The best was, they would seldom go to Sea, so long as they could possibly live on shoar, being compiled of _English, French, Dutch_ and _Moors,_ (but very few _Spaniards_ or _Italians_) commonly running one from another, till they became so disjointed, disordered, debauched, and miserable, {MN} that the _Turks_ and _Moors_ began to command them as Slaves, and force them to instruct them in their best skill, which many an accursed Runnagado, or _Christian_ turned _Turk_ did, till they have made those Sally-men or _Moors_ of _Barbary_ so Powerful as they be, to the Terror of all the Streights, and many times they take Purchase in the Main Ocean, yea sometimes in the narrow Seas in _England,_ and those are the most cruel Villains in _Turky_ or _Barbary;_ whose Natives are very Noble, and of good Natures, in comparison of them. * * * * * {MN} _Renegados._ {MN} To conclude, The Misery of a Pirate, (altho' many are sufficient Seamen as any) yet in regard of his superfluity, you shall find it such, that any wise Man would rather live amongst wild Beasts, than them; therefore let all unadvised Persons take heed they entertain that quality; and I could how wish Merchants, Gentlemen, and all Setters forth of Ships, not to be sparing of a Competent Pay, nor true Payment; for neither Soldiers nor Seamen can live without Means, but necessity will force them to steal; and when they are once entered into that Trade, they are hardly reclaimed. Those Titles of Seamen and Soldiers, have been most worthily honoured and esteemed, but now regarded for the most part, but as the scum of the World; regain therefore your wonted Reputations and endeavour rather to Adventure to those fair Plantations of our English Nation; which however in the beginning were scorned contemned, yet now you see how many Rich and Gallant People come from thence, who went thither as Poor as any Soldier or Sailer, and gets more in one Year, than you by Piracy in seven. I intreat you therefore to consider how many Thousands yearly go thither; also how many Ships and Sailers are imployed to Transport them, and what Custom they Yearly pay to our most Royal King Charles, whole Prosperity and his Kingdom's good, I humbly beseech the Immortal God to preserve and increase. * * * * * {MN} _Advertisements for Wild heads._ * * * * * F I N I S. * * * * * End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, by John Smith