Contents

 Title

 Acknowledgements

 Maps

 Introduction

1 War and Maritime Plunder from the 1480s to the 1540s

2 Pirates and Rebellious Rovers during the 1540s and 1550s

3 Pirates, Privateers and Slave Traders from the later 1550s to the later 1560s

4 Piracy, Plunder and Undeclared War during the 1570s

5 The Profession of Piracy from the mid-1570s to 1585

6 War, Reprisals and Piracy from 1585 to 1603

 Epilogue

 Bibliography

 Copyright