Articles of Agreement :d
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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 or desertion in time of engagement to be punished by marooning or death.
8) No man is to talk of breaking up our way of living until each has shared 1000 pounds. If any man lose a limb, or become crippled in our service, he shall have the sum of 150 pounds, and remain with the company as long as he/she shall think fit.
9) Any man/lady snapping his/her arms in the hold, smoking an unlidded pipe, or carrying a lighted candle without a lanthorn shall be punished as Captain and company see fit.
10)No boy or woman to be taken on board without firstly discussing it with Captain and company. If any man/lady seduce a man/woman and carry him/her to sea disguised, he/she is to suffer death.
11) Any man offering to meddle with or piss off any lady on board without her consent shall be dealt with in any way she shall see fit.