In 1717 & 1718 this pirate terrorized the southeastern coast in his ship the Queen Anne's Revenge
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fall of 1717, the pirates made their way to the eastern ... During that attempt, 
Queen Anne's Revenge and the sloop .... surrendered the ship (Ernaut, 1718).