l Loff_, _Hugh Parrot_, _Richard
Barlicorn_, _Abel Owens_, and _Darby Mullins_, were arraingn'd for
Piracy and Robbery on the High Seas, and all found guilty, except
three; these were _Robert Lumley_, _William Jenkins_, and _Richard
Barlicorn_, who proving themselves to be apprentices to some of the
officers of the ship, and producing their Indentures in Court, were
acquitted.

_Kid_ was tried upon an indictment of Murder also, _viz._ for killing
_Moor_ the Gunner, and found guilty of the same. _Nicholas Churchill_
and _James How_ pleaded the King's Pardon, as having surrendered
themselves within the time limited in the Proclamation, and Colonel
_Bass_, Governor of _West Jersey_, to whom they surrendered, being in
Court, and called upon, proved the same; however, this plea was
over-ruled by the Court, because there being four Commissioners named
in the Proclamation, it was adjudged no other person was qualified to
receive their surrender, and that they could not be intitled to the
benefit.

As to Captain _Kid's_ Defence, he insisted much upon his own
innocence, and the villany of his men; he said he went out in a
laudable employment and had no occasion, being then in good
circumstances, to go a-Pirating; that the men often mutinied against
him, and did as they pleas'd; that he was threatened to be shot in his
cabin, and that ninety five left him at one time, and set fire to his
boat, so that he was disabled from bringing his ship home, or the
Prizes he took, to have them regularly condemn'd, which he said were
taken by virtue of a commission under the broad seal, they having
_French_ Passes--The Captain called one Col. _Hewson_ to his
Reputation, who gave him an extraordinary character, and declared to
the Court, that he had served under his command, and been in two
engagements with him against the _French_, in which he fought as well
as any man he ever saw; that there were only _Kid's_ Ship and his own
against Monsieur _du Cass_, who commanded a squadron of six sail, and
they got the better of him, but this being several years before the
facts mentioned in the Indictment were committed, prov'd of no manner
of service to the Prisoner on his Trial.

As to the friendship shown to _Culliford_, a notorious Pirate, _Kid_
denied, and said, he intended to have taken him, but his men being a
parcel of rogues and villains refused to stand by him, and several of
them ran away from his ship to the said Pirate.--But the evidenc