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of tlie case, and exhibit the process by which an attempt 

 was made to obtain restitution. It is stated that " Agnes 

 Samuel avoweth a distress upon Isabel de Bercli, Prloress 

 of ßuckland, by reason that one M., a predecessor of 

 the Said Isabel, held of Richard Flory a message and 

 acre of land by fealty and the servIce of finding a 

 chaplain to sing, in the chapel within his manor of Leeke, 

 masses, matins, and vespers, on three days in the week 

 throughout the whole yeai', to uit Sunday, Wednesday, 

 and Friday, and to find in the same chapel bread, and wine, 

 and otber things sultable for the celebratlon of Divine 

 Service, "pan', et vine, et auters ornam'ts pur divines 

 servic' celebrer," of which Services Richai'd was seised ; 

 the which Richard gave and granted the manor, with the 

 chapel to whicli the Services related, to William the late 

 husband of the same Agnes, and to Agnes, and to the heirs 

 of their two bodies ; the which M. made attornment 

 of the Said Services to Willlara and Agnes ; and after the 

 death of William this same Agnes was seised, by the hand 

 of the said Isabel, &c., and for the singing in arrear for 

 two years* 



The defence that seems by the pleadings to have been 

 set up to Agnes Samuel's case was that the Vlcar by a 

 certain composition received a quarter of wheat for the 

 fulfilment of the duties, which were performed by a 

 priest employed by hlm. And the question was whether 

 the facts alleged by the Prloress were suflSclent ansvver to 

 bar Agnes Samuel of her action, or whether on the 

 other hand she were justified in levyiag the distress. We 

 do not know the issue, as, the Court sitting in Banco 

 and not at Nisi prlus, no decision was come to on the 



* Mich. lEdvv. III., pl. 52. 



