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sould in the Citty of London for twenty se … sould in the Citty of London for twenty seaven shillings per hundred<br />
weighte and twentye eight shillings<br />
per hundred weighte in readye money at nyne monethes discounte, that is to say abatinge soe much money as the use of the money came <br />
to for nyne monethes, redens racionem scien he sayeth that in the <br />
sayd moneth of December 1635 or January then next followinge this deponent<br />
Mr Samuell Harsenett and partners did buy of Mr John Busfield<br />
of London merchant the quantitye of fower hundred barrells of figgs<br />
or upwards at the prices aforesayd, and that the figgs shipt by the arlate<br />
Craven for his owne accompte from ffaro, are commonly better and will yeild of more by<br />
two or three shillings in an hundred weighte then the sayd Busfields<br />
or any other mans figgs, for that the sayd Cravens figgs are<br />
more trulye packed and better cured the other mens figgs are, which<br />
come from other places, and the reason thereof is (as this deponent hath<br />
heard the sayd Craven saye) because he is present at the curinge and<br />
packinge of them and hath an eye over them that he imployeth in that<br />
behalfe, Et alr nescit deponere
Ad 12us affirmat That in the moneth of Aprill 1636 Richard Piggott<br />
and the foresayd Samuel Harsenett and others of London Grocers<br />
did buy of Mr Waff[?XX], Mr Horne , and Mr Dighton of London<br />
merchant and company ffifteene hundred barrells of figgs and upwards<br />
at eighteene shillings and weighte per hundred weight pence at six monethes instance<br />
which in ready money is not above eighteene shillings per hundred weight<br />
or thereabouts, reddens raconem scien sue in premisses he sayeth that<br />
he this deponent kepte the accompte of the sayd figgs and sawe most<br />
of them weighed and payd part of the money for them, and<br />
that in the sayd moneth of Aprill 1636 the best sorte of figges were<br />
commonlye sould in London at the price aforesayd because the season<br />
for them was past And this he affirmeth uppon his oath to be true.<br />
Et alr nescit depoita.
Super reliquis arlis non examinat ex directione.
William Broughton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Craven con White/
'''4s'''
'''Samuel Busfield''' pparochia omnium sanctorum ad murum London in causa mercator<br />
aetats 22 annorum aut eo circiter testis in hac parte productus<br />
iuratus et examinatus.
Ad primum 2. 3. et 4um arlos libelli nescit deponere
Ad 5um affirmat That in the moneth of September 1635 this deponents then<br />
master, John Cornelison Luyqueberger did take to fraighte the arlate<br />
shipp called the ''ffortune'' of Dover whereof the arlate John White<br />
was master for a voyage from London to Plymouth and from thence to<br />
Bayon in ffrance and from thence backe agayne to London which voyage<br />
the sayd shipp accordinglye performed, and was discharged of the<br />
homewards ladinge in the porte of London in the moneth of March<br />
then next followeinge. Et alr nescit deponere
Ad 6. nescit deponere.
Ad 7um affirmat That in the moneth of Januarye anno domini 1635<br />
this deponents brother John Busfield of London<br />
merchant did sell a thousand or fifteene hundred<br />
barrells of figgs unto Thomas Browne John Browne and<br />
Samuel Harsenett and others of London Grocers for the some<br />
of twenty eighte shillings per hundred weight at nyne<br />
monethesundred weight at nyne<br />
monethes +
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