Possible Clues:

• Make legally bound
• Old boy left before one, say, getting up to do a favour
• Old naval officer contracted by English force
• Compel old boy to rest — good to get tucked in
• Hold in debt
• Legally compel
• Compel old boy to be deceitful? There's little good in that
• See 18
• Make stink up and fib about Government
• Bind top of load in sash, say, for lifting