Mr. Snow and I to discourse about the putting out of 80l. to a man who lacks the money and would give me 15l. per annum for 8 years for it, which I did not think profit enough, and so he seemed to be disappointed by my refusal of it but I would not now part with my money easily.
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, which I do not yet understand, but do believe there may be something in it of great profit.
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Beware the Bottomry Bros, Sam. Could be a scam.
@snork303 @samuelpepys I had to look up the meaning of 'bottomry.'
@samuelpepys Well, you've been spending a lot of time in Deptford, I believe; if you can't find someone to pay you for being a bottom in that part of town, you're really not trying. Just remember to set a safe word!
@samuelpepys if they have a big investors party at a nightclub, beware the light show. Just a tip from future investment scams.
@samuelpepys Ah. you invest in a shipping venture and only get the money plus interest if the ship returns unsunk.