County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4440#18
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: DIOC/REG/20, fols 59v-60r
Function: Abjuration




[Latin: abíuracío eíusdm̄]
[line 47]Jn the name of god Amen Before you Reuen fader ın god Joħn By the grace of god bısshop̄
of lıncoln J John̄ qwyrk laborer of yo dıocıse not lettere make opyn confessıon̄  knowlege
ın yo presence and the presence of wıttenesse here beyng at thıs tyme that J haue holden
taugħt and afferme certay false artıcles and opyníonse of heresy · agynse díuerse sacra⸗
mentıs  the trew Crıstenfaıtħ and the determínacıon̄ of holy churche · Fırst not belevíng
ın the blessed sacrament of the auter to be crıstıs body ın fome of Bre  aỻ the artıcles
a bove reherse [Latin: vt supᷓ] . the whıcħ fals artıcles J haue oponly confessed ín Jugement
And for asmoche as J am credebly ínfome by you reuen fadre ín god that theıs Artıcles
be heresy fals erros and not trew but agayn the determínacon̄ of aỻ holy churche · J
wyllíng to forsake theıs artıcles and aỻ other heresıes erros  eronyouse opyníonse contᷓry
to the determınacon̄ of of [sic] holy churche swere by thıs boke that fro hensfortħ J shaỻ not
teche preche hol nor afferme nor beleue the saıd heresıes nor non other heresıes and
[fol·60r]· opıníons nor J shaỻ defende thaym nor thoo persones that be of that opınío by me or any other persone .
openly or príuatly yeff favo help succo assıstence or counseıle nor them receyve nor to hem yeff credence
nor be ín felashıp̄ wıtħ hem to my knowlege · nor J shaỻ hol nor receyve doctríne Bokys qwayres
concernyng heresıes erros or opíníonse of hem nor them vse · but here openly abíure them And ȷ swere
by thıs boke that as sone as J can haue knowlege and vnderstandíng of any Bokys or of any persones
suspect of heresy erros  erronyouse opıníons wıtħoute fraude gıle or deceıte J shaỻ make knowlege
to the ordínary Bısshop̄ of the dıocıse where theí be vse · Also assone as J haue doo my penᷓnce
whıcħ ıs ínȷoyned me J shaỻ departe owte of the dıocıse of lıncoꝉn never after to cōme therín durıng
my lyff vnder payne of relapse as god me help and theıs holy euᷓngelıes Jn wıttenesse of theís
premíssȝ J John̄ Qwırk forsaı subscrıbe my selff wıtħmy nowne han [Latin: et fect tale sıgnū]