Capt. Bart HO. ko BERTS. 323. 



the Court, h^id their Sentence changed from Death, 

 to feven Years Servitude, conformable to our Sen- 

 tence of Tranfportation ^ the Pitition is as follows. 



To the Honourable the Treftdent and Judges of 

 the Court of AdmiraHj^ for trying of Py rates ^ 

 fitting at Cape Corfo-Caftle, the 20th Day of 

 April, 172 2* 



The humble Petition of Thomas How^ Samuel 



Fletcher^ &c. 



Humbly fheweth, 

 ^"Y^ HAT your Petitiomrs heing unhappily^ and mmari^ 

 X ly drawn into that wretched and detefiable Crime 

 of Pyracy^ for which they now ft and juftly condemned^ they 

 most humbly pray the Clemency of the Court ^ in the Miti-- 

 gat ion of their Sentence^ that they may be permitted to 

 ferve the Royal African Company of England, in this 

 Country for feven Tears ^ in fuch a Manner as the Court 

 jhall think proper j th^^t by their juft Puniflment^ being 

 made fenfible of the Error of their former Ways ^ they will 

 for the future become faithful SubjeEls^ good Servant Sy and 

 nfeful in their Stations^ if it pleafe the Almighty to pro-* 

 lopg their Lives. 



And your Petitioners, as in Duty^ 



The Refolution of the Court was - 



THAT the Petitioners have Leanje by this Courjt of j4d- 

 miralty^ to interchange Indentures with the Captain 

 General of the Gold Coaft, for the Royal African Com- 

 pany^ for feven Years Servitude^ at any of tha Royal Afri- 

 can Company s Settlements in Africa, in fuch Manner as 

 he the faid Captain General jhall think proper » 



O;^ Thurfday the i6th Day of April, the Indentures 

 mng aU drawn out^ according to the Grant made to the 



^ Petit i*^ 



