_Depositions for the part of_ JOHN RASTELL _against_ HENRY WALTON.
[_Deposition of_ WILLIAM FISHPOLE.]
William Fishpole of London, tailor, of the age of 60 years and above,
sworn and examined upon his oath, saith that he made two long gowns down
to the ground, of sarcenet, one of them of blue and yellow sarcenet,
lined with red tuke or red buckram, whether of the same lining he now
remembereth not, and another of green sarcenet, but whether it were
lined or not he remembereth not now, which gowns coming to him in pieces
contained in every piece 6 ells or thereabouts. And also he saith that
if he should have bought out of the mercer's shop, every ell would have
cost 6s.; and he saith that every gown was worth 20s. and above. And
also he saith that he made a garment for a gallant with wide sleeves,
the one side of red and yellow sarcenet, and the other side blue and red
lined with red tuke or red buckram, which was a costly garment, better
than 20s. And if they had been bought of new stuff it would have cost
much more money. And also he saith he made a woman's gown of sarcenet,
blue and yellow, as he remembereth, and it was made in quarrels or
lozenges, he remembereth not whether, and was a busy work, and Mistress
Rastell did help to sew that, and part of the gallant's gown also. And
it was lined with red tuke or buckram and garnished with gold skins, as
he remembereth, and it was better than 20s. and it was worth a noble the
making. And how long he was in making of them he remembereth not, but he
had 4d. by the day, meat and drink. And further he saith that he hath
heard say, that the said Rastell lent to Walton the said garments, and
that he used them in stage-plays. And further he saith that there was a
short spangled garment of blue satin of Bruges, and was lined with green
sarcenet, which was better than any of the other garments; which he made
not, but every one of them, one with another, were better than 20s., and
more he knoweth not herein.
(Signed) per me WILLIAM FISHPOLE.