General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates", 1724 See the chapter "The Vial Poured out Upon the Sea" from Daniel E. Williams Pillars of Salt. (Madison: Madison House Press, 1993; pgs 110 - 117) for a description of William Fly's execution. External links Pirates, Privateers, Buccaneers, & Swashbucklers New England Pirate Museum: William Fly Seven Oceans: Captain William Fly Pirates hold: William Fly The Pirate and the Gallows: An Atlantic Theater of Terror and Resistance, by Marcus Rediker British pirates Year of birth missing 1726 deaths People executed by the Province of Massachusetts Bay Executed English people People executed for piracy People executed by the Thirteen Colonies by hanging People executed by Massachusetts by hanging 18th-century English people 18th-century pirates