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this file recover'd fome Courage, and run back into the
Houfe immediately, and knowing to be fure where her
Mcrey lay, which was very confiderable, and all in
Gold,' flie put the Bags in her Lap, and boldly rufhing
by Panfon, who thought file was only running from
them in a Fright, carry'd it all off, and fo made her
Eicape with the Treafure. The Boatfwain being in-
form'd that the Money was carry'd off", refolve to re-
venge himfelf by burning the Writings and Papers, v/hich
they call there, the Charters ef their Eftates, and are al-
ways of great Value in Gentlemens Houfes of Eftates;
hut the young Lady Mr. Honeymaii's Daughter, hearing
them threaten to burn the Writings, watch'd her Op-
portunity, and running to the Cbarter-Rooifi wliere they
lay, and tying the moft confiderable of them up in a
Napkin, threw them out of the Window, jump'd after
tlieni herf^lf, and cfcaped without any Damage, tho' the
Window was one Story high at lealt.
iiowever the Pyratcs had the plundering of all the
rffc of the Houfe, and carry'd off a great deal of Plate,
and Things of Value, and forc'd one of the Servants
who play'd \ery well on the Bag-pipe, to march along
piping before them, when they carry'd them off to the
Ship.
'rhe next Day they weighed Anchor, intending, tho'
they had clean'd but one Side of the Ship, to put out to
Sea and quit the Coatt; but failing Eaftward, they
come to an Anchor again, at a little Ifland called Calf'
fiund, and having fome farther Mifchief in their View
there, the Boatfvvain went on Shoi-e again with fome
armed Men, but meeting with no Plunder, they carry'd
off three Women, who they kept on Board feme
Time, and ufed fo inhumanly, that when they fet them
en Shore again, they were not able to go or to Hand,
and that one of them died on the Beach -where they left
them.
The next Day they weigh'd again, holding the fame
Courfe Eaftward, thro' the Openings between the Iflands
till they came off of Roffhefs: And now G»w refolv'd
to