We have said in another Life, _viz._ _White_'s, that he was a Lighterman on the River _Thames_, his Father was of the Business, and had the Character of a very honest Man. After his Father's Decease, he grew very extravagant, and squander'd away not only what he had left his Son, but what he had allotted for his Widow Mother to our Adventurer, whose Indulgence putting every Thing into her Son's Hands, was follow'd by being her self turn'd out of Doors, for he sold the House over her Head. After having ruin'd himself and Mother, his Friends fearing the Wickedness of his Inclinations would bring a Scandal upon them, persuaded him to go to Sea, and procur'd him a Voyage to _Jamaica_, on board a Merchant Ship. At this Island he ran away from his Ship, and associating himself with some desperate Fellows, they stole a Canoe, and went away to the grand _Camanas_ to join some others of their own Stamp, who lurked thereabouts, with Design to go on the _Account_, the Term for Pyrating: They met those they look'd for, made up a Company of 20 Men, surprized and made themselves Masters of a Turtling Sloop, and set out in Search of Booty. The first Prizes they made were only Turtlers, which, however, encreas'd the Number of their Crew, some being willing to join them, others being forced, with Threats of being set ashore on some desolate Key. They after some Time cruizing met with an _Irish_ Brigantine, who had Provisions and Servants on board. They made an Exchange with the Master, gave him Provision to carry him to _Jamaica_, and allow'd five Hands to go with him; the rest (except the Servants, who readily took on with the Pyrates) were all forced. Not long after, they surprized a Sloop which had been trading on the _Spanish_ Coast; as she had 6 Guns, and was a fit Vessel for their Turn, they chang'd her against the Brigantine; several Hands belonging to this Sloop enter'd Voluntiers, and several more were obliged to join them by Compulsion. After this Capture, they steer'd for the Coast of _Virginia_, and, in their Way, met with a large _New England_ Brigantine, laden with Provisions, bound for _Barbadoes_. This they made Prize of; and shifting their own Guns on board her, sent the Master away in the Sloop; after forcing some of his Men with them. They had now a Vessel of 10 Guns, and a Crew of 80 Men, of whom one _James_ was Captain, and _Howard_ Quarter-Master.