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Buttered Ship Tale of De Ruyter and a Laughing Pirates
A Boston Globe style reminiscence recounts Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch naval hero, rising from a mischievous boy in Flushing to a master captain. It narrates two butter and punchline ploys that helped him bag a prize at sea, including luring pirates with a greased barrel ruse and a bold chase with a captured ship, ending with his later naval fame and death in battle.
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de Ruyter
Ibis
Jo. Michiel Adrianzoon de Ruyter
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Commodore Perry
Mule Hla
Sheor Grit
de Ruy
Flushing
Aurea
Michiel
Michiel Adrianzoon
del Rayter
Howe
Gill Tate
Farement
Choy
de Kuytur
Synodos
Spanich
Fix Vonmule
Tase
England
Thamis
London
Wales
Doys
Oston Globe