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ARTICLES
OF AGREEMENT
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| 1. |
Every
crewman has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to fresh
provisions or strong liquors at any time seized and use them at pleasure
unless scarcity makes it necessary for good of all to vote a retrenchment.
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| 2. | Every man to be called fairly in turn. |
| 3. | All newly signed shall buy the first round of rum... in turn. |
| 4. | All
members to keep their piece, pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service.
( This here be a safety issue. Dirty gear equals nasty accidents) |
| 5. | That man that shall not keep his arms clean, fit for an engagement, or neglect his business, shall be cut off from his share, and suffer such other punishment as the Captain and the company shall think fit. |
| 6. | To desert the ship or their quarters in battle is punished with Death or Marooning. |
| 7. | That
man that shall strike another while these articles are in force, shall
receive Moses’s Law (that is 40 Stripes lacking one) on the bare
back or put ashore and settled with sword, pistol or he be maroon’d.
(Ifinya can not behave yourselves, you will be dealt with appropriately) |
| 8. | Captain and Quartermaster to receive two shares of a prize; Master, Boatswain, and Gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and a quarter. |
| 9. | All crew when officially gathered in public shall be dressed appropriately Use of fabrics in the poly or man made fibers variety is forboddin unless previously approved by the Quartermaster. Strive for accuracy. Steal the rest. |
| 10. | No lead or powder shall be carried unless it be a live fire event or by permission of the Gunner. |
| 11. | That
man that shall snap his arms, or smoke tobacco in the hold, without a
cap to his pipe, or carry a candle lighted without a lantern, shall be
stricken from all explosive activities until time that the Gunner feels
he is fit to return to duty. No rum or grog is permitted until all guns
are stowed. (Explosives + Accidental Fire = Unexpected Boom. Unexpected Boom = you don’t get to play) |
| 12. | If at any time you meet with a prudent woman, that man that offers to meddle with her, without her consent, shall suffer present death. |
| 13. | That man that shall breed a Mutiny Riot on Board the ship, shall lose his shares and receive such Corporal punishment as the Capt. and major part of the Company shall deem fit. |
| 14. | Any person who shall count to his own use any part of the Prize or Prizes , to the value of a piece of eight, or be found pilfering any money or goods, and be convicted thereof, he shall be maroon’d or shot. |
| For those who be having trouble understanding these articles. Click here for the Pirate to Legalese translation. | |