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An Account of the TRYALS OF
- Captain J. Golden.
- Thomas Jones.
- John Gold.
- Lawrance Maliene.
- Patrick Whitley.
- John Slaughter.
- Const. D'Heaity.
- Richard Shewers.
- Darby Collins.
- John Ryon.
- Dennis Cockram.
- John Walsh.
At the Court of Admiralty held in the Marshalsea in Southwark, before the Right Honourable the Judges: on monday the 25th. of Feb. 1693/4. Of which 9 were found Guilty, and received Sentence of Death: 3 for High Treason, and 6 for Pi∣racies and Roberys on the Seas, under the colour of the late King James's Commission.
Licens'd Feb. 27th. 1693/4.
A Coutrt of Admiralty, by Vertue of a Commission from Their Ma∣jesties being held on Monday the 26th of this instant February, at the Marshalses in Southwark, before the Right Honourable the Judges; the Pro∣ceedings were as they related to the Pri∣soners, herein mentioned in this manner,
Thomas Jones was Indicted for High-Treason, for that he being a Natural born Subject of Their Majesties, contrary to his Duty and Allegiance, being on Board a Vessel, Commissioned by the late K. James, Assaulted by open Force and Violence, one of Their Majesty's Men of War; and the Evidence being plain against him, that he was taken with o∣thers in the Attempt, and he making but a slender defence in his behalf, excusing it only that he knew not the danger of such an Attempt, and did it through Ig∣norance, as supposing the Commission he acted under sufficient to warrant his Illegal Proceedings; the Jury being di∣rected by the Court as to matter of Fact, he was found Guilty of High-Treason.
John Golden, or Ooldin, John Gold, Lawrence Maliene, and another Person, were Indicted for High-Treason, as the former for Engaging, and hauling the James Galley, one the Their Majesty's Frigates, or men of War, carrying their Flag.
In the Sun-Praivateer belonginging to France, Commissioned by the latk King James; the King's Witnesses swore po∣sitively to John Golden, who was stiled the Captain of the Sun-Privateer, be∣fore-mentioned; as likewise to John Gold the former of which endeavoured to ex∣cuse himself, as pretending to be a French∣man, or at least carried out of Ireland in∣to Britany in France so young, that he knew not his Parentage in any other Nation, but that not sufficiently appear∣ing, he delivered a long Paper which Read in Court, in which were cited some Transactions of former times, which 〈1+ pages missing〉〈1+ pages missing〉