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<p n="326"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n326-1">William Shearwood</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo38">Croydon</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo39">County of Surry</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15086_occ27">Lighterman</rs>
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maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and saith that on the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date14">thirtieth Day of December</rs>
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<lb></lb>
last past and also on the second fourth sixth and<lb></lb>
ninth Days of January Instant he this Deponent<lb></lb>
went to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo40">new Corn Market</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo41">Mark Lane</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo42">City of London</rs>
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in order to enquire into the price<lb></lb>
of middling British Wheat And that on all the<lb></lb>
above mentioned Days the common Market pried<lb></lb>
of middling British Wheat sold in the said Market<lb></lb>
was forty nine Shilling and upwards the Quarter<lb></lb>
And further saith that for several Weeks last<lb></lb>
past the common Market price of middling<lb></lb>
British Wheat sold in the said Market hath been<lb></lb>
forty nine Shillings and upwards the Quarter<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further saith that he is<lb></lb>
seized of a Freehold Estate of the clear Yearly<lb></lb>
Value of twenty Pounds and upwards over and<lb></lb>
above all Charges and Reprizes and that he is skilful<lb></lb>
in the Prices of Wheat and other Corn and that he<lb></lb>
is a House keeper and lives in the County of Surry<lb></lb>
And that he is not a Corn Chandler Mealman<lb></lb>
Factor or a Merchant concerned in the Importation<lb></lb>
of Corn or any Way interested in any Wheat to be<lb></lb>
Imported.</p>
<p n="327">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date15">11th Day of January 1775</rs>
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<p n="328"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n328-1">Wm Shearwood</rs>
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