ſo that our Merchants were as good Pyrates at Land as he was at Sea.
Whether he was frightened by theſe Menaces, or had ſeen ſome Body elſe he thought knew him, is not known; but he went immediately over to Ireland, and from thence ſollicited his Merchants very hard for a Supply, but to no Purpoſe, for he was even reduced to beggary: In this Extremity he was reſolved to return and caſt himſelf upon them, let the Conſequence be what it would. He put himſelf on Board a trading Veſſel, and work’d his Paſſage over to Plymouth, from whence he travelled on Foot to Biddiford, where he had been but a few Days before he fell ſick and died; not being worth as much as would buy him a Coffin.
Thus have I given all that could be collected of any Certainty concerning this Man; rejecting the idle Stories which were made of his fantaſtick Greatneſs, by which it appears, that his Actions were more inconſiderable than thoſe of other Pyrates, ſince him, though he made more Noiſe in the World.
Now we ſhall turn back and give our Readers ſome Account of what became of the two Sloops.
We took Notice of the Rage and Confuſion, which muſt have ſeized them, upon their miſſing of Avery; however, they continued their Courſe, ſome of them ſtill flattering themſelves that he had only out ſailed them in the Night, and that they ſhould find him at the Place of Rendezvous: But when they came there, and could hear no Tydings of him, there was an End of Hope. It was Time to conſider what they ſhould do with themſelves, their Stock of Sea Proviſion was almoſt ſpent, and tho’ there was Rice and Fiſh, and Fowl to be had aſhore, yet theſe would not keep for Sea, without being properly cured with Salt, which they had no Conveniency of doing; therefore,
