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Richard Belward of Erisam, in the Diocese of Norwich, was accused for holding, and teaching, that Ecclesiastical Minister and Ordinaries, have no power to excommunicate; and though the Bishop excommunicate any, God doth absolve them. And that he held the opinion of Sir John Oldcastle. And that such as go on Pilgrimage, offering to Images, are excommunicated, because they ought to give to the poor which are alive, and not to the dead. And that the Curates sell God on Easter day, when they receive Offerings, before they minister the Sacraments. And that he counselled •• verse women that they should not offer for the dead, nor with women that were puri•••• ▪ and for that he called his neighbours fools for not learning his sect, and that they of […] sect were able to confute all others, and that we ought not to pray unto the Saints […] heaven, but only to God, and that he kept schools of Lollardy in Dichingham, […] that a Parchment maker bringeth him books from London, containing […] Doctrine. The Bishop of Norwich si•ting in Judgement upon him, he denied his articles, and was purged by […] of his neighbours, swearing that he would not teach or defend any thin• contrary to the Church of Rome, and the aforesaid parchment-maker was likewise accused upon the aforesaid Articles who denied them, and was likewise purged by his neighbours, and sword in like manner. Also sir Hugh Pie Chaplain of L•dney was likewise accused before the said Bishop of Norwich, for holding that the people ought not to go ⟨p. 141⟩on pilgrimage, and that people ought not to give alms to Images, but to the poor That the Image of the Cross, & other Images are not to be worshipped, and that he had cast the Cross of Brome hold into the fire to be burnt, which he took from one of Ludney, which he denied, & purged himself by three Laymen, and three Priests & was sworn, as before.

Richard Belward of Erisam, in the Diocesse of Norwich, was accused for holding, and teaching, that Ecclesiasticall Minist•re and Ordinaries, haue no power to excommunicate; and though the Bishop excommunicate any, God doth absole them. And that he held the opinion of Sir Iohn Oldcastle. And that such as goe on Pilgrimage, offering to Images, are excommunicated, because they ought to giue to the poore which are aliue, and not to the dead. And that the Curates sell God on Easter day, when they receiue Offerings, before they minister the Sacraments. And that hee councelled uerse women that they should not offer for the dead, nor with women that were puri and for that he called his neighbours fooles for not learning his sect, and that they of sect were able to confute all others, and that we ought not to pray vnto the Saints heauen, but onely to God, and that he kéept schooles of Lolardie in Dichingham, that a Parchment maker bringeth him bookes from London, containing Doctrine. The Bishop of Norwich siting in Iudgement vpon him, he denied his articles, and was purged by of his neighbours, swearing that he would not teach or defend any thin contrary to the Church of Rome, and the aforesaid parchment-maker was likewise accused vpon the aforesaid Artices who dnyed them, and was likewise purged by his neighburs, and sword in like manner. Also sir Hugh Pie Chaplen of Ldney was likewie accused before the said Bishop of Norwich, for holding that the people ought not to goe