ammocks, who
rose full of their expectation of the Prizes, they sent them aboard
their empty Sloop.

In the Beginning of _September_, they went off of the French part of
_Hispaniola_, where they took two or three _Frenchmen_ on board, that
were looking after some cattle grazing near the waterside. Then
plundered two Sloops, they returned to _Jamaica_, where they took a
Schooner.

_Rackham_ continuing about this Island longer than a Man of his
business ought to have done, gave time to a Canoe, which he had
surprised in _Ocho_ Bay, to inform the Governor of _Jamaica_ of his
civilities to all he met with going or coming from the Island.
Thereupon a Sloop was sent out in quest of him, well mann'd and arm'd,
under Captain _Barnet_, to repay him for all his good-natured
Actions, and, if possible, to bring him into the Island. In the mean
Time _Rackham_ met, near the _Negril_ Point, a small Pettiauger,
which, upon sight of him, ran ashore, and landed her Men; but
_Rackham_ hailing them, desired the Pettiauger's men to come aboard
him, and drink a bowel of punch; swearing, _They were all Friends and
would do no Harm_. Hereupon they agreed to his Request, and went
aboard him, though it proved fatal to every one of them, they being
nine in all. For, they were no sooner got aboard, and had laid down
their muskets and cutlasses, in order to take up their pipes, and make
themselves merry with their new acquaintance over a can of Flip, but
Captain _Barnet's_ Sloop was in sight, which soon put a damp to all
their merriment: Finding she stood directly towards them, they
immediately weighed their anchor and stood off. _Barnet_ gave them
chase, and having the advantage of the wind, soon came up with her,
gave her a broadside or two, and, after a very small dispute, took her
and his nine new guests, and brought them all together into
_Port-Royal_ in _Jamaica_, in about a fortnight's time.

_November_ the 10th, 1720, a Court of Admiralty was held at _St. Jago
de la Vega_, where the following Persons were tried and convicted of
Piracy, and accordingly Sentence of Death was passed upon them by the
Governor, viz.: _John Rackham_, Captain; _George Fetherstone_, Master;
_Richard Corner_, Quarter-Master; _John Davis_, _John Howel_, _Patrick
Carty_, _Thomas Earle_, _James Dobbin_, and _Noah Harwood_; Five of
whom was hang'd the next day at _Gallows-point_, and the rest the day
after. The three first were taken and hanged in Chains; _Rackham_