A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings upon high-treason, and other Crimes and Misdemeanours; from the reign of King Richard II. To the Reign of King George II, with two alphabetical tables to the whole. The Sixth Volume only. North Carolina pirate trial.
London: 1742. Third edition, with additions. Hardcover. Includes the trial of Major Stede Bonnet, British/Barbadian pirate and sometime colleague of the pirate Blackbeard, at the Court of Vice Admiralty, Charles Town South Carolina, October 30, 1718 (pp156 -188).
Stede Bonnet (1688 – 1718) turned to piracy at mid life; after reaching the rank of major in the Barbados militia, and running a sugar plantation there he inexplicably decided to take up piracy in spite of an almost complete lack of knowledge of sailing and the sea. He reluctantly worked with Blackbeard plundering ships along America's eastern sea coast and in the Caribbean, and was later captured near Cape Fear, South Carolina.
Folio, 834pp, Appendix, 60pp; An Alphabetical Table [84]pp. Deaccessed by the NY Association of the Bar Library, with their stamp on the title page. Pale green library cloth binding with leather gilt spine labels, and paper label. Cloth marked at spine and front board, leather spine label slightly chipped. OCLC: 79435176. Very good condition. Item #23982
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