County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4437#4
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: DIOC/REG/17, fol. 173r-v
Function: Curse
Fırst aỻ þeı be acursed þat psume to take a wey or to pryue eny churche of þe rygħt þat longetħ þto 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 psume 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 pgacyo
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 delyuaunce 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 fautos 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 contrefeıtos 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 conspıratos 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 ⸫