A New and Perfect RELATION Of the taking and Apprehending Five Pirates, VIZ. P.F. J.M. J. FG. Irishmen. I. G. and I.F. Englishmen. That stole a Merchant's Ship in Amsterdam; and having her at Sea, they Killed all the men that were aboard the Ship, and brought her to Ireland, and there sold her Merchant's Goods. Together with their Trials, Speeches, and Confessions at the Place of Execution; as they were truly gathered by one that was present at their Trials and Execution. D. M.  
Printed for I Conniers, in Ducklane.   

A New and True Relation of Five Pirates.  
THese five Pirates of whom we intent to give you a full account: Three of these were Irish men: Viz. E. F. J. M. and J. F. who were in Amsterdam in April, and got their living by unjustness and wicked practices, as they did cry out of very much when it was too late; but their trade failing them, and they wanting wherewith to uphold their riotous living, could not tell what course best to steer; they at length heard of a Ship that was very richly laden with all manner of Merchandise, they contrived to enter then selves as Passengers to go with the Ships company where she was bound; but resolved to kill all that were aboard the Vessel if once they had her at Sea, and then to carry the Vessel for Ireland, and there to make her their own; and they had so contrived as to make o'er P. F. a natorious rogue, to be the Merchant of her; which wicked practice they most wickedly pursued and brought to pass in a short time after; but before they could bring about their design, wanting the help of some Seamen, it was the unhappy fortune of two English Seamen, I. C. and J. F. to be at that time in Amsterdam, waiting to enter themselves aboard some Ship that first presented to come for England; and one of this P. F. company, J. M. having been in their company a short time before, goes and tells this P. F. that he had found out two stout Seaman; whom if they could but persuade to be true to them, they would undoubtedly do their business.  
Which did a little puzzle at the present the wicked Brayn of this P. F. but at length these Irish rogues so ordered the matter as to keep these poor English men in ignorance until the very last half hour of time, wherein they were to seize the persons of those that belonged to the Ship, and so murder and destroy them; And this P. F. made himself an Irish Lord, and said he owed the Ship, and had many thousands of pounds in Merchants goods aboard on her, only he wanted Two English Seaman to go along with her to Ireland; so sending forth his wicked confederates E. F. his Brother, and I. M. and I. F. to find these two poor English Seaman, who after much search they found, I. F. and I. C. whom they desired to go and to drink with them, and C. and F. refused not their request, but went along with them to a house of entertainment, where in discourse they told C. and F. that they supposed them to be out of employment, and if they pleased to except of their kindness they would help them to great preferment, and that they should wait upon an Irish Lord that had a Ship richly laden that was suddenly bound for Ireland, and if they would go and enter themselves in the said Ship they should not want for no money, and when they came to Ireland they should be highly preferred by this Irish Lord; so hearing their favour, though trappaning and undoing speeches, they consented to go with them to see this Irish Lord, and as soon as they came into his presence, this P. F. the son of a poor Tailor, not worth mentioning, who was born in a Town called Mallow, twelve miles from Cork, and there lived while they were hanged, drawn, and quartered; This P. F. had so ordered the matter that they all stood bare-neaded before this spawn of a poor Irish Tailor, and with cap in hand told him, May it please your Honour my Lord, these are the two Gentlemen that we told your honour of, and we have acquainted them with what your honour's business is with them. And then began this P. F. to present himself to them in great eloquence, and much courtesy; telling them that he had a Ship richly laden that waited for a wind to go for Ireland, and that he wanted two such stout English men as they were to go along in her, and if they would go in her they should want for no pay; and when they came in Ireland he would advance them; thus with these and more such like betraying speeches, they contracted with them to go in the Ship, and he immediately furnished them with money, and drinking high with them, he at length persuaded them to take an oath upon the Bible to be true to him upon all concernments whatsoever, and not to reveal any of his secrets to any person or persons whatsoever.  
But at length the Ship being ready to sail, P. F. enters himself and his company to go as Passengers in her; but all this time he kept the two English men ignorant of his hellish and murderous design, till at length having sailed many days they began to draw near to Ireland; and then this P. F. calls his company to him, and tells them that the time grew near that they must kill all belonging to the Ship, and that I. C. and I. F. must then steer the Ship; which cruel and bloody news, caused the hearts of C. and F. to tremble: F. fell upon his knees to F. and begged for the Lords sake that no man's blood might be spilt; but F. turned up the glass, and swore a bloody Oath that before it was out there should not be a man lest alive that belonged to the Ship, and before it was out this P. F. went to the Master's  and with his Pistol shot him; the Master's Mate hearing the Pistol to go off, was coming to see the matter, and this P. F. met him and killed him; M. and F. killed two more of the men, while the two brothers Killed the other two, and having thrown them overboard they were coming to kill another Dutchman that was upon the Watch, but J. F. and C. begging greatly with F. telling him that if they killed him the Ship would be lost and they should all perish: then they came to a youth who was the Merchant's Son of the ship to kill him; but F. and C. begging hard of this bloody Murderer to spear the poor youth's life, telling him that he would want the Boy to write the Dutch Bills out into English, and if they killed him then they would not know what to do with the goods; whereupon F. spared the boys life for a day or two, forcing him to write our all the bills of Lading into English, and when he had done, than neither the pleading of the youth, nor the pleading of the two Englishmen could move the hearts of these cruel murderers to spare the youth's life; but they bond him hand and foot, and tied a great weight to him and threw him into the Sea, and then came to serve the other poor man the like that was left alive, but by the great providence of God his life was spared, to the end, that their blood might be brought upon their heads, having committed these murders, the ship at length put in at Kingsayl in Ireland, where P. F. began to sell the goods almost for nothing, keeping the Dutch man under Deck, but making great waste he began to be suspected, upon which he fled with his ship to Watterford; but a Captain of that Port pursued the ship and took her and five of his company, but he made an escape, the Vessel was brought to Kingsayl, and the men being brought before a Justice, and the Dutchman declaring against them they were sent to Cork to Prison, where they remained till the Assize, at which they were found guilty, and were sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered; which upon the fifth day of August was performed on them.  
The first that suffered was P. F. who being upon the Ladder, cried out to all spectators to take example by him, there being ten Irish men hanging upon the Gallows at that time: F. desired all youngmen to have a care, and to be contented with that estate that God should think best for them in, and not to presume too high as he had done, crying out over and over, I am a bloody rogue, I am a bloody rogue, O that I who am not nineteen years of age should die so bloody a rogue as I am: So having said his Paternoster, and taking his leave of the Priest, telling all persons that the two English men were not in the least guilty of blood, he was turned off; and the next was M. who made a large confession much after the same manner of F. crying out of the blood he had shed; and after him was FG. who made a large naration in English, French, Irish, and Dutch, all of them clearing the English. men from this Murder.  
Next came I.C. who made a large and eloquent speech to the people, begging that they would all flee from sin which was the cause of his ruin, and that all Seaman would take heed what company they come into, for fear they should be brought into such a snare, and to such an end as he was brought to; he declared that he never wronged man, woman, or child, but he confessed he had highly dishonoured God in keeping company with Lewd Harlots; which he said was the cause that the Lord God had given him over to be deluded with those false speeches of that wicked P. F. who told him that he was an Irish Lord, and that he would highly prefer both him and I. F. as soon as they came to Ireland; he was asked whether he was willing to die, he said he was, and he declared to the people that he was sure that the Lord had pardoned his sins, and would receive him to glory, so taking his leave of those Ministers that had spent much time with both of them in prayer, both at the place of execution; and for some hours with them before they came to the place of execution, and also of the people, he gave himself up to prayer for a long time, using many arguments to the Lord for pardon of his sins; being accompanied with all spectators, he at length with abundance of humility, committed his soul to the mercy of God, and his body to the Executioner: being turned off, I. F. fell immediately upon the ground on his Knees, pouring out his spirit to the Lord by prayer for a long time; at length he went up the Ladder, and looking round about him he cried out to all spectators to take example by him, especially to youngmen that they should take example by him, and not to spend their precious time in sinning against the Lord, lest his anger should break forth against them, and bring them to such a shameful end as he was come to; he begged of all Seamen and others to have a great care of what company they came into, lest it should provoke the Lord to deliver them up to such wicked delusions as he was delivered up to: Oh, the wicked F. cried he, Oh, this bloody F. that would have pity of none, in sparing of them, although I begged of him so to do, as though I had begged for my own life, as I did for half an hour together upon my knees, O this cruel Murderer P. F. And giving many Exhortations to the people he turned him about and looked on his poor companion I. C. after that he prayed again very excellently, and with a cheerful voice bade the Executioner to do his office; so taking his leave of all he humbly committed his soul to the mercy of the Lord; Where in the judgement of charity we hope it now resteth; after he was dead and quartered he was coffined, and the next day buried, with a great compaay of Seaman and other persons of quality; there being a Funeral Sermon preached at his burial, and much mourning was given at his burial; A large burial was made by the Seamen and others for I. C.; They died both in white from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, declaring their innocency of Murder; when the ten Malefactors that died that day were executed, than these were brought from the Merchants own house, who walked on foot with Bibles in their hand, all in white, the other three with Mass books in their hands; ill five indeed for flesh and blood were as brave men as are seen in a whole Country, four of them not exceeding 23 years of age; I.C. as he said was above thirty. After they were all dead and quartered, the heads of the Irish men were set upon several Gates in several Seaport places in Ireland, as an example to all Traitors and murderers to take warning by.  
Finis.