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].
Of Captain Condent.
His Birth; he leaves Providence; Resentment of an Indian; Condent’s Bravery; he is wounded, [139]. A shocking Piece of Inhumanity; the Duke of York taken; the Crew divides; Condent chosen Captain of one Party; makes for the Cape de Verd Islands; takes a Ship from Maderas; arrives at the Isle of May, and takes 20 Sail; turns Justice of Peace; sails to St. Jago, takes and goes on board a Dutch Ship; makes several Prizes on the Brazil Coast, [140]. Takes the Wright Galley, a Portuguese and a Dutch East India Man; steers for the Island Ferdinando, discharges Captain Spelt; sails again for the Brazil Coast; engages a 70 Gun Ship; takes another Portuguese and a Frenchman, [141]. Some of his Men seized in the River of Plate; forc’d Men get away; Cruelty to the Portuguese, and the Reason; goes to the Guiney Coast, and takes Captain Hill; stands away for the East Indies; takes an Ostender; arrives at Madagascar; meets with some of Halsey’s Crew which increases his Number, goes for the East Indies; stops at Johanna, [142]. Assists in taking the Cassandra; touches at Mascarenas, takes a 70 Gun Ship; goes to the Coast of Zanguebar, razes a Dutch Fortification, makes Conditions with the Governor of Mascarenas, marries his Sister, comes to Europe, settles at St. Maloes, [143].
Description of Magadoxa.
The Reason of Captain Beavis’s coming on the Zanguebar Coast, [144]. His third Mate goes ashore, [145]. He describes the People at his Return on board, [146]. The fourth Mate and a Molatto go ashore and return; he goes further to the Westward, [147]. The third Mate and Gunner land again, come back with 3 Antilopes and two Guiney Hens; the Ship weighs, they spy some Men; but they avoid the Boat’s Crew, [148]. They discover, and anchor before a Town; the Men sent, civilly treated, [149]. They return to the Ship with a Present from the King’s Son; the third Mate, Gunner, and Molotto, ensnared, [150]. The Ship’s Boat seized, [151]. The first Mate goes towards the Shore, the Natives discharge their Arrows at the Boat, and he returns to the Ship, [152]. The Captain’s Method to be inform’d of his People, [153]. The Natives fire at the Boat, [154]. The Captain despairing of his Men, weighs and keeps along Shore, [155]. Sails for Johanna, [156]. The Manner of the Mate, &c. being betray’d; the Molotto is carried before the King, [157]. His Examination; Description of the Prison, [158]. The Molatto is inform’d of the cruel Death of his Companions, [159]. He is carried again before the King; what past between the King and him, [160], [161]. He is remanded to Goal; his Conversation with the Jaylor and another, [161]. Sent for by the King; to what End; Description of the Coway, [162]. His Treatment in the Goal better’d, [163]. He receives News of the Ship’s Departure, [164]. He is taken into the King’s Service; his Business; the Diet of the People, [165]. His Manner of Life, [166]. Description of the Town, &c. [167], [168], [169]. The Manner of the King’s taking the Air, [169], [170]. The Death of Malefactors, ib. The Augazet describ’d; the Bozee a monstrous amphibious Creature; the Massau and Sachew described, [171]. The King’s Diversions; the Genius of the People; a Tradition among them, [172]. Description of the Pyone; the Molatto is question’d for going out of the Town, [173]. He attends the King to the Moorzacks; what they are; the Conversation of the Day, [174]. The Molotto under great Apprehensions; he is order’d to the Moorzacks, [175]. He is taught his Duty, [176]. Description of a Pohalick, [177]. He is sent for to the City, clapp’d into Prison; the Reason of it, [178]. His Conversation with the Jaylor, and afterwards with the King, [179]. The Manner of his passing his Time, being remanded back to the Moorzacks, [180], [181]. By what Accident he comes into Favour, [182]. He teaches the Way of Fishing with a Line, [183]. The Execution of a Passau, [184]. A particular Description of the Moorzacks, [184], [185], [186], [187], [188]. The Funeral Ceremony of the Magadoxians, [189], [190]. The Religion [191]. A Rebellion; a Ship appears; the Molotto brought to the Army, [192]. Treachery of the King, [193]. A great Slaughter; the Molotto hears of a Ship; meditates his Escape, [194]. He gets away in the Night, [195]. He comes up to a large River; discovers six Men in his Pursuit; swims over the River, [196]. Escapes a large Alligator; spies the Ship, [197]. Is taken on board a Dutch Boat, [198]. Two of his Pursuers swim on board the Boat; give an Account of one being devour’d by an Alligator, [199]. The Molotto goes to Batavia; sails in the Dutch Service; from Holland comes to England, [200].
Of Captain Bellamy.
Turns Pyrate with Williams, they take Captain Prince; Bellamy is made Captain of the Prize; infest the Coast of Virginia, [201]. A great Storm, [202]. Captain Beer taken, [203]. Bellamy’s Speech to Beer, [204]. An odd Accident, [205], [206]. Williams takes a Vessel off Cape Cod, [206]. Description of Nova Scotia; the Pyrates careen in the River Mechises, [207]. A Sailor’s Advice, [208], [209]. A smart Engagement, [210]. The Mary Anne taken, ib. the Whidaw lost; Cruelty of the Pyrates; Execution of 7 of them, [211].
Of Captain Fly.
He is shipp’d by Captain Green, [212]. Conspiracy against, and barbarous Murder of, Captain Green, &c. [213], [214], [215]. Fly chosen Captain; Fulker taken, [216]. Barbarity used towards Fulker, [217]. Captain Gale taken, [218]. A florid Speech of Fly’s, [219]. Harris taken, [220]. A Schooner taken, [221]. Fly surprized and taken, [222]. He &c. are executed, [223].