Of Major Stede Bonnet. 107 



The Lord Chief Jujlices's Speech, 

 uPm his ponouncing Sentence on JMajor 

 Stede Bonnet. 



MAjor Stede Bonnet^ you fland here convi£l*ed 

 upon two Indiftments of Pyracy one by 

 the Verdid of the Jury, and the other by your own 

 Confeilion. 



Altho' you were iDdiflred but for two Fads, yet 

 you know that at your Tryal it was fully proved 

 even by an unwilling Witnefi, that you pyratically 

 took and rifled no lefs than thirteen VeilAsy fince 

 you faird from North-Carolim. 



So that you might have been indiflred, and con- 

 vifted of eleven more Afl:s of Pyracy^ fmce you took 

 the Benefit of the King'? j4B ofGrace^ and pretended 

 to leave that wicked Courfe of Life. 



Not to mention the many jdCts of Pyracy you 

 committed before for which it your Pardon from 

 Man was never fo authentick, yet you muft exped 

 to anfwer for them before God. 



You know that the Crimes you have committed 

 are evil in tbemfelves, and contrary to the Li^ht 

 and Law of Nature^ as well as the Law of God^ by 

 which you are commanded that you Jhall not fteal^ 

 Exod, 20. 15. And the Apoftle St. P42^/ exprefly 

 affirms, That Thieves jhall not inherit the Kingdom of 

 Cod^ T Cor. 5. 10. 



But to Theft you have added a greater Sin, which 

 is Mu'^der. How many you may have killed of thole 

 tlmt refifted you in the committing your former 

 Pyraciesy 1 know not : But this we all know. That 

 be fides the Wounded, you kill'd txo lefs than eighteen 

 perfons out of thofe that wer^e fent by lawful Au- 



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