Jeff Chadwick
answer of
Jeff Chadwick
of Halstead husbandman aged about 50years examined the day abovesaid first says he knows the complainant and the defendants and had known the complainant for 20years and mr
Harlakenden
about 12years and
Math Everard
and wife
Mary
and
Xoph Sibthorpe
about 6years second says he knows the hop ground
Chiffing
in Earls Colne and that it contains 8a and somewhat more and says he has known it about eight or 9years third says that
Xoph Sibthorpe
told him that
Edw Sibthorpe
had made him
Xoph
as authority to take out of the profits of the hop ground the sum of 40li and for the residue he should make account till
Edw Sibthorpe
did come again more touching the interrogatory he cannot depose fourth fifth sixth and seventh cannot say eighth says that he heard
Stammer
say whilst that he was bailiff to
Xoph
of the hop ground that whensoever he
Edw Sibthorpe
should come over from beyond the seas his brother
Xoph
being satisfied and
Stammer's
charges borne and answered that
Edw Sibthorpe
was to have his hop ground again and that he was but bailiff of him and more he cannot say ninth says that the hop ground by the space of these six years last past was worth 100li a year or more all charges born and says that he having the charges of the hop ground 1year within the said 6years the profits thereof was worth 125li all charges borne more he cannot depose
Jeff Chadwick