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Subpoena and Summons Extraordinary 
The Royal High Court of the Raging Main 
County of HOUSTONUS, ) 
Vale of Pacificus, ) ss. 
Domain of Neptune Rex. ) 
To Whom May Come These Presents 
GREETING AND BEWARE 
WHEREAS, The good ship HOUSTON, bound southward for Galapagos Islands is about to 
enter our domain; and the aforesaid ship carries a large and slimy cargo of landlubbers, beach- 
combers, cargo-rats, sea-lawyers, lounge-lizards, parlor-dunnigans, plow-deserters, park-bench 
warmers, chicken-chasers, hay-tossers, chit-signers, sand-crabs, four-flushers, cross word puzzle 
bugs, and all other living creatures of land, and last but not least, he-vamps and liberty-hounds, 
falsely masquerading as seamen, of which low scum you are a member having never appeared before 
us; and 
WHEREAS, The Royal Court of the Raging Main has been convened by us on board the good 
ship HOUSTON on the C ii day of Ju Xyi 9 d,6kt Longitude West, and an inspec- 
tion of our High Royal Roster shows that it is high time the sad and wandering nautical soul of 
that much abused body of yours appeared before the High Tribunal of Neptune; and 
BE IT KNOWN, That we hereby summon and command you . _ Wa Id O _ _ C hlE it t 
now a ..IviUd ..Bigger , to appear before the Royal High Court and Our 
August Presence on the aforesaid date at such time as may best suit our pleasure, and to accept 
most heartily and with good grace the pains and penalties of the awful tortures that will be inflicted 
upon you. To be examined as to fitness to become one of our Trusted Shellbacks and to answer 
to the following charges: 
CHARGE I.— In that nowal-Ud Digge:.y Tg 
has hitherto wilfully and maliciously failed to show reverence and allegiance to our Royal Person, 
and is therein and thereby a vile landlubber and pollywog. 
charge II. — .L.altr.e.atiii^'...tJie..iriQa.t..royal...anlmals....oif..JiiS---Be.£yr 
Kingd.om»...b.Qtii...ln...s.p.ee.Qii...ai]Ld...d.e.e.d.;..-p.i.c.kliiig...t.]iem...ija...8lcohpl..and 
r.0Xmalde^.4e...and...e.xp.ps.irig..t hem. _t.o... the... Jeers *„.^\Qb.s„and..jUis”...of. .the. 
lowly landlubbers in the National Museum* 
CHARGE III. — -..St anding... in . w at er .up., to., his .neck and fishi ng around 
w.iJt.ll-^Al?...t.Qes...for..s<mething._or__other_-__nol)ody knows what yet. 
Disobey this Summons Under Pain of Our Swift and Terrible Displeasure. Our Vigilance is 
Erer Wakeful, Our Vengence is Just and Sure. 
Given under our hand and seal. 
DleptunuA £R<wc. 
Attest, for the King: 
DAVY JONES, Scribe. 
