such that duely serue God in the Churche, and bene needy in vpbearing of the charge that prelates shoulden doe, and done it not. Alter alterius onera portate & sic adimplebitis legem Christi. And as anenste taking away of temporalties I say thus with protestation made before: that it is leeful to Kynges, Princes, Dukes, and Lordes of the worlde to take away fro popes, Cardinals, fro Bishops and prelates, possessions in the Churche, theyr temporalties, and theyr almes that they haue geuen them, vppon condition they shoulden serue God the better, when they verely sene that their geuing and their taking bene cōtrary to the lawe of God, to Christes liuing and his Apostles: and namely in that, that they taken vpon them ( that shoulden be next followers of Christ and his Apostles in poorenes & meeknes) to be secular Lords: against the teaching of Christ and Sainct Peter, Luc. xxij. Reges gentium. Et. 1. Pet. 5. Neq; dominantes in clero. And namely when such temporalties maken them the more proud, both in hart and in araye, then they shoulden bene els, more in strife and debate agaynst peace and charitie, and in euill ensample to the world more to be occupied in wordly busines. Omnem solicitudinem proiicientes in eum. And drawes them from the seruice of God, from edifying of Christes Church, in empouerishing and making lesse the state and the power of kings, princes Dukes, and Lordes that God hath set them in: in wrongfull oppression of commons for vnmightfulnes of realms. For Paule sayth to men of the Church (whose lore, Prelates shoulden souerainly followen) Habentes victum, & vestitum, hiis contenti simus.

Marginalia4. Conclusion. The fourth conclusion is this, that Friers and priests putten vppon me falsely: that an euill Curate cursing hys Soget for withholding of tithes, is naught els, but to take with extortion wickedly and vnduely mony from thē.

MarginaliaAunswere. Here may you see the falshood of the papistes gathering articles agaynst good mē, which they neuer sayd nor meant. Thus said I not, but thus I said, and yet do with protestation made before: that an euill Curate cursing his parochiens, vnmighty to pay their tithing, with vengeance without pitty, for his singuler worldly winning agaynst charitie, and not for heed of their soules, there he is holde by his power reasonably to helpe his needy parochiens, and doth nought of the goodes of the Churche: wickedly and unduely he withholdes from them, that which is due to them by the law of God. Dimittite & dimittetur vobis: date, & dabitur vobis: verùm mihi vindictam, & ego retribuam, dicit dominus.

Marginalia5. Conclusion. The fift conclusion is this, that Friers and Priests falsely putten vpon me: that no man may curse anye man, but if he were wete him cursed of God, ne the commers w^t him rennen not into sentence of cursing in any maner.

MarginaliaAunswere. Thus sayd I not, but thus I sayd, and say with protestation put before: that no man ought to curse any man, but for charitie and with charitie. Omnia vestra cum charitate fiant. And sikerly I say, that no wrongfull cursing of Pope or any Prelate in earth, bindes * Marginalia* Agaynst.anenst God, but when they wrongfully and wittingly cursen men, for that men will not do their singular wil, vnreasonable bidding, with highnes of hart and cruelty (standing pacience and charity in them that they cursen wrongfully) he is blessed of almighty God, and they themselfe bene cursed. Math. 5. Beati eritis cum maledixerint homines. &c. Et in Psalmo: Maledicent illi, et tu benedices Et Augustinus. xi. q. iij. chap. illud.

Marginalia6. Conclusion. The sixt conclusion is this, that Fryers and Priestes putten vppon me falsely: that each Priest may assoyle hym that sinneth, contrition had: and notwithstanding forbiddinges of the Bishop, is * Marginalia* Holden, that is, bounde.holden to preach to the people the Gospell.

MarginaliaAunswere. Thus I sayd not, but thus I sayd, and yet say with protestation made before: that each true Priest may counsaile sinfull men, that shewen to him her sinnes, after the witte and cunning that God had geuen him, to turne fro sinne to vertuous life. And as touching preaching of the Gospell, I say that no B. owes to let a true priest, that god had geuen grace, witte, and cunning to doe that office: for both Priestes and Deacons, that God had ordeyned Deacons and Priestes, ben holden by power geuē hem of God to preach to the people the Gospell, and namely & somely, popes, bishops, prelates, and curates: For this is due to the people and parochiens, for to haue and aske of hem, and they duely and freely owen to done it. Math. 5. Luke. 5. Ite, ecce ego mitto vos Et Math. 16. Euntes in mundum vniuersum. Et Math 5. Euntes autem prædicate. Et dist. 21. ca. In nouo testamento. Et Ysidor. de summo bono. 44. Et Chrisost. distinct, 34 ca. Nolite. Et August. distinct. 34. ca. Quisquis. Et Greg in suo pastorali ca 38. Et in Tollitano. ca. ignorantia Et Ierom. distinct. 95. ca. .Ecce Ego.

Marginalia7. Conclusion. The 7. conclusion is this, that Fryers and Priests falsely putten vpō me, that a Priest taking any thing for annuell, through couenaunt: in that, he is schismaticke & cursed.

MarginaliaAunswere. This sayd I, neuer in these termes: But thus I sayde, & yet say with protestation put before: that no Priest owes to sell by bargaining and couenaunt, his ghostlye trauaile, ne his masses, ne his prayers, ne Gods worde, ne hallowinges, baptisme, ne confirming, order geuing, for weddinges, for Christ, for housell, or for ennoynting, any worldly mens reward to aske or take for these or for any of these, or for any ghostly thing, he erres and doth simony. Vt patet 1. q. 2. ca. Nullus. Et ex consilio Triburenti. capit. Ductum est. Et Christus in euangelio vendentes, et ementes eiecit de templo. Math. 22.

Marginalia8. Conclusion. The viij. conclusion is this, that Fryers and Priestes putten vnto me falsely, saying that I beleeue sadly as my sell sayes: that yche priest being in deadly sinne, yef he put him to make Christes body, rather he dos idolatrye then makes it.

MarginaliaAunswere. Thus sayd I not, but thus I sayd, and yet saye wyth a protestation put before: that what Priest that puts himselfe presumptuously and vnworthily in deadly sinne, wittingly to minister and to receaue that holy sacramēt, and so records hit cursedly and damnably, he receaues his dome. Qui manducat et bibit indignè, iudicium sibi manducat & bibit 1. Corin. 11.

Marginalia9. Conclusion. The ix. conclusion is this, that Friers & Priestes falsely putten vpon me: that no Priestes entres into any house but euill for to treat the wife, the daughter, or the wenche: and therfore they saydē, that I prayed the people that their husbandes should beware, that they suffer no priest to enter into her house.

MarginaliaAunswere. And if I had sayd thus, then I had prayed agaynst my selfe, for I come oft into mens houses: But thus I sayde, and yet I do, praying christen men to beware they nourish nor mayntayne no lecherous Priestes in their sinnes: for there be where (as men well knowne) thay ben mayntained in many places, continuing homely w^t her women. And ich man there sayne they payne therefore a certaine to the B. almes. Et ideo ait Ysido. 11. q. 4. Qui consentit peccantibus & defendit alium delinquentem, maledictus erit apud deū & homines.

Marginalia10. Conclusion. The x. conclusion is this, that Friers and priestes putten vpon me falsely: that a childe is not verely baptised, if the priest that baptiseth, the godfather, or the godmother, ben in deadly sinne.

MarginaliaAunswere. God wot in heauen they sayd full false: but thus I said and yet I say: that the prayers that an euill Priest prayes (liuing in lechery or other deadly sinne) ouer þ^e child when it shalbe holowed, ben not acceptable to God as ben the prayers of a good priest. And the better & clenner the priest is, the Godfather, and the godmother: the more graciously God will heare him, if all they bene not greatest nor most rich in this worlde. Vnde gg. xiij. q. vij. cap. in grauibus. Cum is qui displicet ad intercedendum peccator admittitur, irati aniums proculdubio ad deteriora prouocatur.

Marginalia11. Conclusion. The xi. conclusion is this, that Friers and priests putten vpon me falsely: that no man, liuing against the law of God is a priest, how euer he were ordayned Priest of any Byshop.

MarginaliaAunswere. Certes this is false, for I sayd neuer thus in these termes: but thus I sayd, and thus I say with a protestation put before, that what euery pope, or Cardinall, Byshop or Priest, or any Prelate of the Churche comes to his state or dignitie by Simony, & in simony occupies that office, & holy churches goodes: I say that he is a theefe, and that by the dome of God, and comes but to steale and kill. Ioh. 10. Fur non venit nisi vt furetur, & mactet, & pardat. And furthermore I say, that what Pope, Cardinall, Byshop, prelate, or priest, in maner of liuing, or teaching, or lawes making contrary to Christes liuing and hys lawes, or anye other ground put in ruling of the church of Christ, but by Christ & his lawes: is very Antichrist, aduersary to Iesus Christ and his Apostles. MarginaliaThe true description who was Antichrist.Aliud fundamentum nemo potest ponere, præter id quod positum est, quod est Christus. Et patet 1. q. 3 c. Si quis Et 1. q 6. c. Ego autem. Quicunq;.

But this worshipfull father B. of Hereford, that here is, says thus in hys writing: that I William of Swinderby, notwithstanding the foresayd reuocation and abiuration (not setting at hart, but from euill to worse he sayes peruerted so his dioces) he sayes I come running about by diuers places: and by mine own folly he sayes that I haue presumet to preach manye heresies, errours, blasphemies, schismes, and other diffames, and to holy canons and determinatiō of holy church contrary and repugnant, which where & when within forth more specially it shalbe shewed, that ye be false enformed that I haue presumed in diuers places in your dioces to preach heresies, errors, blasphemies, schismes and other diffames. And syr, all the coūtry knowes whether this be sooth or not: for sire I presum