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owned and undertooke to defend the same, in this deponents presense and hearing and then said hee had three lighters more, and that hee was a low water man and this deponent then taking notice of the hole where the said lighter soe stayed, [XXXXX XX], did that afternoone measure the same and found it to be foure foote and upwards deep, and saith it was about two hundred and fiftie foote off the wharfe of the said producent. And since the premisses this deponent hath seene his the said Priors lighters worke neerer, namely within fourscore and odd foot of her banck; And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the fourth hee saith that Mris Ewen her said wharfe hath decayed and calved in since the premisses, and shee hath bin at much charge in repairing thereof, but that such decay or calving in hath bin occasioned by the working of the said lighters hee cannot depose, because hee did not take notice of the cause thereof. To the fifth hee cannot depose. To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING] To the first hee hath lived and bin a maried man in Greenwich theise eight yeeres last and lived by his imployment of a water man, till about three yeares since, that hee became ferriman there which hee nowe exerciseth. And saith hee is required by mris Ewen to come and testifie the truth, and thet hee favoureth and would give the victory indifferently to the parties. otherwise negatively. To the second hee saith it hath bin of late usuall for lighter men to take in ballast in the River of Thames, to the greate preiudice thereof, and of peopée that use vessells thereupon. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition. To the 4th hee saith that mris Ewens her late husband about seaven or eight yeares since, used to take up ballast with lighters and lay ˹or [?houve]˺ in upon his wharfe, but finding the inconvenience thereof had left it off. And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid. To the 5th hee saith that the place where the said mr Ewens used to take up ballast was within the place and neerer to his wharfe than the place where this deponent hath observed the said Priors lighter to make and take up ballast. To the 7th hee saith that mr Ewen in his life time did let out part of his wharfe to one mr hart, a woodmonger, and his wife hath since alsoe let part therof to mr Bradley, and another part to mr Deane, which parts [XXX] to mr Bradley and mr Deane, were to be repaired to their hand, and being soe done, Deane was to keepe his in repaire. And otherwise hee cannot answer. Repeated before doctor Godolphin. The marke of the said Wm Ballow [MARKE, RH SIDE] [MARKE]
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