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uch of the Pyrates, who hall refue or neglect to urrender themelves accordingly. And we do hereby further declare, that in Cae any Peron or Perons, on, or after, the th Day of September, hall dicover or eize, or caue or procure to be dicovered or eized, any one or more of the aid Pyrates, o refuing or neglecting to urrender themelves as aforeaid, o as they may be brought to Jutice, and convicted of the aid Offence, uch Peron or Perons, o making uch Dicovery or Seizure, or cauing or procuring uch Dicovery or Seizure to be made, hall have and receive as a Reward for the ame, viz. for every Commander of any private Ship or Veel, the Sum of l. for every Lieutenant, Mater, Boatwain, Carpenter, and Gunner, the Sum of  l; for every inferior Officer, the Sum of  l. and for every private Man, the Sum of  l. And if any Peron or Perons, belonging to and being Part of the Crew of any uch Pyrate Ship or Veel, hall on or after the aid ixth Day of September , eize and deliver, or caue to be eized or delivered, any Commander or Commanders, of uch Pyrate Ship or Veel, o as that he or they be brought to Jutice, and convicted of the aid Offence, uch Peron or Perons, as a Reward for the ame, hall receive for every uch Commander, the Sum of  l. which aid Sums, the Lord Treaurer, or the Commiioners of our Treaury for the Time being, are hereby required, and deired to pay accordingly.

Given at our Court, at Hampton-Court, the fifth Day of September, 1717, in the fourth Year of our Regin.

God ave the KING.

Before Governor Rogers went over, the Proclamation was ent to them, which they took as Teague took the Covenant, that is, they made Prize of the Ship and Proclamation too; however, they ent for thoe who were out a Cruiing, and called a general Council, but there was o much Noie and Glamour, that nothing could be agreed on; ome were