Facts: - type: privateer - death date: 1645 - allegiance: netherlands - birth date: fl . 1631 - serviceyears: 1630s-1640s - name: william rous - birth place: england - rank: captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william rous .
william rous -lrb- fl .1631 -- 1645 -rrb- was a 17th-century english privateer in the service of the providence island company .he was later enlisted by william jackson to accompany him on his expedition to the west indies .