One of Major Stede Bonnet's crew. Tried for piracy at Charleston in 1718, and found to be not guilty.
CLARKE, Richard, alias Jafar.
A renegade English sailor, who turned "Turk"—that is, became a Mohammedan—and was appointed chief gunner on one of the Barbary pirate ships. Captured in the Exchange, and brought into Plymouth in 1622. He was hanged.
CLARKE, Robert.
Governor of New Providence, Bahama Islands. Instead of trying to stamp out the pirates, he did all he could to encourage them, by granting letters of marque to such men as Coxon, to go privateering, these letters being quite illegal. The proprietors of the Bahama Islands turned Clarke out and appointed in his place Robert Lilburne in 1682.
CLIFFORD, John.
One of Captain John Quelch's crew; tried at the Star Tavern at Boston in 1704 for piracy. All the accused pleaded "Not guilty" except Clifford and two others who turned Queen's evidence.
CLINTON, Captain.
One of the notorious sixteenth century pirates "who grew famous until Queene Elizabeth of blessed memory, hanged them at Wapping."
COBHAM, Captain.