William Church, Phil. Haak, James White, Nich. Brattle, Hugh Riddle, William Thomas, Tho. Roberts, Jo. Richards, Jo. Cane, R. Wood, R. Scot, Wm. Daviſon, Sam. Morwell, Edward Evans, Wm. Guineys, and 18 French Men.
The four firſt of theſe Priſoners, it was evident to the Court, ſerved as Muſick on Board the Pyrate, were forced lately from the ſeveral Merchant Ships they belonged to; and that they had, during this Confinement, an uneaſy Life of it, having ſometimes their Fiddles, and often their Heads broke, only for excuſing themſelves, or ſaying they were tired, when any Fellow took it in his Head to demand a Tune.
The other Engliſh had been a very few Days on Board the Pyrate, only from Whydah to Cape Lopez, and no Capture or Robbery done by them in that Time. And the French Men were brought with a Deſign to reconduct their own Ship (or the Little Ranger in Exchange) to Whydah Road again, and were uſed like Priſoners; neither quarter’d nor ſuffered to carry Arms. So that the Court immediately acquieſced in, Acquitting them.
Tho. Sutton, David Sympſon, Chriſtopher Moody, Phil. Bill, R. Hardy, Hen. Dennis, David Rice, Wm. Williams, R. Harris, Geo. Smith, Ed. Watts, Jo. Mitchell and James Barrow.
The Evidence againſt theſe Priſoners, were Geret de Haen, Maſter of the Fluſhingham, taken nigh Axim, the Beginning of January laſt.
Benj. Kreft Maſter, and James Groet Mate of the Gertruycht, taken nigh Gabone in December laſt, and Mr. Caſtel, Wingfield and others, that had been Priſoners with the Pyrates.
The former depoſed, that all theſe Priſoners (excepting Hardy) were on Board at the Robbery and Plunder of their Ships, behaving in a vile out-ragious
