Rather detailed accounts of 17th century pirates are given in The History of the Bucaniers of America London, MDCCLXXIV In Two Volumes, The Fifth Edition, London, MDCCLXXIV
I believe it is available on Google books. In Ancient Times I bought the two volumes rebound for US 10 cents, from the Lehigh University library.
These days Captain Morgan is a jolly fellow who sells rum in American TV commercials.
The original, circa 1670's, was not so cordial ". . . prisoners. These being brought into the city, were put to the most exquisite tortures . . . they put him on the rack, and inhumanly disjointed his arms; then they twisted a cord about his forehead, which they wrung so hard, that his eyes appeared as big as eggs . . . they hung him up by the testicles, giving him many blows . . . they cut of his nose and ears, and singed his face with burning straw . . ."
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