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Captain Edward England. Born Edward Seegar in Ireland, was a famous African coast and Indian Ocean pirate captain from 1717 to 1720. His flag was the classic Jolly Roger with a skull above two crossed thigh bones on a black background. A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. London : J. Janeway, 1734. Source: C.175.e.9 plate facing page 214.