Quote Originally Posted by CDNSushi View Post
Thanks for the thoughts thus far gentlemen... To reiterate, though: JSFMACLJR: you seem to be referring to a historical situation (which is fine -- I like history) but it doesn't seem to me that it would happen nowadays.
While the idea of a Bond of Manrent seems quaint, I would imagine that it would be up to individual chief to choose to accept such a document. I actually have an example version in a book in my personal library.

T.