AGREEMENT
Which agreement we have come to open
proper discussion and with the consent of
each member of our goodly company.
The amount of the ransom to be
CXXVIII Thousand Pieces of Eight
and confirmation of the weight and fineness
of the gold to be made in the manner aforesaid.
And if Ransom be delivered
BY NOON TOMORROW then will
the Princess be given back unto you
SPOTLESS and UNHARMED.
IfBut if you come by us with ships of war and
ye come against us with Ships of War & Soldiers
THEN SHALL THE PRINCESS
BE PUT TO DEATH AND HER
BODY THROWN INTO THE SEA.
Mac Javish
The Black Pirate
We subscribe this
with our own hands