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thezWILL YE SIGN THESE ARTICLES, OR WILL YE CAREEN THE BRIGANTINE WHILE SHE'S STILL SAILING UP THE RIVER??
I. Every man has a vote in affairs of the moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.
II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because, (over and above their proper share) they were on these occasions allowed a shift of clothes: but if they defrauded the company to the value of a dollar in plate, jewels, or money, marooning was their punishment. If the robbery was only betwixt one another, they contented themselves with slitting the ears and nose of him that was guilty, and set him on shore, not in an uninhabited place, but somewhere, where he was sure to encounter hardships.
III. No person to game at cards or dice for money.
IV. The lights and candles to be put out at eight o'clock at night: if any of the crew, after that hour still remained inclined for drinking, they were to do it on the open deck.
V. To keep their piece, pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service.
VI. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found seducing any of the latter sex, and carried her to sea, disguised, he was to suffer death.
VII. To desert the ship of their quarters in battle, was punished with death or marooning.
VIII. No striking one another on board, but every man's quarrels to be ended on shore, at sword and pistol.
IX. No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared £1000. If in order to this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have 800 dollars, out of the public stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately.
X. The captain and quartermaster to receive two shares of a prize: the master, boatswain, and gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and a quarter.
XI. The musicians to have rest on the Sabbath Day, but the other six days and nights, none without special favour.
BLACK BART RESPECTS THE SABBATH DAY. Ye scurvy dogs. Rx1MILLION.
I. Every man has a vote in affairs of the moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.
II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because, (over and above their proper share) they were on these occasions allowed a shift of clothes: but if they defrauded the company to the value of a dollar in plate, jewels, or money, marooning was their punishment. If the robbery was only betwixt one another, they contented themselves with slitting the ears and nose of him that was guilty, and set him on shore, not in an uninhabited place, but somewhere, where he was sure to encounter hardships.
III. No person to game at cards or dice for money.
IV. The lights and candles to be put out at eight o'clock at night: if any of the crew, after that hour still remained inclined for drinking, they were to do it on the open deck.
V. To keep their piece, pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service.
VI. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found seducing any of the latter sex, and carried her to sea, disguised, he was to suffer death.
VII. To desert the ship of their quarters in battle, was punished with death or marooning.
VIII. No striking one another on board, but every man's quarrels to be ended on shore, at sword and pistol.
IX. No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared £1000. If in order to this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have 800 dollars, out of the public stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately.
X. The captain and quartermaster to receive two shares of a prize: the master, boatswain, and gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and a quarter.
XI. The musicians to have rest on the Sabbath Day, but the other six days and nights, none without special favour.
BLACK BART RESPECTS THE SABBATH DAY. Ye scurvy dogs. Rx1MILLION.
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:32 am (UTC)Someone should have given a copy of this to Calico Jack! ^_^
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:38 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:51 am (UTC)But most of their shipmates had syphilis. :(
But they got to keep monkeys as pets! :D
But the monkeys also had syphilis. :(
LOOK, IT'S A LIFE OF COMPROMISE, OKAY?
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:56 am (UTC)the Royal Navy had the syphilis too. They just got it from the native ladies they dallied with.
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:57 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-20 05:00 am (UTC)1. Actually, now that you mention it, a raging case of syphillis would explain the Joker in the most prosaic way possible.
2. I guess not having a monekey with a raging STD is really more of a drawback than a plus. thanks for clearing that up.
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Date: 2006-09-20 05:01 am (UTC)"Riddle me this, Caped Crusader: why does it hurt when you pee? NYAH HA HA!"
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-20 04:54 am (UTC)IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THEY SOUND THE SAME.
<3
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Date: 2006-09-20 03:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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