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 evil Coures, and get home privately, (for there was no Act of Pardon in Force,) therefore they agreed to break up, and every Man to hift for himelf, as he hould ee Occaion. The firt Thing they did, was to part with the great Portugueze Prize, and having the Mater of the Sloop (whoe Name I think was Cane) aboard, who they aid was a very honet Fellow, (for he had humoured them upon every Occaion,) told them of the Brigantine that Roberts went after; and when the Pyrates firt took him, he complemented them at an odd Rate, telling them they were welcome to his Sloop and Cargo, and wih’d that the Veel had been larger, and the Loading richer for their Sakes: To this good natured Man they gave the Portugueze Ship, (which was then above half loaded,) three or four Negroes, and all his own Men, who returned Thanks to his kind Benefactors, and departed.

Captain Kennedy in the Rover, ailed to Barbadoes, near which Iland, they took a very peaceable Ship belonging to Virginia; the Commander was a Quaker, whoe Name was Knot; he had neither Pitol, Sword, nor Cutlah on Board; and Mr. Knot appearing o very paive to all they aid to him, ome of them thought this a good Opportunity to go off; and accordingly eight of the Pyrates went aboard, and he carried them afe to Virginia; They made the Quaker a Preent of 10 Chets of Sugar, 10 Rolls of Brail Tobacco, 30 Moidors, and ome Gold-Dut, in all to the value of about 250 l. They alo made Preents to the Sailors, ome more, ome les, and lived a jovial Life all the while they were upon their Voyage, Captain Knot giving them their Way; nor indeed could he help himelf, unles he had taken an Opportunity to urprize them, when they were either drunk or aleep; for awake they wore Arms aboard the Ship, and put him in a continual Terror; it not being his Rh