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Aptain Howel Davis was born at Milford, in Monmouthhire, and was from a Boy brought up to the Sea. The lat Voyage he made from England, was in the Cadogan Snow of Britol, Captain Skinner Commander, bound for the Coat of Guiney, of which Snow Davis was chief Mate: They were no ooner arrived at Sierraleon on the aforeaid Coat, but they were taken by the Pyrate England, who plunder’d them, and Skinner was barbarouly murdered, as has been related before in the Story of Captain England.

After the Death of Captain Skinner, Davis pretended that he was mightily ollicited by England to engage with him; but that he reolutely anwered, he would ooner be hot to Death than ign the Pyrates Articles. Upon which, England, pleaed with his Bravery, ent him and the ret of the Men again on Board the Snow, appointing him Captain of her, in the Room of Skinner, commanding him to purue his Voyage. He alo gave him a written Paper ealed up, with Orders to open it when he hould come into a certain Latitude, and