County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4437#4
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: DIOC/REG/17, fol. 173r-v
Function: Curse
[nota] First alle þei be acursed þat presume to take a-wey or to pryue eny churche of þe ryght þat longethe þerto or ellis ageyne
ryght stryue to breke or trouble þe libertees of þe churche And also þei þat purchace eny maner~ of lres~ fro eny
temporelle Court to lette any processe of spirituell Jugges in suche causes as longe to spirituel court And alle þei þat withe
peple and noyse comme to spuelle [sic] courtes and putte þe Jugges or þe partyes þat ther~ plede in fere . or elles for as muche
as ye partyes sewe in spirituelle court suche causes as longe to spuelle court make or procure any of þe sayde partyes
here aduocates procutours or oþer mynistres of spirituelle court to be endited arrested or any wise to be vexed
[nota] Also alle they that presume to distourbe or trouble þe pese and tranquillitee of þe kyng and his Reaume of Englond
and they þat wrongfully witholde any ryght þat longethe to þe kyng
[nota] Also alle þei þat wyttyngly beres fals wyttenesse or procurethe fals fals [sic] wyttenesse to be borne or elles wyt-
tyngly bryng forth in Juggement fals wytnesse to let ryghtful matrymony or procure desherytyng of any persone
[nota] Also alle þei þat of malyce putte eny cryme or sclaunder~ to eny man or woman whiche was not sclaunderd
byfore among gode men~ and worthy so þat he or she so disclaunderd be called to Juggement and purgacyon~
assigned hem vp on þe saide cryme or greued in any other~ wyse
[nota] Also alle they that receyuethe þe kynges wryttes or maundementes to take suche as bethe acursed and for
mede or fauour~ or eny othir~ wilful cause dothe not due execucyon~ ther-of . and þei þat lette suche execucon~
or procure wrongfulle delyueraunce of suche as bethe accursed
[nota] Also alle þei þat taken~ a-wey wasten~ or wythdrawen~ . eny thyng oute of house Maners Graunges
or oþer~ places of Archebysshoppes & Bysshoppes or Any persone of holy chirche ageyne her~ wille or ageyne
þe wille of suche persones as been~ ordeyned and deputed kepers þer-of .
[nota] Also alle they that drawe oute of sayntwarye any man or woman~ þat flethe to churche or chirche-yerde
or Cloistre for girthe . or immunyte of holy chirche or lette or forbede necessarye lyuelode . to be gyfen~ to
suche persones beyng wythinne sayntwarye And þey þat put vyolent hondes on preste or clerk
[nota] Also alle þei þat vsethe eny wychecrafte or gyfe þerto feythe or credence . And alle fals Jurrours and other~
þat be sworne on boke or any oþer holy thyng . wilful brenners of houses . vsurers . Alle þei þat doo
symony or sacrylege . heretykes lollardes and fautours of hem . famose thefes Robbers and Rauysshers
Falsaries of þe popes lres þe kyng~ lres or lres of any ordynarye of holy chirche And al contrefeitours of
testamentes or last wylles And þei þat lette execucyon~ of trewe testamentes And wytholders of tythes or
other spirituelle comodites . longyng to holy chirche And þei þat lette or procure to be letted tythes to be take and
ladde . wey by hem þat þe tythes be due vnto . or elles arreste plede or vexe in any oþer wyse suche
leders awey of tythes or procur~ hem to be arrested or in Any wise vexed for þat cause : Also felones mayn-
teners of felonyes conspiratours and takers or maynteners of fals querels and cherysshers of hem
[fol. 173v]Also alle they þat vse false wyeghtes or fals mesures and in especyalle alle þei þat vsen a weyght called Auncellshafte or
poundre or holde or kepe that weyght pryuely or openly ⸫