Editing Looe (section)

===17th century===
In June 1625, the fishing port of Looe was raided by [[Barbary pirates]] who streamed into the cobbled streets and forced their way into cottages and taverns. Much to their fury, they discovered that the villagers had been forewarned of their arrival and many had fled into the surrounding orchards and meadows to escape. The pirates still managed to seize eighty mariners and fishermen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/servlet/DCARead?standardNo=0374289352&standardNoType=1&excerpt=true|title=White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves|website=www.worldcat.org|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> Those unfortunate individuals were led away in chains to [[Barbary Coast|North Africa]] to be enslaved, and the town itself was torched. 
[[File:Lantau, an historic town house.jpg|thumb|Example of Elizabethan house in East Looe]]