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only his hand is thereunto subscribed as a wittnesse & is his owne 



hand writeing. 



Henrie Harris. 



George Savage of Dodder Hill in the county of Worcester gent 

 aged 68 or thereabouts upon his oath saith he saw Mr. The 

 Packington seale & as his act & deed deliver the deed now shewn 

 unto him dated i8th April 1645, & to his best remembrance it 

 was sealed a little before the war broke forth, and his name there- 

 unto subscribed is his proper hand writeing. 



George Savage. 



W™ Bennett of Bretby in the county of Derby gent aged about 

 58 upon his oath saith he did see the E. of Chesterfeild W™ 

 Pargiter Richard Evans & Ed. Barton seale and deliver the deed 

 now shown unto him dated 10 Apr 1645 but knows not the tyme 

 of the sealinge and deliveringe but remembers it was sealed before 

 the said E. was prisoner or the Close taken at Litchfeild and 

 thinks it was about 3 months before the taking of the sayd Close 

 but knows nothing of the uses. And also did see the E. of C. 

 seale and deliver the deed now shown him bearing date 16 April 

 1645 ^ thinks that was sealed at the same tyme as the other was 



sealed 



William Bennett. 



[Rough copy of reply appended to the Depositions.] 



Gent. 



In observance to your..order of the 29 of May last which 

 we received the 17° July, upon the petition of Alexander Stanhope 

 youngest sonne of the Right Hon^'" Phillip Earle of Chesterfeild 

 wee have herewith sent you the depositions that such witnesses as 

 have been produced for the proofe that the deed and lease in the 

 petition mentioned and know nothing farther touchinge the 

 premises save only that by the deed of the 16 Apr. purporting 

 a power in the said Earle to make leases reserving the old rents is 

 covenanted that 30'' reserved upon this lease with the residue that 

 the said Manner will make up 300 // per annum over and above 



