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The 15th day of October 1655
Examined upon the sayd allegation in the Article of Court John Cullyford of ffaversham in the County of Kent ffisherman where hee hath lived for these fower or five and fiftie yeares last past, borne at Upper Lyme in the County of Devon aged eighty three yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as following videlicit
To the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee hath bin a tennant of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham for these fiftie yeares last past and hath knowne the grounds allegate called the Nebb or Harly Shoare East Swale the Becon grounds, Nasse grounds and Pollard grounds for these three and fifty yeares last past or thereabouts during all which tyme they have bin fishing grounds and watercourses wherein were bedds of oysters lyeing and saith during all the sayd tyme they have bin commonly accompted to be parcell of the mannor and hundred of ffaversham and to lye within the bounds of the sayd mannor and hundred and by common fame and report and places adiacent have soe bin oyster grounds and fishing grounds part of the sayd Mannor and hundred tyme out of mynde and memory of men now living And hee saith being a tennant as aforesayd hee knoweth that the Tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred for theses fiftie yeares last past and forty one beyond memory of men now living as hath heard by common fame in ffaversham thereabouts have used to pay and doe pay yearely to the Lord of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham or his Stewards the yearely Rent of twenty five shillings fower pence for libertie to fish in the sayd grounds for oysters and other ffish exclusive from all other ffishermen whatsoever and hee well knoweth that for the sayd tyme of fifty yeares the ffishermen tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham have bin in quiet possession of fishing and have fished the sayd grounds watercourses and bedds of oysters for oysters and other fish exclusive to all other ffishermen whatsoever and converted the oysters and fish thereof to their owne use in lieu of the sayd yearely rent ( saving that other fishermen came secretly as trespassers fished thereon within the sayd tyme ) and well knoweth that noe other fishermen either of Milton Stroude Halston Gillingham or any other parts adiacent have at any tyme within the tyme aforesayd quietly fished in the sayd grounds and watercourses either for oysters or other ffish unlesse secretly as by stealth and as trespassers but have bin fined and punished divers tymes in the sayd tyme when they have bin discovered and taken for doeing , as trespassers and this deponent having bin watch bayly of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham hath known divers ffishermen of other adiacent places as Rochester Strowde Milton and other places ( being taken fishing in the sayd grounds, secretly ) questioned by the Lord of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham and his tennants thereof and have submitted them selves as trespassers in soe doeing and have within these fower or five yeares last past paid eight or tenn shillings apeece and some more to Sir George Sands the now Lord of the sayd Mannor or his stewards as hee trespass against him and his tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred by fishing in the sayd grounds and for persons who have the sole liberty of fishing the sayd grounds watercourses and oyster bedds exclusive for all other ffishermen whatsoever the ffishermen tennants