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 but met with no Booty thereabouts; then he teered for the Cape de Verde Ilands, they cat Anchor at St. Nicholas, hoiting Englih Colours; the Portuguee inhabiting there, took him for an Englih Privateer, and Davis going ahore, they both treated him very civilly, and alo traded with him. Here he remained five Weeks, in which Time, he and half his Crew, for their Pleaure, took a Journey to the chief Town of the Iland, which was 19 Miles up the Country: Davis making a good Appearance, was careed by the Governor and the Inhabitants, and no Diverion was wanting which the Portuguee could hew, or Money could purchae; after about a Week’s Stay, he came back to the Ship, and the ret of the Crew went to take their Pleaure up to the Town, in their Turn.

At their Return they clean’d their Ship, and put to Sea, but not with their whole Company; for five of them, like Hannibal’s Men, were o charm’d with the Luxuries of the Place, and the free Converation of ome Women, that they taid behind; and one of them, whoe Name was Charles Franklin, a Monmouthhire Man, married and ettled himelf, and lives there to this Day.

From hence they ailed to Bonevita, and looked into that Harbour, but finding nothing, they teer’d for the Ile of May: When they arrived here, they met with a great many Ships and Veels in the Road, all which they plundered, taking out of them whatever they wanted; and alo trengthen’d themelves with a great many freh Hands, who mot of them enter’d voluntarily. One of the Ships they took to their own Ue, mounted her with twenty ix Guns, and call’d her the King James. There being no freh Water hereabouts, they made towards St. Jago, belonging to the Portuguee, in order to lay in a Store; Davis, with a few Hands, going ahore to find the mot commodious Place to water at, the Rh