Capt. Sterling

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fold yeah I should be sewing...

Aye... please list Mr. Michaels under the ...ahem.. blasted crewe.

Don't know, have not heard the term before... except in use in the canting dictionaries.. where again it comes up as a lie... and cokes are simpletons... so maybe they have the fools up there cleaning the ship... See what Foxe has to say.

Well the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, by Eric Partridge, Paul Beale says Coker: a lie: ca. 1670-1830 or it could stand for caulker or corker

Welcome to the pub Sir.

Actually they are comparing Viking to Samurai tonight... their Apache versus Gladiator left a lot to be desired.. especially when the Gladiator finally had the advantage and then got up and walked away allowing the Apache to kill him... Pirate versus knight? After watching the first episode, I would almost bet the knight wins...

Interestingly enough, if they captured a Christian ship, (the Christians, Jews and Muslims all worship the same God)A sailor could "convert".... and then become a Corsair... 10- 20 per cent to the Government, and they kinda left you alone... Most Sailors weren't the most "pious" people around, and the choice of rotting in a jail vs. going Corsair.... well......(I wish I could remember where I found the account of someone complaining about how sinful the ex-Christian Corsairs were.... something about them drinking and having women dancing around.... But it is an interesting time period... maybe this should be moved to TWILL, where it could be discussed in detail.... Tis referred to as Turning Turk, Pat and it could afford you with a more pleasant captivity and certain "rights" if you were a white slave in an Islam country. And please don't try telling a devout Muslim, Christian or Jew, they worship the same God... you'll be in for one hell of a debate...

FWIW, "riding habits" were also considered traveling clothes, in which case, your wife could most likely get away with wearing regular buckled shoes underneath her petticotes.

Hmmm I find I don't have to make excuses, my co-workers do it for me... of course they point at me and say "pirate" and I have to correct them and say "pirate... hunter." Still Pern says it best... I get that look and he mumbles..."Sterling, god d*mn, f**king pirate hunter" I never have to correct him.

Sarah Juniper, over in the UK, has a pair of women's 18th century riding boots... most likely will cost you a pretty penny, but perhaps you can at least ask her about her documentation... as she is making an educated guess as to the design. Unfortunately she doesn't give a very specific date with them.

Not a problem, we shall flog ye at Blackbeard's...

Well..... maybe.....

sounds good...

Ye better be or there will be a butt kicking of another sort...

Wouldn't it just be easier to start a new story in Port Royal? After all if newbies join and try to write off of some of the old characters they may run into a wall, if the old characters aren't continuing... they certainly cannot write for the old characters without special permission.

What a shame Animal. Ye will be missed. I do hope things change for the positive and we get the chance to drink that drink together.

Nice.....

Oi he's just making excuses...

Good to have you back, even if you aren't in one piece any more..

Done.

Oi Duncan, would ye mind pming me with the exact addy for the living history camp? Need to chart a course... Thank ye.

Jacquard: About 1801 Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) invented the weaving apparatus that bears his name. It was NOT a loom but an appendage employing wire needles and a series of punched cards, not unlike a piano roll, which mechanically selected the warps threads and raised them when necessary. The services of a drawboy who manipulated the warp cords according to the weaver's directions were thereby eliminated. During the nineteenth century, this attachment was widely used in coverlet weaving in the United States and Canada. Page 271 Montgomery "Textiles in America 1650-1870" from page 213 of same text: Damask: A reversible patterned fabric made from several fibers, or combination of fibers, and used as table linen, clothing and furnishings. "Damask is patterned by the contrast between the warp-float and weft-float faces of a satin weave" or "the patterning can be effected by contrasts between the two faces of uneven twill as well as satin." Flowers and other figures appear in relief above the ground. On July 21, 1695, Thomas Banister of Boston ordered "mock damasks and the best worsted damasks you can get and silk stuffs but the newest fashion." There is a sample of a Green wool damask woven in floral and leaf pattern. England Late 17th/Early 18th century from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation also on page 213.

Well then, welcome to the crewe as well as the pub... pm me and I will fill you in on the details...upcoming events on the East coast.. Fells Point, April 17-18 and Blackbeard's June 5,6,7. Expect to work hard but that makes the fun all that much sweeter...

Hmmm the Archangel is looking to sign on more hands... always looking fer a lad that is good with the ropes, either working the ship or hanging them undesirables. What say ye?