Witness Deposition – Arthur Morgan – 22 Apr 1667

Arthur Morgan of Frosterley in the County of Durham yeom[an] aged fourty eight yeares or thereabout Sworn and examined Saith as followeth.



1.  To the first interr[ogatory] this depon[en]t saith that he knoweth both the Compl[ainan]ts & also knoweth Humphrey Wharton Thomas Alsoppe William Deacon John Pilkington  Henry Ragge Arthur Myres <................> knoweth not any other of the defend[an]ts And also saith he knoweth the Parish Of Stanhop in this Interrogatory named and some tythable places therein & hath known the said Parish <foure yeares> 



3.4.5. To the third fourth & fifth Interrogatories this depon[en]t saith that thirty yeares agoe he this depon[en]t was a partner at Ewetree Grove within the said Parish & saith that at this Grove there <...........> of all lead Oare there gotten unto the Parson of Stanhop or his Agents for his tythe in clean dressed and well washed Oare & not in rude and unwashed Oare without any deduc[ti]on or <subtraction taken> for the digging or getting thereof or for any other charges whatsoever And further saith that he & his p[ar]tners did drive a levell there for two yeares & an halfe together & had noe <...........> the tyths or otherwise, nor ever demanded any for that they never heard of any allowance that ought to be given at that time at that Grove [2-3 words deleted] or at any other Groves <within …............> that he & his said p[ar]tners did pay their tyths to the said Parson according to the said custome there.



7.  To the 7th Interr[ogatory] this depon[en]t saith that Mr Deacon Agent for Mr Wharton who was lessee to Dr Basire the Parson did for <five late yeares>  last past & untill August last <…….......> 



12. To the 12th Interrogatory he can[n]ot depose. 



To the rest he is not required to be examined.