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A General History of the Pyrates

by Captain Charles Johnson

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Diplomatic editions of this text are based on transcriptions created by Ingrid Reiche for an MA Thesis at Carleton Unversity

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  • Witness ed1-1724: 'A General History of the Pyrates, 1724 1st ed' (CaOTPH-910.4J57C.1 / TPL)
  • Witness ed2-1724: 'A General History of the Pyrates, 1724 2nd ed.'(Project Gutenberg; scan from BPL-Defoe21.G421724B)
  • Witness ed3-1725: A General History of the Pyrates, 1725 3rd ed.
  • Witness issue-1725: A General History of the Pirates, 1725 issue
  • Witness ed4-1726v1: 'A General History of the Pyrates, 1726 4th ed. Vol.1' (CaOTUTF B1003067-Vol.1 / TFL)
  • Witness ed4-1726v2: A General History of the Pyrates, 1726 4th ed. Vol.2' ((CaOTUTF B1003067-Vol.2 / TFL)

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ed1-1724 from the Baldwin Room at the Toronto Reference Library

COLLATION: Letterpress 8o (19.2 x 11.7 cm): A8 a4 (-a4) B-U8 [$4 (-A1, a3) signed, misprinting 04 as 03] 163 leaves, pp. [6] 1-16 17-320 (misprinting 80 as 90, 206 as 06, 229 as 2(upsidedown)29, 272 as 72; pp 17, 305 and 310-320 numbered at the top centre of page in () all other pages numbered on top outer edge. PLATES: 2 (F3v (86), H3r (117)) signed B. Cole Sculp.

ed2-1724: a scan provide by the Internet Archive of copy from the Rare Book collection of the Boston Public Library

COLLATION: Letterpress 8o A8 a2 B-Cc8 Dd6 [$4 (-A1, a2) signed, misprinting P4 as P3] 216 leaves; pp. [4] 1-16 17-427 428 (misprinting 289 as 28, 349 as 49; pp.18- 416 numbered in outer corner of each page, 17 and 417-427 numbered in () at the top centre of page) PLATES: 3 (E3v (70), K7r (157), R2r (259)) signed B. Cole Sculp.

ed3-1725:a scan provide by the British Library

COLLATION: Letterpress 8o A8 a2 B-Cc8 (-Cc8) cc8 Dd6 (here) [$4 -A1, a2 signed], 223 leaves, pp. [4] 1-16 17-441 442 (misprinting 289 as 28, 348 as 48, 349 as 3, 431 as 417, 432 as 418, 433 as 419, 434 as 420, 435 as 421, 436 as 422, 437 as 423, 438 as 424, 439 as 425, 440 as 426, 441 as 427; pp.18- 416 numbered in outer corner of each page, 17 and 417-427 numbered in () at the top centre of page)) PLATES: 3 (E3v (70), K7r (157), R2r (259)) signed B. Cole Sculp.

1725-issue: scan provided by the Library of Congress

COLLATION: Letterpress 8o A6 B-G12 H6 [$ 5 signed (-A1,A2, H4, H5)] 84 leaves; pp. i-iv v-vii 1 2-156

ed4-1726v1: from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto COLLATION: Letterpress 8o (19.1x 11.7 cm) : A8 b2 B-2E8 [$4 (-A1, b2) signed, $1 (-A, b, B, C, D, E, O) also signed VOL. I.]; 226 leaves, pp [4] 1-16 17- 447 448 (misprinting 60 as 90, 208 as 108, 435 as 434, 438 as 436, 439 as 437,442 as 438, 443 as 439, 446 as 442, 447 as 443; pp. 17-434 numbered in at outer corner of each page, pp.436-447 in () at the top centre of page) PLATES: 3 (E3v (70), K7r (157), R2r (259))

ed4-1726v2: from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto COLLATION: Letterpress 8o (19.2 x 11.8 cm) a8 (-a1) B-2D8 [$4 (-a2), $1 (-a, B) also signed VOL. II.)]; 215 leaves, pp. [14] 1-144, 161-272, 257-413, 414-416 ; Pages are numbered on the top outer corner of pages with the exception of pp. 1,81 and 273-372 which are numbered in the centre in () i.e. (372) with the exception of pp. 361, after 144 the page number skips to 161 – this mistake is noted in the preface where it is written that for pages 145 to 273 one should subtract 16 to rectify the page numbering – 273 is numbered 257 and page numbers return to their proper sequence, 264 has a typesetting mistake where the 2 is printed upside-down. PLATES: 1 (a2r [1])

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XWitness
Title Page 1724 1st ed. Title Page 1724 2nd ed. Title Page 1725 3rd ed Title Page 1725 issue Title Page 1726 4th ed. V.1 Title Page 1726 4th ed V.2
1
A GENERAL
1b
THE
2
HISTORY
2
HISTORY and LIVES
3
OF THE
4
Robberies and Murders g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
5
Of all
added word
 the most Notorious,
"n" becomes capitalized
 notorious g
Gloss note: Not in further editions; except 1725 issue
6
PYRATES, PIRATES,
PYRATES,
g
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
 
Containing the LIVES of
 
Captain Misson. }{ Captain Fly
 
Captain Bowen. }{ Captain Howard.
 
Captain Kidd. }{ Captain Lewis.
 
Captain Tew. }{ Captain Cornelius.
 
Captain Halsey. }{ Captain Williams.
 
Captain White. }{ Captain Burgess.
 
Captain Condent. }{ Captain North.
 
Captain Bellamy. }{
7
AND ALSO g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
 
AND THEIR
8
Their Policies, Discipline and Government, g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
 
CREWS,
 
From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled
 
at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James
 
Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were
 
hang’d at Execution Dock, June 11. I 725,
 
for Piracy and Murther; and afterwards
 
hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and
 
Deptford
 
Giving a more full and true Account than any
 
yet Published, of all their Murthers, Pira-
 
- cies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and
 
Ways of Living.
 
Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being
 
the Representation of each Pirate.
 
To which is prefix’d,
 
An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.
 
Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-
 
Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s.
 
9a
FROM
9
From their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island Their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island of From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled
10
of Providence , in 1717, to the present Year 1724.g
Gloss note: dates only in 1st ed.
Providence, to the present Time.
11
WITH
12
The remarkable ACTIONS and ADVENTURES of the two Fe~ With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates
13
male Pyrates, Mary Read and Anne-Bonny. MARY READ
Regularized form: All-Caps in all editions that follow
and ANNE BONNY;
Regularized form: 1-All-Caps in all editions that follow; 2- punctuation change from "." to ";"
14
To which is prefix'd g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
15
An ACCOUNT of the famous Captain Avery and his Com- g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
16
panions; with the Manner of his Death in England. g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
17
The Whole digested into the following CHAPTERS; Contain'd in the following Chapters,
Regularized form: 1-changed from All-Caps to lower case; 2- punctuation change from ";" to ","
17+1
Introduction. }{ IX. Of Capt.
Captain
 g
Gloss note: in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it returns to Captain; 2- order of chapters changes
and Roberts.g
Gloss note: Roberts moves from Chapt. X to Chapt. IX
18
Chap.I. Of Captain Avery. }{ VIII. Of Captain England.
18
Chap. I. Of Capt. Avery. }{ X. Of Capt. Anstis.
Anstis not in 1st ed
19
II. The Rife of Pyrates.g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
}{ IX. Of Captain Davis.
20
III. Of Captain Martel. }{ X. Of Captain Roberts.
20b
II. Of Capt. Martel. }{ XI. Of Capt. Worley. g
Gloss note:
21
IV. Of Captain Bonnet. }{ XI. Of Captain Worley.
21b
III. Of Capt. Teach.
Teach not in 1st ed
 }{ XII. Of Capt. Lowther.
22
V. Of Captain Thatch.
Thatch not seen in further editions
 }{ XII. Of Captain Lowther.
22b
IV. Of Capt. Bonnet. }{ XIII. Of Capt. Low.
23
VI. Of Captain Vane . }{ XIII. Of Captain Low.
23b
V. Of Capt. England. g
Gloss note: England moves from chapt. VIII in first edition, which is on the right, to chapt. V, on the left, in subsequent editions
}{ XIV. Of Capt. Evans.g
Gloss note: Wroley, Lowther, Low and Evans have the same chapter numbers and remain in the same position throughout. The could possibly be to keep the same typesetting.
24
VII. Of Captain Rackam. }{ XIV. Of Captain Evans.
23+1
VI. Of Capt. Vane. }{ XV. Of Capt. Phillips.
Phillips not in 1st ed
24b
VII. Of Capt. Rackam. g
Gloss note: Vane and Rackam have the same chapter numbers and remain in the same position throughout
}{ XVI. Of Capt. Spriggs.
Spriggs not in 1st ed
24+1
VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ And their several Crews. g
Gloss note: This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
24+1c
VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ XVII. Of Capt. Smith.
Smith added in 3rd ed. subsequent eds
25
And their several Crews. CREWS.
 
Intermix'd with a
 
Description of MAGADOXA in Ethiopia; the natural Hatred
 
and Cruelty of the Inhabitants to all Whites; their Laws, Man-
 
ners, Customs, Government and Religion: With a particular
 
ACCOUNT of the beautiful Tombs, and their Ceremony
 
of guarding them, taken from Captain Beavis’s Journal; and
 
that of a Molotto, who belong’d to the said Captain, was taken
 
by, and lived several Years with the MAGADOXIANS
 
To the Whole is added
 
An APPENDIX, which compleats the Lives of the first Volume,
 
corrects some Mistakes; and contains the Tryal and Execution
 
Of the Pyrates at Providence, under Governor Rogers; with some other
 
necessary Insertions, which did not come to Hand till after the Publica-
 
tion of the first Volume, and which makes up what was defective. Col-
 
lected from Journals of Pyrates, brought away by a Person who was ta-
 
ken by, and forc’d to live with them 12 Years; and from those of Com-
 
manders, who had fallen into their Hands, some of whom have per-
 
mitted their Names to be made use of as a Proof of the Veracity of
26
To which is added .
Regularized form: punctuation changes from . to ,
,
27
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil Law, in
28
Law, in Relation to PYRACY. Pyracy.
changed from all-caps in 1st ed to lower case in subsequent editions
29
-------------------------------------
29b
The second EDITION, with considerable ADDITIONS
29c
The Third EDITION.
29d
The Fourth EDITION.
29+2
-------------------------------------
29+3
VOL. I. VOL. II.
29+4
-------------------------------------
30
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
30b
By Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, Author of Vol. I.
31
----------------------------------
 
omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci. Hor.
 
----------------------------------
31+1
LONDON: LONDON:
 
Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-
 
Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s.
32
LONDON, Printed for Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St.
32e
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon ,
32b
Printed for and sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater-
33
Paul's Church-Yard, F. Lacy at the Ship near the Temple-Gate, and
33b
Noster-Row. 1724
33c
Noster-Row.1725.
33e
over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street. 1726.
34
F. Stone next the Crown Coffee-house the back of Greys-Inn , 1724.
XWitness
Title Page 1724 1st ed. Title Page 1724 2nd ed. Title Page 1725 3rd ed Title Page 1725 issue Title Page 1726 4th ed. V.1 Title Page 1726 4th ed V.2
1
A GENERAL
1b
THE
2
HISTORY
2
HISTORY and LIVES
3
OF THE
4
Robberies and Murders g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
5
Of all
added word
 the most Notorious,
"n" becomes capitalized
 notorious g
Gloss note: Not in further editions; except 1725 issue
6
PYRATES, PIRATES,
PYRATES,
g
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
 
Containing the LIVES of
 
Captain Misson. }{ Captain Fly
 
Captain Bowen. }{ Captain Howard.
 
Captain Kidd. }{ Captain Lewis.
 
Captain Tew. }{ Captain Cornelius.
 
Captain Halsey. }{ Captain Williams.
 
Captain White. }{ Captain Burgess.
 
Captain Condent. }{ Captain North.
 
Captain Bellamy. }{
7
AND ALSO g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
 
AND THEIR
8
Their Policies, Discipline and Government, g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
 
CREWS,
 
From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled
 
at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James
 
Williams, his Lieutenant, Etc. who were
 
hang’d at Execution Dock, June 11. I 725,
 
for Piracy and Murther; and afterwards
 
hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and
 
Deptford
 
Giving a more full and true Account than any
 
yet Published, of all their Murthers, Pira-
 
- cies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and
 
Ways of Living.
 
Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being
 
the Representation of each Pirate.
 
To which is prefix’d,
 
An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.
 
Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-
 
Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s.
 
9a
FROM
9
From their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island Their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island of From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled
10
of Providence , in 1717, to the present Year 1724.g
Gloss note: dates only in 1st ed.
Providence, to the present Time.
11
WITH
12
The remarkable ACTIONS and ADVENTURES of the two Fe~ With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates
13
male Pyrates, Mary Read and Anne-Bonny. MARY READ
Regularized form: All-Caps in all editions that follow
and ANNE BONNY;
Regularized form: 1-All-Caps in all editions that follow; 2- punctuation change from "." to ";"
14
To which is prefix'd g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
15
An ACCOUNT of the famous Captain Avery and his Com- g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
16
panions; with the Manner of his Death in England. g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
17
The Whole digested into the following CHAPTERS; Contain'd in the following Chapters,
Regularized form: 1-changed from All-Caps to lower case; 2- punctuation change from ";" to ","
17+1
Introduction. }{ IX. Of Capt.
Captain
 g
Gloss note: in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it returns to Captain; 2- order of chapters changes
and Roberts.g
Gloss note: Roberts moves from Chapt. X to Chapt. IX
18
Chap.I. Of Captain Avery. }{ VIII. Of Captain England.
18
Chap. I. Of Capt. Avery. }{ X. Of Capt. Anstis.
Anstis not in 1st ed
19
II. The Rife of Pyrates.g
Gloss note: only in 1st ed.
}{ IX. Of Captain Davis.
20
III. Of Captain Martel. }{ X. Of Captain Roberts.
20b
II. Of Capt. Martel. }{ XI. Of Capt. Worley. g
Gloss note:
21
IV. Of Captain Bonnet. }{ XI. Of Captain Worley.
21b
III. Of Capt. Teach.
Teach not in 1st ed
 }{ XII. Of Capt. Lowther.
22
V. Of Captain Thatch.
Thatch not seen in further editions
 }{ XII. Of Captain Lowther.
22b
IV. Of Capt. Bonnet. }{ XIII. Of Capt. Low.
23
VI. Of Captain Vane . }{ XIII. Of Captain Low.
23b
V. Of Capt. England. g
Gloss note: England moves from chapt. VIII in first edition, which is on the right, to chapt. V, on the left, in subsequent editions
}{ XIV. Of Capt. Evans.g
Gloss note: Wroley, Lowther, Low and Evans have the same chapter numbers and remain in the same position throughout. The could possibly be to keep the same typesetting.
24
VII. Of Captain Rackam. }{ XIV. Of Captain Evans.
23+1
VI. Of Capt. Vane. }{ XV. Of Capt. Phillips.
Phillips not in 1st ed
24b
VII. Of Capt. Rackam. g
Gloss note: Vane and Rackam have the same chapter numbers and remain in the same position throughout
}{ XVI. Of Capt. Spriggs.
Spriggs not in 1st ed
24+1
VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ And their several Crews. g
Gloss note: This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
24+1c
VIII. Of Capt. Davis. }{ XVII. Of Capt. Smith.
Smith added in 3rd ed. subsequent eds
25
And their several Crews. CREWS.
 
Intermix'd with a
 
Description of MAGADOXA in Ethiopia; the natural Hatred
 
and Cruelty of the Inhabitants to all Whites; their Laws, Man-
 
ners, Customs, Government and Religion: With a particular
 
ACCOUNT of the beautiful Tombs, and their Ceremony
 
of guarding them, taken from Captain Beavis’s Journal; and
 
that of a Molotto, who belong’d to the said Captain, was taken
 
by, and lived several Years with the MAGADOXIANS
 
To the Whole is added
 
An APPENDIX, which compleats the Lives of the first Volume,
 
corrects some Mistakes; and contains the Tryal and Execution
 
Of the Pyrates at Providence, under Governor Rogers; with some other
 
necessary Insertions, which did not come to Hand till after the Publica-
 
tion of the first Volume, and which makes up what was defective. Col-
 
lected from Journals of Pyrates, brought away by a Person who was ta-
 
ken by, and forc’d to live with them 12 Years; and from those of Com-
 
manders, who had fallen into their Hands, some of whom have per-
 
mitted their Names to be made use of as a Proof of the Veracity of
26
To which is added .
Regularized form: punctuation changes from . to ,
,
27
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil Law, in
28
Law, in Relation to PYRACY. Pyracy.
changed from all-caps in 1st ed to lower case in subsequent editions
29
-------------------------------------
29b
The second EDITION, with considerable ADDITIONS
29c
The Third EDITION.
29d
The Fourth EDITION.
29+2
-------------------------------------
29+3
VOL. I. VOL. II.
29+4
-------------------------------------
30
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
30b
By Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, Author of Vol. I.
31
----------------------------------
 
omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci. Hor.
 
----------------------------------
31+1
LONDON: LONDON:
 
Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-
 
Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s.
32
LONDON, Printed for Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St.
32e
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon ,
32b
Printed for and sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater-
33
Paul's Church-Yard, F. Lacy at the Ship near the Temple-Gate, and
33b
Noster-Row. 1724
33c
Noster-Row.1725.
33e
over against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street. 1726.
34
F. Stone next the Crown Coffee-house the back of Greys-Inn , 1724.

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