360 ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE. 



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 sumciunt his diebus." " Item that the premisses 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 sixth 

 of 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 

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

 examined by the commissary, " in capella infra manerium de Essher 

 situata secrete et singillatim." Then follow the "literse procura- 

 torias : " first that of the college, appointing Preston and Langport 

 their proctors, dated August soth, 1484; then that of the prior and 

 convent of the cathedral 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 public, as follows : 



Mr. W. Gyfford, 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" dicit 2 dum . 3 um . 4 um . 

 articulos in eodem libello contentos, concernentes statum dicti 

 prioratus de Selbourne, fuisse et esse veros." 



W. Rabbys, setat 40 ann., agrees with Gyfford, &c. 



Then follows the letter from_the bishop, " in subsidium proba- 

 tionis," above-mentioned " Willmus, &o., salutem, &c., noverint 



