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be sworne untill they were heard. Which accordingly was done
agnst Mr. Mich. Arnold and Mr. John Tyson, the undoubted
lawfull Churchwns chosen by the Minister and Vestrymen
according to the aforesd Antient Custom ye Thursday immediately
before Whit Sunday.
But upon full hearing and Debating ye whole Matter before ye Rtt
Wopll Thom Exton Dor of ye Civil Laws and Judge of ye
Officialle Court belonging to ye Dearie of the Collegiat Church of
St. Peter Westmr. The sd Judge did declare That he saw noe
Cause why ye sd Mr. Arnold and Mr. Tyson should not be
Admitted & sworne to Execute ye Office of Churchwardens & pronounced
Sentence on their side and did swere and Admit ye sd
Mr. Arnold & Mr. Tyson to ye Execuson of the Office of Churchwns
accordingly as being duely chosen by ye Vestrymen of the sd
parish according to their antient Custom on Thursday next before
Whitsunday in the Afternoone. Whereupon ye sd Mr. Baker &
Mr. Edwards did appeale from ye sd Sentence to ye King's Matie
And a Court of Delegatts was appoynted & Commissioned by
ye King's Matie to heare and Determine ye Matter in Difference
and so void and make Null ye Sentence aforesd if they found just
Cause for ye Same.
At Length in ye monthe of Aprill in ye yeare aforesd, after ye Expence
of much money ye Cause was brought to A Hearing at Sergte Inne
in Chancery Lane before ye Rt Honble Geo. Ld Bp of Winchester
John Ld Bp of Rochester Sr John Keyting Ld Chiefe Justice of
ye King's Benche, Mr Justice Twesden one other of ye Justice's
of ye King's Benche, Sr Leon Jenkins, Sr Madiford Bramstone,
Sr John Mills Dor of ye Civill Laws who upon hearing ye Cause
thoroughly Argued on both sides by Counsell Learned in ye Laws
both Civill and Common And upon hearing; ye Depositions of
several Witnesses taken in ye sd Cause did pceede to ye Reeding
& Signing of A Sentence Definit by which Sentence ye sd Judges
Delegates did not only Confirm ye former Sentence of Dor Exton
but did also Condemn ye sd Mr Baker and Mr Edwards in Costs
of Suite to ye Summe of .£20 6s. 8d.
In March, 1685-6, a difference of opinion arose between the
Vestry and Messrs. England & Boult, in reference to the
assignment of a seat in the new gallery of the church to
Mr. Squier, an inhabitant, and a member of the Vestry. An
information was thereupon laid before the Court of Charitable
Uses, and a special Vestry was summoned at the
instance of the Dean to take the matter into consideration.
After a debate at this meeting ''the said Churchwardens
"did, in contempt, depart from the Vestry, and being sent
"to by the Vestry to returne they answered by Mr. Henry