





















THE 
WILTSHIhhk MAGAZINE, 
“MULTORUM MANIBUS GRANDE LEVATUR ONUS.’—Oovid. 



JUNE, 1904. 

Purton. A Case in the Star Chamber. 
(Continued from page 168.) 
«“ ‘Interrogatories on the part of and behalf of Benett Jey and Isabell hys 
wytfe ayenst Sir Edmund Brydges knyght. 
_ 1, In primis whether the xxixt® daye of January last [1547—8] or 
theraboutes the seyd Sir Edmund Brydges James More John Bradeby 
otherwyse Taylour Gabryell Rede and other riotous persons to the seyd 
Benett and Isabell vnknowen to the nombre of xij persons dyd ryotously 
semble them selfes togeyther at Puryton in the Countye of Wiltes and 
m and there in forcyble maner arrayed ayenst the Kynges peace forcybly 
ryotously entred into the manor of Puryton aforseyd with thappurtenaunces 
the mancion house of the seyd compleynauntes or not. / or howe many 
ons then and there were present that dyd so entre into the same and 
were theyr names and what weapyns they then had to your knowlege./ 
2. Item whether the aforenamed persons or any of them dyd then and 
there make assault vppon oon George Browne Jane Webbe and Agnes Symkes 
or vppon any of them then beyng seruauntes to the seyd compleynauntes 
and then and there dyd beate them or any of them or putt them in danger 
or feare of theyr lyues or in any feare or not / and who it were and what 
e theyr names and with what weapyns they then and there dyd so bete 
it or feare the same persons or any of them. / 
Item wheder the seyd defendaunt and other the aforenamed ryotous 
arsons or any of them dyd with force and armes or ryotously breke open a 
‘olle house doore of the seyd compleynauntes there beyng nere theyr seyd 
mancion house or not. / 
Item whether James More John Edwardes and oon Pery seruauntes of 
seyd Sir Edmund Brydges or any of them the v'* daye of Februarye last 
at Puryton aforseyd with lyke force and armes as aforseyd ryotously 
foreybly dyd breke and entre into the duffe house of the seyd com- 
ynauntes and all theyr doues being aboue iij* couple then and there dyd 
XXXIII.—NO. CI. 0 
