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and whether it be now gotten off or noe I know not." Robert 

 Steele, in consequence, takes his place, and has orders to send all 

 the iron to Mr. Tomson, at Hull, in keels, and not in open 

 catches. In February, 1665, George Sitwell writes — "I will send 

 one to Bawtry to hasten away the plates, but know not how longe 

 it may be before a vessell come thither wch goes through to Hull, 

 for usually they are smaller vessels, and unlade at Stockwith into 

 greater, wch is about seven miles from Bawtry." In January, 1662, 

 saws which had been long since sent from Bawtry cannot be 

 heard of, but are lying frost bound by the way : " Its not amiss 

 they were not at Hull, for there is a shipp cast away wherin its 

 pbable they might have beene." The freight of saws from Bawtry 

 to Hull was sixpence per dozen, but on another occasion 5s. 3d. 

 for a ton containing sixteen dozen; 12s. 3d. was paid for the 

 carriage of two ton of pots over the same route. 



The iron, upon arriving at Hull, was forwarded by Tomson to 

 Ralph Franceys at the White Hart, Fryday Street, London, a 

 cousin of our merchant's. The Dover dues being paid, it was 

 landed at Porter's Quay, the porters informed Franceys, and his 

 man came and weighed it. I find that the freight of saws from 

 Hull to London was one shilling per dozen, the wharfage and 

 portage came to threepence per dozen ; and Franceys or the man 

 who procured them to be sold had the usual commission of 

 j£\ 1 os. per cent, for factorage, and sixpence per dozen in 

 addition. 



The ironmongers who bought were Westerne and Charles 

 Harvey, near the Dice Key, in Thames Street ; Brice, of the same 

 street ; John Roper, at the King's Arms, in the little Minories ; 

 Thomas Cooper, a quaker, at the Dripping Pan, in Great Wood 

 Street ; Andrew Trubshaw, of Cole Harber. and his brother 

 James Trubshaw, of Birmingham ; Mr. Sled, of Southwark ; 

 Pellet and Collier, Haver and Ingram, Thomas Pemberton and 

 his partner John Finch ; Nunn and Salter, Hugh Mason, James 

 Clarke, Spencer, Strickland, Billing, Tyler, and Cromwell. I 

 find so many tradesmen with families located at Inns in London, 



