On the 25th of March, they took two ships from _Virginia_, the Master's name of one was _John Phillips_, the Pirate's Name-sake; of the other, _Robert Mortimer_, a stout young man. _Phillips_ staid on board _Mortimer's_ Ship, while they transported the crew to the Sloop, when _Mortimer_ took up a hand-spike and struck _Phillips_ over the Head; but not knocking him down, he recovered and wounded _Mortimer_ with his sword; and the other two Pirates who were on board, coming to _Phillip's_ assistance they cut _Mortimer_ to pieces, while his own two men stood and looked on. Out of the other _Virginia_ Man, they took _Edward Cheesman_, a carpenter, to supply the Place of _Fern_, who being averse to that way of life, proposed to _J. Philamore_, who was ordered to row _Cheesman_ on board _Mortimer's_ ship, to overthrow their Piratical government; which from time to time, as occasion offered, they consulted how to do. The Pirates, in the mean time, robbed and plundered several ships and vessels, bending their course towards _Newfoundland_, where they designed to raise more men, and do all the mischief they could on the Banks, and in the harbours. Towards which country, _Phillips_ making his way, took one _Salter_ in a Sloop on the Isle of _Sables_, which he kept, and gave _Mortimer's_ Ship to the Mate and crew; also a Schooner, one _Chadwell_ Master, which they scuttled in order to sink: But _Phillips_ understanding that she belonged to Mr. _Menors_ of _Newfoundland_, with whose Vessel they first went off a-Pirating, said, _We have done him injury enough already_, and so ordering his Vessel to be repaired, returned her to the Master. In the Afternoon, they chased another vessel, whose Master was an Inward Light Man, named _Dependence Ellery_, who told _Phillips_ he took him for a Pirate as soon as he saw him, otherwise he would not have given him the Trouble of chasing him so long. This so provoked _Phillips_ and his Crew, that they made poor _Dependence_, for his Integrity, dance about the Ship till he was weary. After which they took 10 other ships and vessels; and on the 14th of _April_, they took a Sloop belonging to Cape _Anne_, _Andrew Harradine_ Master; which looking upon to be more fit for their purpose, they came on board, keeping only the Master of her Prisoner, and sending the crew away in _Salter's_ vessel. _Cheesman_ broke his mind to _Harradine_, to destroy the crew. Upon this, it was concluded to be 12 a Clock at Noon, when _Cheesman_ leaves his working-tools on the deck, as if he had been going to use them, walks off. But perceiving some signs of fear in _Harradine_, he fetches his brandy bottle, and gives him and the rest a dram, saying, _Here's to our next Meeting_; then he talks to _Nutt_, in the mean while _Philamore_ takes up an axe, while _Cheesman_ and _Harradine_ seize _Nutt_ by the Collar, and toss him over the Side of the Vessel.