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 ance of Pre-eminence, and leat any Peron hould be mark’d out by the Government, as a principal Rogue among them.

Humbly heweth,

HAT we your Majety’s mot loyal Subjects, have, at undry Times, been taken by Bartholomew Roberts, the then Captain of the aboveaid Veels and Company, together with another Ship, in which we left him; and have been forced by him and his wicked Accomplices, to enter into, and erve, in the aid Company, as Pyrates, much contrary to our Wills and Inclinations: And we your loyal Subjects utterly abhoring and deteting that impious way of Living, did, with an unanimous Conent, and contrary to the Knowledge of the aid Roberts, or his Accomplices, on, or about the th Day of April, leave, and ran away with the aforeaid Ship Morning Star, and Brigantine Good Fortune, with no other Intent and Meaning than the Hopes of obtaining your Majety’s mot gracious Pardon. And, that we your Majety’s mot loyal Subjects, may with more Safety return to our native Country, and erve the Nation, unto which we belong, in our repective Capacities, without Fear of being proecuted by the Injured, whoe Etates