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 Here they taid above four Months, carreened both their Ships, and took their Diverions with Security, till they had expended all their Proviions, and then put to Sea, leaving coniderable Quantities of Mulins, Chintzes, and uch Goods behind, to the half tarved Dutch Men, which enabled them to make good Pennyworths to the next that came, to whom they bartered for Proviions, at the Rate of three Farthings an Englih Yard.

They left Delagoa the latter End of December 1722, but not agreeing where, or how to proceed, they concluded to part, o thoe who were for continuing that ort of Life, went on Board the Portuguee Prize, and teered for Madagacar to their Friends, with whom I hear they are now ettled; and the ret took the Caandra and ailed for the Spanih Wet-Indies. The Mermaid Man of War happening then to be down on the Main with a Convoy, about 30 Leagues from thee Pyrates, would have gone and attacked them; but on a Conultation of the Maters, whoe Safety he was particularly to regard, they agreed their own Protection was of more Service than detroying the Pyrate, and o the Commander was unwillingly withheld. He dipatched a Sloop to Jamaica, with the News, which brought down the Lanceton, only a Day, or two, too late, they having jut before he came, urrendered with all their Riches, to the Governor of Porto Bello.

Here they ate down to pend the Fruits of their dihonet Indutry, dividing the Spoil and Plunder of Nations among themelves, without the leat Remore or Compunction, atifying their Concience with this Salvo, that other People would have done as much, had they the like OpportunitiessOpportunities [sic]. I can’t ay, but that if they had known what was doing in England, at the ame Time by the South-Sea Directors, and their Directors, they would