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as the Interrogatorie requireth) hee saith … as the Interrogatorie requireth) hee saith, hee is noe lowe water<br />
man, nor imployed for takeing up of Ballast, nor hath any share in<br />
any lighters nor is any way related to any of the Interrogate Pryors lighters<br />
or any other lighters And saith the sayd Jones and Marketure are low watermen and lighter<br />
men who are usually imployed in takeing up of ballast And further<br />
cannot answere./
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively for his part<br />
and verily beleeveth and is perswaded in his conscience that noe lowe<br />
water man nor ballast man nor labourer workeing in lighters which<br />
are imployed to that use nor any but the producent doth beare any<br />
part of the charge of this suite. And further hee cannot answere/
the marke of the sayd<br />
Edward '''E R''' [MARKE] Ryder/ [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The nineth of June 1657.
Ewen against Prior.}
ex parte Ewen.}
examined upon the fore said allegation.
'''Rp. 5'''
'''Henry Wilson''' of Greenwich labourer, aged 40 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first hee saith hee well knoweth the producent Mrs Ewen<br />
and the wharfe and bancke arlate, whereof hee saith shee hath bin and<br />
is commonly accounted the owner, yeelding a [XXXXX], for that hee by<br />
times for theise seaven yeeres hath used to worke as a<br />
Labourer upon the said wharfe and about the same.
To the second and third and fourth árticles hee saith that hee alsoe well knoweth<br />
the arlate Richard Prior, who was and is a low water man and for<br />
such commonly reputed, And saith that about eight monethes since there<br />
being severall lighters at worke in an undue manner in the River of<br />
Thames taking up ballast neere the said wharfe and bancks, and making<br />
severall pitts and holes to the greate dammage of the said wharfe.<br />
the said Mris Ewens caused one of them, namely that lighter which<br />
was next and neerest her wharfe to be stopt or staid, to the end of<br />
getting some satisfaction towards the said dammage, and being soe stopt<br />
hee saith the said Prior came and owned and demanded the same, in<br />
the presence and hearing of this deponent, who as one that assisted<br />
in making the said stay, and sawe the said lighters soe at worke. By<br />
which working of lighters there and making holes and pitts, there are<br />
severall bancks or hills arisen betweene them to the hinderance and<br />
much endammaging the passage of vessells and boates that way. And<br />
further that at the time of of the said stay the said Priors men said that<br />
hee had two other lighters at worke or to worke when hee pleased to<br />
take up ballast, and this deponent then taking notice of the hole where<br />
the said lighters soe claimed by the said Prior wrought, did shortly after<br />
measure the same and found it foure foote deep, and two hundred and<br />
odd foote from the said wharfe. And since the premisses this deponent<br />
hathe premisses this deponent<br />
hath +
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