An Account of the TRIALS OF 

Captain J. Golden.  
Thomas Jones.  
John Gold.  
Lawrance Maliene.  
Patrick Whitley.  
John Slaughter.  
Const. D'Heaity.  
Richard Showers.  
Derby Collins.  
John Ryon.  
Dennis Cockram.  
John Walsh.    
At the Court of Admiralty held in the Marshalsea in Southwark, before the Right Honourable the Judges: on monday the 25th. of Feb. 1693/4. Of which 9 were found Guilty, and received Sentence of Death: 3 for High Treason, and 6 for Piracies and Roberies on the Seas, under the colour of the late King James' Commission.  
Licenced Feb. 27th. 1693/4.  
A Coutrt of Admiralty, by Virtue of a Commission from Their Majesty's being held on Monday the 26th of this instant February, at the Marshalseas in Southwark, before the Right Honourable the Judges; the Proceed were as they related to the Prisoners, herein mentioned in this manner,  
Thomas Jones was Indicted for High-Treason, for that he being a Natural born Subject of Their Majesties, contrary to his Duty and Allegiance, being on Board a Vessel, Commissioned by the late K. James, Assaulted by open Force and Violence, one of Their Majesty's Men of War; and the Evidence being plain against him, that he was taken with others in the Attempt, and he making but a slender defence in his behalf, excusing it only that he knew not the danger of such an Attempt, and did it through Ignorance, as supposing the Commission he acted under sufficient to warrant his Illegal Proceed; the Jury being directed by the Court as to matter of Fact, he was found Guilty of High-Treason.  
John Golden, or Ooldin, John Gold, Laurence Maliene, and another Person, were Indicted for High-Treason, as the former for Engaging, and hauling the James Galley, one the Their Majesty's Frigates, or men of War, carrying their Flag.  
In the Sun-Praivateer belonginging to France, Commissioned by the latk King James; the King's Witnesses swore positively to John Golden, who was styled the Captain of the Sun-Privateer, ; as likewise to John Gold the former of which endeavoured to excuse himself, as pretending to be a Frenchman, or at least carried out of Ireland into Britain in France so young, that he knew not his Parentage in any other Nation, but that not sufficiently appearing, he delivered a long Paper which Read in Court, in which were cited some Transactions of former times, which he apprehended related to his Circum-cumstances by way of Excuse; but he was in that overruled by the Court, who told him, it was not material to his purpose, & those that advised him to it, were not his Friends, or to the like purporse; then he prayed he might have a special Verdict, but the Court thought not fit to allow it.  
John Gold pleaded little for himself, but in alleging his Ignorance in not being apprehensive of the danger he undertook when he went on Board the Privateer, supposing the Commission they had to be Authentic. Against the other two Persons indicted with them, the Evidence not being positive, they were acquitted, but the two former were brought in guilty of High-Treason, as laid in the Indictment.  
Patrick Whitly, John Sangster, and Constine ' De Heart'ly were indicted for Piracy and Robbery on the Seas, and upon Evidence it appeared that they and others were found on Board an English Vessel, retaken by one of Their Majesty's Men of War, on the Western-Coasts. The Evidence for the King was positive against them, That they were found on Board the Ship they had taken; and their Examinations being produced, wherein they had confessed the matter of Fact, though excusing it in Court thrhugh ignorance: upon the Juries going out, they were found guilty of the Piracy, Robbery and Force used upon the English Vessel, Super Mare Altum; it evidently appearing. Moreover the Persons were Their Majesty's Natural Born Subjects, yet acting against them, and to the prejudlce of their Liege People, by Robberies and Depredations contrary to the Laws of Nature and Nations.  
Richard Shevers, Derby Collins, John Ryon, Denis Cockram, and John Walsh were as the foregoing, urged for Piracy and Robbery, and impaired thereto as they fancied, by virtue of a Commission granted by the Late King James: Upon Evidence it appeared that the three first were taken on Board an English Vessel they had seized, and were carrying into France, upon its being Retaken by their Majesty's Ship the Prince of Orange, so that making but slender Excuses, and their Informations taken, making their former Excuses Evident, they were found Guilty; but the Evidence not being full against the two Latter, they were Acquitted.  
Job Higingbottom was Tried for the Murder of one Moriss alias Marison, upon the Evidence it appeared, that he being Master of a Vessel, it was stranded near the Isle of Orkney, belonging to Scotland; and that the Deceased, and others that were Servants on Board his Vessel, carrying away the Boat, and getting on Shore, he called him to return with the Boat, but he refusing so to do, and the Ship still beating on the Shallows ●n likelihood to be lost, as afterward it was, he fired after him with a Musket and at the second time hit him on the back part of the Head, of which Wound he died: He alleged in his own Defence, that he did it only to fright him into a Return with the Boat, designing to fire over or wide of him; but the Violent Motion of the Ship, made him unfortunately Err in his Intentions, and it appearing to be done in a Distinct Kingdom, as also not upon the Main Ocean, the Jury found him not Guilty o● the Indictment.  
These being the M●t●rial P●●c●●dings of the Day, th● Prisoners that were found Guilty, being brought to the Bar, the Court pro●●●ded to ●i●e Sentence upon Thoma● Jones, John Golden, and John G●ld, to ●e drawn, hanged, and quartered, a● in Cases of High Treason the Law directs.  
Patrick Whitley, John Sangster, John Ryon Derby Collins, and Richard Sheuer● Received S●●tence to be hanged only as Pirates, etc.   

Printed for J. Clare● at the Globe ●n London-Bridge.