The Society’s MSS.—Chiseldon and Draycot. 58 
perverse nature and unwilling to pay the same nd this defendant by all 
the kindnesse he could shew unto him not being able to prevaile with him in 
such freindly manner as he desired was constrained and did bring his accion 
att the Comon Law for recovery of his tythes ariseing growing happening and 
encreaseing in and upon the said lands lastly mencioned and did fairely recover 
the same by a faire and legall tryall att Law att the Assizes holden att 
Sarum for the County of Wilts about six yeares since And this defendant 
further saith that he for his parte doth not desire treble damages as the plaintiff 
by his bill suggesteth, but shall be willing to accept of his tythes in kind or 
of a reasonable composicion for the same neither hath he at this tyme any 
accions att Law depending for the same But this defendant confesseth that 
in respect of the said complainants refractorinesse and that he will not by any 
friendly meanes used by this defendant be brought to doe him right according 
to Law but doth openly reproach and revile this defendant being a minister 
in such open and scandalous manner that he hath been thought fitt to be 
bound to the good behaviour by the Justice of the peace of this county and 
hath been bound accordingly he this defendant hath been constrained to ex- 
hibite his bill of Complaint into his Majesties Court of Exchequer for releife 
in the premisses to which the said Complainant hath answered and this 
defendant hath served him with a supena to rejoine and he hath appeared and 
_ given in his Comissioners names soe that issue is joyned as this defendant 
beleives in that Court and this defendant intendeth to execute the said Com- 
mission and there the point in issue may be examined touching the boundaryes 
of the said parish of Dracott and wether the lands in question are parcell or 
not parcell of that parish and there the memory of the witnesses may be 
perpetuated as occasion shall require And therefore this defendant humbly 
conceives itt is needles to doe the same in this Court alsoe And therefore he 
beleives the plaintiff hath noe other design in soe doeing but to vex and weary 
out this defendant with unnecessarye suites in Law for which cause this 
defendant doth humbly oppose the plaintiffs further proceedings in this honour- 
able Court And this defendant further saith that he for his parte knoweth 
not of any union of the said parish of Dracott with the parish of Chiseldon 
nor of any such composicion or summe of seaven pounds paid for or in liew 
of the tithes thereof as the plaintiff by his said bill doth surmize or that the 
said Complainant did pay to this defendants knowledge his proporcionable 
_ share of the same which if true doth not at all concerne this defendant for 
that this defendant is advised the same is noe barre against him this defendant 
who is legally intitled to the said Rectory and ought to enjoy the same to 
all intents and purposes according to Law nd this defendant knows not 
_ of any. lease of the tythes of the lands in Chiselden as the plaintiff alleadgeth 
neither is itt materiall to this defendant whether there be any such lease or 
not for that this defendant goeth not about to question any lands lyeing in 
Chisledon but onely such as lye in Dracott as aforesaid And this defendant 
doth traverse that without that that any other matter or thing whatsoever 
materiall or effectuall in the Law to be answeared unto by this defendant and 
not herein and hereby well and sufficiently answeared unto confessed and 
avoyded traversed or denyed is true All which matters and things this 
‘defendant is ready to aver justify mainetaine and prove as this honourable 
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