These Letters of Marque were official documents used by Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company. This document pardons the recipient of prior crimes against the Crown and rants the recipient a commission as a privateer in the employ of England, as he planned to use for Jack Sparrow. Ultimately, the letters were used to pardon James Norrington, who would later be given the promotion as admiral. This document required the signatures of Lord Cutler Beckett and King George II, as well as Beckett's seal, in order to be official.