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Purton. A Case in the Star Chamber. 



" Item to the second artycle the said deponent saith that he hard that 

 possession and seisen of the premysses was taken and delyuered to the said 

 Eichard Polley and other before namyd by John Franklein clerk and more 

 he knowith not. 



" Item to the iij de article he seith that Isabell Polley now wyffe to Benet 

 Joy was not borne in three yeres after the possession taken of the premisses 

 which he knoith by the date of his copie and by the birth of a chyld of the 

 said deponent and more he knoith not. 



" Item to the iiij th Interrogatorye the said deponent seith that the said Sir 

 Edmund Bridges did stay certen tuyths belonging to Maubye Reede and 

 Jaakes houses And after the said Sir Edmond willed the said Benet Joys 

 wyffe to take hyt and comaundyd the said tennauntes to pay it and more he 

 knoith not. 



" Item to the v th Interrogatory he seith that the said Richard Pully payd 

 alweys the rent of xix acres to the reve of Puryton which was xvj' 1 . by the 

 yere / And the rent of the ffarme to the lordes handes and more he knoith not. 



" Item to the vj th artycle the said deponent saith that Benet Joys wyfe told 

 hym that Sir Edmond bade her fetch the wood 



" Item to the vij th he saith as John Ware before hath said" 



" Robert Rychyns of Puryton aforsaid of the age of lx yers or therabouhgt 

 sworn and examenyd to all the said Interrogatoris saith he knoith nothing." 



"John Precye of Puryton of the age of lxxx yers or therabought sworn 

 and examenyd to the fnrst artycle saith that he knew a leasse of the premisses 

 made by the abbot and covent to the said Richard Pulley Margeret hys wyfe 

 'Ambrose Edmund and Gylis his sunnys and more he knoith not. 



" Item to the second article the said deponent saith that he hard sey that 

 John Franklein dark gaue possession of the premisses to the said Richard 

 and other before namyd and that hyt was told the said deponent that he was 

 namyd in the letter of atturney for the same. 



"Item to the iij de artycle he saith that Isabell the wyffe of Benett Joye 

 was not borne at the tyme of possession taking. 



"Item to the iiij th Interrogatory he saith the [said] Sir Edmund com- 

 maunded the tythes to be stayd in the tennauntes handes vntyll the matter 

 were tryed who had the right. 



" Item to the v th artycle the said deponent saith he knoith nothing. 



" Item to the vj th artycle the said deponent saithe as William Robyns 

 before said. 



" Item to the vij th artycle the said deponent saith he knoith nothing 

 (Signed) Wyllya' Wroghton." 



"Deposicions taken in the parte and behalf of Sir Edmund Bridgis 

 ageinst Benet Joy and Isabell his wyffe the day and yere aboue wrytten 

 by the comyssioners aboue namyd by vertue of their said commission. 



" John Precye of Puryton in the countye of Wiltes husboundman of the age 

 of lxxx yeres or therabought sworn and examenyd to the first Interrogatorie 



