rge_, Joseph Forest Master, A Ship Called the _Pensylvania
Merchant_, Samuell Harrison Master, A Ship Called the _Indyan King_,
Edward Whitaker Master, A Ship Called the _Nicholson_, Robert Lurting
Master, who in a Peaceable and Lawfull manner were comeing into and
goeing out of the aforesaid Cape of Virga. with their severall Goods
and Merchandizes, etc. And also the aforesaid Company of Pyrates or
sea Robbers, in the aforesaid ship, at and upon the aforesaid time and
Place, in a Hostile and Warlike manner, did fight his Maj'tes said
ship the _shoreham_, but they being overcome and taken as aforesaid
the aforesaid William Passenger, in behalfe as aforesaid, prays
Condemnation of the aforesaid Pirats ship Called the _Peace_, with all
her Gunns, Ammunition, tackle, furniture, and apparell, to be devided
and Proportioned according to the Rules and Orders of the sea, in such
Cases made and provided, etc.

W. PASSENGER.

_100. Deposition of William Woolgar and Others. [June 11, 1700.]_[1]

[Footnote 1: Bodleian Library, MS. Rawlinson A. 271, f. 40.]

Virginia sct.

William Woolgar, Peter Shaw, Francis Warrell and Joshua Atkinson
Examined and Sworne say

That on or about the 28th April in the year of our Lord God One
Thousand seaven hundred, being sailers on board the _Indian King_
bound for London, about three or four Leagues from Cape Henry they
were attack'd and taken by a french Pirate of twenty Gunns by some
called _La Paix_, who Comanded the Master of the said _Indian King_ on
Board the Pirate, who upon the same hoisted out his Yaul and went a
board them with 4 of his men, upon which severall of the Pirates came
on board the _Indian King_ with the aforesaid Yaul and return'd her on
board the Pirate with the mate, Doctor and sundry Passengers of the
shipp aforesaid. the said Deponants further say that the Pirate
aforesaid, with their shipp and another small ship taken by them, came
into Lyn haven, where they Attack'd and took another Shipp, whose
Comander they have since understood to be called Robert Lurten, and
came all to an anchor in Lyn haven bay, where they plundred the said
_Indian King_ of some of her provisions and rigging with other things.
And that on the 29th in the morning their came out of James River his
Maj'tys Shipp the _Shorham_, which Engaged the said Pirate about 7 a
Clock in the morning and forced them to surrender about 4 or 5 a Clock
in the afternoon, there being two of the said Depon'ts