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Fortune Jas. Hook

Close the shower curtain then. :huh: Jas. Hook

Coin Jas. Hook

Blunder Jas. Hook

Whoo-boy... I'd say all he needs now is a map. Jas. Hook

PoD - Google Stone Boat One curiosity I see is the white cuffed man leaning against the tan bale, in front of him is a hemisphere shape, a basket or a (unlikely) glass bowl ??? There are many interesting shapes and parcels that make us wonder as to their use. I suppose if we were on the dock at that time most of these items would be commonplace. Jas. Hook

Wow super zooming view on the painting. A lot of obscure items and details come into view. I'm not sure of the guards hat... it might be flat topped but the angle and shadow of the gun barrel makes it appear pointed????? Jas. Hook

Hawky - I'll send the Rebbe Abraham of with a toast of a Nathan's frank... mustard, kraut and relish and a diet coke... just seems more... Coney Island. Jas. Hook

Mission - Yup, Pirates #14, page 12 -13, John Tweedy's Bill for Medicines, Nov. 8, 1743, Newport Jas. Hook

Hummmm... a better one? Let's audit Mission's medicine chest and compare its contents against the one posted in Pirates #14. Jas. Hook Is that a reference to a real article or something? I don't have it in front of me but yes there is a listing/invoice for a period medicinal kit inside. It may be of interest. Jas. Hook

Hummmm... a better one? Let's audit Mission's medicine chest and compare its contents against the one posted in Pirates #14. Jas. Hook

Sounds a lot like London's 'Mudlarks' who preyed on boat traffic on the Thames. There is a chapter on it in John Drake's Skull and Bones, wherein he pulled some fictional character from the gang into the plot. Book footnotes claim they were a factual organization. Jas. Hook

Bo - You the man! God bless your efforts in helping these folks. Jas. Hook

Skipper Jas. Hook

Shoplift... sounds more like a major heist. Jas. Hook

Pirates Magazine, Issue No. 14 Jas. Hook

Gown Jas. Hook

Bronze Jas. Hook

O-O-E A different look and it looks great. Just add a nice curved dagger in your sash. Jas. Hook

Bo - Pics is up! Looks good. Jas. Hook :angry:

Lady B - Here is the Wiki quikie on it... My you itch forever in the hereafter. :angry: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search The Burial in Woollen Acts 1666-80 were Acts of the Parliament of England (citation 18 & 19 Cha. II c. 4 (1666) [1], 30 Cha. II c. 3 (1678) [2] and 32 Cha. II c. 1 (1680) [3]) which required the dead, except plague victims, to be buried in pure English woollen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles[4]. It was a requirement that an affidavit be sworn in front of a Justice of the Peace (usually by a relative of the deceased or some other credible person) confirming burial in wool, with the punishment of a £5 fee for noncompliance. Parish registers were marked with the word affidavit or with a note A or Aff against the burial entries to confirm that affidavit had been sworn, or marked "naked" for those too poor to afford the woollen shroud. Some affidavits survive. This legislation was in force until 1814, but was generally ignored after 1770. These related records are generally regarded as a source of genealogical information, and can help provide evidence of economic status and relationships that may be unavailable elsewhere or ambiguous. Jas. Hook

Medallion Jas. Hook :angry:

Artifacts Jas. Hook

Sunk Jas. Hook

John Drake's LJS book #3 Skull and Bones. Now in paperback, purchased through a UK bookseller. Jas. Hook