Page:A general history of the pyrates, from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence, to the present time (1724).djvu/72



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Come now to the Pyrates that have roe ince the Peace of Utrecht; in War Time there is no room for any, becaue all thoe of a roving advent’rous Dipoition find Employment in Privateers, o there is no Opportunity for Pyrates; like our Mobs in London, when they come to any Height, our Superiors order out the Train Bands, and when once they are raied, the others are uppreed of Coure; I take the Reaon of it to be, that the Mob go into the tame Army, and immediately from notorious Breakers of the Peace, become, by being put into order, olemn Preervers of it. And hould our Legilators put ome of the Pyrates into Authority, it would not only leen their Number, but, I imagine, et them upon the ret, and they would be the likeliet People to find them out, according to the Proverb, et a Thief to catch a Thief.

To bring this about, there needs no other Encouragement, but to give all the Effects taken aboard a Pyrate Veel to the Captors; for in Cae of Plunder and Gain, they like it as well from Friends, as Enemies, but are not fond, as Things are carry’d,, ay the Creoleans,. The