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the clergy as often and when &c. adding that neither he nor his 

 predecessors had acquired any lands or tenements in the towns 

 and places aforesaid since the said zoth year, nor had any goods 

 or chattels in the same places in the said i4th year other than 

 such as were issuing out of the said lands and tenements so 

 annexed to his spiritualities. And all these things he offers to 

 prove in whatever way the Court &c. And further, upon scrutiny 

 being made of the rolls &c. as to the temporalities of the abbot 

 in Wynford Eagle, Remmescombe, and Woolbridge, it was found 

 that the temporalities of the said abbot in Wynford Eagle in 

 the deanery of Dorchester are valued at 645. 8d. and those in 

 Remmescombe at ^13 153. zd. and those in Woolbridge at 1 155. 

 and that upon this valuation the same abbot and his predecessors 

 paid tenths and other quotas with the clergy as often and when 

 &c. And because the Court desires to be certified upon the 

 points above suggested before proceeding further, it was agreed 

 that an inquisition should be held concerning them. And it was 

 ordered that the sheriff should cause to come here within fifteen 

 days after the day of Saint Hilary twelve [true and lawful men] 

 upon view of the aforesaid towns and places, of whom some &c 

 by whom &c who neither &c for the ascertainment &c. : and 

 that he should cause notice to be given to the Abbot of 

 Sherborne, John Wake, John of Bridport, and Roger le Gilden, 

 the appraisers and sellers of the aforesaid ninth in the aforesaid 

 county to attend the holding of the said inquisition if it should 

 seem expedient to them so to do. And accordingly a day was 

 given to the said abbot, and meanwhile respite &c., At which 

 day comes the aforesaid abbot. And the sheriff returned the 

 writ and the names of the jurors &c, and that he had caused 

 notice to be given to the aforesaid appraisers &c. And they did 

 not come. Accordingly a further day was given to the said 

 abbot within 15 days after Easter day. And the sheriff was 

 ordered to distrain the same jurors &c. and in addition to them 

 six other such &c. and to cause notice to be given to the 

 aforesaid assessors &c. So etc [the matter was adjourned] to 

 the same day or in the meanwhile before John Tidington the 



