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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 847   View pdf image
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       John Newman aged sixty six years on his oath says that about thirty four
       years agoe Henry Parker who was Survey.r told him that the Tree Wee are now at
       (whose Thomas Edmondson Beginns for Mount hope) was the Center Tree of My
       Lords Mannor and further that the said Parker said he bounded it with his
       owne hands with a hatchett and that my Lords Mannour Runn six hundred
       perches one way and six hundred another south and North  And further saith not
                                              Nov.r 27.th 1711
                                                                            Jurat Coram Nobis      R Ungle
                                                                                                               Tho Collier

       Thomas Smithson aged about sixty years upon his oath saith That in the life time of
       William Parrott (which he thinks was about Twenty five years agoe) he this Depon.t
       made it his Care and business Diligently to Inquire after the bounds of Mount
       hope and hearing that the said William Parrott or Andrew Skinner Sen.r who had
       been the Ancient Survey.r knew the bounded Tree of the said Land he the said
       Depon.t went to William Parrott who was then sick and the said William Parrot
       being asked if he knew the bounded Tree of the said Land called Mount hope
       he Answered he did very well and he thought nobody else living knew it  The said
       Deponent further saith that he made this Reply to the said William Parrott
       that M.r John Edmondson had told him (this Deponent) that the bounded Tree of
       my Lords Mannor was the first tree of Mount hope which the said William Parott
       seemed to redicule and Answered him this Depon.t thus Father Edmondson
       will say any thing for his own advantage but he very well knows that it is
       not the Tree

             This Depon.t further saith that at his Earnest desire to know where the tree
       stood the said William said a great way off and that if ever he was able to goe abroad
       he would shew it him  And this Deponent saith that afterwards he applyed himself
       to the said M.r Andrew Skinner and Demanded of him the said thing (viz.t) where
       the bounded Tree of Mount hope stood telling the said Skinner further that the said
       John Edmondson pretended to take the Center Tree of my Lords Mannor for the bounded
       Tree of the said Mount hope who Answered him the said Depon.t that that was not
       the bounded Tree of Mount hope but if he the said Dep.t would goe from that Tree
       of the Mannor south about a Certain Number of perches which as he this Depon.t
       thinks made about half a Mile and then west it would carry him to a bounded
       Tree which the said Skinner said he allways tooke to be the bounded Tree of
       Mount hope  And Further this Depon.t saith not
                Nov.r 27.th 1711 Jurat Coram Nobis         R Ungle         Tho Smithson
                                                                                  Tho Collier


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