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 with him, and hift for himelf. Whereupon Maey, with about ten more Malecontents, goes aboard the Sloop, and comes away in her directly for Jamaica.

Notwithtanding what had paed, Captain Maey puts a bold Face upon the Matter, and goes to Sir Nicholas Laws, the Governor, informs him of his leaving Lowther the Pyrate, owns, ; but aid,

Maey was very well received by the Governor, and had his Liberty given him, with a Promie of his Favour, and o forth; and, at his own Requet, he was ent on Board the Happy Sloop, Captain Laws, to cruie off Hipaniola, for Lowther; but not being o fortunate as to meet with him, Captain Maey returned back to Jamaica in the Sloop, and getting a Certificate, and a Supply of Money, from the Governor, he came home Paenger to England.

When Maey came to Town, he writes a long Letter to the Deputy Governor and Directors of the African Company, wherein he imprudently relates the whole Tranactions of his Voyage, the going off with the Ship, and the Acts of Pyracy he had committed with Lowther; but excues it as Rahnes and Inadvertency in himelf, occaioned by his being ill ued, contrary to the Promies that had been made him, and the Expectations he had entertained; but own’d, that he deerved to dye for what he had done; yet, if they had Generoity enough to forgive him, as he was till capable to do them Service, as a Soldier, o he hould be ve- Rh