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Purton. A Case in the Star Chamber. Dae 
and the saide Pulley by the space of a hole yere before the dethe of the saide 
Frankelyn / And this deponent herde the same Frankelyn saye / that he 
wolde he had gyven xl" that the same Pulley had neuer byn fermor ther nor 
euer come amongst his parishners / 
“To the viij'" he saith he neuer herde the same Frankelyn talke at any 
tyme that the same Isabell now complainant shulde at any tyme haue the 
same ferme nor euer herde therof at any other mans mouth as he saithe 
saving that aboute a x yeres past upon the dethe of Gyles Pulley her brother 
ther was a voyce that the same Isabell shulde haue the same ferme after her 
mothers decease. 
“To the ix and x he saithe he dothe not remember how long yt is sythe 
the dethe of Richard Pulley / And saithe ther was famelyarytie betwene 
Margeret Pulley the wife of the saide Richard and the last abbote of Malmes- 
bury after her saide husbandes decease / And she obteynid at thandes of the 
same abbote iij seuerall holdes by copie of this deponentes perfyt knoledge / 
And the same Margaret Pulley in token of suche famylyarytie and frendship 
toward the same abbote sent her sonne Gyles Pulley now decesyd to this 
_ deponent to desyre this deponent at her request to lende to the same abbote 
xl, to ryde vp to London with all he being then destitute of mony / and 
promised that she wolde be bonde to this deponent for the repayment therof 
and also helpe him to a good turne at thabbotes handes for advouson of a 
benefice or other holde of the same abbotes gyfte / 
“To the last he saith he neuer knew or herde of any lyuery and season 
made of the same farme of Puryton by the saide Frankelyn vnto Richard 
Pulley within thes xxxiiij yeres. / But saithe that xxxvij yeres past being the 
second yere after his comyng to seruice to the same Frankelyn as he hath 
predeposyd this deponent was present with Sir Henry Egmanton prest John 
Glede and Thomas Goldsmith when the saide Frankelyn Vicar of Puryton 
dyd delyuer possession of the saide ferme vnto the saide Richard Pulley to 
thuse of the saide Richard Pulley Margaret his wife Edmonde Ambrose and 
Gyles theyre chyldrene and no otherwise as he saithe. And whether the 
persones then ther present with him be on lyve he knowith not but supposith 
them to be dede onles the same Henry Egmanton prist be onlyve And 
more therof he cannot depose / 
‘** John Hayse parson of Lydeard.”’ 
[Autograph signature. ] 
“Tuomas Exes of Puryton aforesaide husbandman of thage of lij yeres 
sworne ke. / 
“To the first second iij' and iiij" he saithe he knewe the same John 
Frankelyn Vicar of Puryton xl. yeres agoo and some what more and dwelte 
with him aboute a x. yeres vntyl he dyed And saithe he lay sycke viij or ix 
dayes before he dyed. And dyed some what before Bartylmew tyde to his 
now remembraunce being at last Burtylmew tyde xxxiij or xxxiiij yeres ago. 
And that he saithe he knowith for that this deponent after his dethe was 
singleman and labored for his lyving abrode iiij yeres and then marryed and 
hathe byn now a maryed man thes xxx yeres as he saithe / 
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