Chapter VII

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

periodically accumulated over time

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

-ing form of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a hat tied under the chin

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

goods or money obtained illegally

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

confined by bonds

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

an occurrence of something

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a pass between mountain peaks

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

plural of “commander” — an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

wanted intensely

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

a quad with a square body

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

set up or found

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the head of a state government

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

indecision in speech or action

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

in the recent past

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the force of workers available

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

past form of “misinform” — give false or misleading information to

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used to form the superlative

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

a form of address for a man

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

absolutely essential

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a human being

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

a formal public statement

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

move upward

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

plural of “robbery” — larceny by threat of violence

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

Identical; not different.

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

express in words

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

transport commercially

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

toward the south

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

hair resembling thatched roofing material

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

of one mind; without dissent

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

precisely as stated

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

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From this reading In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

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From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of Satisfaction to be made the Owners, in Case of a Misfortune; so that the Governor found it necessary to call the General Assembly of the Province, without whom it was impossible for him to give them the Satisfaction they desired, and who, without any Hesitation, pass'd a Vote, that they would pay for the said Vessels, in Case they were lost, according to an Appraisement then made of them, and what other Expences accrued to carry on this necessary Expedition.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book.

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From this reading SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c.