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containe one with another about foure hundred and a quarterne weight
 
containe one with another about foure hundred and a quarterne weight
 
net sugar, and about five hundred weight grosse that is to say
 
net sugar, and about five hundred weight grosse that is to say
thate hogshead and sugar together. And further saith that every
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the hogshead and sugar together. And further saith that every
 
hundred weight of Barbadas sugars going under the name
 
hundred weight of Barbadas sugars going under the name
 
of Muscavado's, unpurged and before excise payd thereof
 
of Muscavado's, unpurged and before excise payd thereof

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The 23th of June 1658.

Examined upon the libell.

Benjamin Ballenger against)
k[?a]te and others)

Clark dt. .1.us

Robert Archer of the parish of Saint Olaves
Jury London, Grocer, aged 45 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined.

To the fifth article of the said libell hee saith an deposeth
that the hogs heads of sugars brought from the Barbada's
in the later end of the yeare 1656 did usually weigh and
containe one with another about foure hundred and a quarterne weight
net sugar, and about five hundred weight grosse that is to say
the hogshead and sugar together. And further saith that every
hundred weight of Barbadas sugars going under the name
of Muscavado's, unpurged and before excise payd thereof
were in the monethes of Aprill and May 1657 worth to be sold in
London thirtie seaven shillings per hundred or thereabouts.
one hundred with another, which hee knoweth being a Grocer
by trade, and now trading cheifly in sugars in London, and
having soe donne for theise ten yeares last or thereabouts,
and having perused his bookes touching the prices and
weight of the foresaid sugars in the times aforesaid. And
further hee deposeth not.

Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent.

Robert Archer/ [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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