Captain William Parker

Parker was a member of the lesser gentry near Plymouth. In 1587 he sailed in consort with Sir Francis Drake during Drake's raid on Cadiz, Spain. In the 1590's Parker sailed the West Indies taking several prizes. He also plundered Puerto Caballos in Honduras in 1594 & 1595. After 1596, as owner of his own vessel, he partnered with Sir Anthony Sherley, but this relationship ended when after a time no prizes were taken. Leaving Sherley behind, Parker attacked Campeche, Mexico. Parker was wounded in the attack but survived & succeeded in capturing a frigate carrying silver which was en route to San Juan De Ulua. Parker next captured Portobelo...

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Interview With a Captain of U.T.B.F

Ahoy Capitana Red HandPlease, spare some time and share with our fine and dear U.T.B.F. Brotherhood, some treasure from yer life, so as the Pirate Universe know ye better  What is yer real name, mylady?Capitana Red-Hand is Andrea Jones What are yer other, everyday activities, except from sailing, plundering and dreaming?I’m a wordsmith. I write stories about — what else? — pirates. My first book, “Hook & Jill,” was released last August. It’s the myth of Peter Pan, re-envisioned for grown-ups, (ages 17 and up, but best to be over 40), and the first in a series of Neverland novels for adults. I’m proud to say that within “Hook &...

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Catalina de Erauso Lieutenant Nun

Catalina de Erauso, also known as La Monja Alférez (English, The Nun Lieutenant) (1592, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain—1650, Cuetlaxtla, New Spain), was a semi-legendary personality of Spain and Spanish America in the first half of the seventeenth century.Catalina de Erauso was daughter and sister of soldiers from the city of San Sebastian in the Basque Country. She was expected to become a nun but abandoned the nunnery after a beating at the age of fifteen, just before she was to take her vows. She had not ever seen a street, having entered the convent at the age of four.She dressed as a man, calling herself "Francisco de Loyola", and left on...

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Interview With a Captain of U.T.B.F

Ahoy Captain Gabriel BlackPlease, spare some time and share with our fine and dear U.T.B.F. Brotherhood, some treasure from yer life, so as the Pirate Universe know ye better… What is yer real name, mylord? Eric Williams What are yer other, everyday activities, except from sailing, plundering and dreaming?I'm the CEO of a marketing company named Williams Wickersham CannonI'm the executive producer of Barataria FaireLead Singer of Capt'n. Black's Sea DogsI was employed by the U.S. Army in my younger years. Started 11Bravo went to 82nd Airbourne then to 2nd Mnt. Bat. SF.  Describe yerself in 5-10 words.I bow deeply to the universe...

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Captain John Oxenham

John Oxenham was the first English captain to sail the Pacific.In 1572, Oxenham took part on the raid in Panama which was headed by Sir Francis Drake. In 1573 Oxenham was second in command, still under Sir Francis Drake, during the march to Panama. According to reports, Drake climbed a tree and saw the Pacific Ocean whereby he vowed: "besought Almightie God of his goodnesse to give him life and leave to sayle once in an English ship on that sea" At which Oxenham seconded: "protested that unlesse our Captaine did beate him from his company he would follow him by Gods grace".During the raid, Drake...

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Captain John Nutt

John Nutt was born in Lympstone, England. He acted as a brigand and a pirate in Newfoundland waters from 1620 to 1623. John Nutt and his family came to Newfoundland in 1620 when he was serving as a gunner on Dartmouth ship.His family were settled Torbay, Newfoundland, when John Nutt and others seized control of a french fishing vessel and became pirates. Soon they had commendeered two other French vessels.After three years of piracy, Nutt requested a pardon from John Eliot, the Vice Admiral of Devon. This pardon was granted in return of a 500 pound ranson. On his return to England, Eliot betrayed Nutt...

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Captain Edward Collier

In 1668 Edward Collier was in command of one of the ships taking part in Sir Henry Morgan's raid on Portobello. Around the end of the year Collier was given command of the 34-gun Oxford, with orders to hunt down pirates. Collier captured Captain la Veven as well as his ship, the Satisfaction.Collier rejoined Morgan for a raid on Maracaibo and Gibraltar, Venezuela. Disaster struck the Oxford when several drunken pirates accidently blew her up. Collier now disillusioned took the Satisfaction and left. During the next 18 months, Collier cruised the Mexican shores.In September 1670, Collier, again joined...

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Smuggler's Song

If you wake atMidnight, and hear a horse's feet,Don't go drawing back the blind, or looking in the street,Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie.Watch the wall, my darling, while the Gentlemen go by!Five andtwenty poniesTrotting through the dark -Brandy for the Parson.'Baccy for the Clerk;Laces for a lady, letters for a spy,And watch the wall, my darling, while the Gentlemen go by!Runninground the woodlump, if you chance to findLittle barrels, roped and tarred, all full of brandy-wine,Don't you shout to come and look, nor use 'em for your play.Put the brushwood back again - and they'll be gone next day!Five andtwenty poniesTrotting through...

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The Goverment Supresses The Buccaneers by C.H. Harring

The new Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica, Sir ThomasLynch, brought with him instructions to publishand carefully observe the articles of 1670 withSpain, and at the same time to revoke all commissionsissued by his predecessor "to the prejudice of the King ofSpain or any of his subjects." When he proclaimed thepeace he was likewise to publish a general pardon toprivateers who came in and submitted within a reasonabletime, of all offences committed since June 1660, assuringto them the possession of their prize-goods (except thetenths and the fifteenths which were always reserved tothe crown as a condition of granting commissions), andoffering them...

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