Of Black-Be ART), 



By his Majefty's Lieutenant Governor, and 

 Commander in Chief, of the Colony and 

 Dominion of Virginia^ 



A PRO CLAMATION, 



Publiftiing the Rewards given for apprehendingj^ 



or killing, Pyrates. 



WHereaSy by an of ylff^mhlyj made at 4 

 SeJJion of AJfemhlyy begun at the Capital in Wii- 

 liamsburgh, the eleventh Bay of November, in the 

 fifth Tear of his Majefty'^s Reign^ entituledy Pin Aft to en- 

 courage the apprehending and deftroying of Pyrates : 

 Jt isy amon^Ft other 'Things enaUed^ that all and every Ver-^ 

 fon^or VerjonSy whoyfrom and after the fourteenth Day cf 

 November, in the Tear of our Lord one thoufand feven 

 hundred and eighteen^ and before the fourteenth Day of 

 November, which jhall be in the Tear of our Lord one 

 thoufand feven hundred and nineteen^ pall take any Pyratfy 

 or Pyratesy on the Sea or Landy or in Cafe of Reffiancey, 

 Jhall kill any fuch PyratCy or Pyratesy between the Degrees 

 of thirty foury and thirty ninCy of Northern Latitude y md 

 within one hundred Leagues of the Continent of Virgi- 

 nia, or within the Provinces 0/ Virginia, ot North- 

 Carolina, upon the ConviBioriy or making du^ Proof of 

 the killing of ally and every fuch PyratOy and Pyrates^ 

 before the Governor and Counciiy fhall be entitled to have, 

 and receive out of the publick Money y in the Hands of 

 the Treafurer of this Colony y the fever al Rewards foMow- 

 ing ; that is to fayy for Edward Teach, commonly 

 call d Captain Teach, or Black^Beard, one hundred 

 pounds y for every other Commander of a Pyrate Shipy 

 Sloop y or ?Jfely forty Pounds ^ for every Lieutenant y Ma'-- 

 fiery or Quarter-Maftery Boatfwainy or Carpenter y twen^ 

 ty Pounds y for every other inferior Officer ^ fifteen Poundsy 

 and for every private Man taken on Board fuch Ship, 



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