Show ay ELMO SCOTT scoff WATSON Q 1311 costers mtnor union mary read the woman pirate kiib 1111 history of piracy llata lists at least three names among the prominent brethren of the coast mary alary read anno anne bonny the wife of calico jack ilitch hain and maria cob binm the wife of captain cobham but of tile three mary read la Is perhaps the Interest interesting ink character slie site was mas born III hi london of obscure parentage although it Is said that tier mother was it young and alry airy widow she was brought up as it boy and at tile age of thirteen became a toolbox for a french lady but life in this household was wag too quiet for mary so she rn ann n away to sentina sen and tind enlisted 11 on a ninn man of war next she Is listed na as a deserter arid soon afterward 3 we fand tier her ent enlisted isted in it regiment of hi infantry to fight in flanders desiring it a eli chinse tinge slie site left 04 toot foot sold soldiers lers and enlisted lit in a of 0 cavalry where site fell lit in love with one of tier her follow fellow troopers a fleming to whom sho disclosed tile lie secret of her sox sex they were married and after it discharge opened nn an inn the throe three florse hoes near the castlo castle of breda then alaras husband died and she elic once more put on a binns attire and enlisted in it a regiment it in holland again site filie deserted anti and shipped on n vessel for the west indies when tilts tills still was captured by calico jock alli tile the pirate mary decided that a lilt of pirating would be a welcome variation ib checkered checK cred career so she willingly enrolled lit in lit hla 8 company of cutthroats cut cutt throats liro a t T soon afterwards captain ibach disint salted sailed to the bahamas und and took ad of the royal pardon offered all pirates who would alve themselves up then mary enlisted on a privateer sent out by gov go woodes rogers to prey upon the spanish shipping and she ehe lind had it prominent part in tile the mutiny which re bulted cd in tier her becom becoming n pirate again again she sailed the tender leader ship of calico jack by tilts till time had with him that other celebrated woman pirate anne bonny among ono one of prisoners taken near mear jamaica was a young 11 fellow of engaging gag illIf behavior and marys alaras heart succumbed to ills charina charin 4 tilts tills man became engaged in a quarrel with one of if tile pirates and recording according to pirate alrae law they prepared togo to go ashore and fight it out BuC but mary hInry toon ve tier her lover picked a quarrel with the pirate thon then and there forced a light fight upon him film and dispatched film with award and pistol having proved tier her devotion in ili this amazon fashion a alia io married the young fellow but not long after the whole pirate crew were taken prisoners mary was tried with the ret rest conviL convicted ted and sentenced to i death but died odthe of the fever lh in pals prison 0 n before the gallows could claim her |