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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 eccleaia paro- 

 chiali, appeared " coram nobis" James Preston to prove 

 the contents of his libel, and exhibited some letters testi- 

 monial 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 ; f ' 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 gum 4 um ar ti cu i os in eodem libello contentos, concer- 

 nentes 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 

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

 noverint universitas vestra, quod licet nos prioratui de Sele- 

 bourne, &c. pie compacientes sollicitudines* pastorales, la- 

 bores, diligentias quamplurimas 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, 1485, & consec. 39." Then, on the 6th of August, 

 Preston, in the presence of the other proctors, required that 

 they should be compelled to answer ; when they all allowed 



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