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deed_n whereby_o jasper_n hill_n son_n of_o richard_n hill_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n about_o ninety_o two_o acre_n in_o the_o marsh_n and_o county_n of_o middlesex_n to_o machelin_n and_o john_n stepkins_n and_o their_o heir_n and_o be_v the_o deed_n whereby_o lady_n ivy_n in_o easter-term_n 1686._o claim_v these_o land_n without_o produce_v the_o forego_n deed_n of_o the_o 23_o d_o mar._n 5_o edw._n 6._o but_o in_o easter_n and_o trinity_n term_n 1687._o lady_n ivy_n to_o make_v title_n to_o these_o land_n produce_v that_o of_o the_o 5_o the_o edw._n 6_o the_o without_o bring_v out_o this_o at_o all_o 〈…〉_z and_o that_o jasper_n hill_n by_o fine_a and_o recovery_n 3_o eliz._n and_o by_o deed_n 12_o the_o may_v 4_o eliz._n convey_v twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o a_o hundred_o acre_n of_o marsh_n in_o white-chappel_n stepney_n and_o wapping_n to_o macheline_n and_o john_n stepkins_n and_o their_o heir_n 〈…〉_z richard_n hill_n have_v the_o 3_o dec._n 32_o henry_n the_o 8_o the_o enter_v into_o a_o statute_n to_o one_o vivald_v and_o salvago_n all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o after_o that_o time_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o acre_n be_v extend_v and_o among_o they_o the_o land_n in_o question_n and_o that_o that_o extent_n be_v purchase_v in_o by_o stepkin_n 〈…〉_z a_o presentment_n of_o sewer_n find_v twelve_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o walthall_n and_o woodcock_n as_o the_o freehold_a of_o stepkin_n and_o part_n of_o the_o land_n in_o question_n 〈…〉_z john_n stepkins_n as_o surety_n for_o william_n patent_n covenant_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o queen_n 7928_o l._n 7_o s._n 11_o d._n ½_o and_o to_o secure_v it_o levy_v a_o fine_a and_o convey_v a_o estate_n to_o trustee_n for_o the_o queen_n in_o which_o conveyance_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la be_v mention_v four_o acre_n of_o meadow_n with_o a_o pond_n and_o island_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o alice_n woodcock_n which_o lady_n ivy'_v counsel_n do_v say_v be_v the_o ground_n now_o call_v pruson_n island_n and_o the_o say_v john_n stepkin_n at_o that_o time_n do_v give_v bond_n to_o perform_v covenant_n which_o bond_n be_v forfeit_v in_o the_o 19_o eliz._n the_o rest_n of_o his_o estate_n be_v extend_v and_o not_o release_v till_o 7_o jacobi_n 1609._o and_o then_o restore_v to_o the_o stepkinses_n again_o and_o lady_n ivy_n in_o her_o print_a paper_n affirm_v that_o most_o of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o extent_n 4_o eliz._n be_v mention_v in_o this_o and_o particular_o all_o the_o land_n in_o dispute_n and_o thence_o will_v infer_v that_o these_o be_v stepkins_n land_n at_o that_o time_n and_o if_o so_o aught_o to_o be_v she_o now_o the_o answer_n to_o it_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v undoubted_o so_o â—_o and_o only_o show_v there_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o acre_n to_o be_v drain_v and_o that_o richard_n hill_n have_v purchase_v vanderdelfe_n interest_n be_v to_o have_v one_o moiety_n of_o it_o this_o lease_n if_o real_o true_a only_o show_v that_o richard_n hill_n have_v land_n there_o which_o it_o may_v be_v he_o have_v and_o probable_o he_o or_o his_o son_n jasper_n may_v after_o sell_v it_o to_o john_n starkey_n under_o who_o it_o be_v claim_v now_o before_o they_o sell_v any_o to_o stepkin_n at_o all_o this_o if_o true_a purport_v a_o most_o absolute_a sale_n of_o all_o the_o land_n richard_n hill_n have_v in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o yet_o the_o say_a richard_n hill_n the_o 20â—_n oct._n 6_o edw._n 6._o by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n settle_v the_o land_n he_o buy_v of_o vanderdelfe_n of_o which_o by_o the_o deed_n this_o appear_v to_o be_v part_n on_o his_o son_n jasper_n hill_n with_o several_a remainder_n over_o in_o tail_n which_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a he_o will_v have_v do_v have_v he_o sell_v it_o away_o before_o and_o as_o a_o very_a good_a argument_n that_o it_o be_v so_o entail_v by_o richard_n hill_n will_n there_o appear_v on_o record_n a_o fine_a and_o recovery_n suffer_v by_o jasper_n hill_n richard_n hill_n son_n to_o machelin_n and_o john_n stepkins_n of_o twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o a_o hundred_o acre_n of_o fresh_a marsh_n in_o white-chappel_n stepney_n and_o wapping_n the_o 3d_o of_o eliz._n which_o have_v be_v needless_a have_v it_o not_o be_v so_o entail_v and_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o stepkins_n buy_v nothing_o of_o hill_n till_o that_o time_n and_o yet_o in_o trinity-term_n 1684._o in_o a_o cause_n betwixt_o the_o dean_n of_o saint_n paul_n london_n and_o lady_n ivy_n about_o shadwell_n land_n a_o deed_n be_v then_o give_v in_o evidence_n date_v 16_o apr._n 6_o edw._n 6._o whereby_o richard_n hill_n sell_v twenty_o four_o acre_n and_o all_o the_o land_n he_o have_v in_o stepney_n and_o middlesex_n to_o thomas_n stepkins_n but_o this_o deed_n have_v have_v the_o misfortune_n to_o be_v mark_v as_o find_v and_o swear_v to_o be_v so_o with_o a_o long_a lease_n of_o a_o hundred_o twenty_o eight_o year_n and_o other_o deed_n among_o the_o write_n of_o the_o church_n lessee_n it_o be_v not_o believe_v then_o and_o one_o of_o the_o witness_n that_o swear_v to_o the_o so_o find_v those_o deed_n be_v perjure_a upon_o it_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o pillory_n for_o it_o and_o some_o of_o the_o say_a deed_n be_v then_o leave_v in_o court_n by_o rule_n of_o which_o date_v june_n 1687._o upon_o a_o information_n against_o lady_n ivy_n for_o it_o a_o trial_n be_v order_v next_o term._n note_v lady_n ivy_n wapping-estate_n come_v entire_o into_o her_o power_n to_o sell_v and_o dispose_v of_o it_o in_o 1655._o and_o when_o her_o ladyship_n in_o 1656._o sell_v land_n in_o wapping_n to_o mr._n arlibear_v and_o in_o 1658._o to_o brian_n harrison_n trustee_n for_o mr._n wood_n copy_n of_o this_o deed_n be_v give_v they_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v if_o they_o be_v right_o take_v that_o livery_n and_o seisin_n be_v endorsed_n on_o the_o back_n of_o that_o deed_n the_o 20_o of_o nou._n in_o the_o 5_o and_o 6_o year_n of_o philip_n and_o mary_n and_o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v that_o queen_n mary_n die_v the_o seventeen_o of_o that_o month_n and_o that_o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v proclaim_v the_o same_o day_n this_o be_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v true_a and_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o forego_n deed_n it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o this_o fine_a be_v levy_v in_o pursuance_n of_o either_o of_o those_o deed_n it_o be_v do_v so_o long_o after_o and_o there_o be_v also_o a_o deed_n by_o lady_n ivy'_v own_o show_v date_a the_o 12_o of_o may_n follow_v 4_o eliz._n to_o convey_v the_o land_n in_o that_o fine_a comprise_v but_o that_o deed_n not_o name_v the_o land_n in_o question_n be_v neither_o produce_v in_o easter-term_n 1686._o nor_o in_o easter_n nor_o trinity-term_n 1687._o but_z be_v in_o a_o trial_n in_o trinity-term_n 1684._o but_o it_o be_v in_o another_o cause_n and_o the_o content_n of_o it_o take_v at_o that_o time_n this_o extent_n be_v undoubted_o make_v but_o affect_v not_o at_o all_o the_o creditor_n nor_o iolliff_n title_n for_o the_o ten_o acre_n of_o freehold_a land_n that_o be_v nelthorp_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n sole_a heir_n of_o john_n starkey_n in_o the_o 10_o eliz._n and_o pruson_n island_n may_v have_v be_v we_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v richard_n hill_n since_o the_o 32_o hen._n 8._o and_o yet_o no_o part_n of_o what_o be_v sell_v to_o stepkin_n the_o 3_o eliz._n and_o for_o the_o twelve_o acre_n of_o copyhold_n it_o be_v plain_a it_o be_v richard_n hill_n and_o by_o his_o son_n jasper_n sell_v to_o john_n stepkins_n under_o who_o the_o creditor_n by_o uninterrupted_a surrender_n all_o along_o down_o on_o record_n do_v make_v out_o their_o title_n to_o it_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o much_o and_o in_o many_o place_n raze_v and_o not_o legible_a and_o be_v not_o produce_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o proper_a officer_n that_o john_n stepkin_n as_o surety_n for_o patent_n be_v in_o debt_n to_o the_o queen_n make_v over_o his_o estate_n to_o trustee_n for_o her_o use_n and_o that_o it_o be_v after_o extend_v and_o not_o release_v till_o 7_o jac._n be_v true_a but_o note_n in_o the_o conveyance_n to_o the_o trustee_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o queen_n there_o be_v but_o a_o very_a few_o acre_n mention_v as_o lie_v in_o wapping-marsh_n and_o in_o the_o extent_n and_o lease_n to_o alice_n stepkins_n by_o the_o queen_n 19_o eliz._n fifty_o acre_n in_o wapping-marsh_n only_o be_v mention_v which_o seem_v to_o make_v out_o that_o stepkin_n have_v no_o more_o there_o at_o that_o time_n and_o among_o those_o none_o of_o the_o land_n now_o in_o question_n be_v any_o way_n name_v or_o describe_v for_o as_o for_o the_o
propter_fw-la adulterium_fw-la or_o will_v consent_v to_o separate_v it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a he_o shall_v allow_v her_o convenient_a maintenance_n else_o he_o shall_v take_v advantage_n of_o his_o own_o wrong_n and_o humour_n and_o woman_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o worse_a case_n and_o condition_n than_o servant_n who_o during_o their_o contract_n must_v have_v their_o wage_n which_o between_o husband_n and_o wife_n end_v not_o till_o death_n and_o it_o be_v conceive_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o impower_v the_o lord_n commissioner_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o allow_v alimony_n chief_o and_o natural_o intend_v relief_n where_o the_o husband_n do_v repudiate_v and_o not_o the_o wife_n the_o word_n be_v upon_o consideration_n as_o well_o of_o the_o portion_n or_o estate_n that_o have_v be_v pay_v or_o come_v to_o the_o husband_n by_o such_o wife_n as_o shall_v pray_v relief_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o particular_a case_n it_o may_v be_v very_o just_o insist_v even_o from_o the_o sense_n and_o letter_n of_o the_o act_n as_o also_o that_o it_o be_v mrs._n ivy_n separate_v herself_o from_o her_o husband_n it_o be_v not_o her_o husband_n leave_v she_o nay_o after_o she_o be_v go_v he_o use_v all_o affectionate_a and_o prudential_a mean_n to_o bring_v she_o home_o to_o cohabit_v with_o he_o neither_o do_v he_o desist_v in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o it_o but_o have_v several_a way_n attempt_v it_o even_o until_o this_o day_n and_o do_v still_o declare_v and_o protest_v his_o willingness_n to_o receive_v she_o whensoever_o she_o will_v return_v and_o give_v security_n for_o his_o well_o usage_n of_o she_o that_o she_o want_v nothing_o before_o her_o departure_n but_o be_v indeed_o maintain_v far_o above_o her_o quality_n be_v most_o clear_a from_o the_o deposition_n and_o it_o be_v clear_a also_o from_o the_o deposition_n that_o there_o be_v no_o desert_v of_o she_o by_o her_o husband_n but_o that_o her_o departure_n be_v absolute_o upon_o advice_n and_o consideration_n design_v by_o herself_o and_o her_o abettor_n especial_o if_o your_o lordship_n please_v to_o remember_v those_o unhandsome_a correspondency_n hold_v by_o she_o with_o gentleman_n under_o feign_a name_n her_o frequent_v and_o meet_v they_o in_o scandalous_a house_n in_o long-acre_n and_o other_o place_n at_o unseasonable_a time_n of_o the_o night_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o withdraw_a from_o her_o husband_n be_v a_o bed_n to_o her_o devotion_n those_o horrid_a and_o detestable_a plot_n upon_o jane_n gilbert_n even_o to_o the_o lose_n of_o her_o life_n her_o charge_v her_o husband_n with_o foul_a disease_n of_o which_o he_o be_v clear_v upon_o oath_n by_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o college_n and_o other_o learned_a physician_n and_o also_o her_o contrivance_n and_o solicitation_n to_o her_o brother_n john_n stepkin_n to_o murder_v her_o husband_n which_o appear_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o say_a stepkin_n moreover_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o caution_n in_o the_o act_n that_o the_o allowance_n to_o the_o repudiate_v wife_n ought_v to_o be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o fortune_n she_o bring_v her_o husband_n may_v it_o therefore_o please_v your_o honour_n to_o understand_v 1._o that_o he_o never_o receive_v any_o penny_n portion_n as_o yet_o and_o have_v great_a reasen_a to_o doubt_v whether_o ever_o he_o shall_v 2._o because_o the_o estate_n of_o her_o father_n be_v at_o the_o present_a in_o the_o aforesaid_a trustee_n and_o not_o in_o the_o defendant_n nay_o it_o be_v so_o settle_a on_o they_o that_o unless_o i_o can_v raise_v and_o secure_v 4000_o l._n more_o beside_o 7000_o l._n already_o lay_v out_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v neither_o will_v they_o nor_o can_v they_o convey_v it_o to_o the_o defendant_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o indenture_n of_o settlement_n 3._o in_o case_n they_o shall_v convey_v and_o settle_v on_o the_o defendant_n the_o say_a estate_n it_o be_v only_o for_o his_o life_n and_o no_o long_o for_o which_o estate_n 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brother_n as_o heir_n at_o law_n have_v since_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n get_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o receive_v the_o rent_n issue_n and_o profit_n thereof_o insomuch_o that_o the_o defendant_n have_v be_v necessitate_v to_o expend_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o maintain_v several_a suit_n at_o law_n both_o against_o the_o trustee_n and_o heir_n at_o law_n in_o preservation_n of_o his_o estate_n for_o life_n which_o he_o have_v so_o dear_o buy_v as_o aforesaid_a that_o by_o the_o plaintiff_n mean_v there_o have_v be_v consume_v and_o waste_v of_o his_o estate_n 4000_o l._n viz._n 3000_o l._n since_o marriage_n spend_v on_o she_o 500_o l._n give_v in_o money_n 100_o l._n give_v to_o gentleman_n of_o her_o familiar_a acquaintance_n to_o persuade_v she_o to_o go_v into_o the_o country_n 300_o l._n take_v in_o silk_n and_o plate_n from_o the_o defendant_n whilst_o that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n he_o have_v also_o contract_v several_a 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