Life as a Pirate

Code of Conduct on a Pirate Ship the rule of each pirate captain wa stated clearly to every member of the crew. Acceptable behavior among pirates on a typical pirate ship was a very strict thing. If a rule was breached, the crew was without pity or remorse for that crew member. Although in rare cases if you were a skilled fighter you were made acceptions.
here is an example of a sample code (courtesy of pirate info) f Every man shall obey civil command; the Captain shall recieveone full share and a half in all prizes; the Master, Carpenter, Boatswain, and Gunnershall have one full share and a quarter. f If any man shall offer to run away, or keep secrets from the company, he shall be marooned with one bottle of powder, one bottle of water, one small arm and shot. f If any man shall steal from the company, or game, to the value of a peice of eight, he shall be marooned or shot. fif any man shall loose a joint in time of an engagement, he shall have 400 peices of eight; if a limb 800
Injuries Any pirate job was very hazerdous and was prone to injury or death. Besides death, a pirates worst fear was becoming disabled. If he survived the amputation he recrieved a substitute for his arm or limb. When he was injured he could not do his work. Such pirates were compensated. Most pirate crews not only offered financial compensation, but he could do work such as operate the cannons, cook the meals, and wash the decks. Life at Sea life at sea was a great bore for pirates. Sailing meant weeks of bordem searching for prey. There were only intermittent bursts of excitement when victims were sighted, borded, and plundered.
	With nothing to do, the blood- thursty pirates had brawls. As with any long voyage, food preservation was a hard thing for pirates. They'd stock up on bottled beer because water went bad. The pirates mostly ate hardtack (long- lasting biscuts) and they would eat limes for Vitamin C. if they were lucky, they had chickensand would kill sea turtles.
	Life on Land When they returned from plundering escapades, they were ready for fun. If they returned from successful voyage, pirates quickly depleted their bloodstained treasures in local taverns and ale houses. Often a pirate would spend thousands of peices of eight (10 peices of eight could by a whole herd of cattle) Pleasures suchas rum, food, wine, and gambling made tavern owners rich over night. Pirates had to do a lot of work before going back to sea.
	They had to scrape all of the barnacles and seaweed off the bottom of the vessel. After a battle sails, rigging, and other parts of the ship needed to be fixed. Although, the most important job was to stock the ship with food and water.
Death During the time period of pirates, death was often sudden, in the midst of battle, by shipwreck, tavern brawls, disease, ect. Then there was death by "dancing the hemp jig", a pirates name for a hanging, which awaited any pirate who was caught and sentenced.