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lacertus (medicine) and Kidd, William (sh)


lacertus (medicine)


lacertus


Origin: L, the upper arm.

<anatomy> A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibres.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Kidd, William (sh)




known as Captain Kidd

born งใ 1645, Greenock, Renfrew, Scot.
died May 23, 1701, London, Eng.

British privateer and pirate.

He was sailing as a legitimate privateer for Britain when he was commissioned in 1695 to apprehend pirates who molested the ships of the East India Company. He himself turned pirate on the voyage, took several ships, and mortally wounded his gunner, William Moore. He surrendered in New York in 1699, having been promised a pardon. Sent to England for trial, he was found guilty of Moore's murder and five piracy counts, and he was hanged. Some of his treasure was recovered from Gardiners Island (off Long Island), but much has apparently never been found. After his death he attained semilegendary status and was romanticized as a dashing swashbuckler.