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any of them dare not cum ne approche to the seyd house of your seyd 
subiectes for feare of their lyues. / And the seyd Sir Edmund Brydges hath 
lately so threpened and feared your seyd subiectes seruaunttes which were 
laborers in husbandry at hys seyd Mancion house that they by reason therof — 
and for feare of bodely hurt dare not go aboute the necessarye busynes of 
your seyd subiectes. / And moreouer when so euer your seyd subiectes beyng 
destytute of seruauntes and laborers doith hyre any of theyr neyghbours 
beyng laborers as carpenters heggers thresshers and other workemen the seyd 
Sir Edmund Brydges doith so handle threpen and manasse the same worke- 
men so that they ne any of them dare not for danger of theyr lyues contynue 
in any worke with your seyd subjectes. So that by reason therof your seyd 
subiectes can not haue any of theyr neyghbours ne laborers there nere adioyn- 
aunt to labour or do any worke with hym for feare of the seyd Sir Edmund 
and so ys lyke nowe schortely in haruest tyme to susteyne grett losse and 
damage for lacke of laborers./ Aud the seyd Sir Edmund Brydges doith daylly 
cause hys gottes to be putt into the corne of your seyd subiectes growyng 
vppon parcell of the premyssez so that the same gottes doon daylly dystroye 
and perysshe moche part of the same corne and your seyd subiectes dare not 
for feare of theyr lyues put out ne dryue the same furth of theyr seydcorne/ 
By reason wherof your seyd subiectes ar lyke to be vtterly vndoon on les 
some spedy remedye be herein schortely had and prouyded. / In consyderacion 
wherof pleaseth yt your Hyghnes of your accustomed petye and justice to 
grauntt your gracious writtes of subpena with iniunccions in the same to be 
dyrectid to the seyd Sir Edmond Brydges and thother lyke offenders com- 
mandyng and enyoynyng them by the same that they ne any other by the 
procurement or commandement of the seyd Sir Edmund doo no further 
medell with the seyd premyssez ne any parcell thereof but suffre your seyd 
snbiectes peacybly to occupye and enyoye the same with out interupcion or 
lett of the seyd Sir Edmund or any other by hys or theyr commandement 
meanes procurement and assent vntyll a further ordre therin be taken by 
your Highnes Councell herin / and also to appere personally in your Sterre 
Chambre at Westminster at a certen daye therin to be appoynted there to 
aunswer to the premyssez / and to be further ordred therin accordyng to right — 
and justice. / And your seyd subiectes wyll daylly praye to god for the 
preseruacion of your moost royall maiesties estate in honour longe try- 
umphantly to endure. /” 
‘* RoBERT BROKE.” 
Endorsed : 
“Jay versus Brydges, 
Retorn’ octabis Trinitatis.” [8th June, 1548. 
Star Chamber Proceedings, Edward VI. 
Bundle I., No. 39. 
“The Awnswer of Sir Edmounde Brigges vnto the Sclaunderose bill of © 
Compleint of Bennet Joy and Isabell his wife. 
‘The said defendaunt seith that the same bill of Compleint ys vncerten 
-and verie vntrue and insuffycient in the Lawe to be awnswerid vnto and the 
