2o Of Black-Beard. 



Sloops or Veffely ten Pounds ^ and^^ that for every Pyrate^ 

 which fliali he taken by any Ship'^ Sloop or f^effel^ belonging 

 to this Colony J or North-Carolina, vptthin the Time 

 aforefaidy in any Place whatfoever^ the like Rewards 

 Jhall be paid according to the Quality and Ctndttion 

 of fuch fyrates. Wherefore ^ for the Encourngement of 

 all fuch Perfons as jliali be willing to ferve his Majefly^ 

 md thetr Country ^ in fo ju^t and honourable ait Vnder^ 

 takings as the fuppreffing a Sort of People^ who may be 

 truly called Enemies to Mankind: I have thought ft^ 

 with the Advice and Confent of his MafeFi-y^s Comcily 

 to iffue this Proclamation y hereby declaring^ the faid 

 Rewards Jhall be punElually and juBly paid^ in current 

 Money of Virginia, according to the' DireEHons of the 

 faid AEt* And^ 1 do order and appoint this' Procla^^ 

 mation^ to be publifhed by the Sheriffs^ at their refpe^ 

 Hive County- Ploufesy and by all Mlniflers and Keaders^ 

 in the feveral Churches and Chappeby throughout this 

 Colony. 



Given at pur Council-Chamber Williams^ 

 hurghy this 24th Day ot iVb-z/m^^r, 1718,^ 

 in the fifth Year of .his Majefty's Reign. 

 GOD SAVE THE KING*. 



A. sporswooD. 



The 17 th of November J 17 1 8, the Lieutenant 

 lail'd from Kicquetany in "fames BJi-^ev in Firginia^ 

 and, the 21ft in the Evening, came to the Mouth ot 

 Okerecock Inlet, where he got Sight of the Pyrate. 

 This Expedition was made with all imaginable 

 Secrecy, and the Officer manag'd with all the Pru- 

 dence that was necefTary, flopping all Boats and 

 Veifels he met with, in the River, from going up^ 

 and thereby preventing any Intelligence from reach-r- 

 ing BlachBeardy and receiving at the Hime time an 

 Account from them all, of the Place where the Pyrate 

 was lurking 5 but notwithftanding this Caution, 



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