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A39084	The history of the bucaniers being an impartial relation of all the battels, sieges, and other most eminent assaults committed for several years upon the coasts of the West-Indies by the pirates of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English & other nations : more especially the unparallel'd atchievements of Sir H.M. / made English from the Dutch copy ; written by J. Esquemeling, one of the bucaniers ; very much corrected from the errours of the original by the relations of some English gentlemen that then resided in those parts.	Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier); Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698.	1684 (1684)	Wing E3898; ESTC R37324	82,580	221

great Enemies to their Cattel destroying them in great numbers they are seen in Woods and Fields to the number of three or fourscore together they are so fierce that they dare assault a whole herd of wild Bores not leaving them till they have kill'd two or three of them he that draws the first blood in this Action has so much respect put upon him by the rest that when the Bore is kill'd all of them lie down upon the grass until he has eaten as much as he can devour then they fall in for their share and eat up what remains The Governor of Tortuga understanding that these wild Dogs destroyed too many of the Bores caused great quantities of Poison to be brought from France to destroy them he caused also some old Horses to be kill'd and having with this Poison invenomed the flesh laid them in the Fields and Woods where the Dogs used to resort this he did for the space of half a year in which time there was an incredible number of them destroyed yet not so many as to make their number seem less for after all this Industry they did not seem fewer by one then they were before These Dogs were brought to this Island at first by the Spaniards for they finding the Indians to make the Woods their shelter whenever they were pursued resolved if possible they should not be secure there whereupon they sent over to Spain for Dogs which were sent to them in vast numbers with them they would search for and find out an Indian in the most solitary and intricate thickets whereby they forc'd them to leave their old Sanctuaries and to submit to a most cruel Sword yea so cruel were these Spaniards to them that they conceived such horrour of them and their proceedings that to avoid them they betook themselves to Caves and Dens where they died in great numbers the Spaniards now finding the Indians almost quite rooted out of the Land bethought themselves how to dispatch their Dogs also but this they found not so easy a task for the Mastives betook themselves to the Woods and Fields there to hunt for their Prey till at length they became unacquainted with their former Masters and so at length quite wild In this Island also are wild Horses running up and down the Island in whole herds they are very ill shap'd being of low stature short bodied long neck'd The Hunters catch them only for the advantage they make by their skins but their wild Cows are much diminished by the constant practice of the Hunters yet they make considerable profit of them until this day Of the Birds that are here found THE Parrot is a Bird that is known in most places but owes its original to these parts of the World only especially in Hispaniola there are very many of them they build their Nests in holes of Palmito-trees which holes another small Bird called Carpintero with great industry does make God and Nature having so provided for the Parrot as not capable of it self to excavate any Wood by reason of the bluntness and crookedness of its Bill Pigeons of all sorts are also to be found here where the Inhabitants observe the same season of eating them with those of Tortuga little or no difference being found betwixt the Pigeons of the two Islands only these of Hispaniola are somewhat bigger and fatter than the other They have another small Bird here which they call Cabrerus or Goat-keeper who feeds for the most part upon Crabbs of the Sea in this Bird are found seven distinct Gall Bladders which makes their flesh so bitter and unsavoury that none can taste it Crows and Ravens are to be found here in great numbers but they make such a hideous noise through the whole Island that they are more troublesom than useful to the Inhabitants their ordinary food are wild Doggs which the Buccaniers kill with their Guns wherewith they are so well acquainted that they no sooner hear the report of a Fowling-piece in any part of the Island but they gather from all quarters to that place expecting there somewhat to feed upon The Manner of Planting Tobacco THE Planters began to cultivate this Island in the year 1598. that which they planted first was Tobacco which prospered admirably and was also very good although at first they could plant but little by reason of the small circumference of the Island yet were they so much encouraged by their success that they began to seek out in other places Land fit for this purpose the first Land they made choice of for this end was Call de Sac lying upon the South of this Island where by degrees they brought it to such perfection that now there are above two thousand Planters in those Fields The manner of planting this so much us'd Herb is they make certain Beds of Earth in the Fields about twelve foot square wherein they sow their Tobacco-seed covering it over with Palmito leaves to defend it from the scorching heat of the Sun when it grows to any bigness they transplant it setting every Plant at the distance of three foot from each other observing always the fittest season for doing of it which is from January till the beginning of April then they very carefully weed it for the least Root of any other Herb will stifle it When it is grown to the height of one foot they lop off the tops thereby to hinder the stalks from shooting too much and that the Plant may receive greater strength from the Earth When it is fully ripe they prepare apartments in their houses which they fill with branches of Trees and Rafters and upon them they lay their Tobacco to dry when it is well dryed they strip off the leaves from the stalks and make it up into Rolls having people imployed in this work and no other to whom they give a tenth part for their labour I might here have given an account of the manner of making Sugar Indigo and Gimbes but since these are none of the Commodities of this place I purposely omit them FINIS

a little enrag'd at something of farther Intelligence that he had received that the Spanish Governor had given Order to the Captain not to return unless he had totally destroyed the Pirates to which purpose he had given them a Negro to officiate the Office of a Hangman in the dispatch of all but Lolonnois himself whom he ordered to be brought to Havana for a more splendid Execution Therefore Lolonnois resolv'd if he could to Triumph over the Triumphers and to let em understand that they had reckon'd without their Host. To effect his purpose he first seiz'd certain Fishermen to shew him the entrance into the Port in the night time when they came near the Ship the Watch call'd out From whence their Vessel and whither they had seen any Pirates To which Lolonnois constrained the Fishermen to answer They had seen no Pirates nor any thing like a Pirate which lull'd the Spaniards into a persuasion that the Rovers were gone But the next morning by break of day Lolonnois assail'd the Vessel so vigorously that notwithstanding all the resistance the Spaniards could make they were forc'd to surrender their Ship Hangman and all to the Victor who after he had shut 'em down under Hatches caused the poor wretches to be brought up one by one to satisfy his revenge with the loss of their Heads Amongst the rest the Negro Hangman appeared who begged hard for his life whom Lolonnois after he had made him confess as much as he desired to know sent to accompany his Masters He reserved only one to carry the Tidings to the Governor of Havana with a Message also in writing telling him That he had only retaliated the Kindness which he had intended for himself and his Friends and that he hoped to execute the same sentence upon his Donship which he had designed for his punishment Assuring him that all the Mercy which he should hereafter shew to any Spaniard whatever that fell into his hands should be to give him no Quarter On the other side the Governor fretted at his loss foam'd at the Insolence of the Message and swore in answer to it That he would never give Quarter to the Pirates But the Spaniards whowere sensible that the Pirates had a hundred more opportunities of Revenge then he desired him not to make so rash an Oath that would be much more to their prejudice then that of the Pirates who had got a trick by their Courage and Valour to keep out of his power so that upon second thoughts he thought fit to curb his passion and think well of their cooler advice In the mean time Lolonnois gave the Governor leave to Rodomontade while he made merry in his Ship which did not a little glad his heart as being a Vessel fit for his turn for now he wanted nothing but more Men and more Provisions to visit the Governor himself To recruit himself therefore after he had cruzed a while in the adjoyning Seas to little or no purpose he steered for Maracaibo where by a Wile and policy sometimes goes beyond strength he took a Ship laden with Plate and other Merchandise to buy Cocao Nuts And so satisfied for the present he returned to Tortuga where he was received with no small joy by the Inhabitants who knew it would not be long before they should have their share And now swell'd with these Successes he began to meditate great Things designing a Fleet that should carry no less then 500 Men with necessary Provisions believing himself to be some petty Prince and threatning the destruction of all the Sea-cost Towns of the Spanish Dominions Such is the hatred of those that have nothing to those that are Masters of Plenty CHAP. V. Lolonnois sets forth a Fleet to ravage the Sea-Coast Towns of the Spanish Dominions with strange and dismal Resolutions to sack and plunder VVHat Cruelties the Spaniards committed in their new Conquer'd Countries of America is well known to all the world by the Relations of their own Countrymen therefore though these Buccaneers cannot be excus'd yet they may be in some measure look'd upon as the scourges of God for the impious extirpations of those poor innocent Indians Well then Lolonnois having these lofty designs in his head gives notice of his Intendments to all the Pirates far and near And now methinks I see 'em assembl'd and now methinks I hear the great and furious Lolonnois speaking to the listning and greedy Rovers like another Agamennon to his Greeks Sons of Thunder whose daring Arms are able to pull Jupiter from his Throne Shall we alwaies lie hunting paltry Fisher Boats Have not the Spaniards Towns and Cities where Gold and Silver Pearls and precious Stones lie Mountain high in Piles And now methinks I hear the Boystrous Rout interrupting him cry out with loud Acclamations Long live Captain Lolonnois The Spaniards tear up the Bowels of our Mother Earth for Gold and Silver but we 'l tear both from out the Spaniards bowels When Lolonnois beheld this mischievous Unanimity among the Pirates he strook while the Iron was hot and hastned Contributions and Preparations with all the speed imaginable Michael de Basco too a famous Pirate but one that with more prudence had preserved what he had got and now liv'd at ease and in dignity as being Major of the Island taken with the Grandure of the Design offer'd to joyn with Lolonnois upon Condition he might command the Land Forces which being agreed with some other Covenants as Thieves many times far sooner cement then honest men a Fleet is presently got ready and six hundred and odd Miscreants are stowed in it all full of Hopes and swell'd with expectation so that if you could have look'd into their Bellies you might have seen whole Towns i' their Guts for they had already swallow'd all the Spanish America All things being in a readiness they set Sail for Bayala upon the North-side of Hispaniola where they took in a supply of French Hunters Volunteers and furnish'd themselves with Provisions and other Necessaries and now there is no man of Compassion but would pity the poor Diego's and Roderigoe's to consider the sad disaster that threatned them From thence they set Sail to the Eastern Cape of the Island of Punta d Espada where they espied a Ship coming from Porto Ricco bound for New-Spain The Trojans never hoop'd so when they landed in Italy as the Pirates did at the sight of that Ship which they saw coming to offer itself as the first fruits of their intentended Harvest This Ship Lolonnois resolv'd as Admiral to take alone and therefore ordered the rest of the Fleet to stay for him upon the Eastern side of the Cape de Punta d' Espada Nor did the Spaniards refuse the Combat though they had had time sufficient to have gotten out of the way as being well arm'd and well man'd But they had better have been asleep in their Beds For after they had toil'd and sweat and fought for

a lively Portraiture of what attendeth wickedness in the end being brought very low for want they resolved every man to seek by what means to help himself The party of which we are to speak they steered their course along the Coast of Costa Rica intending if possible to purchase some Provision and to careen their Ship in some secure place within few days they came to a Port call'd Boca del Toro where they found abundance of eatable Tortoises The circumference of the place is about 10 Leagues being surrounded with little Islands The Inhabitants of these Islands are wild Indians who could never be brought under the Spanish Yoak This people are divided according to the variety of Idioms of their Language into several customs and fashions which occasions much contention and wars amongst them some of them kept Commerce with the Pirates a long time giving them a part of the best food or other Commodities the Country affordeth in exchange for some Iron Instruments Beads or other Toys which among them were in greater esteem then the preciousest Jewels but at length they found the Pirates a little too hard for them to deal with whereupon they gave over any further Trading with them Here they went ashoar for provision but to little purpose nothing being to be had except a few Crocodiles Eggs wherefore they steered Eastward where they met with three Boats more of their companions who were left at Chagre they told them that their condition was low for hunger and that C. M. himself was brought to that pass that he could afford his men no more allowance than once a day they hearing this chang'd their course and steered Westward where in a short time they found abundance of Tortoise so that nothing now was wanting to them but fresh Water This also they knew was to be had in the neighbouring Islands but thought it unsafe for them to go on shoar because of the Envy betwixt the Inhabitants and the Pirates however as need makes naked men run so thirst made them rather hazard their lives than want Water any longer whereupon they resolved to land all in one Island which they did but while some went to range in the Woods and others to fill their Barrels suddenly the Indians came upon them upon which they presently flee to their Arms and began briskly to fire at them which made them advance no further but run away with speed the Pirates not pursuing them esteeming their Water more precious than any thing they could promise themselves from that attempt but as they returned back they found two Indians dead upon the shoar one of which they understood to be a Person of Quality by his habit which was very costly Among other things he wore on his face a planch of massive Gold which hung down at his Chin either to cover his Beard or instead of one After the Pirates were gone on board they heard a hideous noise from the shoar which put them in fear that the Indians had called in their Neighbours to their aid against them but their fears were groundless for this kind of Indians never goes to Sea neither give they themselves to build any Vessels for Navigation not so much as a Fisher-Boat The Pirates having no further hopes of purchasing any thing thereabout they resolve for Jamaica being set forth the Wind blew contrary which caus'd them to make use of their Oars till they came nigh the River Chagre here they spyed a Ship making toward them as if she intended to board them they apprehending her to belong to Cartagena thought she was come to reckon with them for bypast scores whereupon hoising all their Sails they ran before the Wind hoping to escape or at least to take shelter somewhere but the other easily getting the Wind of them stopt their course yet when she came nigher they discovered them to be their former Comrades now in the same case with them This Encounter retarded their Voyage the space of two days which obliged them to return to their former station thence they sailed to a place called Boca dele Dragon to make provision for their Voyage Here they found a Creature whom the Spaniards call Manentines the Duck a Sea-Cow because headed like a Cow They are commonly found in such places under Water as are full of grass on which it is supposed they feed they have no Ears but in their place two little holes scarce capable to contain a Bean nigh unto the neck they have two wings under which are two udders much like unto the breasts of a Woman the skin of their back is two inches thick their belly is every way like a Cows their manner of ingendring being also the same they hear so well that the Fisher-men in taking them must not make the least noise not so much as to speak to one another but must do all by signs But the Pirates could do no good at this kind of fishing therefore some went to the Woods to hunt while others went to catch some other kind of Fish which they were not long about before they saw two Indians in a Canow upon the Water who no sooner saw them but went on shoar carrying the Canow betwixt them as if it were so much Straw their nimbleness carried them away from the Pirates so that though they had the Canow with them to impede their motion yet they ran as if they had not an ounce weight to burden them The Pirates having left that place in four and twenty hours arrived at Rio de Zuera where they found some houses belonging to Cartagena inhabited by the Spaniards these the Pirates resolved to visit but found nothing but an empty Habitation all the Inhabitants being fled with their goods which forced them to rest satisfied with a certain Fruit which there is called Platano of which they filled their Boats and continued their Voyage designing to find out some Creek to careen their Ship in which was become very leaky at length they came to a place called the Bay of Bleevelt where one Party fell to careening of the Vessel while the other went to the Woods for Hunting Those who went a Hunting found a great store of Porcupines of a huge bigness also some Pheasants but their best sport was in shooting at the Monkeys being of such nimbleness that they could hardly kill one of them but did cost them fifteen or sixteen shots Of these Monkeys there were an infinite number in this place where it was pleasant to see the Female dodge along with their little ones upon their backs just as the Negroes do their Children if any pass under the Trees where they sit they will commonly squirt their excrements upon their heads and clothes Also if any of them chance to be wounded the rest will flock about it and lay their hand upon the wound to stop the blood others will gather Moss that groweth upon the Trees and thrust it into the wound yea 't is said