What is Pirate code?
A '''pirate code''' is a code of conduct for [[pirate]]s - a set of rules for how to behave. Some of these codes were used by real pirates; others are from movies. ==Historical articles of piracy== In the second half of the [[17th century]], pirates started following rules. These rules had many different names, including Chasse-Partie, Charter Party, Custom of the Coast, or Jamaica Discipline. Eventually, they became known as '''Articles of Agreement''', or the pirate's code. These changed from one [[captain]] to another. Sometimes they were different from one voyage (journey) to another. These rules included punishments for rule breakers and said how much treasure each crew member would receive. Each crew member signed the articles (or if they could not write, they would make a mark to show they agreed). After the rules were signed, they were then posted in a common place, often the door of the grand cabin. There are three known sets of these rules that still exist today. Most of these come from [[Charles Johnson (pirate biographer)|Charles Johnson]]'s book ''[[A General History of the Pyrates]]''. Part of a code from [[Henry Morgan]], a famous [[Great Britain|British]] pirate, is remembered in a book called ''The Buccaneers of America'' by [[Alexandre Exquemelin]], who probably sailed with Morgan as a ship's doctor. Very few of these rules still exist today, because often pirates burned the papers before being caught. They did this to prevent these papers from being used against them. === Bartholomew Roberts' articles === One of the most famous sets of pirate rules was written in 1720 by the famous [[Wales|Welsh]] pirate [[Bartholomew Roberts]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Seitz| first = Don Carlos| title = Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=i7NLrJnuzHQC&pg=PA195| year = 2002| publisher = Courier Corporation| isbn = 978-0-486-42131-5| page = 195 }}</ref> '''I.''' Every man has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to the fresh provision