Of Captain Thomas White.
His Birth and Education; his first Employment; he is taken by a French Pyrate and detain’d; they sink their own Vessel, and afterwards burn White’s Brigantine, [119]. Cruelty of the Pyrates to the English Prisoners; White narrowly escapes being shot; his Protector murder’d; the Pyrates steer for Madagascar, loose their Ship at Elexa; White and some other Prisoners get to Augustine Bay, [120]. They are obliged by the King of Bavaw to enter on board Read the Pyrate; a Number of the French Pyrates cut off, the rest made Slaves by the Natives; Read goes to the Gulf of Persia, takes a Grab; throws over board a Quantity of Gold, [121]. Read dies; succeeded by James; the Grab turn’d into a Ship at Mayotta. The Ruby East-India Man lost; the Pyrates go for Madagascar; meet Fourgette’s Vessel, [122]. The Manner of taking this Vessel, [122], [123]. They go to St. Mary’s; Captain Misson and his Crew cut off; the two Ships join Company; come to an Anchor in Methelage, a large Ship enters the River, [124]. Freights the Pyrates; one of their Ships sunk; the Vanity and Behaviour of the Captain of the Speaker, [125]. The Purser of the Speaker taken Prisoner and released; Treachery of Hugh Man, [126]. The Speaker surpriz’d, [127]. Fourgette’s Ship given to the Captain of the Speaker; the Punctuality of the Pyrates; Death of the Captain of the Speaker; the Pyrates make for the East Indies; stop on the Coast of Zanguebar, [128]. Capt. Booth and twenty other Pyrates murdered, Bowen succeeds him; in the Mouth of the Red Seas fall in with 13 Sail, [129]. A Dispute arises; they take a Moor’s Ship; they go to the Malabar Coast; White goes on board the Prosperous; the Boatswain’s Mates Treachery; the Captain and Chief Mate of the Prosperous kill’d, [130]. White left ashore; goes for Methelage, [131]. Some of his Comrades leave him; he returns to Methelage, join’d by three other Pyrates, [132]. They hear of their Comrades in the Ship at St. Mary’s and go to Olumbah, where they fortify themselves; Honesty of the Pyrates among themselves, [133]. White buys a Boat; goes to Methelage; meets some of the Degraves’s Men in a French Prize; is chosen Captain; goes to Ambonavoula, [134]. Sails for Mayotta; thence to Babel Mandel; lies for the Mocha Ships; takes two Grabs; dares not venture on a Dutchman; stands for the Ethiopian Coast; takes the Malabar; chases a Portuguese Man of War; spies a Merchant Man of the same Nation, [135]. Takes this Ship; takes Captain Penruddock; gives him the Portuguese Ship; made him some Presents; sends him away; share 200 l. a Man; miss a great Booty; send away their Prisoners; takes Captain Stacy, [136]. The Generosity of the Pyrates; they discharge Stacy; they take a Ketch in the Bay of Defarr; steer for Madagascar; touch at Mascarenas; some of the Crew stay here, the rest settle at Madagascar; Captain Halsey comes in; White makes a Voyage with Halsey; White’s Death, [137]. His Will, [138].