Chapter III: Appendix

I CAPTAIN PLOUGHMAN’S COMMISSION 371
II CAPTAIN PLOUGHMAN’S INSTRUCTIONS 373
III DYING SPEECH OF CAPTAIN QUELCH 376
IV JOHN FILLMORE’S NARRATIVE 379
V AN “ACT OF GRACE” 381

INDEX 383

ILLUSTRATIONS

BOSTON HARBOR FROM THE SURVEY IN THE “ENGLISH
PILOT,” Part IV. London, 1707 _Front end-paper_

From an original in the Harvard College Library.

VIEW OF THE HARBOR AND TOWN OF BOSTON IN
1723 _Frontispiece_

From an engraving in the British Museum after a drawing
by William Burgis.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF CAPT. CHARLES
JOHNSON’S “HISTORY OF THE PIRATES,” London, 1724 1

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

MAP OF THE WEST INDIES ABOUT 1720, SHOWING “THE
TRACTS OF THE SPANISH GALLIONS” 10

From Herman Moll’s “Atlas Minor,” London, 1732, in the
Harvard College Library.

CAPT. HENRY MORGAN, THE BUCCANEER, BEFORE PANAMA 14

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the
Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen,
Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry
Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF REV. COTTON
MATHER’S “PILLARS OF SALT, AN HISTORY OF SOME
CRIMINALS EXECUTED IN THIS LAND,” Boston, 1699 26

From an original in the Harvard College Library.

RICHARD COOTE, EARL OF BELLOMONT, GOVERNOR OF
MASSACHUSETTS, 1699-1700 42

From a rare engraving in the Harvard College Library.

VIEW OF CASTLE WILLIAM, BOSTON HARBOR, ABOUT
1729, AND A MAN-OF-WAR OF THE PERIOD 54

From the only known copy of an engraving probably by
John Harris, after a drawing by William Burgis.

AN ARMED SLOOP NEAR BOSTON LIGHTHOUSE IN 1729 62

From the only known copy of a mezzotint by William
Burgis, published Aug. 11, 1729, and now in the
possession of the United States Lighthouse Board.

SAMUEL SEWALL, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1718-1728 66

From an original painting in possession of the
Massachusetts Historical Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF “A FULL ACCOUNT
OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN RELATION TO CAPT. KIDD,”
London, 1701 82

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

JOSEPH DUDLEY, GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, WHO
PRESIDED AT THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN QUELCH 102

From an original painting in possession of the
Massachusetts Historical Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF “THE TRIAL OF
CAPT. JOHN QUELCH FOR PIRACY,” London, 1704 106

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF REV. COTTON
MATHER’S “FAITHFUL WARNINGS TO PREVENT FEARFUL
JUDGMENTS,” Boston, 1704 112

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

REV. COTTON MATHER, PASTOR OF THE SECOND (NORTH)
CHURCH, Boston, 1685-1728 114

From a mezzotint by Peter Pelham after a portrait
painted in 1728.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF “THE TRIAL OF
EIGHT PERSONS INDITED FOR PIRACY,” Boston, 1717 116

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

SPANISH DOUBLOON 126

From the original gold coin, found on the beach at
Wellfleet, Mass., where Bellamy’s pirate ship was
wrecked in 1717 and now in the possession of Charles
H. Taylor.

SPANISH PIECE OF EIGHT 126

From the original eight real piece in the cabinet of
the Massachusetts Historical Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF REV. COTTON
MATHER’S “INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LIVING FROM THE
CONDITION OF THE DEAD,” Boston, 1717 130

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

CAPT. GEORGE LOWTHER AT PORT MAYO 138

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the
Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen,
Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry
Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.

THE IDLE APPRENTICE SENT TO SEA 142

From an engraving by William Hogarth in the “Industry
and Idleness” series, published in 1747. The young
reprobate is being rowed past Cuckold’s Point on the
Thames where may be seen a pirate hanging from a gibbet.

A BARQUE IN THE WEST INDIES ABOUT 1720 146

From an engraving in Lobat’s “Nouveau Voyage,” Vol. II,
Paris, 1722, in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

A BRIGANTINE IN THE WEST INDIES ABOUT 1720 146

From an engraving in Lobat’s “Nouveau Voyage,” Vol. II,
Paris, 1722, in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

CAPT. EDWARD LOW IN A HURRICANE 152

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the
Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen,
Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry
Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.

ONE OF LOW’S CREW KILLING A WOUNDED SPANIARD 204

From an engraving in Johnson’s “Historie der Engelsche
Zee-roovers,” Amsterdam, 1725, in the Harvard College
Library.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF “ASHTON’S MEMORIAL:
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP ASHTON,”
Boston, 1725 222

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

PIRATES BOARDING A SPANISH VESSEL IN THE WEST INDIES 238

From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the most
Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in
possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.

MAP OF THE BAY OF HONDURAS SHOWING RATTAN
ISLAND AND PORT MAYO 242

From the map in “Voyages and Travels of Capt. Nathaniel
Uring,” London, 1726, in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

MAP SHOWING RUATAN ISLAND IN THE BAY OF HONDURAS
WHERE PHILIP ASHTON ESCAPED FROM PIRATES 256

From a map in the “American Atlas,” by Thomas Jefferys,
London, 1776, in the possession of John W. Farwell.

“SWEATING” ON CAPTAIN SPRIGG’S PIRATE VESSEL 278

From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the most
Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in
possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.

PIRATES KILLING A CAPTURED MAN 284

From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the Most
Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in
possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.

FIGHT ON A PIRATE SHIP 284

From an engraving in “The History and Lives of the Most
Notorious Pirates,” by an old Seaman, London, n.d., in
possession of Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.

WILLIAM DUMMER, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS,
WHO PRESIDED AT THE TRIAL OF CAPT.
CHARLES HARRIS FOR PIRACY 296

From the portrait by Robert Feke in possession of the
Trustees of Dummer Academy.

“VIEW OF NEWPORT, R. I., IN 1730,” SHOWING, AT THE
LEFT, GRAVELLY POINT, ON WHICH THE PIRATES WERE
HANGED IN 1723 308

The original painting really represents the town at a
somewhat later date. Reproduced from a lithograph copy
made in 1864, now in the George L. Shepley Library,
Providence, R. I.

FISHING SHIP AND STATION ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND
COAST ABOUT 1710 314

From an insert in Herman Moll’s “Map of North
America,” London [1710-1715], in the possession of
John W. Farwell.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF REV. COTTON MATHER’S
“THE CONVERTED SINNER ... A SERMON PREACHED ... IN THE
HEARING AND AT THE DESIRE OF CERTAIN PIRATES, A LITTLE
BEFORE THEIR EXECUTION,” Boston, 1724 324

From an original in the library of the American
Antiquarian Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF “THE TRYALS OF
SIXTEEN PERSONS FOR PIRACY,” Boston, 1726 328

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF REV. BENJAMIN
COLMAN’S “SERMON PREACHED TO SOME MISERABLE
PIRATES,” Boston, 1726 334

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF REV. COTTON
MATHER’S “VIAL POURED OUT UPON THE SEA,”
Boston, 1726 336

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

CAPT. BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS 340

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the
Pirates,” London, 1725, in the possession of George
Francis Dow.

CAPT. JOHN AVERY TAKING THE GREAT MOGUL’S SHIP 346

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the
Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen,
Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry
Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.

CAPT. EDWARD TEACH, COMMONLY CALLED “BLACK BEARD” 350

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of the
Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen,
Murderers, Pyrates,” etc., London, 1734, in the Harry
Elkins Widener Collection, Harvard College Library.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE TITLE-PAGE OF “THE TRIALS OF
FIVE PERSONS FOR PIRACY, FELONY AND ROBBERY,”
Boston, 1726 354

From an original in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

THE PIRATE SHIPS “ROYAL FORTUNE” AND “RANGER”
IN WHYDAH ROAD, JAN. 11, 1722 360

From an engraving in Johnson’s “General History of
the Pirates,” London, 1725, in possession of George
Francis Dow.

NIX’S MATE, BOSTON HARBOR, IN 1775, WHERE CAPTAIN
FLY WAS GIBBETTED IN 1726 368

From an engraving in the “Atlantic Neptune,” Part III,
London, 1781, in the library of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.

MONUMENT ON THE SHOAL, FORMERLY NIX’S MATE, IN
1637 AN ISLAND OF MORE THAN TEN ACRES 368

From a photograph made about 1900.

MAP OF CAPE COD IN 1717, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF
THE PIRATE WRECK _Back end-paper_

From a chart surveyed and published by Capt. Cyprian
Southack of Boston, now in possession of John W.
Farwell.