County: Norfolk
Code: D4464
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: Cragg/4/8
Function: Petition
To the rıght Reuerent And wurschıpfuỻ Fadır ín god
my lorde And patron̄ the Prıour of Caunterbury
Wıtħ Aỻ lowlynesse besechıtħ · youre pore Prest And Chapeleyn̄ · Sır Joħn Bowde · Víco of yo chırche o Dephᷓm · ín the Counte o Norf · besechyn
yo lordschıp̄ · ín weye o píte and conscíence · to consıdír and tender my pouerte · stondyn the Cure and charge · the whıcħ J hafe ın yo pore parysscħ
forseıd · And my benefíce so exíle and decayed · that J may not leve to kepe my charges · nothyn acordyn to the lawe · And that J reporte me príns⸗
pally to god · And to my parysschouns yo trewe tenauntꝭ · Wıth owt yo gracıous fauo and comfort · to be consıderd ín relef and augmentyn o
o my poer lyfelode · for ín trowth very necessíte causıtħ me to complayne · for · ıȷ · thyngꝭ to be consıderd by yo grete wysdome · oon ıs the grete
pouerte that now regnytħ amongꝭ the comyn peple · for they may not leve · and paye there dueetes A nothír ıs · the charge o repayre o my pore howsol ·
and kepyn o hospıtalíte · the whıcħ may not be left · wt owt grevous rewardes to the Bysschoppıs Offícers · Consıderyn yo grete godenesse · that
ethur · J must a voyde my Cure · and leve yo tenauntꝭ on served · or eỻ to seke the remedy o the lawe · the whıcħ ín no wyse · J íntende not to do · but fully trust
ın yo lordschıp̄ · as conscıence and charıte requírıtħ · that sum augmentacıon̄ by you assıgned to the rele o my pore levyn · the ‸ whıcħ schaỻ cause me grete
quíetnesse botħ ín sowle and body · and to praye for you and aỻ yowrís · as J am bounde to do · And that yo lordschıp̄ may the more fauorably tendır thıs
Symple petıcıon̄ · aỻ youre trewe tenauntꝭ and my parysschouns · to thıs psent wrytyn generally be name han setto there Seales That ıs to saye ·
Thomas Bayle yo Fermo · Thomas Robardꝭ · Joħn walt · Joħn Seman̄ · wıỻ Seman̄ · wıỻ Davy · wıỻ Roge · Stepħ Cryour · Rıchar Colyo · Joħn Surnay ·
wıỻ Thomso · Tho Stacy · Rı vmfray · Joħn Browu Ju · Joħn Browu se · Joħn Suke · Robar Davy · Tho Marȝe · Tho Davy · Joh
Bedweỻ · wıỻ Estan · Joħn Nebo and Nıcħ Cuttꝭ · wrıton̄ at yo towne o Dephᷓm · forsaıd the xxıȷe · daye o Marche the Reyngne o
oure Souayne lorde kyn Edwar þe ıııȷe · the ve · yere ⸫