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This necefiarily took up a great deal of Time, fo
that had they been wife enough to improve the Hours
that were left, they had almoil half a Years 'I'ime to
prepare themfelves for Death ; tho' they cruelly deny'd
the poor Mate a few Moments to commend his Soul to
God's Mercy, even after he was half murd'red before.
I fay, they had almoft half a Year, for they were moft
of them in Cuftody the latter End of January, and
they were not Executed till the n th of June.
The Greyhound arriv'd in the River the 26th of
March, and the next Day came to an Anchor at Wooi-
lAjtch, and the Pyrates being put into Boats appointed
to receive them, with a ftrong Guard to attend them,
were brought on Shore the 30th, and convey'd to the
Marpaljea Prifon in Southivark, where they were de-
liver'd to the Keeper of the faid Pnfon, and were laid
in Irons, and there they had the Mortification to meet
their Lieutenant Williams, who was brought Home by
the Ar^yle Man of War from Lisbon, and had been
committed to the fame Prifon but a very few Days.
Indeed as it was a Mortification to them, fo it was
more to him, for tho' he might be fecrctly pleafed,
that thofe who had fo cruelly (as he call'd it) put him
into the Hands of Juftice, by the fending him to Lisbon,
were brought into the fame Circumftances with him-
feif; yet on the other Hand, it could not but be a ter-
rible Mortification to him, that here now were fuffici-
ent V/itneffes found to prove his Crimes upon him,
which were not fo eafy to be had before.
Being thus laid faft, it remain'd to proceed againft
them in due Form, and this took up fome longer Time
flill.
On Friday the 2d of Jfril, they were all carry'd
to DoHlors-Commons, where the proper Judges being pre-
fent, they were exan-.in'd, by which Examination due
Meafuies were taken for the farther Proceedings ; for as
they were not equally Guilty, fo it was needful to de-
termine who it was proper to bring to an immediate
Trial, and who being lefs Guilty, were proper Obji-fts
of