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A General History of the Pyrates
by Captain Charles Johnson
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- Witness ed1-1724: A General History of the Pyrates, 1724 1st ed
- Witness ed2-1724: A General History of the Pyrates, 1724 2nd ed.
- Witness ed3-1725: A General History of the Pyrates, 1725 3rd ed.
- Witness issue-1725: A General History of the Pirates, 1725 issue
- Witness ed4-1726v1: A General History of the Pyrates, 1726 4th ed. Vol.1
- Witness ed4-1726v2: A General History of the Pyrates, 1726 4th ed. Vol.2
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Title Page 1724 1st ed.
Title Page 1724 2nd ed.
Title Page 1725 3rd ed
Title Page 1725 issue
Title Page 1726 4th ed. V.1
Title Page 1726 4th ed V.2
1
A GENERAL
THE
2
HISTORY
HISTORY
and LIVES
3
OF THE
Of all the most Notorious,
4
Robberies and Murders
not seen in further editions
PYRATES,
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
5
Of the most notorious
not seen in other editions aside from 1725 issue
6
PYRATES
Their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island of
CREWS,
Captain
Misson.
}{ Captain
Fly.
7
AND ALSO
Providence, to the present Time.
From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled
Captain
Bowen.
}{ Captain
Howard.
8
Their
Policies, Discipline and Government,
With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates
at Madagascar, to Capt.
John Gow, and
James
Captain Kidd. }{ Captain Lewis.
9
From their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island
MARY READ
and
ANNE BONNY;
Williams
, his Lieutenant, &c. who were
Captain
Tew
. }{ Captain
Cornelius.
10
of
Providence
, in
1717, to the present Year
1724.
Contain'd in the following Chapters,
hang’d at Execution Dock,
June 11. 1725,
Captain
Halsey. }{
Captain Williams.
11
WITH
Introduction. }{ IX. Of Capt.
Captain
Gloss note:
in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it return to Captain
and
Roberts.
for Piracy
Pyracy
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
and Murther
Murder
Gloss note: irregluar spelling
; and afterwards
Captain White.
}{
Captain Burgess.
12
The remarkable ACTIONS and ADVENTURES of the two Fe~
Chap. I. Of Capt.
Avery. }{ X. Of Capt.
Anstis.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed. Anstis is in 2nd, 3rd & 4th eds.
hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and
Captain Condent. }{
Captain North.
13
male Pyrates, Mary Read and
Anne-Bonny.
II. Of Capt.
Martel. }{ XI. Of Capt.
Worley.
Deptford.
Captain
Bellamy. }{
And their several CREWS.
14
To which is prefix'd
III. Of Capt.
Teach.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Teach is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
}{
XII. Of Capt.
Lowther.
Giving a more full and true Account than any
And their several CREWS.
15
An ACCOUNT of the famous Captain Avery and his Com-
IV. Of
Capt. Bonnet. }{
XIII. Of Capt. Low.
yet Published, of all their Murthers, Pira-
Intermix'd with a
16
panions; with the Manner of his Death in
England.
V. Of Capt.
England. }{
XIV. Of Capt. Evans.
- cies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and
Description of MAGADOXA in
Ethiopia
; the natural Hatred
17
The Whole digested into the following CHAPTERS;
VI. Of Capt.
Vane. }{
XV. Of Capt.
Phillips.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Phillips is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
Ways of Living.
and Cruelty of the Inhabitants to all Whites; their Laws, Man-
18
Chap.I. Of Captain
Avery. }{ VIII. Of Captain
England.
VII. Of Capt.
Rackam. }{ XVI. Of Capt.
Spriggs.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Spriggs is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
------------------------------------
ners, Customs, Government and Religion: With a particular
19
II. The Rife of Pyrates. }{ IX. Of Captain
Davis.
VIII. Of Capt.
Davis.
}{ And their several Crews.
g
Gloss note:
This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
VIII. Of Capt.
Davis.
}{ XVII. Of Capt.
Smith.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st & 2nd eds.; Smith is in the 3rd & 4th eds.
Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being
ACCOUNT of the beautiful Tombs, and their Ceremony
20
III. Of Captain
Martel.
}{ X. Of Captain
Roberts.
To which is added
.
chnaged to a "." it is a "," in all others
Gloss note: Changed only in the 2nd ed.
And their several CREWS.
the Representation of each Pirate.
of guarding them, taken from Captain
Beavis’s
Journal ; and
21
IV. Of Captain
Bonnet.
}{ XI. Of Captain
Worley.
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil
To which is added,
-------------------------------------
that of a Molotto, who belong’d to the said Captain, was taken
22
V. Of Captain
Thatch.
g
Gloss note: Thatch is not mentioned in editions 2, 3 or 4.
}{ XII. Of Captain
Lowther.
Law, in Relation to Pyracy.
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil
To which is prefix’d,
by, and lived several Years with the MAGADOXIANS.
23
VI. Of Captain
Vane
. }{ XIII. Of Captain
Low.
-------------------------------------
Law, in Relation to Pyracy.
An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.
To the Whole is added
24
VII. Of Captain
Rackam.
}{ XIV. Of Captain
Evans.
The second EDITION, with considerable ADDITIONS
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
An APPENDIX, which compleats the Lives of the first Volume,
25
And their several Crews.
-------------------------------------
The Third EDITION.
The Fourth EDITION.
LONDON:
corrects ƒome Mistakes; and contains the Tryal and Execution
26
To which is added,
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
Printed for
Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-
Of the Pyrates at
Providence
, under Governor
Rogers
; with some other
27
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil Law, in
-------------------------------------
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
VOL. I.
Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s.
necessary Insertions, which did not come to Hand till after the Publica
28
Relation to PYRACY.
LONDON:
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
tion of the first Volume, and which makes up what was defective. Col
29
-------------------------------------
Printed for, and sold by
T. Warner,
at the
Black-Boy
in
Pater-
LONDON:
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
----------------------------------
lected from Journals of Pyrates, brought away by a Person who was ta-
30
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
Noster-Row, 1724.
Printed for and sold by
T. Warner,
at the
Black-Boy
in
Pater-
----------------------------------
ken by, and forc’d to live with them 12 Years; and from those of Com-
31
----------------------------------
Noster-Row. 1725.
LONDON:
manders, who had fallen into their Hands, some of whom have per-
32
LONDON, Printed for
Ch. Rivington
at the
Bible
and
Crown
in St.
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the
Half-Moon
,
mitted their Names to be made use of as a Proof of the Veracity of
33
Paul's Church-Yard,
F. Lacy
at the
Ship
near the
Temple-Gate,
and
over against St. Dunstan's
Church,
Fleet-street.
1726.
what we have published. The Whole instructive and entertaining.
34
F. Stone
next the Crown Coffee-house the back of
Greys-Inn
, 1724.
----------------------------------
35
VOL. II.
36
----------------------------------
37
By Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, Author of Vol. I
38
----------------------------------
39
omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci. Hor.
40
----------------------------------
41
LONDON:
42
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon,
43
over against
St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street.
44
40
Witness
Title Page 1724 1st ed.
Title Page 1724 2nd ed.
Title Page 1725 3rd ed
Title Page 1725 issue
Title Page 1726 4th ed. V.1
Title Page 1726 4th ed V.2
1
A GENERAL
THE
2
HISTORY
HISTORY
and LIVES
3
OF THE
Of all the most Notorious,
4
Robberies and Murders
not seen in further editions
PYRATES,
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
5
Of the most notorious
not seen in other editions aside from 1725 issue
6
PYRATES
Their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island of
CREWS,
Captain
Misson.
}{ Captain
Fly.
7
AND ALSO
Providence, to the present Time.
From Capt. AVERY, Who first settled
Captain
Bowen.
}{ Captain
Howard.
8
Their
Policies, Discipline and Government,
With the remarkable Actions and Adventures of the two Female Pyrates
at Madagascar, to Capt.
John Gow, and
James
Captain Kidd. }{ Captain Lewis.
9
From their first RISE and SETTLEMENT in the Island
MARY READ
and
ANNE BONNY;
Williams
, his Lieutenant, &c. who were
Captain
Tew
. }{ Captain
Cornelius.
10
of
Providence
, in
1717, to the present Year
1724.
Contain'd in the following Chapters,
hang’d at Execution Dock,
June 11. 1725,
Captain
Halsey. }{
Captain Williams.
11
WITH
Introduction. }{ IX. Of Capt.
Captain
Gloss note:
in ed.2, 3, 4(vol.1) Captain in abbreviated to Capt. However, in ed4(vol.2) it return to Captain
and
Roberts.
for Piracy
Pyracy
Gloss note: regluarized spelling
and Murther
Murder
Gloss note: irregluar spelling
; and afterwards
Captain White.
}{
Captain Burgess.
12
The remarkable ACTIONS and ADVENTURES of the two Fe~
Chap. I. Of Capt.
Avery. }{ X. Of Capt.
Anstis.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed. Anstis is in 2nd, 3rd & 4th eds.
hang'd in Chains between Blackwall and
Captain Condent. }{
Captain North.
13
male Pyrates, Mary Read and
Anne-Bonny.
II. Of Capt.
Martel. }{ XI. Of Capt.
Worley.
Deptford.
Captain
Bellamy. }{
And their several CREWS.
14
To which is prefix'd
III. Of Capt.
Teach.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Teach is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
}{
XII. Of Capt.
Lowther.
Giving a more full and true Account than any
And their several CREWS.
15
An ACCOUNT of the famous Captain Avery and his Com-
IV. Of
Capt. Bonnet. }{
XIII. Of Capt. Low.
yet Published, of all their Murthers, Pira-
Intermix'd with a
16
panions; with the Manner of his Death in
England.
V. Of Capt.
England. }{
XIV. Of Capt. Evans.
- cies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and
Description of MAGADOXA in
Ethiopia
; the natural Hatred
17
The Whole digested into the following CHAPTERS;
VI. Of Capt.
Vane. }{
XV. Of Capt.
Phillips.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Phillips is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
Ways of Living.
and Cruelty of the Inhabitants to all Whites; their Laws, Man-
18
Chap.I. Of Captain
Avery. }{ VIII. Of Captain
England.
VII. Of Capt.
Rackam. }{ XVI. Of Capt.
Spriggs.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st ed.; Spriggs is in the 2nd 3rd & 4th eds.
------------------------------------
ners, Customs, Government and Religion: With a particular
19
II. The Rife of Pyrates. }{ IX. Of Captain
Davis.
VIII. Of Capt.
Davis.
}{ And their several Crews.
g
Gloss note:
This is moved up only in this ed. In all other it appears below the Chap. list
VIII. Of Capt.
Davis.
}{ XVII. Of Capt.
Smith.
g
Gloss note: Not in 1st & 2nd eds.; Smith is in the 3rd & 4th eds.
Adorn'd with Twenty Beautiful Cuts, being
ACCOUNT of the beautiful Tombs, and their Ceremony
20
III. Of Captain
Martel.
}{ X. Of Captain
Roberts.
To which is added
.
chnaged to a "." it is a "," in all others
Gloss note: Changed only in the 2nd ed.
And their several CREWS.
the Representation of each Pirate.
of guarding them, taken from Captain
Beavis’s
Journal ; and
21
IV. Of Captain
Bonnet.
}{ XI. Of Captain
Worley.
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil
To which is added,
-------------------------------------
that of a Molotto, who belong’d to the said Captain, was taken
22
V. Of Captain
Thatch.
g
Gloss note: Thatch is not mentioned in editions 2, 3 or 4.
}{ XII. Of Captain
Lowther.
Law, in Relation to Pyracy.
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil
To which is prefix’d,
by, and lived several Years with the MAGADOXIANS.
23
VI. Of Captain
Vane
. }{ XIII. Of Captain
Low.
-------------------------------------
Law, in Relation to Pyracy.
An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.
To the Whole is added
24
VII. Of Captain
Rackam.
}{ XIV. Of Captain
Evans.
The second EDITION, with considerable ADDITIONS
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
An APPENDIX, which compleats the Lives of the first Volume,
25
And their several Crews.
-------------------------------------
The Third EDITION.
The Fourth EDITION.
LONDON:
corrects ƒome Mistakes; and contains the Tryal and Execution
26
To which is added,
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
Printed for
Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-
Of the Pyrates at
Providence
, under Governor
Rogers
; with some other
27
A short ABSTRACT of the Statute and Civil Law, in
-------------------------------------
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
VOL. I.
Glass on London-Bridge. 1725. Price I s.
necessary Insertions, which did not come to Hand till after the Publica
28
Relation to PYRACY.
LONDON:
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
tion of the first Volume, and which makes up what was defective. Col
29
-------------------------------------
Printed for, and sold by
T. Warner,
at the
Black-Boy
in
Pater-
LONDON:
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
----------------------------------
lected from Journals of Pyrates, brought away by a Person who was ta-
30
By Captain CHARLES JOHNSON.
Noster-Row, 1724.
Printed for and sold by
T. Warner,
at the
Black-Boy
in
Pater-
----------------------------------
ken by, and forc’d to live with them 12 Years; and from those of Com-
31
----------------------------------
Noster-Row. 1725.
LONDON:
manders, who had fallen into their Hands, some of whom have per-
32
LONDON, Printed for
Ch. Rivington
at the
Bible
and
Crown
in St.
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the
Half-Moon
,
mitted their Names to be made use of as a Proof of the Veracity of
33
Paul's Church-Yard,
F. Lacy
at the
Ship
near the
Temple-Gate,
and
over against St. Dunstan's
Church,
Fleet-street.
1726.
what we have published. The Whole instructive and entertaining.
34
F. Stone
next the Crown Coffee-house the back of
Greys-Inn
, 1724.
----------------------------------
35
VOL. II.
36
----------------------------------
37
By Capt. CHARLES JOHNSON, Author of Vol. I
38
----------------------------------
39
omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci. Hor.
40
----------------------------------
41
LONDON:
42
Printed for, and Sold by T. WOODWARD, at the Half-Moon,
43
over against
St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street.
44
40