Ranger, and did fwf^^ ^^^fi ^fyr^faid King's 

 Ship, with fueh Difpatch and Precipitamyy as declared ye • 

 CDmnwn Robbers and Pyrates. 



That about Ten of the Clock the fame Morning, draping 

 within Gun-jhot of his Majefifs aforefaid. Ship the Swgii^ 

 low y ye hpifted a, pyratical black Flag^ and fired fever d 

 chace Guns, to dmr, as much as ye mr^ dlejois Majefi^s 

 Servants frorn their JDuty, 



That an Hour after thjisy being very nigh to the afore-* 

 faid Kings Ship ^ ye did audacioujly continue in a hofiile 

 J^e fence and jjfaulty for about two Hours morey in open 

 Fiolapipn of the. Lawsy and in DefiatjCe to the Kin£s Co^ 

 lours and Commijjipn. 



And lafityy that in the aUingy and compaffing of aU th^^ 

 ye were ally and every one of yoUy in a wicked Combination^ 

 voluntarily to exert y and aEhually didy in your feveral Sta^ 

 tionSy ufeyour utmoft Endeavours to difirefsthe faid Kin£$ 

 Shipy and murder his M^j^fifsgmd SubpUs* • 



To which they feverally pleaded. Not Guilty* 



Then the Court called for the Officers of the 

 SwalloWy Mr. Ifaac Suny Lieutenant, Ralph Baldricky 

 Boatfwain, Daniel Maclauglin, Mate, defiring them 

 to view the Prifoners, whether they knew them ? 

 And to give an Account in what Manner they had 

 attacked and fought the King's Ship^ and they 

 agreed as follows. 



That they had viewed all the Prifoners, as they 

 ftood now before the Court, and were afFured they 

 were the fame taken out of one, or other, of the 

 Pyrate Sh.\i^Sy Royal FortunCy or Ranger % but verily 

 believe them ta be taken out of the Ranger^ 



That they did in the King's Ship, at break of 

 Day, on Monday y the 5th of Februaryy 1721-2, dif- 

 .cover three Ships at Anchor, under Cape Lopezy 

 on the Southern Coaft of Africa % the Cape bearing 

 then W- S. W* about three Leagues^ and perceiving 



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