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Transcription

January 1653, the allegated John Pibus came to this deponent to his
house at Greenwich, and knowing that this deponent had made a
discovery and had put the businesse in question a foote against him, hee
treated with this deponent and endeavoured a composition of the same
desiring this deponent not to prosecute the same further and
endeavour the overthrowe of the said Pibus, and his wife and children
or to that effect, and this deponent telling hin hee could make
noe composition of such a businesse, an therewithall showd him
the note (nowe showed unto him) which this deponent had before
received from his precontest Captaine Robinson, and
the said Pibus then and there acknowledged the contents of the
said note to be trie, and that though it cost him his life hee
would not denie the same or to that effect; and that hee the said
Pibus againe fell to perswading this deponent that the said businesse
might be ended, and desired to have the said note from this
deponent, telling him that hee hoped hee would not bring his
owne hand against him. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee was not present at the giving of the
said note and making the said confession in writing at London.
nor knoweth ought thereof otherwise then as aforesaid. And
otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer.

To the second hee saith hee expecteth such benefit by this
businesse as the lawe by the act of Parliament allowes him,
referring himselfe to the said act, and this deponent hath said,
that what the lawe would allowe in
the matter in question, hee would prosecute against the
said Pibus on behalfe of the Lord Protector and Commonwealth. And otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid

Repeated with his precontest before
doctor Clerke/.

George Okes./ [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The eighth of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]

The Lord Protector against Brewer.}
Budd. Smith.}

Examined upon the fore said allegation
on the behalfe of the said Brewer.

2dus./

Anthony Selby of the parish of Saint Margarets
New ffish streete London citizen and draper
of London aged 43 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined.

To the first article hee referreth himselfe to the lawes and
Statutes of this Comonwealth in the matter touching the number of
gallons of sweete oiles to be allowed to the tonne.

To the second article hee saith that hee this deponent is an
Oileman