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, he oon met with a Purchaer, and immediately bought a Sloop.

In this Sloop, he and his Companions embarq’d, they touch’d at everal Parts of America, where no Peron upected them; and ome of them went on Shore, and dipered themelves about the Country, having received uch Dividends as Avery would give them; for he concealed the greatet Part of the Diamonds from them, which in the firt Hurry of plundering the Ship, they did not much regard, as not knowing their Value.

At length he came to Boton, in New-England, and eem’d to have a Deire of ettling in thoe Parts, and ome of his Companions went on Shore there alo, but he changed his Reolution, and propoed to the few of his Companions who were left, to ail for Ireland, which they conented to: He found out that New-England was not a proper Place for him, becaue a great deal of his Wealth lay in Diamonds; and hould he have produced them there, he would have certainly been eiz’d on Supicion of Pyracy.

In their Voyage to Ireland, they avoided St. George’s Channel, and ailing North about, they put into one of the Northern Ports of that Kingdom; there they dipoed of their Sloop, and coming on Shore they eparated themelves, ome going to Cork, and ome to Dublin, 18 of whom obtain’d their Pardons afterwards of K. William. When Avery had remain’d ome Time in this Kingdom, he was afraid to offer his Diamonds to ale, leat an Enquiry into his Manner of coming by them hould occaion a Dicovery; therefore conidering with himelf what was bet to be done, he fancied there were ome Perons at Britol, whom he might venture to trut; upon which, he reolved to pas over into England; he did o, and going into Devonhire, he ent to one of thee Friends to meet him at a Town called   ford;