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 the French Settlements, and bring aboard the Devil and all of Plunder.

Lowther did all that he could do, and aid all that he could ay, to diwade Maey from o rah and dangerous an Attempt; pointing out to him the Hazard the Company would run, and the Conequences to them all, if he hould not ucceed, and the little Likelihood there was to expect Succes from the Undertaking: But ’twas all one for that, Maey would go and attack the French Settlements, for any thing Lowther could ay againt it; o that he was obliged to propoe the Matter to the Company, among whom Maey found a few Fellows as reolute as himelf; however, a great Majority being againt it, the Affair was over-ruled in Oppoition to Captain Maey, notwithtanding which, Maey grew fractious, quarrelled with Lowther, and the Men divided into Parties, ome iding with the Land Pyrate, and ome with the Sea Rover, and were all ready to fall together by the Ears, when the Man at the Mat-head cry’d out, then they gave over the Dipute, et all their Sails, and teered after the Chace. In a few Hours they came up with her, he being a mall Ship from Jamaica, bound to England; they took what they thought fit out of her, and a Hand or two, and then Lowther was for inking the Ship, with everal Paengers that were in her, for what Reaon I know not, but Maey o that he interpoed, prevented their cruel Fate, and the Ship afely arrived afterwards in England.

The next Day they took a mall Sloop, an interloping Trader, which they detain’d with her Cargo. All this while Maey was uneay, and declar’d his Reolution to leave them, and Lowther finding him a very troubleome Man to deal with, conented that he hould take the Sloop, lat made Prize of, with what Hands had a Mind to go