CXXXI.
17 April 1566.
Know all men by these presents that I, Rolicrt Care, of the town of Kingston on Hull, in Yorkshire, merchant, am held and firmly bound to Nicholas Michelson, of the town of Claye, in the County of Norfolk, mariner, for a hundred marcs of good and lawful money of England to be paid to the said Nicholas Michelson, or his certain attorney, his heirs or assigns : for the good and faithful payment of which 1 bind myself, my heirs, executors, and assigns, by the presents, my seal being set hereto.
Dated xvij day of April in the eighth year of the reign of our Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God Queen of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. In the year 1566.
In dorso :
The condicyon of this obligacyon is suche that if the withe in bownd Robert Care, his heires, executors, or assigns, or any of them, do welle and trully paye or cause to be contented and payed unto the within named Nycolas Mychelson, his heires, executors, or assignes, or to any of them, the sume of forty pounds of good and lawfwell money of Ingland wythe in syxe dayes after the arywalle of the said Nycolas Mychelson unto the hawyn of Exmowe or the kaye of *Topesam with his shype, and that withowt any manner of frawde, gyle, or contradicsyon that then the present obligacyon to be voide and of non effect or ellys to stande and remayne in full force, power, strenght, eff*ect, and vertue.
* A quay was built at Topsham as early as 1313 hy Hugh Courtcnay.