Short title: Ratcliff v Moston. Plaintiff(s): William Ratcliff. Defendant(s): William...

Short title: Ratcliff v Moston.

Plaintiff(s): William Ratcliff.

Defendant(s): William Moston, Ellice ap Richard, Thomas ap Harrie ap Holl, Edward Pearse.

Subject of depositions: Smelting mill, erected by Samuel Flete, on Holywell Brook, which defendants are alleged to have pulled down and destroyed. Alleged injury to people and cattle by pollution of water, caused by working; the mill. Defendants' witnesses say that the mill was erected on common ground in Greenfield, lately belonging to the abbey of Bassingwerk.

County/place: Flintshire.

Date of commission: 7 July 1590.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 3 and 7 September 1590 at Holiwell.

Deponent(s): John Poole; John Gruffithe; George Ogden; Thomas Spicer; Pasheqvill Allen; Gilbert Gerard; Thomas ap Harey; John ap John; Edward Larton; Hugh (?) Llewellyn; Katherine Evans; John Gruffith; Nicholas Pennant; Thomas ap John Wynne; Henry Apary; Thomas Hopton; William Segges; Margaret Larton; Samuel Fleete; Mores Lewes; Lawrence Joyee; Harrie ap John; Ievan ap Howell ap John DW; John ap William; Lewes Tuder; Ievan ap John ap Richard; John ap Harrie; Thomas David Lloid; John Barrowe; Richard Motton; Hugh ap Reignall; Thomas ap Harrie ap David; Edward ap John Howell; Harrie Thomas ap Howell ap Ievan; Robert Gruffith; Rondell Foulke; Howell Kenrecke; Elizabeth verch William; [...] ap Harrie; Katherine verch Harrie; Agnes verch Rees; Griffith ap William; Kenric ap William; Hugh ap Res; Thomas ap Rpobert; Ellice Eden; Katherine Davies; Lywse verch John; Rees ap Thomas; Hugh ap Rees Kenrick; Hugh Peires; Thomas ap Ithell; [...] Greenfild; William Thomas Jenkyns; John ap John ap Howell.

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