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 about 12 Months pat; this, he is ure, mot of the old Pyrates knew, and that he was for ome Time as ick of the Change as any Man; but Cutom and ill Company had altered him, owning very frankly, that he was at the Attack, and taking of the King Solomon, that he did cut her Cable, and that none were forced on thoe Occaions.

As to the lat Expedition in the Ranger, he confees he went on Board of her, but that it was by Robert’s Order; and in the Chace loaded one Gun, to bring her to, but when he aw it was a Bite, he declared to his Comrades, that it was not worth while to reit, forbore firing, and aited to reeve the Braces, in order, if they could, to get away, in which ort of Service he was buied, when a Shot from the Man of War took off his Leg: And being asked, that uppoing the Chace had proved a Portuguee? Why then, ays he, I dont know what I might have done, intimating withal, that every Body then would have been ready enough at plundering.Guilty.

Peter Scudamore.

Arry Glaby, ''Jo. Wingfield, and Nicholas Brattle, depoe thus much, as to his being a Voluntier with the Pyrates, from Capt. Rolls, at Calabar. Firt, That he quarrelled with Moody, (one of the Heads of the Gang) and fought with him, becaue he oppoed his going, aking Rolls, in a leering manner, whether he would not be o kind, as to put him into the Gazette'', when he came Home. And, at another Time, when he was going from the Pyrate Ship, in his Boat, a Turnado aroe, ays he,  (i. e. Pyrates.)

And econdly, That he had igned the Pyrate’s Articles with a great deal of Alacrity, and gloried