Witness Deposition – Robert Hall – 22 Apr 1667

Robert Hall of Stanhope in Weredale in the County of Durham yeom[an] aged Eighty five years or thereabout Sworn and Examined Saith as Followeth.



1  To the First Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that he knoweth the Compl[ainan]ts and all the Defend[an]ts  in this suit saveing John Boulton Edward Stout & Thomas Burges <...................

.........> time & some of them but of late And saith that he alsoe knoweth the Parish of Stanhop in this Interr[ogatory] named & the p[re]cincts thereof & hath soe known <........... for ....> years & upward.



2  To the second Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that he doth know severall lead mynes within the said parish namely Allerclugh Ewetree Harnashaw Barkerburne <...............> lead Oare hath been att times gotten & wrought about twenty years agoe to this Depon[en]ts knowledge.



3. To the third Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that he doth know that there is & hath been an ancient custome within the said Rectory for the payment of tyth lead oare <……..> tenth p[ar]t unto the Parson of Stanhop in this Interr[ogatory] named to wit att all the places above named in his depos[it]ion to the second Interr[ogatory] & beleiveth the like custome is & <.....> the whole p[ar]ish (the Freehoulds excepted) & saith that he hath known tyth lead oare namely a tenth p[ar]t paid in kinde unto the Parson aforesaid  <..... ...... .............> lyeth within the Coppyhold lands.



4. To the Fourth Interr[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that the Myners or Grovers did not use to pay their said tythes to the Parson nor <tythes.... ...... ......> or their Agents <......... ....> accompted  att quarterly meetings att the Chappell in Weredale & then after such accompts the said Grovers did pay there tythes unto the Parson or his Agents <....... 

....> Oare.



5. To the fifth Inter[ogatory] this Depon[en]t saith that he never knew of any deduc[ti]on or subtrac[ti]on out of the said tyth oare <of any kinde .. unto> the Parson or his Agents <for the digging ...... or working> of the said Oare or for <ropes candles work tooles wages>  or any thing else, And verily beleiveth that there never were any allowances at all given in respect of <..................> this depon[en]t hath bene oftentimes p[re]sent at the giving and <takeing> of accompts as aforesaid and never heard <......> or demand of allowances. 



6. To the sixth Interr[ogatory] he is not required to be examined. 



7. To the seventh Interrogatory this Depon[en]t saith that he hath heard it reported that Mr Wharton <or Ld B[isho]p> hath received tyth lead <within  ...... .......... further> to this Interr[ogatory] he cannot depose. 



8. 9. 10. 11 To the eighth ninth tenth & eleaventh [Interrogatories] he is not required to be examined.



12. To the 12th Interr[ogatory] he cannot depose. 



13. To the thirteenth Interrogatory he is not required to be examined.