lonly they were charged with, which was, the going over with a pyratical and felonious Intent to John Rackam, &c. then notorious Pyrates, and by them known to be ſo,
they all received Sentence of Death; which every Body muſt allow proved ſomewhat unlucky to the poor Fellows.
On the 17th of February, John Eaton, Thomas Quick and Thomas Baker, were executed at Gallows Point, at Port Royal, and the next Day John Cole, John Howard and Benjamin Palmer, were executed at Kingſton; whether the other three were executed afterwards, or not, I never heard.
Two other Pyrates were try’d that belonged to Rackam’s Crew, and being convicted, were brought up, and aſked if either of them had any Thing to ſay why Sentence of Death ſhould not paſs upon them, in like Manner as had been done to all the reſt; and both of them pleaded their Bellies, being quick with Child, and pray’d that Execution might be ſtay’d, whereupon the Court paſſed Sentence, as in Caſes of Pyracy, but ordered them back, till a proper Jury ſhould be appointed to enquire into the Matter.
