The added cost of writing down pirate rules was very small because, by the 1720s, anyone captured and suspected as a pirate was almost certain to be hanged regardless of whether the articles existed in writing.
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Peter LeesonEvidence Quote
“the additional cost of writing your rules down conditional on being captured and suspected as a pirate is very very small the reason being that... you pretty much going to be hanged no matter what”
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