Indemnity given by a farmer to his guarantor before the pagarch TM 17899HerakleopolisVII - VIII

In the name of the Lord and Master Jesus Christ, our God and Saviour, in the month Epeiph 18 of the present first indiction, in Herakleopolis. Aurelius Ioannes, farmer, son of the late Joseph, from the village of Peenpebichis of the Herakleopolite nome, to Aurelius Enoch son of Apollos, from the same village. Since, in accordance with the requests I made to you, you have come forward to stand surety for me before Flavius Phoibammon, the most glorious illustris and pagarch of this city of Herakleopolis, I accordingly acknowledge that whenever I am sought by the said most glorious man, I am ready to present myself in person and to answer to the person seeking me, and to keep you free of trouble on account of this guarantee. If I do not do this, and if it should happen that you, which heaven forbid, suffer loss on my behalf, you shall have licence and authority to lay hands on all my property and to sell from it, mortgage it and dispose of it in any other way, until you are fully satisfied. This present deed of indemnity is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent and released it.