But because he liked the proposal he consented to consider
it. Being afterwards pressed by both Hagthorpe and Wolverstone, who
did not share his own personal dislike of the Frenchman, the end of
the matter was that within a week articles were drawn up between
Levasseur and Blood, and signed by them and - as was usual - by the
chosen representatives of their followers.
These articles contained, inter alia, the common provisions that,
should the two vessels separate, a strict account must afterwards
be rendered of all prizes severally taken, whilst the vessel taking
a prize should retain three fifths of its value, surrendering two
fifths to its associate. These shares were subsequently to be
subdivided among the crew of each vessel, in accordance with the
articles already obtaining between each captain and his own men.
For the rest, the articles contained all the clauses that were usual,
among which was the clause that any man found guilty of abstracting
or concealing any part of a prize, be it of the value of no more
than a peso, should be summarily hanged from the yardarm.
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