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 thought fit, and what they did not want they threw over-board or detroy’d; they cut the Cables to pieces, knocked down the Cabins, broke all the Windows, and in hort took all the Pains in the World to be Michievous. They took by Force, out of her, Mr. Burridge and Mr. Stephens, the two Mates, and ome other Hands; and after detaining the Ship from the 22d of March, to the 29th, they let her go. On the 27th they took a Rhode Iland Sloop, Captain Pike, and all his Men were obliged to go aboard the Pyrate; but the Mate being a grave ober Man, and not inclinable to tay, they told him, he hould have his Dicharge, and that it hould be immediately writ on his Back; whereupon he was entenced to receive ten Lahes from every Man in the Ship, which was rigorouly put in Execution.

The next Day Mr. Burridge, Captain Hawkins’s Mate, ign’d their Articles, which was o agreeable to them (he being a good Artit and Sailor) that they gave three Huzza’s, fir’d all the Guns in the Ship, and appointed him Mater: The Day was pent in boyterous Mirth, roaring and drinking of Healths, among which was, by Mitake, that of King George the II. for you mut know, now and then the Gentry are provok’d to udden Fits of Loyalty, by the Expectation of an Act of Grace: It eems Captain Pike had heard at Jamaica that the King was dead, o the Pyrates immediately hoited their Enign Half-Mat (the Death Signal) and proclaim’d his Royal Highnes, aying,

The econd of April, they py’d a Sail, and gave her Chace till 12 o’Clock at Night, the Pyrates be-