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Purton. A Case in the Star Chamber. 



any of them dare not cum ne approche to the seyd house of your seyd 

 subiectes for feare of their lyues. / And the seyd Sir Edmund Brydges hath 

 lately so threpened and feared your seyd subiectes seruaunttes which were 

 laborers in husbandry at hys seyd Mancion house that they by reason therof 

 and for feare of bodely hurt dare not go aboute the necessarye busynes of 

 your seyd subiectes. / And moreouer when so euer your seyd subiectes beyng 

 destytute of seruauntes and laborers doith hyre any of theyr neyghbours 

 beyng laborers as carpenters heggers thresshers and other workemen the seyd 

 Sir Edmund Brydges doith so handle threpen and manasse the same worke- 

 men so that they ne any of them dare not for danger of theyr lyues contynue 

 in any worke with your seyd subjectes. So that by reason therof your seyd 

 subiectes can not haue any of theyr neyghbours ne laborers there nere adioyn- 

 aunt to labour or do any worke with hym for feare of the seyd Sir Edmund 

 and so ys lyke nowe schortely in haruest tyme to susteyne grett losse and 

 damage for lacke of laborers./ Aud the seyd Sir Edmund Brydges doith daylly 

 cause hys gottes to be putt into the come of your seyd subiectes growyng 

 vppon parcell of the premyssez so that the same gottes doon daylly dystroye 

 and perysshe moche part of the same corne and your seyd subiectes dare not 

 for feare of theyr lyues put out ne dryue the same furth of theyr seyd corne / 

 By reason wherof your seyd subiectes ar-lyke to be vtterly vndoon on les 

 some spedy remedye be herein schortely had and prouyded. / In consyderacion 

 wherof pleaseth yt your Hyghnes of your accustomed petye and justice to 

 grauntt your gracious writtes of subpena with iniunccions in the same to be 

 dyrectid to the seyd Sir Edmond Brydges and thother lyke offenders com- 

 mandyng and enyoynyng them by the same that they ne any other by the 

 procurement or commandement of the seyd Sir Edmund doo no further 

 medell with the seyd premyssez ne any parcell thereof but suffre your seyd 

 snbiectes peacybly to occupy e and enyoye the same with out interupcion or 

 lett of the seyd Sir Edmund or any other by hys or theyr commandement 

 meanes procurement and assent vntyll a further ordre therin be taken by 

 your Highnes Councell herin / and also to appere personally in your Sterre 

 Chambre at Westminster at a certen daye therin to be appoynted there to 

 aunswer to the premyssez / and to be further ordred therin accordyng to right 

 and justice. / And your seyd subiectes wyll daylly praye to god for the 

 preseruacion of your moost royall maiesties estate in honour longe try- 

 umphantly to endure. /" 



" Robert Broke." 



Endorsed : 



" Jay versus Brydges, 



Retorn' octabis Trinitatis." [8th June, 1548.] 



Star Chamber Proceedings, JSdward VI. 

 Bundle J., No. 39. 



" The Awnswer of Sir Edmounde Brigges vnto the Sclaunderose bill of 

 Compleint of Bennet Joy and Isabell his wife. 



" The said defendaunt seith that the same bill of Compleint ys vncerten 

 and verie vntrue and insufficient in the Lawe to be awnswerid vnto and the 



