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~ acres to be parcell of the same farme and allwayes occupied by the fermers 
_ therof by the space of thes xxx yeres / 
“To the xj he saithe that the same Mr. Bridges hathe restrayned also the 
same playntyfes frome xx" loodes of woode oute of Bradon wood by the space 
of this twelvemonethes or theraboutes wiche this deponent hathe allwayes 
knowen the fermers of the same farme for the tyme beinge to haue and take 
yerely owte of the same wood 
“To the xij he saithe the same Mr. Bridges hathe fellyd certen trees in 
the seuerall pasture of the saide playntyfes and sufferyth xxii of the same 
_ trees to lye styll on the grounde to the distruction of the grasse ther / to the 
_ valew of xx’. to his estimation / 
“To the xiij and xiiij he saithe he cannot perfvtly depose but hathe herde 
 saye that the same John Bridges dyd shote oone pellet into the kechin of 
_ the saide playntyfes house / 
To the xv. he saithe he hathe knowen the horses of the same Mr. Bridges 
 iiij or v tymes in a daye pynned for destroying the playntyfes corne / And 
that John Bradley seruaunt to Mr. Bridges wolld allwayes [set] them furthe 
of the pounde and put them into the [corne] ageyne So that the playntyfes 
and his seruauntes wer fayne to suffer them styll on the grounde and to [let] 
them fede on the corne ther / But to what ee or destruction he saith he 
cannot esteme yt / 
“To the xvj he saithe that trew yt is that a shine of the playntyfes was so 
handelyd in cutting the tayle of by the rompe the eares hard to the hedde 
[and] also cutt the clawes of the fete therof wiche this deponent sawe / and 
was done by the saide Mr. Bridges brother and his Bereward as hathe 
byn sythens confessid as he herde saye / 
“To the xvij he saithe he sawe when Mr. Bridges bereward oone morn and 
oone Hedge his seruauntes dyd lett a bere lose in the pasture of the complain- 
ites and then dyd course him with dogges wherthroughe he saithe that 
| kyen of the playntyfes being ther greate with calfe dyd cast theyr calfes 
hin a daye or two after and dyed themselfes also as he saithe / 
To the xviij he saithe that trew yt is that ther was a carte loade of 
ge cast into the playntyfes well wherby the water was stopid, but he saith 
sawe not Mr. Bridges seruauntes in doyng therof nor can depose more 
“To the xix and xx he saithe he cannot depose / but by reporte saithe that 
contentes of thes interrogatories ar trew / 
[Attested by mark.} 
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“Joun Symes of Hangerton in the county of Wiltes’ layborex of thage of 
i yeres sworne, &c. 
“To the first second and iij" he saithe that aboute iiij dayes before Candle- 
[2nd February] last past this deponent then beinge seruaunt to the said 
tyfes sawe the same Sir Edmond Bridges accompanyd with Gabriell 
John Bradley James More and oone Westborne his servauntes and 
rse other to the nomeber of aboute a dosen persones wiche this deponent 
not havinge swerdes and bucklers and daggers and ther came to the 
