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in the County of Oxford Maltster
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maketh Oath, that about the Caller and of September last past and the
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beginning of this present October; he this Deponant did deliver into
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he possession of
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Benja Tomkins
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in the County of Berks
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to be carried to London by his Barge and to be sold there by him 70 yrs
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of this Deponants own malts,
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which
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he this Deponant made last Malting Season
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before ye 30th day of May last at his own Malthouse in Witney aforesaid, for all which malt he this Deponant
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(doth hereby make oath that he have paid ye full Excise due to his Majesty
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in to the hands of Mr
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James Furnell
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his Majestys Collect
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Excise
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And this Deponant has been since ye since first mentioned credibly informed
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by his fact or ye Said
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Junior that ye said 70 yrs of malts
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after it was carried to London and delivered out of ye Barge of ye said
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Junior, into ye Aghter of
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Richard Howard
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was on the 7th day of this instant October drowned or welted in ye said
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Lighter in the
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as it was passing from Queen Hith
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to ye Wharfe of Mr
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Josias Nicholson
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and that part of ye said 70 yrs of man it is lively cost, and ye remaining
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part thereof in same measure perished for Witness whereof he this Deponant had &
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hereunto sett his handthis
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28th day of October 1720
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Jurat die et
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Anno dict
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Coram
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John Dewe
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Skelton
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