Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1699.     77

     he will be pleased to take such speedy Care thereupon as in    Lib. X.

     his discretion he shall think fitt

      His Excellency is pleased to acquaint the Board that the

     other day he spied a Sloop in the Offing of Severn River

     which upon some intimation the day before he had received

     from Collo Quary he Suspected to have on Board some of

     those Pirates lately arrived at Cape Henlophen & that there

     upon he had ordered Mr William Bladen to go on Board her       p. 223

     & if he found any such to secure them that the said Bladen

     had been on Board & brought before him one Theophilus

     Turner with what treasure the said Pirate had on Board

     which he had Secured until his Majestys Pleasure should be

     known therein & designed to give an Account thereof to the

     right honble his Majestys Secry of State

      That he had also secured Andrew Gravenreot owner of the

     said Sloop who being called in gave the follo Account that

     about four days ago about 4 Leagues of of Delewayer Cape

     he met with a ship called the Nassaw which stood after him

     but that he wrong'd her whereupon she fired a Gun & spread

     her antient & sent her Boat on Board him which he haled at

     a distance & asked what Ship it was & was answered from

     the Boat the Winchester of London Capt Stoat Commander

     but when they had carried him on board the Ship he found it

     was Captain Shelley in the Nassaw from Madagascar who

     obliged him to take on Board the said Turner & two other

     men with their chests who went on Board of two Ships at the

     capes mouth bound for England the act of Assembly for

     punishing Pirates being read the Board do well approve

     what his Excellency has done herein & it is Ordered that the

     Pirate Turner be safely secured but that Mr Gravenraet on

     good Security may be at Liberty

                  Whitehall 21st July 1699                          Lib. H. D.

     Sr                                                             p. 279

      I have very lately recd your Lres of the 22th of May and 8th

     of June which Came together I have laid them before the Lords

     Iustices with the Depositions of Theophilus Turner, have

     Comanded me to Acknowledge your Care in the Apprehend

     ing that Pyrate whom they would have you Send home in

     Custody by the first good Opportunity, And Since he has

     Shewed an Ingenuity in his Confession and this is the earliest

     of that kind their Excys think him a fitt Object of his Matys

     Mercy provided he be as ready to give Evidence agt any he

     knows have been concerned in Pyracys when they shall be

     taken and brought to Tryall I believe their Excellencys will

     likewise give directions for the Sending hither Such Pyrates