MRP: C22/955/10 f. 2
C22/955/10 f. 2
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//DEPOTICONN of witnesses taken at the house of Michaell ?Kite called the Shipp scituate in//
//the parishe of S:t Mary Bredman in the Citty of Canterbury the Seaventh day of January in the//
//nine and twentieth yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraign Lord Charles the Second noew Kinge of//
//England xr. before James Hardres Esq:r John Crane gen and John Coppin gen by virtue of a//
//commission issueinge out of his Ma:ties High Court of Chancery at Westminster to them and alsoe to//
//Richard May the elder gent or any three or two of them directed for the examinaconn of witnesses//
//in a cause there depending betweene Thomazine Austen widd Complt and S:r James//
//oxinden K:t Robert Petman George Dancey and Samuell Dancey defend:ts as followeth//
//WILLIAM DRAYTON of the precincts of the Pallace of the Archbishop of Canterbury in//
//County of Kent gent aged fiftie three yeares & upwards sworne & examinned deposeth as followeth//
//1. To the first Interrie this deponent saieth that he knoweth the pties Comp:lt & defend:ts and hath knowne//
//them for diverse yeares last past onely S:r James Oxinden whome he hath knowne about a yeare or there//
//abouts//
//2. To the second Interrie this deponent saieth that he knowes the scite of the Mannor house in this//
//Interrie menconned and further to this Interrie he deposeth not//
//3. To the third Interrie this deponent saieth that aboute the moneth of ffebruary or March last this//
//deponent had discourse with the defend:t S:r James Oxinden aboute the Comp:lts right to the eight and//
//fifty acres of land in this Interrie menconned And that this deponent did then at the house of S:r//
//Henry Oxinden in Wingham acquainte the said S:r James that the compl:lt Austen had right//
//to the said land by virtue of a decree in Chancery to which he replies that if she had that it was//
//reason he should have some consideraconn allowed him for it in his purchase or used words to that effect//
//And this deponent further saieth that he hath heard and beleeves that the said S:r James Oxinden had//
//contracted for the purchase of the demesnes of the Mannor in this Interrie menconned with the//
//defend:ts Samuell and George Dancey before that time and he further saieth that the writings for//
//the said purchase were sealed sometimes after the said discourse of this deponent with the said S:r James//
//Oxinden as this deponent hath heard and verylie beleeves And he further saieth that at the same//
//time he this deponent had discourse with the said S:r James the said Comp:lt was present and did//
//acquainte him that she had a right and title to the fiftie eight acres of land in this Interrie menconned//
//And further to this Interrie this deponent deposeth not
//To the fowereth Interrie this deponent saieth that he hath heard and verylie beleeves that the ??Compl:t//
//Austen hath pressed the defend:ts dancey before they sould their lease and interest of the premisses//
//in this Interrie menconned to S:r James Oxinden to renew her lease And he beleeves that M:r//
//Paule Bassett at her request made applicacon to the Deane and Chapter of Canterbury//
//?concerninge the same And he beleeves that the said Deane and Chapter did forbeare to seale//
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