John Prie

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John Prie
Died1727 (1728)
Execution Dock
Cause of deathHanged
OccupationPirate
Criminal chargesMurder and piracy
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging
Piratical career
Base of operationsCaribbean
CommandsYoung Lawrence

John Prie (died 1727) was a minor pirate in the Caribbean.

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History

In 1727 Prie and some associates staged a mutiny aboard the Dutch-flagged ship Young Lawrence during a cruise in the West Indies. Prie murdered the Captain and declared himself Master of the ship. [1] The mutineers were caught and tried in London. Prie tried to frame fellow sailor John Ashley for the murder, who responded with a profanity-laced tirade. [1] Prie was convicted for both murder and piracy and sentenced to hang. [2] He was hanged at Execution Dock, then gibbeted [3] in chains opposite the town of Woolwich in July 1727. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Travers, Tim (2012). Pirates: A History. Stroud UK: The History Press. ISBN   9780752488271 . Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Execution of a pirate..." The Post-Boy. Abel Roper. London. 3 August 1728. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Prie's hanging was also reported in the London Journal of 27 July 1728; both were reprinting older news items, as Prie had been hung a year earlier.
  3. ↑ Lincoln, Margarette (2016). British Pirates and Society, 1680-1730. London: Routledge. ISBN   9781317171676 . Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Cordingly, David (2013). Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates. New York: Random House Publishing Group. ISBN   9780307763075 . Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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