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all dead men. Afterwards they waking the Captain and his men in the Hammocks, 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 at Plumb-point, Fetherstone at Bush-key, and Corner at Gun-key.