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 among them; Low telling them from the Brigantine, they hould have no Quarters if they reited; in the mean Time they mann’d and arm’d their Boat, and took Poeion of every one of them, plundered them of what they thought fit, and converted one to their own Ue, viz. a Scooner of 80 Tuns, aboard of which they put 10 Carriage Guns, and 50 Men, and Low himelf went Captain, and nam’d her the Fancy, making one Charles Harris, (who was at firt forced into their Service out of the Greyhound of Boton, by Lowther, of which Ship Harris was econd Mate) Captain of the Brigantine: Out of thee Veels they took everal Hands, and encreaed the Company to 80 Men, who all igned the Articles, ome willingly, and a few perhaps by Force, and o ailed away from Marblehead.

Some Time after this, they met with two Sloops bound for Boton, with Proviions for the Garrion, and the Scooner coming up firt, attacked them, but there happening to be an Officer and ome Soldiers on Board, who gave them a warm Reception, Low choe to tay till he hould be joyned by the Brigantine; in the mean while the Sloops made the bet of their Way, and the Pyrates gave them Chace two Days, and at lat lot ight of them in a Fog.

They now teered for the Leeward Ilands, but in their Voyage met with uch a Hurricane of Wind, that the like had not been known; the Sea ran Mountains high, and eemed to threaten them every Moment with Detruction; it was no Time now to look out for Plunder, but to ave themelves, if poible, from perihing. All Hands were continually employed Night, and Day, on Board the Brigantine, and all little enough, for the Waves went over her, o that they were forced to keep the pump contantly going, beides baling