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