King Richard the second, was by Boniface the 9. stirred up against the professors of the truth: which Boniface directed his Bull, both to the Bishop of Hereford against the professors, and also another unto the King, the sixth year of his dignity Episcopal: whereupon the King gave out straight commission against them that held of the side of Wycliffe, and specially against Walter Brute he wrote a letter the two and twentieth day of September, the seventeenth year of his reign. Albeit during the life of the King none are expressly found by name that suffered burning: notwithstanding some there were which by the Archb. William Courtney, and other Bishops had been condemned, and divers also abjured,1 and did penance, chiefly about the town of Leicester: the names of which persons detected are these:2 Roger Dexter, 3Nicholas Taylor, 4Nicholas Wagstaffe, Michael Scrivener, William Smith, John Henry, William Parchmenar, and Roger Goldsmith, inhabitants of the town of Leicester, who for holding against the Real presence, against worshipping of Images, and worshipping of the Cross, against the chanting of Mass, and matins, against pardons, Friars, oblations for the dead, auricular confession to the priest, &c. were of the Roman church condemned for Heretics: and because Roger and Nicholas appeared not, being cited, on Alhallow day, being the first of November, the archb. celebrating high mass, cursed them & their adherents,5 with hell, book, & candle, and did interdict the whole town of Leicester, and all the Churches in the same, so long as any of the foresaid excommunicate persons ⟨p. 291⟩should be there, and till all the Lollards of the town should turn from their heresy, obtaining at the Archb. hand, the benefit of absolution: at length it was declared, that there was a certain Anchors,6 within the Churchyard of S. Peters of Leicester, infected with Wickliffe's heresy, named Matild, which Matild 7being examined by him, & he not finding her answer directly, assigned her a day peremptory, to appear before him at the monastery of S. James at Northampton, there more fully to answer unto the articles of that heresy, which was the 6. day of the same month of November: which Matild was so straitly examined,8 that she recanted, and did 40. days penance.
King Richard the second, was by Boniface the 9. stirred vp against the professors of the truth: which Boniface directed his Bull, both to the Bishop of Hereford agaynst the professors, and also another vnto the King, the sixt yéere of his dignitie Episcopall: wherevppon the King gaue out straight commission against them that helde of the side of Wickliffe, and specially agaynst Walter Brute hée wrote a letter the two and twentith day of September, the seuententh yéere of his raigne. Albeit during the life of the King none are expresly found by name that suffered burning: notwithstanding some there were which by the Archb. William Courtney, and other Bishops had béene condemned, and diuers also abiured,1 and did penaunce, chiefly about the towne of Leycester: the names of which persons detected are these:2 Roger Dexter, 3Nicholas Taylor, 4Nicholas Wagstaffe, Michaell Scriuener, William Smith, Iohn Henry, William Parchmenar, and Roger Goldsmith, inhabitants of the towne of Leycester, who for holding against the Reall presence, against worshipping of Images, and worshipping of the Crosse, against the chaunting of Masse, and mattins, against pardons, Friers, oblations for the dead, auricular confession to the priest, &c. were of the Romane church condemned for Heretikes: and because Roger and Nicholas appéered not, being cited, on Alhallow day, being the first of Nouember, the archb. celebrating high masse, cursed thē & their adherents,5 with hell, booke, & candell, and did interdict the whole towne of Leicester, and all the Churches in the same, so long as any of the foresayd excommunicate persons ⟨p. 291⟩should be there, and till all the Lollards of the towne should turne from their heresie, obtaining at the Archb. hande, the benefite of absolution: at length it was declared, that there was a certaine Anchores,6 within the Churchyard of S. Peters of Leicester, infected with Wickliffes heresie, named Matild, which Matild 7being examined by him, & he not finding her answere directly, assigned her a day peremptory, to appeare before him at the monastery of S. Iames at Northamptō, there more fully to answere vnto the articles of that heresie, which was the 6. day of the same moneth of Nouember: which Matild was so straitly examined,
- 1Abjurers.Abiurers.
- 2Well affected about Leicester.Well affected about Leycester.
- 3Roger Dexter.
- 4Nich. Taylor.
- 5The town of Leicester interdicted.The towne of Leycester interdicted.
- 6An Anchors of Wickliffes doctrine.An Anchores of Wickliffes doctrine.
- 7Matild.
- 8Recant.
