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letter. Then follows item the second that the revenues of 

 the college "non sufficiunt his diebus ". Item that the 

 premisses are true, &c. " et super eisdem laborarunt, et laborunt 

 " 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 follows the 

 "literae procuratoriae " : first that of the college, appointing 

 Preston and Langport their proctors, dated August 30th, 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. Habbys, 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. 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 nm 

 "articulos in eodem libello contentos, concernentes statum dicti 

 " prioratus de Selebourne, fuisse et esse veros ". 



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



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

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



