358 ANTIQUITIES 



prorogued to the 6th of August; and the witnesses, on the 

 same 5th of August, were examined by the commissary, " in 

 " capella infra manerium de Esslier situata, secrete et singil- 

 " latim." Then follows the " literse procuratoriae : " first that 

 of the college, appointing Preston and Langport their proc- 

 tors, dated August 30th, 1484 ; then that of the prior and con- 

 vent of the cathedral of Wintdn, appointing David Husband 

 and Michael Cleve, dated September 4th, 1484 : then that of 

 the bishop, appointing W. Gyfford, Radulphus Langley, and 

 Will. Cowper, dated September 3rd, 1484. Consec. 38. 

 " Quo die adveniente in dicta ecclesia parochiali," appeared 

 " co ram nobis " James Preston to prove the contents of his 

 libel, and exhibited some letters testimonial with the seal of 

 the bishop, and these were admitted ; and consequenter Pres- 

 ton produced two witnesses, viz. Dominum Thoman Ashforde 

 nuper priorem dicti prioratus, et Willm. Bobbys, literatum, 

 who were admitted and sworn, and examined as the others, 

 by the commissary ; " tune & ibidem assistente scriba secrete 

 " & singillatim ; " and their depositions were read and made 

 public, as follows : 



Mr. W. Gy/ord, S. T. P. aged 57, of the state of Magd. 

 Coll. &c. &c. as before : 



Mr. John Nele, aged 57, proves the articles also : 



Robert Baron, aged 56 : 



Johannes Chapman, aged 35, also affirmed all the five 

 articles : 



Dompnus Thomas Ashforde, aged 72 years "elicit 2 dum 

 " S 11111 4 um articulos in eodem libello contentos, concernentes 

 "statum dicti prioratus de Selebourne, fuisse et esse veros." 



W. Rabbys, setat 40 ann. agrees with Gy/ord, &c. 



Then follows the letter from the bishop, " in subsidium pro- 

 "bationis," abovementioned. " Willmus, &c. salutem, &c. 

 " noverint universitas vestra, quod licet nos prioratui de Sele- 

 " bourne, &c. pie compacientes sollicitudines pastorales, labores, 

 " diligentias quam plurimas per nos & commissaries nostros 

 "pro reformatione status ejus impenderimus, justicia id 

 "poscente; nihilominus tamen," &c. as in the .article to 

 " desperatur/' dated " in manerio nostro de Essher, Aug. 3d, 



