being a greazy Fellow would fry well in the Fire; ſo the poor Man was bound to the Main-Maſt, and burnt in the Ship, to the no ſmall Diverſion of Low and his Mirmidons.
Low ordered the Scooner to lye in the Fare between St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s, where, about the 20th of Auguſt, Captain Carter in the Wright Galley, had the ill Fortune to come in her Way; and becauſe at firſt they ſhewed Inclinations to defend themſelves, and what they had, the Pyrates cut and mangled them in a barbarous Manner; particularly ſome Portugueſe Paſſengers, two of which being Friers, they triced up at each Arm of the Fore-Yard, but let them down again before they were quite dead, and this they repeated ſeveral Times out of Sport.
Another Portugueſe, who was alſo Captain Carter’s Paſſenger, putting on a ſorrowful Countenance at what he ſaw acted, one of this vile Crew attacked him upon the Deck, ſaying, he did not like his Looks,
and thereupon gave him one Blow a-croſs his Belly with his Cutlaſh, that cut out his Bowels, and he fell down dead without ſpeaking a Word. At the ſame Time another of theſe Rogues cutting at a Priſoner, miſſed his Mark, and Captain Low ſtanding in his Way, very opportunely received the Stroke upon his under Jaw, which laid the Teeth bare; upon this the Surgeon was called, who immediately ſtitched up the Wound, but Low finding fault with the Operation, the Surgeon being tollerably drunk, as it was cuſtomary for every Body to be, ſtruck Low ſuch a Blow with his Fiſt, that broke out all the Stitches, and then bid him ſew up his Chops himſelf and be damned, ſo that Low made a very pitiful Figure for ſome Time after.
When they had plundered Captain Carter’s Ship, ſeveral of them were for burning her, as they haddone
