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 They found this Ship exceeding rich, being laden chiefly with Sugar, Skins, and Tobacco, and in Gold 40000 Moidors, beides Chains and Trinckets, of coniderable Value; particularly a Cros et with Diamonds, deigned for the King of Portugal; which they afterwards preented to the Governor of Caiana, by whom they were obliged.

Elated with this Booty, they had nothing now to think of but ome afe Retreat, where they might give themelves up to all the Pleaures that Luxury and Wantonnes could betow, and for the preent pitch’d upon a Place called the Devil Ilands, in the River of Surinam, on the Coat of Caiana, where they arrived, and found the civilet Reception imaginable, not only from the Governor and Factory, but their Wives, who exchanged Wares and drove a coniderable Trade with them.

They eiz’d in this River a Sloop, and by her gained Intelligence, that a Brigantine had alo ailed in Company with her, from Rhode-Iland, laden with Proviions for the Coat. A Welcome Cargo! They growing hort in the Sea Store, and as Sancho ays, One Evening as they were rumaging (their Mine of Treaure) the Portuguee Prize, this expected Veel was decry’d at Mat-Head, and Roberts, imagining no Body could do the Buines o well as himelf, takes 40 Men in the Sloop, and goes in puruit of her; but a fatal Accident followed this rah, tho’ inconiderable Adventure, for Roberts thinking of nothing les than bringing in the Brigantine that Afternoon, never troubled his Head about the Sloop’s Proviion, nor inquired what there was on Board to ubit uch a Number of Men; but out he ails after his expected Prize, which he not only lot further Sight of, but after eight Days contending with contrary Winds and Currents, found