§36 OfCapt, Tho. ANs^risi) 



I had an Account given me of oue of thefe merry 

 3:rya% and as it appeared divertiiig^ ;I lhall give 

 the Readers a fliort Account of it* 



The Court and Criminals being both appointed, 

 as alio Council to plead^ the Judge got up in a Tree^ 

 and had a dirty Taurpaulin hung over his Shoul- 

 ders > this was done by Way of Robe, with a 

 Thriim Gap on his Head, and a large Pair of Spe^ 

 ftaclesupon his Nofe : > Thus equipped, he fettled 

 himlejf in his Place^ and abundance of Oificers at- 

 tending him below, with Crows, Handfpikes, &ci 



inftead of Wands,' Tipftaves, and fuch like. The 



Criminals were brought out, making a thoufand 

 four Faces ^ and one who aSted as Attorney -General 

 opened the Charge ag^inft them their Speeches 

 were very laconick, and their whole Proceedings 

 cohcil^i^ We fliall give it by Way of Dialogue. 



Attorn. Gen, An't pleafe your Lordfhip, and you 

 Gentlemen of the Jury, here is a Fellow before you 

 that is a fad Dog, a fad lad Dog ^ and I humbly 

 hope your Lordlhip will order him to be hang'd 

 out of the Way immediately. — He has commit- 

 ted Pyracy upon the High Seas, and we ftiall prove, 

 an't pleafe your Lordfliip, that this Fellow, thi^ 

 fad Dog before you, has eicap'd a thoufaiid Storms, 

 nayj, has got fafe afhore when the Ship has been caft 

 away, which was a certain Sign he was not born to 

 be drown'd ; yet not having the Fear of hanging be- 

 fore his Eyes, he went on robbing and ravifhing 

 Man, Woman and Child, plundering Ships Cargoes 

 fore and aft, burning and linking Ship, Bark and 

 Boat, as if the Devil had been in him. But this 

 is not all, my Lord, he has committed worleVil- 

 lanies than all thele, for we Ihall prove, that he has 

 been guilty of drinking Small-Beer and your 

 Lordfhip knows, there never was a fober Fellow.but 



what was a Rogue. My Lord, I Ihould have 



Ipoke much finer than I do now, but that, as your 



