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 ing a bleeding Heart, and in the other, an Hour-Glas; when this was finihed and hoited, they fired all their Guns to alute their Captain and themelves, and then looked out for Prey.

In their Voyage to the Wet-Indies, thee Pyrates took a Portuguee Bark, wherein they got valuable Plunder, but not contented with that alone, they aid they would have a little Game with the Men, and o ordered them a Sweat, more for the Brutes Diverion, than the poor Men’s Healths; which Operation is performed after this Manner; they tick up lighted Candles circularly round the Mizon-Mat, between Decks, within which the Patients one at a Time enter; without the Candles, the Pyrates pot themelves, as many as can tand, forming another Circle, and armed with Pen-Knives, Tucks, Forks, Compaes, &c. and as he runs round and round, the Muick playing at the ame Time, they prick him with thoe Intuments; this uually lats for 10 or 12 Minutes, which is as long as the mierable Man can upport himelf. When the Sweating was over, they gave the Portuguee their Boat with a mall Quantity of Proviions, and et their Veel on Fire.

Near the Iland of St. Lucia, they took a Sloop belonging to Barbadoes, which they plundered, and then burnt, forcing ome of the Men to ign their Articles, the others they beat and cut in a barbarous Manner, becaue they refued to take on with the Crew, and then ent them away in the Boat, who all got afe afterwards to Barbadoes.

The next was a Martinico Man, which they erved as bad as they had done the others, but did not burn their Ship. Some Days afterwards in running down to Leeward, they took one Captain Hawkins, coming from Jamaica, loaden chiefly with Logwood; they took out of her, Stores, Arms, Ammunition, and everal other Things, as they