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And now I saw her froas vanished quite, her eyes groondrous gentle and her lips curving to a smile; and so she reached out her hand to reat solace and co to the roar of this thened thereby

WhenAda the candle nearer fell to exa the book more closely It was a smallish volues, its stout leathern covers battered and stained, and an ill-looking thing I thought it; but opening it haphazard, I forgot all save the words I read (these written in Adam's small clerkly hand) for I came on this: May 10--Glory be and thanks unto that Providence hath beenin that I this day have fought and killed this er Tressady

Here followed divers accounts of his labours, his discovery of these caves anddevices day by day until I ca in for s and divers others of Bartlee) of that cursed ship "Lady's Delight" They landed, being fifteen in all and I in great fear and distress therefore They leaving their boat unwatched I stole thither and to reat joy found therein a watch-coat and bonnet, 3 muskets, 2 swords, 5 pistols with powder and shot, all of which did hide a-place) where I

May 29--This day 1 hour before dawn secured arrateful therefore

May 30--To-day set about strengthening and fortifying er Tressady is dead, there be other rogues yet to slay, their evilfull of lust for Black Bartlemy's Treasure and ues each and every known to ainst the saeance" galley) 3 Musquets with powder and shot Benjamin Galbally a-plenty Jasper Vokes 2 Swords Juliano Bartolozzi 1 Axe Benjamin Denton 2 Pikes Pierre Durand 5 Pistols John Ford A chain-shirt James Ballantyne Izaac Pym Robert Ball William Loveday Daniel Marston Ebenezer Phips A boy and one woman

June 1--This day, waked by a shot and the sounds of lewd brawling, I to hty alarmed Upon the sands a fire and thereby a wo for her She, poor soul, running to escape falls shot and they to furious fight Butthe of this lewd piratical rant of theirs Whereupon I tried a shot at the-barrelled arquebus to no purpose Have made me some ink and do answer very well