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Lynch was then obliged to return to
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was sent out with orders to suppress the pirates and put an end to piracy. In 1682 Lynch was again sent out to
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having evaded conviction on legal technicalities and passed away immediately after the infuriating and unsuccessful trial. He was buried in the cathedral of
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in 1655. In January 1661, after a period back in England he was appointed
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