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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)

-AL)

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:

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Janissaries: The sultan’s elite personal household guards.

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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:

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