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 o that our Merchants were as good Pyrates at Land as he was at Sea.

Whether he was frightened by thee Menaces, or had een ome Body ele he thought knew him, is not known; but he went immediately over to Ireland, and from thence ollicited his Merchants very hard for a Supply, but to no Purpoe, for he was even reduced to beggary: In this Extremity he was reolved to return and cat himelf upon them, let the Conequence be what it would. He put himelf on Board a trading Veel, and work’d his Paage over to Plymouth, from whence he travelled on Foot to Biddiford, where he had been but a few Days before he fell ick and died; not being worth as much as would buy him a Coffin.

Thus have I given all that could be collected of any Certainty concerning this Man; rejecting the idle Stories which were made of his fantatick Greatnes, by which it appears, that his Actions were more inconiderable than thoe of other Pyrates, ince him, though he made more Noie in the World.

Now we hall turn back and give our Readers ome Account of what became of the two Sloops.

We took Notice of the Rage and Confuion, which mut have eized them, upon their miing of Avery; however, they continued their Coure, ome of them till flattering themelves that he had only out ailed them in the Night, and that they hould find him at the Place of Rendezvous: But when they came there, and could hear no Tydings of him, there was an End of Hope. It was Time to conider what they hould do with themelves, their Stock of Sea Proviion was almot pent, and tho’ there was Rice and Fih, and Fowl to be had ahore, yet thee would not keep for Sea, without being properly cured with Salt, which they had no Conveniency of doing; therefore, ince