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a waterman for that time, and thereby well … a waterman for that time, and thereby well knoweth that there hath bin<br />
formerly a faire sandy ground betweene the staires and dock of Saint<br />
Catherines, upon which a man might have gonne drie foote at a low<br />
water, which was very commodious for their imployment, and for the<br />
whole neighbourhood, but continuall riding of many vessells<br />
there upon the said Ellis his intertenniement, being sometimes fourteene<br />
or fifteene at a time, the ground is now sunck and filled up with mudd<br />
and soile, (above knee deep in some places) to their greate preiudice<br />
and hinderance, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that hee heard that one mr [XX]artfall and mr<br />
Stokes seized goods at the said Ellis his house that were conveyed<br />
thereunto out of some vessells or vessell that lay at his house wharfe<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith that by reason of such lying of many vessells<br />
at a time at and neare the said Jenkin Ellis his said wharf, betweene<br />
Saint Catherines Staires and the dock, the currant of the Thames<br />
being hindered thereby and strength of the tide broken, a greate deale<br />
of ooze and dirt is thereby setled and contracted there, and the river<br />
wilbe much choaked and hurt thereby in processe of time, if not<br />
timely prevented; All which premisses hee knoweth being a<br />
Waterman that hath for all the said time used to plie and doth plie<br />
at the said Staires of Saint Catherines: And saith the said place where<br />
the said vessells soe use to lie and commit the foresaid annoyances<br />
is within the ebbing and flowing of the sea, and Jurisdiction of this<br />
Court. And further hee deposeth not:
Morris Brigges [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to be a<br />
witnes in this cause at the instance of Mr Russell and Mr Gdwin<br />
(two of the producents) and that hee hath not received or bin promised<br />
ought for his deposition, nor hath hee contributed, or is to contribute<br />
ought towards the charges of this suite, nor hath subscribed any<br />
petition or information against the said Ellis concerning this busines, nor<br />
set his hand thereto.
To the second hee answereth that hee doth not conceive that about<br />
the twentieth part of the ground betweene the said staires and dock of<br />
Saint Catherins belongeth to the said Ellis in his wharfe or rangeth<br />
with the same, And saith hee never saw him receive any money for<br />
any of the said vessells their lying there, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid, and saving the masters and companies<br />
of the said billanders and vessells, soe lying at the said Ellis<br />
his wharfe and neare thereunto have their free way and passage<br />
to and from the streete through the said Ellis his house, they that<br />
lie adioyning to those that lie on his immediate wharfe going over<br />
one another to passe and repasse through his said house, which hee<br />
would probably never suffer, unlesse they paid him for their lying<br />
there.
Morris Briggs ]SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]there.
Morris Briggs ]SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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