menapia [2018-04-17 23:01:51 +0000 UTC]
Oh, heck I've read about these Lettre de Marque - here in my old home county the authorities issued them to ship captains sailing from Wexford county during the 1600's English Civil War and during the 1798 failed Irish revolution giving them the right to attack and plunder English ships.
Check out the Wexford Rebellion or Wexford Republic
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