The liues, apprehensions, arraignments, and executions, of the 19. late pyrates Namely: Capt. Harris. Iennings. Longcastle. Downes. Haulsey. and their companies. As they were seuerally indited on St. Margrets Hill in Southwarke, on the 22. of December last, and executed the Fryday following.

The discourse of Captaine Iennings.

SInce you are thus farre (gentle Readers) led on with this discourse of Captaine Harris, I doubt not but you will expect the like of the rest, which cannot in Captaine Iennings be so well performd as in the former, for the e∣ducation of his youth was •…•…o meane and low, he could nei∣ther write nor read, yet notwithstanding it is not brought to your eyes vnder his owne hand, the report for certaine was taken from his tongue, and thus it is.

From my childehood (quoth he) I was wholy addicted to martiall courses, espetially in the manly resolution of seafaringmen, I was not disaniamated at the reports of others dangers past, nor afeard my self to encounter with tempests to come, whereby in many voyages returning from Sea, I grew to beare the name of a skilfull Marri∣ner, which so soone pu•…•…t vp a selfe conceit in my thoughts, that I grew ambitious straight, to haue a whole com∣maund, and held it basenes to liue vnder checke. It likt me well a shipboard to see the Captaine but bid, and his will in all things was straight obeyd, and such a one in my ambitiō I resolud to be, w^c authority and place, finding my present meanes & friends vnpossible lawfully to raise me vnto, I bluntly resolued, as we vse to say, to attaine to it then by hooke or by crooks. To which purpose, comfor∣ting my selfe with a retchles crue, and such as loued ryot as well as my selfe (for I must truely confesse it was one of my sinnes) we were not long before we had made vp our company, furnished vs of a ship, and by the name of Captaine Iennings I was knowne at Sea, so that in the Queenes maiesties raigne, during the continuance of the dissention betwixt the King of Spaine & the Hollanders, I found such a safe refuge and retirement, into Dunkerk, after many haynous spoyles committed on their Dutch Fly-boates. Pinkes and passengers in them, that my

name grew so odious, my offences so multiplied, that be∣ing knowne to the state, I was proclaimd a Pyrate, and seueral ships both from England and Holland, made out to lie in waight for my apprehention, which though long first was at last so effected, that by the English I was taken, & brought prisoner to the Marshalseys, expecting nothing but for my time of tryall, and hoping for nothing but pre∣sent death.

When my louing sister so labourd with petitions to the states that lay heere, and to diuers Marchants, I had for∣merly wrongd, wherein was my promise of reformation of life, and vowes of seruice to their country, which they both knew, and I was certaine I could able them in, proudly spoken of my selfe, that not a man in Christen∣dome could stop a leake vnder water better then I, and but without boasting I could say hardly so wel, which ver∣tue known to them, with other my many resolutions, they pittied my fal, were petitioners for me to the Queene, con∣tented themselues to sustaine their losse by me, and twice by this meanes they procurd my pardon, a grace from them so sufficient, that if I had had grace to haue conceiud it so, & made good vse of their fauours, my sins had not bene so ma∣ny, my reputation more, my fauour might haue bene grea∣ter, and the contempt of me lesse, my seruice haue still bene held acceptable▪ & I a good member in the common wealth: but see how I requited the last of their graces. Namely not only my pardon procurde, paying my charges and setting me at liberty, but also transporting me ouer, gaue me com∣maund ouer a Flyboat, and in their seruice sent me to sea, in which imployment, my enterprises not thriuing so suc∣cessiuely as before, and the pride of my heart not stooping, but cōtemningto attend their reproofe, who had saued my life, taking fit aduantage by the forehead, with their ship & furniture, & such men as I had drawn to my part, I leaue their seruice, intend now to serue for my selfe, and by this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hauing taken a Spanish Caruell by the way, I am

ariued at Sophie in Barbary, where vpon my arriuall, v∣pon some displeasure that was concein•…•… against other Pi∣rates, concerning the breaking certaine contractes they had made with the Gouernour, and during the time of ex∣amining o•…•… my goods, I was kept prisoner, but at length was released and •…•…ound such fauour, that my prize was sold to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 best aduantage, for which •…•…auour I not neg∣lecting my thankefulnes to the Gouernour, and diuers o∣thers I had found my friends, I was contented to spend there the latter end of the yeare, in which time I came ac∣quainted with Captaine Bishop and Captaine Roupe, who did so combinde our selues together, that the follow∣ing spring we went forth, Bishop Admirall, Roupe Uice∣admirall, and my selfe rearadmirall, where what purchase we tooke of any nation in this voyage, still we returnd and made sale of onely at Sophie, which amounting to so great a summe, it is incredible to report, I will onely sa∣tisfie you that the most part was consumed in excesse: and so to this discourse.

These prizes we had thus taken being heere sould, there was some difference fell betwixt vs three concerning our shares, which dissention betw•…•…ene Captaine Roup•…•… and my selfe was soone attoned: but Captaine Bishop be∣cause we would not yeeld he should haue a full part more then vs both, here we left company, and Captaine Roup•…•… and my selfe put forth to Sea for a voyage againe, when after a seauen daies sale; a leake sprung in Captain Roups ship, which growing so forcible it could by no meanes be stopped, Captaine Roupe and his company were compeld to come aboard of mine, and his ship sunke immediately after.

Our strengths being thus confinde into one hould, w•…•… were by this time come to the I•…•…e of Silly, where we met with a ship called the Iohn Euangelist, and without much paines made her our prize, the twenty six of October imme∣diately following, and making for Ireland, we tooke als•…•…

a french ship laden with brasse and other rich commodities, and so bearing vp to Baltimor, we sent the purse•…•… with the long boat a shore, to deale with the kernes for hogges to victuall withal, & vnder that pretence shew them their bills of lading: for it is to be vnderstood, that this part of Ireland and the kernes the inhabitants, haue their best strength & support by the putting in and nourishing o•…•… Pyrates. It is also to be noted, that as soone as any Capta•…•…e h•…•…h ta∣ken any ship, a cals to the Maister for a bill of his lading, and demaunds what belongs to the Marchant, what to the Master, and what to the Marriners? so that if he leaue them their ship, he takes away none but the Marchants goods, and by this meanes he knowes hereafter what he is driuen to be accomptable for.

But to the purpose, hauing safely put in here to Baltimor made sale of her goods they had then taken, and victuald their ship in readines to depart, Captaine Iennings being a shore, it happened him to fall in liking with an Irish wo∣man, and what with golde and perswasion he so farre pre∣uailed with her, that he wonne her to spend her company at Sea with him, and so hoysing sailes away they depart.

At whose going out of the road, his iniuries being spread and whose name the third time proclaimd a Pyrate, they happened vpon one of the Kings ships called the Tremen∣tany, sent out against them, ouer whome Captaine Wil∣liams was Captaine, and for this disseigne had strength∣ned himselfe with some of Captaine Hews company, be∣twixt whom being a most corragious encounter, the Cap∣tains on both sides brauely behaued themselues, the one fighting for honor and the other for safety, but Captaine Iennings finding himselfe the weaker, since his cause was the worser, his ship being of swift speede and hauing wind as it appeares, could goe off at his pleasure, fearing the dan∣ger, was glad by flight to be freed of his foe: so that the sha∣king ague of this feare, ended the burning feauer rose in both the Captaines mindes, namely Captaine Iennings

and Captaine Roupe, and they vowd now whosoeuer they met though the •…•…oe had the oddes, they would dare him to fight, and so put on to the coast of Spaine, where in their sayling they met with two Spanish ships, made vp to them, with all speed possible, and being come each of the other, within reach of shot, either without haling th•…•…m, or commaunding them to strike, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 newes they heard was abroad side, by which vnwelcome mes∣sengers vnderstanding at full, what their neighbours were, and to what vniust comming their purpose was, being two ships wa•…•…likely appointed, and their enemie but one, they redied themselues for a needfull defence, so that betwixt them straight was a cruell fight▪ the Spa∣niards not doubting in respect of their oddes to goe off with ease, and the other resoluing with the help of their resolutions to conquer at pleasure: for the space of full foure houres was this fight cruell, one fighting in hope of spoile, and the other to saue what their paines had got: sometimes victorie promising fairely to the one, to the disharting of the aduerse, and anon declining from them to looke cheerefully on the other, to the discoura∣ging of the countrary.

But the vallour of the Captaines (though it was re∣solute and desperat) being waid in scales of tryall, it pro∣ued too light to counterpoise the iust o•…•…ence and re∣sistance of the Spaniards, so that ten or eleuen of Cap∣taine Iennings company in this rash enterprise being •…•…aine, himselfe hurt and twenty more of the same confe∣deracy dangerously, shot, their ship s•…•…re beaten, and the sound terrifide, with the best wings of hast which their sailes could flye withall, they are glad now to be quit of those foes which euen now they were so head-strong to quarrell with, and the Spaniards on the other •…•…de, not scaping so well they could boast of the day, any more but this, they were glad of escape, by this they were both quit of the others company.

Which two disasters hapning to them one in the necke of another, namely their escape from Captaine Williams, and their mischieuous conflict in their attempt against these two Spaniards, the whole company began to murmure against Captaine Iennings, gathered the voyce thereof from thus ground, and was this vttered, that no doubt their crosses past and daungers present, so many of their consorts being sore hurt, and their ship so out of order, it was as a iust iudgement of God against them, in suffering their Captaine to bring his whore aboard & there to wallow in his •…•…urucie, when counsell was to be held for their future safety: others strengthning it with this, why should he haue his •…•…hore for himselfe any more then the rest? al cōdemning the permissiō, & exclayming against dis∣order, amongst whome there was no order, they preten∣ded straight to haue a redresse, Which being subtilly vn∣derstood by Captaine Rou•…•…, he hauing men of his owne to strengthen his part, and finding it the fittest aduantage for his aduancement, he soothd them on to the action in hand, and vrgd them with this, that successe in their con∣•…•…ition was neuer found, when a woman was more Mai∣ster of the Captaine, then the Captaine of his men, that in all the purchase (though vnlikely yet) they should e∣uer take, through the inticing flatteries, with which he seemed to be besotted and bewitched, the maine profit thereof should redow•…•…d to her, and they like thrashers should labour and sweat to bring the sweete vnto other mens mouthes, whereupon the strength of their spleenes being heere incouraged, the heat of their murmur grew vp to muteny, and in a gi•…•…y maner breaking into their Cap∣taines cabbin, whome they found set and imbraced by his Irish Mistres, they boldly began to reprooue his course, condemne his vndertakings, and exclaime against his •…•…osenes; whose haughty spirit boyling to heare his condi∣tion controld (especially in the eare of her he was now ioy∣ing with) by those whome he held his commaund might

checke, with a trunch•…•…on that lay nere to him he struck •…•…ne of them on the head, cleares his cabbin of the rest, and hauing beaten them all to a bay, he cals thus to Captaine Roupe: Captaine Roupe will you suffer me to be thus •…•…aunted and abused by the madnesse of rascals, whome a spot of mischance doth driue to dispaire? But he not hasty to succor his expectation, hi•…•… company made good ag•…•…inst him, and by their violence and outrage compelled him to retire to the Eune-roome, where to auoide the he •…•…t of their fury, manning the dore, one of his cōpany dis∣charged a musket vppon him, but his life being reser•…•…d to a future shame for his actions, it most vnfortunably mist him, and the fire of their rage, being alla•…•…d by the per∣swasion of Captaine Roup which in this heat would haue consumed his life, it was onely agreed, and their tempest satisfied to haue him discarded from his Captaine-ship and confind from the pleasure and company of his wench, by being detained in the gun-roome, ouer whome Captaine Roup was made keeper, and institu∣ted also their Captaine both of them and their ship: onely here is to be noted, in this ship there was great store of riches, and so they now put out to the south∣ward Cape.

In which time, Captaine Iennings remaining prisoner with patience (since he found resistance was bootlesse) he so insinuated with Captaine Roup that he brought Cap∣taine Roup to preuaile with his men, that they gau•…•… their consents for his liberty of the ship, and then a∣gaine dealing priuatly with Lodge, Williams and o∣thers, he had wrought them now to repent their rashnes, and the rather for that Gilbert Roup hauing the power in his commaund, he did not seeme so wholy to rely on the trust of them who had formerly ben of Captaine Iennings company, as he did on those had bene of his owne, neither in countenance and outward shewe (seemed any way so kind and affable to them) being, indeed a man of more

sterne and obdurate nature then Iennings was, which they disliking in him in heart, but not daring to vtter, his owne affection being the stronger, they were compelled to be content.

So that being now in the southward Cape, they hap∣ned vppon a French pinck with rich lading, against whose assailement the Frenchman making a forceable re∣sistance, they were at length come to grapple, when Captaine Roup & his men as well in the ayme of credit to be seene forwarder then Iennings or his men, h•…•…pe of ri∣ches which they guest they had in chase, as also by the politicke persuasion and egging of them on by Captaine Iennings, when they came to boarding, Captaine Roup and most or al of his company being ransacking the pincke, Iennings tu•…•…nd now to perswade his men thus: that the ship was his owne, and he had bene their Captaine, that much riches they had purchased together, and he had gi∣uen them their faithfull shares, that occasion was now offered to shewe their loues friends to him, that if any thing had bene amisse, his vallour should redeeme it, and his courtesie amend it, & that Captaine Roup made but instruments of them for his present vse, who by his cruell and stubborne nature, they might perceiue he would requite with vnthankefulnesse and no doubt with their ruines, when aduantage should further it.

With which pers•…•…asion of his, he so forcibly preuailed, that they in an instant called their Captaine, and began to ready themselues, to resist Captaine Roup & his forces in the pincke when he should offer to come aboord againe, which he intending to doe as also •…•…o fraight their ship with most & the best of the luggage they violently withstood him, nay told him further, that if for their former labour, they might not freely share in the profit was found, they were now to become as eager foes to him and his company as before to the Frenchman.

When Captaine Roup iudging of the tricke, an•…•…

knowing his strength too weake to disable them he thought it best to come to composition, and be glad of part, least compelled by necessitie he should loose all, so that a frendly agreement is made betweene them: Cap∣taine Iennings is Captaine of his owne ship, Captaine Roup of the French pincke, all are friends and they put now for the coast of Ireland.

When in the way, Captaine Iennings hauing regaind his former riches, charge, and a share in the spoile Roupe had tane from the Frenchman, he began now to consider of the •…•…cklenes of his estate, the vnconstancy of his men, and the dangers that were instant to the course of his life, he desired now in heart he might make his peace and pro∣cure the liberty of his country againe, although with the tender of all he had, to which purpose he entended to order his actions, when safe occasion should suffer him, though concealing his intent to himselfe, and so they put into Bal∣timor, which harbor lies in my Lord of Clāricards coun∣try, and to whome he meant to submit himselfe, but by no meanes (whether his men suspecting his intent or no I am vnresolued) he could not be suffred to goe ashore, onely foure of his company being sent out with the long-boate, namely Thomas Renolds, Iohn Lodge, Iohn Williams who was Botson of the ship, and one Iames a •…•…renchman who was Trumpeter, to discry if the coast were cleare and their arriuall might be in safety, who being landed resolued with themselues, neuer to returne to carry him newes, but euery one to make shift for one, and so ashor•…•… to auoide suspition they betooke their course to seuerall waies, Iames the Trumpetter hyring an Irish kerne to b•…•… his guide, by his conductor had his throat cut. Renolds was first taken, by a Captaine of my Lord of Clanricards, and brought before my Lord in his Castle, who confessing how and with whome he came in, he was with a charge conueid to the Castle in Dublin, but Lodge and Williams came not till a fortnight after.

But Iennings now seeing their returne doubtfull, be∣gan straight to suspect himselfe, and put off againe from Baltimor vp to the riuer of Limbrincke, which is my Lord of Toumonds country, yet desiring still to yeelde vp himselfe, if safely he might, where lying at anchor both with Captaine Roupes ship and his owne, yet so far wi•…•…h∣out reach of my Lord of Toumonds Castle, that he might goe off and come on at pleasure, he now in his long boat himselfe put on neare the shoare, and caused a parle to be sommond to the Castell, of which sommons my Lord vnderstanding, he sent downe to him one of his sonnes and diuerse of his men to know what they would? which being deconded, Iennings expressed to them that he desi∣red some conference with my Lord whom if it pleased his honour he would attend in his own Castle, onely that offe∣ring thus voluntary to put himselfe (being in danger) into his Lordships hāds, he would haue a couple left aboard his ship as hostage for his safe returne, which vnderstood at ful by my Lord, his request was graunted, & Iennings was cō∣ducted vp to the town & two of my Lords chiefest men sent as pledges aboord, when y^• next morning Iennings being brought in presēce before my Lord, he presently related the story of his life, & offered to submit himselfe, his whole cōpa ny, the estate & purchase he had, vnder his Lordships prote∣ction, with condition, this: his Lordship would be his me∣diator for the Kings maiesties mercy, and procure his pardon, when his Lordship in wisdome finding it not re∣quisite to articulate with him further then he required, since two of his followers I and kinsmen too were a∣board his ship, and seing both the ships as well his owne as Roupes, with their whole companye•…•… and fading, ex∣cept himselfe, to lye so aloo•…•…e they might goe off at plea∣sure in spight of controule, he grauely thought it fit to giue this fish line till he might more iustly choak him, with the baite he coueted: and the reuppon gaue him his protection for a named time, for himselfe and his company,

seemed •…•…o regard him with intire respect and promised him withall, that so farre as w•…•… his honnour he fastly might, he would proue his honourable friend to procure his p•…•…r∣don, vppon which hope, Iennings emboldned, he rioted in pleasure and reuelled in the towne, carried one of my Lords sonnes and diuers gentlemen inhabiting there about, diuers times aboord his ship, where his enter∣tainement to them was wonderfull, and presents giuen vnto euery hand, shewing them withall, his Lordships protection, and relating the honorable promise his eares receiued from his owne tongue, which was he would do his best to procure his pardon, which inticing promise of my Lords, though Iennings had heard it, and in regard of the protection, was brought to beleeue, neither Roup nor the rest would be brought to trust, onely now and then some two or three by turnes going a shore for fresh victuall and so returned againe.

For the space of a fortnight they thus continued, in all which time by no persuasion of Iennings, nor hope of my Lord could Roup or the ships be brought within checke, neither my Lords men who were left in hostage for Iennings be deliuered a shoare. Till one day hauing feasted voluptuously with them aboord, and drunke hard, he out of his owne motion made the offer vnto them, that that night they should goe with him and reuell it a shoare: from this he was disuaded by some who at this instant were more staid then himselfe, but he neglecting their councell, the long boat is cald for, they are set a shoare and reuelling it in Limbricke, and the next morning no doubt had returned againe had not this which followeth happened that night.

Captaine Roup hauing intelligence that my Lords men were gone with him to land, comming aboord the ship, he contriued with the maister, and into his long boat conueyed out of the gun-port most of Iennings shot and powder, as with purpose but to borrow it, and the next

neede to repay it againe: with which being stored he hoy∣sed sailes, and away goes he: and the Maister of Iennings ship in the morning missing the pinck, seeing neither Cap∣taine norpledges returnd aboord, doubting some trechery, he doth the like, and my Lord of Toumond taking note how the ships were gone, and that the limit of his protecti∣on giuen, had expirde the date: he commaunds Iennings to more safe custody, yet with expresse charge to be worthily vsed, and hauing by this space directed his letters to Sir Robert Chichester Lord deputy of Ireland, of all these proceedings, there is by this, a warrant come to my Lord Toumonds hands, from the counsell of Ireland, to direct his prisoner to Dublin, who not onely gratiously vsing of him while he was in his charge, but by expresse com∣maund, resigning him ouer to those had order for his safe conduct, he gaue him out of his owne coffers a hundred pownd starling, to defray his expence.

Being now come vnto Dublin, and examied before the Councell, he denied not what he bad bene, and pleaded for mercy since he came in voluntary, which by this that fol∣loweth may appeare no doubt had bene graunted, had not his former life bene so contemptible: for during the time of his stay in Dublin which was aboue three moneths, the right honourable Earle of Clanricard, and Lord Tou∣mond who in thatspace was present there, had so labord for him that he had all the lybertie of the country within ten mile about both to hawke and to hunt and none to attend him but only on Iames a musition, who was my Lord of Clanricards man prouided this he returnd to the castle for hislodging atnight.

Nay, after that, by the direction of the Councell here, he was to be sent for England: and that they had receiued true and perfect instructions what an ill liuer he had bene, in that they would not seeme to dishearten him in the iour∣ney he was to take, they dischargd him of custody, and as it had bene to haue imployd him in some affaires of import,

gaue him charge of a letter to the Maior of Chester, whose purpose was to conuey him to London. From Chester he was conducted to the Marshalseyses in Southwark, where remayning euen since May last, to the eye of men, he liued a careles life, or dreadles of that he did thinke was to come: one being mery a drinking with him once, demaun∣ded of him thus: faith Captaine Iennings and how did you liue when you were at Sea? how (quoth he) I reioy∣ced more to heare the Cannons voyce that bid me to fight, then the Church-bell that cald me to prayer: I fought not as chickens fight, for their meat to sustaine nature, but for store of gold, to maintaine ryot: Another time being drinking in the parlor, where they vse to dine in the pri∣son, it being somewhat afore Bartholmewtide, in hot wea∣ther, he sat iust with his face in the sun, when one deman∣ded of him, Captaine Iennings why doe yor sit with your face in the Sun, it will make your head ake: fogh pox quoth he what do you tell me of the head-ake, that shall hang in the sun shortly when my necke shall ake, and I do but practise now how I shal fry then. The same day that Cap∣taine Harris was brought into prison, being the satterday before the arraignement, which was the monday follow∣ing, he was in the Marshalseys yard, throwing of snow∣bals, iust as Captaine Harris was comming in at the gate, who hauing a snow-ball at that instant in his hand, ready to throw, one cald vnto him aloud, Captaine Ien∣nings Captaine Iennings, Captaine Harris is comming, Captaine Harris quoth he, I loue him well, but and the hangman himselfe were comming I would throw out my throw first: these haue I set down to signifie to the world the desperatenes of his course, the intemperance of his acti∣ons, and the slight regard, he seemed outwardly to take of his soule, in that little walke was giuen him to looke v∣pon, betwixt his life and death. The time of his tryall be∣ing come, he was the first that stood indited and arraig∣ned for those seuerall piraces before recited, and with

these of his company, namely Thomas Renolds shooma∣ker, Iohn Williams Marriner and Botson of his ship, and Iohn Lodge, who being demanded what they could seue∣rally say to the inditement, Captaine Iennings began to intercept the clark, & in this maner to plead in their excuse. Alas my Lord what would you haue these poore men say? they can say nothing to it, if any thing they haue done they were compeld vnto it by me, and I must answer for it. To this excuse by that honourable court he was thus an∣swerd, that they doubted not but his owne conscience bore witnesse against him, that he had heard inough in his seuerall enditements, to answer for himselfe, and so they wished him let euery one of them, and if it should appeare either by testimony or circumstance, as heinfer•…•… they were cleere, the whole Court should be glad of it, and to that purpose they should be heard themselues, or any for them at full. Wherevpon Thomas Renolds, by the name of Thomas Renolds shoomaker, was againe called, & deman∣ded of the Clarke of the Admiralty, what he pleaded to the enditement, whether guilty or not guilty? who answe∣ring not guilty, and desierd of their Lordships, he might with their gratious fauour be heard, and which being by the honourable of the counsell vpon his request presently graunted, he pleaded thus, That at the time of Captaine Iennings anchoring in Baltimor, he was a Iourniman shoomaker resident in Corcke, whome Captaine Ien∣nings sent for, (as he might haue done for any other) to bring bootes or shooes to furnish both himselfe and his whole company, who with a couple of boyes in hope to make a way his maisters ware with profit, came aboord his ship, and fitted them also farre as his ware wold serue, for which, according to his owne price, he was from Cap∣taine Iennings owne hand orderly paid, and he deliuered the mony to one of the boyes to carry, and sent them to stay for him some respite a shore, while he being inticed by the Captaine and others to rest a while and be merry with

them, was with the ouercharging of many made so drunke that he fell in a sleepe, in which time the winde seruing, and they hauing compassed themselues of all thinges fit, the fi•…•…st time he waked he found himselfe at Sea, and the Captaine and others in fight with one of those ships, for which he stood now indited, and for proofe heereof he brought in another shoomaker, to iuis•…•…fie that at the same time he then inferd, he was working in Corke, and liued honestly by his labour so that if any thing he had done, it was done in the company of them by whome he was com∣peld vnto it, and therefore quoth he, I humbly desire both your honours and the Iury, to mingle mercy with iustice, conscience with equity, & so commisserate my case. Which tale of his hauing so good a relish of credit, he being the first that expressed the forme, though many after (both of Captaine Iennings, Captaine Harris, and Captain Long∣castle•…•… cōpanies) endeuoured to follow the course, their ho∣nours leauing his defence to the good consideration of the Iury to determine how true it was, he onely by their ver∣dit was returnd not guilty, and the rest (with their Cap∣taine) conuicted as fellones and pyrates vpon the high seas, and in maner and forme as they stood invited. And after their conuiction and iudgement they were conueied backe to the Marshalseys, from thence on Fryday mor∣ning to Wapping, the place appointed for their execution: where Captaine Iennings being the first that was cald to goe vp to his death, and seeing that he had bene al this while deluded with a fruitles hope (for vpon my know∣ledge both Captaine Harris •…•…nd he the day before their ex∣ecution, did report they were repreiued) he did now in soule repent him of his sinne, complayned of his lusts and ryots, as the causers of his ruine, confest that before this he had receiued pardon for his heynous transgressions, and had not the goodnesse to desist from ill: he desired God of his mercy to receiue his soule, & the world at his death to pardon his body, & so desiring the multitude of specta∣tors

to pray for him and sing a psalme with him, he was the first was turnd of the ladder, and after him both Lodge and Williams, as his consorts and confederates found guilty in his actions, did likewise suffer death.