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Sloop, or Veel, ten Pounds; and, that for every Pyrate, which hall be taken by any Ship, Sloop or Veel, belonging to this Colony, or North-Carolina, within the Time aforeaid, in any Place whatoever, the like Rewards hall be paid according to the Quality and Condition of uch Pyrates. Wherefore, for the Encouragement of all uch Perons as hall be willing to erve his Majety, and their Country, in o jut and honourable an Undertaking, as the uppreing a Sort of People, who may be truly called Enemies to Mankind: I have thought fit, with the Advice and Conent of his Majety’s Council, to iue this Proclamation, hereby declaring, the aid Rewards hall be punctually and jutly paid, in current Money of Virginia, according to the Directions of the aid Act. And, I do order and appoint this Proclamation, to be publihed by the Sheriffs, at their repective County-Houes, and by all Miniters and Readers, in the everal Churches and Chappels, throughout this Colony.

Given at our Council-Chamber at Williamsburgh, this 24th Day of November, 1718, in the fifth Year of his Majety’s Reign. GOD AVE THE KING. A. SPOTWOOD.

The 17th of November, 1718, the Lieutenant ail’d from Kicquetan, in James River in Virginia, and, the 21t in the Evening, came to the Mouth of Okerecock Inlet, where he got Sight of the Pyrate. This Expedition was made with all imaginable Secrecy, and the Officer manag’d with all the Prudence that was neceary, topping all Boats and Veels he met with, in the River, from going up, and thereby preventing any Intelligence from reaching Black-Beard, and receiving at the ame time an Account from them all, of the Place where the Pyrate was lurking; but notwithtanding this Caution, Black-