Document 76, Exceptions taken by H Errington to Answers, p1; John Tweddell and Bacon Wastell,
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| [In Ch?]ancery Betwn Henry Errington Esqr Complainant | ||||
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| John Tweddell Esqr Bacon Wm Wastell | ||||
| Esqr Gawen Aynsley Esqr Defts | ||||
| Exceptions taken by the said Complt to the Ansrs of the said Defts | ||||
| John Tweddell and Bacon Wm Wastell put into yr said Complts | ||||
| Bill of Complaint | ||||
| 1st Exception | For that the sd Dfts John Tweddell and Bacon Wm Wastell | |||
| have not in and by their sd Ansr according to the best and utmost of | ||||
| their respive Knowledge Remembrance Information & Belief answd | ||||
| & set forth wher the Bridge in the sd Bill in that Behalf mentd | ||||
| and which was built by ye sd Complt as therein set forth was not | ||||
| so thrown down and destroyed as in yr said Bill mentd without | ||||
| any previous appearance of any defect in the constructing or | ||||
| building thereof or how and in what respect otherwise. | ||||
| 2nd Excon | For that the sd Defts John Tweddell B.W. Wastell have not in | |||
| manner afsd ansd & set forth wher it was not for the reasons in ye sd Bill | ||||
| for that purpose mentd be for the ultimate good & safety of the County of | ||||
| Northland & its Inhabitants that a new Bridge upon a more extensive | ||||
| and enlarged plan shd be erected & built capable of withstanding | ||||
| any possible flood. | ||||
| 3rd Excon | For that the sd Defts John Tweddell & B.W. Wastell have not | |||
| in manner afsd answd & set forth Wher the sd Complt did not actually | ||||
| lay out & expend in erecting and building the Bridge in the sd Bill | ||||
| mentd and in making & finishing the road thereto much more than | ||||
| the sum of £5,700 besides the old matls as in ye sd Bill mentd And | ||||
| wher it wod not so appear if an Account were taken of what was so | ||||
| laid out and expended And wher ye sd Complt was not consibly | ||||
| [and?] somewhat and how much out of Pocket on the Acct in ye sd Bill | ||||
| set forth by building of ye sd Bridge. | ||||
| 4th Excon | For that the sd Defts Jno Tweddell & B.W. Wastell have not in manner | |||
| afsd answd & set forth Wher in order to build a Bridge [ov?]er the river | ||||
| Tyne capable of withstanding any possible Flood wch [ma?]y arise or such | ||||
| a Flood as arose in the Month of March 1782 as in ye sd Bill set | ||||
| forth a much greater [as?] same & what sum of money must not necessarily | ||||
| be expended and laid out than what was allowed and paid to ye sd Complt | ||||
| as in ye sd Bill mentd And wher such a Bridge must not & ought not | ||||
Note: Exceptions taken by Henry Errington, p 1
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