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 Felony [sic] they were charged with, which was, they all received Sentence of Death; which every Body mut allow proved omewhat unlucky to the poor Fellows.

On the 17th of February, John Eaton, Thomas Quick and Thomas Baker, were executed at Gallows Point, at Port Royal, and the next Day John Cole, John Howard and Benjamin Palmer, were executed at Kington; whether the other three were executed afterwards, or not, I never heard.

Two other Pyrates were try’d that belonged to Rackam’s Crew, and being convicted, were brought up, and aked if either of them had any Thing to ay why Sentence of Death hould not pas upon them, in like Manner as had been done to all the ret; and both of them pleaded their Bellies, being quick with Child, and pray’d that Execution might be tay’d, whereupon the Court paed Sentence, as in Caes of Pyracy, but ordered them back, till a proper Jury hould be appointed to enquire into the Matter.