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He seems to do it as a great favour to me to offer to come in upon a way of getting of money, which they call Bottomry,
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 08: October/November/December 1660 Samuel Pepys 1668
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He seems to do it as a great favour to me to offer to come in upon a way of getting of money, which they call Bottomry,
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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He seems to do it as a great favour to me to offer to come in upon a way of getting of money, which they call Bottomry,
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668
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He seems to do it as a great favour to me to offer to come in upon a way of getting of money, which they call Bottomry,
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Oct/Nov/Dec 1660 Pepys, Samuel 1660
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Bottomry loans (nautika) developed, repayable only if a cargo safely reached its destination; often given by groups of investors, such loans spread out risk and encouraged trade.
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A Sjftem of the Law of Marine Infuranui with three Chap - ters on Bottomry, on Infurancea 00 Lives, and on Infurances againlt Fire.
The Monthly Review 1796
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