Hang him low so the dogs can gnaw on him !
Maynard later examined Edward Teach’s (Blackbeard’s) body, noting that it had been shot no fewer than five times and cut about twenty. He also found several items of correspondence, including a letter to the pirate from Tobias Knight. Teach’s corpse was thrown into the inlet while his head was suspended from the bowsprit of Maynard’s sloop.