County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4440#17
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: DIOC/REG/20, fol. 57r-v
Function: Abjuration
[Latin: abíuracío Joħıs polley]
[line 31]Jn the name of god Amen Before you Reuen fader ín god Joħn By the grace of god Bısshop̄ of líncoꝉn
J Joħn Polley of henley of youre dıocıse not lettre make open confessıōn knowlage ín yo psence the psence of
wıttenesse here beyng at thís tyme that J haue holden̄ beleved taugħt and affermed certeyn̄ fals Artıcles opyníons
of heresy and erroures agayne many and dıuse sacramentꝭ agaȳn the trew xp̄efaıtħ and the detmınacōn of holy
Churche · / Fırst not beleuyng ín the blessed sacrament of the Auter to be Crıstes body ín foorme of Bred · Also that
the sacrament of Baptíme doōn wıtħ the obuaunces of the Churche and ín the fonte ıs not necessary · but to
crıstēn a chılde rather ın a Ryver or a ponde · Also that oblacōns made doōn ín the Churche vnto ymages vıgoures
of seíntes shuld not be doon nor offre but rather dıstrıbute suche offryngꝭ vnto poer men · Also that no mān shulde
worshıp̄ no ymage ın the Churche wıtħ nor ín other thínges for theí be but Stokkꝭ · Also that ther ıs no place
of purgatory · / The whıcħ fals Artıcles wıtħ many other and opyníons of heresıes and errors J haue openly confesse
ın yo psence ındıcıally sutyng ín examínacōn · And forasmoche as J am certaynly credebly ínfome by you reuen
fader that theís artıcles bēn heresy fals erros and not trew and agay the detmynaco of holy churche J wyllíng
ın my hert to forsake these artıcles aỻ other heresyes erros erronyouse opynyounse contrary to the detmınacıōn
of holy Churche · swere by thıs booke that frohensforthe J shal not teche preche holde nor afferme nor byleve the
saıd heresyes erros opynyounse nor noon other nor J shaỻ defend hem nor thoo ꝑsones that bēn of that opynyoū
by me nor by any other meene ꝑsone openly or puatly nor J shaỻ yeff favo help soco assıstence or covnseỻ to hem
nor hem receyve nor to hem J shaỻ yeff credence nor be ín felashıp̄ wt hem to my knowlage nor J shal hold nor
receyve doctríne Bookes or qwayres concnyng heresıes erros or opynyonse of hem nor them vse but here openly
abíure them · And J swere by thıs Booke that assone as J can haue knowlage vnderstandíng of any suche
Bookes or of any suche ꝑsones of suche heresy erros of thaıre opynyonse · wıtħoute fraude gıle or deceyte J shaꝉ
[fol. 57v]make Knowlage to the Ordínary Bısshopp of the dıocıse where theí be vse as god me helpe theıs holy euᷓngelıȷs
Jn wıttenesse of theıs pmíssȝ J Joħn Polley before reherse subscrıbe my selff wt my nowne han [Latin: ]