Starting his life as a privateer, having the transition into becoming a profoundly known pirate, his execution, and the search for his treasure made Captain William Kidd world famous pirate. Although his childhood was unorganized he became what many people dream of becoming, famous. His journey of working against the pirates to working alongside with the pirates, Captain Kidd’s life is one worthy of knowing. Born the son of a Presbyterian Minister in Dundee around the time period 1654 Captain William Kidd began his life. Although there are not many records on Kidd’s childhood and his origin, many people find it mysterious about how a minister’s son became a privateer and later on a pirate. Many cannot confirm the age or location of Kidd, …show more content…
When I sail’d, when I sail’d. I roam’d from sound to sound, And many a ship I found, and then I sunk or burn’d, When I sail’d. I murder’d William Moore, and laid him in his gore, Not many leagues from shore, When I sail’d. Farewell to young and old, All jolly seamen bold, You’re welcome to my gold, For I must die.” These were the words said by a near fifty year old Kidd, as he stood on the brink of death. He warned others not to follow his path as the preacher said his last sermon over him. He spent his last living days in Newgate Gaol, on May 23, 1701. He was convicted of piracy on sentenced to be hung by the neck until death. He hoped for a reprieve, as most men go in his position, but it was not to be. He was with four other men, all of which died, while his rope snapped. He fell to the ground dazed. It eventually took an excruciating two tries to end his life. He was then taken to Execution Dock, put in a gibbet, and hung over the water as a warning to all those daring to live a life of piracy. One of his greatest victories would be his undoing. When he took the Queddah Merchant, he did not realize the cargo inside belonged to American Merchants. When he came back to London, he was charged with piracy. His overall life was not of the great extravagance or adventure; he was simply a man that crossed the blurred line of Privateer and Pirate at the time. So you must wonder then, why is he remembered as such a prominent figure in today’s pop culture? Well, the answer lies in his last words he says, “You’re welcome to my gold, for I must die.” No lure draws mankind’s interest more than the prospect of riches. Ironically, most of the treasure searched for today was never