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 and could only prolong their Lives, to add to the Miery of them.

When the murdering Work was over, they rumaged the Spanih Pyrate, and brought all the Booty aboard their own Veels: The ix Maters aforementioned, found in the Hold, they retored to their repective Veels: They forced away the Carpenter from the Pink, and then et Fire to the Spanih Sloop, and burnt her; which lat Scene concluded the Detruction of their Enemy, Ship and Crew.

Low et the Maters of the Veels free, but would not uffer them to teer for Jamaica, where they were then bound, for fear the Men of War hould get Intelligence of them, but forced them all to go to New-York, threat’ning them with Death, when they met them again, if they refued to comply with their Demands.

In the next Cruize, which was between the Leeward Ilands and the Main, they took two Snows, bound from Jamaica to Liverpool, and a Snow from Jamaica to London, Bridds Mater; as alo a Ship from Biddford to Jamaica, John Pinkham Commander; and two Sloops from Jamaica to Virginia.

On the 27th of May, Low and his Conort Harris, came off South-Carolina, and met with three good Ships, viz. the Crown, Captain Lovereigne, the King William, the Carteret, and a Brigantine, who all came out of Carolina together two Days before. The Pyrates were at the Trouble of chacing them, and Captain Lovereigne being the ternmot, he fell firt a Prey into their Hands; and they pent all the Day in coming up with the ret.

Within a few Days they took a Ship called the Amterdam Merchant, Captain Willard, from Jamaica, but belonging to New-England; as Low let none of that Country depart without ome Marks of his Rage, he cut off this Gentleman’s Ears, lit up his