Dunkirk

A town, now situated in Northern France near the border with Belgium.

In Evelyn’s time, Dunkirk was disputed between Spain, the United Netherlands, England and France.  It was home to the Dunkirkers  – pirates or privateers in service to the Spanish royalty.

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• Wikipedia article on Dunkirk

• Wikipedia for background.