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acres to be parcell of the same farme and allwayes occupied by the fermers 

 therof by the space of thes xxx yeres / 



" To the xj he saithe that the same Mr. Bridges hathe restrayned also the 

 same playntyfes frome xx li loodes of woode oute of Bradon wood by the space 

 of this twelvemonethes or theraboutes wiche this deponent hathe allwayes 

 knowen the fermers of the same farme for the tyme beinge to haue and take 

 yerely owte of the same wood 



" To the xij he saithe the same Mr. Bridges hathe fellyd certen trees in 

 the seuerall pasture of the saide playntyfes and sufferyth xxii of the same 

 trees to lye styll on the grounde to the distraction of the grasse ther / to the 

 valew of xx s . to his estimation / 



" To the xiij and xiiij he saithe he cannot perfytly depose but hathe herde 

 saye that the same John Bridges dyd shote oone pellet into the kechin of 

 the saide playntyfes house / 



" To the xv. he saithe he hathe knowen the horses of the same Mr. Bridges 

 iiij or v tymes in a daye pynned for destroying the playntyfes corne / And 

 that John Bradley seruaunt to Mr. Bridges wolld allwayes [set] them furthe 

 of the pounde and put them into the [corne] ageyne So that the playntyfes 

 and his seruauntes wer fayne to suffer them styll on the grounde and to [let] 

 them fede on the corne ther / But to what hurte or destruction he saith he 

 cannot esteme yt / 



" To the xvj he saithe that trew yt is that a calfe of the playntyfes was so 

 handelyd in cutting the tayle of by the rompe the eares hard to the hedde 

 [and] also cutt the clawes of the fete therof wiche this deponent sawe / and 

 was done by the saide Mr. Bridges brother and his Bereward as hathe 

 byn sythens confessid as he herde saye / 



" To the xvij he saitlie he sawe when Mr. Bridges bereward oone morn and 

 oone Hedge his seruauntes dyd lett a bere lose in the pasture of the complain- 

 auntes and then dyd course him with dogges wherthroughe he saithe that 

 iij kyen of the playntyfes being ther greate with calfe dyd cast theyr calfes 

 within a daye or two after and dyed themselfes also as he saithe / 



" To the xviij he saithe that trew yt is that ther was a carte loade of 

 dunge cast into the playntyfes well wherby the water was stopid, but he saith 

 he sawe not Mr. Bridges seruauntes in doyng therof nor can depose more 

 therof / 



" To the xix and xx he saithe he cannot depose / but by reporte saithe that 

 the contentes of thes interrogatories ar trew / 



[Attested hy mark.] 



" John Symes of Hangerton in the county of Wiltes' layborer of thage of 

 xxiij yeres sworne, &c. 



" To the first second and iij rd he saithe that aboute iiij dayes before Candle- 

 mas [2nd February] last past this deponent then beinge seruaunt to the said 

 playntyfes sawe the same Sir Edmond Bridges accompany d with Gabriell 

 Rede John Bradley James More and oone Westborne his servauntes and 

 dyuerse other to the nomeber of aboute a dosen persones wiche this deponent 

 knew not havinge swerdes and bucklers and daggers and ther came to the 



