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the_o famous_a trial_n in_o b.r._n between_o thomas_n neale_n esq_n and_o the_o late_a lady_n theadosia_n ivy._n the_o four_o of_o june_n 1684._o before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o late_a lord_n jeffreys_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n for_o part_n of_o shadwell_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n as_o also_o the_o title_n of_o the_o creditor_n of_o sir_n anthony_n bateman_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o whichcott_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o the_o lady_n ivy_n to_o certain_a land_n in_o wapping_n together_o with_o a_o pamphlet_n heretofore_o write_v and_o set_v out_o by_o sir_n thomas_n ivy_n her_o husband_n himself_o and_o here_o now_o reprint_v again_o in_o perpetuam_fw-la rei_fw-la memoriam_fw-la print_a in_o the_o year_n 1696._o to_o the_o reader_n the_o late_a lady_n ivy_n so_o many_o year_n famous_a for_o wit_n beauty_n and_o cunning_a in_o law_n above_o any_o be_v so_o unfortunate_a in_o the_o year_n 1684._o in_o a_o trial_n between_o thomas_n neale_n esq_n and_o her_o ladyship_n before_o the_o then_o lord_n chief_a justice_n jeffrye_n to_o have_v the_o deed_n by_o she_o than_o produce_v not_o believe_v such_o of_o her_o heir_n and_o executor_n as_o have_v not_o renounce_v which_o some_o of_o they_o have_v the_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o her_o title_n as_o well_o in_o vindication_n of_o her_o ladyship_n honour_n as_o of_o the_o integrity_n of_o such_o council_n and_o attorney_n as_o then_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o cause_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v be_v so_o again_o do_v give_v out_o of_o late_a that_o though_o she_o and_o they_o then_o be_v so_o cruel_o baffle_v they_o however_o will_v try_v for_o it_o again_o now_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o both_o judge_n and_o jury_n before_o who_o that_o cause_n be_v then_o try_v and_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o freeholders_n of_o middlesex_n who_o estate_n may_v be_v possible_o subject_a to_o be_v claim_v by_o deed_n leave_v by_o her_o ladyship_n she_o have_v often_o declare_v she_o 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be_v with_o it_o reprint_v three_o or_o four_o sheet_n of_o paper_n write_v in_o the_o year_n 1687._o compare_v the_o lady_n ivy_n title_n with_o that_o of_o the_o creditor_n of_o sir_n anthony_n bateman_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o witchcutt_n for_o land_n in_o wapping_n with_o a_o map_n thereof_o as_o it_o now_o lie_v most_o plain_a and_o exact_o agree_v with_o the_o boundary_n mention_v in_o the_o old_a deed_n on_o record_n by_o which_o alone_a and_o no_o other_o they_o claim_v and_o now_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o same_o to_o which_o also_o be_v add_v a_o pamphlet_n entitle_v allimony_n arraign_v write_v by_o sir_n thomas_n ivy_n her_o husband_n himself_n reprint_v herewith_o to_o make_v the_o book_n sell_v the_o better_a and_o to_o the_o long_o perpetuate_v so_o true_a and_o divert_v a_o story_n the_o content_n the_o dean_n of_o st._n paul_n title_n from_o pag._n 1_o to_o pag._n 4_o lady_n ivy_n title_n from_o pag._n 4_o to_o 22_o knowles_n examine_v about_o find_v deed_n for_o lady_n ivy_n p._n 7_o swear_v he_o find_v out_o one_o deed_n by_o what_o be_v write_v on_o the_o outside_o and_o nothing_o be_v write_v on_o it_o p._n 8_o swear_v he_o find_v another_o deed_n by_o see_v marcellus_n hall_n name_n write_v on_o the_o outside_o which_o write_v after_o appear_v to_o be_v write_v by_o sutton_n lady_n ivy_n attorney_n p._n 9_o the_o survey_n of_o stepney_n produce_v for_o and_o by_o lady_n ivy_n but_o prove_v otherwise_o p._n 12_o banister_n lady_n ivye_n rent-gatherer_n examine_v to_o the_o find_v a_o deed_n in_o knowles_n house_n to_o which_o he_o have_v set_v his_o hand_n and_o swear_v he_o find_v it_o there_o p._n 15_o but_o it_o prove_v the_o purchase_n deed_n and_o so_o that_o can_v not_o be_v p._n 16_o banister_n and_o knowles_n swear_v contrary_a to_o each_o other_o p._n 17_o a_o commission_n of_o sewer_n produce_v but_o not_o by_o the_o proper_a officer_n p._n 23_o the_o overshot-mill_n pretend_v to_o by_o lady_n ivye_n own_o witness_n make_v 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pinserus_fw-la de_fw-la 〈◊〉_d together_o with_o a_o water-mill_n divers_a tenement_n cottage_n mansion-house_n orchard_n garden_n pond_n 〈◊〉_d and_o pitle_n all_o lie_v together_o butt_v south_n on_o the_o thames_n and_o on_o wall_n alias_o wapping_n marsh_n in_o part_n mark_v a_o in_o the_o map_n and_o on_o the_o linche_n in_o part_n mark_v b_o and_o on_o ratcliff_n highway_n in_o part_n on_o the_o north_n 〈◊〉_d on_o wall_n or_o wapping_n marsh_n on_o the_o west_n and_o upon_o the_o lord_n waste_v towards_o the_o east_n hold_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o stepney_n free_o ever_o since_o richard_n the_o second_v time_n at_o 33_o s._n 3_o d._n ½_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la quit_v rent_n and_o the_o same_o be_v still_o yearly_o pay_v for_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o claim_v make_v by_o lady_n ivy_n as_o aforesaid_a will_v take_v almost_o all_o this_o whole_a parcel_n away_o and_o by_o that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o ground_n wherein_o these_o last_o mention_v tenement_n orchard_n garden_n pond_n etc._n etc._n belong_v to_o the_o dean_n 〈◊〉_d most_o certain_o lie_v and_o be_v so_o exact_o describe_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a survey_n and_o without_o which_o there_o can_v be_v to_o place_n there_o to_o hold_v and_o keep_v water_n to_o drive_v the_o say_a mill_n and_o for_o the_o mend_v that_o matter_n the_o lady_n ivy_n counsel_n at_o the_o last_o trial_n allege_v it_o have_v once_o be_v a_o overshot-mill_n and_o so_o do_v not_o want_v these_o ditch_n and_o pond_n to_o hold_v and_o keep_v water_n to_o drive_v it_o withal_o and_o the_o better_a to_o make_v that_o out_o some_o deed_n be_v then_o give_v 〈◊〉_d evidence_n with_o style_n and_o title_n before_o they_o which_o be_v not_o in_o use_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o date_n of_o those_o deed_n and_o so_o they_o be_v not_o believe_v when_o produce_v nor_o indeed_o be_v it_o sense_n in_o any_o sort_n to_o imagine_v that_o a_o overshot-mill_n there_o be_v no_o water_n will_v drive_v one_o can_v in_o nature_n have_v ever_o be_v there_o and_o yet_o lady_n ivy_n again_o will_v pretend_v to_o this_o land_n eastward_o of_o fox_n lane_n as_o parcel_n of_o wapping_n marsh_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o and_o a_o verdict_n against_o she_o at_o a_o trial_n in_o 1684._o before_o the_o right_n honourable_a george_n lord_n jeffreyes_n baron_n of_o wemme_n the_o present_a lord_n chancellor_n than_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o what_o be_v 〈◊〉_d say_v then_o and_o may_v well_o be_v so_o again_o against_o her_o new_a find_v deed_n the_o finder_n of_o which_o as_o perjure_v have_v already_o be_v pillory_v for_o it_o and_o notwithstanding_o that_o her_o grandfather_n john_n stepkins_n esq_n 16_o aug._n 1615._o do_v â—â—mise_v to_o one_o cayford_n the_o three_o parcel_n of_o marsh_n lie_v next_o to_o and_o westward_o of_o fox_n lane_n which_o be_v hold_v by_o 〈◊〉_d lease_n till_o this_o day_n and_o therein_o say_v that_o it_o lie_v at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o wapping_n marsh_n next_o towards_o ratcliff_n â—â—â—tting_v eastward_o on_o the_o old_a wall_n which_o divide_v the_o same_o from_o the_o mill-ditch_n which_o lie_v just_a east_n of_o fox_n lâ—â—e_v and_o the_o michaelmas-term_n follow_v the_o say_a john_n stepkins_n suffer_v a_o nonsuit_n in_o the_o king's-bench_n after_o 〈◊〉_d ejectment_n by_o he_o bring_v against_o the_o dean_n lessee_n for_o part_n only_o of_o wall-marsh-wall_n which_o he_o say_v be_v encroch_v on_o the_o marsh._n and_o in_o 1617._o the_o say_v stepkin_n claim_v again_o the_o same_o thing_n a_o verdict_n on_o a_o full_a hear_v and_o after_o a_o view_n be_v in_o the_o common_a plea_n give_v against_o he_o and_o allow_v the_o whole_a wall_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o dean_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o notwithstanding_o that_o her_o
father_n john_n stepkins_n esq_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o bill_n prefer_v against_o he_o by_o the_o â—â—â—ches_v lessee_n about_o 1629._o then_o in_o quiet_a possession_n of_o wall-marsh-wall_n but_o claim_v some_o house_n westward_o 〈◊〉_d fox_n lane_n and_o therein_o set_v out_o also_o the_o dean_n title_n in_o fee_n to_o the_o mill_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o ratcliff_n 〈◊〉_d to_o settle_v the_o boundary_n on_o his_o oath_n have_v admit_v that_o the_o dean_n of_o st._n paul_n be_v seize_v in_o fee_n of_o the_o say_a water-mill_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n which_o be_v this_o very_a land_n and_o that_o wall-marsh-wall_n do_v ancient_o lie_v between_o the_o mill-ditch_n and_o his_o land_n in_o wapping_n and_o that_o the_o land_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n be_v divide_v from_o 〈◊〉_d land_n and_o have_v be_v so_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n by_o a_o common_a way_n or_o passage_n and_o that_o be_v fox_n lane_n which_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o marsh_n and_o so_o stepkins_n land_n end_v there_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o dean_n land_n that_o lie_v eastward_o of_o fox_n lane_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o note_v the_o aforesaid_a answer_n be_v peruse_v and_o sign_v by_o sir_n john_n brampston_n decease_v uncle_n and_o trustee_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d stepkins_n and_o executor_n to_o his_o father_n and_o who_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o write_n which_o concern_v that_o eâ—â—â—te_n and_o be_v the_o pretend_a witness_n to_o the_o so_o much_o talk_v off_o glover_n lease_n be_v the_o chief_a deed_n that_o give_v â—olour_n to_o the_o lady_n ivy_n title_n to_o the_o bateman_n and_o whichcot_n land_n by_o she_o get_v in_o wapping_n and_o yet_o never_o be_v â—â—ard_v of_o till_o want_v in_o 1675._o and_o then_o lucky_o find_v where_o lose_v by_o lady_n ivy_n herself_o finis_fw-la the_o lady_n ivy_n have_v think_v fit_a some_o short_a time_n before_o easter-term_n 1687._o to_o cause_n to_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v a_o paper_n entitle_v a_o abstract_n of_o the_o title_n to_o the_o land_n in_o wapping_n marsh_n and_o other_o place_n near_o adjoin_v belong_v to_o the_o manor_n of_o stepney_n or_o stebonheath_n call_v ewell_n alias_o tile-house_n thereby_o make_v title_n in_o general_n to_o more_o ground_n great_a part_n of_o it_o build_v than_o the_o city_n of_o london_n stand_v upon_o but_o particular_o to_o none_o of_o the_o land_n in_o question_n she_o affirm_v that_o the_o 14_o of_o june_n 1573._o 15_o eliz._n john_n stepkins_n one_o of_o her_o ancestor_n be_v indebt_v to_o the_o queen_n as_o surety_n for_o william_n patent_n in_o the_o 19_o of_o eliz._n stepkins_n land_n be_v extend_v and_o that_o therein_o be_v express_v most_o of_o the_o land_n mention_v in_o the_o extent_n of_o 4._o eliz._n take_v out_o against_o richard_n hill_n land_n upon_o a_o statute_n enter_v into_o by_o he_o 32_o hen._n 8._o be_v 113_o acre_n and_o particular_o all_o the_o land_n now_o in_o dispute_n which_o be_v confident_o affirm_v but_o very_o untrue_a for_o in_o the_o deed_n from_o stepkin_n to_o convey_v all_o his_o land_n to_o the_o queen_n trustee_n and_o in_o the_o extent_n 19_o eliz._n and_o the_o lease_n from_o the_o queen_n to_o alice_n stepkins_n and_o the_o release_n from_o king_n james_n 7_o jac._n to_o john_n stepkins_n all_o the_o particular_n of_o stepkins_n land_n be_v enumerate_v and_o the_o tenant_n name_n whereof_o there_o be_v but_o a_o few_o acre_n lie_v in_o the_o marsh_n mention_v as_o convey_v to_o trustee_n for_o the_o queen_n and_o fifty_o acre_n only_o extend_v be_v all_o they_o have_v in_o wapping-marsh_n at_o that_o time_n but_o not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o land_n in_o dispute_n name_v they_o be_v all_o that_o time_n and_o long_o before_o and_o ever_o since_o in_o other_o man_n possession_n under_o who_o sir_n anthony_n bateman_n and_o the_o trustee_n for_o rebecca_n whichcot_n purchase_v and_o lest_o the_o world_n shall_v by_o the_o say_a paper_n be_v make_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o land_n in_o 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stepkinses_n do_v remain_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o so_o can_v be_v reasonable_o think_v to_o have_v be_v any_o part_n of_o that_o land_n the_o creditor_n title_n to_o ten_o acre_n of_o freehold_n land_n john_n nelthorpe_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o john_n starkey_n 1568._o convey_v by_o deed_n enroll_v to_o richard_n sleford_n and_o his_o heir_n all_o those_o ten_o acre_n of_o marsh-ground_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o wapping-marsh_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n between_o the_o land_n late_o of_o jasper_n hill_n and_o gravel-lane_n on_o every_o part_n these_o land_n lie_v butt_v on_o one_o side_n on_o gravel-lane_n note_n and_o on_o the_o copyhold_n late_o hill_n on_o the_o other_o jasper_n hill_n be_v the_o man_n that_o last_o surrender_v the_o same_o even_o to_o one_o of_o the_o stepkinses_n but_o the_o four_o of_o eliz._n before_o as_o appear_v by_o copy_n of_o court-roll_n on_o record_n 5_o eliz._n 1563._o a_o fine_a by_o nelthorpe_n and_o his_o wife_n pursuant_n to_o the_o deed._n richard_n sleford_n sell_v the_o same_o ten_o acre_n to_o henry_n tailford_n 1582._o but_o butt_v it_o as_o it_o do_v at_o that_o time_n west_n on_o gravel-lane_n eastward_o on_o glascock_n and_o north_n on_o stukeley_n land_n the_o land_n late_a hill_n be_v 23_o eliz._n surrender_v to_o glascock_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o copy_n note_n and_o that_o the_o north_n buttal_n be_v on_o stukeley_n land_n appear_v by_o the_o sale_n stukley_n make_v of_o land_n lie_v north_n of_o it_o 4_o jacobi_fw-la enroll_v there_o be_v two_o gravel-lane_n note_n one_o call_v old_a gravel-lane_n the_o other_o new_a gravel-lane_n between_o which_o all_o the_o land_n now_o in_o question_n do_v lie_v but_o that_o old_a gravel-lane_n on_o which_o these_o land_n abutt_o west_n be_v the_o gravel-lane_n mean_v by_o these_o deed_n be_v plain_a for_o that_o new_a gravel-lane_n be_v a_o rope-walk_a long_o since_o the_o memory_n of_o many_o alive_a and_o 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