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vantage of little Breezes of Wind, which blew off 

 the Land, came up with her, and, after a very 

 Jfrnall Difpute, took her, and brought her into Port 

 Roy al ^ \n Jamaica* 



In about a Fortnight after the Prilbners were 

 brought alhore, viz,. November id, 1720, a Court 

 of Admiralty was held at St. Jago de la Vegay be- 

 fore which the following Perfons were convifted, 

 and Sentence of Death paffed upon them, by the 

 Prelident, Sir Nicholas LawSy viz.* John Racham Cap- 

 tain, George Fetherfton Mafter, Richard Corner Quarter- 

 Mafter, John Davis^ John Howell^ Patrick Carty^ Tho- 

 mas Early James Dobbin and Noah Harwood* The 

 five firft were executed the next Day at Gallows 

 Pointy at the Town of Port Royaly and the reft, the 

 Day after, at Kinofion ; Rackamy Feverfion and Corner^, 

 were afterwards taken down and hang'd up in 

 Chains, one at Plumb Pointy one at Bufh Keyy and 

 the other at Gun Key. 



But what was very furprizing, was, the Con- 

 vi&'on of the nine Men that came aboard the 

 Sloop the fame Day ihe was taken. They were 

 try^d at an Adjournment of the Court, on the 24("h 

 of January y waiting all that Time, it is fuppofed, for 

 Evidence, to prove the pyratical Intention of go- 

 ing aboard the faid Sloop for it feems there was 

 no AO: of Pyracy committed by them, after their 

 coming on Board, , as appeared by the WitneiTes 

 againft them, who were two French Men taken by 

 Rachamy off from the Ifland of Hifpaniolay and de- 

 pofed in the following Manner. 



^ That the Prifbners at the Bar, viz. John Eat^ny 

 ^ Edward Warnery Thomas Baler y Thomas Quichy John 

 ^ Cohy Benjamin P aimer y Walter Roufey John Hanfony 

 ^ and John Howardy came aboard the Pyrate's Sloop 



* at Negril Pointy Racham fending his Canoe afliore 

 ^ for that Purpofe : That they brought Guns and 



* Cutlaflies on Board with them : That when Cap- 



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