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 call’d the John and Martha, Captain Wilon, which they attacked under the pyratical Black-Flag, and made themelves Maters of her. They put ome of the Men ahore, and others they detain’d, as they had done everal Times, to encreae their Company; but Captain Martel, charged Captain Wilon, to advie his Owners, that their Ship would anwer his Purpoe exactly, by taking one Deck down, and as for the Cargo, which conited chiefly of Logwood and Sugar, he would take Care it hould be carry’d to a good Market.

Having fitted up the aforeaid Ship, as they deign’d, they mounted her with 22 Guns, 100 Men, and left 25 Hands in the Sloop, and o proceeded to Cruize off the Leeward Ilands, where they met with but too much Succes. After the taking of a Sloop and a Brigantine, they gave Chae to a tout Ship, which they came up with, and, at Sight of the Pyrate’s Flag, he truck to the Robbers, being a Ship of 20 Guns, call’d the Dolphin, bound for Newfoundland. Captain Martel made the Men Prioners, and carry’d the Ship with him.

The middle of December the Pyrates took another Galley in her Voyage home from Jamaica, call’d the Kent, Captain Lawton, and hifted her Proviions aboard their own Ship, and let her go, which obliged her to Sail back to Jamaica for a Supply for her Voyage. After this they met with a mall Ship and a Sloop, belonging to Barbadoes, out of both they took Proviions, and then parted with them, having firt taken out ome of their Hands, who were willing to be forced to go along with them. The Greyhound Galley of London, Captain Evans, from Guiney to Jamaica, was the next that had the Mifortune to fall in their Way, which they did not detain long, for as oon as they could get out all her Gold Dut, Elephant’s Teeth, and 40 Slaves, they ent her onwards upon her Voyage. They