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and parts thereabouts the ffishermen tenna … and parts thereabouts the ffishermen tennants of the sayd mannor and<br />
hundred of ffeversham have tyme out of mynde and memory of men<br />
now living had the right to fish and ene in quiet possession of fishing<br />
the grounds in question exclusive to all other fishermen whatsoever<br />
(the like things done secretly as by way of trespasse excepted)./
The sayd '''John Asken''' upon the arlate allegation<br />
dated the 10th of October 1655/[CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee having bin a tennant to the<br />
grounds in question for these 38 yeares last past well knoweth (for that hee hath contributed<br />
and paid his share thereto) that the tennants ffishermen of the Mannor and hundred of<br />
ffeversham and they only have from tyme to tyme (soe often as the sayd grounds stood in<br />
neede of storeing with oysters) stored the same with oysters bought<br />
with their money and brought out of Essex and other places and layed<br />
in the sayd grounds, and knoweth that the sayd Tennants have expended in<br />
oysters to store the sayd grounds, some yeares forty pounds, some yeares<br />
thirty pounds, and some yeares twenty pounds, and some yeares lesse, according<br />
as the sayd grounds stood neede of storeing, and well knoweth that the sayd<br />
Tennants and they only have alsoe for these tenn or twelve yeares last past<br />
(for that since that tyme the ffishermen of other places have used<br />
secretly and as by stealth in the night tyme to fish there for oysters)<br />
watched the sayd grounds in question from before Lamas till a moneth<br />
or sixe weekes after Michaelmas yearely, to prevent other ffishermen<br />
from fishing for oysters therein, and hee this deponent knoweth that the<br />
tennants ffishermen of the mannor and hundred of ffeversham have every<br />
weeke yearely during the sayd tenn or twelve yeares (for such tyme as the<br />
sayd grounds were soe watched) paid for watcheing them thirty shillings<br />
a weeke, this hee knoweth having as a tennant paid his share thereof<br />
yearely, And knoweth that the Inhabitants of Stroude Millton<br />
Gillingham nor any other places adiacent nor any save the fishermen<br />
Tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffeversham (since this<br />
deponent was a Tennant) did at any tyme watch the sayd grounds, or<br />
store them with oysters, or pay any thing toward the watching and<br />
storeing of them, or had any right to fish in the sayd grounds or<br />
did fish in them, save seecretly and as tresspassers as is before<br />
declared that ever this deponent knew or heard of And further saving<br />
his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie in this cause<br />
uncompelled at the request of the producents and saith hee is a tennant<br />
and payeth his share as a Tennant towards the prosecution of this suite,<br />
and as a ffisherman of ffeversham and useth to fish in the places in question,<br />
and saith hee desyreth that right may prevaile in this cause and<br />
that if the ffeversham men be overthrowne in this cause hee sahll loose the benefit<br />
ofhee sahll loose the benefit<br />
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