William Dick sailed from Jamaica with Captain Sharp, made his way across the Isthmus of Darien and engaged in robberies and assaults on Spanish towns and villages up and down the West coast of the Americas. Dick sailed on these voyages with such famous fellows as William Dampier, Basil Ringrose, Lionel Wafer, and Captain Bartholomew Sharp. When Dick returned to London, he was tried for piracy, murder and mayhem on the high seas. He was acquitted. An account of his piratical adventures was published in the second edition of Bucaniers of America in May 1684. Due to the candid nature of Dick's account, it was credited to 'WD'. Did Dick only used his initials in order to remain anonymous avoid a second trail for piracy? Probably, because this account is nothing less than a confession to robbery, assault and murder. Search Amazon for "tomes maritime dampier" and discover: THE DAMPIER COLLECTION Vol. 1. A New Voyage Round the World by William Dampier Vol. 2. Supplement of the Voyage Round the World by William Dampier Vol. 3. Two Voyages to Campeachy by William Dampier Vol. 4. A Discourse of Winds by William Dampier Vol. 5. A Voyage to New Holland by William Dampier Vol. 6. A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland by William Dampier Vol. 7. The Adventures of William Dampier: Being William Dampier's Unpublished Journal (Sloan MS. 3236) by William Dampier Vol. 8. William Dampier's Atlas &c. A Collection of Maps. A Glossary. A Catalog of Old and New Place Names. Dampier's Who's Who. A Brisk Biography. Vol. 9. A Booty of Words. A Dictionary Devoted to the Linguistic Treasure Contributed to the English Language by the Pirate William Dampier Vol. 10. Wafer's New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of Darien by Lionel Wafer Vol. 11. Cowley's Voyage Round the Globe by William Ambrosia Cowley Vol. 12. Baz Ringrose's Journal Into the South Seas by Basil Ringrose Vol. 13 William Dick's South Sea Voyage by William Dick (aka William Williams) Vol. 14. Captain Sharp's Journey Over the Isthmus of Darien and Expedition Into the South Seas by Bartholomew Sharp Vol. 15. The Voyage and Adventures of Bartholomew Sharp and Others in the South Seas by Anonymous Vol. 16. Funnell's A Voyage Round the World. Containing an Account of Captain Dampier's Expedition Into the South-Seas in the Ship St George, In the Years 1703 and 1704 by William Funnell. Includes: William Dampier's Vindication by William Dampier Vol. 17. Woodes Rogers' Cruising Voyage Round the World by Woodes Rogers Vol. 18. Woodes Rogers' Life Aboard a British Privateer by Woodes Rogers Vol. 19. A Voyage to the South Seas and Round the World by Captain Edward Cooke
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