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 being a greazy Fellow would fry well in the Fire; o the poor Man was bound to the Main-Mat, and burnt in the Ship, to the no mall Diverion of Low and his Mirmidons.

Low ordered the Scooner to lye in the Fare between St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s, where, about the 20th of Augut, Captain Carter in the Wright Galley, had the ill Fortune to come in her Way; and becaue at firt they hewed Inclinations to defend themelves, and what they had, the Pyrates cut and mangled them in a barbarous Manner; particularly ome Portuguee Paengers, two of which being Friers, they triced up at each Arm of the Fore-Yard, but let them down again before they were quite dead, and this they repeated everal Times out of Sport.

Another Portuguee, who was alo Captain Carter’s Paenger, putting on a orrowful Countenance at what he aw acted, one of this vile Crew attacked him upon the Deck, aying, and thereupon gave him one Blow a-cros his Belly with his Cutlah, that cut out his Bowels, and he fell down dead without peaking a Word. At the ame Time another of thee Rogues cutting at a Prioner, mied his Mark, and Captain Low tanding in his Way, very opportunely received the Stroke upon his under Jaw, which laid the Teeth bare; upon this the Surgeon was called, who immediately titched up the Wound, but Low finding fault with the Operation, the Surgeon being tollerably drunk, as it was cutomary for every Body to be, truck Low uch a Blow with his Fit, that broke out all the Stitches, and then bid him ew up his Chops himelf and be damned, o that Low made a very pitiful Figure for ome Time after.

When they had plundered Captain Carter’s Ship, everal of them were for burning her, as they had