
#4 Life at Sea
Oh What A Time...
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The Pros and Cons of Being a Pirate
Bartholomew Roberts is said to have been reluctant initially, but quickly came to see the advantages of this new lifestyle. He was captured by another Welsh pirate who persuaded him basically to become a pirate. The interesting thing is, you imagine that it's sort of gold that they were stealing and treasure,. Whereas, often, they were stealing things like grain and molasses - which is a slightly less sexy version of being a pirate, isn't it? I'm a great pirate.
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