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THE ANTIQUITIES 
[LETT. 
publicas et doctrinas tarn in grammatica loco ad collegium con- 
tiguo, ac pliilosophiis morali et naturali, quam in sacra tlieologia 
in eodera collegio perpetuis temporibus continiiandas libere atque 
gratis audire valeant et possint ad laiidem gloriam et lionorem 
Dei, &c. extitit fundatum et stabilitum." 
Tor the first item in this process see the beginning of this 
letter. Then follows item the second — "that the revenues of 
the college non sufficiunt his diebus." "Item — that the pre- 
misses are true, &c. et super eisdem laborarunt, et laborant 
publica vox et fama. Unde facta fide petit pars eorundem that 
the Priory be annexed to the college : ita quod dicto prioratu 
vacante liceat iis ex tunc to take possession," &c. This libel, with 
the express consent of the other proctors, we, the commissary, 
admitted, and appointed the 6th of August for proctor Preston 
to prove the premisses. 
Preston produced witnesses, W. GyfTord, S.T.P., Jolm Nele, 
A.M., John Chapman, chaplain, and Eobert Baron, literatus, who 
were admitted and sworn, when the court was prorogued to the 
6th of August ; and the witnesses, on the same 5th of August, 
were examined by the commissary, " in capella infra manerium 
de Essher situata, secrete et singillatim." Then follow the 
" liter?e procuratoriie : " first 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. Gyffbrd, 
Eadulphus Langley, and AVill. Cowper, dated September 3rd, 
1484. Consec. 38*^. — " Quo die adveniente in dicta ecclesia 
parochial i," appeared " coram nobis " James Preston to prove 
the contents of his libel, and exhibited some letters testimonial 
with the seal of the bishop, and these were admitted ; and con- 
sequenter Preston produced two witnesses, viz. Dominum 
Thomam Ashforde niqjer priorem didi prioratus, et Willm. 
Eabbys literatum, who were admitted and sworn, and examined 
as the others, by the commissary ; tunc & ibidem assistente 
scriba secrete & singillatim ; " and their depositions were read 
and made public, as follows : 
