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## A General History of the Pyrates

### by Captain Charles Johnson

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- Witness ed1-1724: A General History of the Pyrates, 1724 1st ed
- Witness ed2-1724: A General History of the Pyrates, 1724 2nd ed.
- Witness ed3-1725: A General History of the Pyrates, 1725 3rd ed.
- Witness issue-1725: A General History of the Pirates, 1725 issue
- Witness ed4-1726v1: A General History of the Pyrates, 1726 4th ed. Vol.1
- Witness ed4-1726v2: A General History of the Pyrates, 1726 4th ed. Vol.2

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Title Page 1724 1st ed. Title Page 1724 2nd ed. Title Page 1725 3rd ed Title Page 1725 issue Title Page 1726 4th ed. V.1 Title Page 1726 4th ed V.2
1
A GENERAL THE
2
HISTORY HISTORY and LIVES
3
OF THE Of all the most Notorious,
4
Robberies and Murders
not seen in further editions
PYRATES, PIRATES,
PYRATES,
g
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
5
Of the most notorious
not seen in other editions aside from 1725 issue
FROM AND THEIR Containing the LIVES of
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PYRATES Their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island of CREWS, Captain Misson. }{ Captain Fly.
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AND ALSO Providence, to the present Time. From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled Captain Bowen. }{ Captain Howard.
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Their Policies, Discipline and Government, With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Captain Kidd. }{ Captain Lewis.
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From their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island MARY READ and ANNE BONNY; Williams , his Lieutenant, &c. who were Captain Tew . }{ Captain Cornelius.
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of Providence , in 1717, to the present Year 1724. Contain'd in the following Chapters, hang’d at Execution Dock, June 11. 1725, Captain Halsey. }{ Captain Williams.
11
WITH Introduction. }{ IX. Of Capt.
Captain
g
Gloss note: in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it return to Captain
and Roberts. for Piracy
Pyracy
g
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
and Murther
Murder
g
Gloss note: irregluar spelling
; and afterwards Captain White. }{ Captain Burgess.
12
The remarkable ACTIONS and ADVENTURES of the two Fe~ Chap. I. Of Capt. Avery. }{ X. Of Capt. Anstis. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed. Anstis is in 2nd, 3rd & 4th eds.
hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Captain Condent. }{ Captain North.
13
male Pyrates, Mary Read and Anne-Bonny. II. Of Capt. Martel. }{ XI. Of Capt. Worley. Deptford. Captain Bellamy. }{ And their several CREWS.
14
To which is prefix'd III. Of Capt. Teach. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Teach is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
}{ XII. Of Capt. Lowther. Giving a more full and true Account than any And their several CREWS.
15
An ACCOUNT of the famous Captain Avery and his Com- IV. Of Capt. Bonnet. }{ XIII. Of Capt. Low. yet Published, of all their Murthers, Pira- Intermix'd with a
16
panions; with the Manner of his Death in England. V. Of Capt. England. }{ XIV. Of Capt. Evans. - cies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Description of MAGADOXA in Ethiopia ; the natural Hatred
17
The Whole digested into the following CHAPTERS; VI. Of Capt. Vane. }{ XV. Of Capt. Phillips. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Phillips is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
Ways of Living. and Cruelty of the Inhabitants to all Whites; their Laws, Man-
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Chap.I. Of Captain Avery. }{ VIII. Of Captain England. VII. Of Capt. Rackam. }{ XVI. Of Capt. Spriggs. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Spriggs is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
------------------------------------ ners, Customs, Government and Religion: With a particular
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II. The Rife of Pyrates. }{ IX. Of Captain Davis. VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ And their several Crews. g
Gloss note: This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ XVII. Of Capt. Smith. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st & 2nd eds.; Smith is in the 3rd & 4th eds.
Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being ACCOUNT of the beautiful Tombs, and their Ceremony
20
III. Of Captain Martel. }{ X. Of Captain Roberts. To which is added .
chnaged to a "." it is a "," in all others
g
Gloss note: Changed only in the 2nd ed.
And their several CREWS. the Representation of each Pirate. of guarding them, taken from Captain Beavis’s Journal ; and
21
IV. Of Captain Bonnet. }{ XI. Of Captain Worley. A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil To which is added, ------------------------------------- that of a Molotto, who belong’d to the said Captain, was taken
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V. Of Captain Thatch. g
Gloss note: Thatch is not mentioned in editions 2, 3 or 4.
}{ XII. Of Captain Lowther. Law, in Relation to Pyracy. A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil To which is prefix’d, by, and lived several Years with the MAGADOXIANS.
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VI. Of Captain Vane . }{ XIII. Of Captain Low. ------------------------------------- Law, in Relation to Pyracy. An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. To the Whole is added
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VII. Of Captain Rackam. }{ XIV. Of Captain Evans. The second EDITION, with considerable ADDITIONS ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- An APPENDIX, which compleats the Lives of the first Volume,
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And their several Crews. ------------------------------------- The Third EDITION. The Fourth EDITION. LONDON: corrects ƒome Mistakes; and contains the Tryal and Execution
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To which is added, By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking- Of the Pyrates at Providence , under Governor Rogers ; with some other
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A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil Law, in ------------------------------------- By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON. VOL. I. Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s. necessary Insertions, which did not come to Hand till after the Publica
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Relation to PYRACY. LONDON: ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- tion of the first Volume, and which makes up what was defective. Col
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------------------------------------- Printed for, and sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater- LONDON: By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON. ---------------------------------- lected from Journals of Pyrates, brought away by a Person who was ta-
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By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON. Noster-Row, 1724. Printed for and sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater- ---------------------------------- ken by, and forc’d to live with them 12 Years; and from those of Com-
31
---------------------------------- Noster-Row. 1725. LONDON: manders, who had fallen into their Hands, some of whom have per-
32
LONDON, Printed for Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St. Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon , mitted their Names to be made use of as a Proof of the Veracity of
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Paul's Church-Yard, F. Lacy at the Ship near the Temple-Gate, and over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street. 1726. what we have published. The Whole instructive and entertaining.
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F. Stone next the Crown Coffee-house the back of Greys-Inn , 1724. ----------------------------------
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VOL. II.
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----------------------------------
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By Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, Author of Vol. I
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----------------------------------
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omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci. Hor.
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----------------------------------
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LONDON:
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Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon,
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over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street.
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Witness
Title Page 1724 1st ed. Title Page 1724 2nd ed. Title Page 1725 3rd ed Title Page 1725 issue Title Page 1726 4th ed. V.1 Title Page 1726 4th ed V.2
1
A GENERAL THE
2
HISTORY HISTORY and LIVES
3
OF THE Of all the most Notorious,
4
Robberies and Murders
not seen in further editions
PYRATES, PIRATES,
PYRATES,
g
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
5
Of the most notorious
not seen in other editions aside from 1725 issue
FROM AND THEIR Containing the LIVES of
6
PYRATES Their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island of CREWS, Captain Misson. }{ Captain Fly.
7
AND ALSO Providence, to the present Time. From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled Captain Bowen. }{ Captain Howard.
8
Their Policies, Discipline and Government, With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Captain Kidd. }{ Captain Lewis.
9
From their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island MARY READ and ANNE BONNY; Williams , his Lieutenant, &c. who were Captain Tew . }{ Captain Cornelius.
10
of Providence , in 1717, to the present Year 1724. Contain'd in the following Chapters, hang’d at Execution Dock, June 11. 1725, Captain Halsey. }{ Captain Williams.
11
WITH Introduction. }{ IX. Of Capt.
Captain
g
Gloss note: in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it return to Captain
and Roberts. for Piracy
Pyracy
g
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
and Murther
Murder
g
Gloss note: irregluar spelling
; and afterwards Captain White. }{ Captain Burgess.
12
The remarkable ACTIONS and ADVENTURES of the two Fe~ Chap. I. Of Capt. Avery. }{ X. Of Capt. Anstis. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed. Anstis is in 2nd, 3rd & 4th eds.
hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and Captain Condent. }{ Captain North.
13
male Pyrates, Mary Read and Anne-Bonny. II. Of Capt. Martel. }{ XI. Of Capt. Worley. Deptford. Captain Bellamy. }{ And their several CREWS.
14
To which is prefix'd III. Of Capt. Teach. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Teach is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
}{ XII. Of Capt. Lowther. Giving a more full and true Account than any And their several CREWS.
15
An ACCOUNT of the famous Captain Avery and his Com- IV. Of Capt. Bonnet. }{ XIII. Of Capt. Low. yet Published, of all their Murthers, Pira- Intermix'd with a
16
panions; with the Manner of his Death in England. V. Of Capt. England. }{ XIV. Of Capt. Evans. - cies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Description of MAGADOXA in Ethiopia ; the natural Hatred
17
The Whole digested into the following CHAPTERS; VI. Of Capt. Vane. }{ XV. Of Capt. Phillips. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Phillips is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
Ways of Living. and Cruelty of the Inhabitants to all Whites; their Laws, Man-
18
Chap.I. Of Captain Avery. }{ VIII. Of Captain England. VII. Of Capt. Rackam. }{ XVI. Of Capt. Spriggs. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Spriggs is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
------------------------------------ ners, Customs, Government and Religion: With a particular
19
II. The Rife of Pyrates. }{ IX. Of Captain Davis. VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ And their several Crews. g
Gloss note: This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ XVII. Of Capt. Smith. g
Gloss note: Not in 1st & 2nd eds.; Smith is in the 3rd & 4th eds.
Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being ACCOUNT of the beautiful Tombs, and their Ceremony
20
III. Of Captain Martel. }{ X. Of Captain Roberts. To which is added .
chnaged to a "." it is a "," in all others
g
Gloss note: Changed only in the 2nd ed.
And their several CREWS. the Representation of each Pirate. of guarding them, taken from Captain Beavis’s Journal ; and
21
IV. Of Captain Bonnet. }{ XI. Of Captain Worley. A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil To which is added, ------------------------------------- that of a Molotto, who belong’d to the said Captain, was taken
22
V. Of Captain Thatch. g
Gloss note: Thatch is not mentioned in editions 2, 3 or 4.
}{ XII. Of Captain Lowther. Law, in Relation to Pyracy. A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil To which is prefix’d, by, and lived several Years with the MAGADOXIANS.
23
VI. Of Captain Vane . }{ XIII. Of Captain Low. ------------------------------------- Law, in Relation to Pyracy. An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy. To the Whole is added
24
VII. Of Captain Rackam. }{ XIV. Of Captain Evans. The second EDITION, with considerable ADDITIONS ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- An APPENDIX, which compleats the Lives of the first Volume,
25
And their several Crews. ------------------------------------- The Third EDITION. The Fourth EDITION. LONDON: corrects ƒome Mistakes; and contains the Tryal and Execution
26
To which is added, By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking- Of the Pyrates at Providence , under Governor Rogers ; with some other
27
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil Law, in ------------------------------------- By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON. VOL. I. Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s. necessary Insertions, which did not come to Hand till after the Publica
28
Relation to PYRACY. LONDON: ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- tion of the first Volume, and which makes up what was defective. Col
29
------------------------------------- Printed for, and sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater- LONDON: By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON. ---------------------------------- lected from Journals of Pyrates, brought away by a Person who was ta-
30
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON. Noster-Row, 1724. Printed for and sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater- ---------------------------------- ken by, and forc’d to live with them 12 Years; and from those of Com-
31
---------------------------------- Noster-Row. 1725. LONDON: manders, who had fallen into their Hands, some of whom have per-
32
LONDON, Printed for Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St. Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon , mitted their Names to be made use of as a Proof of the Veracity of
33
Paul's Church-Yard, F. Lacy at the Ship near the Temple-Gate, and over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street. 1726. what we have published. The Whole instructive and entertaining.
34
F. Stone next the Crown Coffee-house the back of Greys-Inn , 1724. ----------------------------------
35
VOL. II.
36
----------------------------------
37
By Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, Author of Vol. I
38
----------------------------------
39
omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci. Hor.
40
----------------------------------
41
LONDON:
42
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon,
43
over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street.
44
40
Textual Notes
issue-1725
Line number 4
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
ed2-1724 ed3-1725 ed4-1726v1
Line number 11
Gloss note: in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it return to Captain
issue-1725
Line number 11
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
issue-1725
Line number 11
Gloss note: irregluar spelling
ed2-1724 ed3-1725 ed4-1726v1
Line number 12
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed. Anstis is in 2nd, 3rd & 4th eds.
ed2-1724 ed3-1725 ed4-1726v1
Line number 14
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Teach is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
ed2-1724 ed3-1725 ed4-1726v1
Line number 17
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Phillips is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
ed2-1724 ed3-1725 ed4-1726v1
Line number 18
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Spriggs is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
ed2-1724
Line number 19
Gloss note: This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
ed3-1725 ed4-1726v1
Line number 19
Gloss note: Not in 1st & 2nd eds.; Smith is in the 3rd & 4th eds.
ed2-1724
Line number 20
Gloss note: Changed only in the 2nd ed.
ed1-1724
Line number 22
Gloss note: Thatch is not mentioned in editions 2, 3 or 4.
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