To the right Worll Mr Doctor Goche, Chancellor of the Diocess of Exon

Whereas John Bidgood of Witheridge, is summoned to apeere at your Consistory, by reason of a presentment exhibited against him by one Thomas Farrant of Washford, these are to certify your Worshippe that wee whose names are subscribed doe beeleeve that hee is presented rat out of spleene and malice, than of just deserte.

Wherefore wee request your Worshippe (if you please) to dismisse him your Court soe will wee rest your Worshipps to bee commanded.

Witheridge this 3d day of May 1625
Hugh Tollie John Partridge John Tollie Vincent Uppington John Parkhouse Senr Thomas Thresher William Garnesey Thomas Gator James Thomas	John Crooke William Tylor Cler John Greenslade Robert. Brooke Nicholas Thomas Richarde Burne George Mortymer John Haines Robert Melhuishe	John Morrice William March Richard Radford John Hodge Hugh Mare Robert Bond Richard Chapman Hugh Stephens and Phillip Hodg, Churchwardens, the last yeer past John Parkhous Junr and John Sampson, Churchwardens

I Gyles Pyne of Wotheridge doe acknowledge and confesse myselfe to bee faulty in Ancinge the Churchyard of Witheridge in the County of Devon by cartinge of Dungge into it for which I was presented at the last visitation of the Lord Bishopp of Exon the 24th of March 1624.

Christopher Wall
Thomas Typper
John Vicary
Gyles Pyne

Richard Burne, Overseer
Richard Cockeran, Overseer
Edward Phillipps, Overseer
William Parkhouse, Overseer

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