The Scurvy Dogs of the Sea

Here Ye! Here Ye! These are our rules

The Articles of Bartholomew Roberts

	All important decisions to be put to a vote.
	Any man caught stealing shall be marooned.
	All pistols and cutlasses will be kept clean.
	No women allowed on board.
	Any man who deserts ship in battle shall be put to death.
	All crews quarrels will be settled on shore.
	The captain and quartermaster to receive two shares of the booty; the master gunner, and boatswain, one and a half shares; other officers one and a quarter shares; all others, one shares each.
	Injuries to be compensated. Any man who loses a limb in battle shall receive extra booty.

As long as man has ventured to sea, there have been Pirates.

The crews that mutinied to take control away from the masters of their ships, who made their lives miserable. After this however, they were wanted men and there fates hung at the end of a noose; over the yard arm. These men without a nation, formed an alliance, a brotherhood, where color of skin, status of family , or religious belief mattered. They took what they wanted and needed from the rich governments that dared to venture into the waters that they chose to inhabit. No one was safe from their plunder or plight, both royalty and merchants were fair prey.

The Articles of Bartholomew were written before the Constitution of the United States was ever dreamed of. All men and women, had a vote on important decisions, men that that lost a limb would receive more booty. Looking at the Articles of Bartholomew you can clearly see that these men and woman, that were once slaves, prisoner's, or lowly deck hands started what could be called the first form of Workers Compensation Benefits, and equal rights for all races and sex's, way before any other government.

How I became interested in Pirates, and Sailing.

	The Errol Flynn & the Movie's - "I wish I had a Pencil thin Moustache" I have always loved watching all of the old black and white movies that come on late night, or when I was a kid, on the Sunday afternoon movies on TV. Yes, Errol Flynn definitely was the king of all the Hollywood Pirates. With Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk, Against All Flags, The Master of Ballantrae I loved them all. And when you're a kid, after watching these movies you just had to be a Pirate, one of those dashing, daring Swashbucklers of the Sea. The Pirates always got the girl, and the gold. More Classic's non-Errol Flynn The Buccaneer Captain Kidd Treasure Island The Black Swan Blackbeard the Pirate The Golden Hawk Sea Devils The Spanish Main Raiders of the Seven Seas Billy Bud The Newer Pirate Movies Swashbuckler - 1976 Yellowbeard - 1983 Comedy Hook - 1991, I know Peter Pan Pirates - 1986 The Pirate Movie - 1982 (musical spoof) Treasure Island - 1990 (made for TV), These aren't really a pirate movies but still good and exciting to watch Mutiny on the Bounty, Captain Horatio Hornblower. Disney even had Pirates, the Classic movie " Swiss Family Robinson", in this movie the Pirates were the bad guys, , Black Beard's Ghost a comedy, and lots of fun. And the newer Return to Treasure Island - 1985 (6-part mini-series) Disney also had a little fun with Pirate's showing them on a lighter side with the ride "Pirates of the Caribbean" . A Pirates Life for Me YO HO YO HO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME WE PILLAGE AND PLUNDER AND WE RIFLE AND LOOT DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO WE KIDNAP AND RAVAGE AND DON'T GIVE A HOOT DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO YO HO YO HO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME WE EXTORT WE PILFER WE FILCH AND SACK DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO MARAUD AND EMBEZZLE AND EVEN HIJACK DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO YO HO YO HO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME WE KINDLE AND CHAR, INFLAME AND IGNITE DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO WE BURN UP THE CITY, WE'RE REALLY A FRIGHT DRINK UP UP ME HEARTIES YO HO WE'RE BEGGERS AND BLIGHTERS AND NE'ER DO WELL CADS DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO AYE BUT WE ARE LOVED BY OUR MOMMIES AND DADS DRINK UP ME HEARTIES YO HO


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