Captain Twill
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not wanting to pull this too far off topic, but I think were in a pretty unique situation here. Instead of being a crew, we're set up as a 501c3 foundation, which has members, volunteers, and staff but is governed by a board of directors. the directors are the only ones that vote, but we rely heavily on the opinion of staff and volunteers, because if they aren't happy, we have seven board members and a pile of toothpicks. I only know of one other "pirate" reenacting group who has insurance and that is Blackbeards- our sister. We have a set of standards that we follow for safety and history/education. In theory, if a "crew" were to join the foundation, the insurance woul…
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More shoe queries.... Are these more accurate for GAOP than the Fugawee Concords? http://www.re-enactmentshop.com/18e-Shoes.JPG Anyone delt with these guys before? Thanks again for all of your help!
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Complete article (and photo) at http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A...T/80711060/1031 When you’re on the beach, keep an eye out for a black flag on the horizon — pirates are coming. They’ve got guns, swords, ships and stench — and it’s all historically accurate. The Sea Rats Atlantic is a historical maritime crew that recreates the world of pirates. With 144 members with about 60 active crewmen, the Sea Rats take to land and sea to teach people about real-life pirates that roamed the waves. “The recent movies don’t help a lot,” says Joe Ruggiero, the captain of Sea Rats Atlantic. “They add an air of goofiness to pirates. It’s hard to rise above that.” Ruggiero…
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The musket actually is a flint and should more likely be a matchlock.
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I checked the above mentioned biography of William Dampier a few months ago, and foolishly, I forgot to copy down the pharmacopia listed in one of the appendices. Does anyone have a copy of the book that they can scan those pages for me, or know of an online resource of the list? ) I'm looking in your direction, Mission...) I've got an event - a PAYING one - this coming week, and I've found a stash of empty jars that I would like to fill with botanicals standing-in for the real thing.
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Hey gang, I've been known to dabble in a bit of visual art no and again - in various media types - and I got to thinking about how I could possibly turn that into an accurate impression (as it was recently suggested to me to think of what I would actually want to do in the time period with the personality I have today and given that GAOP predated Freud, my actual profession is somewhat out of the question). So where would I go about different types of art of the period - how it was created, who created it, etc?
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While hunting for a copy of Ned Ward's "Wooden World Dissected" I came across a copy of his "A Trip to New England", published in 1699. The opening part of the pamphlet deals with his journey from Gravesend to Boston and makes interesting and amusing reading.
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Just FYI, Michael Bagley and I will be moving threads related to creating outfits and building pirate-related items to the appropriate sub-forums in Pirate Craft. So if you can't find something that you used to find in here about those topics, please checkThe Pirate Craft forum. We are NOT leaving links from the old posts here, because the place would be littered with gobs of them if we did that. Sorry about the mess.
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There are a few very nice galleries that have their collections online. The only problem is they aren't organized by date, but by artist. Much as I'd like to look at every piece in their collections, I don't have that kind of time! So, who's painting, drawing, etching, sculpting etc during the GAoP. Not just sailor related stuff but everything. So far I know of Laroon, Watteau, & Hogarth towards the end. Who else?
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I just wanted to see if anyone had any information on kilts during the GAoP. Did they wear it when they went to shore? I dont think twould be a great idea on board, but maybe on a night out on the town..and if so would Great Kilts or "wee" kilts be the fashion of the times...I would love to see some proof of this so i could break out a few kilts to some events/ pirate balls
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A long way back we were discussing how the gulf and carribean natives might have tanned hides. I'm sorry to say I may have found the answer. From The Marketplace at Tenochtitlan, firsthand account of Diaz del Castillo, who was with Cortez: "There were also the sellers of pitch-pine for torches, and other things of that kind, and i must also mention, with all my appologies, that they sold many canoe-loads of human excrement, which they kept in the creeks near the market. This was for the manufacture of salt, and the curing of skins, which they say cannot be done without it. I know a great many gentlemen will laugh at this, but I assure them it is true. I may add that …
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September 8th 1565 Pedro Menendez de Aviles came ashore and founded the oldest continually populated settlement in the continental United States. Hope I look so good when I hit 444. While doing some research at Fort Matanzas I came across this document which I later found online and thought those here might enjoy. From the journals of Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales... 8 September 1565 On Saturday, the 8th, the general landed with many banners spread, to the sound of trumpets and salutes of artillery. As I had gone ashore the evening before, I took a cross and went to meet him, singing the hymn Te Deum laudamus. The general marched up to the cross, fo…
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Is there some historical method of securin yer hat to yer person such as a small leather rope or such that would keep yer prized noggin cover from blowin out to sea whilst standin on the deck? Seriously, has anyone thought about this? I know I have heard a few people say to just push it down hard, but if a stiff breeze get under it, it's gonna go flyin.
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I've been making, and getting everything together so I can go bycicle camping..... but I also have been getting stuff together so I can do period Buccaneer camping .... There have been a few post in beyond Pyracy from others that also do period camping....... figured a thread on period camping and how others gear works for them might be interesting........
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The auctioneer claims that this brass thing on eBay is a medical device. It almost looks more like navigational device to me, although there was a company named Hood & Reynolds in Boston that made dental fillings in the latter half of the 19th century. Whatever it is, it's an interesting device... The auction says, "I have no idea what this was to measure or it's use although from experimenting with it I seem to think it was a facial device perhaps. The curved small piece fits on your nose well and the long curved piece goes under the chin and the patient could hold to the sides of the "horse shoe" it what I suppose. It seems to fit that yet it's purpose re…
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I am doing a bit of research regarding the white indentured servant trade during the GAoP. Though I have found information for the New England Colonies, I have not come across much information in southern colonies from 1640s until the 1740s. 1. During the time of the GAoP, how would the white indentured servant trade be handled down in the southern colonies or in the Caribbean, such as Jamaica? Would they be sold in public auction or handled in a private trade by using a middle man? 2. Knowing wool was the popular textile of the time, is there any evidence that linen was being worn more in the warmer climate, especially in the Caribbean. Thank you.
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As I read more about the Buccaneer era it seems that the Spanish always loose in every encounter. They can out number the Buccaneers or be better defended yet they seem to be defeated. Why? The Empire was the strongest on the planet for a long time.
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I've been doing a bit of reading these past few days and found some interesting tidbits regarding the on-going evolution of pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries. In my reading, I came across several interesting facts that some pirates were not only criminals, rebels, and the dregs of society but also those who were prosecuted for religious differences! Some of these groups were the Levellers, Diggers, Ranters, Fifth Monarchists or Fifth Monarchy Men, and Muggletonians. To understand these religious sects that were known to exists during the mid to late 17th century and into the early part of 18th century, I have listed a brief description of each. Please note …
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Has anybody read Edward Kritzler's Jewish Pirates of The Caribbean? I just got a copy and wondered if anyone knew anything about this band of ancient Jews who swashbuckled their way to the new world?
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While I haven't actually started writing my own book on barber-surgery yet (I have a month and change), I have lately come across a fascinating book at the recommendation of someone on another forum. It's called The Age of Agony by Guy Williams, originally published in Great Britain in 1975 and then republished in the US in 1986. The man has a way with words and I thought I would share this description with all those curious about medicine during the age of no anesthesia. If it takes your fancy, I will publish some other ones I have found in this and other books of various procedures. (We need a little devil emoticon.) “Lithotomy –the operation by which an offending ston…
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I have been noticing in the many pictures of people in their garb that so often it looks too new. (nothing against those who are out there putting stuff together, you all seem to be doing a great job) I am just wondering how many pirates would have slops that were still white, or not stained with at least 'tar' somewhere? or patched? Are there any of you out there who have found good ways of distressing your garb? Anyone ever try to simulate or actually give the kit some powder burns to simulate close combat? I would guess that a pirate would want his stuff in good repair, not run around in rags if he could help it, but unlike today where a stain will get an item d…
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Plagues, Viruses and Diseases Epidemics throughout History I have a great interest in the many of the different plagues, viruses and disease that affected the course of history. My specialty in subject is the Bubonic Plague also known as the Black Death. However, I am researching the other diseases and viruses that have affected both men and women through out history as well as during the GAOP. I am hoping that this thread will generate some interests and possible discussions on the subject. And if any one has any questions I would be more than happy to research an answer if I do not already know it
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With all the recent discussion of period correct kit for trekking and so forth . . . I just have to ask about THIS one . . . At Paynetown, one of the participants went on to tell me that the "classic" tin "mess kit" camping cookware set was introduced in the 17th C. and would be found in the 18th C. He was insistent that the "classic" aluminum mess kit is a modern version of a period set (made of tin), only slightly altered and easily "back dated" to a period correct one. Seeing the top part I brought, he asked if I had the rest (which was at home) and that all I would need to do to alter it is to change the plastic knob to a wood one cut from a dowel, use a metal cup…
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I'm reading this book called Essentials of Sea Survival by Frank Golden and Michael Tipton and have found all sorts of interesting facts in it that are useless to my book, but are interesting none-the-less. Not all of these are about the sea, some are about humans and factors important to their ability to survive in sea conditions. So I thought I'd post them in here. Note that this doesn't necessarily have to do with period. "Between 1978 and 1998 more than 5,300 passengers were killed in ferry accidents around the world, making ferry travel 10 times more dangerous than air travel (Faith 1998). Most people are familiar with the story of the SS Titanic, popularized in an…
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Hi there, I want to make my self a kit for a French flibustier of 1665-1675. I'm having difficulty picturing what would be appropriate in term of coat. Based on my readings, flibustiers would go in campaing wearing not more than some breeches and a shirt and would put on what they find in their loot. logically that would mean Spanish fashion. The other option would be a successful flibustier coming back to Tortuga or Port Royal and buying him self a nice suit. I have the feeling that a ECW style doublet would be more appropriate. On the other hand justacorp are becoming quite popular among soldiers uniform during the 1670s... The shirt, breeches, hat and shoes are…
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