Commanded a Privateer in the _West-Indies_, recommended to the Government by Lord _Bellamont_, &c. 65. Not encouraged, he is sent out in a private Man of War with the King's Commission, 66, 67, 68. He sails for _New York_, in his Way takes a _French_ Banker arrived there, ships more Hands, 68. Sails to _Maderas_, _Bonavista_, _Cape de Verd_ Islands, and _Madagascar_; meets 3 _English_ Men of War; meets with nothing at _Madagascar_; goes to the _Malabar_ Coast, cruizes about _Mohila_ and _Johanna_, borrows Money and repairs his Ship, 69. At _Mabbee_ he takes some Corn; from thence steers for _Bab_'s Key; he sends a Boat along the Coast, and gains Intelligence, 70. He falls in with a Fleet, but is obliged to sheer off; goes to the _Malabar_ Coast, takes a _Moorish_ Vessel; treats the Men cruelly, and discharges the Vessel; touches at _Carawar_, and is suspected of Pyracy, 71. Engages a _Portuguese_ Man of War sent after him and gets off; takes a _Moor_ Ship, under Pretence of her being _French_, 72. Keeps Company with a _Dutch_ Ship; quarrels with and kills his Gunner; plunders a _Portuguese_ Ship on the _Malabar_ Coast and lets her go; his Cooper is murder'd in one of the _Malabar_ Islands; he burns and pillages several Houses; commands a Native to be shot, 73. He takes the _Queda_, and shares 200 l. a Man amongst his Crew, 74. He cheats the _Indians_; goes to _Madagascar_; meets there _Culliford_ the Pyrate, shifts into the _Queda_, and shares the rest of her Cargo, 75. His Men desert from him to 40; goes to _Amboyna_, hears he is declared a Pyrate in _England_; Lord _Bellamont_ prints his Justification; a Pardon granted to Pyrates, _Avery_ and _Kid_ excepted, 76. _Kid_ goes to, and is secured at _New York_; some of his Crew depending on the Pardon, are confined; sent to _England_ and condemn'd, 3 excepted, 77. A Distinction of the Lawyers; _Kid_ found guilty of the Murder of his Gunner; some plead the King's Pardon to no Purpose, 78. _Mullins_ his Plea, 78, 79. _Kid_'s Plea useless, he and his Men indicted, executed, 80. Of Captain TEW.