Town Crier (Black Sails)

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Town Crier

Background

Town Crier is a town crier in Charles Town.

During the events of Black Sails: Season 2 Episode 10 XVIII. played by John Peate

Town Crier tells the people of Charles Town of Captain Flint's villainy. The Town Crier continues to tell the crowd of Flint's murders of their men and women and how he and Miranda Barlow's attempted to murder Peter Ashe. The townspeople then throw vegetables at Miranda's open coffin. Kensington shows the crowd the evidence against Flint and asks Flint if he has anything to say in his defense. Flint says that the only thing he regrets is believing that he and Peter could come to reason. A Militia Guard walks up to Peter with a handcuffed Captain Charles Vane. Vane tells him that he has testimony in support of Flint and it is from Abigail Ashe's journal, which is handed to Peter. A Clerk reads aloud from Abigail's journal as Flint asks Vane what his plan is. Around the same time, Vane's men start to invade the town. Vane makes a speech and raises his hands to the air. Vane's men then start firing upon the town square with the town's own cannons.