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===Articles of Bartholomew Roberts===
[[Bartholomew Roberts]]' Articles were similar (but not identical) to those of his former Captain,
[[Howell Davis]]. In turn, Roberts' Articles influenced those of pirates such as Thomas Anstis who served under him and later went their own way.
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I. Every man has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity (not an uncommon thing among them) makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.