ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE 3*3 



appointing Preston and Langport their proctors, dated August 

 3Oth, 1484 ; then that of the prior and convent of the cathe- 

 dral of Winton, 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, "coram 

 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 Preston produced 

 two witnesses, viz., Dominum Thomam Ashforde, nuper 

 priorem dicti prioratus, et Willm. Rabbys, 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 pub- 

 lic, as follows : 



Mr. W. Gyfford, S.T.P., aged 57, of the state of Magd. 

 Coll., etc., etc., 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 "dicit 2 dum . 

 3 um . 4 um . articulos in eodem libello contentos, concernentes 

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



W. Rabbys, aetat 40 ann., agrees with Gyfford, etc. 



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

 bationis," above-mentioned "Willmus, &c., salutem, &c., 

 noverint universitas vestra, quod licet nos prioratui de Sel- 

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

 diligentias quam plurimas per nos & commissarios nostros pro 

 reformatione status ejus impenderimus, justicia id poscente; 

 nihilominus tamen," etc., as in the article to " desperatur," 

 dated " in manerio nostro de Esher, Aug. 3rd, 1485, & consec. 

 39." Then on the sixth August, Preston, in the presence of 

 the other proctors, required that they should be compelled to 

 answer; when they all allowed the articles, "fuisse & esse 

 vera ; " and the commissary, at the request of Preston, con- 

 cluded the business, and appointed Monday, August 8th, for 



