_Edward England_ went Mate of a Sloop that sailed out of _Jamaica_, and was taken by _Winter_, a Pirate, from whom he had the Command of a Sloop just before their Settlement at _Providence_. The man was brave and good natured, and far from being cruel, as most of them are; and would not have committed such barbarous actions as he did, had not his comrades compelled him to it. He sailed to the Coast of _Africa_, after the Island of _Providence_ was inhabited by the _English_. In his Passage he took several Ships, particularly the _Cadogan_ Snow belonging to _Bristol_, one _Skinner_ Master, who was murdered by those very men who had formerly served under him, upon a quarrel that happened between _Skinner_ and them, about their wages: He shipped them on board a Man-of-War, from whence they deserted, and went on board a ship in the _West-Indies_, where they were taken by a pirate, and brought to _Providence_, and then they sailed with Captain _England_ a-Pirating. As soon as _Skinner_ came on board, he saw his old Boatswain, who said, _Ah! Captain Skinner is it you, I am much in your Debt, and now I shall pay you in your own Coin_. These words put the Captain in a panic Fear: And indeed he had Reason enough to be afraid, for they immediately seized him, bound him to the Windlass, pelted him with Glass Bottles, afterwards whipt him about the Deck, and then said, because he had been a good Master, he should have an easy Death, and so shot him through the Head; the vessel and her Cargoe being given to _Howel Davis_. After this _England_ went into an _Harbour_ to clean his Ship, and also fitted up the _Peterborough_, which he called the _Victory_. Then putting out to sea, they sailed for the _East-Indies_, and took _Madagascar_, by the Way. From thence, after taking in water and provisions, they went for _Malabar_, in the Empire of the _Mogul_. Here they took several _Indian_ Vessels, and one _European_, a _Dutch_ Ship, which they exchanged for one of their own, and then came back to _Madagascar_, where they sent several Hands on shore to kill venison, and then resolved to seek out for the remains of _Avery's_ Crew; but returning without success, they being settled on the other side, they stay'd no longer than till they had cleaned their ships, and then sailed to _Juanna_. In the Year 1720, the _Bombay_ Fleet, consisting of four _Grabs_, the _London Chandois_, and some other ships, carried 1000 Men to bombard and batter _Gapra_, a fort belonging to _Angria_, on the _Malabar_ Coast; which they not being able to do, fell in with the Pirates, in their return to _Bombay_: But Captain _Upton_ the Commodore, having no orders, would not engage them; which so provoked the Governor, for missing so favourable an opportunity of cutting the Pirates all off, that he gave the command to Captain _Mackra_, with orders to fight them wherever he met with them.