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To the tenth hee saith the Interrogated Jo … To the tenth hee saith the Interrogated John Reppingall and Ambrose<br />
Bertensells are Inhabitants of Strowde, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the eleaventh hee hath not doe deposed.
[MARKE] [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''8.'''
'''John ffowler''' of Strowde in the County of kent ffisherman<br />
aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the said allegation hee saith hee served his apprenticeshipp to a<br />
ffisherman of Strowde and hath bin a ffisher man and boy of that<br />
place for theise twenty yeares last and liveth there at present, and<br />
hath severall times fished on the grounds or in the places in question<br />
and hath knowne severall others of Strowde fish there in the said space<br />
and saith the same is an arme and part of the sea, and that shipps<br />
of three hundred tunnes may saile and passe in and out of the same<br />
and that the sea ebbeth and floweth there, and for such a place the<br />
same was and is as hee saith commonly accompted and reputed, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose saving that the ffishermen of Strowde<br />
and Milton and other places adiacent ought to have freedome to fish<br />
and dredge there, and saving hee hath bin informed by auncient fishermen<br />
of Strowde and Barking that they have fished there on and off theise 50 yeares<br />
last,
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the firts and second hee saith hee is a fisher man of Strowde in<br />
his owne right, and claimeth right to fish on the hrounds in question<br />
and ia a partie in this sute to maintaine his said right against<br />
the ffeversahm men, to which end hee contributeth towards this sute.
To the third and fourth hee saith the ffversham men use<br />
to ffish and dredge on the said grounds, and challenge the fishing there<br />
to them selves and endeavour to exclude all others, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 5. 6. 7. 8 and 9 hee saith that the ffeversham men have<br />
often interrupted and troubled those of Strowde and other places for<br />
sishing in the said grounds, and have somtimes taken away their<br />
boates and goods, and offered violence to their persons, but have afterwards<br />
restored their said boates and goods againe, and in particular they have<br />
troubled John Reppingall and John [?Sammon] of Strowde for fishing there<br />
but have afterwards restored their goods and given them satisfaction for<br />
their charge and dammage. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving ffaversham men use to store the said grounds<br />
withoisters which they [?carefully] take out of the common, and<br />
use to watch the said grounds to keepe others from fishing there.
To the tenth hee saith that the interrogated John Reppingall and<br />
Ambrose Bartensells are Inhabitants of Strowde, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the last hee hath not doe deposed.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin and all the rest<br />
of the said witnesses. (sic)
John fowler [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]s. (sic)
John fowler [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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