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 and advied them to tand in, which they did boldly, to board her; but when they came within a Cable’s length or two of the Chace, now near Shore, the Fort fired two mall Guns, whoe Shot falling nigh their Muzzels, they intantly bore out of the Road, made an eay Sail to the Southward, and anchored at Night in their former Birth, where John Trumpet, to engage their Stay a little longer, informed them, that in a few Days a very rich Ship was to pas by, commanded by the General of Bombay’s Brother.

This Governor is an Emblem of foreign Power. What Inconvenience and Injury mut the Mater’s Subjects utain under one who can truckle to uch treacherous and bae Means, as correponding and trading with Pyrates to enrich himelf? Certainly uch a Man will tickle at no Injutice to repair or make a Fortune. He has the Argumentum bacillum always in his own Hands, and can convince, when he pleaes, in half the Time of other Arguments, that Fraud and Oppreion is Law. That he imploys Intruments in uch dirty Work, exprees the Guilt and Shame, but no way mitigates the Crime. John Trumpet was the Tool; but, as the Dog aid in the Fable, on another Occaion,

I cannot but reflect, on this Occaion, what a vile Government Sancho Pancho had of it; he had not only uch Perquiites recinded, but was really almot tarved; the Victuals taken from him almot every Day, and only under a Pretence of preerving his Excellency’s Health: But Governments differ.

From Cochin ome were for proceeding to Madagacar directly; others thought it proper to cruize till they got a Store-Ship, and thee being the Majority, they ply’d to the Southward, and after ome Days aw a Ship in Shore, which being to Windward of them, they could not get nigh, till the Sea