Hornigold sails in January 1718 (the English …
Years: 1718 - 1718
January
Hornigold sails in January 1718 (the English had not yet accepted the Gregorian Calendar, so by their point of view, it is January 1717 with the new year of 1718 not starting until March) to Jamaica, where he takes the pardon from the island’s governor.
He later becomes a pirate hunter for the new governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers.
Rogers grants Hornigold's request for a pardon, but commissions him to hunt down other pirates, including his former lieutenant, Teach.
