Capt. Sterling

Ouch...

Aye Capt. Pogue, right ye are... by seven years at least...not to mention being the entirely wrong link so much for not having one's spectacles near to hand first thing in the morning... lets try this instead my apologies

So Mistress, what shall we fight about? snigger...

^ In bed of course.. < should estimate how many miles of two inch buttonholes I have sewn lately... V pass the question along

**Sterling enters and elbows Capt. Brand aside** Ignore my misguided friend. **bows doffing hat** William is often too eager to get his hands on something that floats... Do think about attending PiP though, great event, tons of potential and we could do with someone with a bit of education. North Carolina, what? Virginia myself, so you may wish to take a trip up to play at Blackbeard's Festival in Hampton, VA, come June. If history you be after, try reading through some of the Captain Twill threads, they should be to your liking. As to private stock, I am sure you will find plenty of the good stuff right here. Welcome to the pub, hope you enjoy your time here.

Oh I like this... I know a few "Intentionals" that could do with a good arse kicking indeed..

^ Run behind the eight ball??? I would keep listening to your friends < more buttonholes V How do you deal with hurt?

Thank God!

^ Been far too trusting of people I do not know well... < buttonholes... more buttonholes V What is the best thing you have ever done?

naughty bits

Renderings

oh love that bird... sure your daughter is willing to part with it?? You have to admit that thing is pretty impressive.

Oh my dear, I am certain the ladies will chime in, in due time...

Ah her servants gone and run off on her? What's a lady to do with her belongings? After all there might be pirates around, and other unsavory sorts... surely she can depend on the kindness of a big, strapping gent such as yerself... she can toss ye a coin or two for yer troubles of assisting her...and if ye play yer cards right... who knows what else she might be giving ye....

Extremely... and being captain, I am the only one that actually gets to nibble!! at least when they aren't green and moldy...

Have her ditch the gun...(yeah we all know you want her to have one so you can play with it... ) and get her a servant, some trunks and allow her to walk about claiming she has booked passage on one of the ships traveling to Port Royal to visit relatives on one of the plantations.

These are taken from originals but are not so themselves And not to be argumentative... just want us all to get thinking about it, depending on the location and event, would a lady be walking around with a fowling piece?

Actually that would cover all of the women in my crewe... in port ladies who work hard for their livelihoods. Skittles when not portraying the officers' laundress and semptstress is wanting to sell milk, Cheeky sells bread and beer, Lynette sell trinkets for the ladies, Silkie is wanting to run an ordinary, we have a tavern for her where she and Rats, when he isn't knife fighting with Maddogge or running around playing bosun can serve up all kinds of mischief... just to name a few. There are quiet a number of roles that women can portray at "in port" events... and these roles can be a lot of fun to carry out, and frankly they can be rather independent with these roles as well, they don't need a gent to see them around. Honestly I haven't heard any of the girls complaining about the guys being sailors/privateers/pirates/pyrate hunters and them "only being" hawkers... everyone wants to nibble on Cheeky's buns, what's not to enjoy?

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Don't know if this helps...but wench can mean a number of things... Online Etymology Dictionary - wench c.1290 wenche "girl or young woman," shortened from wenchel "child" (12c.), from O.E. wencel, probably related to wancol "unsteady, fickle, weak," and cognate with O.N. vakr "child, weak person," O.H.G. wanchal "fickle." The word degenerated through being used in ref. to servant girls, and by 1362 was being used in a sense of "woman of loose morals, mistress." The verb meaning "to associate with common women" is from 1599. Perhaps if more study of the word was done, then the gents would start to apply it more appropriately....as I see more men constantly using the term than women... As to Ladies... we allow those in our crewe that wish to ascend to such lofty heights to take turns at events, thus Cheeky plays the Actress/Mistress at some events and Bess the Indentured Servant at others... Bess is a hoot... and she works her tail off cooking, cleaning, feeding and doing exactly what she is told to do. Mad Mary portrays the widow of a wealthy merchant looking to trade with pirates when they come into port. The rest of the ladies in our crew opt for the more common impression and usually all of them only dress up in their best gowns for the balls we attend... personally, I have yet to attend a ball where any one stays in character so if this give the ladies a chance to get all decked out and have fun in their finery by all means I am for it then...

Some reading for the ladies as well... a bit of mind set/attitude A Gentle Woman's Companion, or Guide to the Female Sex perhaps by Hanna Wooley 1675 The Ladies's Dressing Room Unlock'd...Mary EVelyn, 1690. The Art of Charming 1697 A little something to get them started...

Mask, fan , muff, handkerchief for a lady off the top of my head. Sewing or embroidery items, penner and stationary if she can read and write and has some means to obtaining such instruments. Ladies of quality are often shown with musical instruments or some sort of pet in many of the fashion plates... Now mind you the following are more upper class...so it depends on your lady's choice... note the walking stick Also these plates are from the earlier GAoP...depending on where you set the opening date for the time frame As to poorer, more working class, take a look at the Town Criers images, and select some sort of wares for her to sell....makes for great demos and she always has something to carry and do.. Again, the cut of a mantua does not change drastically from class to class, but the choice of fabrics does and the length of the train appears to often be shorter and more workable for the lower or working classes... remember also that second hand clothing is a big business, at least in England during the time.

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