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 would certainly have had this Reflection for their Conolation, viz.

It is a difficult Matter to make a Computation of the Michief that was done by this Crew, in about five Years Time, which is much more than the Plunder they gained, for they often unk or burnt the Veel they took, as it uited their Humour or Circumtances, ometimes to prevent giving Intelligence, ometimes becaue they did not leave Men to navigate them, and at other Times out of Wantonnes, or becaue they were dipleaed at the Mater’s Behaviour; for any of thee, it was but to give the Word, and down went Ships and Cargoes to the Bottom of the Sea.

Since their Surrender to the Spaniards, I am informed everal of them have left the Place, and dipered themelves elewhere; eight of them were hipp’d about November lat, in one of the South-Sea Company’s Aiento Sloops, and paed for Ship-wreck’d Men, came to Jamaica, and there ailed in other Veels; and I know one of them that came to England this Spring from that Iland. ’Tis aid that Captain Taylor has taken a Commiion in the Spanih Service, and commanded the Man of War that lately attack’d the Englih Log-Wood Cutters, in the Bay of Honduras.

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