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Letter of Reprisal
Know all men by these
presents. That I,
(1.Captain Name) Walter Raleigh, Knight, am bound and surely obliged to
the most honourable
(2. Admiral Name) Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham, Knight of the most
noble order of the Garter, lord high Admiral of England that now is, in
five hundred pounds of English money, to be paid to him, Charles lord high
Admiral of England, or to his appointed attorney, his heirs or executors
for the good and faithful payment whereof I, by these presents, firmly
bind myself, my heirs and executors.
Sealed with my seal and dated the twelfth day of the month of August in
the year of the Lord, 1585, and in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of
my lady
(3. Queen Name) Elizabeth, queen of England, &c.
Walter Raleigh.
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