| First transcribed
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2 December 2014 +
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| First transcriber
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Rachel Carter +
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| Folio
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532 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/70 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 02/12/2014 +
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| Transcription
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The 13th day of October 1655 [CENTRE HEADI … The 13th day of October 1655 [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation made in the articles of Court
'''5'''
'''John Whitfield''' of ffaversham in the County of Kent Corde=<br />
wainer where hee hath lived all his tyme being there borne aged<br />
sixty eight yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the sayd allegation hee saith that hee well knoweth the grounds allegate called<br />
Harly shoare on the Nebb East Swale the Beacon grounds ?Nesse grounds and<br />
Polland grounds and saith during all the tyme of his knowledge of them which<br />
hath bin for above fiftie yeares last past they have bin and are ffishing grounds<br />
wherein bedds of oysters lye, and have bin and are as hee beleeveth part and parcell of<br />
the mannor and hundred of ffeversham and lye within the the bounds thereof<br />
and for such they are commonly reputed, and soe have bin reputed parcell of the<br />
same tyme beyond the memory of men now living as hee hath heard from<br />
others who were [?an XXchient] inhabitants of ffeversham when this deponent was but a<br />
youth of about sixteene or seventeene yeares of age And hee this deponent<br />
having often within these fiftie yeares last past bin at the courts held for<br />
the mannor and hundred of ffeversham hath often observed that the jury of<br />
the sayd Court (tennants of the sayd mannor and hundred of ffaversham and noe other) have yearely<br />
twice a yeare made orders in that court touching the opening and laying in of the sayd<br />
grounds for fishing and punished by fine or otherwise such as transgressed<br />
against their sayd orders And hee alsoe saith that hee the better knoweth the<br />
sayd grounds for that hee hath used to passe over them in a<br />
boate once or twice a weeke for many yeares together upon occasions for<br />
his master with whence hee lived many yeares since, and hee also saith that<br />
for these fiftie yeares last past and better hee hath observed that the ffishermen<br />
tennants of the sayd hundred and mannor of ffeversham have and do fish<br />
the sayd grounds for oysters and other ffish and converte then to their<br />
owne use, as property and of right belonging to them only exclusive<br />
to all other fishermen whatsoever, and beleeveth the fishing of them<br />
to belonge properly to them alone exclusive from all other ffishermen<br />
for that hee hath knowne devrs tymes within the sayd tyme that fishermen<br />
of milton have bin<br />
taken dredgeing for oysters in the night tyme in as ?serret manner as they<br />
could and their boates seized by the ffishermen tennants of the mannor<br />
and hundred of ffeversham and brought to ffeversham and there questioned<br />
by the Court held for the Lord of the sayd mannor, and this deponent being present in Court hath heard the sayd<br />
milton ffishermen soe taken or some of them submitt and acknowledge themselves to be<br />
trespassers for fishing there and promise in court that they would not<br />
offend in the like kinde againe or to that effect, and (as hee hath heard)<br />
some milton ffishermen taken soe fishing and questioned for the same<br />
in the sayd Court have given bonds not to fish there any more And hee<br />
likewise deposeth that there is a publique voice and fame in ffeversham<br />
aforesayd that the ffishermen tennants of the hundred and manner<br />
of ffeversham in lieu of the sayd priviledge and benefitt to fish the<br />
sayd grounds exclusive from all other ffishermen, have tyme out of<br />
wynde and memory of men now living used to pay yearely to the<br />
Lords of the sayd mannor of ffeversham a certaine yearely reat (which<br />
as hee hath heard is twenty three shillings fower pence and this deponent<br />
hathr pence and this deponent<br />
hath +
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