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 done the French Man, but it was otherwie reolved at lat; for after they had cut her Cables, Rigging and Sails to Pieces, they left her to the Mercy of the Sea.

After thee Depredations, they teered for the Iland of Madera, where miing other Booty, they took up with a Fihing-Boat, with two old Men and a Boy in her, one of which they detained on Board, but ent the other ahore with a Flag of Truce, demanding a Boat of Water of the Governor, on Pain of taking away the old Man’s Life, whom they threatened to hang at the Yard-Arm, upon their refual; but the Thing being complied with, the old Man was honourably (as the Pyrates ay) dicharged, and all the three much handomer cloathed than when they took them. From this Iland they ailed to the Canaries, but meeting with no Prey there, they continued their Coure for the Cape de Verd Ilands, and at Bonavita, took a Ship called the Liverpool Merchant, Captain Goulding, from whom they tole a great Quantity of Proviions and dry Goods, 300 Gallons of Brandy, two Guns and Carriages, a Mat, Yard and Hawers, beides ix of his Men, and then would not let them Trade there, nor at St. Nicholas, but obliged Captain Goulding to go with his Ship, to the Ile of May.

The Pyrate alo took among thee Ilands, a Ship belonging to Liverpool, Scot Commander; two Portuguee Sloops bound for Brail; a mall Englih Sloop trading there, James Peae Mater, bound to Sancta Crux, and three Sloops from St. Thomas bound to Curao, the Maters Names were Lilly, Staples and Simpkins, all which they plundered, and then let go about their Buines, except one Sloop which they fitted up for the following Purpoe.

Low had heard by one of the above mentioned Ships, that two mall Gallies were expected every Rh