They went down the Coast in this Ship, and made several Prizes, some of which they discharged, and put on board such of their forced Men as begg'd their Discharge; others, they sunk, and burnt others; but forced on board all Carpenters, Cawlkers, Armorers, Surgeons, and Musicians. In their Way to _Cape Lopez_, where they designed, and afterwards did clean, they found a large _Bristol_ Ship at an Anchor, which had lost a great many Men by Sickness, and had then but few healthy on board, who got into the Boat, and endeavoured to get to Shore, but were prevented by the Pyrates: Here they changed some more of their forced Men, and did intend to change their Ship; but on a Survey, found the _Bristol_ Man too old for their Purpose, and therefore left her at an Anchor, after they had taken what they thought of Use to them; this Ship belong'd to one Mr. _Godly_ of _Bristol_. They met with nothing else in their Way to _Cape Lopez_, where they clean'd their Ship, took in Wood and Water, and then stood away to Sea again. At their leaving _Cape Lopez_, they spied an _English_ Ship, which they came up with and engaged; the Merchant Man made an obstinate Defence, and finding the Design to board, made to close Quarters. _Howard_ and seven or eight more entered, but the Pyrate's Boatswain not having secured his lashing, they fell a-stern, and left these Men on board the Merchant-Ship, who seeing themselves in Danger, hawl'd up the Boat, which the Chace had a-stern, and, cutting the Rope, got on board the _Alexander_, which being considerably the larger Ship, and drawing a great deal more Water, stuck on an unknown Bank, which the Merchant Man went over, and by this lucky Accident escaped. This obliged the Pyrates to start their Water, and throw over the Wood to get the Ship off, which put 'em under a Necessity of going back to _Cape Lopez_ to take in those Necessaries. After having a second time wooded and water'd, they put again to Sea, fell in with and took two _Portuguese_ Brigantines, which they burnt, and setting the Men on Shoar, they made for, and doubled the Cape of _Good Hope_, and shap'd their Course for _Madagascar_, where to the Northward of, and forty Mile from, the Bay of _Augustine_, and near a small Island, they run the Ship on a Reef, where she stuck fast. The Captain being then sick in his Bed, the Men went ashoar on the small adjacent Island, and carried off a great deal of Provision and Water to lighten the Ship, on board of which none but the Captain, the Quarter-Master, and about eleven more were left.