THE LIVES, APPrehensions, Arraignments, and Executions, of the 19 late Pirates. Namely:  
Capt. Harris. and their companies. jennings. Longcastle. Downes. Haulsey.  
As they were severally indicted on St. Margret's Hill in Southwark, on the 22. of December last, and executed the Friday following.  
LONDON ¶ Printed for john Busbie the elder.   


he loved, and rejoice in the son that hath sinned and laments.  
But to my purpose, having in so many voyages gone forth and returned so successively and to approve, that the state of fortune, is like the spokes of a wheel, that is carried aswell downward as upward, that this worldly felicity joys and pleasure, in which we so trust: which we study to know, labour to purchase, and are so careful to keep, ●…re but like the day that is given us to use, and vanisheth away even in the growing▪ That while we think we stand sure on the pynackles of Fortune, we are on the sudden overthrown to lie gr●…ueling in shame, pleasure and sorrow, being indeed twins (as shall appear by me) the one no sooner hatched, but the other is at hand to s●…plant her, and therefore I may fitly compare man's happiness here to a fruitless smile, the which is presently turned into sorrow and tears: ●…e a dream, the joy whereof vanisheth even as we wake: to a painted Sepulchre, fair without and putrefied within, or to a Siren beautiful in show and deceit●…ul to entice, glorious above to bewitch you with gazing, but l●…oke down to the hinder part, to the bot●…ome of that which he●…re we ran mad for, we shall find this tempting fair to have the tail of a Scorpion, who in the handling gives such a blow▪ that it benumbeth our bodies, and the sense of understanding, and stingeth our souls with an irrecou●…rable death.  
For while I thus wallowed in my inclination, mastered by my affections, and making my felicity out of others men's miseries, while I thought prosperity at sea, as sure in my gripe, as the power to speak was free to my tongu●…, my actions were ●…o emboldened, and my heart so hardened, that I held if a cowardice to despair to attempt, and effeminacy to pity whosoever did perish. So that my fortunes, like a byas-bowle, being all this while thrown up a hill, and gained not the top o●… safety, whereon it might rest, it must of force fall down again. So I fearless to venture, and dreadless of danger, in the straits meeting with the Turks Galleys▪ well appointed in a man of war, my surprised prize, waiting my beck, & making for B●…stow, the Turks road up to me I was soon ha●…ld, but my ordnance made answer, and disdaining so much as to give them friendly words, in regard my desperate boldness thought me free from their rage, we entered fight, where what either was their encounter, or our resistance, I will be partial to report: but the end was, I was taken prisoner, conveyed to Tunes, from a Christian transformed to a slave, had my head and face shaven, and in their needful service, as an enforced wretch, could striking, blows bruising, and hunger pinching, I was compelled to row in their Galleys: necesstiy hath no resistance, and to this misery I was enforced to obey three year●…s, when I continued it out, some of the time with wind, water and b●…owes, bruising me at the seas, and the other part with Iron & hunger, tortured a shore.  
In all which time, I had occasion enough offered me, to have laid repentance at my heart, to have sorrowed for my iniquities past, and to have vowed to my conscience, that if ever God were the blessed worker, to redeem me from this thraldom and captivity, without whose help, I lay groveling & desperate, I would account that minute the hour of my birth, and so consecrate my after life to the obeying of his will, that I would convert my violence to patience, my Tyranny to temperance. all my vices to virtues, and re●…orme my ●…ife to his blessed word, when on the contrary this affliction of my body, did not so chastise my mind, that I imputed this correction, to be laid upon me by the hand of heaven, as a just whip for my offences past, but the continuance thereof did so harden my heart, so fire my spleen, and inflate my spirit, that I vowed my liberty gained, should be to others loss, my freedom prove fatal to other men's good haps, and that if ever I had again the swinge of my wit, which was to command must have their wills, and they have wills may reprove whatsoever I say. Then since the law as from the fountain of my offences, hath had power to draw my life from me, and the world even after my death, may have a strength to condemn me, words uttered with tears but request of them this, that since my body shall have power to blunt the edge of affliction, my fall may have force to abate the keen sharpness of their rumoring tongues: and if any thirsty or unsatisfied spleen either rejoicing at my fall o●… bemoaning my ruin, shall desire to see unraveled the whole web of my life, here shall he behold the piece of my travails wherein I desire him to wash from his memory the stains of my name, here shall he read my diurnal transgressions, which I request him to pardon and not to reprove, since no cur is so cruel to bite the dead, here as in a mirror shall he●… look into my miseries handiwork, my sin, my sorrow, my life, my death, and the building of my own labour, begun from the time I was brought by the Sherefe of Middlesex to Newgate, wrought upon in the Marshalseyes', and conclude most untimely at Wapping.  
For my place of birth than I must call it in Bristol where my education was such, as did credit my loving and careful father, and was obeyed by me as a dutiful son: I grew up like a straight plant, and was expected of the worthiest of that City, and hoped sor of the best of my country, to have proved the timber of a fruitful tree: my company to our gentry was accounted so welcome, that they esteemed me for pleasure, more than expenses, and the contempt I held to assosiate with the base, had brought my fair de●…aner to be beloved of the best. So that my fellowship entirely desired, and my condition held honest, my father was proud to call me his happy son.  
In which flourishing expectation in my youth sojourned in Bristol, where I so far prevailed in the love of our Merchants, that I was soon encouraged to go to sea, the first employment I undertook was more to see the state and fashions of foreign countries, and to enrich my understanding with experience, than any greediness of gain, to strengthen riot. So that in her late memorable majesties reign, when the division of league was between this kingdom and Spain, I went but Purser sent forth in a man of War of Bristol▪ in which charge of mine how careful I governed, let my own hand neglect to record, and the Merchants themselves when my body is in dust, impartially report, I never returning home but with sails of success profitable to the ventures, comfort to my father, and credit to his son: whereby from degree to degree deserving advancement I was at length set forth as Captain myself, in which command ab oad how manly I swayed let my enemy's pratie that have felt me at sea: which credit lent me, how well I repaid, let Bristol speak, that in this my extremity hath labour●… my peace & pardon (even with the price of eight hundred pound) felt of my purchase and feasted my pains.  
I have sat with the Aldermen when my fathar hath wept to hear them discourse, and the tears he hath shed (against the nature of childhood) hath encouraged my valour as if I would say, father of me thou shalt weep again. But death must have no praises, and though success being like a spring tide, that rolls so high, till it overflow the bounds, I was as avidous to go to war, as my stomach hungry I had an appetite to eat: I complained of nothing, for I held my wounds the banners of heraldry borne before me to my grave, and all my study was how to make my father in his death but be comforted by his son, and the son to rejoice as in such a father. Your pity Reader then is but this, neither of father nor of son: pity the father, that hath lost him he loved, and rejoice in the son that hath sinned and laments.  
But to my purpose, having in so many voyages gone forth and returned so successively and to approve, that the state of fortune, is like the spokes of a wheel, that is carried aswell downward as upward, that this worldly felicity joys and pleasure, in which we so trust▪ which we study to know, labour to purchase, and are so careful to keep, are but like the day that is given us to use, and vanisheth away even in the growing: That while we think we stand sure on the pynackles of Fortune, we are on the sudden overthrown to lie groveling in shame, pleasure and sorrow, being indeed twins (as shall appear by me) the one no sooner hatched, but the other is at hand to s●… plant her, and therefore I may fitly compare man's happiness here to a fruitless smile, the which is presently turned into sorrow and tears: to a dream, the joy whereof vanisheth even as we wake: to a painted Sepulchre, fair without and putrefied within, or to a Siren beautiful in show and deceitful to entice, glorious above to be witch you with gazing, but look down to the hinder part, to the bottom of that which here we ran mad for, we shall find this tempting fair to have the tail of a Scorpion, who in the handling gives such a blow▪ that it benumbeth our bodies, and the sense of understanding, and stingeth our souls with an irrecoverable death.  
For while I thus wallowed in my inclination, mastered by my affections, and making my felicity out of others men's miseries, while I thought prosperity at sea, as sure in my gripe, as the power to speak was free to my tongue, my actions were so emboldened, and my heart so hardened, that I held if a cowardice to despair to attempt, and effeminacy to pity whosoever did perish. So that my fortunes, like a byas-bowle, being all this while thrown up a hill, and gained not the top of safety, whereon it might rest, it must of force fall down again. So I fearless to venture, and dreadless of danger, in the straits meeting with the Turks Galleys▪ well appointed in a man of war, my surprised prize, waiting my beck, & making for Bostow, the Turks road up to me I was soon ha●…, but my ordnance made answer, and disdaining so much as to give them friendly words, in regard my desperate boldness thought me free from their rage, we entered fight, where what either was their encounter, or our resistance, I will be partial to report: but the end was, I was taken prisoner, conveyed to Tunes, from a Christian transformed to a fl●…ue, had my head and face shaven, and in their needful service, as an enforced wretch, could striking, blows bruising, and hunger pinching, I was compelled to row in their Galleys: necesstiy hath no resistance, and to this misery I was enforced to obey three years, when I continued it out, some of the time with wind, water and blows, bruising me at the seas, and the other part with Iron & hunger, tortured a shore.  
In all which time, I had occasion enough offered me, to have laid repentance at my heart, to have sorrowed for my iniquities past, and to have vowed to my conscience, that if ever God were the blessed worker, to redeem me from this thraldom and captivity, without whose help, I lay groveling & desperate, I would account that minute the hour of my birth, and so consecrate my after life to the obeying of his will, that I would convert my violence to patience, my Tyranny to temperance, all my vices to virtues, and reform my life to his blessed word, when on the contrary this affliction of my body, did not so chastise my mind, that I imputed this correction, to be laid upon me by the hand of heaven, as a just whip for my offences past, but the continuance thereof did so harden my heart, so fire my spleen, and inflate my spirit, that I vowed my liberty gained, should be to others loss, my freedom prove fatal to other men's good haps, and that if ever I had again the swinge of my wit, which was to command at sea, my fortunes should aspire to their ●…ormer eminence and my pleasure grow to their an●…ient scope, or my body should fall for it.  
But see ●…he just will of the heavens (and be forewarned by my fall you succeeding ages) that I should be the Prophesierto myself of my own mishap, and the fatal raven to c●…oke out mine own ruin.  
For while I lay plunged in this sea of affliction, cloyed with misery and without hope of relief, It fortuned one Captain Bishop, with a wealthy prize he had then ta'en, to put in for Tunes, and in a small time having made sale of his goods, he having (by what rumour I never v●…derstood) ha●… intelligence of my thraldom there, of my extreme usage, and in●…ortunat mishap, of his own free nature he inquired me out, and demanded of me if I were that Captain Harris so talked of in Bristol, who had been so fortunate to enrich others, and was now dejected in this misfortune myself? when having little pleasure to hear my praises spoken, or unmindful to renew their memory by talk, but rather desirous of some comfort to supply my present want, although I ever held it a contemptible baseness to beg: he demanded twice ere I made him an answer, till at length, the report of the place, my mother, country, nurse, and raiser, and the present memory of my ancient father, being by his question put in my mind, I resolved him thus:  
What I was he witnessed, what I had been by his own tongue belike had heard, what I might be (unless a dead man) in my present case he could hardly guess, yet not-withstandnig all this, I was borne at Bristol: who bring struck presently with an in-ward pity, to se●… me lie chained inso miserable a case, so deformed without hatre on my head or face, so ghastly in show, so hollow-eyd, and so pined away in flesh, I might perceive the tears to startle in his eyes, while his hand privately into mine put five ducats, and departing the prison, he spoke to me thus, be of good cheer Sir, God hath in store, in our greatest need, and friends no doubt but will be your help, when I, not without cause, thanking him for his present courtesy, without demanding his name, or little expecting his kindness succeeded, for that instant we were both divided.  
When Capta●…ne Bishop, as he hath often related unto me since, being ●…eturned back to his chamber, he was struck with a forcible impression to the heart in pity of my state, and the oftener remembering what Bristol had spoke of me, he vowed to his soul he would prove my ●…nlarger, if all the riches he had but lately brought in, might purchase my ransom, with which courtesy of his (oh let no man forbid me to commend him, although for his offences like mine he deserves to be condemned) he neither telling me of his purpose, feeding my hope▪ or flattering my expectation, he so laboured with the Crosimon and Governors of Tunis, that for three hundred d●…ukets, which he frankly paid ere I knew by what means or by whom I was set at liberty, when in a generous disposition, inviting me to his lodging I had my entertainementin such form, as my present fortunes had equalled his, where in regard of my long captivity, he was as my Physician, to minister to my health, allowing me all means possible, and commanding withal that nothing were wanting might repair my body to a strengthened estate: which when I found to be in myself, as he had perfectly enabled me within, (according to my degree, and the dignity of his bounty) with variety of suits he repaired me without, so that one day after being alone together, being jocund and frolic, for in all societies he accounted me his friend and companion, he on a suddainebrake with me thus.  
Captain Harris what sayst thou my heart, how art thou resolved man, whether as occasion shall offer thee, to make for England, and there to be held bold and beholding to thy old, but wavering acquaintance, or to abide with me, & venture thy fortunes with thy certain friend. It is not strange unto thee, that since the late death of her memorable majesty, our most royal Sovereign, and his prudent and grave counsel, on approved considerations best known to his grace and the state, and not requisite for us that are subjects to inquire, hath lessened by this general peace the flourishing employment, that we sea●…aring men do bleed for at sea: In those ●…aies of bickering (quoth he) we have spent our hours in a high flood, and it will be unsavoury for us now, to pick up our crumbs in a low ●…bbe: to live in baseness, and want means even to sustain nature, to walk under the check of some such as have pearkt up their heads to authority in this time of quiet, whom we durst have buffeted I and their heirs too in days of war. Then say, if for England thou resolvest thy course, such is my love to thy welfare, I will not leave thy company, till I see thee ashore, and then leave me to shift for myself, But it with me and my love to thee, thouwilt fasten thy fortunes, I will call thee my brother, and in the riches I have gained I will make thee a sharer.  
With which speech of his, having had intelligence that his purchase was great, seeing his riot and expenses huge, and having found his courtesy towards my misery manifest, I f●…und my inclination yielding, and was almost caught at the first angling, yet for that instant, I desired some small respite, to consider of his will, and to my request he as soon consented.  
In which respite, nothing diminishing his bounty, nor neglecting his former favour, for his purse was as open to me as to himself, it happened that one Captain Gilbert Roup while Captain Bishops ships anchor in the road, and he with his men did revel▪ shore, with a rich prize he had lately ta'en, was come also to Tunis: between whom their acquaintance being former, there was no neglect of gratulations in the highest embracement, and my company at the present was welcometo both: when again, Captain Bishops, in the presence of Captain Roup, began to solicit me in his former purpose whose words were by Captain Roupe as readily secunded & theeir persuasions so enlarged▪ being as I thought bound even to my life, by the courtesy of the one, and fired now also with the riches the other had brought in, neither of them were so ready to ask of my consent as I of free will was forward to grant: whose company both of them seeming with gladness to be welcomed, Captain Roupe having made sale of his commodities, Captain Bishop and myself reveling out the time with him, a ship well manned and provided for me, and we three combined together in one faction: let the reader think we a●…e now at sea, whe●…e we thrived so successfully that I blu●…h to report the rapine that the hands of so few did execute on the bodies and substa●…ce of many: only this that part of the purchase in this voyage we had gain●… we made sale off at Sophi, and Sancta-cruci in Barbary, and the remainder with out sails we conveyed to Tunis, when Captain Bishop, finding himself not per●…ectly in health, after his ease and superfluous reveling here a shore, nine shares of our pillage being divided between him, Captain Roup and myself, he was contented for a while to continue at Tunis, and Captain Roupe prepared his ship to put off again for Sophy in Barbary, where I heard immediately after, he met & consorted with Captain jennings: and I on the other side rigging my vessel, and redying my men: Captain Bishop then, neither deducting any part out of my share for the ship at his own charge he had furnished forth for me, I now put forth for a voyage myself. When encountering with rough winds, and unseasonable tempests, and my men many of them falling sick, and in their sickness perished, with the best expedition that experience could teach, with the rest which remained, we made way for the coast of Ireland, and ere long we anchored in Baltimore, where finding that coast clear, our arrival out of danger, and our entertainment free, we there repaired and fresh victuald our ship, and there received in the most part of my present company namely john Spencer, and Thomas Spencer brothers, Samuel Read, and Richard Baker: the rest which I then took in, being not now taken, and in hope they may live to do their King and country better service, I hope no indifferent man, will condemn me for concealing their names. With whose assistance being again strengthened and my ship in fresh plight, I put on for the coast of Spain, where near the islands of Meuera, I met with a french ship called the Margaret of Maruill, sailing from Lisbon whose chiefest lading was sugar, twixt whom and us, there was no great encounter, before my frenchman (although he seemed somewhat hot at the) first began to submit, whom we presently boarded and ransacking her lading (which as before we discoured was but sugars) we found her beneath to be better stuffed then above, for at the bottom of her hold we took out eight thousand french crowns, and so much of her chiefest lading, as we thought fit for our present sale and burden, giving the ship back to the Master to make for France, or without offering to him or his men any other hurt. After which keeping still at sea, I met with a Dutch ship, of a far greater burden than my own I was Captain of, whom I guessing more available for me in the enterprise I had in hnad, I compelled him to change with me, more for fear then for love, & so gave them leave to depart without further outrage: the tenth of May following and in this present year of his majesties reign, I met also with another french ship, called the Mary, of a Merchant of Saint Malos laden with wine, twixt whom and us there was a small fight, but their resistance being in vain, she was made our own: when Jerome Lockey a fellow though poor in show yet he was cruel at sea & forward in fight, who getting down into the hold (before I had notice) and the ship had yielded, when meeting the Merchant, and perceiving his lading to be nothing but wines (not of my knowledge I protest before God) he took three or four cable ends and most cruelly I confess abused the Frenchman, to make him express what other lading then was extant in sight, his vessel contained? who straight brought him to eight hundred collars so cunningly hid, without which course I faithfully believe we should never have found them. And which sum I must grant he presented to me, the coin I deny not but I willingly received, yet I neglected not to check him for abusing the man. Which ship, and the riches of the Margarite I had taken before, for as yet I had made no sale of her goods, I had advised my master Peter Brush and though I say a skilful mariner, to bend his course again for Ireland, and expressly for Baltimor: the course was by him and in general disliked, since we had been their so lately and my name so fresh in memory about the coast, although not as yet proclaimed for a Pirate: but see the will of Heaven, that against all persuasion I should bea main furtherer of mine own ruin & the overthrow of my men, for no persuasion nor resistance would alter me, but our course must be readily for Baltimore.  
But see how it happened, the Frenchman whom I first took in the Margarit and the Dutch also whom I compelled to change ships with me, having made for England, had delivered my name and injury done unto them, to the right honourable of the Council, as also that not long before their surprisal I had made my reside & victualled my ship at Baltimor, the which belike amongst divers talk some or other of my men had made known to them, which their Lordship's understanding, and to prevent such outrages committed to their neighbour nations and friends with whom they had league, they presently caused one of the King's majesties ships, over whom Sir William Saint john was Captaive, not so much alone to scour the coast, and surprise me, as to prevent that place, to be a nourisher and aid to any such offenders in that case as myself. Which Gentleman, in the King's ship lying at road, had intelligencers lay upon the mountains in the mouth of the harbour, who were always ready to give him instructions of the near arrival of any man of war, or other ship whomsoever: when to my fate it so untimely happened, that I was the first, and the spies by the bearing our topsail and conducting our prize, had given him to understand for certain, there was a man of war coming in, who presently caused his ship should be haled up close under a place called justice crooks Castle, where she was impossible to be descried, & lest our espial should make us keep off: So that we were on the sudden fallen withinhiss command, and unpossible to retire ere that we had any notice to be forewarned, or power to resist our danger, in which distress not without much terror perceiving our case, upon his first summons we yielded ourselves, when Sir William Saint john caused his long boat to be sent out to us, and himself in person came us aboard unto whom I did (as (at my arraignment) we all resolved to plead this excuse,) that being as true it is, I was prisoner in Tunis, and from that thraldom released by Captain Bishop, I was bound to obey him, and all that I did was under his command, that at our last watering at Ballimor, Captain Bishop was in our company, which now I must confess to be an untruth, and that there by his constraint and sleights, most of my men being brought aboard and by him compelled to undertake this business we having now got this advantage, in a sudden storm and grown sea to lose his company, our purpose of coming in was to yield ourselves: not doubting but his majesty in commiseration of my estate being never detected before, bought from a slave, Bishop being Lord of me, and compelled to his will, I should sooner obtain his mercy, in which Kings bear the types to be Gods on earth, than the rigour of justice, which hath power to condemn my wretched yet innocent life, and that himself whose worthiness I had heard of, would be so gracious a friend to the integrity of our cause, that my men also, whom I then protested to be compelled to the action, since we all yielded without any violence offered, himself would be the testimony in our behalf: Who very wisely contested unto us, that so far as our dealings had been honest, & our justification true, he would be our friend to the utmost, and our foe in no part: so seizing upon our ship and goods and imprisoning myself and company, we were by his commission directed from Baltimor to Dublin, from Dublin to Bristol, where my friends morsorrowed to see me now, then ever they rejoiced to be hold me before, yet never neglected to visit my company, allowing me means to bear me like a Gentleman, nor ceasing since both with purse and pains to have recovered my peace.  
But what before I had so cunningly excused, by the provident and searching eye of the Council, was found to be faulty, andrruth being weighed in the scailes of justice we were found too light, so that having remained twenty days in Bristol, I was from thence from Sheriff to Sheriff directed to Newgate, my brother coming along and bearing me company, who labouring like the careful Bee in my business never idle, soliciting here and labouring there, and who had hopeful expectation and promises I should find mercy that had for my offences deserved none, I built not yet my trust on so shaking a foundation, but although to supply the company of mymultitude of friends whose love came daily to visit me, I bore an outside of mirth, I h ad a heart piece of sorrow, & considering in my thoughts how I had wronged the stranger, and those whose losses I could never right, how I had undone many & had but a lifeto satisfy all, I desired not now to build, for that where I might not continue, but labour for that where I should live for ever. I thought it not requisite now, to forget Heaven for earth, the soul for the body, nor heavenly pleasures for temporal goods: I acknowledge now that in a worldly building the stones must be broken, hewn and squared, ere they be fit to make up the work: the corn must be thrashed, winnowed and purified before it be ready for nourishing bread: the whirlwind must first blow ere Elias be rapt into heaven, so every sinner must be cut, hewn and squared, with the blows that beat upon his guilty conscience, be threashed winnowed and purified with prayers, repentance and amendment of life: and sighs must make way both for body and soul, if we mean ere to come to our heavenly jerusalem. I remembered now that uncookt meat is unwholesome for man, and unmortified men be no creatures for God: which made me in my chamber in the hours of quiet alone, never have the Pensive-mans' practice out of my hand, nor the penitent mans-practise out-of my heart: therefore I must say to him, it was urgently done who informed the Counsel, that the Saturday, before my trial & first imprisonment in the Marshalsies and in my imprisonnement, my first meeting with Captain jennings, who at sea together did call brothers, and being with him but orderly mercy, he reported to their Lordships we were mad drunk: this was informed to be done, and whosoever did it, I must needs tell him it was but a homely message, since it is no good nor charitable office to heap unjust injuries upon miserable men: for I protest, I had that testimony in myself, that my sorrow had washed away my foulness, and loathing my life I invited my death, knowing there is no death where there is no sin, for by sin death entered into the world, and the wages of sin is death, so that what I was to lose, I was sure to lose as soon as I had life, but the life that I looked for should never have death, which patience and resolution of mine, the diligent Preacher that both laboured and found in me I doubt not (for truth) but he will speak and confirm, which Christian end of mine I expect, that instead of me it shall increase comfort in my friends, and be a sufficient satisfaction to my adversaries, of whom on the bended knees of my heart I humbly crave pardon, from whom being men I fear not denial, since I am sure it is sealed of our Maker in heaven, & so from a free and unburdened heart, a patient mind and willing steps, I go out of my chamber in the Marshalstes, the Friday morning being the two and twenty day of December to make my deathbed at Wapping.  
Of whom Reader if thou desirest more, though he be the first of number placed in the book, he was the last of seventeen that suffered: first he made his devotion and prayers with an affirmative tongue, threw away his hat as he went boldly up the ladder, and being demanded of a stranger stood by him, If as yet he had heard no good news from the King? he answered him, none sir but from the King of Kings: and therefore with Peter I must resolve and say I look for a new heaven and a new earth, according to his promise wherein dwelleth righteousness: he sung (to a syllable) the one and twenty Psalms, died a repentant sinner and a Christian, and by the diligence of his natural brother, was brought to the keeper of Newgates' house in Newgate-market, and from thence as a Christian was buried in Christe-Church.   

The discourse of Captain jennings.  
SInce you are thus far (gentle Readers) led on with this discourse of Captain Harris, I doubt not but you will expect the like of the rest, which cannot in Captain jennings be so well performed as in the former, for the education of his youth was ●…o mean and low, he could neither write nor read, yet notwithstanding it is not brought to your eyes under his own hand, the report for certain was taken from his tongue, and thus it is.  
From my childhood (quoth he) I was wholly addicted to martial courses, especially in the manly resolution of sea-faring-men, I was not disaniamated at the reports of others dangers past, nor afeard myself to encounter with tempests to come, whereby in many voyages returning from Sea, I grew to bear the name of a skilful Mariner, which so soon pu●…t up a self conceit in my thoughts, that I grew ambitious strait, to have a whole command, and held it baseness to live under check. It liked me well a shipboard to see the Captain but bid, and his will in all things was strait obeyed, and such a one in my ambition I resolved to be, which authority and place, finding my present means & friends unpossible lawfully to raise me unto, I bluntly resolved, as we use to say, to attain to it then by hook or by crooks. To which purpose, comforting myself with a reckless crew, and such as loved riot as well as myself (for I must truly confess it was one of my sins) we were not long before we had made up our company, furnished us of a ship, and by the name of Captain jennings I was known at Sea, so that in the Queen's majesties reign, during the continuance of the dissension betwixt the King of Spain & the Hollanders, I found such a safe refuge and retirement, into Dunkirk, after many heinous spoils committed on their Dutch Fly-boates. Pinks and passengers in them, that my name grew so odious, my offences so multiplied, that being known to the state, I was proclaimed a Pirate, and several ships both from England and Holland, made out to lie in weight for my apprehension, which though long first was at last so effected, that by the English I was taken, & brought prisoner to the Marshalseas, expecting nothing but for my time of trial, and hoping for nothing but present death.  
When my loving sister so laboured with petitions to the states that lay here, and to divers Merchants, I had formerly wronged, wherein was my promise of reformation of life, and vows of service to their country, which they both knew, and I was certain I could able them in, proudly spoken of myself, that not a man in Christendom could stop a leak under water better than I, and but without boasting I could say hardly so well, which virtue known to them, with other my many resolutions, they pitied my fall, were petitioners for me to the Queen, contented themselves to sustain their loss by me, and twice by this means they procured my pardon, a grace from them so sufficient, that if I had had grace to have conceived it so, & made good use of their favours, my sins had not been so many, my reputation more, my favour might have been greater, and the contempt of me less, my service have still been held acceptable▪ & I a good member in the common wealth: but see how I requited the last of their graces. Namely not only my pardon procured, paying my charges and setting me at liberty, but also transporting me over, gave me command over a Flyboat, and in their service sent me to sea, in which employment, my enterprises not thriving so successively as before, and the pride of my heart not stooping, but contemningto attend their reproof, who had saved my life, taking fit advantage by the forehead, with their ship & furniture, & such men as I had drawn to my part, I leave their service, intent now to serve for myself, and by this 〈◊〉 having taken a Spanish carvel by the way, I am arrived at Sophy in Barbary, where upon my arrival, upon some displeasure that was concein●… against other Pirates, concerning the breaking certain contracts they had made with the Governor, and during the time of examining o●… my goods, I was kept prisoner, but at length was released and ●…ound such favour, that my prize was sold to 〈◊〉 best advantage, for which ●…auour I not neglecting my thankfulness to the Governor, and divers others I had found my friends, I was contented to spend there the latter end of the year, in which time I came acquainted with Captain Bishop and Captain Roupe, who did so combined ourselves together, that the following spring we went forth, Bishop Admiral, Roupe Uiceadmirall, and myself rearadmirall, where what purchase we took of any nation in this voyage, still we returned and made sale of only at Sophy, which amounting to so great a sum, it is incredible to report, I will only satisfy you that the most part was consumed in excess: and so to this discourse.  
These prizes we had thus taken being here sold, there was some difference fell betwixt us three concerning our shares, which dissension betw●…ene Captain Roup●… and myself was soon atoned: but Captain Bishop because we would not yield he should have a full part more than us both, here we left company, and Captain Roup●… and myself put forth to Sea for a voyage again, when after a seven days sale; a leak sprung in Captain Roups ship, which growing so forcible it could by no means be stopped, Captain Roupe and his company were compelled to come aboard of mine, and his ship sunk immediately after.  
Our strengths being thus confined into one hold, w●… were by this time come to the I●…e of Silly, where we met with a ship called the john Evangelist, and without much pains made her our prize, the twenty six of October immediately following, and making for Ireland, we took als●… a french ship laden with brass and other rich commodities, and so bearing up to Baltimor, we sent the purse●… with the long boat a shore, to deal with the kerns for hogs to victual withal, & under that pretence show them their bills of lading: for it is to be understood, that this part of Ireland and the kerns the inhabitants, have their best strength & support by the putting in and nourishing o●… Pirates. It is also to be noted, that as soon as any Capta●…e h●…h taken any ship, a calls to the Master for a bill of his lading, and demands what belongs to the Merchant, what to the Master, and what to the Mariners? so that if he leave them their ship, he takes away none but the merchants goods, and by this means he knows hereafter what he is driven to be accountable for.  
But to the purpose, having safely put in here to Baltimor made sale of her goods they had then taken, and victuald their ship in readiness to depart, Captain jennings being a shore, it happened him to fall in liking with an Irish woman, and what with gold and persuasion he so far prevailed with her, that he won her to spend her company at Sea with him, and so hoisting sails away they depart.  
At whose going out of the road, his injuries being spread and whose name the third time proclaimed a Pirate, they happened upon one of the King's ships called the Trementany, sent out against them, over whom Captain Williams was Captain, and for this design had strengthened himself with some of Captain Hews company, betwixt whom being a most courageous encounter, the Captains on both sides bravely behaved themselves, the one fight for honour and the other for safety, but Captain jennings finding himself the weaker, since his cause was the worse, his ship being of swift speed and having wind as it appears, could go off at his pleasure, fearing the danger, was glad by flight to be freed of his foe: so that the shaking ague of this fear, ended the burning fever rose in both the captains minds, namely Captain jennings and Captain Roupe, and they vowed now whosoever they met though the ●…oe had the odds, they would dare him to fight, and so put on to the coast of Spain, where in their sailing they met with two Spanish ships, made up to them, with all speed possible, and being come each of the other, within reach of shot, either without haling th●…m, or commanding them to strike, the 〈◊〉 news they heard was abroad side, by which unwelcome messengers understanding at full, what their neighbours were, and to what unjust coming their purpose was, being two ships wa●…likely appointed, and their enemy but one, they redied themselves for a needful defence, so that betwixt them strait was a cruel fight▪ the Spaniards not doubting in respect of their odds to go off with ease, and the other resolving with the help of their resolutions to conquer at pleasure: for the space of full four hours was this fight cruel, one fight in hope of spoil, and the other to save what their pains had got: sometimes victory promising fairly to the one, to the disharting of the adverse, and anon declining from them to look cheerfully on the other, to the discouraging of the contrary.  
But the valour of the Captains (though it was resolute and desperate) being weighed in scales of trial, it proved too light to counterpoise the just o●…ence and resistance of the Spaniards, so that ten or eleven of Captain jennings company in this rash enterprise being ●…aine, himself hurt and twenty more of the same confederacy dangerously, shot, their ship s●…re beaten, and the sound terrified, with the best wings of haste which their sails could fly withal, they are glad now to be quit of those foes which even now they were so headstrong to quarrel with, and the Spaniards on the other ●…de, not scaping so well they could boast of the day, any more but this, they were glad of escape, by this they were both quit of the others company.  
Which two disasters happening to them one in the neck of another, namely their escape from Captain Williams, and their mischievous conflict in their attempt against these two Spaniards, the whole company began to murmur against Captain jennings, gathered the voice thereof from thus ground, and was this uttered, that no doubt their crosses past and dangers present, so many of their consorts being sore hurt, and their ship so out of order, it was as a just judgement of God against them, in suffering their Captain to bring his whore aboard & there to wallow in his ●…urucie, when counsel was to be held for their future safety: others strengthening it with this, why should he have his ●…hore for himself any more than the rest? all condemning the permission, & exclaiming against disorder, amongst whom there was no order, they pretended strait to have a redress, Which being subtly understood by Captain Rou●…, he having men of his own to strengthen his part, and finding it the fittest advantage for his advancement, he soothed them on to the action in hand, and urged them with this, that success in their con●…ition was never found, when a woman was more Master of the Captain, than the Captain of his men, that in all the purchase (though unlikely yet) they should ever take, through the enticing flatteries, with which he seemed to be besotted and bewitched, the main profit thereof should redow●…d to her, and they like thrashers should labour and sweat to bring the sweet unto other men's mouths, whereupon the strength of their spleens being here encouraged, the heat of their murmur grew up to mutiny, and in a gi●…y manner breaking into their captains cabin, whom they found set and embraced by his Irish Mistress, they boldly began to reprove his course, condemn his undertakings, and exclaim against his ●…osenes; whose haughty spirit boiling to hear his condition controlled (especially in the ear of her he was now joying with) by those whom he held his command might check, with a trunch●…on that lay near to him he struck ●…ne of them on the head, clears his cabin of the rest, and having beaten them all to a bay, he calls thus to Captain Roupe: Captain Roupe will you suffer me to be thus ●…aunted and abused by the madness of rascals, whom a spot of mischance doth drive to despair? But he not hasty to succour his expectation, hi●… company made good ag●…inst him, and by their violence and outrage compelled him to retire to the Eune-roome, where to avoid the he ●…t of their fury, manning the door, one of his company discharged a musket upon him, but his life being reser●…d to a future shame for his actions, it most unfortunably missed him, and the fire of their rage, being alla●…d by the persuasion of Captain Roup which in this heat would have consumed his life, it was only agreed, and their tempest satisfied to have him discarded from his Captainship and confined from the pleasure and company of his wench, by being detained in the gun-roome, over whom Captain Roup was made keeper, and instituted also their Captain both of them and their ship: only here is to be noted, in this ship there was great store of riches, and so they now put out to the southward Cape.  
In which time, Captain jennings remaining prisoner with patience (since he found resistance was bootless) he so insinuated with Captain Roup that he brought Captain Roup to prevail with his men, that they gau●… their consents for his liberty of the ship, and then again dealing privately with Lodge, Williams and others, he had wrought them now to repent their rashness, and the rather for that Gilbert Roup having the power in his command, he did not seem so wholly to rely on the trust of them who had formerly been of Captain jennings company, as he did on those had been of his own, neither in countenance and outward show (seemed any way so kind and affable to them) being, indeed a man of more stern and obdurate nature than jennings was, which they disliking in him in heart, but not daring to utter, his own affection being the stronger, they were compelled to be content.  
So that being now in the southward Cape, they happened upon a French pink with rich lading, against whose assailement the Frenchman making a forcible resistance, they were at length come to grapple, when Captain Roup & his men as well in the aim of credit to be seen forwarder than jennings or his men, h●…pe of riches which they guest they had in chase, as also by the politic persuasion and egging of them on by Captain jennings, when they came to boarding, Captain Roup and most or all of his company being ransacking the pink, jennings tu●…nd now to persuade his men thus: that the ship was his own, and he had been their Captain, that much riches they had purchased together, and he had given them their faithful shares, that occasion was now offered to show their loves friends to him, that if any thing had been amiss, his valour should redeem it, and his courtesy amend it, & that Captain Roup made but instruments of them for his present use, who by his cruel and stubborn nature, they might perceive he would requite with unthankfulness and no doubt with their ruins, when advantage should further it.  
With which pers●…asion of his, he so forcibly prevailed, that they in an instant called their Captain, and began to ready themselves, to resist Captain Roup & his forces in the pink when he should offer to come aboard again, which he intending to do as also ●…o freight their ship with most & the best of the luggage they violently withstood him, nay told him further, that if for their former labour, they might not freely share in the profit was found, they were now to become as eager foes to him and his company as before to the Frenchman.  
When Captain Roup judging of the trick, an●… knowing his strength too weak to disable them he thought it best to come to composition, and be glad of part, lest compelled by necessity he should lose all, so that a friendly agreement is made between them: Captain jennings is Captain of his own ship, Captain Roup of the French pink, all are friends and they put now for the coast of Ireland.  
When in the way, Captain jennings having regaind his former riches, charge, and a share in the spoil Roupe had ta'en from the Frenchman, he began now to consider of the ●…cklenes of his estate, the unconstancy of his men, and the dangers that were instant to the course of his life, he desired now in heart he might make his peace and procure the liberty of his country again, although with the tender of all he had, to which purpose he intended to order his actions, when safe occasion should suffer him, though concealing his intent to himself, and so they put into Baltimor, which harbour lies in my Lord of Clanricards country, and to whom he meant to submit himself, but by no means (whether his men suspecting his intent or no I am unresolved) he could not be suffered to go ashore, only four of his company being sent out with the longboat, namely Thomas Renolds, john Lodge, john Williams who was Botson of the ship, and one james a ●…renchman who was Trumpeter, to descry if the coast were clear and their arrival might be in safety, who being landed resolved with themselves, never to return to carry him news, but every one to make shift for one, and so ashor●… to avoid suspicion they betook their course to several ways, james the Trumpeter hiring an Irish kern to b●… his guide, by his conductor had his throat cut. Renolds was first taken, by a Captain of my Lord of Clanricards, and brought before my Lord in his Castle, who confessing how and with whom he came in, he was with a charge conveyed to the Castle in Dublin, but Lodge and Williams came not till a fortnight after.  
But jennings now seeing their return doubtful, began strait to suspect himself, and put off again from Baltimor up to the river of Limbrincke, which is my Lord of Toumonds country, yet desiring still to yield up himself, if safely he might, where lying at anchor both with Captain Roupes ship and his own, yet so far wi●…hout reach of my Lord of Toumonds Castle, that he might go off and come on at pleasure, he now in his long boat himself put on near the shore, and caused a parley to be summoned to the Castle, of which summons my Lord understanding, he sent down to him one of his sons and diverse of his men to know what they would? which being deconded, jennings expressed to them that he desired some conference with my Lord whom if it pleased his honour he would attend in his own Castle, only that offering thus voluntary to put himself (being in danger) into his Lordship's hands, he would have a couple left aboard his ship as hostage for his safe return, which understood at full by my Lord, his request was granted, & jennings was conducted up to the town & two of my Lords chiefest men sent as pledges aboard, when the next morning jennings being brought in presence before my Lord, he presently related the story of his life, & offered to submit himself, his whole company, the estate & purchase he had, under his Lordship's protection, with condition, this: his Lordship would be his mediator for the King's majesties mercy, and procure his pardon, when his Lordship in wisdom finding it not requisite to articulate with him further than he required, since two of his followers I and kinsmen too were aboard his ship, and seeing both the ships as well his own as Roupes, with their whole companye●… and fading, except himself, to lie so aloo●…e they might go off at pleasure in spite of control, he gravely thought it fit to give this fish line till he might more justly choke him, with the bait he coveted: and the reuppon gave him his protection for a named time, for himself and his company, seemed ●…o regard him with entire respect and promised him withal, that so far as w●… his honour he fastly might, he would prove his honourable friend to procure his p●…rdon, upon which hope, jennings emboldened, he rioted in pleasure and reveled in the town, carried one of my Lords sons and divers gentlemen inhabiting there about, divers times aboard his ship, where his entertainment to them was wonderful, and presents given unto every hand, showing them withal, his Lordship's protection, and relating the honourable promise his ears received from his own tongue, which was he would do his best to procure his pardon, which enticing promise of my Lords, though jennings had heard it, and in regard of the protection, was brought to believe, neither Roup nor the rest would be brought to trust, only now and then some two or three by turns going a shore for fresh victual and so returned again.  
For the space of a fortnight they thus continued, in all which time by no persuasion of jennings, nor hope of my Lord could Roup or the ships be brought within check, neither my Lords men who were left in hostage for jennings be delivered a shore. Till one day having feasted voluptuously with them aboard, and drunk hard, he out of his own motion made the offer unto them, that that night they should go with him and revel it a shore: from this he was dissuaded by some who at this instant were more stayed than himself, but he neglecting their council, the long boat is called for, they are set a shore and reveling it in Limbricke, and the next morning no doubt had returned again had not this which followeth happened that night.  
Captain Roup having intelligence that my Lords men were gone with him to land, coming aboard the ship, he contrived with the master, and into his long boat conveyed out of the gun-port most of jennings shot and powder, as with purpose but to borrow it, and the next need to repay it again: with which being stored he hoist sails, and away goes he: and the Master of jennings ship in the morning missing the pink, seeing neither Captain norpledges returned aboard, doubting some treachery, he doth the like, and my Lord of Toumond taking note how the ships were gone, and that the limit of his protection given, had expired the date: he commands jennings to more safe custody, yet with express charge to be worthily used, and having by this space directed his letters to Sir Robert Chichester Lord deputy of Ireland, of all these proceedings, there is by this, a warrant come to my Lord Toumonds hands, from the counsel of Ireland, to direct his prisoner to Dublin, who not only graciously using of him while he was in his charge, but by express command, resigning him over to those had order for his safe conduct, he gave him out of his own coffers a hundred pound starling, to defray his expense.  
Being now come unto Dublin, and examied before the Council, he denied not what he bade been, and pleaded for mercy since he came in voluntary, which by this that followeth may appear no doubt had been granted, had not his former life been so contemptible: for during the time of his stay in Dublin which was above three months, the right honourable Earl of Clanricard, and Lord Toumond who in thatspace was present there, had so laboured for him that he had all the liberty of the country within ten mile about both to hawk and to hunt and none to attend him but only on james a musician, who was my Lord of Clanricards man provided this he returned to the castle for hislodging atnight.  
Nay, after that, by the direction of the Council here, he was to be sent for England: and that they had received true and perfect instructions what an ill liver he had been, in that they would not seem to dishearten him in the journey he was to take, they discharged him of custody, and as it had been to have employed him in some affairs of import, gave him charge of a letter to the Mayor of Chester, whose purpose was to convey him to London. From Chester he was conducted to the Marshalseyses in Southwark, where remaining even since May last, to the eye of men, he lived a careless life, or dreadless of that he did think was to come: one being merry a drinking with him once, demanded of him thus: faith Captain jennings and how did you live when you were at Sea? how (quoth he) I rejoiced more to hear the Cannon's voice that bid me to fight, than the Church-bell that called me to prayer: I fought not as chickens fight, for their meat to sustain nature, but for store of gold, to maintain riot: Another time being drinking in the parlour, where they use to dine in the prison, it being somewhat afore Bartholomew-tide, in hot weather, he sat just with his face in the sun, when one demanded of him, Captain jennings why do your sit with your face in the Sun, it will make your head ache: faugh pox quoth he what do you tell me of the headache, that shall hang in the sun shortly when my neck shall ache, and I do but practise now how I shall fry then. The same day that Captain Harris was brought into prison, being the saturday before the arraignment, which was the monday following, he was in the Marshalseas yard, throwing of snowballs, just as Captain Harris was coming in at the gate, who having a snowball at that instant in his hand, ready to throw, one called unto him aloud, Captain jennings Captain jennings, Captain Harris is coming, Captain Harris quoth he, I love him well, but and the hangman himself were coming I would throw out my throw first: these have I set down to signify to the world the desperatenes of his course, the intemperance of his actions, and the slight regard, he seemed outwardly to take of his soul, in that little walk was given him to look upon, betwixt his life and death. The time of his trial being come, he was the first that stood indicted and arraigned for those several piraces before recited, and with these of his company, namely Thomas Renolds shoemaker, john Williams Mariner and Botson of his ship, and john Lodge, who being demanded what they could severally say to the indictment, Captain jennings began to intercept the clerk, & in this manner to plead in their excuse. Alas my Lord what would you have these poor men say? they can say nothing to it, if any thing they have done they were compelled unto it by me, and I must answer for it. To this excuse by that honourable court he was thus answered, that they doubted not but his own conscience bore witness against him, that he had heard enough in his several inditements, to answer for himself, and so they wished him let every one of them, and if it should appear either by testimony or circumstance, as heinfer●… they were clear, the whole Court should be glad of it, and to that purpose they should be heard themselves, or any for them at full. Whereupon Thomas Renolds, by the name of Thomas Renolds shoemaker, was again called, & demanded of the Clerk of the Admiralty, what he pleaded to the inditement, whether guilty or not guilty? who answering not guilty, and desired of their Lordships, he might with their gracious favour be heard, and which being by the honourable of the counsel upon his request presently granted, he pleaded thus, That at the time of Captain jennings anchoring in Baltimor, he was a journiman shoemaker resident in Corcke, whom Captain jennings sent for, (as he might have done for any other) to bring boots or shoes to furnish both himself and his whole company, who with a couple of boys in hope to make a way his masters ware with profit, came aboard his ship, and fitted them also far as his ware would serve, for which, according to his own price, he was from Captain jennings own hand orderly paid, and he delivered the money to one of the boys to carry, and sent them to stay for him some respite a shore, while he being enticed by the Captain and others to rest a while and be merry with them, was with the overcharging of many made so drunk that he fell in a sleep, in which time the wind serving, and they having compassed themselves of all things fit, the fi●…st time he waked he found himself at Sea, and the Captain and others in fight with one of those ships, for which he stood now indicted, and for proof hereof he brought in another shoemaker, to iuis●…fie that at the same time he then inferred, he was working in Cork, and lived honestly by his labour so that if any thing he had done, it was done in the company of them by whom he was compelled unto it, and therefore quoth he, I humbly desire both your honours and the jury, to mingle mercy with justice, conscience with equity, & so commiserate my case. Which tale of his having so good a relish of credit, he being the first that expressed the form, though many after (both of Captain jennings, Captain Harris, and Captain Longcastle●… companies) endeavoured to follow the course, their honours leaving his defence to the good consideration of the jury to determine how true it was, he only by their verdict was returned not guilty, and the rest (with their Captain) convicted as fellones and pirates upon the high seas, and in manner and form as they stood invited. And after their conviction and judgement they were conveyed back to the Marshalseas, from thence on Friday morning to Wapping, the place appointed for their execution: where Captain jennings being the first that was called to go up to his death, and seeing that he had been all this while deluded with a fruitless hope (for upon my knowledge both Captain Harris●…nd ●…nd he the day before their execution, did report they were repreiued) he did now in soul repent him of his sin, complained of his lusts and riots, as the causers of his ruin, confessed that before this he had received pardon for his heinous transgressions, and had not the goodness to desist from ill: he desired God of his mercy to receive his soul, & the world at his death to pardon his body, & so desiring the multitude of spectators to pray for him and sing a psalm with him, he was the first was turned of the ladder, and after him both Lodge and Williams, as his consorts and confederates found guilty in his actions, did likewise suffer death.   

The discourse of Captain Longcastle alias Lancaster, & them of his company that suffered, namely William Taverner and john Moor.  
THis William Longcastle was directly known, and so accused by one of the right honourable of the Counsel, at the time of his trial, to be an arch-pyrate, and formerly a confederate with that famous Ward, although both himself, Taverner and the other did stiffly deny to stand guilty according to their indictment, or to deserve whereby to be accused for robbing the Susan of Bristol, of whom one Usum Wye was Master, which piracy was thus committed.  
One master Hal a credible merchant of this honourable City, furnishing forth a ship of his called the Ulysses of London, for the west Indies, and instituting in this his venture (which amounted to a thousand pound) one of his men as governor and factor thereof, she from the river of Thames, puts out to sea, where meeting with several disasters, both to herself and her men, in the many alterations incident on the waters, the Factor thought it fit (having by the merchants appointment the whole order and trust) to put in about Plymouth, to strengthen and repair their former mishaps, when enquiring for Mariners that were best and ablest to venture themselves in so long a voyage, and furnishing their wants with all that before their necessity asked, he came acquainted, and did take into his company & aid, these three by the names of Longcastle, Taverner and Moor, and with these he puts on to Sea, in hope of success, where anchoring to take in fresh water at Sophy in Barbary, they met with the Susan of Bristol, over whom was master, Anthony Wye, of the same City: between whom, being both travelers from one nation, there was friendship & congratulations interchangeably offered (between these two houses and householders) on the waters, as formally as then they had met ashore: as, one day the Susan to feast the Ulysses, and the next day the Susan's men to come aboard of her, which occasion now this Captain Longcastle not losing the advantage of, he practised privately with this Taverner and Moor, for the surprisal of the Susan, and to the furthering and finishing of this unjust enterprise, he wrought with Master Hals Factor, to invite the Master Anthony Wye, with as many of the others as he gotinstructions had command in the Susan, to come to banquet and revel aboard their Ulysses, of which courtesy offered, Master Wye having no occasion to conceive any suspicion, of any mischief invented, since they had formerly interchangeably dealt in the same courtesies, and especially lying both at refuge now in Sophy road, and so near upon the shore, their desire is condescended unto, and he with his agents in the long boat belonging to the Ulysses, is brought a board, their feast is furnished, their entertainment welcome, and the healths go round, when these three, eyeing their opportunity, in the edge of their entering, they slip away by turns, and with some other whom they had won to be linked as their consorts, they privately man out the long boat, and coming near the Susan, making their pretence to bring back their master, and the rest of their friends, they presently board her, clap her men under hold, and ceeze on her goods, hoist sails, and by the help of this stratagem, in this ship of Bristol, they are out at Sea, which Master Wye having notice of, and judging by their flight of the innocency of the Factor, the Ulysses makes on for her West-Indian voyage, the Master Anthony Wye is left at Sophy, and after as convenience would afford him, makes his return to England, where complaining to the high Court ofadmiralty of this outrage offered, it was needful and just for him, in his own discharge, to g●…ue in the names of these three as actors of this piracy, till time should give means for their apprehension and answer.  
But see how if happened, there was with Captain Longcastle in this ship of the Ulysses a Negro, who not a month before, he had bought to be his boy and brought to be a Christian, who in the rashness to surprise and haste to get off, he had neglected to take with him him left, in the Ulysses, whereby the Factor was constrained to take him along with him, and at his return delivered him to master Hall at London, unto whom also (urging his own innocency) he related the mischance had happened, disco●…sed the manner, and to his master (as it is here recorded) delivered their names, who for his own discharge, and the discharge both of his ship and goods, he delivered so much to the Lord high Admiral, and so his factor as the season served with the like trust is sent to sea again: in whose absence, this Captain Longcastle having his name infamous for a Roner, noterious for a Pirate, and known for certain to be a confederate with Ward, he belike not doubting so much of himself as was here manifest, he puts secretly in at Causon bay near Plymouth, and with this Taverner and Moor, thought to live privately, till they could fully compound with this Anthony Wye, for his injury past, being certain no other Englishman could witness against them. And this is a thing worthy note amongst these pirates, they never see or know of their adversary, but they are as perfect as himself, for how much they must compound, which may seem strange to some, since amongst thieves it is unlikely there should be any order but all havoc, and catch that catch may to be all their stake. But with these sort of robbers it is not so, for being once sure the burden is their own, the Captain calls strait for the master or merchant, and demands forthwith for their bills of lading, whereby he knows what belongs to the merchant, and what to the mariners, when the merchants venture is always taken for lawful prize, but the sailor's goods is most commonly restored, and this bill doth the pirate Captains most carefully keep and lay up, and as they call it, for their own discharge.  
But to our purpose, this Long castle living thus lurking to and fro about Cornwall, the infamy of his name brought him in more suspicion than any ready accusstion that was extant against him: so that this report of him being carried about by rumoring tongues, and buzzed abroad in somany ears it was at last brought to a right worshipful Knight and a justice of peace, who calling him before him, he demanded from him of his course of life, & as how and where for the last three years he had orderly spent his time? who being able to render no confident and resolving answer, he thought it good in his discretion to commit him to prison, yet pretending no further, but till he could put in sufficient sureties for his good behaviour: when in the mean time this provident Gentleman, sent first to the Uiceadmirall to inquire against his name, and after to the high Court of admiralty, if nothing were inferred against him, when after search it appeared upon record the former piracy against the Susan of Bristol, and the master thereof Anthony Wye, and his deposition against Longcastle and Moor to the same purpose, whereupon they were all three, committed to Exeter jail, in the County of Devonshire: and against their time of trial, as the other removed to the Marchalseys, and at their day of arraignment according to justice stood indicted for the same offence, unto which invitement they pleaded not guilty, whereupon Anthony Wye by name of Anthony Wye of Bristol mariner and master of the Susan, was in person called to give in evidence against them, who being seen the day before in Court, and not now making his personal appearance to justify according to his each, it was then demanded of Longcastle (the Court having notice of as much) if that during the time of his late imprisonment in the Marchalsies, he at no time had conference with the said master? he denied not but he had, as also if that neither himself nor any other for him▪ had privately dealt to give any secret composition with the said Wye, to neglect his appearance, and so to hinder the just and lawful proceedings against his life? which he thus answered: for mine own part (quoth he) I never offered him penny for the saveguard of myself or any of my company, neither had he any reason for it, since they were not the men that were then at the fact: yet he had heard that some friend of his in his behalf, had offered him in full satisfaction, restitution to the valour of all his goods lost, as also in gratuity to himself fifty pound, in consideration he would be silent▪ it was then demannded of him who that friend should be? he answered he knew not, whereupon by one of the Council it was urged, how unlikely it was that any man should offer a composition for him of so much money, and he be a stranger to the motion: besides what reason had any friend to make such an offer if his friend were clear since the law is so just in every man's case, nay when the King's majesty himself in the care of his subjects, sends both his Council of state and Council at law to sit even as umpires between justice and their lives. Whereupon master Hall was called, to certify whether his man at his return, had not given in to him the perfect names of those three men as they stood there indicted, and the true description of their statures, who answered the names and statures of three such men his man had given him, but whither they were the men, he neither durst nor could not say, for he had never seen them (and his man was now at sea) till they were now arraigned: in which doubt they called earnestly upon the Court, Anthony Wye being absent M. Hall's factor at sea, and none as yet personnally to give evidence against them, that their Lordships would be merciful unto them, and not to cast away their innocent lives upon mere presumptions, that no other evidence as yet coming in, it was thought of the spectators and all (but the Court who knew there the men) they should then have been quit: when strait was called the Negro who before had been his man and reserved in private to see how long their impudence would hold out, when first being demanded if Longcastle had been his master, he answered yes: then was asked of Longcastle if the Moor had been his boy, who resolved that he had: the boy was then questioned, if he was not at sea with him in the Ulysses? the boy affirmed it, and Longcastle being demanded the same question, although he staggered at the first, could not strongly deny it. Upon which affirmation, the evidence being strong against Longcastle, it was pleaded by the other, and especially by taverner that they were not the men who were then at the action: and whereas there was no more but the direct title of their names against them, there was no doubt many more of the same name, of Taverner & Moor in this spacious Kingdom besides themselves: to the resolving of which doubt, than Moor was called again and demannded by the Court whether they three namely William Longcastle, William Taverner, and john Moor, were not the men each in particular Master Hals factor took in for the better furnishing his ship and performance of his voyage at P●…imoth? he answered they were: whether they three were not the three men feasted with Anthony Wye in the road of Sophy in Barba rye in the company of the aforesaid factor in the said ship of the Ulysses? he answered they were, and whether the said Longcastle, Taverner and Moor, leaving their promised voyage in the aid of the Ulysses of London, did not according to their former practice, offer their ontrage against the Susan of Bristol in manner and form as they stood invited? when he affirmed directly they were the men.  
Upon which, Longcastle desired of their Lordships to be heard, and inferred that he denied him not to be his boy, but entreated of the Court, that the tongue of a Pagan, an Infidel, whose testimonies were no evidence to confirm the jury, and whose words were to be held in no regard, might not be the are to hew down the tree of his life, but if that his transpressions against the law had deserved death, I beseech your Lordships quoth he, let the tongue of a christian and not of a Pagan cut off my life.  
Which words appeared unto all ears that were present, to be uttered from the vch●…ncy of his soul, and from the Court he was thus resolved. That where he desired to have the oath of a Christian, himself, & the Moor had confessed he had made him one, which was the most vertuo●… & blessedst deed that he did show in his whole life: but then Lordships told him withal they must give him to understand, that it was not the approovement of his tongue, nor that he had b●…ne his boy which made them give credit, that now they stood guilty, but the resolved oath of Anthony Wye, whose ship they rob and whose goods they ransacked, who had seen them, spoke with them, swor●… against them, I and themselves had laboured to compound withal (and won to keep out of the Court for the injury they had done him) whereby it appeared and so now they must satis●…e the jury, no sun can shine clearer to show us a moat, than this eui●…ent testimony to witness their blemish: beside, that from the time of their imprisonment in Exeter jail, till this hour of their arraignment, not one of them all that can well bring in a credible certificate how well or ill they have spent their times, upon which instructions given to the Iur●…, and the s●…ale so put into their hands, to weigh the condition of their lives the jurywent forth & stayed not long ere they brought them in guilty, at which sentence against them, Longcastle & Moor spoke never a word, but Tauerner whether he thought he could out face the cause, or that he feared death more than the rest, for my part I will not judge, but he grew vehement, and called for a book to swear in his innocence, although I was credibly certified both his Captain and himself did after in the prison with these words confess, that we are heartily sorry we shall be hanged now for a petty action, that have merited talk in matters of worth. So having their sentence, they were conveyed back to the Marshalsies, where I must credibly speak of them, they behaved their lives so carefully for the future comfort of their souls, as if they had never been the men, the whole course of whose actions, had been addicted to such an ungodly purposes, making their way to the gate of salvation, by confessing their sins, and knocking thereat for entrance, with sorrowful sighs, and repenting hearts, which no doubt flew open unto them: they were three men who were never seen to laugh from the sentence of death to the power of execution thereof: they desired not the company of their friends▪ but made prayers their acquaintance, they lamented now that (in hope to gain a little breath which they must be sure to lose) they had slandered and belied their consciences in denying their crimes, they freely commended their transgressions to the law that was ordained to punish them, they willingly resigned their bodies to the earth, the mother of mankind, and made for their grave, and most religiously gave up their souls unto Heaven from whence it was given them: and so from creatures of wickedness having created themselves Angels of goodness, from practisers of folly, proved counsellors to faith, and so from the sea of mischief, through which their whol●… pilgrimage had travailed, making their bodies the fit sepulchre of repentance, from the Marshalseas as the rest, they were conveyed in a barge to Wapping the silver over borne before them as an emblem before their eyes, that riches they looked for, and unjustly sought to find it at Sea, where the Captain first, and the other two after (as they confessed they had deserved) according to judgement they suffered death.   

The discourse of Minas.  
THis William Minas was a Mariner, married and had his abiding in Cornwall, who not contented with that sufficient means that God and nature had provided for him, being (as so was most of them all) a man of comely parsonage, and of an able body, by unjust courses thought to strengthen his fortune, so that using means to get to sea in a pretty ship, called the Concord of Plymouth, upon the coast of France he met with a Frenchman, and as the custom of Pirates is, being the stronger party, without ask her leave, he ransacked her goods: but as it is certain, he that once endeavours to begin to steal, doth strait endeavour and learn to lie, since lying and stealing are as inseparable companions as a thief and receiver, so that Minas had a colourable tale at the time of his arraignment, bearing some likelihood of truth to excuse his theft. Namely that making home from Spain to his abiding in Cornwall, his ship (the Concord) beaten with weather, began to sail and put himself and men in distress, near the ●…ast of France, where he met with this Frenchman, so that he having far to sail, and the Frenchman near his arrival, he compounded and gave him satisfaction to exchange ships with him, & so dismissed his lading from his to the Frenchman's, and the Frenchman's to his, promising withal, with this condition, that the Frenchman should receive his ship here in England, but named no place: they thus agreed the Frenchman departs for France, & Minas he privately in the night puts into his abiding in Cornewal, presently absents himself for three quarters of a year, gives order to his wife under that cu●…ur to labour his protection with the vice-admiral, and leaves the ship without guide or owner, as a derelict due to the Lord Admiral, at A●…izor in the bay. The Frenchman now having been robbed of his ship & goods, and knew by an Englishman, comes and expresses his injury to the high court of admiralty, and there directly deposes, that he was robbed, never enquiring for his ship nor feeding himself with hope that ere he should hear of her till at last welcome tidings is brought where his ship anchors, and as a derelict she was ceased to the Lord Admiral's use, unto whose honour by petition complaining of his wrong, and proving the gods to be his, his Lordship gives order she is strait restored him, and warrants are directedout for the apprehension of Minas, which he having intelligence of, lurking close or not daring yet to be seen abroad, he useth an inward mean by agreement to stop the Frenchman's complaint: the Frenchman on the other side, knowing he had lost his goods, and considering belike, that his life might make him some satisfaction, but no restitution, consents to the composition, take ●…his money, Nay, is content (in regard he was bound to it) to go to the Uiceadmirall, or Court of admiralty, and there to unsay what before he had justified, that is to say, that his ship was lent and not stolen, which being done, Minas appears, not like an owl that's seen but in the night, but like a bisd that flutters by day, revels it gallantly and securely, and thinks now in his heart that all is safe.  
But he that hath commission under the Lord Admiral for the discovering and routingout of such infectious members, and the law most carefully on the other side, not suffering such offenders to ●…ubberouer their iniquities, to the encouraging of others, and heartening them to these co●…ses, brings me this Pirate to apprehension, from apprehension to arraignment, where his own confession and the former circumstances duly examined, it was made evident by the Court to the jury, how evident this pack and close far●…le of knavery, was ripped up: whereupon according to the Indictment, he was brought in by verdict guilty, and accordingly received sentence, from the Marshalseis he was conveyed to Wapping, where repenting him of his sins, he confessed the fact, only laboured to acquit the reputation of a worshipful Gentleman, that stood tainted in suspicion to have contrived and dealt with him in concealing this piracy, and so yielded himself to death.   

Of Thomas.  
NOt to lengthen out paper with this poor fellow, of more than appeared either by his confession, arraignment or execution, it is only thus, he was apprehended upon suspicion, making sail of some goods, and being strictly examined, he presently confessed what he had done, whom he had robbed, and in whose company: namely in the company of one Lawding Barry, that is a pirate new, and was set on shore in Ireland: upon which confession being arraigned, & condemned he amongst the other suffered death.  
Thus Reader have I truly brought to thine eyes, the discourse of Captain jeames Harris, under his own hand, the course of his life which men should be sorry for, and the goodness of his death, who (though enforced to be untimely) yet men should rejoice in it: eight of his company with those that suffered with him, namely Peter Brush Fisherman and Master of his ship, john Spencer and Thomas Spencer brothers, at whose death it drew pity in all the beholders, for the elder suffering first, and then the younger turned off, he hung beating his hands on his brother's breast: be sides these was Samuel Read, Richard Baker, jerom Lockey, Ieames Smith, and Roger Notting, yet these, though they be first placed, they were of seaventeens the last that finished the act of the tragedy: to make woeful the rest of the scene, was Captain jennings, john Lodge and john Williams of his company, and to make doleful the whole project, was Captain William Longcastle, William Taverner, and john More of his company, and betwixt whom as miserable Choruses, comes in Thomas 〈◊〉 Minas, to divide the act: these seventeen on Friday in the forenoon, made their last testament, so that of nineteen that were condemned in this great sessions of Pirates, before as honnorable a bench, and as fair & orderly proceedings, as in such cases man's memory can witness: two only from that present execution, who for part of that following day, rejoicingl gladded themselves with hope of continuing life: namely, Captain Downes and Captain Halse, but their peace being cro●… by the King's majesty and the counsel, more at large understanding and considering of the cruelty and heinousness of their several offences, between four and five a clock in the afternoon, almost at high water, they were also executed: of whose lives and death's reader, if thou be'st pleased with the former, and desirest to be satisfied of the rest, to give thee content, I have writ as followeth.   

The discourse of Captain Downes.  
THis Downs had sometimes lived a hopeful merchant in a place called Langrave near Colchester in the county of Essex, till his superfluous expense & reckless life made him crack his credit amongst men ofworth and those he had trading with, his word was esteemed as sufficient as his bond, and his seal would have been acceptably received for larg●… sommes, till neglecting his traffic and following the sensualleties of his pleasures, he had so far disparaged both, that having brought himself behind hand, and in danger to those, had put him in trust, that for fear of imprisonment he durst not be seen, he resolved upon these unjust courses of piracy: he was a fellow but wearish & simple in show, but more violent, cruel and merciless, than any of the rest: when he was at sea he considered not what belonged to the actions he undertook, but resolved, that the finishing of whatsoever he pretended was well, so it were done: in which resolution furnishing himself to wrong, as by his own confession it appeared both at his arraignment, and was read against him upon record, namely that about midsummer last was three years he came into Foy, in Cornwall, in a Portugal Caruil, laden with Sugars, Wines, and other commodities, which he and his company took about the Madera●…s: and as he inferred by virtue and strength of a commission granted from the states of the Low Countries, and the Captain of the ship, being one Albret Albertson of Ankmers in Holland, and which prize they had lawfully took, and sold the most part of the purchase thereof in Foy, either by general or particular sale, to whomsoever would buy it.  
Upon which colourable excuse, though there were more than this indictment against him, and he manifested to the honourable of the Court to be a known offender, it was yet asked of him, where that commission was to bear testimony in his innosence? which he not being able to show, it was by the Court told him it was no marvel that he could not, since upon their knowledge, about the time he related there was a strict prohibition by Proclamation for any English to combine with the hollanders in any such attempts, so that he being driven to silence in that behalf, and his excuse confuted with apparent truth, it was yet demanded of him who and what they were, that were then in his company besides the Captain, Albert Albretson, at the time of this piracy? to which article he answered there was one john Giles, master Richard Ward and P●…hlip Downs sailors, Water Cox, Hercules Kellam & one Robert Gilly of Perin, but the rest of there names, being most of them Dutchmen, he could not remember, if these then (answered the court) wear in thy company and as thou sayest the outrage committed was done by commission from the states: to purge thyself and that it may appear though here thou stand'st accused thou art yet both a good servant to God and a faithful subject to thy King, deliver then where thou partedst company with them, when thou l●…ftest them, and how in thine own behalf they may be heard of, the which without halting it appearing to the Court he was not able to do, his own examination taken before the right worshipful S. Daniel Don judge, and others of the high Court of Admiralty, unto which he had set his hand, was directly read against him, the purpose whereof appeared as it followeth.  
That the sixth of October was twelve months, or there about, he shipped himself at Plymouth, with one Captain Browne in a small bark of some sixteen tons, bound for Ginny as the company told him, being manned with fifteen men all English, which Browne and himself near Silly met with Captain Tomkins, in whose company shipping themselves they plied for Severne, but in their course they were forced ashore near Swansey in Wales, where some suspicion rising against them, through their misordered life, the whole company being a land, from the Pink. and Tomkins, one Garret and himself, more bold to put themselves in hazard then the rest, they were apprehended by Lewis Mansell and by him committed to the common jail at Cardiff, where after instructions taken how they had lived, they were from Constable to Constable, directed towards London, and were forward on their way so far as Reading, at a village near the which, lodging all night, and the Constable not understanding what a charge he had in hand, leaving but a slight guard to attend them, the next morning before day, they broke out of the hous●…▪ and from them who had them in charge, and so escaped for London.  
As also being demanded what riches they had, where they forsook the Pink, he confessed he had in his pur●…e, twenty barbery ducats of gold, the which one Roger Place of Cambridge had from him, and two little wedges of gold worth forty ducats: that he had a cha●…e and a jewel, and 80. pieces of Barbary ●…d▪ the which one Dau●… had from him upon somecomposition between them and which davis is perfectly known to Sir Robert Mansel: that one Griffin Bailiff, likewise had from Tomkins, three small g●…ds of gold and certain Barbary ducats but all according to his judgement not amounting to the value of above twenty pound, & that this with some few yards of spanish cloth, was all the riches he had at his first apprehension: being then demanded of whom, & by what means, directly or indirectly he came by that gold & cloth by him confessed, to be held in his custody? he answered, it was most part given him in regard of their long acquaintance and friendship together by Captain Tomkins and the rest, from some of his company he won at dice: being then questioned, if in Tomkins company or in any ship of his own he had never been unjustly at the ●…āsacking of any Merchant at sea? unto the which he pleaded he had never, but as he formerly confessed in the Spanish Caruill, and in the company of Albert Albr●…son, which Caruill they brought into Foy, and new built her there, made her a cross sail, and there lay at anchor five weeks, from whence with the said dutch man going to sea again they met with a fleet of Hollanders of twenty eight sail, who took him prisoner with the whole company conveyed them to Amsterdam where after three weeks imprisonment, ●…their integrity understood of, they were without further charge discharged by the States.  
Unto which examination of his standing stiffly and approving▪ hi●… innocence, It was then demanded of him if be had never heard of a scotch ship, called the Royal of Lesth? at the very name of which he was presently astonished, for he did expect & was confident, that although his own conscience bare record against him, for many offences committed in that case, yet hoping that the testimony of that Piracy would not be brought in against him, he doubted not but for want of evident witness to acquit himself of all the rest.  
Yet to the demand replying with a a faint answer, he said, he had never known of any such ship, neither as was suggested against him, had he ever been Captain in a man of war at sea: upon which answer, by the name of john Downes of Longrave, in the county of Essex, merchant, he was the second time indited for apyracye, committed on the high seas, upon a Scottish ship of Leeth, called the Royal, and the lading in the same, unto which inditenient, he pleaded not guilty, whereupon was called to give evidence against him, john Shipman of the City of Bristol Merchant, and being swore to give true and perfect testimony against the prisoner at the bar, concerning the piracy and spoil aforesaid, and the manner and form thereof, the purpose and evidence was expressed as followeth.   

The evidence that was given a 'gainst Captain Downes.  
THat according to the charge of his oath, himself and his brother Thomas Shipman being at Portugal, about the end of May last was twelve months did there higher and fraught the said ship, the Royal of Leeth, of one john Matherson, master thereof, to transport and bring from thence such traffic and commodities, as they had there ready to lad for Bristol: upon which agreement made & confirmed betwixt the master & them, himself and his brother did then lad on board the said Royal, fifty tons of salt, and above a hundred pound of royals of plate, being in six bags of pepper, one pack of Calecutes, two hundredth weight of Tobacco, five hundredth weight of cordage, for the account of themse●…ues and their partners.  
With which ship and goods making for Bristol, betwixt Padslow and S. Iues, upon the coast of Cornewnll, on Thursday being the 28. of April, 1608. early in the morning they espied a sail a head, who shortly came up to them; haled them and demanded of whence they & their ship was? who presently resolved them they were of Bristol, and were thither bound: and then on the other side questioned them accordingly, of whence they were? who auswered them they were of the sea, and thereupon stearnely commanded the master to strike his top sails, who resolved them he would not: whereupon some small fight being entertained between them, the Royal being to weak for the man of war, both in men and munition, they presently laid their vessel aboard, and many of them to the number of ten entered her hold, and there took out this john Shipman, his brother Thomas Shipman, the scotch master john Mathewson, and the whole company, except two or three boys, and put them in the Cockboat: so leaving them to the mercy of the merciless winds & waters, to be drivenso ashore, from which it was 7. or 8. leagues at the least, ●…d when doubtless they had all perished, the Cock being so overladen, had it not pleased God even when they were almost driven out of sight of them that Captain Downes and his company, suspecting belike & as it after appeared, that they in this wretchedness, on the sudden dismissed had carried their money with them, they in that opinion set sail with all the speed that might be, & fetched up the co●…kboat again, & took them into their ship, first threatened them, then stripped ●…hem, and searched them for their money, but finding none, the Captain commanded them to be stowed in the hold, & there kept them in terrible fears for the space of 12. hours; in which respite they took two of the ship boys hung them up and whipped them with whips, still demanding of them betwixtevery lash, what money they knew or had beard the master or merchant had in the ship, & where it was lodged? who poor souls willing to hold out (till 〈◊〉 ●…mitie compelled the contrary) for their masters 〈◊〉, they walled them about the heads with small ropes, wrinching their foreheads and temples with such cruel torture, It would have made a savage ryrant even in pity have wept, to have heard them cry and lament, so that the utmostwhich they did know, & morethens ever they had heard of, in hope to gain some respite of ease, they were forced to confess.  
Then took they this john Shipman himself, and bound him to the foremast, and beat him with a 〈◊〉, the wretched man cried, and his brother lamented to hear him: he begged for pity, but they were flinty hearted: and though that he had told them the truth of all they had, they esteemed it for falsehood, and commanded strait he should be hanged up by the neck, whose will like a cruel thief was strait obeyed, and poor Shipman cut down again ere he was a quarter dead, & there left either to recover by the merciful hand of God, or there to perish by the unjust hands of ●…leines: while they not fully satisfied with what he liad confessed and they partly had found, they fell to ransacking a fresh, and took this john Shipman's chest and his brothers, and took out from his own chest five rugs and two suits of apparel, and three rings, wherein were set two fine diamonds, two suits of clothes, and a pair of coral bracelets: out from his brothers, together with a whole chest of apparel, some diamonds, Tobacco, and other things belonging to one M. Anthony Wye, worth a hundred Marks: and so rifling them of all their goods & commodities but their salt, they delivered them back again their ship and departed in the evening.  
Being then demanded whether john Downes were Captain, and did appear unto them to have the chief command of that man of war which took them, as also what manner of vessel she was, and of what burt hen?  
To which article he answered, that the said john Downes arraigned and indicted, was Captain and express commander in that man of war the which surprised them, and that their ship was a bark of Perin, of 25. tons or thereabouts, which belonged to john Bates of Perin, and now one of these Pirates, as also that of his assisting company, was Thomas Martin of Salcous, Peter Newman of Lalant, William Hatch of Foy, Fletcher of Perin, Richard Nowell of Pensance, Thomas Lamlet of Cargrave near Salth●…sh. john Trayes of Minifer In Cornwall, john Matthew, Edward Higgins of Colbrooke, john Clerk of London, john Barber of Dartmouth, one Garret of Dublin, and two or three others, whose names he knoweth not: farther, that coming home with his ship to Bristol, and being so certain of these men both by their names and countenances, his brother and himself were both eager in their pursuit, not so much he protested in desire of their bloods, as to have some satisfaction for the goods they had rob bed from them of other men's, and was put in their trust, though not caring for their own: in which dilligentinquest, it was the fortune of this examinate's brother Thomas Shipman, to happen upon this Captain Downes, & caused him to apprehended in Wales, from whence he was sent towards London, but by the way making an escape, which caused their pursuit to be fresh against him they were the means that after he was arrested in Cornwall, committed prisoner by one Master Resworricke, this is the man, and all this is the man, and this is the perfect truth by the oath he hath taken.  
Unto all which he neither having power to deny, nor excuse so shameful a truth, but by his silence to the evidence approved his guilt, he as the former was by verdict convicted: and though by labour of his father, and the assistance of some friends, and in especially of such whom he had formerly wronged, in hope to draw some satisfaction from him, he was repreeved that morning when the other seventeen were executed: but his gracious majesty having from his prudent and grave counsel, had understanding of the just proceedings, and the overlooking of the in●…ements, evidence and examinations of them all and finding his actions more hateful than any of the rest in the morning had suffered, express charge was sent for his present execution, while he stood emboldened with hope of life, as one unworthy to live or have taste of any fanour, when other of more merit, partly for the like, yet not for so grievous offences had suffered death, So that at four of the clock in the afternoon, he was conveyed from the Marshaiseys to Wapping, where as strange was his life, so stubborn was he at his end, scarce making any outward show or appearance of a mortified man: heaven grant that he made him more rectified within: since not two hours before his execution, he was heard boastingly to report of the worth of his robberies, as if there had been credit in doing ill, namely how many several piracies he & his company committed in the habit of maskers, with vizards on their faces, and without speaking a word, making cruelty the organ to utter their minds, whereby neither their names nor their favours were to that day known to the injured Merchants, notwithstanding they had severally & many times robbed those who had formerly known him: of whose end, wishing others to be forewarned by him, he desperately died.   

The discourse of Captain Halfe.  
THis Captain Half was a Gentleman of good descent, of mi●…de behaviour fair of speech, and ●…teous of conditions, yet to approve that the devil sometimes hath his working in the most gracious subjects, it shall appease in this was confessed by himself. Being resident (quoth he) about Cornwall, not thinking so ill as these bad intents. I met with one Read an expert Gunner, and who had formerly been of my ancient acquaintance, when after some familiarity passed betwixt us, finding me belike a fit subject to be wrought upon for his purpose, he persuaded me down to Casen Bay, where he brought me●… acquainted with Captain Sacall, with whose delightful discourse of the life at Sea, his itching pronuses of the raising of my fortunes, and the aspect of the riches which he gave ●…e to behold, I was so altered from what I had been, so coined to a new disposition, and so bewitched with his enticements that my heart had consented to be one of their crew, ere he had fully persuaded me, or my tongue could utter my voluntary & free resolution: for which forwardness of mine, in a neat ship be readily had called the jacob, by the persuasion of the Gunner, and some liking it seemed he took towards me himself, he made me Captain and to Sea we are bound, where near the straits, we met with a wealthy prize, entertained a long and cruel fight with her, the victory yielding to neither part, till most of the men on the adverse part were either slain or hurt, whereby at length, our pursuit being eager, and their necessity prevailing with them, they were at length compelled to yield, of whose goods we having made saleof to our best advantage, when we came to parting every single share, the worst and meanest in the ship came to forty pound, wherein I must needs say Captain Sacall made it a conscience to give every one his due, rather with the most to a pound then to deduct a penny from any: of this prize Captain Sacall had for his share three thousand pound and I had fifteen hundred, with which purchase and profit ●…o highly encouraged, I continued for the most p●…rt spending it as loosely ashore, as it was gained ●…autly at Sea, approving it to be true, that goods got by the Devil, are most commonly spent upon his dam: or as we use to say in English, b●…ly gained and worse spent: for whores do infect the soul with more leprosy and loathed spots then the body: in whose company I was taught to make my actions to be reasonable, the which I now approve to be frantic rashness, where my will learned to have power above my understanding, by whom wearing the sight that Lust had given me, I accounted that beacons of strumpet's eyes (who never blaze but they betoken ill) the ●…dstone of my life and the seamarkes of my safety, by whom being guided as the marks of false knowledge, I am now run on the rocks of destruction, whose allurements are worse the spider's cobwebs for they wear their fatal weapons, not to catch birds but flies but these make their ●…nchantments so strong, that neither miad wife, husband youth nor age, whosoever they happen on, but if they will attend theft Siren's notes, ware is not sooner melted by the fierce fire, than they wasted by the flame of them: husbands neglect their wives, wives loathe their children, youth their profit, age their health●… and in the wasting of all this, they are accompanied with riot, who shines like a gallant in silk to day, & is turned to be more miserable than an hospital to morrow: dicing in the day, drinking at night, throwing with one hand our wealth away from us and tossing infirmities and drop●…es into our bodies with the other. But the report of these sins being no refuge to my shame and more fitter to be repent, then by me to be recorded, I must now tell, I arrived in England, and my name being known, there was strict wait laid for my apprehension. But see how it happened: a kinsman of mine who bore my name being by some officers, who had my search in charge, was suspected and imprisoned for me, and in the end knowing of my abiding, compelled to give a loath intelligence for his own discharge, he being hardly set against by those were my adversaries: upon whose instructions I being apprehended in the west country, and from thence conveyed to the Marshalseas, I there continued since the beginning of the last summer, till the time of my conviction, where as in a Mirror I beheld the miseries of other men, and began now to consider of mine own: after my conviction I was repreeud, by the painful labour and purse of some of my allies, to restore the memory of our name undetected: & now when I little feared or thought of death, I am brought to be executed: at which place humbled before the seat of his mercy, I ask pardon at the hands of God, and forgiveness from the hearts of men, and so thus go up the lather to my death, to go down I doubt not to a peaceful grave, and to rise at length to my saviour in heaven.  
Of all which Pirates, gentle Reader, if thou hast had intelligence, of more than I have here set down, I should have been glad to have had thy instructions, But to him that before this hath not known so much, I pray him to take these collections thankfully, only of Captain jennings himself & William Taverner, of Captain Longcastles' company somewhat omitted at the time of their execution, I will remember now to set down.  
Captain jennings being the first in the commission directed to master Smith the marshal of the Admiralty, as he was first arraigned and convicted, so he was the first at the appointed place to suffer execution: and being called by his name, to commit himself to God and to go up the ladder & suffer death, he made answer thus: That he hopedno friendly nor christianly censurer would hold so unconscionably an opinion of him to e●…emso carelessly of the good & future estate of his ●…oule, asto come in the face of so many spectators and the tree appointed for his execution, with a conscience laden with any thoughts, but repentance or trust in any thing but in the mercy of the redeemer of all mankind: and therefore what he had to speak, was not to theworld, but to those of his company, whom he had partly drawn to this folly, & been causers of their fall: unto whom turning he spoke thus: my friends, you see we are brought to take our earthly farewell the one of the other, and I am to conduct you, the way I have heretofore lead you on in place of danger, more enduring then when bullets like hail have fallen about our ears, yet you fearelesly and venturously have followed me, your Captain, who have as bravely brought you of as I have boldly brought you on: be not dismayed now to do the like, for where heretofore I have driven you through the footsteps of transgression on earth, I now wish you be all as resolved as I go before you the highway to my salvation in heaven, where we shall meet amongst the fellowship of Angels, although we are here divided from the company of men: then be no more dreaded to follow, than I guided by the mercy of Christ, outdaring death, climb up this hill he hath built for me: and also resolutely going up the ladder without saying any other but his prayers, and his thanks giving, singing a psalm he was turned of. And as for Taverner he near seemed to look down on the ground, from the time of his coming to the execution place to the instant of his death: advancing up the ladder he said thus: I do faithfully assure myself this is Jacob's ladder, on whose steps I assure I shall be reared up to heaven, and so he suffered execution. So reader for thy further satisfaction giving thee the two evidences which were read and personally given to the conviction of Captain james Harris, and for the true testimony what is recorded in this discourse, our report is ended.   

The examination of Giles Amee Merchant of St. Mallows.  
GIles Amee of St. Mallows in Britain Merchant, aged 22. years or thereabouts, sworn and examined before the judges of the Admiral●…y, by the interpretation of Thomas Barrel, speaking the English and French languages, sworn truly to interpret, and having james Harris, Peter Brush, & the rest prisoners confronted before him by charge of his oath, saith, that he was Merchant of a Ship called the St. Mary of St. Mallows, which was laden at Cales in Spain, with forty butts of Sack, sixteen Tons of Salt, two hundred double pistolets in gold: and coming from thence, bound for St. Mallows, the said ship, and her said lading, was taken about twentyleagues to the Westward the twenty day of May last, by a Flyboat having six pieces of ordnance, and ninety men or thereabouts, whereof Captain Harris was their Captain, which being the said Captain Harris being now prisoner in Newgate, and whom he saw on thursday last, when he was examined before the said judges, and who kept him twelve days prisoner at sea: that the goods properly belonged to this examinate, & Masye Ceferre Merchant of S. Mallows.   

The examination of Oliver Picket.  
Oliver Picket of Maruine in France, by the interpretation of Thomas Burrill, saith, that he was Merchant of the Margaret of Norsidan, and knoweth that the same ship came from Layeborne in Portugal in May last, having in the said ship eight thousand french crowns, in royals of plate and pistolets, being the some o●… money for linen clo●…h and wheat he had sold there.  
And being come near the northern cape, the same ship where of William Gillin was Master: This company was violently assaulted and taken, on the 26. of may last, by captain Harris and his company. And that this examinar gave Captain Harris a ring of gold, worth 30. crowns or thereabout, kept him prisoner about 5. days and then dismissed the french man and his ship: the riches did belong to him and his partners, Merchants of Venice.