Witness Deposition – Thomas Eltringham – 13 Oct 1690

Thomas Eltringham of Hallyards in the County of Northumberland yeom ages fifty fower yeares or thereabouts Sworne & Examined. 

12	To the twelfth Inter this depont saith that about Eight yeares since that Depts comeing with a waine or Carriage through a parcell of Ground of the Defts called called Black Byars which is above twenty score yards of from the peth or Bladon peth head intending to goe through Stella East feild to Stella Lead hill was mett by the Deft and by him stoppd who asked this Depont if he paid any way leave for passing that way where upon the Depont told the Deft that he did pay to one Christopher Tayler a servant to the Deft this yearely sume of two shilling for the said way leave where upon the Deft Suffered this Depont to passe with his carriage through the said Blackmyres and Stella Eastfeild