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ADDENDUM
MAIN CHARACTERS
Burston, British ship lieutenant on the Lark (FICTIONAL)
designer of ship decorations
Cheap, British captain of the Lark
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Quiberon Bay
François
Elliott, Anne, wife of Washington Shirley, daughter of John Elliott, Es-quire
of Yvette (FICTIONAL)
Yvette (FICTIONAL)
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Yvette (FICTIONAL)
-ise, sister to André (FICTIONAL)
George, I, King of Great Britain (1714–1727), born 1660
Yvette (FICTIONAL)
Hastings, Selina, Lady (nee Shirley) wife of the Earl of Huntingdon
(FICTIONAL)
Meredith, Mary, Countess, wife to Laurence Shirley, granddaughter of Sir William Meredith
Robinson, Abraham, British shipwright (FICTIONAL)
Shirley, Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers
Smelt, British captain of the Viper and Renown
Townsend, British commodore of the Port Royal station, in Jamaica
Watson, Thomas, British captain of Northumberland
Wickham, British commander of the Lark
Willocks, English bookseller in London, survived the Cornhill Fire.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS & FRENCH PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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Aix-la-Chapelle:
Bertheaume
Camaret
Crozon
denier: 1/240
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Goulet:
Janissaries: The sultan’s elite personal household guards.
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“Oui—la frégate est le vôtre.”: ´ lah free´-gaht eh lah voh´ French phrase
meaning “Yes—the frigate is yours.” parral: A wooden ring that slides along a mast vertically.
parry: In swordplay, to block an attack with one’s sword.
pieces of eight: A widely used Spanish silver coin minted after 1598 worth eight reals.
plaçage: ´ An extralegal or common-law marriage between a European man and a Native American, African, or Creole woman.
placée: ´ A woman married by plaçage and not legally recognized as a wife.
poop deck: The highest deck at the stern, usually forming the roof of the quarterdeck on large sail ships.
port or portside: The left side of a ship (also larboard) when facing the bow.
preventer chains: Heavy chains attached to the stern of a ship and its rudder to avert losing it.
prow: The portion of the bow of a ship that is above the waterline and most in front.
quarterdeck: The raised deck behind the mainmast at the stern of a ship.
quarter gallery: The enclosed balcony on the stern sides of a ship that
Quimper: Rade de Brest:
ratlines: The thinner lines between the shrouds of a ship used for foot holds in climbing up the rope ladder to the masts.
Raz de Sein: Recouvrance:
riposte:
Saint-Domingue:
sou: [sew 1/20
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Versailles:
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