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The Heirs of Whichcot's Title to Pruson's Island.
PEter Osborne conveys the Breach, &c. to Woodshaw, by Estimation Three (not exceeding Four) Acres, butting East on a Sluce, South on the Thames, North on Wapping-Marsh, West on a piece of Ground next abutting and adjoyning on a certain Way or Lane there, called Gravel-Lane. Enroll'd.
Iames Woodshaw conveys the same to Richard Glover. Livery and Seisin Endorsed.
Richard Glover Devises, by general Words, Wapping-Land to Richard Glover his Son. Book of Wills.
The said Richard Glover conveys the same to Warren and his Heirs. Enroll'd.
The said Richard confirms the same to Warren. Enroll'd.
Richard Glover, the Grandson, confirms the same.
George Warren sells the same to Richard Lloyd and Iohn Wicken. Enroll'd.
Richard Lloyd and Iohn Wicken, by Lease and Release, sell to William Crowder, Thomas Iordan, Thomas Horton, and Iohn Iolliff, Trustees for Rebecca Whichcot, late Glover's Wife.
Crowder, Iorden, and Horton, Dye before 1680. Iohn Iolliff in 1680. being the surviving Trustee, and in William Iolliff his Son and Heir, the Inheritance of these Lands remains, in Trust for the Heirs of the said Rebecca Whichcot, to this Day: And,
Note, The Land now called Pruson's Island, (which Name is assuredly took from having been long in possession of one Pruson, under Glover's Title) is above Three, and not Four Acres; butted East on (a place where there was) a Sluce, South on the Thames, North on Wapping-Marsh, and West on Bridewel-Hospital-Land, heretofore a piece of Ground which butted and adjoyned upon Gravel-Lane; and was held under Glover's Title by Mrs. Re∣becca Whichcot, till outed by Lady Ivy, 1679.
And if Lady Ivy can shew what Land 'tis possible the Ten Acres in Wapping-Marsh should be, but the Lands in question, butting West on Gravel-Lane, and where the Twelve Acres of Copyhold in Wapping-Marsh should be, (that was late Hill's in the 10th, and Glascock's the 23d of Eliz.) and lying East of the last Ten Acres, but the Lands in question, and which have been always enjoyed by those the Creditors claim under, by Copy of Court-Roll, since Edward the Sixth's time, and where there should be Three, and not exceeding Four A∣cres, that butted East on a Sluce, South on the Thames, North on Wapping-Marsh, and West on a piece of Ground that butted on Gravel-Lane, unless the Ground now called Pruson's Island, which really does so abutt, they will then quit their Claim to these Lands, which they otherwise hope will at some time or other be allowed to be theirs.
As to what Lady Ivy is pleased to say concerning the several Verdicts she has had for her Title, the Reader is hereby informed, That those Verdicts were got on producing of Deeds, which are not mentioned in her printed Paper, nor yet to be found on Record.
And as to what she is pleased to suggest concerning the Conviction of her Adversaries Attorney, one Iohnson,
Note, There was one Duffet, a notorious common Forger of Deeds, and an intimate Ac∣quaintance of my Lady's: He first applied himself to Mr. Iohnson as a Witness, without Iohnson's seeking to him, and discovering his Treaty with Iohnson, drew him into a snare, being, as supposed, employed by somebody else.
As for the Records and Deeds, which made up three parts of her Paper, they are most of them such as were never made use of at any Trial, and serve only for a shew, and an a∣musement, and when rightly considered, are nothing to the purpose at all.
And that the World may also see what Title, both on Record and otherwise, the Lady Ivy has yet been pleased to produce for the Lands in question, with what may reasonably be objected against it by Arguments, only deduced from other Deeds on Records, the same is incerted here, and if any Mistake be made in't, it is not wilfully done, and will be un∣doubtedly Answered by Lady Ivy's Direction, if there be any thing in it untrue, her Lady∣ship having already appeared twice in Print in these Matters, and thereby given occasion for the Printing of this.