County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4437#4
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: DIOC/REG/17, fol. 173r-v
Function: Curse




Fırst aỻ þeı be acursed þat psume to take a wey or to pryue eny churche of þe rygħt þat longetħ þto or ellıs ageyne
ryght stryue to breke or trouble þe lıbertees of þe churche And also þeı þat purchace eny mane of lre fro eny
temporeỻ Court to lette any processe of spırıtuell Jugges ın suche causes as longe to spırıtuel court And aỻ þeı þat wıtħ
peple and noyse cōme to spueỻ [sic] courtes and putte þe Jugges or þe partyes þat the plede ın fere . or elles for asmuche
as ye partyes sewe ın spırıtueỻ court suche causes as longe to spueỻ court make or ꝓcure any of þe sayde partyes
here aduocates ꝓcuto᷑s or oþ mynístres of spırıtueỻ court to be endıted arrested or any wıse to be vexed
 Also aỻ they that psume to dıstourbe or trouble þe pese and tranquıllıtee of þe kyng and hıs Reaume of Englond
and they þat wrongfully wıtholde any ryght þat longetħ to þe kyng
 Also aỻ þeı þat wyttyngly beres fals wyttenesse or ꝓcuretħ fals fals [sic] wyttenesse to be borne or elles wyt
tyngly bryng forth ın Juggement fals wytnesse to let ryghtful matrymony or ꝓcure desherytyng of any ꝑsone
 Also aỻ þeı þat of malyce putte eny cryme or sclaunde to eny man or woman whıche was not sclaunder
byfore among gode me and worthy so þat he or she so dısclaunder be called to Juggement and pgacyo
assıgne hem vp on þe saıde cryme or greued ın any othe wyse
 Also aỻ they that receyuetħ þe kynges wryttes or maundementes to take suche as betħ acursed and for
mede or fauou or eny othı wılful cause dotħ not due execucyo ther of · and þeı þat lette suche execuco
or ꝓcure wrongfuỻ delyuaunce of suche as betħ accursed
 Also aỻ þeı þat take a wey waste or wythdrawe · eny thyng oute of house Maners Graunges
or oþe places of Archebysshoppes  Bysshoppes or Any ꝑsone of holy chırche ageyne he wıllx or ageyne
þe wıỻ of suche ꝑsones as bee ordeyned and deputed kepers þer o ·
 Also aỻ they that drawe oute of sayntwarye any man or woma þat flethe to churche or chırche yerde
or Cloıstre for gırtħ · or ı̄munyte of holy chırche or lette or forbede necessarye lyuelode · tobe gyfe to
suche ꝑsones beyng wythınne sayntwarye And þey þat put vyolent hondes on preste or cler
 Also aỻ þeı þat vsetħ eny wychecrafte or gyfe þerto feytħ or credence · And aỻ fals Jurrours and othe
þat be sworne on boke or any oþ holy thyng · wılful brenners of houses · vsurers · Aỻ þeı þat doo
symony or sacrylege · heretykes lollardes and fautos of hem · famose thefes Robbers and Rauysshers
Falsarıes of þe popes ꝉres þe kyn ꝉres or ꝉres of any ordynarye of holy chırche And al contrefeıtos of
testamentꝭ or last wylles And þeı þat lette execucyo of trewe testamentꝭ And wytholders of tythes or
other spırıtueỻ comodıtes · longyng to holy chırche And þeı þat lette or ꝓcure to be letted tythes to be take and
ladde · wey by hem þat þe tythes be due vnto · or elles arreste plede or vexe ın any oþ wyse suche
leders awey of tythes or ꝓcu hem to be arrested or ın Any wıse vexed for þat cause : Also felones mayn⸗
teners of felonyes conspıratos and takers or maynteners of fals querels and cherysshers of hem
[fol. 173v]Also aỻ they þat vse false wyeghtes or fals mesures and ın especyaỻ aỻ þeı þat vsen a weygħt called Aunceỻshafte or
poundre or holde or kepe that weyght pryuely or openly ⸫