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 ry ready to do it; but if they reolved to proecute him, he begg’d only this Favour, that he might not be hang’d like a Dog, but to die like a Soldier, as he had been bred from his Childhood, that is, that he might be hot.

This was the Subtance of the Letter, which, however, did not produce o favourable an Anwer as he hoped for, Word being brought back to him, Whereupon, Maey reolved not to be out of the Way, when he found what important Occaion there was likely to be for him, but takes a Lodging in Aldergate-Street, the next Day went to the Lord Chief Jutice’s Chambers, and enquired, if my Lord had granted a Warrant againt Captain John Maey, for Pyracy: But being told by the Clerks, that they knew of no uch Thing; he informed them, he was the Man, that my Lord would oon be apply’d to for that Purpoe, and the Officer might come to him at uch a Place, where he lodg’d: They took the Directions in Writing, and, in a few Days, a Warrant being iued, the Tiptaff went directly, by his own Information, and apprehended him, without any other Trouble, than walking to his Lodging.

There was then no Peron in Town to charge him with any Fact, upon which he could be committed; nor could the Letter be proved to be of his Hand-Writing, o that they had been obliged to let him go again, if he had not helped his Accuers out at Pinch: The Magitrate was reduced to the putting of this Quetion to him, He anwered, : And not only that, but confeed all the Contents of it; upon which, he was committed to Newgate, but was afterwards admitted to a hundred Pounds Bail, or thereabouts.