An edition of The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford (1725)

The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford

giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate : To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy

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An edition of The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford (1725)

The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford

giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate : To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy

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Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge
Language
English
Pages
156

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The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11, 1725, for Piracy and Murther, and afterwards hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford: giving a more full and true Account than any yet Published, of all their Murthers, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Ways of Living. Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being the Representation of each Pirate : To which is prefix'd, An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy
1725, Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge
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Table of Contents

Captain Avery and his crew
Capt. Martel and his crew
Captain Teach, alias Blackbeard, and his crew
Major Stede Bonnet, and his crew
Captain Edward England, and his crew
Captain Charles Vane, and his crew
Captain Rackam, and his crew
The life of Mary Read
The life of Anne Bonny
Captain Howel Davis, and his crew
Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his crew
Captain Anstis, and his crew
Captain Worsley, and his crew
Captain George Lowther, and his crew
Captain Lowe, and his crew
Captain John Evans, and his crew
Captan John Phillips, and his crew
Captain Fern, and his crew
Captain Spriggs, and his crew
Captain John Gow, and his crew
Lieutenant Williams.

Edition Notes

An abridgment and adaptation of "A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates" attributed to Daniel Defoe. Cf. ESTC.

Signatures: A⁶ B-G¹² H⁶.

ESTC N66516

LC copy in red leather binding with gold tooling, marbled lining papers. Has bookplate of George Bentham on front paste-down. Front board detached.

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Library of Congress
F2161 .H66

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xii, 156 p.
Number of pages
156

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Open Library
OL30113363M
LCCN
10031667

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OL22071697W

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