Bugün öğrendim ki: Thomas Doughty, Francis Drake tarafından ölüme mahkum edildikten sonra, iki adam Doughty'nin idamından hemen önce birlikte yemek yiyip komünyon aldılar.

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English explorer executed by Francis Drake **Thomas Doughty** (1545 – 2 July 1578) was an English [nobleman](/wiki/Nobility "Nobility"), soldier, scholar and personal secretary of [Christopher Hatton](/wiki/ Christopher_Hatton "Christopher Hatton"). His association with [Francis Drake](/wiki/Francis_Drake "Francis Drake"), on a 1577 voyage to raid [Spanish treasure fleets](/wiki/Spanish_treasure_fleet "Spanish treasure fleet"), ended in a shipboard trial for treason and witchcraft , and Doughty's execution. Although some scholars doubt the validity of the charges of treason, and question Drake's authority to try and execute Doughty, the incident set an important precedent: according to a history of the [English Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy"), titled _To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World_ by [Arthur L. Herman](/wiki/Arthur_L._Herman "Arthur L. Herman"), Doughty's execution established the idea that a ship's captain was its absolute ruler, regardless of the rank or social class of its passengers.