Capt. Sterling

I love ye guys!

OH well done ye... wishing ye much success with this..

Question... can some one point me in the direction of the summary of this painting that says it is of a sea captain? NAIVEU, Matthijs The Cloth Shop 1709 Oil on canvas Stedelijk Museum, Leiden as compared to Frans Van Mieris’s “Cloth shop” much obliged...

Many happy returns

"I get syphilis regularly..." ~ Israel Cross, Bosun, Archangel oh joy....

Many happy returns of the day! Was grand to see ye again.

Just post em here, much obliged

Right...we shall leave it up to the Mercury, then, to get it wrong... any way a few dates would be helpful if possible.

Oh I reckoned as much...t'is always nice, though, to have someone get it right for the sake of the crowds...

It does not matter who ye take her from, what matters is what ye do with her after ye have her... ye could have taken her from the queen of Sheba...if ye do not take the necessary steps to return her to her owners, yer actions could still be judged as pyracy....and just for the record, the proper address fer the time from would be ' your honour', not necessarily a lord presiding over the court session ..

Ah the English cutter, now that would get my attention ...I could not give a damn over how many Spanish ships ye have harassed

I am sure everyone is doing what they can.

Any chance this will be done prior to this weekend as mention was made of getting such information to me as soon as possible? I need to write examinations, depositions, etc..etc... Well, I've been doing some work on the background of Capn' Richard Southard (pronounced South-erd) for the upcoming paperwork and materials to be used at trial. I'm currently making 'bills of lading' and 'letters of marque' for our good captain. Nothing overtly dramatic, but detailed papers that can be used as props for education and dramatic demonstrations. I think Capn' Richard should be a simple man of the sea, firmly set with roots in the working class.

Wishing ye a very happy birthday

A most happy birthday to ye