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 gave her intead thereof, a Barrel of Pork, and two Barrels of Bread.

From Virginia they ailed to Philadelphia, and in the Latitude of 38 North, they took a Scooner, coming from North-Carolina, bound to Boton, they had out of her only two Dozen of Calf-Skins, to make Covers for Guns, and two of their Hands, and detained her ome Days. All this was but mall Game, and eem’d as if they deign’d only to make Proviion for their Sloop againt they arrived at St. Thomas’s; for they hitherto had dealt favourably with all that were o unhappy as o fall into their Hands; but thoe that came after, fared not o well, for in the Latitude of 32, off of Delaware River, near Philadelphia, they took two Snows bound to Britol, out of whom they got ome Money, beides Goods, perhaps to the Value of 150 Pounds; at the ame Time they took a Sloop of ixty Tons bound from Philadelphia to Barbadoes, which after taking ome Goods out, they dimied along with the Snows.

The 29th Day of July, Captain Thomas took a Sloop of 50 Tons, ix or even Leagues off Delaware Bay, bound from Philadelphia to Barbadoes, Thomas Read Mater, loaden with Proviions, which they kept, and put four or five of their Hands on Board her. The lat Day of July, they took another Sloop of 60 Tons, commanded by Peter Manwaring, bound from Antegoa to Philadelphia, which they likewie kept with all the Cargo, coniting chiefly of Rum, Moloes, Sugar, Cotton, Indigo, and about 25 Pound in Money, valued in all to 500 Pound.

The lat Day of July, our Rovers with the Veels lat taken, left Delaware Bay, and ailed to Cape Fear River, where they taid too long for their Safety, for the Pyrate Sloop which they now new named the Royal James, proved very leaky, o that they