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     Gaole we desired Capt. Markham to put them on board a            B. M.

     Vessell that was bound to the Fleet to send them on board the    Vol. 25.

     Commodore, knowing they were runaway from the Fleet, but

     he would not. We fin'd thm five pds each for their Riot and to

     remain in prison till they pay'd it, thinking tht might have

     made them have been willing to have gone, but instead of that

     Capt. Markham forgave thm their fyne and set them at liberty,

     they and many more went through the Countrey up and

     down braging of their Triumph. Yor Excy writt to Mr Francis

     Jones when to me when here and mentioned me in it, which

     he like a villian gave to Capt. Markham's Clarke Clapole, to

     shoe him, wch he did, they would have taken a copy of it, he

     told them they might keep the Originall like a Rascall. I

     have heard how kind yor Exncy hath been to him Capt. Mark

     ham has put me out of Commission tht the Pirates might have

     more liberty & now they walk the streets as impudently as

     ever in defiance I am very glad of being eas'd but sorry I can

     not serve the King any further at present. Sr, I gave Coll.

     Quarry an Accot at large by the last Fleet but I fear Mr Plator

     gave our pacquett to Jones.

       When yor Exncy pleases to honr me with a line let it be by a

     safe hand, yor may assure yourself I will never write

     anything but what I will prove. I hope God and our Sove

     raign the King will direct us that we may be govern'd better

     for their Glory & Honr is the prayers of yor Exncy's most obe

     dient faithfull and humble servant to command

       These are true Coppys          Robt Snead.

            [signed:] Fr. Nicholson.

                 [Pirates in Pennsylvania]

     The Information of John Chiles of his Mates Colony of Vir-

                           ginia

     This Informant saith

       That being lately at New Yorke he happened in Company

     with the Gunner belonging to his Mates frigot the Richmond,

     whom he heard telling to some Gent. then in Compy how that

     he was sent (by Capt. Evans his commandr) to Pensilvania in

     pursuit of 3 runaway seamen where he obtained a Justices

     warrant by virtue whereof two of the said Runaways were

     seiz'd & in his custody but afterwards rescued from him by

     several seamen in the Town of Philadelphia and he himself

     beaten & grossly abused by them particularly at the Instiga

     cion of one Mr Andrew Morris a magistrate & one of the

     Councill of tht Governmt. That he heard say at Philadelphia

     how that Charles Goss a Pyrate was kill'd there by a French