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 ILLIAM Church, ''Phil. Haak, James White, Nich. Brattle, Hugh Riddle, William Thomas, Tho. Roberts, Jo. Richards, Jo. Cane, R. Wood, R. Scot, Wm. Davion, Sam. Morwell, Edward Evans, Wm. Guineys, and 18 French'' Men.

The four firt of thee Prioners, it was evident to the Court, erved as Muick on Board the Pyrate, were forced lately from the everal Merchant Ships they belonged to; and that they had, during this Confinement, an uneay Life of it, having ometimes their Fiddles, and often their Heads broke, only for excuing themelves, or aying they were tired, when any Fellow took it in his Head to demand a Tune.

The other Englih had been a very few Days on Board the Pyrate, only from Whydah to Cape Lopez, and no Capture or Robbery done by them in that Time. And the French Men were brought with a Deign to reconduct their own Ship (or the Little Ranger in Exchange) to Whydah Road again, and were ued like Prioners; neither quarter’d nor uffered to carry Arms. So that the Court immediately acquieced in,Acquitting them.

''HO. Sutton, David Sympon, Chritopher Moody, Phil. Bill, R. Hardy, Hen. Dennis, David Rice, Wm. Williams, R. Harris, Geo. Smith, Ed. Watts, Jo. Mitchell and James Barrow''.

The Evidence againt thee Prioners, were Geret de Haen, Mater of the Fluhingham, taken nigh Axim, the Beginning of January lat.

''Benj. Kreft Mater, and James Groet Mate of the Gertruycht, taken nigh Gabone in December lat, and Mr. Catel, Wingfield'' and others, that had been Prioners with the Pyrates.

The former depoed, that all thee Prioners (excepting Hardy) were on Board at the Robbery and Plunder of their Ships, behaving in a vile out-