By the Lords Justices, a proclamation ... whereas we formerly received information ... that one Henry Every, commander of this ship called the Phansie ... committed several acts of piracy ... England and Wales. Lords Justices. 1696 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A39489 Wing E934 ESTC R39434 18411138 ocm 18411138 107511 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A39489) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 107511) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1632:12) By the Lords Justices, a proclamation ... whereas we formerly received information ... that one Henry Every, commander of this ship called the Phansie ... committed several acts of piracy ... England and Wales. Lords Justices. 1 broadside. Printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb ..., London : 1696. Other title information taken from first four lines of text. "Given at the council chamber at Whitehall, the tenth day of August, 1696, in the eighth year of His Majesties reign." Reproduction of original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Great Britain -- History -- 1689-1714. 2003-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-09 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-12 Daniel Haig Sampled and proofread 2003-12 Daniel Haig Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion DIEV ET MON DROIT royal blazon or coat of arms By the Lords Justices , A PROCLAMATION . Tho. Cantuar. J. Sommers C. S. Pembroke C. P. S. Shrewsbury . WHereas We formerly received Information from the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East Indies , That one Henry Every , Commander of the Ship called the Phansie alias Charles , of Fourty six Guns , and One hundred and thirty Men , had , under English Colours , committed several Acts of Piracy upon the Seas of India or Persia , whereupon We Issued a Proclamation , bearing Date the Seventeenth Day of July last , for the Taking and Apprehending the said Henry Every , and such other Persons as were with him in the said Ship , in Order to have them Punished as Pirates and common Robbers upon the High Seas ; And whereas We have since the Issuing the said Proclamation received further Information from the said Governour and Company of Merchants Trading to the East Indies , That the said Henry Every hath changed his Name , and now goes by the Name of Henry Bridgman , and that James Cray , Thomas Summerton , Edward Kirwood , William Down , John Reddy , John Stroger , Nathaniel Pike , Peter Soanes , Henry Adams , Francis Frennier , Thomas Johnson , Joseph Dawson , Samuel Dawson , James Lewis , John Sparks , Joseph Goss , Charles Falconer , James Murray , Robert Rich , John Miller , John King , Edward Savill , William Philips , Thomas Jope and Thomas Belisha , together with several others whose Names are not yet Discovered ( amongst whom were Fifty two Frenchmen , Fourtéen Danes , and others of other Nations ) were with the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , in the said Ship Phansie , when the several Acts of Piracy were committed , and were Aiding and Assisting therein , and shared in the Plunder so by them Piratically taken , to the amount of One thousand Pounds a Man or thereabouts ; And whereas We are Informed , That the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , with several other Persons above named , have , since they committed such Acts of Piracy , left the said Ship in the Island of Providence , and are arrived in Ireland in Two small Sloops , and have there dispersed themselves , some of which Persons remain there , and others are come into this Kingdom and the Kingdom of Scotland , as Two of their Accomplices , who are now Taken and in Custody , have Confessed and Declared : We have therefore thought fit ( by the Advice of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council ) to Issue this Proclamation , hereby Declaring , That the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , together with the said several Persons above named , and others , Englishmen , Scotchmen , and Foreigners , to the Number of about One hundred and thirty , did Steal and Run away with the said Ship from the Port of Corunna in Spain ; and that neither the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , nor any of the Persons abovenamed had any Commission or Authority from His Majesty to Command the said Ship , or the Men therein ; but that the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , and the several other Persons abovenamed , and such others as were with them in the said Ship , are Pirates and Robbers upon the High Seas . And We do hereby Charge and Command all His Majesties Admirals , Captains , and other Officers at Sea , and all His Majesties Governours and Commanders of any Forts , Castles or other Places in His Majesties Plantations , and all other Officers and Persons whatsoever , to Seize and Apprehend the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , James Cray , Thomas Summerton , Edward Kirwood , William Down , John Reddy , John Stroger , Nathaniel Pike , Peter Soanes , Henry Adams , Francis Frennier , Thomas Johnson , Joseph Dawson , Samuel Dawson , James Lewis , John Sparks , Joseph Goss , Charles Falconer , James Murray , Robert Rich , John Miller , John King , Edward Savill , William Philips , Thomas Jope , and Thomas Belisha , and such others as were with them in the said Ship , ( who may probably be known and discovered by the great Quantities of Gold and Silver of Foreign Coins which they have with them ) in order that they may be brought to Iustice , and suffer the just Punishment of the Law , as Pirates upon the High Seas . And We do hereby further Declare , That in case any of the Persons abovenamed ( except the said Henry Every alias Bridgman ) or any other Persons who were in the said Ship with the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , shall Discover the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , or any other of the Persons abovenamed , so as they may be Seized and Taken , in order to be brought to Iustice , he and they making such Discovery shall have His Majesties Gracious Pardon for their Ofences . And We do hereby further Declare , That such Person or Persons , or any other Person or Persons who shall Discover the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , so as he may be Seized or Taken , or shall be otherwise Instrumental in Seizing the said Henry Every alias Bridgman , he or they making such Discovery or Seizure , shall have the Reward of Five hundred Pounds promised in the said former Proclamation , for the Discovery and Seizure of the said Henry Every . And that in case any Person or Persons shall Discover any of the other Persons abovenamed , so as they may be Seized or Taken , or shall be otherwise Instrumental in Seizing any of the said Persons , he or they making such Discovery or Seizure , shall have a Reward of Fifty Pounds for every of the said Persons , whom he or they shall so Discover or Seize , which said several Sums of Five hundred Pounds and Fifty Pounds , the Lords Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury are hereby Required and Directed to Pay accordingly . Given at the Council Chamber in Whitehall , the Tenth Day of August , 1696. In the Eighth Year of His Majesties Reign . God save the King. LONDON , Printed by Charles Bill , and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb , deceas'd , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty . 1696.