A Pirate's Code of Conduct

Submitted by diaskeaus on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 09:57
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  1. A Pirate's code of conduct
  2. Every man shall obey civil Command; the Captain shall have one full share and a half in all Prizes; the Master, Carpenter, Boatswain and Gunner shall have one Share and quarter.
  3. If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any Secret from the Company, he shall be marroon'd with one Bottle of Powder, one Bottle of Water, one small Arm and shot.
  4. If any Many shall steel any Thing in the Company, or game, to the Value of a Piece of Eight, he shall be marroon'd or shot.
  5. If at any Time we should meet another Marrooner (that is Pyrate) that Man that shall sign his Articles without the Consent of our Company, shall suffer such Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.
  6. That Man that shall strike another whilst these Articles are in force, shall receive Mose's Law (that is 40 stripes lacking one) on the bare Back.
  7. That Man that shall snap his Arms, or smoak Tobacco in the Hold, without a cap to his Pipe, or carry a Candle lighted without a Lanthorn, shall suffer the same Punishment as in the former Article.
  8. 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.
  9. If any Man shall lose a Joint in time of an Engagement he shall have 400 pieces of Eight; if a limb 800.
  10. 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.

  12. Professional Piracy:
  13. Counterfeiting: Counterfeiting is the professional duplication and sale of copyrighted software in a form designed to make it appear to be legitimate. One such recording may contain more than 100 products on a single media.
  14. Hard disk loading and unbundling: With this particular type of activity it is very easy to fall victim to software piracy. Dealers often load unlicensed software on to new or second hand computers as a cheap way of adding extra sales incentive to their product. Software unbundling occurs when a dealer sells a software product without hardware, even though the software program is only licensed for sale with particular hardware ("bundled"). In order to make sure you do not unknowingly acquire illegally loaded or bundled software, make the dealer you are purchasing the product from provide original disks, documentation, and most importantly licenses.
  15. Downloading of copyright protected software via electronic services: With the advent of the Internet (and once popular Bulletin Board Systems, or BBS), and its increasing popularity, downloading is quickly becoming the principal means for acquiring software. However, not all of these transactions are legal, and as the technology grows, more and more illegal FTP and WWW sites are appearing, serving up billions of dollars worth of software to pirates around the world. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is actively involved in monitoring these pirate sites, and most owners of subscription bulletin board services pay close attention to assure their sites remain legal.

  17. Bartholomew Roberts' Articles
  18. Every man shall have an equal vote in affairs of moment. He shall have an equal title to the fresh provisions or strong liquors at any time seized, and shall use them at pleasure unless a scarcity may make it necessary for the common good that a retrenchment may be voted.
  19. Every man shall be called fairly in turn by the list on board of prizes, because over and above their proper share, they are allowed a shift of clothes. But if they defraud the company to the value of even one dollar in plate, jewels or money, they shall be marooned. If any man rob another he shall have his nose and ears slit, and be put ashore where he shall be sure to encounter hardships.
  20. None shall game for money either with dice or cards.
  21. The lights and candles should be put out at eight at night, and if any of the crew desire to drink after that hour they shall sit upon the open deck without lights.
  22. Each man shall keep his piece, cutlass and pistols at all times clean and ready for action.
  23. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man shall be found seducing any of the latter sex and carrying her to sea in disguise he shall suffer death.
  24. He that shall desert the ship or his quarters in time of battle shall be punished by death or marooning.
  25. None shall strike another on board the ship, but every man's quarrel shall be ended on shore by sword or pistol in this manner. At the word of command from the quartermaster, each man being previously placed back to back, shall turn and fire immediately. If any man do not, the quartermaster shall knock the piece out of his hand. If both miss their aim they shall take to their cutlasses, and he that draweth first blood shall be declared the victor.
  26. No man shall talk of breaking up their way of living till each has a share of £l,000. Every man who shall become a cripple or lose a limb in the service shall have 800 pieces of eight from the common stock and for lesser hurts proportionately.
  27. The captain and the quartermaster shall each receive two shares of a prize, the master gunner and boatswain, one and one half shares, all other officers one and one quarter, and private gentlemen of fortune one share each.
  28. The musicians shall have rest on the Sabbath Day only by right. On all other days by favour only.

  30. Another pirate code of conduct
  31. All sailors know that discipline is essential on board ship. Pirates are no exception. Here are our rules. Before we set sail, every crew member has to swear to abide by them.
  32. Everyone shall obey orders.
  33. Booty will be shared out as follows: 1 share to every ordinary seaman; 1½ shares to the captain; 1¼ shares each to the master carpenter, boatswain and gunner.
  34. Anyone keeping a secret or attempting to desert will be marooned. They may take only a flask of gunpowder, a bottle of water, a gun and some shot.
  35. The punishment for hitting someone is 40 lashes on the bare back.
  36. Anyone being lazy or failing to clean his weapons will lose their share of booty.
  37. Everyone may vote on all important decisions.
  38. Everyone may have a share of captured drink and fresh food.
  39. Anyone found stealing from another member of crew will have their ears and nose slit open, and be set ashore.
  40. Gambling with cards and money is forbidden.
  41. Musicians may have only one day off a week.
  42. No one may leave the crew until each man has made £1,000.
  43. The compensation for losing a limb is 800 silver dollars.!