Captain Twill
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Hi I was wondering some stuff This is quote from GHoP " The rest appeared gay and brisk, most of them with white Shirts, Watches, and a deal of Silk Vests" this describes Bart Roberts' pirates when they dressed up just before capture While it is perhaps stuff that writer had made up (it is I think unlikely and if my memory serves me rigth that was what the surgeon of HMS Swallow wrote) And when I came accors that that In 1720 pirates under the leadership of Howell Davis, Thomas Cocklyn, and Oliver la Bouche captured the Bird, an English vessel captained by William Snelgrave. When the men confiscated the booty, it included bolts of satin, silk, and taffeta; coats; wat…
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Wondering - I would like to secure my pipe, feathers, etc. more securely on my hat. I've noticed some Tricorns have a "X" of some type of string material on one side. Any side correct? What is the material? How does it fasten behind? Is it two pieces or one? Anyone have history on this? Pictures? Thanks!
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Does anyone have the slightest idea of what these could be? Foxe has a picuture on his site that has a sailor with a red cap/hat. Think its close??? GoF
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Kass, and any others that can comment, I am a coffee addict. In my frontiersman camp I always have my pot on the coals, but in the last four years I have included in my monologue the fact that coffee was a great luxury item, and most longhunters would probably not have opted to carry such with them. Also that the beans would have been purchased green, and would have been roasted and ground as needed, as pre ground coffee and percolators were not to come for a long time in the future. So... now that you folks have me ready to sign articles, whats the scoop on coffee in GAOP? (no pun intended) Capt. Bo
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What ever became of the Puritans? Did they drift into other sects? Any pirates claim to be Puritans?
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While looking for something completely different I came across this slightly post GAoP painting by Hogarth entitled "Chairing the Member" Check out the chap front centre: baggy canvas slops, short blue jacket, cudgel handy... obviously a seaman. And look! He's got a wooden leg! Maybe he was a pirate! (Now I'm wondering whether people noticed the red tricorn or the skull and cross bones gatepost first...)
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GOF posted this as part of a different topic here: This got me thinking. If Calico Jack was known far and wide for something as basic as calico clothing then wouldn't a pirate who sported a gold hoop earring, floor-length sash, bucket-top boots and an eyepatch be equally reknowned for that if not more so? I'm not saying these items didn't exist on their own, but that if they were ever worn with the regularity of Jack's calico, it would have garnered a good deal of notoriety. So there's a reason this stuff is never mentioned in Johnson, Dampier, or anywhere else. Their absence speaks volumes. Just another nail in the coffin for piratical fashion myths...
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Aye, Dunno if there were a topic of this nature already... or even if this be th' right place for it... What nautical words/phrases do you use or hear every day? More than you think, I'll wager.... Things like; 'being three sheets to the wind' Or 'Being at laggerheads with someone' Or 'the cats out of the bag' and so fourth...
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Jus' discussin' sailor's shoes wif me pa-in-law, an ol' salt himself. And he said that since shoes were often a status symbol, a sailor/pirate wouldn't likely be wearin' 'em on a slippery deck, but only for going ashore. I mentioned how pictures show the men in shoes, and he said that was an 'artist's representation' because it would be 'disrespectful' to portray the men barefoot. He said shoes were highly valued, and would have been 'saved' for more formal occasions. He used the illustration of how kids in the south would carry their shoes to school, then put them on once there, just to prevent wearing them out. Now, running around barefoot on the deck does seem …
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So what descriptions there is sailors, pirates or common men's bad language? There is some pre hanging swearing but what about other... Also would officers or other punish for it? I know that (I live Finland BtW) in 17th century Finland (was then part of Sweden) cursing was punished by small penalty (probaply since government needed to get money) but about other countries or aboard ship? I believe that no one would bother..... Oh and those execution curses would be fine too...
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In the Great Earring Debate, JoshuaRed asked me this question, and I figured the answer would be so OT that I decided to start a new thread. Well, yes and no. First off my costume - if you saw it - is far from what is considered 'fantasy' wear...but it's probably not what you would consider authentic, either. The 'male' version is simply full, shin-length trousers (not slops or linen, but they're a rough cotton and pass okay), a long, full-sleeved, shirt with laces at the collar, (no ruffles), a vest, and usually primative, leather sandals because I have yet to find the right shoes, and I don't do boots. A pistol, some accessories for it (oil flask, powder horn (or …
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Has anyone done any research on dental hygiene of the period? Seems like I've heard about everything else but that. Were there things available like toothbrushes (or something similar), etc.?
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FLAGS FOR POTC 1 2 3
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Alright, here's another way to help me without getting paid. I'm making various pirate flags for Pirates of the Caribbean III. Of course, I have examples of the usual panoply of flags we all see, but I need to create Chinese and corsair flags. I've seen the 19th century Chinese Pirate flag. If you have any examples of unusual pirate flags from any time period, from any part of the world, please e-mail me. I prefer to stay on or before 1730. Maybe some reward can be obtained for your help. Who knows?
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I was lookin around for a few minutes when I came upon a rather interesting Article [sorry if this has been brought up before] But I thought I'd share it with ye lot and see what ye think. Apparently there was some sort of Pirate Code during the Golden age of Piracym but no complete lists have ever been documented, or so I hear. Well anyway, take a look, I found them rather interesting meself. The Articles of John Philips: 1. Every man shall obey civil Command; the Captain shall have one full share and a half in all Prizes; the Master, Carpenter, Boatswain and Gunner shall have one Share and quarter. 2. If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any Secret from the Co…
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Now I hope not to cause problems. But seeing that many wars have been cause over such a topic, and the character I'm working toward is a bit of a nefarious doctor, I'm also wondering about religion during the GAoP Seeing that pirate crews were made of folks from many different backgrounds, you would have to think there was quite a bit of either tollerance or problems. Any ideas? Rats
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I was cruising along the net when I came across The Dirty Pikeman's site. I really enjoyed reading their philosophy of the hobby, especially the final thoughts.
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PC Facial Hair... 1 2 3
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Looking for some feedback on what opinions there are for facial hair. I have had full beards, mustache alone, goatee, side burns, etc. I have received some comments by the "civilian population" when clean shaved that I do not look "hairy" enough to be a pirate. I do assume there were razors then and were used not only by the upper classes. Please chime in. Thanks...
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Ahoy Shipmates! I only drop by the Pyracy.com port occasionally, and one of the things I like to do is see how the state of authentic pirate re-enacting/lving history is doing. Some of you old deck hands are really plugging away at it and its impressive. Some of you new(er) folks, are standing on the shoulders of those that came before and are REALLY doing a top ship-shape job. If I could be so bold, I'd love to have/see a thread in C-Twill for just those pictures of you guys in your "accurate", "authentic", "period correct" or whatever its called these days, pirate kits. I know some of you aren't there yet..... BUT please post pictures of your "in progress" kits t…
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This information below is on my webpage (see below) and comes from several sources. The discussion started at the Piratebrethren Yahoo Site and reflects several threads and discussions on that site . The sources include "Working Dress" by Diana de Marly (1986), Christopher Lloyd's "The British Seaman" (1968) and G.E. Manwaring, “The Dress of the British Seaman from the Revolution to the Peace of 1748, "Mariner’s Mirror, The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research, Volume 10, 1924. In 1628 the British Admiralty made sailor's clothing, called "slops," available to press-ganged men. They consisted of a suit of canvas with doublet and breeches, Monmouth caps, cot…
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Blackbeard’s True Treasure ©2011 Kevin P. Duffus RALEIGH--The whereabouts of the mythical pirate treasure of the notorious Blackbeard has bewitched folks ever since the smoke cleared following the Battle of Ocracoke 292 years ago. Minutes after Blackbeard’s death, Royal Navy sailors began a search for the bearded pirate captain’s ill-gotten gains. They were soon disappointed. They found no treasure chests of gold, silver or jewels. And despite many enticing claims, nor has anyone else found Blackbeard’s lost treasure since that historic November day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. However, there was a treasure, and it likely survives to this day in eastern No…
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So much for "scholarly merit"... Did this clown bother to read "Captured by Pirates"? Yours, Mike Study: Pirates pursued democracy, helped American colonies survive Filed under Research, Politics on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Blackbeard and Ben Franklin deserve equal billing for founding democracy in the United States and New World, a new University of Florida study finds. Pirates practiced the same egalitarian principles as the Founding Fathers and displayed pioneering spirit in exploring new territory and meeting the native peoples, said Jason Acosta, who did the research for his thesis in history at the University of Florida. “Hollywood re…
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OK mates, most everything else in clothing has a topic or some reference to on ta' pub.. How bout stockings mens or womans. Questions: Is knitting or crocheting proper fer the times? Or is cloth better? Gartered about the knee for both sexes? Anyone happen to have a pattern for said beasties? or refernce to any infomation t'all.
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In the work of “The Virgin’s Pattern: in the Exemplary Life and lamented Death of Mrs. Susanna Perwick,” I noticed that “Mrs.” was the proper title then applied to ‘respectable unmarried females”. The title “Miss” – except in the case of very young girls - was being reserved for the “other sort of woman”. These days, Mrs. Is a proper title used for a married woman. Miss, of course, is used for young ladies. Therefore, when did the title rule(s) change?
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I have heard a few really gerat piratical superstitions, and would love to know if anybody knows some others! !)a woman on board would bring storms? 2)whistling on deck would bring bad luck? 3)the earring was worn to improve eyesight? (turns out is based in fact!) 4)killing a bird of prey would bring ill fortune? 5)the stones in cod's ears would be worn to prevent a sailor from drowning? Got any more? I love this stuff!
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I wasn't sure if I should post this in Capt. Twill or in Beyond Pyracy..... but decided that cats aboard ship were period, and no matter how bad Pyrates may have been, they still were human, and would give the ships cat a scratch behind the ear..... I can't find exact documintation that Pyrate ships had cats aboard, but common sence would say that they did..... cats kill rats, and rats, distroy the food that a ships crew would want to eat..... I can't remember any bad superstitions (other than black cats ) that would keep cats off a ship.... SO.... I can see where this can get very "light hearted" and go off on funny cat storys..... OK... so what.... even themost har…
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