So, I was reading through the Republic of Pirates, and I found something that might be of interest to anyone who likes Dr. Howell from the Walrus:

“John Howell, a gentle soul with a talent for the healing arts, begged the men in Hornigold;s boarding party to let him go.  The pirates refused; a good surgeon was hard to come by, and too many of their company had suffered needlessly from toothaches, infections, and venereal disease. Before the pirates dragged him into their boat, Howell begged his captain, Benjamin Blake, “to do him justice by declaring to his friends [and] the world, the manner of his being forced.” Howell was dejected when he climbed aboard the Adventure but he treated the mulatto sailor without hesitation. Although the man had been very sick, Howell’s treatment worked marvelously; within a few days he was back on his feet. Hornigold was overjoyed and insisted on giving the unhappy surgeon some broken silver buttons as a reward. Howell, not wanting to implicate himself in his crimes, later passed the buttons on to another man.” – Colin Woodard, Republic of Pirates, p. 162