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John Taylor was a pirate who lived in the early 18th century. He was Edward England's quartermaster and popular with the crew due to his violent disposition.〔''A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates'' by Charles Johnson〕 Taylor was responsible for the vote that removed Edward England from command. After that Taylor continued to cruise and captured Arabian and European prizes off the Indian coast.〔''Piracy: The Complete History'' by Angus Konstam〕 ==''Nostra Senora della Cabo''== At Reunion Island (off the coast of Madagascar) in April 1721, he together with Olivier Levasseur captured the most valuable prize in pirate history, variously described as ''Nostra Senora della Cabo'', ''Nostra Senhora do Cabo'', or ''Nossa Senhora do Cabo'' (Our Lady of the Cape).〔''Life Under the Jolly Roger: Reflections on Golden Age Piracy'' by Gabriel Kuhn〕 The ship carried gold, uncut diamonds and church regalia belonging to the retiring viceroy of Goa.The Portuguese ship had been dismasted in a storm and proved to be an easy prize. It was captured after a brief boarding action.Levasseur and Taylor made off with the treasure then valued at more than a million pounds sterling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Taylor (pirate)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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