d_o 26_o henry_n ramsey_n martyr_n 12_o 1557_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 27_o thomas_n thyrtle_n martyr_n 12_o 1557_o 4_o f_o 28_o margaret_n hyde_n martyr_n 12_o 1557_o  _fw-fr g_o 29_o agnes_n stanley_n martyr_n 12_o 1557_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 30_o william_n nchol_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1558_o ¶_o may_n have_v 31._o day_n the_o moon_n thirty_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n 11_o b_o 1_o philip_n and_o jacob_n apostle_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr c_o two_o john_n hus_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1415_o 19_o do_v 3_o hieronymus_n savonarola_n martyr_n 23_o 1499_o 8_o e_fw-la 4_o dominike_n martyr_n 23_o 1499_o  _fw-fr f_o 5_o silvester_n martyr_n 23_o 1499_o 16_o g_o 6_o friar_n roy_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1531_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr rob._n king_n mar_v  _fw-fr 1532_o 5_o a_o 7_o robert_n debnam_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1532_o  _fw-fr b_o 8_o nicholas_z marsh_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1532_o 13_o c_o 9_o ãâã_d card-maker_n aliâs_fw-la taylour_n preacher_n martyr_n 31_o 1555_o 2_o do_v 10_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr e_fw-es 11_o john_n warne_n mar_v 31_o 1555_o 10_o f_o 12_o margaret_n ellis_n confessor_n 13_o 1556_o  _fw-fr g_o 13_o hugh_n laâerocke_n martyr_n 15_o 1556_o 18_o a_o 14_o john_n apprice_n mar_v 15_o 1556_o 7_o b_o 15_o katherine_z hut_n widow_n martyr_n 16_o 1556_o  _fw-fr c_o 16_o elizab._n thackuell_a martyr_n 16_o 1556_o  _fw-fr 15_o d_o 17_o jone_n horn_n mar_v 16_o 1556_o 4_o e_fw-la 18_o a_o blind_a boy_n and_o another_o with_o he_o mar_v 5_o 1556_o  _fw-fr f_o 19_o thomas_n spycer_n martyr_n 21_o 1556_o 12_o g_o 20_o john_n denny_n mar_v 21_o 1556_o 1_o a_o 21_o william_n poole_n martyr_n 21_o 1556_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr john_n flesh_n confessor_n 30_o 1556_o  _fw-fr b_o 22_o william_n norant_a martyr_n 29_o 1557_o 9_o c_o 23_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr d_o 24_o steven_n gratwike_n martyr_n 29_o 1557_o 17_o e_fw-la 25_o john_n thurstone_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1557_o 6_o f_o 26_o william_n seaman_n martyr_n 19_o 1558_o  _fw-fr g_o 27_o thomas_n carman_n martyr_n 19_o 558_o 14_o a_o 28_o thomas_n hudson_n martyr_n 19_o 1558_o 3_o b_o 29_o william_n harry_n martyr_n 26_o 1558_o  _fw-fr c_o 30_o rich._n day_n mar_v 26_o 1558_o 11_o do_v 31_o christian_a george_n martyr_n 26_o 1558_o ¶_o june_n have_v 30._o day_n the_o moon_n xxix_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n  _fw-fr e_o 1_o ãâ¦ã_o martyr_n 1_o 1416_o 19_o f_o two_o anne_n askew_n martyr_n joh._n lassels_n gent._n mar._n nich._n belman_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1546_o 8_o g_o 3_o tho._n hawk_n mar._n tho._n waâtes_n mar._n ââ_o 1555_o 16_o a_o 4_o john_n simplon_n mar._n john_n ardlây_n mar._n nic._n chamberlain_n mar_v 14_o 1555_o 5_o b_o 5_o tho._n hosmond_n mar_v w._n brainford_n mar._n tho._n harland_n mar._n 15_o 1555_o  _fw-fr c_o 6_o john_n osward_n mar._n tho._n read_v mar._n 6_o 1556_o 13_o do_v 7_o tho._n abington_n mar._n tho._n wood_n minist_n mar._n tho._n milles_n mar._n 20_o 1556_o 2_o e_fw-la 8_o wil._n adherall_n minister_n confessor_n 23_o 1556_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr john_n clement_n confess_v 25_o 1556_o  _fw-fr f_o 9_o a_o merchant_n servant_n martyr_n 26_o  _fw-fr 10_o g_o 10_o h._n adlington_n mar_v lau._n pâânam_n mar_v hen._n wic_n mar_v 27_o 1556_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 11_o w._n halliwell_n mar_v 27_o 1556_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr th._n bowyer_n mar_v george_n serle_n mar_v 27_o 18_o b_o 12_o edm._n hurst_n mar_v 27_o 1556_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr lion_n cawch_n mar_v ralph_n jackson_n mar_v 27_o  _fw-fr 7_o c_o 13_o joh._n derifall_n mar_v john_n roth._n mar_v  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr d_o 14_o eliz._n pepper_n mar_v 27_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr agnes_n george_n mar_v tho._n parrot_n confess_v 27_o 1556_o 15_o e_fw-la 15_o hunt_n &_o ambrose_n confess_v joh._n morris_n confess_v 28_o 1556_o 4_o f_o 16_o rog._n bernard_n mar_v 29_o 1556_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr adam_n foster_n mar_v rob._n lawson_n mar_v 30_o 1556_o  _fw-fr g_o 17_o walter_n apleby_n &_o petronill_n his_o wife_n mar_v 18_o 1557_o 12_o a_o 18_o edm._n allen_n and_o katherine_n his_o wife_n mar_v io._n bradbrige_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o b_o 19_o i._n manning_n mar_v eliz._n a_o blind_a maid_n mar_v tho._n moor_n mar_v 18_o 1557_o  _fw-fr c_o 20_o nich._n white_a mar_v nich._n pardââe_v mar_v 19_o 1557_o 9_o do_v 21_o i._n fishcocke_n mar_v barbara_n final_a mar_v bradbrige_n with_o mar._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr e_fw-es 22_o bendens_fw-la wife_n and_o wilson_n wife_n mar._n 19_o 1557_o 17_o f_o 23_o rich._n woodman_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr nat._n of_o s._n john_n bap._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o g_o 24_o g._n stephens_n w._n mainard_n alexander_n hosmans_n man_n martyr_n 22_o 1557_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 25_o tomasin_n a_o wood_n maid_n margery_z morris_n jam._n 22_o 1557_o 14_o b_o 26_o morris_n son_n dennis_n burges_n asdowns_n wife_n grove_n wife_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o c_o 27_o henry_n pond_n mar_v r._n estland_n mar_v 27_o 1558_o  _fw-fr d_o 28_o ro._n southam_n mar_v mat._n ricarby_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr peteâ_n and_o paul_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 11_o e_fw-la 29_o john_n lloyd_n mar_v 27_o 1558_o  _fw-fr f_o 30_o john_n holiday_n mar_v rog._n holland_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ¶_o july_n have_v 31._o day_n the_o moon_n thirty_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n 19_o g_o 1_n henry_n uoz_n mar._n john_n esch_n mar_v â_o 1522_o 8_o a_o 2_o ãâ¦ã_o martyr_n 4_o 1523_o  _fw-fr b_o 3_o andrew_z hewet_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 16_o c_o 4_o anthony_n person_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o d_o 5_o robert_z testwood_n martyr_n h._n finnemore_n mar_v 18_o 1543_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 6_o john_n bradford_n preacher_n martyr_n 1_o 1555_o 13_o f_o 7_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr two_o g_o 8_o john_n leafe_n mar_v john_n polley_n mar._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 9_o will._n ming_n minister_n mar._n richard_n hooke_n mar._n 2_o 1555_o 10_o b_o 10_o john_n blande_n preacher_n mar._n 12_o 1555_o  _fw-fr c_o 11_o john_n frank_n mar_v humphrey_n middleton_n mar._n 12_o 1555_o 18_o do_v 12_o nich._n shetterden_n martyr_n 12_o 1555_o 7_o e_fw-la 13_o william_n dighel_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr f_z 14_o dirike_v carver_n mar_v john_n launder_v mar_v 2_o 1555_o 15_o g_o 15_o thomas_n jueson_n martyr_n 3_o 1555_o 4_o a_o 16_o nich._n hall_n mar._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr b_o 17_o john_n alewoorth_n confessor_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr john_n careless_a confessor_n john_n gwin_n mar_v 1_o 1556_o 12_o c_o 18_o julius_n palmer_n a_o schoolmaster_n and_o askine_n martyr_n â6_n 1556_o 1_o do_v 19_o katherine_n cauche_n and_o paratiâe_v massy_a with_o her_o child_n not_o one_o hour_n old_a and_o guillemine_a gilbert_n mar._n 17_o 1556_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 20_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 9_o f_z 21_o thomas_n dungate_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr g_o 22_o john_n foreman_n martyr_n 18_o 1556_o 17_o a_o 23_o simon_n miller_n mar._n elizabeth_n cooper_n martyr_n 13_o 1556_o 6_o b_o 24_o mary_n magdalene_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr c_o 25_o richard_n yeoman_n minister_n mar_v 10_o 1558_o 14_o do_v 26_o william_n pike_n mar._n 14_o 1558_o 3_o e_fw-la 27_o james_n apostle_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr f_o 28_o stephen_n cotton_n martyr_n 14_o 1558_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr john_n slade_n mar_v â4_n 1558_o 11_o g_o 29_o stephen_n wight_n mar._n rob._n milles_n mar_v 14_o 1558_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 30_o rob._n dines_n mar_v 14_o 1558_o 19_o b_o 31_o tho._n benbricke_n gentleman_n mar_v 19_o 1558_o ¶_o august_n have_v 31._o day_n the_o moon_n thirty_o day_n of_o their_o death_n ãâ¦ã_o our_o lord_n 8_o c_o 1_n leonard_n keyfer_n martyr_n 16_o 1527_o 16_o do_v 2_o james_n abbes_n mar_v 2_o 1555_o 5_o e_fw-la 3_o john_n demy_fw-fr gentleman_n mar_v 8_o 1555_o  _fw-fr f_o 4_o john_n newman_n martyr_n â8_o ibid._n 13_o g_o 5_o patrick_n patingham_n mar_v 28_o ibid._n 2_o a_o 6_o will._n coker_n mar_v 23_o ibid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr wil._n hopper_n mar_v 23_o ibid._n  _fw-fr b_o 7_o henry_n laurence_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n 10_o c_o 8_o richard_n collier_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n  _fw-fr d_o 9_o william_n steere_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n 18_o e_fw-la 10_o richard_n wright_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n 7_o f_z 11_o elizabeth_z warn_v martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr g_o 12_o george_n tankerfield_n mart_n 26_o ibid._n 15_o a_o 13_o richard_n smith_z martyr_n 8_o ibid._n 4_o b_o 14_o 8_o ibid._n  _fw-fr c_o 15_o stephen_n horwood_n martyr_n 30_o ibid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr thomas_n fusse_fw-fr mar_v 30_o ibid._n 12_o d_o 16_o william_n haile_o martyr_n 31_o ibid._n  _fw-fr e_o 17_o robert_n samuel_n preacher_n mar_v 31_o 1555_o  _fw-fr f_o 18_o joane_n waste_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1556_o 9_o g_o 19_o william_n bongeor_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 20_o robert_n
whereof_o the_o occasion_n be_v take_v only_o of_o the_o jew_n the_o slander_n thereof_o therefore_o he_o proove_v to_o be_v false_o and_o wrongful_o lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o likewise_o against_o all_o other_o lie_v and_o slander_n object_v of_o the_o heathen_a against_o the_o christian_n the_o say_v tertullian_n purge_v the_o christian_n declare_v they_o false_o to_o be_v belie_v &_o wrongful_o persecute_v not_o for_o any_o defect_n of_o they_o but_o only_o for_o the_o hatred_n of_o their_o name_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o by_o the_o same_o persecution_n he_o proove_v in_o the_o same_o apology_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o christian_n nothing_o to_o be_v impair_v but_o rather_o increase_v the_o more_o say_v he_o we_o be_v mow_v down_o of_o you_o apelogetico_fw-la the_o more_o rise_v up_o the_o blood_n of_o christian_n be_v seed_n for_o what_o man_n say_v he_o in_o behold_v the_o painful_a torment_n and_o the_o perfect_a patience_n of_o they_o will_v not_o search_v and_o inquire_v what_o be_v in_o the_o cause_n and_o when_o he_o have_v find_v it_o out_o who_o will_v not_o agree_v unto_o it_o and_o when_o he_o agree_v to_o it_o who_o will_v not_o desire_v to_o suffer_v for_o it_o thus_o faith_n he_o this_o sect_n will_v never_o die_v which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v cutdoune_n the_o more_o it_o grow_v for_o every_o man_n see_v and_o wonder_v at_o the_o sufferance_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v move_v the_o more_o thereby_o to_o search_v the_o cause_n in_o search_v he_o find_v it_o and_o in_o find_v he_o follow_v it_o tertul_n in_o eodem_fw-la apolog._n thus_o tertullian_n in_o this_o dangerous_a time_n of_o persecution_n be_v stir_v up_o of_o god_n defend_v the_o innocence_n of_o the_o christian_n against_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o adversary_n and_o moreover_o for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o church_n compile_v many_o fruitful_a work_n whereof_o some_o be_v extant_a some_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v neted_z notwithstanding_o the_o great_a learning_n &_o famous_a virtue_n of_o this_o worthy_a man_n certain_a error_n and_o blemish_n be_v note_v in_o his_o doctrine_n as_o be_v before_o both_o of_o origine_fw-la &_o irenaeus_n and_o likewise_o of_o they_o be_v they_o never_o so_o excellent_a that_o follow_v they_o which_o error_n all_o here_o in_o order_n to_o note_n and_o comprehend_v be_v too_o long_o a_o matter_n for_o this_o story_n to_o prosecute_v this_o by_o the_o way_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o admonish_v the_o reader_n never_o to_o look_v for_o any_o such_o perfection_n of_o any_o man_n in_o this_o world_n how_o singular_a so_o ever_o he_o be_v christ_n only_a except_v but_o some_o blemish_n or_o other_o join_v himself_o withal_o whereof_o more_o perchance_o shall_v be_v say_v when_o we_o come_v to_o cyprian_a martyr_n and_o now_o to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o order_n of_o bishop_n of_o rome_n intermit_v after_o eleutherius_fw-la afore_o mention_v next_o in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n succeed_v victor_n who_o as_o platina_n say_v die_v quiet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o severus_n but_o damasus_n supplementum_fw-la lib._n 8._o and_o such_o as_o follow_v the_o common_a chronicle_n affirm_v that_o he_o die_v a_o martyr_n after_o he_o have_v sit_v x._o or_o as_o some_o say_v xij_o year_n this_o victor_n be_v a_o great_a styrreâ_n as_o partly_o before_o be_v signify_v in_o the_o controversy_n and_o contention_n of_o easterday_n for_o the_o which_o he_o will_v have_v procee_v in_o excommunication_n against_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n have_v not_o irenaeus_n then_o bishop_n of_o lion_n with_o the_o counsel_n of_o other_o his_o brethren_n there_o assemble_v repress_v his_o intend_a violence_n as_o touch_v that_o controversy_n of_o easter_n in_o those_o day_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o original_a thereof_o be_v this_o as_o eusebius_n socrates_n platina_n and_o other_o record_n first_o certain_z it_o be_v church_n that_o the_o apostle_n only_o be_v intentive_a and_o attendaunt_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n give_v no_o heed_n nor_o regard_n to_o the_o observation_n of_o day_n &_o time_n neither_o bind_v the_o church_n to_o any_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n except_o those_o thing_n necessary_a mention_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o strangle_v and_o blood_n which_o be_v ordain_v then_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n notwithout_v a_o most_o urgent_a and_o necessary_a cause_n touch_v partly_o in_o the_o history_n before_o for_o when_o the_o murder_a and_o blood_n of_o infant_n be_v common_o object_v by_o the_o heathen_a persecutor_n against_o the_o christian_n they_o have_v no_o other_o argument_n to_o help_v themselves_o nor_o to_o refel_v the_o adversary_n but_o only_o their_o own_o law_n by_o the_o which_o they_o be_v command_v to_o abstain_v not_o only_o from_o all_o man_n blood_n but_o also_o from_o the_o blood_n of_o all_o common_a beast_n and_o therefore_o that_o law_n seem_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v give_v &_o also_o to_o the_o 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apostle_n say_v 1._o cor._n 3._o all_o our_o hability_n or_o sufficiency_n come_v of_o god_n and_o so_o consequent_o it_o come_v not_o pure_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o uicarship_n that_o he_o be_v enable_v but_o the_o ablenesse_n or_o unablenesse_n of_o he_o be_v the_o uicar_n of_o christ_n come_v to_o he_o a_o other_o way_n from_o above_o 8._o a_o man_n can_v not_o be_v excommunicate_a to_o his_o hurt_n or_o undo_n except_o he_o be_v excommunicate_a first_o and_o principal_o of_o himself_o it_o be_v evident_a forasmuch_o as_o all_o such_o excommunication_n ought_v to_o proceed_v &_o begin_v original_o of_o his_o own_o sin_n which_o be_v damnify_v whereupon_o augustine_n say_v de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la sermone_fw-la 51._o do_v not_o thou_o conculcate_v thyself_o and_o man_n overcom_v thou_o not_o and_o moreover_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n do_v teach_v quòd_fw-la nulla_fw-la ei_fw-la nocebit_fw-la adversitas_fw-la si_fw-la nulla_fw-la dominetur_fw-la 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cause_n also_o of_o man_n so_o that_o his_o principal_a respect_n in_o so_o do_v be_v have_v to_o yâ_z injury_n do_v to_o his_o god_n as_o appear_v 13._o quaest_n 4_o inter_fw-la querelas_fw-la 10._o no_o curse_n or_o excommunication_n can_v bind_v simple_o but_o in_o case_n it_o be_v give_v out_o against_o the_o adversary_n of_o christ_n law_n and_o it_o appear_v thus_o because_o that_o god_n do_v bind_v simple_o every_o one_o that_o be_v bind_v who_o can_v excommunicate_v but_o only_o for_o transgression_n of_o his_o law_n whereunto_o it_o be_v consonant_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o bind_v simple_o but_o secondare_o in_o that_o case_n and_o respect_n as_o it_o be_v denounce_v against_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n 11._o there_o be_v no_o example_n of_o christ_n which_o geve_v power_n to_o his_o disciple_n to_o excommunicate_v any_o subject_n especial_o for_o deny_v of_o any_o temporalty_n but_o contrary_a 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hereford_n send_v greeting_n &_o continual_a chartitie_n in_o the_o lord._n we_o will_v yâ_z you_o all_o shall_v know_v that_o of_o late_a by_o many_o faithful_a christian_n people_n &_o special_o zealous_a follower_n of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n it_o be_v lamentable_o do_v we_o to_o understand_v by_o way_n of_o complain_v that_o a_o certain_a son_n of_o we_o go_v out_o of_o kind_n name_v walter_n brute_n lay_v person_n learned_a of_o our_o diocese_n have_v under_o a_o cloak_v show_v of_o holiness_n damnable_o seduce_v the_o people_n &_o set_v behind_o he_o yâ_z fear_v of_o god_n do_v seduce_v they_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v from_o day_n to_o day_n inform_v &_o teach_v open_o and_o prive_o as_o well_o the_o noble_n as_o the_o commons_n in_o certain_a conclusion_n heretical_a schismatical_a and_o erroveous_a &_o also_o heretofore_o conden_v and_o they_o have_v also_o probable_o exhibit_v against_o the_o same_o walter_n article_n under_o write_v uâ_n manner_n and_o form_n as_o 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innocency_n but_o luckingly_a and_o run_v into_o corner_n have_v many_o and_o sundry_a year_n labour_v to_o advance_v thing_n erroneous_a schismatical_a and_o also_o heresye_n &_o to_o emprint_v they_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o faithful_a people_n article_n item_n the_o foresay_a walter_n brute_n have_v open_o public_o and_o notorious_o avouch_v and_o common_o say_v &_o teach_v and_o stubborn_o affirm_v that_o every_o christian_a man_n yea_o &_o woman_n be_v without_o sin_n may_v make_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n so_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n article_n item_n the_o same_o walter_n have_v notorious_o open_o &_o public_o avouch_v and_o teach_v that_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o alter_v there_o be_v not_o the_o very_a body_n but_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o memorial_n only_a article_n item_n the_o foresay_a walter_n have_v say_v common_o and_o avouch_v and_o also_o have_v labour_v to_o inform_v man_n and_o company_n that_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o geve_v tithe_n nor_o oblation_n and_o if_o any_o man_n will_v needs_o geve_v he_o may_v geve_v his_o tithe_n and_o oblation_n to_o who_o he_o will_v exclude_v thereby_o their_o curate_n article_n iten_fw-ge that_o such_o as_o do_v preach_v and_o prefer_v croise_v matter_n and_o pardon_n grant_v by_o the_o high_a bishop_n to_o they_o yâ_z help_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o reverend_a father_n lord_n henry_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n when_o as_o he_o take_v his_o journey_n upon_o he_o to_o fight_v for_o the_o holy_a father_n the_o pope_n be_v schismatickes_n and_o heretic_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n can_v grant_v such_o manner_n of_o pardon_n article_n item_n the_o say_v walter_n have_v oftentimes_o say_v and_o common_o advouch_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n and_o a_o seducer_n of_o the_o people_n and_o utter_o against_o the_o law_n and_o life_n of_o christ._n article_n item_n whereas_o of_o late_a your_o reverence_n do_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o faithful_a christian_a people_n proceed_v in_o form_n of_o law_n against_o william_n swinderby_n and_o that_o the_o say_v william_n swinderby_n have_v unto_o the_o say_a article_n object_v against_o he_o give_fw-ge up_o his_o answer_n in_o writing_n contain_v in_o they_o error_n schism_n &_o heresy_n even_o as_o you_o with_o the_o mature_a counsel_n of_o master_n &_o doctor_n in_o divinity_n &_o other_o faculty_n have_v determine_v &_o give_v sentence_n and_o have_v pronounce_v the_o same_o william_n swinderby_n to_o be_v a_o heretic_n &_o a_o schismatic_n and_o a_o erroneous_a teacher_n of_o the_o people_n nevertheless_o the_o forenamed_a walter_n have_v open_o public_o &_o notorious_o say_v advouch_v &_o stubborn_o affirm_v that_o the_o say_v william_n answer_n whereof_o notice_n have_v be_v give_v before_o be_v good_a righteous_a and_o not_o able_a to_o be_v convince_v in_o that_o they_o contain_v none_o error_n and_o that_o your_o sentence_n beforesayd_a give_v against_o the_o same_o william_n be_v evil_a false_a &_o unjust_a and_o that_o your_o assistant_n have_v wicked_o naughte_o perverse_o &_o unjust_o condemn_v the_o answer_n aforesaid_a 467._o now_o thereupon_o immediate_o those_o same_o faithful_a christian_n people_n have_v instant_o require_v that_o we_o will_v vouch_v safe_a that_o other_o article_n give_v by_o the_o same_o faithful_a christian_n against_o the_o say_a william_n swinderby_n together_o with_o the_o writing_n and_o answer_n of_o the_o same_o william_n thereunto_o shall_v be_v admit_v against_o walter_n brute_n mention_v of_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o curse_a heresy_n of_o which_o article_n and_o answer_n the_o tenor_n do_v follow_v in_o these_o word_n in_o primis_fw-la that_o one_o william_n swinderby_n pretend_v himself_o priest_n be_v of_o certain_a article_n and_o conclussion_n erroneous_a false_a schismatical_a &_o heretical_a by_o he_o preach_v at_o diverse_a place_n &_o time_n before_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o faithful_a christian_n judicial_o convince_v and_o the_o same_o article_n and_o conclusion_n do_v he_o enforce_v by_o necessity_n of_o law_n revoke_v and_o abjure_v some_o as_o heretical_a and_o other_o as_o erroneous_a &_o false_a and_o for_o such_o do_v he_o advouch_v they_o ever_o afterward_o promise_v so_o to_o take_v and_o believe_v they_o &_o that_o from_o thenceforth_o he_o will_v open_o or_o privy_o preach_v teach_v or_o affirm_v none_o of_o they_o nor_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v sermon_n or_o preach_v within_o your_o diocese_n without_o licence_n demand_v and_o obtain_v and_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v to_o the_o contrary_n presume_v by_o preach_v or_o avouch_v that_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o severitye_n of_o the_o canon_n even_o as_o he_o judicial_o swear_v according_o as_o the_o law_n enforce_v also_o the_o conclusion_n abjure_v by_o the_o say_v william_n do_v follow_v and_o be_v such_o conclusion_n 1._o in_o primis_fw-la that_o man_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n may_v demand_v debt_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n imprison_v any_o man_n for_o debt_n and_o that_o the_o party_n so_o imprison_v a_o body_n be_v excommunicate_v before_o pag._n 466._o 2._o item_n that_o if_o the_o parishioner_n shall_v know_v their_o curate_n to_o be_v incontinent_a and_o naughty_a they_o ought_v to_o withdraw_v from_o he_o their_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 467._o 3._o item_n that_o tithe_n be_v mere_a almosy_n and_o in_o case_n that_o the_o curate_n shall_v be_v ill_a that_o they_o may_v be_v lawful_o bestow_v upon_o other_o by_o the_o temporal_a owner_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 467._o 4_o item_n that_o a_o evil_a curate_n to_o excommunicate_v any_o under_o his_o jurisdiction_n for_o withhold_v of_o tithe_n be_v nought_o else_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 467._o 5._o item_n that_o no_o man_n may_v excommunicate_v any_o body_n except_o that_o first_o he_o know_v he_o excommunicate_v of_o god_n neither_o do_v those_o that_o communicate_v with_o such_o a_o one_o incur_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o mean_n ibid._n
charity_n into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n if_o thou_o shall_v keep_v patience_n he_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o his_o do_v and_o thou_o may_v bow_v &_o bend_v he_o to_o repentance_n and_o take_v he_o out_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o call_v he_o back_o again_o to_o charity_n if_o thou_o resist_v and_o perchance_o by_o resist_v do_v strike_v again_o his_o fury_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o kindle_v brethren_n &_o he_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o great_a wrath_n peradventure_o shall_v either_o slay_v thou_o or_o thou_o he_o touch_v thyself_o thou_o be_v uncertain_a if_o thou_o go_v about_o to_o make_v resistance_n whether_o thou_o shall_v fall_v from_o charity_n and_o then_o shall_v thou_o go_v backward_o from_o the_o perfection_n of_o christ_n commandment_n neither_o do_v thou_o know_v but_o that_o it_o may_v happen_v thou_o so_o great_o to_o be_v move_v as_o that_o by_o the_o heat_n &_o violence_n of_o wrath_n brethren_n thou_o shall_v slay_v he_o whereas_o if_o thou_o will_v dispose_v thyself_o to_o patience_n as_o christ_n teach_v thou_o shall_v easy_o avoid_v all_o these_o mischief_n aswell_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o thy_o brother_n as_o also_o of_o thy_o own_o part_n wherefore_o the_o observe_n of_o charity_n as_o the_o precept_n of_o patience_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v resistance_n five_o i_o do_v marvel_v why_o that_o for_o the_o allow_v of_o this_o corporal_a resistance_n he_o do_v say_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o paul_n do_v not_o fulfil_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o patience_n of_o christ_n when_o as_o he_o be_v strike_v in_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n do_v say_v god_n strike_v thou_o o_o thou_o paint_a wall_n do_v thou_o sit_v to_o judge_v i_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o do_v thou_o command_v i_o to_o be_v strike_v against_o the_o law_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o paul_n make_v resistance_n in_o nothing_o though_o he_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o instruction_n to_o 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