ceeded against with utmost severity of law."

"Marblehead, June 9. The Honorable Samuel Sewall, Nathanael Byfield,
and Paul Dudley, Esqrs. came to this place yesterday, in obedience to
His Excellency the Governour, his Order for the more effectual
discovering and Seizing the Pirates lately belonging to the Briganteen
_Charles_, John Quelch Commander, with their Treasure. They made Salem
in their way, where Samuel Wakefield the Water Baily informed them of a
rumour that two of Quelch's Company were lurking at Cape Anne, waiting
for a Passage off the Coast. The Commissioners made out a Warrant to
Wakefield to Search for them, and dispatched him away on Wednesday
night. And having gain'd intelligence this Morning that a certain
number of them well Armed, were at Cape Anne, designing to go off in
the _Larimore Galley_, then at Anchor in the Harbour, they immediately
sent Men from the several adjacent Towns by Land and Water to prevent
their escape, and went thither themselves, to give necessary orders
upon the place."

"Gloucester, upon Cape Anne, June 9. The Commissioners for Seizing the
Pirates and their Treasure arrived here this day, were advised that the
_Larimore Galley_ Sail'd in the Morning Eastward, and that a Boat was
seen to go off from the head of the Cape, near Snake Island, full of
men, supposed to be the Pirates. The Commissioners, seeing the
Government mock'd by Captain Larimore and his officers, resolved to
send after them. Major Stephen Sewall who attended with a Fishing
Shallop, and the Fort Pinnace, offered to go in pursuit of them, and
Captain John Turner, Mr. Robert Brisco, Capt. Knight, and several other
good men voluntarily accompanied him, to the Number of 42 men who rowed
out of the Harbour after Sun-sett, being little Wind."

"Salem, June 11. This afternoon Major Sewall brought into this Port
the _Larimore Galley_ and Seven Pirates, viz., Erasmus Peterson,
Charles James, John Carter, John Pitman, Francis King, Charles King,
John King, whom he with his Company Surprized and Seized at the Isles
of Sholes the 10th. Instant viz. four of them on Board the _Larimore
Galley_, and three on shoar on Starr Island, being assisted by John
Hinckes and Thomas Phipps, Esqrs., two of her Majesties Justices of New
Hampshire, who were happily there, together with the Justices and the
Captain of the Place. He also seized 45 Ounces and Seven Penny weight
of Gold of the said Pirates. Captain Thomas Larimo