John Prie
John Prie (died 1727) was a minor pirate in the Caribbean.
John Prie | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1727 Execution Dock |
| Cause of death | Hanged |
| Occupation | Pirate |
| Criminal charge(s) | Murder and piracy |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
| Piratical career | |
| Base of operations | Caribbean |
| Commands | Young Lawrence |
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]
See also
- Admiralty court – The trial court which condemned Prie.
References
- Travers, Tim (2012). Pirates: A History. Stroud UK: The History Press. ISBN 9780752488271. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Execution of a pirate..." The Post-Boy. Abel Roper. London. August 3, 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.
- Lincoln, Margarette (2016). British Pirates and Society, 1680-1730. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781317171676. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- 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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