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Covenant and promise to and with the said … Covenant and promise to and with the said Nuthall<br />
to pay unto him the summe of One hundred ffifty six<br />
pounds of Lawfull money of England, on or about the two and<br />
twentyeth day of ffebruary 1656: old stile if the said Ship<br />
should bee then in safety, and not then, nor at any other time before that time be sunck surprized by Pyratts<br />
or such like or cast away: And saving nowe seene<br />
and pused a schedule annexed to the said Allegation, beginning<br />
To all men to whom this present writing shall come Henry<br />
Potts of Newcastle etcetera and ending Dated the Two and<br />
twentieth day of November One Thousand six hundred<br />
ffifty and six: hee saith the same was and is a Copy<br />
of the Originall writing or Bill of Bottomry, which was on or<br />
about the day of the Date thereof really signed and sealed<br />
by the said Henry Potts. in the presence of this deponent<br />
and saith hee verily beleeveth the said Copy to be a<br />
true Copy of the said Originall Bill, And saith one of thos<br />
deponents servants made the said Copy or Draught of the originall, And<br />
further hee cannot depose./.
To the 6th hee Cannot depose,/.
To the 7th article and the bond exhibited hee saith that on or about the 22th day of<br />
November 1656: the said Henry Potts. together with one<br />
John Carter did become bound unto the said James<br />
Nutall in the summe of three hundred pounds<br />
of Lawfull money of England. for the performance<br />
of the Covenants. mentioned and set downe in the<br />
said writing or Bill of Bottomery And saith the said bond, (now<br />
showed unto him, was and is the bond wherein<br />
the said Potts, and Carter are bound to the said Nuthall<br />
to performe the Covenants in the foresaid writing or bill of Bottomry<br />
And saith the same on or about the day of And date<br />
thereof was really signed, sealed, and delivered by them<br />
the said Potts. and Carter for and as their Act and<br />
Deed, in the presence of this deponent (who made the said bond<br />
and of one William Wyatt And further hee cannot<br />
depose./.
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin
Clement Witham [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]lphin
Clement Witham [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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