The Pirates Code
1. All pirates to have fair say, by vote, in affairs of the moment.
2. All pirates to have equal right to any fresh or preserved provisions, drink and other plunder discovered or seized during the course of actions.
3. Any pirate who defrauds the company shall be marooned for their punishment.
4. To keep their cutlass, pistols and pieces clean and fit for service.
5. To desert the ship or show cowardice during battle is punsihable by death or marooning.
6. If no onboard quarrel can be reconciled then the parties will meet on shore with sword and pistol. No pirate shall be suffered to strike another mate on sea or ship.
7. No pirate is to gamble for money or jewels on sea or ship.
8. No pirate is to bully or incite to conflict without cause any other man, woman or child, and perchance ye capture the fairer gender, then it fall to thee to preserve their virtue lest ye suffer death or marooning.
9. If during the course of action a pirate loose a joint then they shall receive compensation in the amount of 400 pieces of eight, if a limb be lost then 800 pieces of eight be paid.
10. If a pirate shall elope from the ship, or keep seceret from it’s crew then they shall be marooned with these articles: one bottle of water, one pistol, powder and one shot.
11. No pirate shall disobey their Captain lest they suffer the lash or be marooned at the Captain’s leasure.