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contract for the number of gallons to the … contract for the number of gallons to the tonne, and being the<br />
usuall and accustomed gage of sweete oiles. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the 6 article hee saith that about some monthes past (the<br />
time otherwise hee nowe remembreth not) the said Brewar in further<br />
persuance of the said sale of the said oiles, paid unto this deponents<br />
servant a certaine summe of money (howe much hee nowe<br />
remembreth not) for or towards payment of the excise of and<br />
for the said oiles, which money this deponents servant received, And<br />
otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the 7th eighth and 9th articles hee saith and deposeth that<br />
after the said buying by this deponent and his selling the said<br />
oiles to the said Alderman driver, hee delivered a note to be signed by<br />
the said Brewar for transferring them to the said Mr driver, and<br />
the said Brewer received the same upon the exchange London in<br />
the presence of his precontest humphrey Browne, which note<br />
the said Brewer put into his pocket, and refused to goe off<br />
the Exchange to signe it. And saith that longe beforre that the said Brewar<br />
spake to this deponent, and<br />
desired him to goe alonge with him to the Prize office and there<br />
to declare that the Commissioners ought to make Deliverie of the<br />
said oiles to the said Brewar after 252 gallons to the tonne, and<br />
held up a bagge of money, wherein (as the said Brewar said) was about 15 ''li'' sterling<br />
and offered it to this deponent of hee would goe and soe declare, for<br />
that (as hee said) hee doubted not but that if this deponent would<br />
soe declare, hee the said Brewar should<br />
receive the said oiles after that [?rate]; And this deponent refusing<br />
to goe, as knowing it was a gage that the Commissioners had<br />
never intended nor had delivered in any sweete oiles<br />
they had sold, and telling the said Brewar soe and this deponent [?expected] but 236 gallons to the tonne in what hee had bought of the said [?BXXXX] the said Brewar<br />
still continued to importune him to goe, and this deponent<br />
upon his importunitie went with him, but comming thither this<br />
deponent told the Commissioners the very truth of what the said<br />
Brewar came about, and what in effect hee had said to this deponent.<br />
And the said Brewar could not nor did make any deniall of the<br />
matter. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee saith hee hath bin often informed and beleeveth<br />
that the said Brewar refuseth to receive the said oiles<br />
unlesse hee may have them at 252 gallons to the tonne, and<br />
soe much hee hath heard the said Brewar confesse, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.
Toith his foregoeing deposition is true.
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