ustice
Chambers, and enquired, If there had been ever a Warrant granted and
against one Captain _Massey_ for Piracy. But being told, There was
not, he said, He was the Man, and that the _African_ Company would
soon apply to my Lord for one, which if they did, he lodged in
_Aldersgate street_, where the Officer might at any time find him.
This the Clerk took down in writing, and a Warrant being soon granted,
the Tipstaff went accordingly, and took him without any trouble.

But still there was no person to charge him, neither could they prove
the letter to be his own hand-writing, till the Justice interrogated
him, _Whether he did write the letter or not_; which he readily
confessed, as also gave an ample account of the whole voyage,
thereupon he was committed to _Newgate_, though soon after he was
admitted out upon bail.

_July_ the 5th, 1723, he was tried at the _Old-Baily_ by a Court of
Admiralty, when Captain _Russell_ and others appeared against him: But
he would have saved them all that trouble, for he confessed more than
they knew, fixing the facts so firm upon himself, that he was found
Guilty, received Sentence of Death, and was executed three weeks
after at _Execution Dock_.

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But to return to _Lowther_, whom _Massey_ left cruising off of
_Hispaniola_, who plying to the Windward near _Porto Rico_, took two
sail, one was a small _Bristol_ Ship, the other a _Spanish_ Pirate,
who had taken the _Bristol_ Ship; which so provoked _Lowther_, that he
threatened to put all the _Spaniards_ to Death, for daring to
intermeddle in his Affairs: But at last he contented himself with
burning both their ships; and the _Spaniards_ getting away in their
launch, they thought they were well off.

Afterwards he took a small Sloop from _St. Christophers_, which he
manned; and carried with him to an island where they cleaned, and then
going aboard, they sailed towards the Bay of _Honduras_, where they
met with a small vessel with 13 Hands, of the same employment, under
Captain _Lowe_, whom _Lowther_ received as friends, inviting them, as
they were few in number, to join their strength together; which being
accepted of, _Lowther_ continued Captain, and _Lowe_ was made
Lieutenant, burning his own ship. Then coming into the Bay, they fell
upon a ship of two hundred tons, called the _Greyhound_; against whom
_Lowther_ firing his guns, hoisted the piratical Colours, which
Captain _Edward_ bravely returned; but at lengt