their Gain to their Safety, that they will venture it any where, but in this Place there is little Danger in infringing on the Rights of the Crown. And here I muſt inform my Reader, that tho' his moſt Excellent Majeſty of Great Britain is Maſter of the Seas, yet the Lord of Man has the Juriſdiction of ſo much round the Iſland, that a Maſter of a Ship has no more to do than to watch his Opportunity of coming within the Piles, and he is ſecure from any. Danger from the King's Officers. I myſelf had once Notice of a ſtately Pirate that was ſteering her Courſe into this Harbour, and would have boarded her before The got within the Piles, but for want of being able to get ſufficient Help, could not execute my Deſign. Her Cargo was Indico, Maſtic, Raiſins of the Sun, and other very rich Goods, which I had the Mortification to ſee ſold to the Traders of Duglas without the leaſt Duty paid to his Majeſty. The ſame Ship was taken afterwards near the Coaſt, by the Information I ſent of it to the Commiſſioners of the Cuſtoms.
Peel, or Pile-Town, is ſo called from its Garriſon and Caſtle; tho' in ef-
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