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Atkinson actually paid to the said William Adams for the same. And whereas in truth and in fact the said Christopher Atkinson, before the making of his said affidavit, during his transaction with the said commissioners for victualling his said majesty's navy as their cornfactor, to wit, on the thirty-first day of March, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty, at Westminster aforesaid, in the said county of Middlesex, did charge more than the usual commission of sixpence per quarter for and in respect of a large quantity, to wit, two hundred and fifty quarters and one bushel of malt, before that time, to wit, on the twenty-seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty, at Westminster aforesaid, in the said county of Middlesex, purchased by him the said Christopher Atkinson, for the said commissioners as their [522] cornfactor, of and from one William Adams, that is to say, two shillings per quarter for and in respect of each and every of the said two hundred and fifty quarters of malt, and in that proportion for and in respect of the said one bushel of malt so purchased by him of the said William Adams, beyond the price which he the said Christopher Atkinson actually paid to the said William Adams for the same: and whereas in truth and in fact the said Christopher Atkinson, before the making of his said affidavit, in the transactions which he had with the said commissioners for victualling of his said majesty's navy as their cornfactor, to wit, on the thirtieth day of December, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty, at Westminster in the said county of Middlesex, did charge the said commissioners more than the usual commission of sixpence per quarter for and in respect of sundry quantities of malt, amounting to a large quantity, to wit, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven quarters and four bushels of malt, before that time, to wit, between the twelfth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and the thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty, to wit, at Westminster aforesaid, in the said county of Middlesex, supplied by him, to wit, the sum of three-pence per quarter for and in respect of each and every quarter of the said one thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven quarters of malt, and in that proportion for the said four bushels of malt so supplied by him as aforesaid, more than the usual commission of sixpence per quarter; which said last mentioned malt was purchased by the said Christopher Atkinson for the said commissioners as their cornfactor, of different persons, that is to say, three hundred and ninety-eight quarters and four bushels, part of the said malt, of John Alloway; two hundred quarters, other part thereof, of John Routh; two hundred and twenty-nine quarters, other part thereof, of Robert Letts; four hundred quarters, other part thereof, of George Phelps; one hundred quarters, other part thereof, of William Northcote and four hundred quarters, residue of the said one thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven quarters and four bushels of malt, of Robert Denyer, to wit, at Westminster aforesaid, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid: and whereas in truth and in fact the said Christopher Atkinson, before the making of his said affidavit, during his transactions with the said commissioners for victualling his said majesty's navy as their cornfactor, to wit, on the thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, at Westminster in the said county of Middlesex, did charge more than the usual commission of sixpence per quarter for and in respect of a large quantity, to wit, seven hundred and twenty-nine quarters and six bushels of wheat, before that time, to wit, on the twenty-second day of November, in the said year of our Lord one thousand seven [523] hundred and seventy-nine, at Westminster aforesaid, in the said county of Middlesex, purchased by him the said Christopher Atkinson, for the said commissioners as their cornfactor, of and from one William Adams, that is to say, one shilling and sixpence for and in respect of each and every of the said seven hundred and twenty-nine quarters of wheat, and in that proportion for and in respect of the said six bushels of wheat so purchased by him of the said William Adams, beyond the price which he the said Christopher Atkinson actually paid to the said William Adams for the same: and whereas in truth and in fact the said Christopher Atkinson, before the making of his aforesaid affidavit, in the transactions which he had with the said commissioners for victualling his majesty's navy as their cornfactor, to wit, on the twenty-ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty, at Westminster aforesaid, in the said county of Middlesex, did charge the