Qapt. Bartho, Roberts, 295 



The Prifoners were asked by the Court, to the 

 lame Purpofe the others had been in the Morn- 

 ing ^ what Exception they had to make againft 

 what had been fworn ? And what they had to fliy 

 in their Defence ? And their Reply were much 

 the fame with the other Prifoners • that they 

 were forc'd Men, had not fired a Gun in this Re- 

 liftance againft the Swallow^ and that what little 

 AHxftance they did give on this Occafion, was to 

 the Sails and Rigging, to comply with the arbi- 

 trary Commands of Roberts^ who had threatened, 

 and they were perfwaded would, have Shot them 

 on Refufal. 



The Court, to difpenle equal Juftice, mercifully 

 refolved for thefe, as they had done for the other 

 Pyrate Crew that further Evidence fliould be 

 heard againft each Man fmgly, to the two Points, of 

 being a Voluntier at fir ft, and to their particular . 

 Ads of Pyracy and Robbery fmce : That fo Men, 

 who had been lately received amongft them, and 

 as yet, had not been at the taking, or plundering^ 

 of any Ship, might have the Opportunity, and Be- 

 nefit, of clearing their Innocence, and not fall pro- 

 mifcuoufly with the Guilty. 

 By Order of the Court ^ 

 John Atkins, Regifljer. 



Wm. Magnesy T^)o. Ought erlaiweyy Wm. Mairij Wm* 

 Mackmtojloy VaL A^pUnt^ 'John Walden^ Ifrael Hind^ 

 Marmsjohnfon^ Wm. Petty ^ Wm. Vernon ^ Abraham Har^ 

 fery Wm. Woody Tho. HoWp John Stephenfon^ Ch. Bunce^ 

 and John Griffin^ 



Againft thefe it was depofed by Captain Jofeph 

 Trahern^ and George Fenn^ his Mate, that they were 

 all of them, either at the attacking and taking of 

 the Ship King Solomon^ or afterwards at the robbing 

 aiid plundering of her, and in this Manner ; 



T3 That 



