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13 Maryland / Know all men By These p’sents if wee Elias King & John Salter each of Kent County in the Province above said gent am holden indebted & firmly Bound unto Capten Wm Bowers, marriner and Comandr of the ship Chester marchant now Rideing in Chester River, of wch wee are owners, his heirs Exrs & admrs in the Just & full sume of Three hundred pounds sterling & Lawfull money of England to wch payment well & truly to be made; Wee binde Our selves our heirs Exrs and admrs firmly by these p’sents as Wittness our hands & seales this 29th day of Septr Anno Dom: 1703 The Condicon of this obligacon is such; that that if the above bounden Elias King & John Salter, or either of them, their heirs, Exrs or admrs or any other pson for, or under them shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid the true and full sume of one hundred and fifty pounds Lawfull & sterling money of England, when duely required by Monseuier Pierre Le Maitre Captain of the St Hubert of Brest in the Kingdome of france or any pson other wise duely authorized under him his heirs Exrs or admrs in the behalfe of him the above said Capt William Bowyer, his heirs exrs or admrs which said sume of money the said Bowyer [illegible] for as Ransome for the ship Chester Merchant above said upon her Passage from England to this province she then be taken & in the possesion of the above said Monsier Pierre, Le Maitre Captain of the St Hubbert of Brest in the Kingdome of france above said or otherwise shall redeem the Release a certaine John Beall Brother in law to him the said Captaine Wm Bowyer given by him the said Bowyer as an Hostage for the paymt of the above said sume of one hundred and fifty pound sterling Ransome for the said ship Chester mercht above sd, so yt he ye John Beall shall wthin convt time (Death only Excepted arive & [illegible] come into the Kingdome of England of wch he is Native and doth belong, or other wise to the care & tuition of him the sd Bowyer, his heirs exrs admrs or other neer friends of Kinn to him ye sd John Beall [illegible] as above said [illegible]. Then this obligacon to be voyd otherwise to remaine and be in full Power force and vertue ye day & year above said signd sealed and deliverd Elias King (seal) in the p’sence of us John Salter Ed[xxx]d Bathurst Henry Coward 7br 30th 1703 Edward Boore master Recorded p Lumley Wm Young Do made out |
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