The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates and their crews from Captain John Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution Dock, June 11, 1735, for Piracy and Murder: and afterwards hanged in chains between Blackwall and Deptford: And in this Edition continued down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published of all their Murders, Piracles, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and way of Living. To which is prefixed An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.

All titles

• The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates and their crews from Captain John Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution Dock, June 11, 1735, for Piracy and Murder: and afterwards hanged in chains between Blackwall and Deptford: And in this Edition continued down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published of all their Murders, Piracles, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and way of Living. To which is prefixed An Abstract of the Laws against Piracy.
• General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Abridgments

People / Organizations

• Daniel Defoe (Author)

Imprint

Glasgow: printed by Robert Duncan, M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]

Publication year

1788-1788

ESTC No.

T36342

Grub Street ID

266268

Description

105,[3]p. : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.

An abridgment and adaptation of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates'.

With a final advertisement leaf.Citation/references Moore, 458