County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4440#20
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: DIOC/REG/20, fol. 61r
Function: Court record
[line 17]William Ayleward smythe of the towne of healey seyng pilgrymmes goyng toward Canterbury seyd vnto Robert
Norys and william Assheley his seruantes / that the said pilgrymes went offryng theire sowles vnto the devvyle / fa .
Jtm~ the blode of hayles is but the blode of a dog or a drake . and goth by a vice . And al thoo that levithe vpon~
it shalle go to the devylle . and as wel a synner shalle see it as a good man when~ the monkys wol for syluer / fa .
Jtm~ he said helde and affermed that the blessed sacrament of the Auter . is a grete devylle of helle and a
Sinagoge . fa . And that the prest can nor may make god . that made him . fa . And that he can make as good
a sacrament betwene ij yrons as the prest dothe vpon~ his auter . fa .
Jtm~ he said taught helde and affermed that oure holy Fadre the pope of Rome . is a grete best and a
devylle of helle and a Synagoge . and that he shalle lye depper in helle ix sithes then~ lucyfer . fa .
Jtm~ he declared taught held and affermed . that Confession~ is ordeyned that prestis may vnderstand
the lyvys of wommen . and after the prest knowithe suche a womman he wol haue to do withe her and
after-warde assoyle her / / fa .
Jtm~ he said that the king and alle thoo that maynteynen the Churche shalle go to the devylle . And
in especialle the king because of his grete supportacon~ of the churche . [Latin: ]
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Jtm~ he hathe often talked of the Gospellys and holy scriptur~ . declaryng in englische the gospelle
of Nichodemes in Jugement after the lettir .
Jtm~ he confessed in Jugement that he labored to induce the said Robert Norys and william~ Assheley
his seruantȝ to haue beleued vpon~ his fals Articles and opynyonse
Jtm~ he confessed in Jugement that he beleved taught and affermed that the sacrament of Baptyme
at the Fonte . was only a tokyn~ and a signe . for ther owte no man be baptiȝed to he cam to olde age .
declaryng the said gospelle that Nichodemes cam vnto oure lord Jhu~ &c~ .
Jtm~ he knowleged that he cam before Bisshop Askhow suetyme bisshop of Sarum . for he vsed a charme
for Childern~ that had the Chynkow . And he wold take a gad of Stele & put it in watir fire hote . and
withe his lengist fynger he wold put iij dropes in the seke childis mowthe And then~ he wold Jnyoyne
the fader & Moder of the Child to say v tymes pater noster &c~ . & as many Aue marya &c~ the whiche
he forsware as he said .
Jtm~ he confessed that onn patryk taught him theis Articles . & that he knowithe no moo suspect persones .