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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. Gyfford, Radulphus 
Langley, and Will. Cowper, dated September 3rd, 1484. 
Consec. 38^^. — Quo die adveniente, in dicta ecclesia paro- 
chiali, appeared coram nobis James Preston to prove 
the contents of his libel, and exhibited some letters testi- 
monial with the seal of the bishop, and these were admitted; 
and consequenter Preston produced two witnesses, viz. 
Dominum Thomam Ashforde nuper priorem dicti prioratus, 
et Willm. Rabbys 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 : 
Mr. W. GyflFord, S. T. P., aged 57, of the state of Magd. 
Coll. &c. &c. as before : 
Mr. John Nele, aged 57, proves the articles also: 
Robert Baron, aged 56 : 
Johannes Chapman, aged 35, also affirmed all the five 
articles : 
Dompnus Thomas Ashforde, aged 72 years — dicit 
2dum gum ^um articulos in eodem libello contentos, concer- 
nentes statum dicti prioratus de Selebourne, fuisse et esse 
veros.^^ 
W. Rabbys, astat 40 ann. agrees with Gyfford, &c. 
Then follows the letter from the bishop, " in subsidium 
probationis,^^ abovementioned — " Willmus, &c. salutem, 
noverint universitas vestra, quod licet nos prioratui de Sele- 
bourne, &c. pie compacientes sollicitudines pastorales, la- 
bores, diligentias quamplurimas per nos & commissaries 
nostros pro reformatione status ejus impenderimus, justicia 
id poscente ; nihilominus tamen,'^ &c. as in the article^ — to 
desperatur," dated " in manerio nostro de Essher, Aug. 
3d, 1485, & consec. 39.'' Then, on the 6th of August, 
Preston, in the presence of the other proctors, required that 
they should be compelled to answer; when they all allowed 
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