ry away an Indian man named Isaac
Lassen, and John Parsons, Marriner, one of His Maj'ties good subjects:
And afterwards, viz. on or about the Middle of sd. month of September,
on the high seas and within the Jurisdiction aforesd., he the sd John
Filmore, in the Jurisdiction aforesd., with force as aforesd.,
Pyratically and Feloniously did surprize seize and take a scooner of
the value of Five hundred pounds, ---- Furber Master, belonging to His
Majesties good subjects, and out of her then and there, within the
Jurisdiction aforesd., Feloniously and Pyratically did seize, take and
carry away a quantity of provision and cloth of the value of Fifty
pounds.

Secondly, For that the said John Filmore, in Conjunction as aforesd.,
on or about the beginning of sd. month of September, near the harbour
of St. Peters[8] upon the high seas and within the Jurisdiction
aforesd., Piratically and Feloniously did then and there with force,
etc., surprize, seize and take three fishing Vessels belonging to His
Maj'ties good subjects, and then and there, within the Jurisdiction
aforesd., with force as aforesd., Did Feloniously and Pyratically take
and Carry away out of the sd. Vessels a quantity of Provisions of the
Value of ---- and Eight of their Men.

[Footnote 8: The French island now called St. Pierre. It will be
observed that the first count in the indictment against William White
and others, doc. no. 121, presents in a somewhat different, and
apparently more correct, order the transactions described in the first
two counts of the present indictment.]

Thirdly, For that the sd. John Filmore, in Conjunction as aforesd.
with one John Burrill, one or about the ---- day of ----, upon the high
seas and within the Jurisdiction aforesd., with force and arm's did
Pyratically and Feloniously surprize and seize and take a French
Vessel named ----, and of the Burthen of ---- Tuns,[9] and out of her
then and there as aforesd. did Piratically and Feloniously take and
Carry away Thirteen Pypes of Wine of the Value of Three hundred
pounds, a quantity of Bread, and a Great Gun and Carriage of the value
of fifty pounds.

[Footnote 9: 150 tons, and of a value of L1000, according to the
indictment of White and others.]

Fourthly, For that the sd. John Filmore, in Conjunction as aforesd.,
on or about the ---- day of the month of ---- last,[10] upon the high
seas and within the Jurisdiction aforesd., with force, etc., did
Feloniously and Pyraticall