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<p n="119"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n119-1">Thomas Hurford</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo113">Parish of<lb></lb>
Saint Sepulchre</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo114">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ53">Gentleman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
maketh Oath and saith that on the eleventh<lb></lb>
and twenty first Days of this Instant April he this<lb></lb>
Deponent went to the now Corn Market in Mark<lb></lb>
Lane within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo115">City of London</rs>
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in order to enquire<lb></lb>
into the price of middling British white Peace and that<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo116">the Common</rs>
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Market Price of middling British<lb></lb>
White Pease sold in the said Market on all the<lb></lb>
abovementioned Days was from thirty three Shillings<lb></lb>
to thirty four Shillings the Quarter And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that on all the Days<lb></lb>
abovementioned he was informed and he very<lb></lb>
believes the same to be true that for several Weeks<lb></lb>
then last past <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo117">the Common</rs>
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Market Price of middling<lb></lb>
British White Pease sold in the said Market had<lb></lb>
been and that the same now continues to be from<lb></lb>
thirty three Shillings to thirty four shillings the<lb></lb>
Quarter And further saith that he is seized of<lb></lb>
a Freehold Estate of the clear Yearly Value of<lb></lb>
twenty Pounds and upwards over and above all<lb></lb>
Charges and Reprizes and that he is skilful in<lb></lb>
the price of White Pease and other Corn and that<lb></lb>
he is a Housekeeper and lives in the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo118">Middlesex</rs>
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And that he is not a Corn Chandler<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ54">Mealman</rs>
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Factor or a Merchant concerned in the<lb></lb>
Information of Corn or any way interested in any<lb></lb>
Pease to be imported</p>
<p n="120">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15088_date35">22d Day of April 1777</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo119">Guildhall</rs>
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London}</p>
<p n="121">By the Court</p>
<p n="122">Hurford</p>
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