360 ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE. 
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For the first item in this process see the beginning of this letter. 
Then follows item the second—*“ that the revenues of the college 
non sufficiunt his diebus.’’ “ Item—that the premisses are true, &c., 
et super eisdem laborarunt, et laborante publica vox et fama. Unde 
facta fide petit pars eorundem that the priory be annexed to the 
college : ita quod dicto prioratu vacante liceat iis ex tunc to take 
possession, &c.” This libel, with the express consent of the other 
proctors, we, the commissary, admitted, and appointed the sixth 
of August for proctor Preston to prove the premisses. 
Preston produced witnesses, W. Gyfford, S. T. P., John Nele, 
A. M., John Chapman, chaplain, and Robert Baron, literatus, who 
were admitted and sworn, when the court was prorogued to the 6th 
of August; and the witnesses, on the same 5th of August, were 
examined by the commissary, “in capella infra manerium de Essher 
situata secrete et singillatim.” Then follow the “literee procura- 
toriz :” first that of the college, appointing Preston and Langport 
their proctors, dated August 30th, 1484; then that of the prior and 
convent of the cathedral of Winton, appointing David Husband 
and Michael Cleve, dated September 4th, 1484; then that of the 
bishop, appointing W. Gyfford, Radulphus Langley and Will. 
Cowper, dated September 3rd, 1484. Consec. 38°.—“‘Quo die 
adveniente in dicta ecclesia parochiali,” appeared, “‘ coram nobis,” 
James Preston to prove the contents of his libel, and exhibited 
some letters testimonial with the seal of the bishop, and these were 
admitted ; and consequenter Preston produced two witnesses, viz., 
Dominum Thomam Ashforde, nuper priorem dicti prioratus, et 
Willm. Rabbys, literatum, who were admitted and sworn, and 
examined as the others, by the commissary; “‘tunc & ibidem 
assistente scriba secrete & singillatim;” and their depositions 
were read and made public, as follows :— 
Mr. W. Gyfford, S. T. P., aged 57, of the state of Magd. Coll. 
&c., &c., as before. 
Mr. John Nele, aged 57, proves the articles also. 
Robert Baron, aged 56. 
Johannes Chapman, aged 35, also affirmed all the five articles. 
Dompnus Thomas Ashforde, aged 72 years—“ dicit 2%™. 3". 4"™, 
articulos in eodem libello contentos, concernentes statum dicti 
prioratus de Selbourne, fuisse et esse veros.” 
W. Rabbys, ztat 4o ann., agrees with Gyfford, &c. 
Then follows the letter from the bishop, “in subsidium proba- 
tionis,” above-mentioned—* Willmus, &c., salutem, &c., noverint 
