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 threw them over-board into the Sea; all this was done with inceant curing and wearing, more like Fiends than Men. They carried with them, Sails, Guns, Powder, Cordage, and 8 or 9000 l. worth of the choicet Goods; and told Captain Cary,

After they had brought all the Booty aboard, a Conultation was held whether they hould ink or burn the Ship, but whilt they were debating the Matter, they pyed a Sail, and o left the Samuel, to give her Chace; at Midnight they came up with the ame, which proved to be a Snow from Britol, bound for Boton, Captain Bowles Mater: They us’d him barbarouly, becaue of his Country, Captain Rogers, who attack’d them off Barbadoes, being of the City of Britol.

July the 16th, which was two Days afterwards, they took a Virginia Man called the Little York, James Philips Mater, and the Love, of Leverpool, which they plundered and let go; the next Day a Snow from Britol, call’d the Phoenix, John Richards Mater, met with the ame Fate from them; as alo a Brigantine, Captain Thomas, and a Sloop called the Sadbury; they took all the Men out of the Brigantine, and unk the Veel.

When they left the Banks of Newfoundland, they ailed for the Wet-Indies, and the Proviions growing hort, they went for the Latitude of the Iland Deeada, to cruie, it being eteemed the likeliet Place to meet with uch Ships as (they ued in their Mirth to ay) were conigned to them, with Supplies. And it has been very much upected that Ships