chefely they that labour in worde doctrine i. Cor. ix For the Lord hath ordined that they which preach the Gospel shulde lyue of the Gospell Wo be to me sayth S. Paule if I preach not yâ— Gospel Shal these good men thaÌ„ God wyll escape free seynge they do nought and yet receaue so great frutes commodities and rewardes Hom. vii Super illud Dignuâ— est operarius c. what do we O ye sheppardes sayth S. Gregory How may we be bolde to receaue wages yet be no worke men We take the profytes of holy chyrche for our dayly stipende yet do we labour no thyng at all in prechyng for the euerlastyng Chyrche Let vs consyder and weyghe what greate damnacion it is to take here the rewarde of laboure and to do no thyng for it Beholde we lyue of yâ— oblacioÌ„ of yâ— faythfull but what do we laboure for yâ— soules of the faythful we take for our stipend what so euer the faythfull haue offered to redeme theyr sinnes and yet do we not once shewe ony diligence agaynste those synnes ether by the studye of prayer or preachyng Let beneficed menne which gyue so lytle attendaunce vpon Christes flocke marke wel thafor sayde wordes of the holy Doctore consyder with them selues whyther they maye iustly receaue so muche do so lytle for it Dist. xviii cap. oporâ—et or not Agayne the same Doctore saythe the prestes to whome the Lordes people are coÌ„mitted must watch with great diligeÌ„ce vpon the Lordes shepe that they be not rent and torne with the bytynges of the wolfe that is to say with the mocions of the dyuell God giue them grace once to be prestes shepe herdes not only in name apparel but also in work and truth Among seruyng meÌ„ also aboue all other what wycked and detestable oothes are there hearde Seruing men If there be ony of that sorte which feare God loue his worde therfore abstayne from vayn oothes how doth his coÌ„panye lout hym Loke what an asse is among a sorte of apes eueÌ„ the very same is he amonge hys fellowes They thyncke hym not worthye to weare a sweard buckelare that caÌ„not face oute the matter with plentye of oothes He yâ— can swearebest soonest gyue a blowe he is couÌ„ted an hardy fellowe and fyt to do a GeÌ„tyll man seâ—uyse whan to saye the truethe of all men he is moost wretche and coward and moost of all vnapte to do suche a Gentyll man seruyse as â—oueth God and his holy lawes Yea such pestilent swearers and fylthy blasphemers of God and hys creatures ought all honest and vertuous Gentle men to putte oute of theyr houses vnlesse they bryng the vengeaunce of God vpoÌ„ theyr whole family wyfe chyldreÌ„ seruauntes c If they knowe that onye man haue bene in that place where the plage reygneth woulde come into theyr houses they speare the gates agenst hym they shutte hym ouâ— by no means wyll they suffer him to enter And why Verely because they wyll not haue yâ— plage brought in among them vnlesse they should be infected and so dye Alas for pure pite to dye we are all borne and dye we must at one tyme or other whyther it be by the plage or otherwyse therfore it maye seme that the death of the body ought not so greatly to be feared why than rather do they not putte out of theyr houses these pestiferous caytisses which thorow theyr abhominable swearyng infecte all theyr family not onely theyr bodyes but theyr soules also and prouoke God to poure out his moost fearse greuous plages vpoÌ„ them Is not this the sayeng of the wyse man the maÌ„ that vseth muche swearyng shall be fylled with iniquite Eccl. xxiii and the plage yâ— is to saye the vengeaunce of GOD shall not go awaye from hys house Awake therfore O ye gentyll men awake ye men of nobilite awake An admoniâ—ion for Gentle meÌ„ suffer no swearers in youre houses eschew them more then a venemous serpent fede a dragoÌ„ sooner in your house than ony suche one as hathe pleasure in swearyng For as towchyng the one it only hurteth the body the other destroyeth the bodyes soules of so many as be vnder you dayelye prouoke the vengeaunce of God agaynste you and all that euer ye haue in towne Eccle. xiii felde or els where He that toucheth pytche sayth Iesus Syrache shall be defyled of it And he that kepeth company wyth them yâ— are proud shall learne pryde Lykewyse they that accoÌ„pany suche as be swearers and blasphemers of Gods moost holy name must nedes proue lyke vnto them and therfore runne into lyke damnacion Awaye therfore wyth such out of your houses excepte they wyl amend Mayntayne none that shall bryng yâ— plage of God vpoÌ„ your house Suffer not the tender brestes of youre chyldren to be poysonned in theyr yonge age with the pestilent and damnable coÌ„municacion of these abhominable swearers But aboue all thynges looke that ye youre selues haue the name of God in so greate reuerence and honoure that by no means ye abuse it at ony tyme by your vaynâ— oothes vnto the euel exaÌ„ple of yourâ— family Agayne whan the comon sort oâ— people in a parysh are gathered togâ—ther at ony tyme to make mery Paryssh 〈◊〉 aâ— the custome in many places is to do chefely on the Sondayes other hâ—ly dayes at after noone whan theâ— oughte rather to be occupyed in seruent prayers or els in the readyng or hearyng of the holy Scriptures what shamefull wycked oothes do they sweare WhaÌ„ they are once set vpon the alebenche and well whytled in theyr braynes thorow the many cuppes that haue bene fylled in howe faull they then to swearynge What parte of Christes moost blyssed body is leaste vntorne He is taken for ioylyest fellow that can best swere I let passe theyr other fylthy talke dronckeÌ„shyppe and excesse O wyckednes Are these Christen meÌ„ Not muche before they were in the Temple and ful solemnely went vp downe patteryng with a payre of â—eades in theyr handes and whan yâ— preste redde the Gospell althoughe they vnderstode not one worde yet of custome they stoode vp lyke men and whan the prest named Iesus in the Gospell and they sawe hym for yâ— reuerence of it make curtesy they also full manerly bowed theyr knees as deuoute parsonnes pretendyng by that meanes that they haue the name of Iesus amoÌ„g them in great honour yet streyght wayes go they vnto the alehouse and by theyr wicked oothes do they there the gretest dishonour to the name of Iesus that can be done in the worlde These people maye well be resembled to those Iewes whyche in despyte strypped Christ put on hym a purple robe platted a crowne of thornes put it vpon his heade a reed in his right hand and bowed theyr knees before hiÌ„ mocked hym sayeÌ„g Aue rex Iudeorum hayle kynge of the
vndermineth another and one neghbour begyleth another Exulat Veritas yea one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practised theyr tonges to speake lyes haue taken great paynes to do myschefe They haue set theyr stoole in the myddest of deceate and for very dissemblynge falshode they wyll not knowe the Lord. Theyr tonges are like sharpe arowes to speake deceat Wyth theyr mouth they speake peasably to theyr neyghbour but priuely they laye wayte for hym These wordes of the Prophet declare euidently that he bewaylethe theÌ„ that are slayne in theyr soules by the reason of the manifolde wyckednes wherwyth they are wouÌ„ded inwardely slayne that is to saye cast awaye from the fauour of God condemned vnto perpetual death except they repent beleue amende So lykewyse I at this tyme vsyng the wordes of the Prophet do not lament suche as haue tasted the death of the bodye and are gone but them that are yet alyue in this worlde as concernyng theyr bodyes but dead thorowe synne as towchynge theyr soules These I lament these I bewayle these I sorow sygh for â—oth daye and nyghte These make me to laye asyde all myrthe and ioye to walke as one desolate â–ª and confortelesse These cause me to wyth that I beyng one a priuate parson might be banyshed yea cursed from Christ so that so great a multitude myght be saued My fayth is yâ— I am wrytten in the boke of lyfe and nombred amoÌ„g the vessels of mercy notwithstondyng woulde God I myghte be wyped out Rom. ix so that these the are slayne in the soule thorow synne myght be saued What one man hauyng but a carnel of Christen salte in his brest wyssheth not so Who desyrethe not rather beyng one parsonne to be daÌ„ned than so great a nomber shoulde peryshe What nede I rehearse here the teÌ„der affeccion of Moses Christ and Paule Exo. xxxii which they bare toward the saluacion of other Phili. ii whom all we ought to followe Rom. ix Moses whan the Isralites had offended God for worshyppyng of the golden calfe prayed for them on this manner Forgyue them oh Lorde this faulte or eâ—les wype me oute of the boke wherin thou hast wrytten me Christ by the Prophet saythe Esa. v Iudge I praye you betwyxte me and my vyneyard What more coulde haue bene done for it yâ— I haue not done Rom. ix S. Paule wyshed hymselfe to be banyshed from Christ for hys brethren and kynnesfolke as pertaynyiâ—g to the fleshe whiche are the Israelites Certes he is no true Christen maÌ„ that prouideth for his owne saluacion and carethe not for the health of other God sayth Chrisostome Hom. vii iâ—â— Genesâ— wyll not that a ChristeÌ„ maÌ„ shoulde be contemed wyth hymselfe alone but that he also edifye other not by teachyng only but by lyuing and coÌ„uersacion also Charite sayth saynt Paule i. Cor. xiii Phil. ii seaketh not her owne Agayne let no man seake his owne but the profyt of other This made al the holy fathers in tymes past to be so desyrous of the health of other that they wyshed euen wythe the losse of theyr owne healthe Hiâ— ix the saluacion of theyr Christen brothers who beyng of theyr mynd and godly enspired wisheth not yâ— same at this hour For euen as the Prophet Hieremye dyd lament the wyckednes of the people whiche lyued at that tyme Vice greately encreased euen so I am sure do so many as are godly mynded bewayle the vngodlines that reygne among vs at this daye For consyder what synne and howe manifolo reygned at that â—yme eueÌ„ the very same with a great heape more reygneth yea triumpheth in these our dayes so greatly hathe wyckednes preuayled and gotteÌ„ the vppermoost hand If I shulde discend go downe in to the great Occean and mayne see which ouerfloweth the whole world wyth thaboundans of all euelles so shoulde I neuer be able to sayle and passe thorow I wyl therfore at this tyme take vpon me onely to searche the seuerall sea of one synne only althogh it may seme to be both great large brode depe bottomeles not able to be sayled thorow of ony maÌ„ and shewe howe many dauÌ„gers and greuous perrelles abyde them that presume to passe in that cruell fearse see And this synne is the moost wycked and detestable vice of swearyng which now reygneth so greatly in euery place that I feare all admonicions exhortacions warnynges and councels are frustrate and vayne so euell is a noughtye peruerse custome so rare a thynge is it to heale that pocke which is rooted by the bonne Notwythstondyng although some ê‘aduenture shal laugh at this my laboure as a songe sunge to them that are deafe eared yet for asmuche as my trust is yâ— al whiche be entangled with this vice are not of a desperate mind nor so ouerwhelmed wyth the waues of this vnmercifull sea but that they maye be called agayne brought vnto amendment eueÌ„ for theyr sake and to wyn theyr soules vnto glory wyl I speke somewhat in this matter declare how greatly the abhominable synne of swearyng is to be detested and abhorred of euery true Christen harte Therfore I shaâ—l moost intierlye desyre all faythefull and Christen people that shall read this my worke to marke diligently what so euer they shall here fynde and to repose it in yâ— bottome of theyr hartes as a graue weyghty matter pertaynyng vnto the health of theyr soules Saye 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 are 〈◊〉 If ony man wyll not amend after this our admonicion his damnacion fâ—ll vpon his owne head For I am free froÌ„ his bloud and haue done my dutye in this behalfe After that God had brought his people the Israelites out of Egipte myndyng to institute appoynâ—e a newe publique weale that shulde be gouerned after his deuyse and appoyntment he ordined certayne ceremonies and ordinaunces whiche they shoulde obserue and by the obseruasis therof shewe and outwardly declare theyr obediente harte towarde hym Among all other for the ryght iÌ„stitucioÌ„ of theyr lyfe he gaue them by his seruaunt Moses ten coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes whych by no means they myght transgresse except they woulde faull into his great displeasure wrathe indignation To the kepers of those commaundementes he promised all good Deut. xxviii fortunate and prosperous thynges but to the traÌ„sgressours suche as breke them he threatened all troublous greuous and paynefull thynges as we maye se in the bokes of Moses of yâ— other Prophetes AmoÌ„g all other he gaue a commaundement whiche is thys Thou shalte not take the name of thy Lorde God in vayne For the Lorde wyll not holde hym gylteles that taketh hys name in vayne As thoughe he shoulde saye Beholde I am yâ— Lorde thy God which haue done the many greate singuler pleasures I haue made the lyke vnto myn owne similitude lykenes and image I haue preserued the froÌ„ eternall
to do truely theyr office and to set this sayeng of the Psalmograph euer before theyr eyes Be not lyke a horse a moyle whiche haue no vnderstanding Psa. xxxi For ignoraunce in al men is to be abhorred but in Prestes chefely If after the mynde of thapostle Paule sayth S. Ierome In Esaâ—am Christ is the power of God and the wysdom of God it followeth well that he that knowethe not the scriptures knoweth not the power of God and the wysdome of hym For the ignorauÌ„ce of the scriptures is the ignoraunce of Christâ— Leo the Byshop saythe Dis. xxxviii Can. Si in â—aâ—cis if ignorauÌ„ce semeth intollerable euen in laye meÌ„ how moch more is it worthy nether of excuse nor of forgyuenes in them that beare rule I therfore desyre all Prestes that be good and vertuous and tender the glorye of God the saluacion bothe of theyr owne other Christen mennes soules that they wyll not be moued wyth these wordes whych come from a breast that wysheth wel vnto them all but earnestly looke vpon theyr office better caste awaye blynde ignoraunce study for yâ— knowledge of holy scriptures and laboure wyth all mayne to do that which God requireth of them Moreouer saynt Gregory sayth Ad venantium Episcopumâ— yâ— shepparde whiche doth not rebuke them that offende wythout doubte he sleath them by holdyng hys peace Agayne he sayth In Ezech Hom. xâ— we that are called Prestes besydes these euels that we haue of our own we adde also other mennes deathes For we slea so many as we se dayly go vnto deathe yet are sluggyshe holde our peace Heâ—e is terrible sayenge that they whiche are appoynted to saue Christen meÌ„nes soules do cruelly slea theÌ„ by theyr negligence holdyng theyr peace Oh that the Byshops of euery diocesse wold diligently looke vpoÌ„ thys matter the easyer much shulde be theyr accountes at the dredefull daye of iudgement The holy Ghost mought breth it into theyr myndes In concilio tâ—lerano we reade on thys manner Dis. xxxviii Can. Ignoranta Ignoraunce the mother of all errours is moost of all to be exchewed in the Prestes of God whyche haue taken vpon them the office of teachyng among the people of God Prestes are warned to rede the holye scriptures as Paule thapostle sayth vnto Timothe 1. Tâ— iiii gyue attendaunce to readyng exhortacioÌ„ lernyng continew alway in these Let Prestes therfore know yâ— holy scriptures and canons and lette all theyr worke businesse and trauayle consist inpreaching and doctrine let them edify all men so well with the knowledge of fayth as wyth the good informacion of workes O godly decree Here maye all prestes learne that theyr worke doth consist in preachyng and doctrine in edifiâ—ng the people and in giuing them godly examples of vertuous lyuynge God sende vs mo suche councels Byshop Nicolas wryteth on this maÌ„ner Dist. xliii Can. Dispensatio the distribucion of the heauenly seed is enioyned vs. Wo therfore be vnto vs if we do not spryncle it abrode Wo be vnto vs if we holde our peace Here is eternall daÌ„nacion thretened prestes if they do not sowe abrode the heauenly seed of Goddes worde in the feldes of christen mennes hartes Let them looke well to theyr office for they stond in a perrillous state Many of them thyncke it a great pleasure to receaue yerely so great profites of theyr benefices Luke vi but let them remeÌ„ber the commoÌ„ prouerbe swete meate must haue sower sawce Wo be to you sayth Christ that laughe nowe â—or ye shall mourne wepe Wo be to you that are fylled for ye shall honger Wo be to you rytthe menne whiche haue your consolacioÌ„ Wo be to you whan all men prayse you Platina in the lyfe of Byshop Innocentius the syxt Platinaâ— wryteth on this manner Innocentius the syxt dyd not gyue the ecclesiastical benefices but vnto such Prestes as ware thorowly proued tryed both in lyfe learnyng Wold god we hadâ—no such Inno centes And he made a constitucioÌ„ that all prelates and so many as had benefices shuld go home to their owne Paryshes vnder payne of cursyng For he sayd that no hyrelyng but the very owne shepparde ought to kepe his owne shepe Here was a wonderfull godly coÌ„stitucioÌ„ Wolde god it were oâ—serued thorow out all Christendome Than shuld Christes â—locke be muche better fed than they are at this tyme. Than shulde not yâ— ParsoÌ„s Vicars be abseÌ„t froÌ„ theyr benefices as they are now a dayes Than shuld yâ— goodes of yâ— Paryshes be spent amonge the Paryshners not abrode as they be now a dayes no man can tell where about Than shuld the poore people be better looked vpon Than shulde Prestes be more diligent to mayntayne hospitalite Than shuld the beneficed meÌ„ more quietly applye theyr myndes vnto the study of holy scriptures other godly meditacioÌ„s ThaÌ„ shulde seruent loue which is now almoost vniuersally decayed spryng vp new agayne betwene the prestes and the laye men Than shulde prestes be honored as fathers and laye men couÌ„t theÌ„ selues as theyr chyldren gyuing them reuerence and double honour as the scripture commauÌ„deth 1. Tim. v ThaÌ„ shulde Gods worde florysh and the glorye of God he sought of all men Ah shall we not once se thys ioyfull daye in Englande Whan myght it euer be broughte to passe better and more conuenieâ—tly than nowe vnder this our moost excelleÌ„t Kyng which hytherto hath so bothe godly prosperously lyke another Ezechias trauayled in the byldyng agayn of our Lorde Gods temple in throwynge downe the workes of Hypocrisy supersticion and Idolatry and in settynge vp agayne the pure and Christen religion Lorde graunt that it maye come to passe yea yâ— shortly Thus se we both by the holy scriptures Prestes must both preach syncerly also lyue godlye Luk. iiii the auncieÌ„t Doctors and the godly olde councels how greatly all Byshoppes and Prestes ought to be occupyed in studyeÌ„g and preachyng Goddes worde But to thys theyr godly preachyng they must also ioyne a vertuous and pure lyfe vnlesse they edify not so muche wyth theyr preachynge as they destroye wythe theyr wycked lyuyng It is a shame for a PhisicioÌ„ to be so spotted pocky that it shall maye iustly be sayde to him PhisicioÌ„ heale thy selfe God sayde to the synner sayth the Psalmographe Psal. xiix why doste thou preache my lawes and take my Testament in thy mouth Thou haste hated to be reformed and thou haste caste awaye my wordes behynde the. If yâ— sawest a these thou rannest with hym and wythe adulterers dyddest thou laye thy porcion Thy mouth dydde abound wyth cursed speakyng and thy tonge dyd couple craftely togyther deceates Thou dyddest sytte speake agaynst thy brother ageÌ„st thy mothers sonne dyddest thou lay a stomblyng blocke These thynges haste thou done and yet haue I holdeÌ„ my peace Thou wyckedly thoghtest that I wolde be
shulde be estemed among Christen men of so small pryce that for the valoure of a lytyll temporall auauntage and worldely lucre men shulde abuse it and vaynely take it Wo be to that man whyche for hys owne priuate lucre dothe blaspheme the name of God or ony of hys creatures There oughte to be so great sincerite and fayth among Christen men that there shulde nede no othes in theyr bargaynes and worldly businesses A Christen mannes worde oughte to be better and surer than ony obligacioÌ„ God graunt that we maye once se thys come to passe in Englonde Let them that sweare Swearers of custome because it is the custome so to do leaue theyr swearyng and no more followe the wycked custome but the truethe of Gods worde whiche saythe sweare not at all Math. v. Let your communicacioÌ„ be yea yea naye naye Lette them that glory reioyse so muche in theyr swearyng Swearers for pryde that they wyll take vpon them to mayntayne it by yâ— scripture abstayne froÌ„ theyr idle oothes and wreaste no more the holy scripture vnlesse they folowing the manners of SataÌ„ receaue a rewarde worthy theyr wyckednesse Math. iiii Let them that saye though they sweare Swearers meanynge no euyll yet we thyncke no harme Math. â—iii leaue theyr swearyng and remember that they shall gyue accouÌ„tes at the dredeful daye of iudgement for euery idle word that they haue spoken Swearers yâ— they may be beleued so that they shall not escape vnponished for theyr idle oothes Let them that saye fewe or none wyll beleue vs except we sweare rather meddle wyth fewe or none thaÌ„ they shuld transgresse the commauÌ„dement of God bryng damnacion vpon theyr owne heades To conclude let all oothes be taken away from the myndes of Christen menne excepte they be taken for those causes whiche I haue expressed before If we wyll thê° do we shal easely exchewe the moost detestable vice of periury and frendely lyue togyther in all truethe sincerite and fayth as it become the saynctes so many as professe Christ. For he that wyll not sweare wyll not lyghtelye falsely sweare and be forsworne And that we maye be the more encouraged to forsake all vayne idle oothes The conclusion of the booke let vs remember that God which is the euerlastyng truthe hath promised that he wyll glorify them whiche honoure hym and haue hys name in reuerence Agen that they shall come vnto dishonour a shamefull ende that despyse hym and blaspheme hys moost holye name Nowe if we wyll that God glorify vs God to glorify vs what it is that is to saye be our good Lord defend preserue kepe gouerne vs blysse vs lyghten hys gracious couÌ„tenaÌ„s vpon vs sende vs all thynges necessary for our lyuynge in this present worlde and after thys lyfe gyue vs eternall glory than is it conuenient that we do not abuse yâ— name of god by our vayne vnrighteous othes but alwayes laude prayse coÌ„mend magnify blysse it caull vpon it fly vnto it as vnto an holye anchore in all our aduersite and neuer to haue in our mouthes What euylles shall chaunse vnto vs if we vaynly swere but wythe hygh reuerence and great honour If we do the contrary that is to saye blaspheme hys moost holy name than shall we vndoubtedly come vnto dishonoure a shamefull ende In thys worlde the plage and veÌ„geauÌ„ce of God shall not go awaye from oure houses we shal be stryken wyth many greuous diseases in our bodyes oure goodes and cattell yea and all that euer we haue shal come to noght our kynde of lyuyng shall be despysed wyth all good men our death shall be paynefull miserable and wretched after these so great and manifold plages we maye be sure for our wycked sweryng to be cast into hell fyre where the flames of it shall neâ—er be quenched where wepyng and gnashyng of tethe shall be Esa. lâ—vi where the worme that shall gnawe oure consciences shall neuer dye Math. xxiii Therfore I beseche al Christen meÌ„ by the tender marcyes of God and by the moost precious bloud of oure sauiour Iesus Christ wherby alonâ— we are redemed made pure and deliuered from al our synnes that they from hensforth leaue theyr abhominable swearyng ether by God or by ony of hys creatures Let them neuer take God to wytnes excepte it be in a necessarye and earneste matter I meane suche a matter as maketh vnto the glorye of God Let theyr coÌ„municacion be yea yea nay naye Let so great syncerite truthe and faythe reygne among theÌ„ that one maye beleue another wythoute an oothe euen by a worde Let theÌ„ haue God in suche reuereÌ„ce and honoure and so order theyr tonges in thys worlde vnto the glory of God that after this lyfe thorowe the mercy of God they maye be found worthy to be in the nomber of those blissed spirites which without ceasyng syng perpetual prayses to the moste holy name of God on thys manner Great and maruelous are thy workes Apoca. xv O Lorde God almyghty Apoca. iiii ryghteous true are thy wayes o kynge of saynctes Who shall not feare the O Lorde and magnifye thy name For thou arte worthy O Lorde to take the glory and honour power for thou haste made al thynges and for thy wyll they are and were made Apoca. v. To him that sytteth in the throne and to the lambe be blyssynge and honour and glory power worldes wtout end AmeÌ„ ¶ Saye not but that ye are warned ¶ Gyue the glory to God alone ¶ Actes agaynst customable swearers made in tymes past by dyuers excellent Prynces and theyr honorable councell ¶ Kynge Henry the fyfte KYnge Henry the fyste made a statute for swearers in his owne Palace Vvaldenus in quo dam sermone that if he were a Duke yâ— dyd swere he shuld forfyt for euery tyme xl sÌ„ to the aydyng of poore people Wolde god thys statute were obserued and keptâ— now adayes not only in the courte but also thorowout EngloÌ„d If he were a Lorde or Barone xx sÌ„ If he were a Knyght or an Esquyer x. sÌ„ If he were a Yeman xl d If he were a Page or a Lackey or a slaue to be scourged naked eyther wyth a rodde or els wyth a whyppe ¶ Kynge Edmunde KYnge EdmuÌ„de made thys law that they whyche were proued once falsly forsworne shuld for euer be seperated froÌ„ Gods coÌ„gregacioÌ„ ¶ Donaldus Kynge of Skottes DOnaldus Kynge of Skottes made thys acte wtin hys lond 〈◊〉 Botius in historia Scotorum that all Periurers common swearers shulde haue theyr lippes feared wyth a burnyng whot yron ¶ Sayncte Lodowycke Kynge of Fraunce THys lawe aforsayd dyd Saynt Lodowycke Kynge of Fraunce enacte also A godly prâ—clamacion god send 〈◊〉 many 〈◊〉 and put it once in execucioÌ„ at Paris vpon a Cytezyn there for blasphemyng the name of Christ vnto the