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that he was with the said priour he contented and was fully agreed with the 

 said priour And ferthermore where it is supposed by the said bill that the 

 said John Crikelad thelder for his covetyse to have the said manerez landez 

 and tenementez sondre tymes shnld imagyn the dethe of the said John the 

 yonger therto saith the said John Crikelad thelder that this is a things 

 suruiytted of malice and no mater to put hym to answere unto here in this 

 court but for his declaracion saith that he never ymagined his dethe and 

 that will he prove as the court will award And as for eny wast surmytted 

 to be done in wodez by the said John Crikelad theldre the said John Crikelad 

 thelder saith that the said John the yonger beyng at the age of xxi" yere and 

 more sold to the said John thelder all the okes and elmes that were growyng 

 withe the underwode within the closes called Berihill litill Berihill Semannes 

 all the closes upon the cop' of Berihill Watercroft Paveshani Blakethorn 

 Vyncentesmede Pyerscrofte Radmores Trasiouslaiez grete Bubley and 

 Virtewyk for the somme of vj marc' whiche he resceyved and was content 

 by vertue of the whiche sale the said John Crikelad thelder kut and caried 

 away the said tynibre and underwode as it was lefuU to hym to do Also 

 ferthermore where it is supposed by the said bill that the said John Crikelad 

 thelder shulde lete down the dwellyng placez of the said manerez landez and 

 tenementez and dores and wyndowes of the said places shuld take here 

 and lede awey to his own place and made the said placez desolate thereto 

 aunswerith the said John Crikelad thelder that he neuer toke ne caried 

 awey no dorez ne wyndowez but duryng his none age he made a barne ther 

 all of the wode and tall tymbre growyng ther upon and over that it cost hym 

 xl. marc' and if eny desolacon' be had upon the the said manerez hit was 

 had and done sith the • said John Crikelad the yonger entered in the said 

 manerez And the said John Crikelad thelder seyth that he neuer did 

 desolacion in the said manerez nor in no parcell therof And as for the pondes 

 fissheweres and dowve house that is surmitted in the bill that he shuld 

 distroy theym he sayth he neuer distroyed theym nor non' of theym And 

 for that it is surmitted in the said bill that the said John Crikelad thelder 

 shuld graunte diuers annuitees to diuers persones out of the said manerez 

 landez and tenementez to the uttest distruccon' and disheritaunce of the 

 said John Crikelad the yonger the said John Crikelad thelder saith that the 

 will and thentent of the said Thomas was that the said fetTees shuld graunte 

 an annuite going out of the manerez and landez to suche on' for terme of his 

 his lif as was to their discression sufficient and conuenient to occupie the 

 office of Stywardwyk of the said manerez and landez and the said felf'ees 

 understandyng diuers causes of grete favour that the said Thomas Crikelad 

 owed unto on' Edward Basyng and also understandyng the sadnes and the 

 wysdome of the said Edward in excersysing of such occupacion graunted to 

 the said Edward an annuite of xxs. for the doyng of his office forsaid and as 

 for eny other grauntes of annuitees graunted to eny persone or persones the 

 said John Crikelad thelder saith he graunted never non' the whiche all and 

 every of the premisses the said John thelder and Walter Sambourne be redy 

 to prove as the court will award and praith that he may be dismissed and to 

 recouer his damages after the statute in suche cas ordeyned for his grete 

 wrong vexacion costes and damages. 



Early Chancery Proceedings, Bundle 31, no. 153. 



