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 Noe, and cut him in everal Places of his Body, and, after plundering his Ship, let him purue his Voyage.

After this he took a Sloop bound to Amboy, William Frazier, Mater, with whom Mr. Low happening to be dipleaed, he ordered lighted Matches to be ty’d between the Mens Fingers, which burnt all the Fleh off the Bones; then cut them in everal Parts of their Bodies with Knives and Cutlahes; afterwards took all their Proviions away, and et ome of them ahore in an uninhabited Part of the Country.

The Kington, Captain Etwick, another Ship, one Burrington Mater, two Brigantines from Carolina to London; a Sloop from Virginia to Bermudas; a Ship from Glagow to Virginia; a Scooner from New-York to South-Carolina; a Pink from Virginia to Dartmouth, and a Sloop from Philadelphia to Surinam, fell a Prey to thee Villains, upon this Cruize, beides thoe above-mentioned.

It happened that at this Time one of his Majety’s Ships was upon a Cruize, on this Station, and got Intelligence of ome of the michievous Actions of this Micreant, by one of the Veels that had been plundered by him, who teering as directed, came in Sight of the Pyrates by break of Day, on the 10th of June, of all Days in the Year. The Rovers looking out for Prey, oon aw, and gave Chace to the Man of War, which was called the Greyhound, a Ship of 20 Guns, and 120 Men, rather inferiour in Force to the two Pyrate Veels: The Greyhound finding them o eager, was in no doubt what they hould be, and therefore tack’d and tood from them, giving the Pyrates an Opportunity to chace her for two Hours, till all Things were in Readines for an Engagement, and the Pyrates about Gun-hot off; then the Greyhound tack’d again, and tood towards the two Sloops, one