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Book/Printed Material The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation, of Capt. John Quelch, and others of his company, &c. for sundry piracies, robberies, and murder, committed upon the subjects of the King of Portugal, Her Majesty's allie, on the coast of Brazil, &c. : who upon full evidence, were found guilty, at the Court-House in Boston, on the thirteenth of June, 1704, by virtue of a commission, grounded upon the act of the eleventh and twelfth years of King William, for the more effectual suppression of piracy : with the arguments of the Queen's council, and council for the prisoners upon the said act : perused by His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., captain-general and commander in chief in and over Her Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, in America, &c. : to which are also added, some papers that were produc'd at the tryal abovesaid : with an account of the ages of the several prisoners, and the places where they were born.

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  • The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation, of Capt. John Quelch, and others of his company, &c. for sundry piracies, robberies, and murder, committed upon the subjects of the King of Portugal, Her Majesty's allie, on the coast of Brazil, &c. : who upon full evidence, were found guilty, at the Court-House in Boston, on the thirteenth of June, 1704, by virtue of a commission, grounded upon the act of the eleventh and twelfth years of King William, for the more effectual suppression of piracy : with the arguments of the Queen's council, and council for the prisoners upon the said act : perused by His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., captain-general and commander in chief in and over Her Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, in America, &c. : to which are also added, some papers that were produc'd at the tryal abovesaid : with an account of the ages of the several prisoners, and the places where they were born.

Names

  • Quelch, John, approximately 1665-1704.
  • Massachusetts. Court of Admiralty.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for Ben. Bragg ..., 1705.

Headings

  • -  Quelch, John,--approximately 1665-1704--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Trials (Piracy)--Massachusetts--Boston
  • -  Trials (Robbery)--Massachusetts--Boston
  • -  Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Boston
  • -  Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources

Notes

  • -  "At a Court of Admiralty held at Boston, in Her Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, in America, the 13th day of June, Anno Dom. 1704"--p. 1.
  • -  Signatures: A-G² (last leaf blank).
  • -  LC copy imperfect: last leaf wanting.
  • -  ESTC T94200
  • -  Digital images not viewed; td12 2009-08-31

Medium

  • [2], 24, [2] p. ; 29 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KD372.Q45 Q45 1705

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99163093

Online Format

  • pdf
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Quelch, John, Approximately, and Massachusetts. Court Of Admiralty. The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation, of Capt. John Quelch, and others of his company, &c. for sundry piracies, robberies, and murder, committed upon the subjects of the King of Portugal, Her Majesty's allie, on the coast of Brazil, &c.: who upon full evidence, were found guilty, at the Court-House in Boston, on the thirteenth of June, by virtue of a commission, grounded upon the act of the eleventh and twelfth years of King William, for the more effectual suppression of piracy: with the arguments of the Queen's council, and council for the prisoners upon the said act: perused by His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., captain-general and commander in chief in and over Her Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, in America, &c.: to which are also added, some papers that were produc'd at the tryal abovesaid: with an account of the ages of the several prisoners, and the places where they were born. London: Printed for Ben. Bragg, 1705. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/99163093/.

APA citation style:

Quelch, J. & Massachusetts. Court Of Admiralty. (1705) The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation, of Capt. John Quelch, and others of his company, &c. for sundry piracies, robberies, and murder, committed upon the subjects of the King of Portugal, Her Majesty's allie, on the coast of Brazil, &c.: who upon full evidence, were found guilty, at the Court-House in Boston, on the thirteenth of June, by virtue of a commission, grounded upon the act of the eleventh and twelfth years of King William, for the more effectual suppression of piracy: with the arguments of the Queen's council, and council for the prisoners upon the said act: perused by His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., captain-general and commander in chief in and over Her Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, in America, &c.: to which are also added, some papers that were produc'd at the tryal abovesaid: with an account of the ages of the several prisoners, and the places where they were born. London: Printed for Ben. Bragg. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99163093/.

MLA citation style:

Quelch, John, Approximately, and Massachusetts. Court Of Admiralty. The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation, of Capt. John Quelch, and others of his company, &c. for sundry piracies, robberies, and murder, committed upon the subjects of the King of Portugal, Her Majesty's allie, on the coast of Brazil, &c.: who upon full evidence, were found guilty, at the Court-House in Boston, on the thirteenth of June, by virtue of a commission, grounded upon the act of the eleventh and twelfth years of King William, for the more effectual suppression of piracy: with the arguments of the Queen's council, and council for the prisoners upon the said act: perused by His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., captain-general and commander in chief in and over Her Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, in America, &c.: to which are also added, some papers that were produc'd at the tryal abovesaid: with an account of the ages of the several prisoners, and the places where they were born. London: Printed for Ben. Bragg, 1705. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99163093/>.