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114 HISTORY OF CORN MILLING: vol. iv.
^^^^JJ'ttto various marofinal annotations by counsel on his
DEE behalf;
MILLS, ^
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CHESTER, these being here appended in footnotes to an abbre-
28. Another viation of the deed :—
"Case," 1635.
Harl. MSS., To William, Earl of Derby, and James Stanley, Lord Strange,.
2081. I. Chamberlain of the city of Chester. Your orator, Francis Gamull,
son of Thomas Gamull. . . . Whereas our late sovereign lord, King
Edward VI., &c., was seised of certain ancient water corn mills called
Dee Mills . . . which mills are very fit and subservient for the inhabitants
and residents of the said city and suburbs and liberties.* . . .
All the above are obliged there to grind all grain and corn which
for the
they expend in the city . . . and have paid and ought to pay
grinding a certayne toll to the tenants, farmers, and . . .
occupiers.t
No persons to have or use any other corn mills in the city except
the Abbey Mills, known by the names of y*^ Windmiln withoute
the Northgate and y® Watermylne called the Bach . . .
Mylne.J
No person ought to erect any new mill in the city or liberties, sothat
any grist, multure, or other benefit be withdrawn from Dee Mills..
No persons ought to carry corn, expended in the city and liberties,
without the city to be ground at other mills. And whereas King
Edward VI. did by letters patent, 24 June, 7th of his reign, grant to-
Sir Richard Cotton and Dame Jane his wife all his said corn mills,§
with all rights and appurtenances and other profits and commodities ||
... and all soke, suit, and services of the same.^ ... In 42 Q" Elizabeth
the mills were acquired by Edmund Gamull.** . . . Since then
Edward Russell and five others, inhabitants of Chester and bound
to grind at Dee Mills, and W Reibe and R*^ Sharpies, who allege
themselves to be farmers of a water corn mill near Chester,tt have
conspired to grind at this said mill. . . . About a month ago Edward
Russell hath built a new horsemill in Chester, and doth grind malt
and oats for the inhabitants : and Reibe hath also ground during a
year past great quantities of grain taken to his mill out of the city in
carts and brought back again to the city after. . . . Other mills also
have been lately erected near the city. ... An order is prayed by
your orator restraining them."
* "He hath but one malt mill, and that by no means can serve the town.
Nor ever did."
t " His predecessor did favour one or two mills ; till [when] he had purchased'
Dee Mills, he did demolish them and built at Dee Mills."
"
t- He himself builded one, and so have divers others and used them. There
was always other milnes. As 2 windmills at Boughton. The one the Deans and
Chapters : the other his predecessors took and used and demolished and paid for
it, on purpose to get more custome to Dee Mylnes. There were within memory
on or near Chester iiij windmills and vij horsemill s."
§ " Not how many."
" Not custom of multure."
II
t "No custom."
**
"If it be customary to grind at his mylnes, then might he bring his action
against them that owe it : but not agaynst mee for erecting a milne."
tt " Four miles distant."