216 Purton. A Case in the Star Chamber. 
Edwarde the Syxte [12th January, 1548-9] before Syr Henrye Long S' Anthony 
Hungerford St Wylliam Wroughton knyghtes and John Hamlyn esquier 
Commissioners chosen and assigned for the same by vertue of [the] Kynges 
maiesties commission to them dyrectyd from his Graces Counsell oute of the 
Sterre Chambre bering date the xvth day of Decembre the yere aboue wrytten.” 
‘“‘THomas Brownz of Puryton in the countie of Wiltes husbondman of the 
age of Ixxxij yeres or ther abought sworn and examenid to the first interro- 
gatorie saith that he hard sey that Richard Polley had a lesse made by the 
said Abbott and covent to hym hys wyffe Ambrose Edmonde and Gylis of the 
saide ffarme and parsonage as hyt ys namyd in the said Interrogatories sauing 
only the teythe belonging to the howsez of Maubye Jaakes and Reedes that 
belongith to the farme and not to the parsonage And whether the said 
Elizabeth namyd in the said Interrogatories were in the said lesse or not he 
knowith not / And furder he knowith not. 
‘Item to the second Interrogatorie he seith that he hard sey that S' John 
Frankleyn clerk delyveryd possession of the said ffarme and other the premisses 
according to the leasse made to the seid Richard Polley and other namyd in 
the lesse. 
‘*Ttem to the iij Interrogatorie he sayth that he knowith nothing. 
‘** Item to the iiij Interrogatorie he sayth that he hard sey that Sir Edmond 
Bridgis did byd the iij tenauntez aboue namyd to stay and kepe ther tithes 
going oute of their holdes vntyll the matter be tryed bytwyne the same Sir 
Edmund and Benett Joy and more he knowith not. 
‘*Ttem to the vth Interrogatorie he knowith nothing. 
‘‘Ttem to the vjth Interrogatorie he sayth that he neuer hard that the said 
Benet Joy was denyed of the wood namyd in the said Interrogatorie 
** Ttem to the vijth Interrogatorie he seith that the said Sir Edmund Bridgis 
fellyd certen trees to what nombre he knowith not Wherof the said Sir 
Edmund hath ffott xxx loodes and more he knowith not.” 
‘‘Joun Hays clerk parson of Lydyat Mylcent in the Countie of Wiltes of 
the age of lxiiij yers or theraboughtes sworn and examenyd to the first 
Interrogatorie and second he seyth that he was present when Sir John 
Frankleyn gaue the possession and seisen of the said ffarme and other the 
premissez to the said Richard Polley Margaret hys wyf Ambrose Edmunde 
and Gylys namyd in the said lesse And that he hard noo other namyd in the 
said lesse / And the said deponent saith that he and one Henrye Egmanton 
clerk John Gleede and Thomas Goldsmyth were called for wytnesse to the 
same. Which ys sence the delyuery of possession abought xxxvij yeres 
past or more And the said deponent seith that consernyng the tythes he 
knoith not but hyt longyd to the parsonage which was grauntyd by the same 
lesse and more he knoith not 
‘‘Ttem to the iij** Interrogatory he seith that soo forr as he knoith the said 
Isabell was not borne at the tyme of possession takyng 
‘‘ Item to the iiijt» and vth Interrogatorie he seith he knowith nothyng. 
