n opportunity to get away when the boat went ashore, who went to
a farm-house which lay under a hill where he hired a horse and rode
to _Kirkwall_, a market town about twelve miles off, where he informed
them what they were; whereupon they raised the Country to defend
themselves. The Pirates soon hearing what was done, ten more of them
went away with the longboat, making the best of their way for
_Scotland_, who were some time after taken in the _Frith_ of
_Edinburgh_, and made Prisoners.

This so provoked _Gow_, that he resolved to plunder the Country, be
the consequence what it would, and in order thereto, he sent _Belvin_
his Boatswain, with _Rob_ and Four more, to Mr. _Honnyman's_ house,
the Sheriff, who not being at home, his Servants let them in, not
suspecting their design. They immediately fell to work, but Mr.
_Honnyman's_ Daughter had the presence of mind to hide the money in a
tub of feathers, till she found an opportunity to carry it away, by
the contrivance of _Alexander Rob_, who was placed centinel at the
door. But when the Boatswain found the treasure was gone, Gow having
before told them where it lay, he swore he would burn the house, and
all that was in it, which the young Lady hearing, she runs to the
Charter-room where the Treasure lay, and threw it out of the Window,
jumping herself after. However, they plundered the house of about
fifty pounds, and some plate, and then forced a servant who played on
the bag-pipes, to pipe before them to the ship, whom they also
detained, and was brought along with them to the _Marshalsea_, where
he was sick till his release.

The next day they weighed anchor, and came to _Calf-Sound_, where the
boatswain went ashore again with four armed Men, meeting with no
Plunder. From thence they went to the Island of _Eda_, to plunder the
house of Mr. _Fea_, whom _Gow_ had formerly been School-fellow with,
and knowing him to be a Man of Courage, believed that the Alarm at
_Caristoun_ had drawn him thither: But Mr. _Fea's_ wife at that Time
being very sick in Bed, kept him at home, and having notice of them he
sent a letter to _Gow_ by _James Laing_, to desire him to withdraw,
assuring him that most of the inhabitants were fled to the mountains
on the report of his being a Pirate, desiring him to send the
messenger safe back, at whose return the affrights of the people would
be over. _Gow_ sent him word back, that he would write to nobody, but
if Mr. _Fea_ would send his men