The 11th day of October1655/ [CENTRE HEADING] William Luson Thomas Moore George Iles} Samuell Godfrey William daman Thomas} [?Peirrie]. John George and others ffishermen} and Mariners of ffeversham and Tennants} to the hundred and Manner (sic) of ffeversham against} [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Atkistall and others the} ffishermen of Milton Stroud halstowe and} placs adiacent. ffrancklin} Examined upon an allegation made in the acts of Court the twenty sixth day of September 1655 on the behalfe of the sayd Luson and others '''jus''' '''John Cadman''' of ffeversham in the County of Kent ffisherman where and in parts neere adioyning within the hundred of ffeversham hee hath lived upward of twenty yeares last past aged fifty yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet To the sayd allegation made in the Acts of Court hee saith that hee this deponent hath bin an Inhabitant and ffisherman and a Tennant of the Mannor and hundred of ffeversham for these Twenty yeares last past and upwards and thereby well knoweth that the grounds allegate called the [?Nebb] or harth shoare and the East Swale and the [?Beton] grounds, and the Nass grounds, and Pollard grounds are fishing grounds and water courses wherein are oyster bedds and are lying within and belonging to the Mannorr and hundred of ffeversham allegate, and are part of the sayd mannor and hundred and for such of this deponents knowledge hath bin during the sayd tyme commonly reputed, and hath bin reputed to belonge and be part of the sayd mannor and hundred (as this deponent hath heard from aunchient Inhabitants and from aunchient tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred) tyme out of mynde and memory of men now liveing And hee saith that for the sayd twenty yeares last past the ffishermen of the sayd Mannor of ffeversham and noe others have ought to have right (as hee beleeveth) to ffish in the sayd grounds and watercourses and oyter bedds in them and saith they have fished and doe fish (and ought to fish as hee beleeveth) in them exclusively to all others whatsoever and take and convert the oysters and fish by them there taken to their owne use and benefit, and hee saith they have during the sayd tyme payd yearely in liew of the sayd priviledge soe to doe to the Lords of the sayd Mannor of ffeversham or their stewards the yearely rent of twenty three shillings fowere pence And this deponent hath heard from
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