The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crewsDefoe, Daniel
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The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crews
Defoe, Daniel
Pirates -- Early works to 1800
Business; the Diet of the People, 165. His Manner of Life, 166.
Description of the Town, &c. 167, 168, 169. The Manner of the King's
taking the Air, 169, 170. The Death of Malefactors, ib. The Augazet
describ'd; the Bozee a monstrous amphibious Creature; the Massau and
Sachew described, 171. The King's Diversions; the Genius of the People;
a Tradition among them, 172. Description of the _Pyone_; the Molatto is
question'd for going out of the Town, 173. He attends the King to the
_Moorzacks_; what they are; the Conversation of the Day, 174. The
Molotto under great Apprehensions; he is order'd to the _Moorzacks_,
175. He is taught his Duty, 176. Description of a _Pohalick_, 177. He is
sent for to the City, clapp'd into Prison; the Reason of it, 178. His
Conversation with the Jaylor, and afterwards with the King, 179. The
Manner of his passing his Time, being remanded back to the _Moorzacks_,
180, 181. By what Accident he comes into Favour, 182. He teaches the Way
of Fishing with a Line, 183. The Execution of a _Passau_, 184. A
particular Description of the _Moorzacks_, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188. The
Funeral Ceremony of the _Magadoxians_, 189, 190. The Religion 191. A
Rebellion; a Ship appears; the Molotto brought to the Army, 192.
Treachery of the King, 193. A great Slaughter; the Molotto hears of a
Ship; meditates his Escape, 194. He gets away in the Night, 195. He
comes up to a large River; discovers six Men in his Pursuit; swims over
the River, 196. Escapes a large Alligator; spies the Ship, 197. Is taken
on board a _Dutch_ Boat, 198. Two of his Pursuers swim on board the
Boat; give an Account of one being devour'd by an Alligator, 199. The
Molotto goes to _Batavia_; sails in the _Dutch_ Service; from _Holland_
comes to _England_, 200.
Of Captain BELLAMY.
Turns Pyrate with _Williams_, they take Captain _Prince_; _Bellamy_ is
made Captain of the Prize; infest the Coast of _Virginia_, 201. A great
Storm, 202. Captain _Beer_ taken, 203. _Bellamy_'s Speech to _Beer_,
204. An odd Accident, 205, 206. _Williams_ takes a Vessel off _Cape
Cod_, 206. Description of _Nova Scotia_; the Pyrates careen in the River
_Mechises_, 207. A Sailor's Advice, 208, 209. A smart Engagement, 210.
The _Mary Anne_ taken, _ib._ the _Whidaw_ lost; Cruelty of the Pyrates;
Execution of 7 of them, 211.
Of Captain FLY.
He is shipp'd by Captain _Green_, 212. Conspiracy against, and barbarous
Murder of, Captain _Green_, &c. 213, 214, 215. _Fly_ chosen Captain;
_Fulker_ taken, 216. Barbarity used towards _Fulker_, 217. Captain
_Gale_ taken, 218. A florid Speech of _Fly_'s, 219. _Harris_ taken, 220.
A Schooner taken, 221. _Fly_ surprized and taken, 222. He &c. are
executed, 223.
Of Captain HOWARD.
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