Articles of Agreement :d
Essay title: Articles of Agreement :d
1) Every man/lady shall be given a vote in affairs of moment and every man/lady shall obey civil command.
2) The Captain shall have one and one half shares in any Prizes. Quartermaster, surgeon, carpenter and gunner, one and one quarter. All the rest one share each. All have equal title to fresh provisions and strong liquors seized. These to be enjoyed at pleasure, except in times of scarcity when it may be time to vote a retrenchment.
3) If any man/lady shall board a Prize and not declare a fine of gold, silver, plate, jewels or money above the worth of a Piece of Eight and so seek to defraud the company, he/she shall suffer marooning, landed in some desert place, with one bottle of powder, one bottle of water, pistol and shot.
4) No person to game at dice or cards for money, unless there is a vote.
5)None shall strike another on board but every man/ladys quarrel shall be ended on shore with sword and pistol.
6) Every man/lady to keep his piece, pistol and cutlass clean and fit for engagement. Any failing in this shall be cut off from his share and suffer such other punishment as Captain and company see fit.
7) He/She that shall be found guilty of cowardice