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Pur ton. A Case in the Star Chamber. 



they had sett vp the same Image in the seyd Mancion House of the seyd 

 Compleynauntes in such lyke sorte as the same stode in the seyd Churche of 

 Puryton as ys vntruely surmysed in the seyd aunswer / For the seyd Com- 

 pleynauntes sey that the seyd Image was leyd in a wolle house of theyrs beyng 

 at the seyd Mancion House by the meanes and occasion of the seyd Churche 

 Warden and John Ware Constable there / Without that that the seyd lease 

 made by the seyd late Abbott and Covent of the seyd late Monasterye of 

 Malmesbury mencioned in the seyd bill of Compleynt ys not no neuer was 

 of any effycacye or strenght in the lawe. / Or that lyuerey of seysen was 

 neuer gyuyn therof by the seyd John Frankleyn clerke and John Precye nor 

 by eyther of them as ys alsoe vntruely surmysed in the seyd Aunswer / For 

 the seyd Compleynauntes seyen that the seyd John Precy beyng named and 

 auctoryzed Attorney by vertue of the seyd dede indentid to delyuer possession 

 and seysen of and in the premyssez to the seyd Kychard Margarett Ambrose 

 Edmond Isabell and Gyles dyd execute the same accordyngly in due forme 

 of the lawe / without that that the same lyuerey of seyseyn avayleth not to 

 the seyd Isabell or that the same Isabell cannot clayme any thyng therby / 

 Or that the seyd Isabell at the tyme of the makyng of the seyd lease was not 

 borne nor come into the world as ys lykewyse vntruely craftely and vn- 

 charytably surmysed in the seyd Aunswer. / Or that the seyd Compleynauntes 

 commaunded the seyd George Brown to kyll any horse of the seyd Defen- 

 dauntes / or that therapon the same Browne standyng vppon a walle threwe 

 any grett stones vppon any horse of the seyd Defendauntes / or brake the 

 backe of any horse of the seyd Defendauntes as ys vntruely and sclaunderously 

 surmytted to thentent to stoppe part of the manyfold wronges which the 

 seyd Defendaunt hath doon to the seyd Compleynauntes / which crafte 

 and subtyltie they doubte not schall nothing serve ne cloke the abomy- 

 nable wronges doon to them by the seyd Defendaunt. / And forasmoche as 

 the seyd Defendaunt hath confessed the beatyng of the seyd Brown and for 

 that he hath so beatyn and yvyll handled the seyd Brown in maner and 

 forme as in the seyd byli of compleynt ys allegid the seyd Compleynauntes 

 prayen therof their remedye and iudgement with condigne ponysshement to 

 to be putt apon the seyd Defendaunt. / Without that that the seyd Com- 

 pleynauntes at any tyme occupyed the seyd parcell of xix acres of land at the 

 wylle of the seyd Defendaunt and not by any lease or laufull interest. / Or 

 that they vppon any dyscharge therof gyuyn vnto them by the seyd Defen- 

 daunt dyd clerely gyue vp the same xix acres or any parcell therof into the 

 handes of the seyd Defendaunt at any Court holden at Puryton aforseyd in 

 the presence of any persons there or other wyse as ys moost vntruely 

 surmysed in the seyd Answer. / Or that the seyd Defendaunt hath permytted 

 or gyuyn vnto the seyd Compleynauntes for euery theyr lodes of wodde 

 demaunded asmoche as xvj oxen could drawe awey / for the seyd Compleyn- 

 auntes sey that they neuer put mo oxen to drawe any lode of wodde there 

 but only viij th oxen to a lode onles yt were vp the stepe of an high hyll there for 

 then the seyd Compleynauntes and other neyghbours there as is vsed through 

 England vse to ioyne ij teames togeyther oon to helpe an other vntyll it be 

 drawen to the top of the hyll. / Without that that the seyd Defendaunt hath 

 doon hys endeueraunce for to haue caused the seyd trees mencyoned in the 



