Pirate Theme Party

Every good pirate party deserves a pirate party invitation. You need to look no further than the pirates themselves to help you with this problem. When a person decided to become or was chosen to be a pirate, they would fill out a contract of agreement. Many of the contract included guarantees of plunder and loot. They also outlined the pirates political rights within the crew. Many pirates had the authority to vote for whatever captain they saw fit. It was an attractive offer considering that the only other option for many was to be pressed into service by the British fleet. To be pressed into service means that the sailors were literally taken without their consent. They were forcibly made to serve on ships in atrocious conditions, so if the opportunity arose to escape that fate, many decided to do so. It made business sense. With pirates, life was much riskier, but the rewards promised to be much greater. In addition to this, there was no guarantee that a pirate would have a longer life with the British fleet. For sailors who had been pressed into service, many of them never saw their homeland again. So when you want to send out a pirate party invitation, why not write it up like a real pirate contract?