Mission Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I could be wrong here, but I got the impression when I was reading the Lowther account that his articles were adhered to up until Massey and his group left. Then things seem to have degenerated in many respects. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swashbuckler 1700 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Perhaps they really are "more like guidelines." It's odd, in some cases the articles appear to have been adhered to with an almost devotional fervour, but in other cases "more like guidelines" would appear the most appropriate description. For further examples from Roberts' articles, at least one boy was definitely aboard Roberts' ship, despite being banned in the articles; soldiers who joined Roberts' company were only awarded 1/4 of a share, instead of the whole share they were entitled to; and, despite Roberts' articles being the only set to stipulate that "every man shall have a vote...", in practice less than half the people on board were enfranchised. Hmm "All are equal, but some are more equal than others".... "I have not yet Begun To Fight!"John Paul Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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