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ILLIAM By the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Macers of Our Privy Council, Meengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctly and everally, pecially Contitute Greeting, For as much as, We are Informed that Henry Every, alias Bridgeman, together with everal other Perons, Englih Men, Scots Men, and Foraigners, to the Number of about One Hundred and Thirty, did Steal, and Run away with the Ship called the Phauie, alias Charles, of Fourty ix Guns from the Port of Corunna in Spain, and Commit everal Acts of Pyrracy under Englih Colours upon the Seas of India or Peria Contrary to the Law of Nations, and of this Kingdom in particular; And that the said Henry Every, and everals of his Accomplices, ince Committing of the aids Acts of Pyrracy, having left the aid Ship in the Iland of Providence, are Returned to, and have Dipered themselves within this Our antient Kingdom, thinking, and intending thereby to Save & Shelter themelves from the Punihment & Execution of Law Due to uch Hainous and Notorious Offenders: And We being Reolved, that outmot Diligence shall be Ued for Seizing, and Apprehending the Perons of uch Open and Villanous Trangreors; Do therefore, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Require, and Command, the Sheriffs of the everal Shires, Stewarts of Stewartries, Baillies of Regalities, and their Repective Deputs, Magitrats of Burghs, Officers of Our Army, Commanders of Our Forces and Garions, and all others Imployed, or Truted by Us in any Station whatoever, Civil or Military within this Kingdom, and Our Good Subjects whatoever within the ame, to do their outmot Indeavour and Diligence to Seize upon, and Apprehend the Perons of the aid Henry Every, alias Bridgeman, together with James Cray, Thomas Summerton, Edward Kirwood, William Down, John Reddy, John Stroger, Nathaniel Pike, Peter Soans, Henry Adams, Francis Frennier, Thomas Johnon, Joeph Dauon, Samuel Dauon, James Lewis, John Sparks, Joseph Gos, Charles Falconer, James Murray, Robert Rich, John Miler, John King, Edward Savil, William Philips, Thomas Jope, and Thomas Belih: his Accomplices, or any of them, and uch others as were with them in the aid Ship (who may be Probably known and Dicovered by the Great Quantities of Perian and Indian Gold and Silver which they have with them) and Deliver him or them Prioners to the next Magitrat of any of Our Burghs, to be by them keeped in afe Cutody until farther Order be taken for bringing him or them to uch Coodign Punihment as their Crime does Deerve, and out of Detetation to uch a Horrid villany, and to the Effect the ame may not go Un-punihed; and for Incouraging the Magitrats above-named, and any other of Our Good Subjects to Search for, and Apprehend such Nottorious Rogues: We with Advice foreaid do make Offer, and Aure the Payment of the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds Sterling for the aid Henry Every, alias Bridgman, and Fiftieth Pounds Sterling Money foreaid for every one of the other Perons above-named to any Peron or Perons who hall Seize and Apprehend them or any of them, and Deliver him or them Prioners to any of the Magitrats of Our Burghs, which hall be Truely and Faithfully payed, as a Reward to the aid Peron or Perons who shall Apprehend and Deliver Prioner to any of Our Magitrats the aids Henry Every, or any other of his Accomplices above-named, Indemnifying hereby all and every one of Our Subjects from any Hazard of Slaughter, Mutilation, or other Acts of Violence which they may Commit againt the aid Henry Every, or any of his Accomplices, or any Perons that hall Aist them, to Hinder and Oppoe their being Seized and Taken: And We with Advice foreaid Peremptorly Inhibit and Dicharge all, and every one of Our Subjects whatomever to Shelter, Harbour, Conceal, or any ways Aist, or Supply the aid Henry Every, or any of his Accomplices above-named upon their Highet Peril. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you Strictly, and Command, that Incontinent thee Our Letters een, ye pas to the Mercat-Cors of Edinburgh, and Remanent Mercat Croes of the Head-Burghs of the everal Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority make Intimation hereof that none may pretend Ignorance. And Ordains thee Preents to be Printed.

Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii: Cls. Sti. Concilii.