It was covered by several feet of ash during the eruption of c.1500 b.c. , but unlike the tragic city of Pompeii in Italy, no human remains have been found.
The eruption of 1500 b.c. covered it in several feet of ash.
The holder in due course must have met the legal requirements of presentation and delivery of the instrument to the maker of a note or acceptor of a draft and must have found that this legal entity has refused to pay for or defaulted in payment of the instrument.