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eundem cum effectu ; cujus libelli tenor sequitur.-^In Dei nomine. 

 Amen. Coram nobis venerabili in Christo patre Richardo, priore, 

 &c., de Novo Loco, &c., commissario, &c." Part of the College 

 ofMagd. dicit. allegat, and in his "scriptis proponit," &c. 



" Imprimis that said college consists of a president and eighty 

 scholars, besides sixteen choristers, thirteen servientes inibi altissimo 

 famulantibus, et in scientiis plerisque liberalibus, presertim in sacra 

 theologia studentibus, nedum ad ipsorum presidentis et scholarium 

 pro presenti et imposterum, annuente deo, incorporandorum in 

 eodem relevamen ; verum etiam ad omnium et singulorum tarn 

 scholarium quam religiosorum cujuscunque ordinis undequaque 

 illuc confluere pro salubri doctrina volentium utilitatem multiplicem 

 ad incrementa virtutis fideique catholice stabilimentum. Ita 

 videlicet quod omnes et singuli absque personarum seu nationum 

 delectu illuc accedere volentes, lecturas publicas et doctrinas tarn 

 in grammatica in loco ad collegium contiguo, ac philosophiis 

 morali, et natural! quam in sacra theologia in eodem collegio 

 perpetuis temporibus continuandas libere atque gratis audire 

 valeant et possint, ad laudem gloriam et honorem Dei, &c., 

 .extitit fundatum et stabilitum." 



For the first item in this process see the beginning of this letter. 

 Then follows item the second " that the revenues of the college 

 non sufificiunt his diebus." "Item that the premises are true, 

 &c., et super eisdem laborarunt, et laborante publica vox et fama. 

 Unde facta fide petit pars eorundem that the priory be annexed to 

 the college : ita quod dicto prioratu vacante liceat iis ex tune to 

 take possession, &c." This libel, with the express consent of the 

 other proctors, we, the commissary, admitted, and appointed the 

 6th August for proctor Preston to prove the premisses. 



Preston produced witnesses, W. Gyfford, S.T.P., John Nele, 

 A.M., John Chapman, chaplain, and Robert Baron, literatus, who 

 were admitted and sworn, when the court was prorogued to the 

 6th August ; and the witnesses, on the same 5th August, were 

 examined by the commissary, " in capella infra manerium de 

 Essher situata secrete et singillatim." Then follow the " literae 

 procuratoriae : " first that of the college, appointing Preston and 

 Langport their proctors, dated August 3oth, 1484 ; then that of 



