498 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. Stroger, Nathaniell Pike, Peter Loans, Henry Adams, ffrancis

             ffrennier, Thomas Johnson, Joseph Dawson, Sam” Dawson,

             James Lewis, John Sparks, Joseph Goss, Charles ifalconer,

             James Murray, Robert Rich, John Miller, John King, Edward

             Savill, Wm Philips, Thomas Jope, and Thomas Belisha, and

             such others, as were with them in the sd Ship (who may prob

             ably be known and discovered by the great quantities of Gold

             and Silver of fforreign Comes which they have with them)

             in order tht they may be brought to Justice and Suffer the

             Just punishmt of the Law, as Pirates upon the high Seas.

             And we do hereby further declare, That in Case any of the

             Persons above Named (except the sd Henry Every alias Bridg

             man) or any other persons who were in the sd Ship with the

             sd Henry Every alias Bridgman shall discover the said Henry

             Every alias Bridgman or any other of the persons above

             Named, so as they may be Seized and taken, in Order to be

             brought to Justice, he and they making such discovery shall

          p. 90 have his Mats Gracious pardon for their Offences, And we do

             hereby further declare, That such person or persons, or any

             other person or persons who shall discover the sd Henry

             Every alias Bridgman, so as he may be Seized or taken or

             Shall be otherwise Instrumentall in Seizing the sd Henry

             Every als. Bridgman, so as he may be Seized or taken, he or

             they making such discovery or Seizure, shall have the Reward

             of ffive hundred Pounds promised in the sd former Proclama

             tion, for the Discovery and Seizure of the sd Henry Every,

             And that in Case any person or persons shall discover of the

             other persons above Named, so as they may be Seiz'd or

             taken, or shall be otherwise Instrumentall in Seizing any of

             the sd persons, he or they making such discovery or Seizure,

             shall have a Reward of ffifty pounds for every of the sd per

             sons, whom he or they shall so discover or Seize, wch Severall

             Sums of fflve hundred pounds and ffifty pounds, the Lords

             Commrs of his Mats Treasury are hereby Required and directed

             to pay accordingly; Given at the Councill Chamber in White

             hall, the Tenth day of August 1696. In the Eigth year of

             his Mats Reign.

                                       God Save the King.

             Lords of the After our very hearty Commendations, whereas

              their Exncy the Lords Justices of England, have

             Excy abt Received Information from the Governr & Compa

             Capt Every & Pyrats &ca of merchants of London Trading to the East Indies,

                    That Henry Every als Bridgman with diverse other

             Persons English and fforreignrs having Runaway with the Ship

             Charles the Second als the Phancy from the Port of Corunna

             in Spain, had Comitted severall Acts of Pyracy in the Seas