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 ; he was not avaritious, and always avere to the ill Uage Prioners received: He would have been contented with moderate Plunder, and les michievous Pranks, could his Companions have been brought to the ame Temper, but he was generally over-rul’d, and as he was engaged in that abominable Society, he was obliged to be a Partner in all their vile Actions.

Captain England ail’d to the Coat of Africa, after the Iland of Providence was ettled by the Englih Government, and the Pyrates urrendered to his Majety’s Proclamation; and took everal Ships and Veels, particularly the Cadogan Snow belonging to Britol, at Sierraleone, one Skinner Mater, who was inhumanly murthered by ome of the Crew, that had lately been his own Men, and erved in the aid Veel. It eems ome Quarrel had happened between them, o that Skinner thought fit to remove thee Fellows on Board of a Man of War, and at the ame Time refued them their Wages; not long after they found Means to deert that Service, and hipping themelves aboard a Sloop in the Wet-Indies, was taken by a Pyrate, and brought to Providence, and ailed upon the ame Account along with Captain England.

Aoon as Skinner had truck to the Pyrate, he was ordered to come on Board in his Boat, which he did, and the Peron that he firt cat his Eye upon, proved to be his old Boatwain, who tar’d him in the Face like his evil Genius, and accoted him in this Manner.

The poor Man trembled every Joint, when he found into what Company he had fallen, and dreaded the Event, as he had Reaon enough o to do; for the Boatwain immediately called to his orts,