The Document Chest
1838 Declaration of George Ewens
Respecting the possession of Penny’s Ground sold by Mr Penny to Mr Moody
I George Ewens
of Yeovil in the
County of
Somerset Yeoman
aged about
eighty two years
do solemnly and
sincerely
declare that I
came to reside
in the parish of
Yeovil about
sixty years ago
and that for the
space of Fifty
eight years and
upwards I have
known and been
well acquainted
with the Close
of Land commonly
called Penny’s
Ground situate
adjoining the
Mudford Road in
Yeovil aforesaid
and lately
contracted to be
sold by Henry
Penny of Yeovil
aforesaid
Esquire to John
Moody of
Sherborne in the
County of Dorset
Excise Officer
and that such
Close of Land
has during such
period of Fifty
eight years been
in the
possession of
the said Henry
Penny the
present Owner
and of his
Father Henry
Penny late of
Yeovil aforesaid
Glove
Manufacturer
deceased And I
make this solemn
Declaration
conscientiously
believing the
same to be true
and by virtue of
the provisions
of an Act made
and passed in
the fifth and
sixth years of
the reign of his
late Majesty
King William the
fourth intitled
“An act to
repeal an act of
the present
Session of
Parliament
intitled An Act
for the more
effectual
abolition of
oaths and
affirmations
taken in various
departments of
the State and to
substitute
Declarations in
lieu thereof and
for the more
entire
suppression of
voluntary and
extra judicial
Oaths and
Affidavits and
to make other
provisions for
the abolition of
unnecessary
oaths
This Declaration
was made by the
above named
George Ewens of
Yeovil in the
County of
Somerset this
thirteenth day
of October One
thousand eight
hundred and
thirty eight
before me And I
do hereby
certify that the
above
Declaration was
first read over
by me to the
above named
George Ewensand
that he seemed
perfectly to
understand the
same and make
his mark thereto
in my presence
John Slade
The X mark of
George Ewens
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
