Portugal, on which they have also acted divers Villainous Murders, I
have thought fit," etc.

It was believed that several of the crew had scampered off with a large
amount of the treasure, for Governor Dudley laid great stress on
overhauling sundry of them, mentioned by name, "with their Treasure
concealed." In his speech at the opening of the General Court on June
1, he stated:

"The last week has discovered a very notorious piracy, committed upon
her Majesties Allies, the Portugal, on the coast of Brazil, by Quelch
and company, in the _Charles Galley_; for the discovery of which all
possible methods have been used, and the severest process against those
vile men shall be speedily taken, that the Province be not thereby
disparaged, as they have been heretofore; and I hope every good man
will do his duty according to the several Proclamations to discover the
pirates and their treasure, agreable to the Acts of Parliament in that
case made and provided."

Dudley was as energetic in pursuit of the runaway pirates as Bellomont
had been, and the _News-Letter_ recorded his activities in this wise:

"Warrants are issued forth to seize and apprehend Captain Larimore in
the _Larimore Galley_, who is said to have Sailed from Cape Anne with 9
or 11 Pirates of Captain Quelch's Company."

"There is two more of the Pirates seized this week and in Custody viz.
Benjamin Perkins, and John Templeton."

"Rhode Island, June 9. The Honorable Samuel Cranston, Esq., Governour
of Her Majesties Colony of Rhode Island, etc., Having received a
Proclamation Emitted by His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq. General and
Gov. in Chief in and over Her Majesties Province of the Mass. Bay,
etc., for Seizing and Apprehending the late Company of Pirates
belonging to the Briganteen _Charles_, of whom John Quelch was
Commander, By and with the advice of the Deputy Governour and Council
Present, issued forth his further Proclamation to Seize and Apprehend
said Pirates, or any of their Treasure, and to bring them before one of
the Council, or next Justice of the Peace, in order to be conveyed to
the town of Newport, to be examined and proceeded with according to
Law. Commanding the Sheriff to Publish this and His Excellencies
Proclamation in the Town of New-port, and in other Towns of the Colony.
Strictly forbidding all Her Majesties Subjects and others to conceal
any of them or their treasure, or convey and further their escape, on
pain of being pro