The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crewsDefoe, Daniel
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The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crews
Defoe, Daniel
Pirates -- Early works to 1800
The Men who had not taken on with _Fly_, were, _Atkinson_, Capt.
_Fulker_'s Mate, and two Youths belonging to him; the Carpenter and
Gunner belonging formerly to Captain _Green_; six of Captain _Gate_'s
Men, and the aforesaid _Benbrooke_, who belonged to Captain _Harris_,
with three of the Men out of the Schooner. _Atkinson_ seeing the
Prisoners and forced Men were five to one of the Pyrates, thought of
delivering himself from the Bondage he was in; and, as by good Luck,
several other Fishing Vessels hove in Sight, right a-head of the _Snow_,
he call'd to Captain _Fly_, and told him, he spied several other Vessels
a-head, desiring, he would come forward and bring his Glass; _Fly_ did
so, and leaving his Arms on the Quarter-Deck, sat him on the Windlass to
see if he could make what they were. _Atkinson_, who had concerted his
Measures, with one _Walker_ and the above-mention'd _Benbrooke_, secured
the Arms on the Quarter-Deck, and gave them a Signal to seize _Fly_,
which they did, with very little Trouble, and after made themselves
Masters of the other three Pyrates and the _Snow_; the rest of the
Prisoners, not knowing any Thing of, or what the Design might be,
remaining altogether inactive, and brought the _Snow_ and Pyrates to
_Great Brewster_, where a Guard was put on Board _June_ 28, 1726.
Soon after, the said Pyrates were brought to their Trial, that is, on
the fourth of _July_ following, before the Honourable _William Dummer_,
Esq; Lieutenant Governor and Commander in chief, of the Province of
_Massachuset_'s Bay, President of the special Court of _Admiralty_, held
at the Court-house of _Boston_, assisted by 18 Gentlemen of the Council,
before whom they were found guilty of Murder and Pyracy, condemn'd to be
executed, and accordingly were executed the 12th of _July_; _Fly_ was
order'd to be hang'd in Chains at the Entrance of the Harbour of
_Boston_. Thus ended the short Reign of an obdurate Wretch, who only
wanted Skill and Power to be as infamous as any who had scoured the
Seas; the Names of the three Pyrates, executed with him, were _Samuel
Cole_, _George Condick_ and _Henry Greenvill_.
OF
Capt. _Thomas Howard_,
And his CREW.
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