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atice of Pre-eminence, and leaft any Perfon fliould 

 be mark'd out by the Government, as a principal 

 Rogue among them. 



To his mofi f acred Majefly George, hy the 

 Grace of Qod, of Great-Britain, France 

 and Ireland, King^ defender of the 

 . Faith^ &c. 



The hnmble P ETITIQ 3sI of the Company, 

 now belonging to the Ship Morning Start 

 and Brigantine Good Fortune^ lying under 

 the ignominious Name and Denomination 

 ofPYRATES. , 



Humbly ffieweth, 



T\HAT we your Majefly* s mofi loyal Subjethy hovel 

 at fundry Times^ been taken by Bartholomew 

 Roberts, the then Capain of the abovefald Veffels and 

 Company y together with another Shlpy in which we left 

 htm \ and have been forced by him and his wicked j4c^ 

 compliceSy to enter into^ and ferv^.y in the Jaid Company^ 

 as PyrateSy much contrary to our Wills and Inclinations : 

 And we your loyal Suhje^s utterly abhor ing and dete fling 

 that impious way of Livings did^ with an unanimous 

 Co7ifenty and contrary to the Knowledge of the faid Ro- 

 berts, or his Accomplices^ on^ or about the i %th Day of 

 April 1 721, leave^ and ran away with the aforefaid 

 Ship Morning Star, and Brigantine Good Fortune^ 

 pith no other Intent and Meaning than the Hopes of ob" 

 tainingyour Majefifs mofi gracious Pardon. Andy that 

 %ve your Majefty'^s mofi loyal SubjetJs^ may with more Safety 

 return to our native Cou?jtryy and ferve the Nation^ 

 mto which we belongs in our refpeElive Capacities^ with- 

 Fear ofb^ing prof scut ed by the Injured^ whofe Efiates 



have 



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