[DOC] [TLE] Privateer - Wikipedia [PAR] A privateer was a private person or ship that engaged in maritime warfare under 
a commission ... These privately owned merchant ships, licensed by the crown, 
could ... of ships were awarded the cargo and other prizes aboard any captured 
vessel ... As a young man, Newport sailed with Sir Francis Drake in the attack on 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Letter of marque - Wikipedia [PAR] In the days of fighting sail, a letter of marque and reprisal was a government 
license authorizing a person (known as a privateer) to attack and capture enemy 
vessels and bring them before admiralty courts for ... In addition to the term lettre 
de marque, the French sometimes used the term lettre de course for their letters 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Piracy and Privateering with Elizabethan Maritime Expansion - Fort ... [PAR] Piracy, the act of seizing a ship or its cargo from its lawful owners or their ... for the 
reign of Elizabeth I  captured pirates being released by town mayors, ... (the 
Spanish Galleon) had spent her masts, then like a coward he (Drake) kept by her 
all ... the Crown to interrupt and capture enemy shipping in time of a declared war
. [DOC] [TLE] sir francis drake - thepirateking.com [PAR] Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, was an English privateer, navigator, naval 
pioneer ... He was the first Englishman (and the first captain of a non-Spanish 
ship) to ... to the sea on a cargo barque, becoming master of the ship at the age of 
twenty. .... The land Drake claimed in the name of the Holy Trinity for the English 
Crown... [DOC] [TLE] An Introduction to Privateering History [PAR] Privateers were ships that were privately owned and commisioned by a ... and 
whether the captured vessel or its cargo in fact belonged to the enemy (which 
was ... while without the license they were deemed mere pirates "at war with all 
the world," ..... Like the first hypothesis, several others account for the name as 
being... [DOC] [TLE] Pirates of Nova Scotia - Halifax Cruise Ship Taxi Tours [PAR] Sir Francis Drake, hired by the British crown to explore, acted as a privateer 
around ... Basically, privateers were licensed pirates, and as you can imagine, 
there was a ... A pirate captain, like a privateer captain, was an elected leader, 
liable to .... would all gang up and attack) and then sail home to capture an 
enemy ship. [DOC] [TLE] The Pirate Empire: The Difference between Pirates and Privateers [PAR] Apr 25, 2016 ... First  the definition. ... Privateers  ships or ship's companies with a license  
called a letter of ... issued by their government to attack enemy shipping during 
wartime. ... Normally, a percentage of the value of the captured ship and cargo ... 
Men like Francis Drake and John Hawkins were considered heroes... [DOC] [TLE] Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate - The New York Times [PAR] The Drake family was established in Crowndale, Devon, a century or more ... The 
Drakes were farmers, but like other farmers in the area, they also worked with 
cloth ... from the crown, Hawkins raided French and even Spanish ships, serving 
a term in ... into an act of patriotism, when pirates stole from the ships of the 
enemy. [DOC] [TLE] Pirates and Privateers - Geni [PAR] Scope of Project This project aims to identify Pirates and Privateers on the ... The 
term has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state ..... like 
rope and anchors, or sometimes they would keep the ship they captured .... The 
American privateers had almost 1,700 ships, and they captured 2,283 enemy 
ships. [DOC] [TLE] Kuling the oceans - TheNews e-paper [PAR] The privateer could attack and capture enemy vessels. ... Licensing privateers 
during wartime became widespread in Europe by the 16th Century. ... pirates like 
Captain William Kidd and Henry Jennings started attacking ships ... hanged 
because he did not share his profits honestly with the British crown. ... Sir Francis 
Drake. [DOC] [TLE] Pirates of the Caribbean: Early Modern Spain and

Question: Term for a pirate, like Drake, licensed by the crown to capture enemy ships and cargoes
Answer: a privateer