NEWS FROM SEA OR, The taking of the Cruel PIRATE, BEING A full and True Relation how Captain Cewsicke, alias Dixon, alias Smith, an Irish-Pyrate took an English Ship of 500 Tuns called the Saint Anne, Laden with D●als from Norway belonging to Captain Shorter, and putting 18. Men that they found aboard into a small Boat without food, Compass or tackling, barbarously exposed them to the mercy of the Sea, where they must certainly have Perished, had not a Dutch Ship by God's providence taken them up, and set them on shore in Norfolk,  
AS ALSO How they carried the said Ship into Aberdeen in Scotland, and borrowed 219. pound on her ladling where she was soon after seized, And the said Pirate, and 13. of his men since taken near Lee, and brought up to the Marshalseas in Southwark, where they now remain Prisoners.  
LONDON; Printed for R. W. 1674.   

NEWS from SEA, OR The Taking of the Barbarous Pirate.  
AMongst all the rapacious violences practised by wicked Men, there is scarce any more destructive to Society and Commerce then that of Piracy, or Robers of the Sea, whence in all Ages they have been esteemed, Humani Generis hosts, Public Enemies to Mankind whom ●very one was obliged to oppose and destroy, as we do Common v●rmine that Infest and trouble us. ●ut this particular Art which lately happened, is aggravated ●y so many Circumstances as may render it superlatively wicked and abominable.  
The Persons t●at Committed this Piracy were for the most part Irish men, Th●ir Captain G●o●ge Cewsicke, al●as Dixon, alias Sm●●h, for by ●ach of t●ose Names he sometimes passe●, he was one that long has followed the Trade as 'tis on probable grounds suspected, and 'tis said not long since took some Ships in the same manner in the West Indies, He had a small well built vessel being an Excellent Sailer, which during the late Wars he Cruised up and down with on the Coasts of Scotland and took several good Dutch prizes, since the Wars concluded between our most Gracious Sovereign, and the States of the United Provinces, he pretends to have g●t ● Commission from the F●ench King, to make booty of what Fl●mi●h or Spanish Merchantmen he could m●et with, but it seems if he saw an opportunity he never stood to inquire, whence or whose your Ship but according to the Proverb, counted all Fi●h that came to h●s N●t.  
F●r a●out a month since being abroad a Cruising ●o th● Northwards with three and tw●nty stout ●●solute fellows fit for his purpose aboard him, he met w●th a large Ship of our own belonging to London of a●out 500 Tunns, coming home ●rom Norway laden with d●al, All or the mo●t p●●t of her Cargo belonging to one Captain Shorter, a very ●onest worthy G●●tl●m●n, liv●ng ●ear the Barge-house, o● the Bankside, This vessel they Attacked, and soon boarded her, and 〈◊〉 themselves Masters of h●r, which being done t●●y took Eighteen men that they found Abo●● 〈◊〉, and without any respect to them as they were their fellow Subjects, or the least appearance of humanity or compassion, put them into a small Pink which they had taken before and riffled, but first took away all her Tackling, and so without any food to sustain them, or Compass to direct them, or Tackling to assist them, most barbarously committed all those eighteen Souls to the mercy of the Ocean, at a Considerable distance from any Shore, where they must certainly, and Inevitably have Perished, either being famished, or Cast away, or Split to pieces, had not God in his most Gracious providence preserved them, and sent them Relief: for after they had been Tossed and Driven to and fro at the pleasure of the wind and w●ves, for above two days, and two nights, a Dutch Ship Sa●ling by, upon their making signs and complaints of th●ir 〈◊〉 Con●i●●●n took them in, and set them the next day on Shore in Norfolk.  
In the mean time the Jovial Pirate with his fatal bo●ty mak●s all sail to the North-wards, and in few days arrives at Abe●deen, where he Carries in the Merchantman, and confidently relates, that he found her floating on the Sea with no person aboard her, near the Shore, and that he supposed she might run a ground in a late Tempest, and thereupon all her men abandoned h●r, and that afterwards the wind veering about she might work her s●lf off again; but to what part she belonged they know not; but pretended her to be an Hollander, which se●med more probable, because she was Dutch built, being taken in the former War, and that they having a French Commission; and meeting her as aforesaid, She was lawful Prize. All her bills of Ladeing being made away on purpose to favour the design.  
At Aberdeen they remained some time, and pretending a present want of money, borrowed two Hundr●d and nineteen pounds upon a part of the Dea●s, and so w●nt out again to Sea, intending to come in again in few day●, and make Sale of the Ship and the rest of her Ladeing.  
But the poor men whom they so exposed to destruction, as aforesaid, being as we have said, got safe to Land, Immediately post up to London, and acquaint their owners with their unhappy disaster, and withal describe the Ship, and persons that did it. Hereupon Advertisements were sent abroad to all the neighbouring Ports of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Holland, relateing the marks of the ship so unduly taken, and desiring that if she were brought into any Port, she might be secured, This coming to Aberdeen, they found all Circumstances agree so exactly, that they could not but Conclude this to be the very Ship intended, and thereupon His Royal Highness Officers thereof the Admiralty Seized her, and gave notice thereof last week in the Gazzet, For Master Shorter, or others concerned to prove their Right.  
Our piratical Caper having by some means got some intelligence of those proceedings, resolves to come no more at Aberdeen, but stands away directly for the Thames, and boldly comes into Lee in Essex, to wash and Tallow, with he did, and lying on shore with his ships Crew for some time, Spent their money at a most extravagant rate, as indeed th●y might w●ll afford, if th●y might but have been Suffered to go on with their Trade. But, alas! the Squib is now almost run to the End of the rope, and they mu●t come to Account for their unjust Actions for notice being given of Such p●rso●s being at Lee, the Marshal belonging to the Admiralty is ordered to go down to Seize them; but came to late, for they were just Sailed out of Lee River down to the Buoy in the North, and So beloved had they made themselves by their generous Spending in the Town, that Scarce any body there would either believe or assist him; Hereupon he got two of his Majesty's Yatches to pursue th●m, and the wind having for two days been contrary, they were not got forth to Sea, but were by them overtaken near the Buoy in the North aforesaid, and the Captain and Twelve of his men were aboard taken Prisoners, & Sent up to the Marshalseas in Southwark, the usual place of Confinment for Malefactors tryable by the Court of Admiralty, 'tis expected they will shortly be brought to Trial, 'tis doubted whether they had any French Commission at all, but if they had it was all as bad, Since th●y could have no pretence by virtue of that to take an English Ship, besides 'tis well known that his Sacred Majesties foreseeing in his princely wisdom the Inconveniences likely to arise, was graciously pleased Some time cence to publish his Royal Proclamation, strictly prohibiteing All his Subjects from Serving any foreign Prince or State;  

The Names of these brought in and now lying in the Marshalsea, are  
George Cewsicke, alias Dixon, alias, Smith, Captain.  
Michael Fitz Gerrard.  
Maurice Fitz Gerrard.  
Daniel Corketing.  
Richard Thursby.  
john Roach.  
William Collingwood.  
Abel Owen.  
Derby Moiling,  
Gerrard Cunden.  
johe Gilgin.  
john Swellwin.  
Gerrard Stakes.  
james Daunton.   
FINIS.