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- "He was desirous to appoint himself magistrate of the island—a detail of grave concern to the man who a priori held the position."
- ―Jack Sparrow
This man served as the magistrate of Nassau during the golden age of piracy.
Biography[]
- "This is a letter of marque from the Queen granting control of Nassau. Pillage it, plunder it, I care not a whit. We are getting out of here!"
- ―Magistrate of Nassau to Jack Sparrow
The magistrate was a weak and cowardly but kindly man who treated his citizens well. When Black Smoke James attacked Nassau, in hopes of taking his position, the Magistrate blockaded himself in his mansion.
However, it was not James who found him, but Captain Jack Sparrow and his associate Elizabeth Swann. The Magistrate begged for mercy, claiming he would give up his position if only he could take the citizens to safety, believing Sparrow was actually Black Smoke James. Sparrow agreed, and attempted to negotiate with James, but was turned down and had to escape hastily before escorting the Magistrate and his people to a small boat, which was summarily destroyed by cannon fire. The Magistrate gave Sparrow a Letter of Marque from his Queen, which granted control over Nassau, before fleeing with the townspeople on foot.
Behind the scenes[]
Concept art of the Magistrate.
- The Magistrate of Nassau was voiced by Quinton Flynn in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow.
- Given the fact that the Magistrate appears only in Jack Sparrow's story about the sack of Nassau, and that at least one detail of that story is false (Elizabeth Swann's presence), it is uncertain whether the Magistrate actually participated in that event, or if he even really existed.
- The Magistrate speaks with a Spanish accent, wears the attire of a Spanish nobleman, and claims to be subordinate to a Queen. Historically, Nassau was never controlled by Spain. In addition, most of the tales told by Jack Sparrow in the game are set during or at some point before Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The timeline established in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales sets the main events of The Curse of the Black Pearl around 1728, a year when the Bahamas were ruled by the British governor Woodes Rogers, who was appointed by King George I of Great Britain.