CAS HI 214 Lecture 3: Piracy 3.docx
12 Nov 2014
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Consulate of the sea: agreed upon professional standards on piracy. Talks about how to conduct piracy; no need for violence; piracy as business risk. Origin of insurance (ie. licenser will pay ransom in exchange for piracy work) Government insurance of merchants to get compensated for piracy losses. Confederation based around barcelona (consists of eastern third of today"s spain) King james ii originally king of sicily, older brother king of barcelona; brother died . Violence was used; bernat had 2 warships (galleys) and men in hiding in the sicily; Bernat kept the stuff, held crew and capt. For ransom, did the same thing again next year. If people know which pirate and from where, send letter to government, government compensates the people (insurance) Two best known pirates of middle ages (both from barcelona): admiral bernat de sarria; roger de lauria. Frederick stayed on throne for another 30 years.
