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 While Vane was upon this Iland, a Ship put in from Jamaica for Water, the Captain of which, one Holford, an old Buccaneer, happened to be Vane’s Acquaintance; he thought this a good Opportunity to get off, and accordingly applied to his old Friend; but he abolutely refued him, aying to him, Vane made all the Protetations of Honour in the World to him; but, it eems, Captain Holford was too intimately acquainted with him, to repoe any Confidence at all in his Words or Oaths. He told him, ays he,   Anwers Vane. Replies Holford. ays Vane,  Said Holford, : And o left him.

After Captain Holford’s Departure, another Ship put in to the ame Iland in her Way home for Water; none of whoe Company knowing Vane, he eaily paed upon them for another Man, and o was hipp’d for the Voyage. One would be apt to think that Vane was now pretty afe, and likely to ecape the Fate which his Crimes had merited; but here a cros Accident happen’d that ruin’d all: Holford, returning from the Bay, was met with by this Ship; the Captains being very well acquainted together, Holford was invited to dine aboard