I hope you have secured for his Maj'tes Service the seamen which
belong to Capt. Harrison, etc., and you will do the like by those,
which Mr. Thorowgood sayes come on shore. And for so Doeing these
things, this shall be your sufficient Warrant and Authority. given
under my hand the Day and Year above written.

_97. William Wilson to Governor Nicholson. May 5, 1700._[1]

[Footnote 1: Bodleian Library, MS. Rawlinson C. 933, f. 10. Col.
Wilson was a justice of the peace for Elizabeth City County.]

_May it please your Excelly_

I have here enclosed a few lines[2] Concerning a Brigantine that
sailed out of the Capes last wednesday.[3] it should been sent you
before this. I had it this Day from Capt. Cole at Church. If the Capt.
had sent the Master on shore (who had no boat of his owne) or a line
to me about it, Your Excellency had sooner Notice.

[Footnote 2: Doc. no. 98.]

[Footnote 3: May 1.]

The french Prisoners are equally Divided amongst the three Capts., who
have them under Guard. the wounded men att John Smiths died last
Night. Suppose this Pink is that that was taken a coming from
Barbadoes, and the longer he lyes the more harme he do and gather
more strength, which is all that offers from

Your Excellys humble servt.
to Command

WM. WILSON.

I did designe to have sent
this by an Express, but there
came one from your Excell'y
with a Letter to Capt. Passenger.

_98. Captain Michael Cole to William Wilson. May 5, 1700._[1]

[Footnote 1: Bodleian Library, _ibid._ Capt. Michael Cole was master
of the _Friends' Adventure_; he had come into James River on his way
from South Carolina to London.]

KIQUOTAN

Satterday morning being aboard the man of Warr _Shoreham_ there found
the Master of Brigantine which came in here the Evening before, who
sayes that on thursday morning last he was taken by the Pyrates about
2 leagues Southward the Cape Henry, in a Pink, who tooke from him his
Sailes, Masts, and provisions, and all his Necessaries and Cut of[f]
the head of his Rudder as low down as they Could, to disable him of
getting in. his fore Yard they also tooke from him. he likewise sayes
that they spoke some English aboard and that they are about 40 or 50
strong besides the Prisoners, but they would not suffer him to Speake
to any of them, but was threatned to be Shot for Speaking only to one
and asked (and that softly) what are you, who answered, I am a
Carpenter who belonged to a vessell of about 110