212 Purton. A Case in the Star Chamber. 
‘“‘ Interrogatories to be mynistrid on the parte of S'". Edmund Bridges knight 
‘“‘ First whether Browne and Jaakes servauntes unto Benet Joy dyd stele 
take and convey awey the Image of Seynt George owzt of Puryton Church 
and caryed the same to the mancion house of Joys or no 
““Ttem whether one of the church wardens comaunded them soo to doo 
or by whose comaunde they soo did & who byd them put hit into the wole 
house of Joys and for what intent the same was caryd awey more than other 
images. 
“Item whether Browne and Jakes did confesse the takyng awey the seid 
image and whether they toke the same ageyen oultzt of the woll house and 
caryed hyt to the church ageyn or who ecaryd the same image to the church 
‘‘ Item whoo comaunded them to bryng hit to church & what was the cause 
or did they bryng hyt of their owne free will 
‘“TItem whether the seid 8' Edmond Bryges did convey away his trees 
owzt of Joys ferme grounde with as much spede as he cold gett caryage or 
whether he sofferyd them to lye of purpose to destroy Joys grasse 
‘‘Item whether the bereward to St Edmond Bryges be a naturall foole or 
folishe or noo 
Star Chamber Proceedings, Henry VIII, 
Bundle 25, No. 272. 
«Fix. xiiijt’ Novembris ‘‘ Examinacio testium facta super interrogatoriis 
An® secundo E. yj". ex parte Edmundi Bridges militis ministratis. 
[13th Nov., 1548. ] 
“JouHn Messencer of Puriton in the county of Wiltes yoman of thage of 
xlij yeres sworne, «ec. 
‘To the first [and] second he saithe that this ane and the said Benet 
Jeye being churche wardens of Puriton aforesaide at the tyme of the takyng 
downe and defacyng of Images the same Benet Jeye being absent his wife 
with this deponent dyd accordingly take down the Images in the same churche 
of Puriton / At what tyme he saith that the saide Benet Jeyes wyfe muche 
lykyng the image of St George wished that she had the same at home in her 
howse saying yt was pitie to deface the same / Wherunto this deponent 
answerid Take yt and do with yt what you list for me And therupon the 
same Browne and Jakes namyd in this Interrogatory toke the same image 
and caryed yt to the howse of the said Benet Jey And more therof he 
knowith not / 
“To the iij* and iiijth he saith that within a while after Sir Edmond Bridges 
hering of the conveying of the same Image was movyd therwith and as this 
deponent herde saye he commaundyd the same to be broughte to the churche 
ageyne wiche was so done / And more he knowith not / 
**To the y. he saith that Mr. Bridges dyd with asmuche spede as he coulde 
and as sone as he coulde gett cariage conveye awaye the trees that he fellyd 
vpon Benet Jeyes farme and to this deponents supposall he dyd not suffer 
them of purpose to lye ther to the destruction of the grasse of the grounde 
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