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3 unusual facts about William Aleyn


William Aleyn

During the 1430s and 40s, he raided shipping throughout Southeast England and sometimes worked with William Kyd in the Thames and the English Channel.

William Kyd

He and others, such as John Mixtow, William Aleyn and Clays Stephen, acted under virtual immunity from the law for over two decades while under the protection of corrupt custom officials.

Two years later, he joined William Aleyn and several others in capturing four ships carrying provisions to Rouen.



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