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it time to depart I turned myself round to go out of doors & I had four steps 

 to go down but the very moment I turned myself round I found a Terrible 

 Blow in my head which [struck (?) illegible] me all down & then & before I 

 cou'd recover myself the Parson had struck me down again he then gott a 

 stride me and took my hair in one hand and w"' hisjist ' other he beat me 

 in a terrible manner, I then arose and found the Blood running out of my 

 ears, mouth and Nose w"" my Waistcoat & shirt Tore very much I then took 

 up a stick (seeing one lay near me) & struck him 3 times in the side ; the 

 Parson then went till he was weary went (sic) he went away to a Neigh- 

 bouring house & staid a few minutes & then returned again & began again 

 w'' jearing (sic) me ab' my Father & told me If I had not enough of it he 

 would give some more but not wanting any more I declin'd it & told him to 

 recollect what he was when he came into Wiltshire first when he made his 

 apperance (sic) In some old j'arn stockings &c. &c. & was obliged to every 

 one that wou'd supply him w"" a dinner but now (having married a (sic) old 

 maid just a going into the grave with 8 or 10000£) he made all his former 

 friends amends by giving some a sly look, go to law w'' another beat & abuse 

 another &c. &c.) I do not usurp such an athority (sic) over people as he do 

 at pres' which discourse he cou'd not stand so away post's the Parson down 

 towards the church & soon after the Clerk came back to me & said If I did 

 not send the 6/8"* the corpse wo'd not be buried I told him I wo'd not pay 

 it so when that answer was carried back the Parson went of for home ; but 

 my uncle hearing how it was he sent the money after which the corpse was 

 buried & the affray ended ; But the greatest misfortune was the Pan Bone 

 of my knee was Broke & have never since Been well nor I fear never will as 

 I cannot kneel down not on the bed w''out the Being in the greatest Paine I 

 cannot go to church now without being call'd to order most Sundays without 

 any cause especially Christmas Day last when we rose to very high words in 

 the church to the g' detriment of the service 



Witness's. John Lanham (Church 



Warden for y^ Parson 



a most intimate 



friend of his) 

 Fra's Smith the Clerk 



of the Farish 

 Tho Chandler Surgeon 



\_Endorsed'\ " Sealed and delivered by all the within parties . . . 



James Lamborne 

 W'" Holloway " 



WE the severall owners and occupiers of houses lands and tenements lying 



' This word is crossed through in the M.S. 

 - It is possible we may see in this agreement the power at that date of the 

 over lord (Lord Abingdon). It will be observed that his steward, whose 

 name is defaced on the deed, is the first signatory. 



