at
_Plumb-point_, _Fetherstone_ at _Bush-key_, and _Corner_ at _Gun-key_.

But what was yet more strange was the conviction of the nine guests,
that knew nothing of the matter, or at least they pretended so; but
the People would not believe them, because it was proved that they
came on board with pistols and cutlasses: However, they were so much
favoured as to have the Court adjourned to the 24th of January
following, to give a better Account of themselves than at the time
appeared to the Court: Beside, the Jury also then wanted sufficient
evidence to prove the piratical intention of going aboard the said
Sloops. The two _Frenchmen_ taken by _Rackham_ from the Island of
_Hispaniola_, deposed, That _John Eaton_, _Edward Warner_, _Thomas
Baker_, _Thomas Quick_, _John Cole_, _Benjamin Palmer_, _Walter
Rouse_, _John Hanson_, and _John Howard_, came on board the Pirate's
Sloop at _Negril Point_ in _Jamaica_. Indeed they owned, That at first
Sight of them, they run away from _Rackham's_ Sloop, but that he
hailing them, they returned, and _Rackham_ sent his canoe ashore to
fetch them aboard him, when they saw them all armed with guns and
cutlasses, which they brought with them; and that when they were
chased by Captain _Barnet_, they were frank and free, some drinking
and walking about the deck not at all dispirited; during which time
there was a great gun, and small arms, fired by the Pirate Sloop at
Captain _Barnet's_ Sloop; but that they could not say that the
Prisoners were any way concerned in it: However, they were certain
that when Captain _Barnet's_ Sloop fired at _Rackham's_, the Prisoners
at the Bar went under Deck, for cowardice, as they supposed; not so
much as once peeping up during the time of the whole action: But when
Captain _Barnet_ drew nigh to them to board them, all of them came up,
and helped to row the sloop, in order to escape from him: And that
_Rackham's_ Men and they seemed to agree very well together, and that
they did verily believe they were all of a Party, having heard them
say, when they came on board, _They liked them never the worse for
being Pirates, since they were all honest Boys, and loved their
Bottles_.

To which the Prisoners answered, in their own Defence; That they were
a great way off from friends and acquaintance, and, therefore it was
impossible to have any one to give an account of them. That they were
very honest pains-taking men, and came out to go a-turtling to provide
for t