British Piracy in the Golden Age Volume 1

Providing a comprehensive view of Golden Age piracy, this edition includes descriptions of the actions of individuals alongside contemporary discussions of the piracy problem through books, journals, newspaper articles, essays, reviews, proposals, pamphlets and sermons from Britain and its colonies. Volume 1: [Anthony Nixon], Newes f om Sea, of Two Notorious Pyrats (1609); ‘Sir Henry Morgan’s Voyage to Panama, 1670’, in The Present State of Jamaica (1683); [Philip Ayres], The Voyages and Adventures of Capt. Barth. Sharp (1684); Periodicals (August 1696–July 1729)