Much about the same Time he went to one of the _Malabar_ Islands for Wood and Water, and his Cooper being ashore, was murder'd by the Natives; upon which _Kid_ himself landed, and burnt and pillaged several of their Houses, the People running away; but having taken one, he caused him to be tied to a Tree, and commanded one of his Men to shoot him; then putting to Sea again he took the greatest Prize, which fell into his Hands, while he followed this Trade; this was a _Moorish_ Ship of 400 Tons richly laden, named the _Queda_ Merchant, the Master whereof was an _English_ Man, he was call'd _Wright_, for the _Indians_ often make Use of _English_ or _Dutch_ Men to command their Ships, their own Mariners not being so good Artists in Navigation.--_Kid_ chased her under _French_ Colours, and having come up with her, he ordered her to hoist out her Boat, and to send on Board of him, which being done, he told _Wright_ he was his Prisoner; and informing himself concerning the said Ship, he understood there were no _Europeans_ on Board, except two _Dutch_, and one _Frenchman_, all the Rest being _Indians_ or _Armenians_, and that the _Armenians_ were Part Owners of the Cargoe. _Kid_ gave the _Armenians_ to understand, that if they would offer any Thing that was worth his taking for their Ransome, he would hearken to it: Upon which, they proposed to pay him twenty thousand Rupees, not quite three thousand Pounds Sterling; but _Kid_ judged this would be making a bad Bargain, wherefore he rejected it, and setting the Crew on Shore, at different Places on the Coast, he soon sold as much of the Cargoe as came to near ten thousand Pounds. With Part of it he also trafficked, receiving in Exchange Provisions, or such other Goods as he wanted; by Degrees he disposed of the whole Cargoe, and when the Division was made, it came to about two hundred Pounds a Man, and having reserved forty Shares to himself, his Dividend amounted to about eight thousand Pounds Sterling. The _Indians_ along the Coast came on Board and traffick'd with all Freedom, and he punctually performed his Bargains, till about the Time he was ready to sail; and then thinking he should have no further Occasion for them, he made no Scruple of taking their Goods, and setting them on Shore without any Payment in Money or Goods, which they little expected; for as they had been used to deal with Pyrates, they always found them Men of Honour in the Way of Trade: A People, Enemies to Deceit, and that scorn'd to rob but in their own Way.