Pirate were cut-throat robbers who had no loyalty to any king or country, and who swooped on any ship of every nation, including their own. Treachery and murder were a way of life in the days when sailing-ships roamed the world.
There was also another sort of pirate, a privateer. He was a kind of commissioned pirate, actually given permission by his own country to rob his enemies; but if he ever stole from his own country's ships, then he was called a pirate, and hunted down and hanged. The treasure stolen by privateers was shared with the king.
There was also another sort of pirate, a privateer. He was a kind of commissioned pirate, actually given permission by his own country to rob his enemies; but if he ever stole from his own country's ships, then he was called a pirate, and hunted down and hanged. The treasure stolen by privateers was shared with the king.
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