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