Appendix to Council Proceedings, 1696—1729.  577

                 [Pirates in Philadelphia.]     B. M.

                                                Vol. 25.

      Ihe Narrative of Capt Robert Sneed one of the Justices of

    the Peace in the Province of Pensilvania in America relateing

    the discourse between Mr Markham the Governr and himself

    about Pyrates & also his proceedings with those belonging to

    the ship Fancy (als Charles the Second) Henry Every als

    Bridgeman Comandr during the time they were in Phila

    delphia both before & after his receiving the Proclamacion &

    Lettr from the Rt Honble the Lords Commrs for Trade made

    publick for the Justification of himself in his managemt at that

    time.

      About the lattr End of Aprill 1697 there came to my hand

    a printed Copy of the Proclamation sett forth by the Lords

    Justices to Apprehend the Pyrates wch came away with the

    ship Fancy (als Charles the Second) from Corunna in Spaine

    Henry Every als Bridgeman Comandr & such other persons as

    were with him in the sd ship, in ordr to have thm punished as

    Pyrates & Common Robbers upon the high seas, I being then

    in the Commission of the Peace of the sd Province, knowing

    that severall of those Pyrates were then in Philadelphia, went

    to the Governr (hearing tht he also had seen a coppy of the

    sd Proclamacion) I told him I had seen a Proclamacion from

    the Lords Justices for apprehending Pyrates & that Robert

    Chinton Edmund Lassell &ca of Philadelphia were then in

    Town & were known to be some of those Pyrates; he told me

    he had not seen it (wch I could prove to the contrary by

    Robert Webb the late Collr who had some time before shewed

    him a copy of it) I replyed if he pleased I would shew him a copy

    of it, he said it was not directed to him so that he was not

    bound to take Notice of it, nor to examine men from whence

    they came, so they brought money with them: I answered tht

    this Proclamacion being directed to all his Majties Governrs in

    the Plantations & all other Officers & persons whatsoever, I

    thought he being Governr was concern'd & that it would be

    for Mr Penns Interest & his own Safety to put it in Execution

      noe doubt would be a good Service & well taken at Home,

    for it would be soon known tht such persons were here, he

    replyed the Hublands ought to have writt to him; to wch I an

    swer'd they would certainly have done so had they known

    that any of those Pyrates had been here, I being at tht time

    very Intimate with him told him very plainly that there was a

    good understanding between him & the Pyrates, & none so

    blind as those tht would not see; he said tis true the men had

    been civill to him, they had brought in money wch was an ad

    vantage to the Countrey, I then asked him how I could be dis

    charged from my Oath as a Magestrate, if I did not take

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