William Parker (privateer)
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William Parker (privateer)
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William Parker was an English captain and privateer, and also Mayor of Plymouth. He was born near Plymouth and was a member of the lesser gentry but he became one of the owners of the Merchants house & in 1601 became mayor of Plymouth before becoming a privateer in the services of Queen Elizabeth. In 1587 he sailed in consort with Sir Francis Drake during Drake's raid on raid on Cadiz, Spain. In the 1590s Captain Parker sailed the West Indies taking several prizes. He also plundered Puerto Corté
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English captain and privateer
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2024-03-23T22:24:45Z
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