The King's Man

The King's Man is a novel written by Johnny Coaleaston, originally published on January 17, 1745. It tells the tale of a young and promising officer, William Cloudsely, of the Royal Navy. This novel was in no way related to any current or previous player of the game of Pirates Online, but is however somewhat based off said game.
==Chapter I==
"William Cloudsely, come aboard, sir." Cloudsely said solemnly, touching his hat. He had just come aboard His Majesty's Ship of the Line Augustus, and was sweating, not only from the scourching heat, but also from his nervous feeling of being in the presence of a Lieutenant.
"Rank and date of enlistment?" asked Lieutenant Charles Clayton, the Third Lieutenant of the ship. He cocked an eyebrow at the young Midshipman, obviously seasick from the passgae to the ship, even in the still and calm waters of Falmouth.
"Midsh- Midship-p-p, Midshipman, sir. Enli- enlist-t-t-ed, enlisted on June 23, 1731" Cloudsely sputtered out, with great effort. The sweat trickled down his face, but he restrained from wiping it away as he was taught at the Naval Academy. His twitching eyebrow did little to make up for his nervous appearance, and he awaited the Lieutenant's words.
"Very well, Mr. Cloudsely. Mr. Sharpe will take you below. Your baggage will come down after you, of course." Clayton said with all the dignity required of a Lieutenant. He turned on his heels, and continued forward to oversee the purser and his mates as they checked the stores that had been loaded on deck moments before. Cloudsely followed Midshipman Sharpe down the companionway, awkwardly stepping down as Sharpe slid down in quick, fluid steps. After descending two more flights of stairs, they arrived on the lower gundeck, to find the crew sitting at their mess tables, debating loudly over the prospect of war. 
"Oi, look at that! Another sailor to the berth!" shouted a middle aged Midshipman, obviously with no hope of further promotion after his many years as Midshipman. He seemed somewhat pleasantly surprised at the newcomer, who was 
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