Editing Charles Johnson

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'''Charles Johnson''' ({{Wiki|Floruit|fl}}. 1724–1736) was a [[Piracy|pirate]] who operated in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] during the early 18th century. He served as a deckhand and [[Edward Thatch]]'s personal scribe aboard the ''[[Sea Dog's Bite]]'' from 1713 to 1717, and then on the ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' from 1717 to November 1718.<ref name="Journal Last Entry">''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' – A Final Entry</ref>

==Biography==
Originally a simple deckhand, on 3 January 1713, Johnson was called upon during the night and told that because of his abilities in drawing and writing he was also to become Edward Thatch's scribe, responsible for transcribing the captain's thoughts into a journal.<ref name="Journal 3 Jan 1713">''Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal'' – 3 January, 1713</ref><!-- Though there is an entry for 2 January, different font between the two imply that Blackbeard penned the original entry --> On 28 July 1713, with the end of [[War of the Spanish Succession]], Thatch announced to his crew that they would become a pirate vessel and allowed them to leave if they so choose. Though conflicted, Johnson chose to stay.<ref name="Journal 28 Jul 1713">''Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal'' – 28 July, 1713</ref>

On 21 November 1718, Blackbeard expelled both Johnson and first mate [[Israel Hands]] from his crew, hoping that doing so would keep them from dying alongside him.<ref name="Journal 21 Nov 1718">''Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal'' – 21 November, 1718</ref> Following Blackbeard's death the next day,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Do Not Go Gently...]]</ref> Johnson decided to leave piracy behind and chose a new path "under a fake name, but with true affection" to guarantee that his former captain would never be forgotten.<ref name="Journal Last Entry"/> In 1724,<ref>{{WP|Captain Charles Johnson}}</ref> he published the book ''{{Wiki|A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates}}''.<ref name="BF DB Rogers">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>

==Legacy==
With the book's success, which painted [[Woodes Rogers]] in a heroic light for his quest to rid the West Indies of pirates, the former governor was given a pension by King [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] and awarded a second term.<ref name="BF DB Rogers"/>

Around 2001,<!-- Desmond says this happens when he was around 14 years of age, so 1987+14=2001 -->the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[William Miles]] read Johnson's book while training his son, [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], how to [[Social stealth|move silently]].<ref name="BF Desmond">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: memo 3</ref> In 2013, [[Abstergo Entertainment]] employees read Johnson's book in order to help with creating the [[Database]] entries for the [[Sample 17 Project]], though they noted that he was a frequently unreliable source.<ref name="BF DB Mary">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Mary Read]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' {{Mo}}

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