Tew Flag Shirt

Value version of the original Thomas Tew shirt. Let the land-lubbers know what's in store for them if they get in your way with this shirt emblazoned with the arm and sword flag used on the Jolly Roger flag of Thomas Tew, the Rhode Island Pirate. Thomas Tew, also known as the Rhode Island Pirate, was a 17th century English privateer-turned-pirate. Although he embarked on only two major piratical voyages, and met a bloody death on the latter journey, Tew pioneered the route which became known as the Pirate Round. Many other famous pirates, including Henry Every and William Kidd, would follow in Tew’s path. Much of what is known about Tew is derived from Captain Johnson's The History of the Pirates. Tew’s personal standard is said to have been a white arm holding a sword on a black field, perhaps meaning "we are ready to kill you.”