County: Essex
Code: D3013
Reference: Ipswich, Suffolk Record Office: C/6/7/5
Function: Affidavit




To alle trewe crysten Peple the tenure of [...] or seyng Thomas Braunche Clerk Thomas Bland Gentylman̕
John Austyn̕ Roberd Skape John Multon [...] John Beylham Thomas Songer John Burgeynffuller Roberd Bavlyn̕
willyam Semer and John Lavendeer of the [...] Magdeleyn̕ of the towne of Colchestr̕ in the Counte of Essex̕ sende gretyng
in̕ oure lord god euerlastyng [...] as [...] byfore god ther as nede ys to bere wittenesse vn-to trouthe we certifye vn-
to the knowleche [...] that wher as Anastase wyfe vn-to oure feithfulle and welbelouyd Neighbore Thomas Edward
of the parysshe of [...] beforseid spake vn-to Syr willyam Peryman̕ Preest of grette confidens and very trust in̕ the yere of oure
souereyn̕ lord the kyng that nowe ys xxvijtithe . to gete hyr a xx seme malte good and suffisaunt and of the best that myght be hadde in̕ the Counte of Suff
whervppon̕ the seid sir willyam spake vnto oon̕ Roberd Brakstret of wykhameskeye in̕ the seid Counte of Suff husbondman̕ for a xx seme malte to be delyuered vnto
the seid Anastase as Colchestr̕ beforseid And the seid sir willyam profred hym-self vn-to the seid Roberd to be suerte for the payement therof yf that yt Were good and
suffisaunt and withe that yt were delyuered in̕ the forme beforseid by a certeyn̕ Daye therof assessyd and lymyted Whervppon̕ the seid Roberd caryed vn-to Colchestr̕
ij seme malte good and suffisaunt for a saumple seiyng and affermyng withe feithfulle ensurance vn-to the seid Thomas Edward Anastase and other of oure right
feithfulle and credible neighbores that the remenant of the malte shulde be as good as the saumple wherof John Bawdewyn̕ and Jsabelle hys wyfe hadde a seme
and the seid anastase the tother seme whiche prevyd right̕ well̕ . And after that the seid Roberd brought vn-to Colchestr̕ vij seme malte neither good [...]
ne no thyng lyke to the saumple whiche wold neuer preve to the purpose in̕ no maner wyse For the seid Anastase assayed a seme or tweyn̕ ther-of in̕ the [...]
wyse that she cowde in̕ erthe to have entryd yt to hir customers wherthorowe she hadde nye lost alle hir customers by whiche the seid Thomas and Anastase [...]
harmes and skathes and ben̕ endamaged to the value of xl s Jn so moche that whanne the seid Roberd come next vn-to Colchestr̕ to haue be payed for hir [...]
seyden̕ pleynly vn-to hym that they wold no more haue ado ther-withe in no maner wyse wherfore the seid Roberd spake to willyam Caley Fuller and preyed [...]
Chapman̕ for the remenant of his malte and he wolde paye hym right well̕ for his labour And so the seid Roberd by t helpe of the seid willyam solde vn-to oonn Poule [...]
the Newheethe of Colchestr̕ A iiij seme of the same malte wherof he yafe hym A quarter daye of payement And in̕ the mene-tyme the seid poule dyed And after that the seid Roberd
come to Colchestr̕ and spake withe the wyfe and executours of the seid Poule And they seyden̕ pleynly vn-to hym that yt was the most vntrewe good that euer they a do withe so that they wold
paye peny therfore in̕ no maner wyse for yt was neither worthe ware ne money . in̕ so moche that he Wold neuer speke to hem more of the matier vn-to this daye And so thorough the vntrewe me-
nys of the seid Roberd the forseid sir willyam Thomas Edward and Anastase weren̕ defrauded gylously disseyued and grettely hyndred ayens all lawe very right and good [...]
the very effecte of the bargeyn̕ beforseid . whiche we withe an hundred of suffisaunt and credible personys of oure neighbores yf nede be wylle verifye record and testifye bothe byfore [...]
at alle dayes wherfore we beseche yow all̕ and synguler to whome theys present lres testymonyallis shall̕ come that vn-to theis premysses ye yife stedfast feithe and [...]
Jn-to witnes wherof to this present writyng of testimonye oure seles we haue sette the xxiiijtithe daye of Octobre in̕ the xxxvtithe yere of kyng herry sext after the [...]