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And, if they shall not pay it within the time agreed upon, it shall be lawful for the lenders to pledge the goods or even to sell them for such price as they can get; and if the proceeds fall short of the sum which the lenders should receive in accordance with the agreement, it shall be lawful for the lenders, whether severally or jointly, to collect the amount by proceeding against Artemo and Apollodorus, and against all their property whether on land or sea, wheresoever it may be, precisely as if judgement had been rendered against them and they had defaulted in payment.
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And, if they do not enter Pontus, but remain in the Hellespont ten days after the rising of the dogstar,The ten days following the rising of Sirius—July 25 to August 5—were, it was thought, apt to be stormy. and disembark their goods at a port where the Athenians have no right of reprisals,In such ports Athenian ships would be safe. and from thence complete their voyage to Athens, let them pay the interest written into the contract the year before.If the return voyage is delayed until the legal year has expired (at the summer solstice) the rate of interest is to remain unchanged. And if the vessel in which the goods shall be conveyed suffers aught beyond repair, but the security is saved, let whatever is saved be the joint property of the lenders. And in regard to these matters nothing shall have greater effect than the agreement.That is, the terms of the contract shall be absolute. Compare Dem. 35.39.
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Witnesses: Phormio of Peiraeus, Cephisodotus of Boeotia, Heliodorus of Pitthus.Pittus (Pithus) was a deme of the tribe Cecropis.
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Now read the depositions.
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The Deposition
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Archenomides, son of Archedamas, of Anagyrus, deposes that Androcles of Sphettus, Nausicrates of Carystus, and Artemo and Apollodorus, both of Phaselis, deposited articles of agreement with him, and that the agreement is still in custody in his hands.
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Read also the deposition of those who were present.
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The Deposition
