County: Kent
Code: D2788#36
Reference: Maidstone, Kent History and Library Centre: DRb/Pa6, fol. 205r-206v
Function: Note
[fol. 205r]Here folouyth the order that wass take by the
reuerend father ın god my lorde John̄ buschop̄
of rochest wíth Sír wıllıa walkar somty
vıcar of reyerscħ
Furste where certe grete suspıcıons laborıd
a genste the saıde preste for the resortíng
to the house of John̄ prey ın mallıng
to the company of on̄ alıce píry dougther
vnto the foresaı Joħn / of the same suspıcıons
complaynt was made by dıuers credıble ꝑsones
vnto the saıde Reuen father as folowıtħ
ın mallyng a boute too yere paste moo
as folowıtħ
Fyrste that ‸ the saıde Sır wıllıa · for the moste
partíe at mydnıgth crıed ın hıs slepe ·
lyııng [sic] ın hıs bedd at the sayde pıry house
at whıche tyme the sayde alıce pıry came
to hıs bedd sıde there wass suspıcıously
ꝯusaunt wt hy dıus tymes by nygth ·
Secound the saıde Alıce dıus tymes suspıcıously
resortıd to the vıcareg of reyerscħ brıngíng
thıdder ale and other vıctuales to hy
After whıche ꝯplaynt ma so made · wıllıam̄
borowe ꝯmíssary callıd before hy the secretely
ın the abbey gate o mallyng the moder o
the saıde alıce · rehersıd to hur the suspıcıos
draugthtꝭ of the saıde prest hur dougth
Jnıoyníd hur to a voyde the saıde preste
oute o hur house ın a voydıng of furder troble
and ın lıke wíse at lamehıtħ wıllı lauso gaue
ꝯmu~ıtıon̄ to pıry fader of the saıde alıce to expeỻ
the saı preste <·> oute of hıs house
[fol. 205v]And tha v wekꝭ aft that or þ a boute by my lordꝭ [...]
the saıde Sır wıllıam̄ wass charıtably secretly
warny ın the a lane nexte to the abbey
to avoyde the sayde greate ínfamy exshew the [...]
and he ansforıd that he wolde a bıde ın pıryes
house who so euer saıde the contrary For he saıd
the wass but oon̄ gentılwoman̄ that for malıce
had accusıd hym of the premísses
After whıche monícon̄ so geuen̄ the saıde sír
wıllıam̄ cōtynually loggıd ın pıry house
wherefor my saıde lorde send sente for
hym̄ to speke wt hym̄ at alısforde ·
at whıche tyme my saıde lorde ın a felde
nexte to alısforde goyng homewarde to hallíng
rehersıd by order to the saıde Sír wıllıam̄
the ‸ saıde greate ınfamy that laborıd a ȝenste hy
and there ın the psence of wıllıa lauso
vıcar of mallyng Jnıoynı hy to absteyn̄
fro the company of the sayde alıce vnder the
paynes of the lawe
Afterwarde the seuenth daye of aprıỻ than̄
nexte yere ensuyng For so the saıde alıce wass
greate wt chılde / whıche chılde the fame o
the countrey laborıd to be sír wıl the saıde
Sír wıllıa whe for the saıde Reuend
Fader callıd the saıde Sír wyllıa be fore
hy to hıs palace at rochestre assıgníd hy~
to hıs purgacon̄ and also the saıde alıce
ın lıke wıse
[fol. 206r]Fro whíche thense the saıde Sír wıllıam̄
at the palace of rochest be for my saıde
lorde brougtħ ín som̄ of hıs ꝯpurgatos
whe he swo that he wass nat gıltíe
ın pmísses the ꝯpgatours swore that
they beleuyd that he made a true otħ
and for be cause he hade nat hıs fuỻ nōbre þ
of hıs ꝯpurgators my lorde of hıs grace [...] assıgnıd
hy to brınge the resıdue to hıs nexte courte
at mallıng /
And before hıs departıng fro the palace my
saıde lorde Jnıoyníd hy that fro then Forth
he shulde drawe no more to the cōpany
of the saıde alıce vnder the pay o
pryuacıo of hıs bfıceȝ o Ryersche
Tha the saıde alıce brougthe ín a certen̄
of women̄ · to purge hur that sche hadd
nat offendıd wt the saıde Sír wıllıa
whíche wome saıde expssly that they
wolde nat swere wt hur · where for
sche wass declarıd psumptıuely cōuıcte
dıd ope pennaunce ın mallyng
also wass enıoyníd no more to cu
to the company of the saıde preste vnd
pay of excōıcacıon
Thıs nat wtstandeıng at mydsom tha
nexte ensuyng the saıde preaste ‸ vıcar wente to madeston wass
loggıd at madeston ın the same hows where the saıde alıce wass
and ın the nygth the sa was take
wt offícers of the tow for suspıcıos ꝯusacon̄
wt hur thense brougth forth openly vppon the whıche the fame
laborıd ‸ ın aỻ the saıde tow of madeston̄
that a pste hıs [...] lady war loggıd ın gırdeler [...]
[fol. 206v]After that the saıde offıcers sawe he wass a preaste
sír wıllı nat caryng for the Jnuccon̄> of hıs saıde buschop̄
nor yet regardıng hıs goode name [...] or
dıgníte of presthod · Jnmedıatly retonyd a gene
to the saıde house where the saıde alıce wass
laye the by aỻ the nygtħ /
For the wh Where for the saıde Rꝭ father heríng
thıs grete ınfamye ꝯmaundıd the saıde preaste
to be callıd to ansfor to the premísses And
further to alleg a cause whye for ‸ the vıolaco of híys
the saıde ‸ [...] Jnuccıon̄ he shulde nat be depryuıde
of hıs saıde bfıceȝ
Tha the saıde vıcar apperıng at rochest be for the
ꝯmísary the xxvıȷ daye of nouēbre saıde that ansforıd
to the artıcule of hıs suspıcıous beyng at madesto
and saıde that he wass ther ‸ ın bed ın o gırdeler house
where the saıde alıce pıry loggıd / also confessıd
that the offıcers of the tow toke hy oute of the ‸ saıd house
for be cause ıt wass reportıd to them that a preste
hıs concubyne laye there to gıdder · / aft examacon̄
hadd þın by the saıde offıcers the saıde wıllıa saıth
that he retornıd a gene to the saıde gırdelar house
whe the saıde alıce wass laye þ aỻ nygth ꝯtrary
to the Jnuccıon̄ to hym ‸ by my lorde thereo made geue
whıche ꝯfessıo so harde the saı ꝯmíssary aduísed the saıd
sır wıllıa ın a voydeıng of the grete ınfamy laboryng
a genste hy also the penalte of príuacon̄ to resıgne
or ꝑmute hıs saıde bfıces · where wha the saıde
vıcar wrote wt hıs ow hande a scedule that he wolde
resıgne or ꝑmute hıs bfıces ‸byfor ın the feaste of candelmass
tha nexte ensuyng / [addition: ın thıs man · [Latin: Ego <.>]]
whıche daye so cu~myng the saıde vıcar made no ctıfıcate
of the pmísses where for after warde the saı nat oonly a for he wass ‸ [margin: mcy]
cōmaundıd to appere at leaso abbey / to schewe the
cause whye he dıd nat obue suche ꝓmísseȝ befor wrıton̄
at whıche tyme the saıde vıcar wt hıs ow hande
wrote a resıgnacon̄ of hıs saıde bfıces as folouytħ Humbley