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To the fifth hee saith, hee this rendent d … To the fifth hee saith, hee this rendent doeth not knowe neither doeth<br />
hee believe nor hath ever heard that the goods in question were either<br />
directly or indirectly to be sent for ffrance or belonging to ffrenchmen, nor<br />
that in any Case whatsoever they were to have been upon any such accompt.
Repeated before doctor Clarke./
Abraham Gaultier [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 27th of ffebruary 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against Brewer.}<br />
Budd. Smyth.}
Examined upon a second allegation<br />
given in on the behalf of the<br />
Lord Protector.
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''Humphrey Broome''' servant of Mr John day<br />
of London Merchant, aged 24 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first hee saith that since the moneth of June 1652 namely in<br />
or about the moneth of October 1652 this deponents master John Day (as this deponent findeth in his books) bought<br />
a parcel of sweete oile of the Commissioners<br />
for prize goods, and received them after the measure or quantitie 0f 236<br />
gallons to the tonne, and not above, as being the usuall quantitie of gallons<br />
to a tonne of sweete oiles. And saith that this deponent hath<br />
served the said Mr Day in the way of a broker and merchant<br />
for theise 8 yeares last, and thereby well knoweth that that gage<br />
namely 236 gallons of sweete oiles to the tonne hath bin the ordinary<br />
and usuall gage betwixt buyer and seller of sweete oiles in<br />
this citie for all the said time and after that gage his said master hath in that time<br />
bought and sold many parcells of sweete oiles, and in particular hee knoweth<br />
that many parcells of sweete oiles have bin bought and received<br />
of the Commissioners for prize goods after that gage. And this hee saith was and is<br />
true, publique and notorious.
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To the second hee cannot depose.
To the third hee referreth himself to his foregoeing deposition, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth and 5th hee hath often heard the said Mr Day speake<br />
to the effect arlate, namely that hee had bought the parcel of oiles<br />
in question of Mr Brewer after Mr Browar<br />
had bought them at the prize office. And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the 6th hee saith that after such buying by the said John Day, this<br />
deponent by the said John Dayes order received twelve pounds of Mr<br />
Brewars servant towards the payment of the excise for the same,<br />
and after the said buying the said John Day making account that hee<br />
haday making account that hee<br />
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