William Brand

14,000! Think of the reward.

Would tarring them do the trick? I know it's not the ideal for keeping the leather look, but so many clothes and gear of the period were tarred.

blood in rivulets hang in strings of crimson gore innocent no more

Ahoy there, Polish pirates! Those are great video clips. Most video loses the hard crack and boom of the cannons.

Welcome aboard, Cap'n. Since you have a band, you might check out the Sea Shanties and Pop Culture subforums for a start,

My own. I was born and raised in the United States and I use the Northwestern accent I've always had. It has been discussed in several threads that pirates from the colonies of the period would probably have more of a colonial accent anyway, so I avoid a forced accent. William Brand was born in England, but sent to the colonies at too early of an age to be greatly influenced by accents of those cold, damp climbs. He's also lived in too many places to be grounded to one country by his mode of speech or any accents. When in doubt, I always say 'play you'.

Welcome aboard, Mister Henry.

The shock from the noise and compression would be enough to push most men right out of the fight.

http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/fire_destroys_deltaville_maritime_museum/ Wow. I am so very sorry. What a catastrophic loss.

If all the citations are good, there is a good treasure trove of short, halyard and capstan shanties discussed by a Harvard student named Eric Youngerman here... http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k59621&pageid=icb.page253584

You might look up lyrics and music for "Haul on the Bowline". It is a shanty that survives into the early 1900s, and while debated much in origin, it is similar enough in lyrics to a work found in the 'Complaynt of Scotland' that many people date it back to the mid 16th century. It's a very simple 'short-drag' shanty for hauling on the bowline.

The ditty bag and slops will be excellent excellent additions, Mister Smythe. Might I also suggest a good walking stick/cudgel and good combination whisk & vent pick to go with those pistols.

You are totally owning that mustache, Mister Smythe. What's next for the kit?

Welcome aboard, Dan.

For those pirates wishing to share the word about Fort Taylor Pirate Festival, we also have this convenient quarter page pdf flyer. FTPIPosterQuarterPage.pdf

I'm in the middle of 'The Name of the Rose' for the third time.

Some boathooks circa 17th/18th century.

An Australian/Hungarian poleaxe. The Portuguese foice.