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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt:... the suit.... She further sayeth that William Davonport, gent., her late husband, about three years last past for his own better advantage did erect this one horse-mill for malt upon a parcel of land his inheritance, and made the same over to her in jointure on their marriage. Which mill he did quietly hold and enjoy while he lived, receiving the multure and causing to be carried and recarried malt, without disturbance. And about two years past he died, and this defendant was content to sell the better part of her jointure to pay his debts in order to keep the mill for the support of herself and her children. She had caused to be carried such malt as any of the citizens or others would grind at her mill without dis-'turbance until late: when as she verily believeth the said Edward Whitbye, esq., upon some causeless displeasure and wish to oppress and impoverish her, DEEwjLLS caused this information to be exhibited against her--Chester. who is the meanest and least able to defend this suit 26. Action of all the others that have mills in or near the said against Boughcity. Wherein she humbly prays the favourable con-' sideration of this Honourable Court. In her pleadings she formally entered a denial of the exclusive rights of Dee Mills, in the stereotyped manner which more or less appears with constant reiteration through all the defences entered against the Gamull suits:--This defendant will aver and prove that there now are and, by all the time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, have been divers and sundry mills, as well watermills, as windmills, for the grinding of cor n and malt within the said city and suburbs and liberties thereof, other than the aforesaid Dee Mills. And that also there now are and have been, for and by all the time of m...