title: Pirate Trials: From Privateers to Murderous Villains; Their Dastardly Deeds and Last Words
author:  Ken Rossignol 
description: <span>The author had the excellent idea of providing actual piracy trials to give readers a taste of what piracy was really like. The execution of his design is credible, but could have been a good deal better. The longest case is Jemott which involves ships and the sea, but is fraud case. He also includes severely abridged versions of two well-known Scottish cases: Heamon and Green. Finally, there two excellent choices: Holmes and Crawford. These are both nineteenth American piracies which should sate any piracy reader's taste for bloodletting. In all, a worthwhile collection. - <i>George E. Burns</i></span><br /><br /><span></span><span>From the attempted murder of a whole crew or the commandeering of a ship after killing its captain, through to an actual account of a pirate ship's takeover of another one, each report furthered my intrigue regarding the terrible deeds that pirates would commit.</span><br> <span></span><span>This is a superb collection of pirate trials that is sure to entertain anyone that has an interest in real life piracy and how the court systems dealt with it during that time.</span><span> </span><span>I've no doubt that I'll keep this in my library and reread it again in the future.</span><span>- </span><i>Amazon reader</i><br> <span></span>
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  ## BRENDA  
  JOYCE
  
  ## A Lady AT LAST
  
  
  
  
  
  ## CHAPTER ONE
  
  King’s House; June 20, 1820
  
  HE WAS renowned as the greatest gentleman privateer of his era, an accolade
  that amused him no end. Gentleman and privateer were two words that should
  never be uttered in the same sentence, even if he was an exception to that
  rule. Cliff de Warenne, third and youngest son of the earl of Adare, stared at
  the newly constructed hanging block, unsmiling. While it was true that he had
  yet to lose a battle or his quarry, he did not take death lightly. He
  estimated that he had already used up at least six lives, and hoped he had at
  least three left.
  
  A hanging always brought out the biggest crowd. Every rogue and planter, every
  lady and whore, were flocking into the city to watch the pirate hang. Tomorrow
  they would be breathless with anticipation and excitement. There would be
  applause when the pirate’s neck was broken with a loud, jarring snap. There
  would