County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4442#1
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: LI/3/1, fols 16v-17r
Function: Confession




[fol. 16v][line 6]J Thomas Boyvyle on of the Shıreffs o the Cıte o Lıncol confesse oppȳn  declare that
J o my naw heete and psumptusnes a forethogħt hatħ be ın obedıent  dıssobeant
vnto Robert Brıgħt Mayre  leuetenᷓnte o oure souay lorde o the Cıte a foresaıde contraríe
to my otħ youe vnto me ın the entre o my offíce be the saıde Maıre / wıtħ the cırcu@stance
that folowıtħ 
Fyrst whe the saıde Mayre o Frıday at after noo next be for the fest o palmsonu@day
the yere o the reıgne o our souay lorde the kyng that now ís the xxxo at the Cıte o
lıncol ın the parıssh o seínt Pet at the arche cōmaundyd be vtue o hıs offıce that J the
saıde Thomas Boyvyle shuld arrest  bryng to prıso Robert Dıconso my suante vppo
pay o Cl for ctay offensıs  trespas done be the saıde Robert ın the psens o the
saıde Mayre / the whıcħ charge  cōmaundement J dısobedıant vtterly sett to nogh
 refusy to doo execucıo y of · contrare to my otħ
Also wher the saıde Maıre o satday yen next folowyn ın the Gıldhaule o the Cıte
o lıncol sent vnto me be aduysse o hıs counseỻ Joh Osse  Robert Bukley wıtħ
dyuce other mvelyn gretly my ı obedíens ayens the Maıre cōmaundement / and
wılle me gretly to be reforme and also that the saıde Maıre pesseable desıre me
aỻ ınconuenıᷓnteȝ laıde appart to brı̄ge to for hy the saıde Robert Dıconso my suante
accordyng to hıs fırst cōmaundment and J neclıgently wıtħ my grete rancor o herte
departed~ fro the psens o the saıde Maıre Fullfyllyn noo poınte o hıs cōmaundment
And also notwıtħstondyn my ínobesıence  not íustely auyse to my saıde Maıre / the
Satday aforsaıde at aft noo after compley doo ı holy chırche J malıcıously com to the
Gıldhalle wıtħ my saıde suante / that noo ma shuld vnderstan / bot that J myȝh
coutħ and wolde observe and kepe my naw wılle  pover / who so wold say the
contraríe vppo whıche the cōmo sgeante o the saıde Cíte be the saıde Maıres cōma
undment ye and yere areste my saıde suante / vppo whıcħ arest J malıcıously
wıtħ grete heete o herte yaffe wordes o rebeỻ to my saıde Maıre vppo whıcħ he
areste me to pees and J as rebeỻ and ınobedíante nogħt hauyn goode nor my otħ
ín mynde drowe my dagga to the saıde Mayre and wıtħ aỻ my pover  mygħt ın grete
offence ayenst the pees J offendyde / Thrugħ the whıche greuous offence aỻ the cōmoners
[fol. 17r]o the saıde Cıte wıtħ other foryners assemble werre arrere wıtħ forsabyỻ wepy
lykely eue ma to haue murdre other ın my horrıbyỻ defaute  gret offence do
to the kynges pes the Mayre and aỻ the wellfay o the saıde Cıte O aỻ
whıcħ pontes and artıcles be me aforereherse  doo mekely J beseche The
Mayre alderme and aỻ the cōmons o mce and foryıffenes and o aỻ the
proremısses [sic] so doo / J of my naw fre hart and wyỻ not coarte nor constrene
knowlegħ me gylte / And for the conuacıo tranquılıte  pes to be observe 
keppe r [sic] herafter ı ane faỻ ín lyke casse as god defende J pray and beseche
that thıs my knowlegħ may be entere o recorde to endure for eue more