again; therefore if he could get to Spain or Portugal, where he might be undicovered, he would pend the Remainder of his Days in either of thoe Countries, otherwie he mut continue with them as long as he lived.

When Black-beard lot his Ship at Topail Inlet, and urrendered to the King’s Proclamation, Bonnet reaumed the Command of his own Sloop, Revenge, goes directly away to Bath-Town in North-Carolina, urrenders likewie to the King’s Pardon, and receives a Certificate. The War was now broke out between the Tripple Allies and Spain; o Major Bonnet gets a Clearence for his Sloop at North-Carolina, to go to the Iland of St. Thomas, with a Deign (at leat it was pretended o) to get the Emperor’s Commiion, to go a Privateering upon the Spaniards. When Bonnet came back to Topail Inlet, he found that Teach and his Gang were gone, and that they