Sir_Catherine
Courtesan Brigitte
I wrote a very long article about what European pirates wore from the earliest recorded pirates (BC) to the 18th century AD. You can find it here.
I love you, in an SCA way. lol Seriously; somewhere else in the guild forums I inquired about factual information on period pirates. I wanted to sort through the arguments and learn something, not create a persona or such like that. Your link seems to be just what I was hoping to find.
I'm sorry it was so late.
And I love you too.