as _Phillips_ was often used blasphemously to say.

On the 25th of March, they took two ships from _Virginia_, the
Master's name of one was _John Phillips_, the Pirate's Name-sake; of
the other, _Robert Mortimer_, a stout young man. _Phillips_ staid on
board _Mortimer's_ Ship, while they transported the crew to the Sloop,
when _Mortimer_ took up a hand-spike and struck _Phillips_ over the
Head; but not knocking him down, he recovered and wounded _Mortimer_
with his sword; and the other two Pirates who were on board, coming
to _Phillip's_ assistance they cut _Mortimer_ to pieces, while his own
two men stood and looked on. Out of the other _Virginia_ Man, they
took _Edward Cheesman_, a carpenter, to supply the Place of _Fern_,
who being averse to that way of life, proposed to _J. Philamore_, who
was ordered to row _Cheesman_ on board _Mortimer's_ ship, to overthrow
their Piratical government; which from time to time, as occasion
offered, they consulted how to do. The Pirates, in the mean time,
robbed and plundered several ships and vessels, bending their course
towards _Newfoundland_, where they designed to raise more men, and do
all the mischief they could on the Banks, and in the harbours. Towards
which country, _Phillips_ making his way, took one _Salter_ in a Sloop
on the Isle of _Sables_, which he kept, and gave _Mortimer's_ Ship to
the Mate and crew; also a Schooner, one _Chadwell_ Master, which they
scuttled in order to sink: But _Phillips_ understanding that she
belonged to Mr. _Menors_ of _Newfoundland_, with whose Vessel they
first went off a-Pirating, said, _We have done him injury enough
already_, and so ordering his Vessel to be repaired, returned her to
the Master.

In the Afternoon, they chased another vessel, whose Master was an
Inward Light Man, named _Dependence Ellery_, who told _Phillips_ he
took him for a Pirate as soon as he saw him, otherwise he would not
have given him the Trouble of chasing him so long. This so provoked
_Phillips_ and his Crew, that they made poor _Dependence_, for his
Integrity, dance about the Ship till he was weary. After which they
took 10 other ships and vessels; and on the 14th of _April_, they took
a Sloop belonging to Cape _Anne_, _Andrew Harradine_ Master; which
looking upon to be more fit for their purpose, they came on board,
keeping only the Master of her Prisoner, and sending the crew away in
_Salter's_ vessel. _Cheesman_ broke his mind to _Harradine_, to
destroy t