For those who have seen the film Pirates of the Caribbean, or have a passing interest in 17th century buccaneers, the term ‘Living by the Code' should be reasonably familiar.
I am of course referring to the Pirate Code, or the code of conduct invented for governing pirates. And I do wonder at times if we are regarded by some EU nations as ‘pirates', based in ‘treasure islands' full of loot! One of the best known examples of the Pirate Code was set down by the famous Welsh pirate Bartholomew Roberts, otherwise known as ‘Black Bart' in 1720, whose version of the articles included such sensible measures as the allocation of a pension based on "severity of wounds". Roberts was a protégé of Henry Morgan, and both were involved in the famous Brethren Court, w...
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