Richard Hauton< no role > of the parish of St. Pancras Labourer maketh oath That
he this Deponent lived with Mr. Mash one of the Surveyors to the Turnpike for about
years and Untill the Seaventeenth day of april last , dureing which time he this
[..] ponent did constantly drive one of the Said Mashes Teemes & most Commonly worked on the
Highwayes both to dirt Cart and gravell Cart, and this Deponent worked att dirt Cart
in Company with Mr. Hawlsted Cart & Mr. Nichols's there were five or Six people to fill the
Said Carts and which Said Men Stood Still Untill the Carts returned againe for want [..]
of a Standing Cart or Carts to employ them, by which meanes this Deponent Veryly beleives
That the Said Labourers by Soe Standing Still for want of Standing Carts they did not doe half
[..] days work in a [..] of his Judgment Veryly beleives a man might
gett as much work don for fifteene or [..] Shillings as the three Teemes & Six Labourers
did in a day; And the rather became the Said Teemes belongd to the Said Surveyers & noe care was
taken to make the Said Men work who were permitted to mispend and Loytes away their time for
that the Surveyers never found fault with them tho' they did never Soe little work; And this
Dept further Sayeth that there were Seldome any Carts allowed to work att dirt Cart but the
Surveyers own Teemes Except Mr. Nichols of Finchleys who is brother in Law to the Said
Mr. Mash; And this Dept further Sayeth that he this Dept. generally worked with a Smale
Cart both att Gravell Cart and dirt cart to the Turnpike, which Said Cart was made as
this Dept beleives to carry two dozen of hay and which Said Cart if measured this Dept
beleives the Same would not carry above Eighteene Bushells for both the head beard
And fayle board are very narrow and which Said Cart was never carried out to work when
the Carts were to be measured And as other Teemes had two men to attend oath Teeme to full
their Carts they never had any to fill theirs Except the Said Mashes Son a Smale youth who
attended this Dept. in Company with another Teeme but did little or noe work and did not
goe Constantly Yet this Dept beleives the Said Mashes Son was paid equally with other the
Labourers that worked to the Said Turnpike, however of late the Said Mr. Mash Sends one
Man with his own Two Carts and that of Mr. Nichols's And this Dept further observed & often
[..] Mr. Shettles Smale Cart work att the Turnpike which Said Cart this Dept. beleives is not
Much bigger then the Said Mashes Smale Cart And this Dept. further Sayeth that the Said
Mr. Mash had the head boards of his Carts cutt in order as this Dept beleives to carry [..]
Leads And that he this Dept. Seldome Saw the Sd Mr. Mash upon the road to looke after the
Workmen unlesse it [..] morning And Sometimes in an Evening And the
[..] further Sayeth that [..] Speake very Angerly to Mr. Burrett for
undertakeing to work att an Under rate to the Turnpike for he might have three or four
Shillings more a day if he had jusisted upon it And likewise this Dept. heard Mrs. Mash
the Surveyers wife Say that her husband was very Angry both with Mr. Borrett & Mr
Spencer for working att an under rate or words to that or the like Effect; And this Dept
further Sayeth yt he often came to Towne wth. a Load of hay & afterwards went to work to the Turnpike
And beleives his Said Master was paid for a whole days work

Jurat 2o. die may anno Dmni 1718
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