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Sworn and examined deposeth and saith that about a month ago this examinate arriving at the Port of Chester with certain corn and French wines aboard the good ship or barque called the Blessing of Eyre whereof is Master William Wylie from Brittany in France he this examinate upon his arrival did offer to make entry of the same corn in his Majesty’s custom house for the said Port of Chester which Mr William Singleton his Majesty’s customer there who refused to take the entry thereof unless the said examinate would make entry also of his wines and compound with him for the prizage of the same whereupon this examinate saith that he did compound with him the said Mr Singleton in respect he would not otherwise take the entry of his corn, to give unto him for the prizage of the said wines one tonne of the same wines or else the price thereof as the rest of the said wines should be sold whereof the said Mr Singleton upon the said composition did promise to give back unto the said examinate the sum of four pounds in abatement of the said prizage. And further this examinate saith that the same wines being small and of the growth of Brittany were sold for £10 £10s the tonne payable at Michaelmas next and further saith that the said Mr Singleton was contended that this examinate should sell the said tonne of wines with the rest and that he would accept of the price thereof according to the sale of the same and would make the said abatement of four pounds accordingly.
Sworn and examined deposeth and saith that he was present at the composition aforesaid and saith the said Mr Singleton was contented to take one tonne of wine in kind for the prizage of the said wines and to five unto the said William Ryside four pounds in abatement of the same prizage or else that the said William Ryside should pay to the said Mr Singleton the price of one tonne of the said wines as he should sell all the same together and that he would abate him four pounds thereof.