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 Barnet chaed them, ome were drinking, and others walking the Deck: That there was a great Gun and a mall Arm fired by the Pyrate Sloop, at Captain Barnet’s Sloop, when he chaed her; and that when Captain Barnet’s Sloop fired at Rackam’s Sloop, the Prioners at the Bar went down under Deck. That during the Time Captain Barnet chaed them, ome of the Prioners at the Bar (but which of them he could not tell) helped to row the Sloop, in order to ecape from Barnet: That they all eemed to be conorted together.

This was the Subtance of all that was evidenced againt them, the Prioners anwered in their Defence,

"‘That they had no Witnees: That they had bought a Pettiauger in order to go a Turtleing; and being at Negril Point, and jut got ahore, they aw a Sloop with a white Pendant coming towards them, upon which they took their Arms, and hid themelves in the Buhes: That one of them hail’d the Sloop, who anwer’d, and deired them to come aboard and drink a Bowl of Punch; which they at firt refued, but afterwards with much perwaion, they went on Board, in the Sloop’s Canoe, and left their own Pettiauger at Anchor: That they had been but a hort Time on Board, when Captain Barnet’s Sloop heaved in Sight: That Rackam ordered them to help to weigh the Sloop’s Anchor immediately, which they all refued: That Rackam ued violent Means to oblige them; and that when Captain Barnet came up with them, they all readily and willingly ubmitted."

When the Prioners were taken from the Bar, and the Perons preent being withdrawn, the Court conidered the Prioners Caes, and the Majority of the Commiioners being of Opinion, that they were all Guilty of the Pyracy and lony