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 of Low’s Men, who, we may uppoe, was forced into his Gang, was drinking with a Silver Tankard at one of the Ports, and took his Opportunity to drop into the Boat among the Portuguee, and lye down in the Bottom, in order to ecape along with them: After he had towed himelf in the Boat, o as not to be een, it came into his Head, that the Tankard might prove of ome Ue to him, where he was going; o he got up again, laid hold of the Utenil, and went off, without being dicover’d: In which Attempt had he failed, no doubt his Life, if not the Lives of all the People in the Boat, would have paid for it: The Name of this Man is Richard Hains.

Low took his old Tour to the Canaries, Cape de Verd Ilands, and o to the Coat of Guiney; but nothing extraordinary happened till they arrived near Sierraleon in Africa, where they met with a Ship call’d the Delight, Captain Hunt Commander; this Ship they thought fit for their own Purpoe, for he had been a mall Man of War, and carried 12 Guns; however, they mounted 16 on Board her, mann’d her with 60 Men, and appointed one Spriggs, who was then their Quarter-Mater, to be Captain of her, who, two Days after, eparated from the Admiral, and went to the Wet-Indies a-pyrating, upon his own, and particular Company’s, Account, where for the preent we hall leave him.

In January lat, Low took a Ship, called the Squirrel, Captain Stephenon; but what became of him afterwards, I can’t tell; we have had no News concerning him come to England, ince this I have now mentioned; but I have heard that he talk’d of going to Brazil; and if o, it is likely we may too oon hear of ome Exploit or other; tho’ the bet Information we could receive, would be, that he and all his Crew were at the Bottom of the Sea.