December 10, 1718.
The Court having met according to the Adjournment, and Proclamation made, the Prisoners were again brought to the Bar, and severally ask’d, if they had considered of any farther Evidence or Defence they could propose.
First, John Augur had no more to offer, in his Justification than before.
The second, William Cunningham, the same as before.
The Third, John Hipps having the same Question put, answer’d, that if John Raddon and Henry White had not been absent, they could have declared many Things in his Favour.
Then the Court proposed to every Person, who was an Auditor of the Trial, that any might have Leave to declare upon Oath, any Thing they had heard John Raddon or Henry White say in Behalf of John Hipps, Prisoner: Upon which, Samuel Lawford, Constable, appear’d, and being sworn, declared, That he heard George Raddon say, that he should have been glad to have done the old Boatswain any Service, meaning Hipps, the Prisoner at the Bar; for the said Raddon had seen him cry for his having consented, tho’ by Force, to join Bunce, &c. the Prisoner having also declared to Raddon, that he would fight each of the Pyrates singly, if he could by that Means get clear of them. This Deponent farther said, that Raddon told him, he firmly believed the Prisoner at the Bar would have escaped from the other Pyrates, as soon as he could have got an Opportunity.
The Fourth, Dennis Mackarthy, Prisoner, made some faint Excuse, and at length desired Captain Benjamin Hornigold, as farther Evidence for him; who being sworn, declared, That when he the said Hornigold went to apprehend the Prisoners, who were on one of the Exuma Keys, he the said Prisoner was one of the first taken, and seem’d to the said Hornigold to throw himself, and to have Dependance, on the Mercy of the Governor.
The Fifth, George Rounsivel, Prisoner, had no farther Plea to make.
The Sixth, William Dowling, Prisoner, only desired Thomas Petty to be again call’d, who being sworn, only declared, That he the Prisoner had Offers made by the Spaniards to go in their Service, but the Prisoner refused them.
The Seventh, William Lewis desired Richard Turnley might be again called, who being sworn, declared, That he the Deponent did not see the said Prisoner when the Sloop Mary was first taken, but the Day after he saw the Prisoner under Arms, as active as any one of the Pyrates.