tage, he ſoon met with a Purchaſer, and immediately bought a Sloop.
In this Sloop, he and his Companions embarq’d, they touch’d at ſeveral Parts of America, where no Perſon ſuſpected them; and ſome of them went on Shore, and diſperſed themſelves about the Country, having received ſuch Dividends as Avery would give them; for he concealed the greateſt Part of the Diamonds from them, which in the firſt Hurry of plundering the Ship, they did not much regard, as not knowing their Value.
At length he came to Boſton, in New-England, and ſeem’d to have a Deſire of ſettling in thoſe Parts, and ſome of his Companions went on Shore there alſo, but he changed his Reſolution, and propoſed to the few of his Companions who were left, to ſail for Ireland, which they conſented to: He found out that New-England was not a proper Place for him, becauſe a great deal of his Wealth lay in Diamonds; and ſhould he have produced them there, he would have certainly been ſeiz’d on Suſpicion of Pyracy.
In their Voyage to Ireland, they avoided St. George’s Channel, and ſailing North about, they put into one of the Northern Ports of that Kingdom; there they diſpoſed of their Sloop, and coming on Shore they ſeparated themſelves, ſome going to Cork, and ſome to Dublin, 18 of whom obtain’d their Pardons afterwards of K. William. When Avery had remain’d ſome Time in this Kingdom, he was afraid to offer his Diamonds to ſale, leaſt an Enquiry into his Manner of coming by them ſhould occaſion a Diſcovery; therefore conſidering with himſelf what was beſt to be done, he fancied there were ſome Perſons at Briſtol, whom he might venture to truſt; upon which, he reſolved to paſs over into England; he did ſo, and going into Devonſhire, he ſent to one of theſe Friends to meet him at a Town called Biddi-
