by Various, including Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

“ THE CASE: But if the Chancerye have power to decree lands lawfullye bought & payed for and the comon lawe to extend statute for just cause, then had Richard Dennis no power at all to chardge Siston with this imp (er) tinent debt of £7,500 nor the ..... thereby to extend it for that this chardge was doon by Richard Dennis viii yeres after his sale of Siston, a statute acknowledged, the land decreed to Wicke and he thereby in possession. ”

“ Richard Dennys who was ...... to Sir Morris his estate being his heire handled the matter so by freude & means as for ..... yeares after the death of Sir Morris Dennys uppon presse yssued to levye the said debt, no lande cold be found byable whereby her majestie was abused and ye stalement unduely obtayned.
Ffurder the purpose of Richard Dennys in assureing Siston to the Crown was to defeate one Weeke, to whom the said Richard Dennys had bargained the same & received £2,000 of the money and to prevent a decree in ye Chancery made against him for Weekes. ”

“ F) Richard Dennis being put by his device by this sale and forfeyture aforesaid continueing in his former malitious purpose to defeate Wicke of land and money as aforesaid (ut supra D) made himselfe debtor for the paym (en) t (An (n) o 18 (1576) ) of the said £7,500 by installment thereof at £100 p (er) annum out of the said mannor of Siston with a clause of entrye for not paym (en) t thereof. ”