County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4442#1
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: LI/3/1, fols 16v-17r
Function: Confession
[fol. 16v][line 6]J Thomas Boyvyle on of the Shireffs of the Cite of Lincoln~ confesse oppynn & declare that
J of my-n awn~ heete and presumptusnes a-fore thoght hathe ben~ in-obedient & dissobeant
vnto Robert Bright Mayre & leuetenante of oure souerayn~ lorde of the Cite a-foresaide contrarie
to my othe youen~ vnto me in the entre of my office be the saide Maire / withe the circuestance
that folowithe &c~
Fyrst wher~ the saide Mayre on~ Friday at after-noon~ next be-for the fest of palmsonueday
the yere of the reigne of our souerayn~ lorde the kyng that now is the xxxo at the Cite of
lincoln~ in the parissh of seint Peter at the arche commaundyd be vertue of his office that J the
saide Thomas Boyvyle shuld arrest & bryng to prison~ Robert Diconson~ my seruante vppon~
payn~ of C li~ for certayn~ offensis & trespas done be the saide Robert in the presens of the
saide Mayre / the whiche charge & commaundement J disobediant vtterly sett to noght~
& refusyd to doo execucion~ yer-of . contrare to my othe
Also wher the saide Maire on~ saterday yen next folowyng in the Gildhaule of the Cite
of lincoln~ sent vnto me be aduysse of his counselle John Ossen~ & Robert Bukley withe
dyuerce other mervelyng gretly myn~ in~-obediens ayens the Maire commaundement / and
willed me gretly to be reformed and also that the saide Maire pesseable desired me
alle inconuenianteȝ laide appart to bringe to-for hym~ the saide Robert Diconson~ my seruante
accordyng to his first commaundment and J necligently withe my grete rancor of herte
departed~ from~ the presens of the saide Maire Fullfyllyng noo pointe of his commaundment
And also notwithstondyng myn~ inobesience & not iustely auysed to my saide Maire / the
Saterday aforsaide at after-noon~ after compleyn~ doon~ in~ holy chirche J maliciously com to the
Gildhalle withe my saide seruante / that noo man~ shuld vnderstand / bot that J myȝht~
couthe and wolde observe and kepe my-n awn~ wille & pover / who so wold say the
contrarie vppon~ whiche the common~ sergeante of the saide Cite be the saide Maires comma-
undment yen~ and yere arested my saide seruante / vppon~ whiche arest J maliciously
withe grete heete of herte yaffe wordes of rebelle to my saide Maire vppon~ whiche he
arested me to pees and J as rebelle and inobediante noght hauyng goode nor my othe
in mynde drowe my daggar~ to the saide Mayre and withe alle my pover & myght in grete
offence ayenst the pees J offendyde / Thrughe the whiche greuous offence alle the commoners
[fol. 17r]of the saide Cite withe other foryners assembled werre arrered withe forsabylle wepyn~
lykely euer~ man~ to haue murdred other in my horribylle defaute & gret offence don~
to the kynges pes the Mayre and alle the wellfayr~ of the saide Cite Of alle
whiche pontes and articles be me afore rehersed & doon~ mekely J beseche The
Mayre aldermen~ and alle the commons of merce and foryiffenes and of alle the
pruremisses [sic] so doon~ / J of my-n awn~ fre hart and wylle not coarted nor constrened
knowleghe me gylte / And for the conseruacion~ tranquilite & pes to be observed &
kepped r [sic] herafter if ane falle in lyke casse as god defende J pray and beseche
that this my knowleghe may be entered of recorde to endure for euer~ more