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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to the King. 1. In view of the extreme abundance of pirates in the South Seas, I beg for two frigates, as not … with many protestations against receiving or encouraging pirates. It is reported that they were considering how to … 14th condemned by the civil law for aiding and abetting pirates. Piracy has never received such checks as I have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… I have duly received the instructions as to wrecks and pirates, and have sworn the new members of Council, except … Enclosing the two circulars of 22 January, relating to pirates and to the Treaty of Neutrality. Signed, Craven, P. … on examination of the case, ordered Mr. Lynch to bring the pirates to trial. Order that the Governor's order shall be …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Spaniards. And truly since we do our best to suppress our pirates, it is hard that the Spanish Governors should not do … one. However strict the King of Spain's orders as to pirates, they are of little profit to us since they are not … management has done nothing towards the repression of pirates, for not one would come in after his severity and his …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… that had surrendered, to the benefit of the Act concerning pirates. The Governor produced his patent for the Government … be easy to insert the name of some notorious favourer of pirates in every list; and we disallow the said Act. We have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… is therefore disallowed. As to what you write of the three pirates under sentence of death, we dare not give such …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… found among those now transmitted. The King's orders as to pirates shall be strictly obeyed if ever any come here, but …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the peace should also be excepted. In the Act to restrain pirates the statute of Henry VIII. is wrongly quoted. There … of the Government of Rhode Island, which was a nest of pirates. The Duke of Shrewsbury's letter of 3rd inst. as to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Sir Charles Hedges presented a draft Act for the trial for pirates in any of the Plantations. Order for the Attorney and … thoughts on Sir Charles Hedges's draft Act for trial of pirates. Mr. Heathcote and Mr. Way presented a memorial ( No. … from us. Many others of the French privateers have turned pirates, and have captured three of our sloops within a …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to send some force to these parts as well to expel the pirates as to suppress the insolencies of the Muscat Arabs. … Crown, enforcing the Acts of Parliament and suppressing pirates. Five or six vessels (as is reported) are come from … Lord Bellomont is now sending the Fowey in pursuit of the pirates about the southern parts. I go upon her to administer …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… taken a particular care for the apprehending and subduing pirates and sea-rovers, and have actually seized and committed to prison two notorious pirates of Avery's crew, by name Daniel Smith and Benjamin … for the resisting and withstanding of all enemies, pirates and rebels both at land and sea, and to transport …