The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730
George Francis Dow and John Henry Edmonds
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. ILLUSTRATIONS4. INTRODUCTION5. CHAPTER I The Beginnings of English Piracy6. CHAPTER II Dixey Bull, the First Pirate in New England Waters and Some Others who Followed Him7. CHAPTER III John Rhoade, Pilot of the Dutch Pirates on the Coast of Maine8. CHAPTER IV Thomas Pound, Pilot of the King’s Frigate, who became a Pirate and Died a Gentleman9. CHAPTER V Capt. William Kidd, Privateersman and Reputed Pirate10. CHAPTER VI Thomas Tew, who Retired and Lived at Newport11. CHAPTER VII John Quelch and his Crew who were Hanged in Boston and their Gold Distributed12. CHAPTER VIII Samuel Bellamy, whose Ship was Wrecked at Wellfleet and 144 Drowned13. CHAPTER IX George Lowther who Captured Thirty-Three Vessels in Seventeen Months14. CHAPTER X Ned Low of Boston and how he became a Pirate Captain15. CHAPTER XI Captain Roberts’ Account of what Happened on Low’s Ship16. CHAPTER XI Captain Roberts’ Account of what Happened on Low’s Ship (continued 2)17. CHAPTER XII The Brutal Career and Miserable End of Ned Low18. CHAPTER XIII The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton19. ASHTON’S MEMORIAL An History of the Strange Adventures, and Signal Deliverances of Mr. PHILIP ASHTON, Jun. of Marblehead20. ASHTON’S MEMORIAL An History of the Strange Adventures, and Signal Deliverances of Mr. PHILIP ASHTON, Jun. of Marblehead (continued 2)21. CHAPTER XIV Nicholas Merritt’s[135] Account of His Escape from Pirates22. CHAPTER XV Francis Farrington Spriggs, Companion of Capt. Ned Low23. CHAPTER XVI Charles Harris who was Hanged at Newport with Twenty-five of his Crew24. CHAPTER XVII John Phillips whose Head was Cut off and Pickled25. CHAPTER XVIII William Fly, who was Hanged in Chains on Nix’s Mate26. CHAPTER XIX Pirate Haunts and Cruising Grounds27. CHAPTER XX Pirate Life and Death28. APPENDIX I Captain Ploughman’s Privateering Commission29. II Captain Ploughman’s Instructions30. III The Dying Speeches of Captain Quelch and his Companions31. IV John Fillmore’s Narrative32. V An “Act of Grace”33. INDEX34. PUBLICATIONS OF THE MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY