DIOCESE OF HEREFORD



<A M>
<S  >
<D 348>
<P HB02>


((ff 91--1v* {(6 October)}))

...

\1 Ad p{ro}hibend{um} lud{os} theatral{es} fieri in eccl{es}iis \

((par)) Quia iux{t}a p{ro}ph{et}e vocem, domu{m} d{omi}ni decet 

s{anc}citudo/ in ea q{u}icq{u}am exc{er}ceri no{n} co{n}uenit quod a 

cultu religionis fu{er}it alienu{m}. Cu{m} {i}gi{tur} in ludis 

theatralib{us} qui int{er}du{m} in eccl{es}iis fiunt scurilitas et 

t{ur}piloq{u}iu{m} que ab ap{osto}lo nedu{m} in templo d{omi}ni q{u}od 

dom{us} or{aci}o{n}is teste saluatore fore & vocari debet/ s{ed} 

vbilibet simplicit{er} p{ro}hibent{ur}, aliaq{ue} ad ludibriu{m} 

p{er}ti{n}encia, ex quib{us} corda fideliu{m} q{u}i in loc{is} 

eisd{e}m attendere debe{n}t sacra solempnia & deuot{is} 

or{aci}o{n}ib{us} insist{er}e/ ad inania distrahant{ur}, & deuoc{i}o 

s{u}bt{r}ahit{ur} eo{run}d{em} vt pl{u}rimu{m} int{er}ue{n}ire 

dinoscant{ur}/ in d{iu}ini no{min}is offensam, & assistenciu{m} seu 

spectanciu{m} p{er}nic{i}osu{m} ex{emplu}m; nos h{u}i{usmodi} 

abusu{m} p{ro}ut tenem{ur} iux{t}a sacror{um} canonu{m} 

sancc{i}o{n}es, ne p{er} h{u}i{usmodi} t{ur}pitudi{n}em eccl{es}ie 

inq{u}inet{ur} honestas; ab eccl{es}iis n{ost}re dioc{esis} extirpare 

cupientes/ tibi i{n} vi{r}tute s{an}c{t}e ob{edienc}ie dist{r}icte 

p{re}cipim{us} & fi{r}mit{er} i{n}iu{n}gendo mandam{us} q{u}at{inus} 

h{u}i{usmodi} ludos s{i}u{e} int{er}ludia in eccl{es}ia de .l. 
  
eiusd{em} n{ost}re dioc{esis}, in qua talia inhonesta freque{n}ci{us} 

vt intellexim{us} fieri solebant s{u}b int{erm}i{n}ac{i}one 

anathematis de cet{er}o studeas p{ro}hibere. Quos v{er}o in hac 

p{ar}te cont{r}ad{i}c{t}ores inuen{er}is seu rebelles tanq{u}a{m} 

di{ui}ni officij p{er}t{ur}batores denu{n}cies s{e}n{tenc}iam 

exco{mmunicacion}is ip{s}o f{ac}to da{m}p{nabili}t{er} | inc{ur}risse, 

n{ichi}lomi{nus} eos de quor{um} no{min}ib{us} tibi p{er} 

inq{u}isic{i}o{n}em, qua{m} s{upe}r hoc p{er} te fieri volum{us}, 

constit{er}it/ cites eos seu citari fac{ias} q{uo}d co{m}p{ar}eant 

cor{am} nob{is} seu Co{m}missario n{ost}ro in eccl{es}ia n{ost}ra 

Cath{edrali} hereford{ie} .x\mo \. die post ^\f{a}c{t}am \ 

citac{i}o{ne}m si iuridic{us} fu{er}it Alioq{u}in p{ro}x{imo} die 

iuridico sequenti s{upe}r h{u}i{usmodi} rebellione & co{n}temptu 

responsur{i} & iuri paritur{i} ac recepturi quod iusticia suadebit. 

Certificans nos p{er} .iiij. dies ante t{ermi}nu{m} h{u}i{usmodi} eis 

p{er} te prefigend{um} quid fec{er}is in p{re}missis p{er} l{itte}ras 

tuas pa{tentes} h{abentes} hu{n}c ten{orem} aliq{u}o sigillo 

auctentico consignatas./ Dat{um} &c.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 586>
<P HST1>


((sig B1v))

...

41 Whether any Lords of misrule, dauncers, plaiers, or any other 

disguised persons do daunce, or play any vnseemly parts in the Church, 

Church-yard, or Chappell-yard, or whether are there any playes or   

common drinking kept in church, or Church-yarde, who maintaine & 

accompany such?

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 592>
<P HST7>


((sig B1v))



40. Whether the minister and churchwardens haue suffered any lordes of 

misrule, dancers, plaiers, or any other disguised persons to daunce, 

or play any vnseemely partes in the church or church-yarde, chappell 

or chappel-yarde, if they haue what be the names of such lordes of 

misrule, dauncers, plaiers &c. And whether are there any plaies or 

any((1)) drinkings kept in any of the said places, who maintaine and 

accompany such?



<A M>
<S  >
<D 620>
<P HST6>


((sigs A4--A4v))

...

30 Whether haue any Lords of misrule, dauncers, players, or any other 

disguised person, beene suffered to enter into the Church or Chappell 

with games or dances, to the prophaning of Gods house, or into the 

Church-yards especially in time of diuine Seruice: and if they haue, 

what bee the names of such disordered persons?

31 Whether there bee any vnlawfull or prophane excercises | vsed vpon 

the Sabboth day, and who gaue them license, whether any doe vse 
  
dancing or such like sports or recreations on the Sabboth day before 

the end of all diuine Seruice appointed for that day contrary to his 

Maiesties declaration in that behalfe: whether be there any common 

drinkings in the Church, and who were present at such drinkings, or 

sports, or any that doe sit in Tauernes or Alehouses or Streetes, vpon 

Sundayes or Holy-dayes, in the time of Morning or Euening prayer?

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 622>
<P HST2>


((sig B1v))



33 Whether be there in your Parish any vnlawfull exercises vsed vpon 

any Sabaoth, or Festivall dayes? whether doe any vse dauncing or such 

like sports on the Sabaoth day before the end of all diuine Seruice 

appointed for that day? whether be there any common drinking in your 

Church? who were present at such drinking, or sports, and whether any 

doe sit in the Tauerne, Alehouse, or Streete vpon Sundayes or Holy-

dayes in the time of morning or euening prayer?

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 634>
<P HST4>


((p 6 {(Articles on church property and furnishings)}))



7 Whether is your Church or Chappell-yard well fenced, and kept 

without abuse: and if not, whose is the default? Hath any person 

encroached upon the ground of the Church-yard? hath any used that   

place, consecrated to an holy use, prophanely or wickedly? Hath any 

quarrelled or stricken one another, either in the Church or Church-

yard? Hath any person behaved himself rudely, and disorderly in 

either, used any filthy or prophane talk, or any other rude or 

immodest behaviour in them? Have any Playes, Feasts, Banquets, 

Suppers, Church-ales, Drinkings, temporall Courts or Leets, Lay-

juries, Musters, or any other prophane usage been suffered to be kept 

in your Church, Chappell, or Church-yard? Have any annoyed your 

Church-yard, or the fence thereof, by putting in of cattell, by 

hanging of clothes, or by laying any dust, dung, or other filthinesse 

there?

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 635>
<P HST3>


((p 4 {(Article on church property and furnishings)}))

...

7 Whether is your Church-yard or Chappell yard well-fenced, and kept 

without abuse? and if not, whose is the default? hath any person 

encroached vpon the Church-yard, by setting vp any kinde of building 

or fence vpon it, or by opening any doore, gate, or stile into it? 

hath any vsed that place (consecrated to an holie vse) prophanely or 

wickedly? hath any quarrelled or stricken one another, either in the 

Church or Church-yard? hath any person behaued himselfe rudely, and 

disorderly in either, or vsed any filthy or prophane talke, or any 

other rude and immodest behauiour in them? haue any Playes, Feasts, 
  
Banquets, Suppers, Church ales, Drinkings, Temporall Courts, or 

L{{e}}ets, Lay-iuries, Musters, exercise of dancing, stoole-ball, foot-

ball, or the like, or any {{o}}ther prophane vsage, beene suffered to be 

kept in your Church, Chappell, or Ch{{u}}rch-yard? Haue any annoied your 

Church-yard, or the fence thereof, by putting in o{{f}} chattell, by 

hanging vp on clothes, or by laying any dust, dung, or other 

filthinesse there? When graues are digged, are the bones of the dead 

piously vsed, and decently interred againe, and laid vp in some fit 

place as beseemeth Christians? And is the whole consecrate ground kept 

free from swine, and all other nastinesse?

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 640>
<P HST8>


((sigs [A3--3v] {(Articles on church property and furnishings)}))((2))

...

7 Whether is your Church or Chappell-yard well fenced, and kept 

without abuse and if not whose is the default? hath any person 

incroached upon the ground of the churchyard? hath any used that place 

consecrated to an holy use, prophanely or wickedly? Hath any 

quarrelled or stricken one another, either in the Church or 

Churchyard? Hath any person behaved himselfe rudely, and disorderly in 

either, used any filthy | filthy((3)) or prophane talk, or any other 

rude and immodest behaviour in them? Have any playes, Feasts, 

Banquets, Suppers, Church-ales, Drinkings, temporall Courts or Leets, 

Lay-juries, Musters, or any other prophane usage been suffered to be   

kept in your Church, Chappell, or Church-yard? Have any annoyed your 

Church-yard, or the fence thereof, by putting in of cattell, by 

hanging of clothes, or by laying any dust, dung, or other filthinesse 

there? And kept free from Swine, and all other nastinesse?

...



                     BOROUGHS AND PARISHES



                           ASHPERTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 629>
<P HV18>


((f [43v] {(14 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Richard Basset,} \llb \, {deputy to 

William Skinner,} \lld \, {official principal and commissary of 

Francis Godwin, bishop of Hereford.}))

...

\1 C{aus}ae noue \

\2 nunc de Mordiford \

\3 Simil{ite}r \

{contra} Philippu{m} Baylies det{ectum} for playing w{i}th his 

instrument in the tyme of evening prayer the xxx\th \ of August 

last beyng sonday \quesit{us} 10 Octobris 1629 vijs et modis in 

p{ro}x{imo}\

{contra} {(blank)} Baylies eius fil{ium} p{re}sens \Quo die 

simil{ite}r\

...



                            AVENBURY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 588>
<P HV02>
  

((f [178v] {(4 June)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Bromyard 

before Master William Grenewich, deputy, and in the presence of Thomas 

Crumpe, notary public and registrar.}))

...

\1 Citent{u}r. [consocij] consocij. inter{ess}en{do}. \

\2 18. Iunij./ \

Thomas Davy ^\ap Bevan \ ministrell/. for [b] pipinge in s{er}vice 

tyme/ and fetchinge a som{er} poole from Avenbury temp{or}e 

di{uin}or{um}/. \cit{atus} p{er} dict{um} ap{parito}re{m} &c. 

com{paruit}. d{i}c{t}us Thomas Davy ap Bevan, & confiten{do} 

ar{ticu}lu{m}. &c/. vnd{e} h{ab}et ad confitend{um} ar{ticu}lu{m}/ &c/ 

Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in prox{imo} &c./\

...



                           AYMESTREY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 577/8>
<P HV07>


((f [200]* {(25 February)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of 

Aymestrey.}))

...

Thomas bayle p{ar}ochia de aymesry for dawnsyng at evenyng prayer the 
  
xij of Ianuary. fatet{ur} se abfuisse a vesp{er}tinis oracionib{us} et 

Ioh{ann}es more taberor Vnde vterq{u}e habet vnu{m} f{{.}}stig{{.}} etc 

xxvij\o \ ffebruarij et solvet xij d. et sic di{mittitur}

...



                             BARTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 606>
<P HV21>


((p 35 {(18 December)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Ludlow 

before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {vicar general.}))

...

\cit{ati} in p{ro}x{imo} \ 

gard{iani}

cit{ati} for concealem{en}t of Dauncing vppon the saboath Daie &c 

xviij die decembris 1606 coram m{agist}ro Iacobo Bailie legum doctore 

&c comp{ar}ueru{n}t et negaru{n}t &c Vnde h{ab}ent ad melius 

inquiren{dum} &c et ad c{ertifican}d{um} in prox{imo} &c./ nono die 

Ianuarij 1606 ad Idem./ in prox{imum} &c/



                         BISHOPS FROME



<A M>
<S  >
<D 619/20>
<P HV15>


((ff [128v--9]* {(12 January)}))

...  

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 di{missi}o \

\3 Cit{ata} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\4 di{missi}o \

\5 di{missi}o \

\6 \cit{atus}\ \

\7 cer{tificavi}t peninten{ciam} \

Iacobus Poslons & Maria eius vx{or} for suffering dancing and 

minstrell{e}s plaieng in their howse att tyme of eveninge((4)) vpon 

the saboth daie \quesit{i} ap{u}d aedes suas xvj die dec{embris} 

p{re}d{icti} &c ad com{parendum} xviij eiusdem &c vijs et mod{is} in 

prox{imo} &c\ cit{ati} personal{ite}r per Harris app{arito}rem die 

lune vlt{imo} in Bromiard ad com{parendum} in loco cons{istoriali} 

heref{ordie} Quinto die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizati} trina 

vice et nullo modo com{paruerunt} d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavit} ips{os} 

contumac{es}((5)) res{er}vata pena in p{ro}x{imum} xxiiij\o \ die 

ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} ad idem in p{ro}x{imum}. postea d{omi}n{u}s 

ip{s}um sup{er} examinac{ione} caus{arum} ip{s}um dimisit



Maria eius((6)) p{ro} cons{imili} quinto die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} 

comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}a Maria et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo 

fass{a} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} qua{m} confessione{m} d{omi}n{u}s 

accep{tavi}t et iniu{n}xit ei vnum diem pen{itencialem} more 

pen{itenciali} et mo{nui}t ip{s}am ad extrahend{um} formam et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} hoc in loco xxiiij\o \ die ffebruarij 
  
instan{tis} xxiiij\o \ die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} com{parui}t et 

d{omi}n{u}s ad eius petic{i}onem con{tinuavi}t cer{tificariu}m in 

p{ro}x{imum} postea iur{amentu}m p{re}stitit that she did not send for 

any minstrell{es} nor gave waie vnto them to plaie there vnde 

d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}am dimisit et admonuit posthac/



Iohannes Botchet minstrell

p{ro} cons{imili} vt supra/ \Cit{atus} in xvij diem decembris 

p{re}d{icti} &c p{re}co{nizatus} &c exco{mmunicatus}/ 12 die Ianuarij 

1619 cora{m} m{agist}ro Oliu{er}o Lloed l{egum} d{octore} Vic{ario} 

gen{er}ali &c comp{aruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r et petijt benefic{ium} 

absoluc{ionis} &c et absolut{us} est &c dein obiecto ei ar{ticul}o &c 

fass{us} est e{ss}e veru{m} vnde h{ab}et ad confitend{um} ar{ticu}lum 

in vsuali vestitu coram ministro et gard{ianis} &c et ad 

c{ertifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} &c\ quinto ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} 

introduc{to} cert{ificari}o dimiss{us} |



Iohannes Lewis p{ro} cons{imili}

\Cit{atus} in xv diem decemb{ris} p{re}d{icti} &c p{re}co{nizatus} 

&c exco{mmunicatus}\ viij\o \ die M{ar}tij 1619 iuxta &c apud 

heref{ordiam} coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele Wallwin artiu{m} mag{ist}ro 

deputato &c com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us lewis et 

d{omi}n{u}s ad eius petic{ionem} ip{s}um ab{solui}t a senten{cia} 

excom{m}unic{acionis} &c deinde obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est 

ar{ticu}lum e{ss}e veru{m} q{u}am confessione{m} d{omi}n{u}s 

accep{tavi}t vnde h{ab}et ad confitend{um} ar{ticu}lum coram ministro   

et gard{ianis} die dominico p{ro}x{imo} im{m}ediate post preces 

finitas in eccl{es}ia ib{ide}m et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} 

secund{o}

...



((f [132v] {(24 February)}))



\di{missi}o \

Ric{ard}us Anderos for beinge drinckeing & dauncing at the howse of 

Iames Poslance at evening praier tyme/. as marie Poslance vpon her 

oath affirmed cit{atus} &c in xxiiij die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} 

p{re}co{nizatus} trina vice com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us 

Andrewes et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse((7)) 

q{u}am confessionem d{omi}n{u}s accep{tavi}t et iniu{n}xit((8)) ei ad 

confitend{um} ar{ticu}lum coram ministro et ib{ide}m die dominico 

p{ro}x{imo} in vsuali vestitutu((9)) im{m}ediate post lectione{m} 

Evangelij Et mo{nui}t ip{s}um ad extrahend{um} formam et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} hoc in loco dimisit die M{ar}tij p{ro}x{imo} postea 

d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um

\di{missi}o \



con{tra} Eliz{abetham} p{re}d{ictam} simi{liter}

vx{or} eius p{ro} cons{imili} xxiiij\o \ die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r

...
  
\1 Cowarne parva \

\2 [L] \

\3 di{missi}o \

\4 ffroma E{pisco}pi \

Ioanna Browne p{ro} cons{imili} xxiiij die mensis ffebruarij 1619 

iuxt{a} &c apud hereford{iam} coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele Wallwin 

mag{ist}ro((10)) [depu] deputato &c com{paruit} personal{ite}r 

d{i}c{t}a Ioanna et examinata c{au}sa d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}am dimisit 

cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e



Sibilla Browne p{ro} cons{imili} quesit{a} &c in vj\tum \ diem 

Aprilis p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizata} &c non com{paruit} vijs et modis 

in p{ro}x{imo} nulla talis.((11))



                            BODENHAM



<A M>
<S  >
<D 611--12>
<P HV13>


((f [156v] {(9 December)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {vicar general of 

Robert Bennett, bishop of Hereford.}))

...

\di{missi}o \

Rich{ard}us Cronne detect{us} that he [d] with diu{er}s others vppon 

whitsonday last was a [gu] may gaminge and shotinge of gunes in tyme   

of devine s{er}vice & when the minister was administringe the 

sacrement/ \Quo die com{paruit} et examinata ca{us}a dominus 

iniunxit ei vnu{m} diem penitentialem in Eccl{es}ia ib{ide}m et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}/ nono die Ianu{ar}ij pred{icti} in 

loco cons{istoriali} &c com{paruit} et in vim iura{men}ti &c Et 

actionem pen{itencialem} &c unde d{omi}n{u}s eum dimisit/\

...



((f [157v]*))

...

\di{missi}o/ \

Iacobus Vale de Wellington minstrell

for com{m}inge to Boddenham one the saboth daie, to p{ro}phane it, in 

playeinge and drinkeing he and his companie in the alehowse diu{er}s 

sondaies at tyme of devine s{er}vice Quesit{us} [Ci{tatus}] in 

p{ro}x{imo}/ \nono die mens{is} Ianu{ar}ij p{re}d{icti} com{paruit}/ 

obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticu}lo &c neg{aui}t e{ss}e verum/ vnde d{omi}n{u}s 

iniu{n}xit ei ad purg{andum} se in prox{imo} &c cu{m} bina manu &c 

f{a}c{t}a proclamac{ione} &c Quo 29 die Ianu{arij} p{re}d{icti}; 

p{re}co{nizatus} &c no{n} com{paruit} &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s 

pronu{nciaui}t &c et decre{vi}t citand{um} fore erga prox{imum} &c 

dic{er}e c{aus}as &c/\ vltimo die mens{is} ffebruarij 1611\o \ 

iux{t}a &c in loco Cons{istoriali} heref{ordie} coram d{omi}no vicario 

g{e}n{e}rali comp{ar}uit d{i}c{t}us Iacobus Vale et examinata caus{a} 

d{omi}n{u}s ips{um} dimisit cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e &c
  
...



                            BOSBURY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 589>
<P HV03>


((f [196v]* {(29 June)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Francis Bevans.}))



\1 e{manavi}t exco{mmunicacio} \

\2 e{manavi}t exco{mmunicacio} \

Rich{ard}us Kent h{ab}et [vt supra]/ ad cert{ificandum} vnu{m} diem 

p{e}n{itenc}ialem/ anglice for goyng a hodiwinking on shrove sunday 

temp{or}e vesp{er}tinar{um} p{re}cu{m}/. Quo die non c{omparuit}/



Ioh{ann}es Watkis vt supra/

Iacobus leeth vt supra/

...



((f [198]*))

...

\negat. \

Con{tra} eund{em}/((12)) a Com{m}on dauncer on the saboth day

...

  

                            BROBURY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 616>
<P HV05>


((f [33]* {(8 September)}))

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 [{{.......}}] \

\3 di{missi}o \



Thomas Hulland detect{us} p{er} Rectorem ib{ide}m for vsinge of certen 

disorders in his howse one the saboath daies and in the tyme of devine 

s{er}vice namelie that vpon the viijth daie of September beinge 

Sondaie absented himself from devine s{er}vice and sermon at eveninge 

praier one the saboth daie and retained certen guestes in his howse, 

dancinge tiplinge and drinkeinge the whole daie and all tyme of 

eveninge praier xix\o \ die mens{is} [No] Octobris 1616 in 

eccl{es}ia Cath{edralis} heref{ordie} loco cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m 

coram ven{erabi}li viro mag{ist}ro Iohanne Richardson sacre theologie 

p{ro}fessore deputato &c comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us 

hulland obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse 

veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei vnu{m} diem pen{itencialem} 

more pen{itenciali} Et ad certificand{um} in p{ro}x{imo} xv\o \ 

die mens{is} Novembris p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s sup{er} 

examinac{ione} ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e &c



Eliza{beth} eius vx{or} p{ro} cons{imili} xix\o \ die Octobris 
  
p{re}d{icti} Simil{ite}r vt supra

...




<A M>
<S  >
<D 616--17>
<P HV06>


((f [313]* {(7 December)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Silas Griffith,} \std \, {vicar general, 

and official principal of Robert Bennett, bishop of Hereford.}))



\di{missi}o \

Henricus Iones ffidler de Letton detect{us} p{er} Rectorem de 

Broburie

for playeinge the whole saboath daie in Broberie and in tyme of 

eveninge praier and sermon h{ab}et ad cer{tifican}d{um} peniten{ciam} 

xvij\o \ die Ianuarij [p{re}d{icti}] 1616 iux{t}a &c in Eccl{es}ia 

Cath{edral}i heref{ordie} loco cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m coram 

ven{erabi}li viro mag{ist}ro Silvano Griffiths sacre theologie 

p{ro}fessore vicario gen{era}li &c com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r 

d{i}c{t}us Iones et introduxit formam et in vim iuramenti sui 

cer{tificavi}t de p{er}actione pen{itencie} iux{t}a &c vnde 

dimiss{us}

...



                          CANON FROME
  

<A M>
<S  >
<D 587>
<P HV01>


((f [228v]* {(6 April)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Francis Bevans,} \lld \, {and in the 

presence of Thomas Crumpe, notary public and registrar.}))



\1 18 d. \

\2 2 maij./ \

\3 e{manavi}t susp{encio} [{{dismissio}}] \

con{tra} Rogeru{m} Hide. notat{us} anglice, for plaieng w{i}th his 

instrument in the alehowse (being forbid by the gardians) in the tyme 

of devyne s{er}vice, sithens lent/ cit{atus} p{er} Bullocke &c 

pu{blic}e p{re}co{nizatus} &c com{paruit}, & confiten{do} 

ar{ticu}lu{m} &c sed nega{vi}t q{uod} non fuit tempore div{inorum} &c 

h{ab}et ig{itu}r ad purgand{um} se in prox{imo} &c cu{m} 4\ta \ 

manu &c

2. maij com{paruit} et p{ro}duxit q{u}osdam Rich{ard}u{m} Kent, 

henricu{m} Price, & postea submisit se &c. vnde h{ab}et [v] i die{m} 

penit{encialem} in Eccl{es}ia ib{id}em/ Et ad cert{ificandum} in 

prox{imo}/

...



                          CASTLE FROME


  

<A M>
<S  >
<D 615>
<P HV05>


((ff [78v--9]*))

...

\di{missi}o \

Ric{ard}us Langlius h{ab}et ad cer{tifican}d{um} 2 dies pen{itencie} 

for beinge in an alehowse in the howse of on {(blank)} Ambrose in time 

of devine s{er}vice vpon a sondaie before Michaelmas daie Last &c 

allso for dancinge \Quo die p{re}co{nizatus} &c nullo modo 

com{paruit} vnde exco{mmunicatus}\ |



Ric{ard}us Bevie mr Mintridge man p{ro} cons{imili}

\Quesit{us} in vlt{imum} diem Maij p{re}d{icti} &c vijs et mod{is} 

in prox{imo} &c\ xxij\o \ di{{e}} Iulij 1616 p{re}d{icti} 

p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c deinde examinata c{aus}a 

{{d}}{omi}n{u}s ips{{um}} dimisit/

...



                            CLIFFORD



<A M>
<S  >
<D 620>
<P HV15>


((f [78]* {(13 July)}))



...

Thomas Watkin Owen et Willimus Turnor

gard{iani} for not p{rese}ntinge dancing vpon the saboath daie beinge 
  
admonished by mr Williams and his Curat to forbeare not with standinge 

they p{er}sistinge and they continewe in p{ro}faning of the lord{es} 

saboath at evening praier tyme xiij\o \ die Iulij p{re}d{icti} 

comp{ar}ueru{n}t et ex{amina}ta c{aus}a d{omi}n{u}s mo{nui}t [ip{s}um] 

ips{os} ad p{rese}ntand{um} ad p{ro}x{imum} eoru{m} p{rese}ntamenti



                            COLWALL



<A M>
<S  >
<D 588>
<P HV02>


((f [178] {(4 June)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Bromyard 

before Master William Grenewich, deputy, and in the presence of Thomas 

Crumpe, notary public and registrar.}))

...

\\paup{er} 18 Iunij/.\ \

Will{elmu}s Poole de le black hull/ for kepinge pipinge and taberinge 

in domo sua temp{or}e div{in}or{um}. cit{atus} p{er} dict{um} 

ap{parito}re{m} &c. com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us will{el}mus Poole, et 

confiten{do} ar{ticu}lu{m} &c. vnd{e} h{ab}et i. die{m} 

peniten{cialem} in Ecc{les}ia ib{ide}m &c. Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in 

prox{imo} &c.

...



((f [219] {(18 June)}))

  

(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master William Grenewich.}))

...

\e{manavi}t susp{ensio}/ \

Will{elm}us Poole/ h{ab}et ad cert{ificandum} vnu{m} die{m} 

p{e}n{iten}ialem/ for kepinge and dauncinge in domo sua temp{or}e 

divinor{um} \Q{u}o die pub{lice} p{re}co{nizatus} non 

com{paruit}/\

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 619--20>
<P HV15>


((ff [129v--30]* {(18 December)}))

...

Gabriel Pitt iunior

for dauncing betweene morninge and eveninge praier die dominico 

contrarie to the king{es} declarac{i}on/ \18 die mensis Decembris 

1619 coram d{omi}no Vic{ario} gen{era}li &c com{paruit} 

p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Gabriel Pit obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticul}o &c 

allegatur se fuisse et e{ss}e subdit{um} et subiect{um} Iurisdic{i}oni 

peculiar{i} Prebend{arie}, de Barton Collwall, tamen fatetur that he 

did dance prout ar{ticu}latur within the Iurisdic{i}on of this cort: 

vnde d{omi}n{u}s ratione delicti et confessionis h{uius}mo{d}i 

iniu{n}xit ei ad p{er}agendu{m} pub{li}cam huius sui delicti 

confessio{n}em coram ministr{o} et gard{ianis} p{ar}o{chi}e 

p{re}d{icte} die do{min}ico p{ro}x{imo} i{m}mediate post p{re}ces 
  
vesp{er}tinas finit{as}\



Ric{ard}us Hope iunior p{ro} cons{imili}

\\quo die si{mi}l{ite}r\ \

\c{omparuit} in eccl{es}ia p{re}d{icta}, et mo{nui}t ad 

c{ertifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} &c 13 viz die Ianuarij p{ro}x{imi} 

hoc in loco cora{m} d{omin}o vel &c et adtunc denuo. com{pareat} ad 

videndu{m} vlter{iorem} &c/\ xiij\o \ die Ianuarij p{re}d{icti} 

p{re}co{nizatus} trina vice dict{us} Hope et nullo modo com{paruit} 

d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavit} ip{s}um contumac{em} et in penam &c 

reservata pena in p{ro}x{imum} xxiiij\o \ die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s ad eius peti{cio}nem retulit 

ca{usa}m ad auditu{m} doctoris Best



\di{missi}o \

Willimus hould p{ro} cons{imili}/ \q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r\ 

xiij\o \ die Ianuarij p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r xxiiij\o \ die 

ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r



\di{missi}o \

Willimus Sawford p{ro} cons{imili}/ \q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r\ 

xiij\o \ die Ianuarij p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r vt supra 

xxiiij\o \ die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et examinata 

c{au}sa d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit./



\di{missi}o \  

Eliz{abetha} Brooke p{ro} cons{imili}/ \q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r/ 

postea dimissi sunt((13)) cu{m} admonic{ion}e &c/\ |



\di{missi}o \

Anna Harbart p{ro} cons{imili}/ \q{u}o die s{imi}l{ite}r/ postea 

dimissi sunt((14)) cu{m} admonic{ion}e &c\



\di{missi}o \

Elizabetha Pitt p{ro} cons{imili}/ \q{u}o die s{imi}l{ite}r/ postea 

dimissi sunt((15)) cu{m} admonic{ion}e &c\

...



((f [131]*))

...

\di{missio} \

{contra} Gabrielem Pitt iu{niorem}

detect{us} for dauncinge on the sonday betwene morninge and eveninge 

prayer contrarie to the \king{es}\ ma{ies}ties declarac{i}on; 

Decimo octavo die mens{is} Decembris, Anno d{omi}ni 1619 in loco 

Cons{istoriali} infra eccl{es}iam Cath{edral}em heref{ordie} Cora{m} 

d{omi}no vicar{io} in sp{irit}ualibus g{e}n{er}ali &c p{rese}nte me 

Iacobo Laurence no{ta}rio pub{li}co &c p{re}con{izato} d{i}c{t}o 

Gabriele Pitt ad hos diem &c p{er} pub{li}cum edictum in eccl{es}ia 

p{ar}o{chia}li de Collwall pred{icto} die d{omi}nico existen{ti} 

xij\o \ die mens{is} Decembris pred{icti} inter divinoru{m} 
  
solemnia &c citat{o} &c comp{ar}uit p{er}sonaliter dictus Gabriel Pitt 

et obiecto ei articulo pred{icto} alleg{avi}t se fuisse et e{ss}e 

subditu{m} et subiectu{m} iur{isdictio}ni Prebe{{n}}darij peculiaris 

iur{isdictio}nis Prebende de Barton Collwall, et tamen fassus est that 

he did daunce on the sonday betwene morninge and eveninge prayer provt 

articulatur w{i}thin the iur{isdi}c{ti}on of this Court quam 

confessionem ac etia{m} comp{ar}itionem d{i}c{t}i Gabrielis Pitt 

iudicial{ite}r fact{as} d{omi}n{u}s acceptavit quat{en}us &c ac 

ratione p{re}missoru{m} iniunxit eide{m} Gabrieli Pitt ad 

p{er}agend{um} pub{li}cam h{uius}mo{d}i sui delicti confessione{m} 

cora{m} ministro et gard{ianis} p{ar}o{chi}e pred{icte} die d{omi}nico 

prox{imo} im{m}ediate post preces vesp{er}tinas finitas in eccl{es}ia 

pred{icta} iuxta sched{ulam} concipiend{am} &c et monuit eum ad 

extrahend{um} dictam sched{ulam} conceptam ac ad certificand{um} de 

p{er}acc{i}one eiusd{em} ^\confessionis \ hoc in loco decimo 

tertio die mens{i}s Ianuarij prox{imi} et adtunc et ib{ide}m 

comp{ar}end{um} p{er}sonal{ite}r ad vidend{um} vlter{iorem} 

p{ro}cess{um} fieri in hac causa. \xiij\o \ die Ianuarij 

p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} trina vice et nullo modo com{paruit} 

d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavi}t ip{s}um contumac{em} xxiiij\o \ die 

ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s 

retulit ca{usa}m ad auditu{m} doctoris Best\



                            CRADLEY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 587>
<P HV01>
  

((f [228v]* {(6 April)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Francis Bevans,} \lld \, {and in the 

presence of Thomas Crumpe, notary public and registrar.}))



\1 in recept'/ \

\2 di{missio}./ \

con{tra} Edmund Sheere/. notat{us} anglice./ that vpon the 

xxvj\th \ daie of ffebruary, 1586. iuxta &c, he & the p{er}sons of 

the same p{ar}ish herevnd{er} written, did Cary one will{ia}m 

Pillinger vpon a Colestaffe, in the tyme of divyne s{er}vice, w{i}th 

blowing of hornes, and throwing of graynes, w{i}th such other like 

fantasticall toyes, w{hi}ch ^\did \ hinder them [for th] from the 

hearing of divyne p{ra}ier aforsaid.

cit{atus} [p{er} {{..........}}] ^\p{er} \ d{omi}n{u}m 

Thoma{m} Higgins [vic{arius}] cl{er}icus/ Curat{us}((16)) ib{ide}m 

&c.



\e{manaui}t \

con{tra} Will{elm}um Pillinger/ rider/ detect{us} si{mi}l{ite}r.

\e{manaui}t \

con{tra} Rich{ard}u{m} Holland/ detect{us} si{mi}l{ite}r

\e{manaui}t \

con{tra} Thoma{m} Colling{es} iunior/((17)) detect{us} si{mi}l{ite}r 
  
in p{ro}x{imo}/

\e{manaui}t \

con{tra} Iacobu{m} Colling{es}/ detect{us} si{mi}l{ite}r.

\e{manaui}t \

con{tra} Robert{um} s{er}vum Ioh{ann}is Warn{er}/ detect{us} 

si{mi}l{ite}r.



((f [229]*))



con{tra} Rich{ard}u{m} Hill ./ detect{us} si{mi}l{ite}r

...



                             DILWYN



<A M>
<S  >
<D 589>
<P HV03>


((f [149v] {(7 June)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in Hereford Cathedral before Master 

+Doctor Bevans,} \lld \.))

...

\2 Iulij \

Edward{us} hopley [gard{ianus}]./ anglice for suffering Dauncing and 

ale selling temp{ore} di{uin}or{um}/ Cit{atus} per ap{parito}re{m} &c. 

vnd{e}, & [confest{us} est ar{ticu}lu{m} in]/ confess{us} est 

ar{ticu}lu{m} &c, vnd{e} h{ab}et ad agnoscend{um} hu{ius}m{o}di 

culpa{m} in p{ro}x{imo}/ &c Et ad c{e}r{tifican}d{um}  

... 



                            EASTNOR



<A M>
<S  >
<D 609>
<P HV12>


((f [88]* {(20 December)}))



\1 di{missi}o 

Ci{tatus} in prox{imo} \

\2 di{missi}o

Ci{tatus} in prox{imo} \

Thomas Wynter

kepeth dauncinge and other disorders in his howse vpon diu{er}s 

Saboath daies and sufferinge idel p{er}sons to play vnsemely part{es}. 

\20 die mens{is} decembris 1609. comparuit et monitus fuit (ex 

confess{i}on{ibus} suis) ad confitend{um} hunc delictu{m} suu{m} coram 

congregatione aliquo die dominico siue festiuo. et ad cert{ificandum} 

in p{ro}x{imo}/. Postea cum admonic{ione} d{imitti}tur\

Thomas Harnatt

is his minstrell ready at call/ Quo die comparuit & Simil{ite}r vt 

supra.

...



                              FOY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 621>
<P HV16>


((f [2v]* {(14 November)}))
  


(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Gabriel Wallwin, 

deputy.}))

...

{contra} Thoma{m} Buttongard/ for dauncinge in eveninge prayer tyme/ 

\xiiij Die Novembris 1621 coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele Wallwenie 

Surrog{ato} &c comp{arui}t obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticu}lo &c neg{avi}t 

e{ss}e ver{um}: [vnde h{{..}}] Vnde dismiss{us} est donec melius 

constiterit &c\

...


                            GOODRICH



<A M>
<S GDR>
<D 607>
<P HSC1>


((single sheet* {(25 May)}))



\To the kinges most Excellent Ma{ies}tye \

In all humblenes sheweth and informeth vnto yo{u}r most excellent 

Ma{ies}tie yo{u}r most loyall and obedient Sub{iec}t Will{i}am 

Phelpott of the parishe of Gooderich in yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} Countie 

of Hereff{ord} That whereas yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} said sub{iec}t was 

appoynted and sworne in the fifte yeare of yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} raigne 

to bee yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} officer as Constable of the parishe of 

Gooderich for the preservacon((18)) of yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace and 

the due execuc{i}on of the said office in all thinges therevnto 

belonginge and comanded by yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} Lawes Soe it is and it 

maie please yo{u}r highenes that vpon the mondaye in whitson weeke 

beinge the five and twenteth daie of Maye in the said fifte yeare of 

yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} raigne divers of the Inhabitant{es} and 

parishioners of the said Lordshipp and Towne of Gooderich to the 

nomber of one hundred or thereabout{es} then being assembled togeather 

after dynner at or neare the Churchyarde of Gooderich aforesaide who 

did meete then and there to bee merrye in most neighbourly and 

friendly sorte accordinge to the antient custome of the saide towne 

and Countrey those holy daies tyme out of mynde vsed w{i}th mirth 

musique and dansing w{i}thout entent of hurt to anye personn but to 

make peace and love betweene all neighbours if any debate were In   

w{i}th((19)) companye was then and there one Richard Powell 

gent{leman} dwellinge in the next parishe adioyning called Whitchurch 

in the said Countie of Hereff{ord} and Iohn Guyllim gent{leman} of the 

parishe of Pitstow((19a)) neare adioyning who came then and there to 

the said Churchyard of Gooderich to meete and bee merrye w{i}th theire 

ffriend{es} w{i}thout entent of hurt to any of yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} 

sub{iec}t{es}. And for that one Richard Powell of Gooderich aforesaid 

yeoman then kept a victualling house at Gooderich aforesaid and made 

provision of meate and drinke to enterteyne any persons that should 

then come thither to bee merrye, The said Richard Powell gent{leman} 

and [one Iohn Lluellen] \Iohn [H{{...}}] G{uy}llm \ went then and 

there into the house of the said Richard Powell yeoman at Gooderich 

aforesaid to banquett and bee merry togeather in yo{u}r sub{iec}t{es} 

Companye and in the Company of others of the chief of the said 

parishe, And after being togeather there banqueting for the space of 

almost one houre or thereabout{es} in yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace One 

Thomas Williams servant to one Edward Savacre Clerke vicar of 

Gooderich and other his Accomplices hereafter named or some of them 

bearinge some displeasure to the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllm vpon 

former quarrell{es} betweene them ^\[had] \ touchinge certen 

variances debates & Suytes in the Lawe before had betweene the said 

Richard Powell gent{leman} and one Thomas Guyllm gent{leman} a Clerke 

of the Pettie bagge, in yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} highe Court of Chancery 

for certen Land{es} in Whitchurch aforesaid Hee the said Thomas 

Williams to the ende to kindle a quarrell therevpon in the behalfe of 
  
the said Thomas Guyllm vpon Confederacie and practize conspired w{i}th 

[one] \[the said] \ one Henry Lluellyn and others and to make 

troubles to disturbe the whole Companye then and there assembled 

togeather the said Thomas Williams did then and there by the prive 

Conspiracie and practize of the said Henry lluellen and Iohn Tovye 

thelder Iohn Tovye the younger and others the servant{es} of the saide 

Edward Savacre vicar of Gooderich repaired to the said victualling 

house at Gooderiche aforesaid about{es} two of the Clocke in the 

afternoone of the said five and twenteth day of May last past and 

intruded into the Company of yo{u}r saide Sub{iec}t and the said Mr 

Powell and Iohn Guyllm of sett purpose and to the end to picke some 

quarrell w{i}th the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllm beinge then and 

there in yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace, and vpon the same meetinge 

togeather then and there the saide Thomas Williams mynistred word{es} 

of quarrell to the said Mr Richard Powell and the saide Iohn Guyllim 

vpon w{hi}ch word{es} some weapon beinge like to bee then and there 

drawen in the said house betweene them yo{u}r said sub{iec}t beinge 

then yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} said Constable of the said towne of 

Gooderich aforesaid then and there by vertue of yo{u}r said 

sub{iec}t{es} office kept them asunder and required them then and 

there on yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} name to keepe yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace 

And thervpon the said Thomas Williams having then noe staffe but a 

dagger at his backe departed out of the said victualling house in all 

hast sayinge hee would presently retorne againe and soe departed from 

thence to the house of the said vicar his master neare adioyning where 

it seemed the saide Thomas Williams had p{re}pared some weapon. Att   

w{hi}ch tyme and place the said Henry Lluellen ready in the said 

Churchyarde had a longe Iavelyn in his hande prepared to backe and 

maynteyne anie quarrell of the said Thomas Williams against the said 

Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllim And to that ende the said Henry lluellen 

then and there in all hast and fury w{i}th his Iavelyn came toward{es} 

the said house where the said quarrell was begonne and said to the 

said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllm that hee would haue the blood of some 

w{i}thin the said house meaning the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllm as 

yo{u}r said Sub{iec}t and others there then conceaved, whervpon yo{u}r 

sub{iec}t then and there greatlie feared some p{re}tended match to bee 

contrived to comytt some great [greate] hurt or murder there and did 

then and there require and chardge in yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} name the 

said Henry lluellen to bee quiett and to keepe yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} 

peace and to delyver vp his said weapon w{hi}ch the said Henry 

Lluellen then and there refusinge and resisting and threatninge 

revenge vpon the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllim yo{u}r sub{iec}t and 

his neighbours present in aide of yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace then and 

there did arest the said Henry lluellen and then and there did take 

away the said Iavelyn from the said Henry lluellen And therevpon 

instantly the said Thomas Williams retorned out of the said house of 

the said Edward Savacre his Master w{i}th a longe fforrest Bill and a 

dagger toward{es} the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllim then being in 

the Churchyarde aforesaide to the ende to assault them And thervpon 

yo{u}r said sub{iec}t in the said Churchyarde then also required the 

said Thomas Williams to keepe yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace w{hi}ch to 
  
doe the said Thomas Williams then and there w{i}th great Oathes denyed 

and assaulted yo{u}r Sub{iec}t with the said Bill to the end to haue 

mahumed or hurt yo{u}r said sub{iec}t or the said Mr Powell & Iohn 

Guyllm w{hi}ch hee the said Thomas Williams had then doen and comytted 

yf yo{u}r said sub{iec}t and other the neighbours in preservac{i}on of 

yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace had not then taken hould of the said Longe 

forrest Bill and taken the same away from [him] \the said Thomas 

Williams \ by vyolence and strong hand whervpon the said Thomas 

Williams then and there drewe forth a longe dagger and thrust at 

yo{u}r Sub{iec}t to thend to haue killed yo{u}r said sub{iec}t if hee 

had not broken the saide thrust w{i}th his lefte hande whereby the 

said Thomas Williams then and there thrust yo{u}r said sub{iec}t verie 

deepely into his lefte hand w{i}th the said dagger soe that the blood 

issued aboundantly And yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} said sub{iec}t then and 

there beinge aided w{i}th his neighbours to keepe yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} 

peace then and there arrested the said Thomas Williams to thende to 

haue brought him to some of yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} Iustices of the peace 

w{i}thin the said Countie of Hereff{ord} neare adioyning to put in 

sureties to annsweare the said misdemeano{u}rs com{m}ytted in the said 

Churchyard and bee answearable to keepe yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} peace 

whervpon imediately [one] ^\the said \ Iohn Tovye thelder Iohn 

Tovy the younger Iohn Horsman Iohn Lynn{{e}}y al{ia}s Baker Iohn 

Meynsto{{n}} Thomas Mothewaye Thomas Prosser Henry lluellen Phillipp 

Vaughan and Anthony Phelpott of Marstow beinge all servant{es} or at 

the Comand of the said Edward Savacre they beinge then and there 

vnlawfully assembled beinge armed an{{d}} weaponed w{i}th longe staves   

bill{es} daggers and other weapons in warlike sort most riotously and 

routously they then and there knoweng the said Edward Savacre tooke 

parte and favoured the said suit{es} of the said Thomas Guyllm against 

the said Mr Powell for the said Landes in Whitchurch aforesaid And 

that there were former quarell{es} betweene them for the same the said 

riotous personns being then and there riotously and routously 

assembled togeather [and] \w{i}th \ armed weapons as bill{es} 

staves sword{es} daggers and other weapons p{re}pared for the said 

p{re}tenced quarrell to bee had and made by the said Thomas Williams 

and Henry Lluellen against the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllim as 

aforesaid yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} said sub{iec}t then and there in yo{u}r 

Ma{ies}t{ies} name chardged and required ayde of yo{u}r sub{iec}t{es} 

neighbours then and there beinge p{re}sent in the saide Churchyarde of 

Gooderich to ayde yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} said sub{iec}t in the keepinge 

of yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} said peace But the saide Thomas Williams ^\& 

his accomplic{es} \ nothinge respecting yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} Lawes 

nor having any regarde to yo{u}r said sub{iec}t{es} authoritie or 

office of being yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} Constable hee did then and there 

assault sore hurt beate strike and evill intreate yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} 

sub{iec}t giving him divers sore hurt{es} and bruses in divers 

part{es} of his bodie wherby yo{u}r said sub{iec}t was then and there 

sore hurte and brused and like to haue been killed and then not soe 

satisfied but they then and there haled and pulled forcibly and most 

violently drewe yo{u}r said sub{iec}t out of the said Churchyard into 

an orchard of the said vicar adioyning to the saide Churchyarde neare 
  
to the house of the saide vicar And the said Phillip Vaughan then and 

there came w{i}th a long dagger to the ende to murder yo{u}r said 

sub{iec}t if some rescous and aide had not beene then and there 

p{re}sent by the neighbours to defende yo{u}r saide sub{iec}t from 

theire vyolence and assault{es} then and there [performed] \made \ 

and executed vpon yo{u}r said sub{iec}t. And therevpon the said 

Phillip Vaughan then and there came behinde the said Iohn Guyllim and 

drewe a ffawchin or short sworde of the said Iohn Guylliams to 

^\thentent to \ haue doen then and there some hurt{es} to the said 

Iohn Guyllim and Mr Powell, And therevpon the said Thomas Prosser and 

some other of theire Company by the privitie and procurement of the 

said Edward Savacre William Savacre and others went into the house of 

the saide vicar and was then and there abetted by the vicar of 

Gooderiche to contynue theire misdemeano{u}rs aforesaide whervpon the 

said riotous personnes then and there came forthe out of the saide 

house of the said Vicars armed w{i}th divers weapons as Iavelyns 

bill{es} Long pikes staves and other weapons w{hi}ch were then and 

there by the saide vicar or his mayde servant{es} in the saide house 

delyvered to the saide Iohn Tovye the elder Iohn Tovye the younger 

Iohn Maynston Iohn Horsman Iohn Lynney al{ia}s Baker Thomas Mothewaye 

Phillip Vaughan Richard Powell yeoman and Henry Lluellen who w{i}th 

theire weapons to maynteyne the quarrell ^\then & there \ tooke 

parte w{i}th the said Thomas ^ \[Guyllm] Williams \ against the 

saide Richard Powell gent{leman} and Iohn Gwyllim wherby the said 

Thomas Williams Henry Lluellen and other theire Accomplic{es} had then 

and there ^ \purposed to haue [murdered] \ murdered yo{u}r   

[Ma{ies}t{ies}] said sub{iec}t And the said Mr Powell and Iohn Guyllim 

if the neighbours present had not in yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} peace 

defended them from the assault{es} of the saide Thomas Williams Henry 

Lluellen and other theire saide Accomplices for as the saide Mr 

Richarde Powell a very younge gent{leman} havinge only then and there 

a verye little dagger and a birdinge peece not chardged w{i}th any 

shott And the saide Iohn Guyllim having a short ffawchyn were inforced 

to shifte themselves awaye and in great feare to departe for 

saveguarde of their lyves or ell{es} they had been then and there 

^\by the said Riotous persons \ murdered or otherwise sore beaten 

^\wounded \ hurt or mayhemed ^\moste grevouslie \ All w{hi}ch 

Confederacies Conspiracies Mayntenaunces Ryott{es} Rowt{es} vnlawefull 

Assemblies Assault{es} Affraies Batteries Hurtt{es} and other 

Misdemeano{u}rs aforesaide haue been and are maynteyned procured and 

abbetted by the saide Edwarde Savacre George Vaughan and [Edward] 

William Savacre w{hi}ch being contrarie and against yo{u}r 

Ma{ies}t{ies} peace Lawes and statut{es} of this yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} 

Realme the same will growe to the perillous and evill example of 

others in that Countrey neare Wales to com{m}ytt the like offences and 

misdemeano{u}rs if some severe ponishment and sharpe Correc{i}on bee 

not herein had and provided by yo{u}r Ma{ies}tye and yo{u}r most 

honorable privie Councell against the saide offendo{u}rs, Maye it 

therefore please yo{u}r most excellent Ma{ies}tie the premisses 

considered to graunt vnto yo{u}r said sub{iec}t yo{u}r highenes most 

gracious severall writtes of Subpena to bee directed vnto the said 
  
Edwarde Savacre Clerke George Vaughan W{illia}m Savacre Thomas 

Williams Iohn Tovye thelder Iohn Tovye the younger Anthonye Phelpott 

Phillip Vaughan Henry Lluellen Thomas Prosser Iohn Lynney al{ia}s 

Baker Iohn Horsman Thomas Motheway Iohn Maynston and Richarde Powell 

yeoman comandinge them and every of them therby at a daye certen and 

vnder a certen payne therein to bee lymited personally to bee and 

appeare before yo{u}r Ma{ies}ty and yo{u}r highenes most honorable 

privie Councell in yo{u}r Ma{ies}t{ies} most honorable [privie] Court 

of Starchamber to answeare to the premisses And further to stand to 

and obey suche [further] order and direcc{i}on therein as to yo{u}r 

Ma{ies}t{ies} most honorable privie Councell shall seeme most meete 

And yo{u}r said sub{iec}t shall accordinge to his bounden dutye daylye 

praie to god for the prosperous and happie reigne of yo{u}r Ma{ies}tie 

and yo{u}r highenes most noble progenye long to reigne over vs/

         {(signed)} \Henshawe\



((dorse))



Phellpott

v{er}sus

Williams

& al

A{nno} 6 Ia{cobi} R{egis}



\Lune vicesimo Tertio Ianuarij Anno Iacobi Regis \

\{(signed)} \Edw{ard} Iones\ \  



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Iur{ata} 6\to \ die ffebr{uarij} Anno sexto Iacobi Regis

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\The aunswere of Thomas Williams one of the def{endan}t{es} \

\to the informac{i}on of William Phellpot Compla{inan}t \



The said Defendant the advantage of excepc{i}on to the incertayntie 

insufficiencie and other imp{er}fecc{i}ons of the said informac{i}on 

to him nowe and at all times saved and reserved for aunswer saith that 

the said William Phellpot the Compla{inan}t or informer is and hath 

bine of a longe time accompted a troblesome and Contentious p{er}son 

delightinge in suyt{es} and vexac{i}ons of his poore neighbors and 

detestinge and depravinge suche as were of Civill and quiet lief and 

behavioure and espechiallie the ministers and p{ro}fessors of the word 

of god and that the said William out of his said disposic{i}on hath 

bred and mayntayned many Chargeable suyt{es} espechiallie one 

concerninge the inheritance of the Powells of Whitchurche in the Com. 

of Heref{ord} and to that end hath not onelie Atturned tenant to one 

Hughe Powell late of Whitchurch father of Richard Powell gent{leman} 

in the bill menc{i}oned and since his death to the said Richard or his    

vncles w{i}th intention to defeat and defraud Barbara the wief of 
  
Thomas Powell in the bill named and one Bridget Powell her sister 

Daughters and Heires of one Walter Powell deceassed of theire lawfull 

and ancient inheritance contrarie to Iudgement{es} decree and sentence 

of Lawe and equitie as this def{endan}t hath heard but w{i}th his 

daylie invextions travayle and charges hath greatlie increased the 

molestac{i}on of the said Barbara and Bridget and Thomas Gwillim the 

husband of the said Barbara and partlie for that Edward Savaker Clarke 

Preacher of the word of god and Deane of Irchinfield hath affected the 

said Thomas Gwillim ^\beinge his neighbore \ for his [godlie] 

honest and sober Cariage and p{ar}tlie for the hatred of the said 

William Phillpot beareth to the exercise of the word of god w{hi}ch he 

desireth not onelie to interrupte but to prophane w{i}th dauncing 

Drinkinge and other Idle magames((20)) the said William Philpot hath 

extended his hatred toward{es} the poore seravant{es} of the said 

Edward Savaker namelie toward{es} this seelie creature this 

Def{endan}t beinge lame and almoste blind whereof he praieth the 

Considerac{i}on of this honorable Courte w{hi}ch disposition and 

inclinac{i}on of the said William Philpot app{er}eth by his defence 

and comendac{i}on of those meatinge to make meary as he termeth them 

in his informac{i}on and for answere to soe muche of the saide bill as 

this concerneth this Defendant he saith that true it is that vpon the 

munday in the whitson weeke was twelvemonth in the fifte yere of the 

king{es} ma{ies}ties raigne ths((21)) England that nowe is one Iohn 

Mericke and one Iohn Philpot havinge bine ancient acquayntance of this 

this((22)) Def{endan}t and the one of them havinge bine absent a longe 

time out of this defendant{es} companie and havinge dwelt at Bristoll   

the other havinge bine likwise longe absent and havinge dwelt((23)) 

Worcester and meetinge this defendant at Goodridge in the bill 

meconed((24)) and beinge desirous to drinke w{i}th this defendant 

moved this defendant to goe w{i}th them to the house of Richard Powell 

in Goodridge aforesaid beinge an Alehouse where when they and this 

defendant ^\entred \ they found the first Rome full of companie 

whervppon this defendant went w{i}th them into an Inner Roome where 

they sawe Iohn((25)) and Richard Powell in the bill menconed((26)) 

drinkinge and then ^\the \ said Iohn Mericke Iohn Philpot and this 

defendant Callinge for ale whether it were for the hatred that the 

said Richard Powell and Iohn Gwillim bare toward{es} this 

Defendant{es} master and the foresaid Thomas Gwillim his friend or for 

disdayne that soe simple a wretch as this def{endan}t should presume 

to enter the Roome where they were w{hi}ch indeed was ignorantlie 

donne by this def{endan}t and w{i}thout purpose of givinge any kind of 

offence to anie p{er}son livinge yet the said Iohn Gwillim and Richard 

Powell some what inraged and moved beganne to give ill word{es} to 

this defendant w{i}thout anie prevocac{i}on asking this def{endan}t 

whether he came to outface them in their Roome and presentlie 

w{i}thout any cause given the said Iohn Gwillim drewe out a fauchion 

and the said Richard Powell a poniard and one William Robert{es} 

beganne to drawe his dagger and the said Iohn Gwillim and Richard 

Powell presentlie pursued this defendant and this Defendant for feare 

and to save his lif fled out of the said Alehouse throughe the 

Churchard thereto neere adioyninge to the house of his said M{aste}r 
  
Edward Savacre and then kepte and hidd himself a longe time.  till 

about{es} some three of the Clocke in the afternoone when this 

Defendant as vsuallie by his said M{aste}rs Com{m}aundem{en}t he was 

wonte to doe this defendant went furth of the said ^\house \ to 

water horses of his said Master that were tethered in a pastur{{e}} and 

to that end this defendant bare w{i}th him ane hedge bill or brier 

bill w{i}th w{hi}ch he vsed to mend hedges and sope and open Caps and 

this defendant((27)) way lyinge Directlie througe the Churchyard 

aforesaid the said William Philpot suddenlie in the said Churchyard 

assalted this defendant tooke hold of him and soughte to ta{{.}}((28)) 

from him his said bill and would have dragged this defendant to the 

stock{es} this defendant wonderinge wherefore he soe should doe and 

not knowinge the said William Philpot to be ane officer or Constable 

or yf he were soe yet this defendant saith he had neither Coton nor 

cause to assalt apprehend and imprison this defendant wherevpon one 

Anthonie Philpot of Marsto{{w}} seeinge this defendant dragged and 

abused the said Anthonie and one Iohn Tovie stayed this defendant and 

offred to give bond{es} for this defendant{es} kepinge of the peace 

w{hi}ch indeed he never attempted to breake or to bringe this 

defendant before any Iustice of peace of the said countie and one the 

other sid the foresaid Richard Powell and Iohn Gwillim ioyninge w{i}th 

the said William Phelpot layd hold vpon this defendant and dragged and 

pulled him soe that this def{endan}t was almoste trangled((29)) 

betwixte them and in the said garboyle and strivinge it mighte be this 

def{endan}t{es} dagger beinge pulled out by some of the foresaid 

p{er}sons or fallinge out or ther amoungste themselves strivinge for   

the same or the said William Philpot{es} layinge hold vppon the blade 

thereof some scratche mighte fall vpon the said William Phelpot{es} 

hand or some drope of blood might vssue but ^\if the cause was his 

yt wa{{s}} \ w{i}thout assalte blowe thrust wound or hurt given by 

this defendant but this def{endan}t saith that the said Richard Powell 

then and there offered diu{er}s times to discharge his peece vpon this 

defendant and the said Iohn Gwillim then and there strooke at this 

defendant w{i}th his fauchion and Charles Gwillim of Pytstow [o] 

father of the said Iohn was then((30)) there armed w{i}th a longe bill 

and this defendant fleeinge frome the said Richard Powell Iohn Gwillim 

and theire accomplit{es} homeward{es} into the orchard of the said 

Edward Savacre the foresaid Richard Powell Iohn Gwillim and William 

Phillpot w{i}th other theire accomplit{es} in riotous and vnlawfull 

mann{er} pursuinge and assaltinge this defendant the foresaid Iohn 

Tovie the elder Anthonie Phelpot of Marstow and Thomas Mothway did 

indevor to take away this defendant out of the hand{es} of the said 

William Phelpot Iohn Gwillim Richard Powell and theire accomplit{es}.  

And the defendant saith that the said William Phelpot at the said time 

and places of the pretended Mysdemeanors in Goodridge aforesaid in the 

bill informed of as he taketh it was noe Constable sworne for or in 

the said places where the same are sayd to be comitted but vsurped the 

said office. and he the said William Phelpot together w{i}th the said 

Richard Powell Iohn Gwillim and the rest of their accomplit{es} of 

theire owne wronge comitted the \assaltes \ and {{.}} riott{es} 

aforesaid vpon this def{endan}t and yf anie hurte happened to them or 
  
anie of them the same was vpon their owne assalt and begininge but 

that this def{endan}t knoweth of noe hurte wound or harme by them 

receaved. for this defendant saith that the P{ar}iche of Goodridge in 

the bill menc{i}oned consisteth of three townshipps the first Glewston 

and the old mill the second Hentland the third Hunsum and that all the 

misdemeanors in the bill alleaged and pretended are laid to be 

Comitted w{i}thin the townshipp of Hentland wherefore one Roger 

Garnons at the time in the bill menconed((31)) and eu{er} since was 

and is Constable and not the said William Phelpot And to all the rest 

of the confederacies practises conspiraces quarrelling{es} ministringe 

woord{es} of quarrell prepayringe of weapons caryinge or vsinge of 

weapons assalt{es} drawinge of anie Dagger thrustinge of the said 

William Phelpot in the hand resistance or rescue made to anie 

Constable officer or other subiecte of our soveraigne lord the kinge 

and to all the riott{es} Rout{es} vnlawfull assemblies breaches of the 

king{es} peace and all other offences and misdemeanors wherew{i}th 

this Def{endan}t by the said bill or informac{i}on is Charged touched 

accused or informed or Complayned[ge] of this Defendant saith he is 

not gultie of them nor anie of them  All w{hi}ch matters this 

defendant is readie to averre and prove as this honnorable Courte 

shall adward and humblie prayeth to be dismissed w{i}th his reasonable 

Cost{es} and Charges in this behalf wrongfullie and w{i}thout cause 

susteyned./

                              {(signed)} \I. Hoskyns\



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Iur{ata} 22 Iun{ij} Anno septimo Iacobi Regis

((t2))\Edw{ard} Iones\



\The Demurer and answere of Iohn Tovie the \

\Yonger to the Informac{i}on of William Phylpote \



The said Defendant not confessinge nor acknowledinge anie matter 

offence or allegac{i}on in the said Informac{i}on contayned where 

w{i}th this defendant is Charge{{d}} to be true saith that the said 

Informac{i}on as for anie thinge touchinge this defendant is 

vncertaine insufficient and senselesse therefore demureth therevpp{{on}} 

and demaundeth the iudgem{en}t of this ho{nora}ble Courte whether he 

shalbe Compelled to make anie further or other answere therevnto and 

for causes of his Demurer allegeth that he this Defendant is not 

affirmativelie Charged w{i}th anie offence misdemenor or other matter 

examinable in this honorable Courte w{i}thin the said bill or 

informac{i}on for this defendant saith that the said bill or 

informac{i}on beinge first grounded vpon and begininge w{i}th a 

forma{{l}} Idle prescripc{i}on pleded for the Inhabitant{es} of the 

Lordshipp and towne of Gooderiche tyme out {{of}} mynde to assemble 

themselves at Gooderich together to Daunce drinke and banquet in the 

Whitson holiedaies w{hi}ch is not onelie a ridiculus but an vngodlie 

Custome alleageth that one Thomas Williams w{i}th his accomplaic{es} 
  
therin named, and naminge not this defendant for anie of the 

accomplaic{es} should intrude into an alehouse at Gooderich the five 

and Twentith daie of Maie in the fifthe yere of the king{es} 

ma{ies}ties raigne ou{er} England and Disturbe or quarrell w{i}th one 

Master Powell and Master Gwillim as they were drinkinge in the saide 

alehouse by the priuitie of this Def{end}a{n}t and others and soe the 

said Informac{i}on Charginge the said Thomas Williams w{i}th some 

misdemenors for w{hi}ch the plaintife as Constable alleageth he 

arrested him this defendant is ^\charged \ to be vnlawfullie and 

rioutouslie w{i}th others assembled and then is it said that the said 

Williams and his accomplaic{es} not naminge this defendant for one, 

nor naminge them his said accomplaic{es} drewe the Defendant out of 

the Churchard into the orchard and it is said the said riotous 

p{er}sons not naming this defendant had a purpose to murder the 

Compla{inan}t and the said master Powell and Iohn Gwillim w{hi}ch 

beinge all that this defendant is charged w{i}thall This def{end}a{n}t 

Demurreth in Lawe and abydeth in the iudgm{en}t of this ho{nora}ble 

Courte whether he shall make ^\any furth{e}r awnswer \ to the said 

vncertaine and insufficient Informac{i}on, Neu{er}thelesse if by order 

of this ho{nora}ble Courte he shall be ou{er}ruled to make further 

answere therevnto then the excepc{i}ons to all the insufficiencies of 

the said bill to this defendant Nowe and at times saved ^\this 

def{endan}t \ saith that the Compla{ynan}t bearinge ancient malice 

to Edward Savacre one of The defendant{es} in the bill and havinge 

bine an ancient Mayneteyner of suyt{es} and strifes betwixt Thomas 

Gwillim in the bill menc{i}oned and others one the one side And   

Richard Powell gent{leman} in the bill menc{i}oned and before him his 

father one the other side and the Complaynant beynge noe Constable in 

the place in the Informac{i}on menc{i}oned where the Misdemenors in 

the Informac{i}on menc{i}oned are layde but beinge Constable in an 

other Townshipp out of a foreplotted Confederacie the Compla{ynan}t 

beinge armed w{i}th some weapons togeyther w{i}th the said Richard 

Powell gent{leman} beinge armed w{i}th a gunne and the said Iohn 

Gwillim gent{leman} beinge armed w{i}th a fouchion or a short swoord 

and a longe staffe or a bill or like weapons the com\pla{ynan}t \ 

intendinge and consentinge w{i}th the said Powell and Gwillim and 

others to doe some Mischief to the said Savacre o[f]r some of his 

friend{es} ^\or serv{aun}t{es} \ did the daie and Yere in the 

Informac{i}on menc{i}oned resort to Gooderiche in the Informac{i}on 

named and beinge there sometimes in the Alehouse sometymes in the 

Churchard Waytinge theire opportunitie Thomas Williams one of the 

Defendant{es} beinge a poore lame and almost blinde creature and 

servant to the said Edward Savacre and beinge sent forth through the 

Churchyard afforesaid to Water his Masters horses as this Defendant is 

crediblelie informed the Compla{ynan}t William Phelpot vnder collor of 

his office of Constableshipp w{hi}ch he had in an other towneshipp 

apprehended the said Thomas Williams as this defendant thinketh 

w{i}thout cause and of purpose to p{ro}cure troble and then and there 

dragged him toward{es} the stock and Anthonie Phelpot ^\the 

def{end}a{n}t \ in the Informac{i}on menc{i}oned beinge a quiet man 

and verie sufficient freeholder offeringe to goe alonge w{i}th the 
  
said Thomas Williams to anie Iustice of peace or otherwise to give 

anie securitie for the peace in the behalf of the said Thomas Williams 

and the Compla{ynan}t w{i}th ^\one other \ Anthonie Philpot his 

brother and others neu{er}thelesse violentlie hallinge and pullinge 

the said poore fellowe toward{es} the stock{es} this Defendant by the 

tumult and outcrie beinge called out of the house of Edward Savacre 

afforesaid neere adioyninge and seeinge the said Compla{ynan}t and 

others soe violentlie and vnresonablelie hawlinge and dragginge 

[onelie] the said Thomas williams toward{es} the stock{es} desiringe 

the Compla{ynan}t to stay a small space till the matter might be 

resonblelie Debated where at the first the plaintief Deliu{er}ed the 

said Thomas Williams to Anthonie Philpot the defendant and to Iohn 

Tovie deceased father to this defendant who quietlie leadinge the said 

Thomas Williams out of the thronge and multitude of people presentlie 

as it seemed vpon alterac{i}on of theire mynd{es} the said Richard 

Powell gent{leman} offringe diu{er}s times to discharge his peece vpon 

this Defendant and the said Thomas Williams. \he the s{ai}d 

Rich{ard} Powell \ And they the said Iohn Gwillim Charles Gwillim 

William Robart{es} and the Compla{ynan}t did assalt the said Thomas 

Williams and others in most outragious Manner and were like to have 

slaine the said Thomas Williams if this Defendant and others there 

present had not defended the said Thomas Williams and kept his 

ma{ies}ties peace w{hi}ch was all that this Defendant did  And to all 

the rest of the confederaces practises conspiraces quarrells Caryinge 

or vsinge of weapons assalt{es} resistance or Rescue made to anie 

Constable officer or other subiecte of our Sou{er}aigne lord the kinge   

and to all the riott{es} routs vnlawfull assemblies breaches of the 

king{es} peace and all other offences and Misdemenors 

where[fo]\w{i}th \ this Defendant by the said bill or 

Informac{i}on is charged touched, accused or informed or complayned of 

this Defendant saith he is not guyltie of them nor anie of them.  All 

w{hi}ch matters this Defendant is readie to averr and p{ro}ve as this 

honorable Courte shall award and humblie praieth to be dismissed 

w{i}th his cost{es} and Charges in this behalfe most wrongfully 

susteined //

                              {(signed)} \I. Hoskyns\



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\Iur{ata} xvj die octobris 1609 cora{m} Waltero pie et Thoma 

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\The ioynte and seu{er}all answeares of Anthony Phelpott Thomas 

Mothewaye \

\and Harry Lewellin((32)) def{endan}t{es} to the bill or 

Informac{i}on of William Phellpott Compla{inan}t \



The said defendants all advantages of excep{ci}on to the incertaintie 

insufficiencye and other imp{er}fec{i}ons of the said bill or 

Informac{i}on to them nowe and att all times heereafter saved and 
  
reserved for answeare saye and first the said Anthonye Phellpott for 

himself doth saye that the daye and yeare in the bill or Informac{i}on 

menc{i}o{n}ed he was in the Churche of Goodriche in the Informac{i}on 

menc{i}o{n}ed ringinge of the bells in the said Churche and one 

comminge to this def{endan}t cryinge that a mann was slayne or lyke to 

be slayne in the said Churchyard and this defendant therevpon hearinge 

a great tumult and outcrye this defendant came foorth in to the said 

Churchyard and saw William Phillpott of the ould mill the 

Compla{inan}t Anthony Phellpott of the same his brother and Katherin 

Phillpott of the same his sister and Thomas Roberts hawlinge and 

dragginge out Thomas Williams an impotent man in outragious manner and 

this defendantt askinge them what they meant to doe w{i}th the poore 

mann they answered they mene to have hym to the stockes Wherevpon this 

defendant seeinge ^\the s{ai}d \ Thomas Williams soe abused offred 

to be his suertye or [to be] bound for him to bringe hym before any 

Iustice of peace of the said Countye or to any other place to answere 

to any thinge that should be obiected against hym w{hi}ch he this 

defendant did only of purpose to save the life of the said Thomas 

Williams by deliu{er}inge him out of the handes of the foresaid 

William Phillpott Katherin Philpott his sister and Thomas Roberts but 

the foresaid p{er}sones struglinge w{i}th the said Thomas Williams and 

some others in Compassion layinge hould vpon the said Thomas Williams 

to save hym from theyr Cruelty he fell downe over a grave in the said 

Churchyard and soe the said Thomas Williams beinge deliu{er}ed out of 

their handes and gettinge towardes his masters house through Wickgate 

this defendant shut the gate after hym and this defendant desiringe   

the Compla{inan}t to staye till the matter might be reasonably debated 

betwixt them wherew{i}th the said Complainant and the said other 

p{er}sones at first seemed content but p{re}sentlye as it seemed vpon 

alterac{i}on of their mindes one Charles Gwillym of Pittestowe 

gent{leman} armed with a longe bill and dagger Iohn Gwillym sonne of 

the said Charles havinge a fauchion William Roberts of \Wilton\ 

armed alsoe and Richard Powell late of Whitechurche gent{leman} w{i}th 

a gunne ^\In his hand \ offringe divers times to dischardge the 

said peece vpon this defendant and the said Thomas Williams and others 

and the rest assaultinge the said Thomas Williams and others in most 

outragious manner were lyke to have slayne the said Thomas Williams yf 

this defendant and others there p{re}sent had not defended the said 

Thomas Williams and kept his ma{ies}ties peace w{hi}ch was all that 

this defendant did and to all the rest of the confederacies practises 

conspiracies quarrells caryinge of Weapons vsinge of weapons 

resistance or rescue made to any Constable officer or other subiect of 

our soveraigne lord the kinge and to all the riotts routs vnlawfull 

assemblies breaches of the king{es} peace and to all other offences 

and misdemeanors whereof this defendant by the said bill or 

Informac{i}on is charged touched accused or informed or complayned of 

This defendant sayth he is not guiltye of them nor any of them: And 

the said Thomas Mothewaye for himself doth saye that the daie yeare 

and place in the bill or Informac{i}on menc{i}o{n}ed he seeinge Thomas 

Williams in the bill menc{i}o{n}ed to have escaped out of the 

Churchyard at Goodriche w{i}th feare and perill of his lyfe as it 
  
seemed to this defendant seeinge William Philpot Charles Gwillim Iohn 

Gwillim Richard Powell William Robert{es} and other theyr 

accomplic{es} runninge after hym w{i}th violence as it seemed to this 

defendant seekinge to kill or hurte hym this defendant shutt a gate 

that was betwixt them agaynst the said William Phelpott Charles 

Gwillim Iohn Gwillym Richard Powell William Robert{es} and the rest 

theyr accomplices and this defendant keepinge of the said gate to the 

intent to have them departe w{i}thout any dainger and to save the lyfe 

of the said Thomas Williams one Charles Gwillym of Pittestowe 

gent{leman} came vnto this defendant where he was keepinge the 

foresaid Wickgate havinge hys dagger drawen and strickinge at this 

defendant this defendant for feare of hurte let goe the said gate and 

departed awaye w{hi}ch was all that this defendant did  And to all the 

rest of the Confederacies practises conspiracies quarrellings 

ministringe wordes of quarrell p{re}paringe of weapons caryinge or 

vsinge of weapons assaults resistance or rescue made to any Constable 

officer or other subiects of our sou{er}aigne lord the kinge and to 

all the riotts routs vnlawfull assemblies breaches of the king{es} 

peace and all other offences and misdemeanors wherew{i}th this 

defendant by the said bill or Informac{i}on is charged touched accused 

or Informed or complained of This defendant saythe he is not guiltye 

of them or any of them  And this defendant Harry Lewellin sayth he is 

not guiltye of any thinge menc{i}o{n}ed in the bill or Informac{i}on: 

And all these defendant{es} doe saye that the said William Philpott at 

the said time and place of the p{re}tended misdemeanors in Gootheridge 

aforesaid in the bill informed of as they take ^\it \ was no   

Constable sworne for or in the said places where the same are sayd to 

be committed but vsurped the said office vnder ^\colour \ thereof 

to seeke advantage to imprison and evill intreat such against whom he 

bare causles malice and further these defendant{es} doe saie that the 

p{ar}ishe of Goodridge in the byll menc{i}o{n}ed consisteth of three 

Towneshippes the first Glewston and the ould mill the second Hentland 

the third Hunsum and that all the misdeamenors in the bill alleaged 

and p{re}tended are sayd to be committed w{i}thin the Towne shippe of 

Hentland whereof one Roger Gar\din{er} ^\now decesed \\ at the 

time in the bill menc{i}o{n}ed [and euer since] was [and is] Constable 

and not William Phillpott aforesaid  And all these defendants doe 

traverse w{i}thout that that any other matter clause sentence article 

or allegation in the said bill of Complaint contained materiall or 

effectuall in the law \to be\ answered vnto by these defendants or 

any of them and heere not sufficiently answered vnto confessed and 

avoyded traversed or denied is true  All w{hi}ch matters these 

defendant{es} and every of them are redy to averre and prove as this 

honourable Courte shall award and humbly praye to be dismissed from 

thence w{i}th theyr resonable Costes and Charges in that behalfe most 

wrongfully sustayned:/

                              {(signed)} \I. Hoskyns\



((dorse))

Iur{ata} Th{omas} Ml{ynatt}

\To the king{es} most excellent ma{ies}tie in his highnes court of 
  
Stare Chamber\



Vltimo die Octobris

D{e}d{imus} po{testatem} inter Will{elmu}m Philpott pl{ain}t{iff} & 

Anthony Phillpott et al{io}s def{endan}t{es}

brought in by Thom{as} Gwill{i}m



((dorse {(rev)}))



Phelpott{es}

v{er}s{us}

Phelpott{es} et al{ios}

ded{imus} po{testa}t{e}m



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\Iur{ata} 27 Ianuarij Anno 7\o \Ia{cobi} R{egis}

Th{omas} Mynatt\



The Aunswere of Edward Savaker Clarke one of the

Def{endan}t{es} to the Bill and informac{i}on of William 

Phillpott{es} Compla{inan}t



The said Defendant savinge to himself now and at all times hereafter 

all advauntages of Excepc{i}on to the Incertaynty and insufficiency of   

the said bill and informac{i}on by protestac{i}on saieth that the said 

bill and informac{i}on is Contrived rather of malice and Iniust 

displeasure to put the said Defendaunt beinge a Preachinge minister 

aged and not fitt for travayle and by his place and Callinge bounde to 

Continuall attendance over his flocke and others Comitted to his 

government and Charge to vnnecessary travell and Charges in the Lawe 

then vppon good grounde or Cause of suict  Neverthelesse for a full 

short and Direct Aunswere to the said Bill and Informac{i}on  The said 

Defendaunt saieth that hee is not guilty of any the Confederacies 

Conspiracies mayntenaunces Riott{es} Routes Vnlawfull assemblies 

assault{es} affrayes batries hurtes abbettinges and other the offences 

and misdemenors nor of any of them in the said bill and Informac{i}on 

Alleaged or wherew{i}th hee is thereby Charged or Chargeable in Manner 

and forme as is in the said bill & informac{i}on vntruly surmised  All 

w{hi}ch matters the said def{endan}t is Ready to averre and prove as 

this honorable Courte shall award and therefore humbly prayeth to be 

dismissed out of this honorable Courte w{i}th his Reasonable Costes 

and Charges in this behalf most wroungfully sustayned

                              {(signed)}\I. Hoskyns\



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The ioynte and seu{er}all answeres of George Vaughan William Savaker 

Iohn Horsman Iohn Mainston Iohn Lynnye al{ia}s baker
  
Phillip Vaughan Richard Powell and Thomas Prosser eu{er}y of them to 

the bill and Informac{i}on of William Phellpott:



The said defendants and eu{er}y one of them savinge to themselves 

now and at all times heereafter all advantages of excepc{i}on to 

the incertainty and insufficiencye of the said bill and Informac{i}on 

by protestac{i}on saye that the said bill and Informac{i}on is 

contrived rather of malice and vniust displesure to put the said 

defendants to expences and charges in the law then vpon any good 

ground or iust cause of suict Neu{er}theles for full and direct 

answere to the said bill and Informac{i}on the said defendant{es} 

George Vaughan William Savaker Iohn Horsman Iohn Mainston and Iohn 

Lynny al{ia}s baker and eu{er}y one of them saithe that they nor any 

of them are guiltie of any the said Confederacies Conspiracies 

maintaynanc{es} Riotts Routs vnlawfull assemblies assaultes affrayes 

bateries hurtes abbetments and other the offences and misdemeanors 

^\or \ of any of them in the said bill and Informac{i}on alleaged 

or wherew{i}th eyther or any of them are thereby charged or chargeable 

in manner and forme as is in the said bill and Informac{i}on vntruly 

surmised.  And the said Phillip Vaughan and other of the said 

defendants saithe that he beinge in the Churchyard of Goodriche at the 

daye in the bill specifyed seinge vpon the day in the said 

Informac{i}on menc{i}o{n}ed William Phellpott the Complaynant Anthony 

Phellpott his brother Katheryne Phellpott theyr sister and Thomas 

Roberts w{i}th great violence haulinge and pullinge Thomas Williams in 

this bill menc{i}o{n}ed in such furious manner that they had almost   

strangled the said Thomas Williams sayinge that they would carry the 

said Thomas Williams to the stockes one that then was in the Company 

whose name this defendant doth not now remember cast the naked dagger 

of the said Thomas Williams vpon the grownd in the said Churchyard of 

Goodriche and willed this defendant to take vpp the said dagger and to 

keepe the same w{hi}ch this defendant did accordinglye to the intent 

no mann might be hurte thereby but his ma{ies}ties peace preserued and 

therew{i}th presently dep{ar}ted out of the said Churchyard into the 

Orchard of Edward Savaker Clearke and other of the defendants vnto the 

said Churchyard adioyninge holdinge the said dagger in his hands 

w{i}thout doyinge or meaninge to doe any hurte to any bodye wherevpon 

the said Complaynant ranne to this defendant w{i}th great fury and 

violence tooke awaye the said dagger from this defendant and then and 

there Iohn Gwillym and Richard Powell gent{leman} in this bill 

menc{i}o{n}ed and Charles Gwyllim all armed w{i}th swordes gunnes 

bills and other weapons assalted this defendant and gave him diu{er}s 

grevous blowes w{i}th theyr weapons and the said Iohn Gwillym gave 

this defendant diu{er}s sore blowes w{i}th his feete in the bottome of 

the belly and face of this defendant and offered to have pulled out 

his ffauchion w{hi}ch he then had by his side to have slayne this 

defendant w{hi}ch this defendant p{er}ceauinge and to preuent iminnent 

dainger of deathe caught the said ffauchion out of the hand of the 

said Iohn Gwillym and kept the same not offeringe any blowe 

therew{i}th vnto the said Iohn Gwillym or any others and then the said 

Richard Powell Iohn Gwillym and Charles Gwillym came violently vpon 
  
this defendant and w{i}th their Weapons strake downe this defendant 

and would have murthered((33)) him yf Rescue had not come all w{hi}ch 

\done by this Def{endan}t as afores{ai}d \ as this defendant 

taketh it was lawfull for him to doe, And the said Richard Powell and 

Thomas Prosser and eu{er}y of them saye that they are not guiltye of 

any the said misdeameanors neyther were they nor any of them in the 

Churchyard of Goodriche in the bill menc{i}o{n}ed when these 

^\supposed \ misdemeanors were committed but beinge in the howse 

of Edward Savaker Clearke there came in a woman or mayd called Ioan 

Savakre into the said Edward Savakers howse one of the defendants 

cryinge that the said Iohn Gwillym Charles Gwillym Richard Powell and 

others had slayne Phillip Vaughan one of the defendants in the said 

Informac{i}on  Wherevpon the said Richard Powell ^\the 

def{enden}t \ and Thomas Prosser went out of the said howse takinge 

w{i}th them eu{er}y one a staffe w{hi}ch they then found by chaunce in 

the said howse w{i}th intenc{i}on to keepe the kings peace.  [as this 

defendant {{...}}h thinketh] and as soone as they were out of the doore 

of the said howse they fownd the said Iohn Gwillym and Richard Powell 

and others whose names they doe not now remember lyinge vpon and 

oppressinge the said Phillip Vaughan beinge cast downe vpon the grownd 

and grovelinge vnder them meaninge as these((34)) defendants thinketh 

and as the said Iohn Gwillym and Richard Powell gent{leman} reported 

to have murthered the said Phillip Vaughan yf these defendants and one 

Iohn Markye the yonger gent{leman} Iohn Stratford gent{leman} Thomas 

Iones and others had not deliu{er}ed and rescued the said Phillip 

Vaughan and kept them backe from pursuinge the said Phillipp Vaughan   

and for all the rest of the Confederacies conspiracies maintenanc{es} 

riott{es} routs, vnlawfull assemblies assaltes affrayes bateries 

hurtes abbetements rescues threatning{es} breaches of the peace and 

other offences and misdeamenors wherew{i}th the defendant{es} are 

charged by the said bill or Informac{i}on and to eu{er}y of them these 

defendant{es} Phillipp Vaughan Richard Powell and Thomas Prosser and 

eu{er}y of them sayeth they are not guitye((35)) of them nor any((36)) 

of them \And all these defendant{es} doe traverse and say \ 

W{i}thout that that any other matter thinge clause sentence cause or 

allegation in the said bill contayned materiall or effectuall to be 

answered vnto and heerby not sufficyently confessed or avoyded 

trau{er}sed or denyed is true  All w{hi}ch matters these defendant{es} 

and eu{er}ye((37)) of them are redye to averr and prove as this 

Ho{nora}ble Courte shall award and humbly prayeth to be heere hence 

dismissed w{i}th theyr Costes and Charges in this wrongfull suict 

sustayned./

                        {(signed)} \I. Hoskyns.\



\Predict{i} defend{entes} Iur{ati} fuer{unt} hinc respons{uri} 

xx\o \ die Aprilis Anno Regni Regis Iacobi nunc &c Octavo Coram 

nobis/\

{(signed)} \Gregory Burhill\  \Io{hn} Brace\  \Iohn 

Gardner/\



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Intergatorryes to be mynistred vnto George Vaughan Philip 

Vaughan

and Iohn Horsemen three of the defend{an}t{es} to{{.}} the Bill of

Compl{ain}t of Will{ia}m Philpotte Compl{ainan}t

Imprimis whether did the said Phel{{...}}\lip \ Vaughan and the 

other defend{an}t{es} Thomas Willi{a}ms Iohn Tovey the yonger Iohn 

Prychard and others on the munday in whytson weeke in the ffieft yeere 

of his Ma{ies}t{ies} Reigne in thafter noone of the saide day Come 

forth of the house of Edward Savacre Clearke in Gooderych in the 

Countie of Heref{ord} vnto the Churchard then and theare w{i}th bills 

staffes and other wepons to thende to assalt the Compl{ainan}t then 

beinge Cunstable of Gooderych and to assalt the said Richard Powell 

the yonger and Iohn Gwill{i}m ye or noe.  And what p{er}sons Came then 

fforth of the said Edward Savacres house and w{i}th what wepons and 

ffor what Cause and to what ende as you knowe or remember and whether 

were you any of these p{er}sons w{hi}ch then Came fforth of the said 

house w{i}th the said wepons into the Churchard declare the truth.

Item whether did you George Vaughan w{i}th one Thomas Gwyll{i}m 

about{es} two yeares past and more at diu{er}s tymes Come to one   

messuage or ten{emen}te Called the old Myll in Gooderych 

aforesaid to thend to take the possession therof ffrom the 

Compl{ainan}t{es} ffather ye or noe.  And did you affirme that 

you wold ffyre the house if you Cold not enter the possession ye 

or noe  Declare the truth therof/

Item whether Did you the said Phellippe Vaughan on the munday in 

whitson weeke in the after noone Drawe a sword or ffauchion out of the 

sheth hanginge at the syde of the said Iohn Gwill{i}m nere the said 

Churchard of Gooderich aforesaid ye or noe  And whether did you assalt 

or strike the said Iohn Gwill{i}m or any other w{i}th the said sword 

or ffauchion ye or noe.

Item whether did you late p{ar}te w{i}th the said Thomas Willi{a}ms 

and others on the said munday in whitson weeke in the affrey and 

quarell then made against the said Compl{ainan}t and the said Richard 

Powell the yonger and Iohn Gwill{i}m ye or noe  And what wepons had 

you then and theare  And whether Did you then and theare assalt or 

strike at any p{er}son or p{er}sons And whom did you then assalt or 

strike at and w{i}th what wepon and ffor what Cause Declare the trueth 

therof.

Item whether did the Compl{ainan}t at the daie and place 

aforesaid arest the defend{an}t Thomas Will{ia}ms ffor the breach 

of his Ma{ies}t{ies} peace ye or noe  And did you and Diu{er}s 

others then and theare rescue and take away the said Thomas 

Will{ia}ms ffrom the said arest ye or noe  And who did then and 

theare rescue and take away by force the said Thomas Will{ia}ms ffrom 
  
the Compl{ainan}t as you remember/ And what wepons had you and them 

then and theare when the said rescue was made.

           \{(signed)} \Gregory Burhill\ \Io{hn} Brace\ \

           \{(signed)} \Iohn Gardner\ \



((dorse))



Phelpott{es}

v{er}s{vs} Vaughan et al{ios}

Ded{imus} po{testa}t{em}/



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Apud Gotheridge xx\o \ Die Aprilis Anno Regni D{omi}ni n{ost}ri 

Iacobi Dei gr{aci}a Anglie

ffrancie & hib{er}nie Regis fidei defensor &c Octavo & Scocie 

xviij\o \

The Examynac{i}ons and sayeing{es} of George Vaughan Phe{llippe} 

Vaughan and Iohn horsman

to the Interr{ogatories} mynistred by the Compl{ainan}t Will{ia}m 

Phelpott and hereunto annexed

Taken ^\vpon theire Corporall othes \ the Daye and yere 

abovesaid Before Gregory Burghill Clarke Iohn Brace  

and Iohn Gardner gent{leman} by Vertue of his ^\highnes \ 

Comission hereunto alsoe annexed And to

them and Iohn Abrahall gent{leman}



George Vaughan of the p{ar}ishe of Whitchurche in the Countie of 

heref{ord} gent{leman} aged xlv yeres or thereabout{es} sworen 

and examyned sayeth as followeth



To the first Interr{ogatory} he sayeth that he cannot depose for 

that he was not p{re}sent at the tyme of suche mysdemeanors 

surmysed to have byn Com{m}itted but A myle or more Distant from 

the Churche yarde of Gotheridge in the interr{ogatory} 

menc{i}oned



To the second Interr{ogatory} he sayeth/ That he Did not at the 

tyme in the Interr{ogatory} menc{i}oned goe w{i}th the sayd 

Thomas G{wi}ll{y}m to any suche end menc{i}oned in the said 

Interr{ogatory}.  But sayeth that beinge((38)) Comaunded by the 

Iustices of the peace of the Countie of heref{ord} to assiste them was 

there there((39)) twise for the assistinge of the sayd Iustices to 

geve possession of the sayd messuage And denyeth that he ever 

threatened to fire the said house/ {(signed)} \Gregory Burhill:\  

\Io{hn} Brace\  \Iohn Gardner\ 



Phillippe Vaughan of the p{ar}ishe of Whitchurche in the Countie of 
  
heref{ord}

yoman Aged xxvj yeres or thereabout{es} sworen and examyned deposeth 

and sayeth as followeth



To the first Interr{ogatory} he sayeth/ that he Came not foorth of the 

house of the sayd Edwarde Saveaker in any suche manner armed or w{i}th 

any suche intent at all the sayd tyme or daye menc{i}oned in the sayd 

Interr{ogatory} and further sayeth that he knoweth not what p{er}sons 

came foorth of the sayd house nor thentent of thoose that cam furth 

nor what weapons any p{er}son brought out of the sayd house



To the second Interr{ogatory} he cannot Depose



To the thirde Interrogator{y} he sayeth/ that at the tyme in the 

interr{ogatory} menc{i}oned the sayd Iohn G{wi}ll{y}m in the 

Interr{ogatory} named strake this examinat w{i}th his ffist on 

the face And further offered to drawe his falchion from his syd to 

have wronged or wounded this examynatt, where vpon he this examinat 

for his owne savegardge Caught hould of the sayd falchion and gatt the 

sayd fachion from the sayd G{wi}ll{y}m, w{hi}ch he onlie kept for a 

space in his owne Defence not offeringe any hurte to the sayd Gwillym



To the fourth Interr{ogatory} he sayeth/ That he this examynat tooke 

noe p{ar}te w{i}th the sayd Will{ia}ms in any mysdemeanor agaynst the 

sayd Compl{ainan}t or the sayd Richard Powell or Iohn G{wi}ll{y}m  And 

that he had noe weapon but onlie as he deposed in the former   

interr{ogatory}, neyther Did he this examy{n}at alsaulte or stricke 

any p{er}son/



To the fifte Interr{ogatory} he sayeth/ he knoweth not whether 

the Compl{ainan}t at the Daye and place menc{i}oned in the 

Interr{ogatory} Did arest the sayd Will{i}ams or not/ for breache 

of his ma{ies}t{ies} peace, neyther that he this examynat Did rescue 

the sayd Will{i}ams, neyther Doe this examynat remember whether the 

sayd Will{i}ams were rescued or not/  {(signed)} \Gregory Burhill\  

\Io{hn} Brace\  \Iohn Gardner\



Iohn horsman of the p{ar}ishe of Gotheridge in the County of 

heref{ord} husbondman aged xxx\tie \

yeres or thereabout{es} sworen and examyned Deposeth and sayth as 

followeth



To the first Interr{ogatory} he sayth That he knoweth not what 

p{er}sons Cam furth of the sayd house weaponed to thentent to 

asaulte the Compl{ainan}t or the sayd Richard Powell or Iohn 

G{wi}ll{y}m, neyther Did he this examynat see any at all come 

forthe of the sayd house of the sayd Edward Saveaker weaponed or 

vnweaponed at the tyme in the interr{ogatory} menc{i}oned



To the second and all the Rest of the Interr{ogatories} he this 

examynat is ignorant/
  
       {(signed)} \Gregory Burhill\  \Io{hn} Brace/\    

                    \Iohn Gardner/\



((dorse))



To the king{es} most Excelent ma{ies}tie

Philpott{es} \depu{tan}tem \((40)) {{...}}er Vaughan

respons{a} Georgij Vaughan & al{iorum} {{.}} xv\na \ Pascha in

Camera Stellat{a} ad P{artem}((41)) Phelpott

brought in by Iohn Tovye/ xxv\th \ Aprill

                         Iur{ata} Th{omas} M{ynatt}




HAY



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(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Gabriel (Wallwin),} \ma \, {deputy to 

Master Oliver Lloid,} \lld \, {vicar general of Francis Godwin, 

bishop of Hereford.}))

...

\ex{communicatio}/ \

Willimus Meney vsed to plaie one his harpe in the parrishe of the haie 

vpon diu{er}s saboath daies in the tyme of eveninge praier \4 die 
  
mens{is} decembris Anno domini 1617 com{paruit} et nega{vi}t 

Articulo.((42)) postea examinat{us} [{{..}}] fass{us} est vnde 

d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei 2 dies pen{itenciales} in Eccl{es}ia 

p{re}d{icta} more pen{itenciali} &c ad cert{ificandum} in 

p{ro}x{imo}./\ vj\o \ die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} 

p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c neq{ue} cer{tificavi}t &c 

exco{mmunicatus}

...



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(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Leominster 

before Master Francis Bevans,} \lld \, {vicar general of Herbert 

Westfaling, bishop of Hereford.}))
...

\18 d \

\8 d \
Edward seymore

Ioh{ann}es morce

Thomas Blacke

detect{i} for dauncing in the churchyard \q{u}o die comp{aruerun}t 

et confess{i} ar{ticu}lum eund{e}m e{ss}e veru{m}/ vnde d{omi}n{u}s 

iniu{n}xit [de p] eisd{e}m sep{ar}atim vnu{m} diem peniten{cialem} 

more peniten{ciali} in Eccl{es}ia sua p{ar}ochiali et ad   

cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}/\

...



((f [179v] {(7 February)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Leominster 

before Master Roger Bradshawe, deputy.}))

...

\1 deb{et} feod{um} \

\2 di{missi}o \

Edward Seymore/

Ioh{ann}es Morce/

Thomas Blacke/

detect{i} p{ro} angli{c}e dauncing infra cimiter{ium} &c h{ab}ent ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} i diem peniten{cialem} more peniten{ciali} in hunc 

diem/ \quib{us} Edward{o} Seymor, & Tho{ma} Blacke pu{blic}e 

p{re}co{nizatis} &c et com{paruerunt} &c c{er}t{ificaverunt} iuxta 

decret{um} &c de p{er}act{ione} peniten{cie} &c vnd{e} di{missi} 

&c/\

...


                             HEREFORD



<A M>
<S  >
<D c} 1265>
<P HN01>


((f 9v*))



... Item((1)) sciendu{m} q{uod} thesaur{arius} debet inuenire((2)) 

i{n} f{es}to s{anc}ti Steph{an}i diaconib{us}((3)).  In f{es}to 

s{anc}ti ioh{ann}is sacerdotib{us}((4)) cereos portatiles ad 

p{ro}cessionem in uesp{er}is & matuti{nis}. & in f{es}to innocenciu{m} 

pueris candelas & duos cereos coram p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o....



<A M>
<S  >
<D 286>
<P HB01>


((ff 39v--40* {(26 August)})) 

...

\1 D{e} nupciis Iud{e}or{um} \

\2 {contra} accede{n}tes ad ea. \

((par))Ricardus miserac{i}one diuina Hereforden{sis} Ep{iscopu}s/ dilecto 

in chr{ist}o filio d{omi}no .. Cancelar{io} hereford{ensis} vices .. 

decani eiusd{em} ecc{lesi}e ad p{re}sens g{er}enti, sal{ute}m cu{m} 

ben{ediccione} & gr{aci}a saluatoris. Quot & quantis sit plena 

dispendiis & p{er}ic{u}lis chr{ist}ianor{um} simul & iudeor{um} 

adinuicem co{n}u{er}sac{i}o; no{n} solu{m} iura testa{n}t{ur} set & 

mag{ist}ra reru{m} efficax exp{er}iencia, manifestat. quos p{ro}p{r}ia 

culpa p{er}petue s{er}uituti dampnatos licet pietas chr{ist}iana 

receptet & sustineat pacient{er}.  ip{s}is t{ame}n chr{ist}ianis p{ro} 

gr{aci}a contumeliam & p{ro} familiaritate contemptu{m} redd{er}e   

no{n} verent{ur}. & q{uo}d dictu horrend{um} est, multiplicit{er} 

ip{s}is illud{er}e & in creatoris sui contumeliam p{ro}silire 

p{re}sumu{n}t.  Sane ex freq{ue}nti relac{i}o{n}e recepimus q{uo}d 

quidam Iudei hac instanti die M{er}curij p{ro}x{im}a post festu{m} 

b{eat}i Barth{olome}i ap{osto}li((43)) In Ciuitate Hereford{ensi} 

q{ue}dam nupcialia co{n}uiuia s{e}c{un}d{u}m ritu{m} suu{m} 

detestabilem p{re}pararu{n}t ad que/ no{n} nullos chr{ist}ianor{um} 

no{n} solu{m} occulte s{ed} palam & solempnit{er} inuitaru{n}t/ Vt sic 

fidei chr{ist}iane cui{us} hostes g{r}atis existunt/ detrahere valeant 

& sinist{r}a simplicib{us} p{re}dicare, ex quor{um} tam solempni 

co{n}u{er}sac{i}o{n}e ad inuicem/ no{n} est dubiu{m} posse scandalu{m} 

gen{er}ari.  Cum {i}gi{tur} illius dissimulare opp{ro}briu{m} no{n} 

debemus/ qui de su{m}mis celor{um} ad yma mu{n}di descendens, & tandem 

morte{m} subiens te{m}p{or}alem/ p{ro}bra n{ost}ra deleuit;  vobis 

mandamus in virtute obed{ienc}ie. firmit{er} iniu{n}ge{n}tes 

q{u}atinus p{er} omnes ecc{lesi}as ciuitatis p{re}d{i}c{t}e sub pena 

dist{r}iccionis canonice hac instanti die Martis & ip{s}a die 

M{er}curij faciatis pu{bli}ce inhiberi; ne quis chr{ist}ianor{um} 

h{uiusmod}i co{n}uiuijs cu{m} iudeis int{er}e{ss}e p{re}sumat.  Et ne 

aliquos p{er} ignoranciam hui{us} mandati contingat errare q{uo}d 

absit/ hoc id{em} p{er} vicos ciuitatis eiusd{em} faciatis eo m{od}o 

quo melius co{n}uenit publicari.  Cont{r}auenientes u{e}l huic 

n{ost}ro mandato rebelles siqui fuerint p{er} censuram 

ecc{lesi}asticam co{m}pescendo.  val{e}t{e}.  Dat{um} ap{u}d Bosebury. 

vij. kalen{das} Septembr{is}.  Ordinac{i}onis n{ost}re anno Q{u}arto.
  


(({(6 September)}))



((par))R{icardus} dei gr{aci}a Her{efordensis} Ep{iscopu}s dil{ec}to/ in 

ch{rist}o fil{io} Decano Her{fordensis} u{e}l ei{us} vices adp{re}sens 

g{er}enti, sal{u}t{em} gra{cia}m & ben{ediccionem}.  Meminim{us} nos 

vob{is} alias sc{ri}psisse, & in virtute obed{ienc}ie f{ir}mit{er} 

i{n}iunge{n}do mandasse, q{ua}tin{us} p{er} o{mn}es eccl{es}ias 

Ciuitatis Her{efordensis} publice fac{er}etis inhib{er}i, ne q{ui}s 

ch{rist}ianor{um}/ co{n}uiuiis seu conubiis detestabilib{us} 

iud{e}o{rum} intere{ss}e p{re}sum{er}et. s{u}b pena Cano{n}ice 

dist{r}icc{i}o{n}is.  Et ne q{u}i p{er} ignorancia{m} n{ost}ri 

mandati/ errare possent mandauim{us} p{er} vicos Ciuitatis ei{us}d{em} 

eo modo quo melius conue{n}iret inhibic{i}o{n}em n{ost}ram 

sollempnit{er} publicari.  Addentes/ vt {contr}auenientes/ u{e}l huic 

mandato n{ostr}o rebelles/ si qui fu{er}int p{er} censuram 

Eccl{es}iasticam co{m}pesceretis in forma iuris.  Vn{de} q{uia} vt 

postmod{um} a fidedignis intelleximus/ q{uo}d no{n}nulli iniq{u}itatis 

seu rebellionis filii d{i}c{t}or{um} inimicorum c{r}ucis chr{ist}i 

nefandis co{n}nubiis int{er}esse  p{re}su{m}ps{er}u{n}t, eisd{em} 

co{mmun}icando, ac eos m{u}ltiplicit{er} honorando & ornando in 

ch{rist}ianor{um} vitup{er}iu{m}/ & scandalum/ & contumeliam sui 

creatoris/ n{ostr}is monic{i}o{n}ib{us} co{n}te{m}ptis & {etiam} 

vilipensis/ q{u}os om{n}es & sing{u}los/ exco{mmun}ica[ui]m{us} in 

hiis sc{r}iptis; vob{is} in virtute obediencie, & sub pena 

coh{er}c{i}onis cano{n}ice firmit{er} it{er}ato p{re}cipim{us} &   

mandam{us}, q{u}atin{us} om{n}es illos q{ui} p{re}d{i}c{t}is 

co{n}uiuiis seu {con}nubiis int{er}era{n}t co{m}edendo. bibendo. 

ludendo. ioc{u}lando/ seu q{uo}dcu{m}q{ue} yst{r}ionat{us} officiu{m} 

ex{er}cendo, seu q{u}ocu{m}q{ue} alio modo eisd{em} ad honore{m} 

ip{s}or{um} co{mmun}icando in obp{ro}briu{m} fidei ch{rist}iane; 

p{er} om{n}es Eccl{es}ias Ciuitatis & suburbn{us}((44)) dieb{us} 

d{omi}nicis & festiuis int{r}a missar{um} solle{m}pnia, pulsatis 

Campanis/ accensis Candel{is}/ s{i}c exco{mmun}icatos publice 

denu{n}cietis/ don{e}c ad gremiu{m} s{anc}te Mat{r}is Eccl{es}ie 

redeuntes/ penam p{ro} dem{er}itis condignam recepturi/ 

absoluc{i}o{n}is  |  b{e}n{e}ficiu{m} m{er}uerint obtin{er}e. quor{um} 

absoluc{i}o{n}em nob{is} sp{eci}alit{er} res{er}uam{us}, 

q{u}icq{u}i{d} ci{r}ca eor{un}d{em} absoluc{i}o{n}em acten{us} 

fu{er}it attemptatu{m}, in irritu{m} reuocantes. Illos v{er}o qui 

p{re}fatis inimicis chr{ist}i co{mmun}icaru{n}t; eos in 

eq{u}itat{ur}a. vect{ur}a. ornamentis/ in pannis sericis/ seu 

deauratis ornaru{n}t/ seu {etiam} honorau{er}u{n}t; censure sentencie 

consimil{is} exco{mmun}icac{i}onis p{ro}ponim{us} innodare. n{is}i 

infra spaciu{m} octo dieru{m} a te{m}p{or}e publicac{i}onis 

p{re}senciu{m}/ deo & Eccl{es}ie p{ro} co{m}misso tam nefario 

sat{is}fec{er}int competent{er}.  Q{ui}d aute{m} in p{re}missis 

fec{er}itis vna c{um} no{min}ib{us} exco{mmunica}tor{um}. nob{is} 

cit{r}a die{m} sa{nc}ti Mich{aelis}. disti{n}cte & ap{erte} con{stari} 

fa{cietis}.  P{ro}ponim{us} e{n}i{m} in v{est}ri def{e}c{tu}m seu 

negli{genci}am. ne t{antu}m scel{us} remaneat i{m}pu{n}it{um}; p{er} 
  
alios d{i}c{t}am s{e}n{tenc}ia{m} execuc{i}o{n}i debite dema{n}dare, 

si q{uod} ab{sen}t{e}s neg{ligen}tes fu{er}itis i{n} p{re}missis.  

val{e}t{e}. Dat{um} Bosebir{y}. viij\o \. Id{us} Sept{embris}. 

anno d{omi}ni &c. octog{esimo} sexto.

... 



<A M>
<S  >
<D 302--3>
<P HC01>


((mb 3* {(Expenses)}))

...

It{em} Die Innocenciu{m} Ep{iscop}o p{ar}uor{um}    iiij. d

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 306--7>
<P HC02>


((mb 1 {(Expenses)}))

...

Ite{m} Ep{iscop}o die Innocenciu{m}       iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 308--9>
<P HC03>
 

((mb 3 {(Expenses)}))

...

... Et p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die f{es}ti s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenciu{m} 

iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 311--12>
<P HC04>
 
  
((mb 1 {(Expenses)}))

...

Et p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o die Innocenci{um} p{ro} den{arijs} 

missal{ibus}     iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 313--14>
<P HC05>
 

((mb 1))

...

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o die Innocenciu{m} p{ro} j missa   

iiij. d.  

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 316--17>
<P HC06>
 

((mb 1 (First quarter expenses)))

...

... Et lib{erasse} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die innocenciu{m}   

iiij. d....



<A M>
<S  >
<D 319--20>
<P HC07>


((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... Et p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} j miss{a}  iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 320--1>
<P HC08>
   

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... Et p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o. iiij d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 321--2>
<P HC09>


((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... paruus((45)) ep{iscop}o die In{n}oc{encium}  iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 322--3>
<P HC10>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

It{em} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die innocenc{ium} .iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 323--4>
<P HC11>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m Paruus Ep{iscop}us((46)) die Innoc{encium} .iiij. d. 

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 324--5>
<P HC12>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))
  
...

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o die Innocent{ium} .iiij. d.  

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D >
<P HC63>
 

((mb 1 {(External expenses)}))

...

Item lib{erasse} in obl{aci}on{es} p{ar}ui ep{iscop}i die 

s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium}  viij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 327--8>
<P HC13>


((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o   iiij. d. 

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 328--9>
<P HC14>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... paruo Ep{iscop}o j. miss{a}  iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 329--30>
<P HC15>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...  

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o j. miss{a}.  iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 330--1>
<P HC16>
 

((mb 1))

...

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o j. miss{a}  iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 332--3>
<P HC17>
 

((mb 1))

...

... It{em} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o j miss{a}  iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 333--4>
<P HC18>


((mb 1))

...

... It{e}m p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die Innocencij((47))  iiij. d.  

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 334--5>
<P HC19>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die Innocenc{i}u{m}  iiij. d....
  
...



<A M>
<S  >
<D >
<P HC64>
 

((mb 1 {(External expenses)}))

...

It{em} in oblac{i}o{n}e p{ar}ui ep{iscop}i die s{an}c{t}or{um} 

Innocenciu{m} .viij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 335--6>
<P HC20>


((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o .iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 336--7>
<P HC21>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o Die Innocenc{ium} .iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 337--8>
<P HC22>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o Die Innoc{encium} .iiij. d....

...  



<A M>
<S  >
<D 338--9>
<P HC23>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o Die s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenciu{m}  

.iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 339--40>
<P HC24>
 
((mb 1 {(Expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m paruo Ep{iscop}o Die Innocenciu{m} .iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 340--1>
<P HC25>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m paruo .. Ep{iscop}o Die Innoc{encium} p{ro} .j. missa  

.iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 341--2>
<P HC26>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

It{em} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die Innocenc{ium} .iiij. d.// 

...  



<A M>
<S  >
<D 342--3>
<P HC27>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

It{em} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die Innocenc{ium} .iiij. d.//...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 343--4>
<P HC28>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))


...

... It{e}m paruo ep{iscop}o die innocenc{ium}. iiij. d.//...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D >
<P HC65>
 

((mb 1))

...

...In oblac{ione} p{ar}ui ep{iscop}i p{ro} vino  viij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 344--5>
<P HC29>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{em} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o die innocenciu{m} .iiij. d./ ...

...

  

<A M>
<S  >
<D 345--6>
<P HC30>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o die Innocenc{ium} .iiij. d./...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 353--4>
<P HC31>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

It{e}m .p{ar}uo. Ep{iscop}o .iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 354--5>
<P HC32>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{em} paruo ep{iscop}o p{ro} vna missa .iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 356--7>
<P HC33>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... It{e}m p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} .j. miss{a} .iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 357--8>
<P HC34>
 
  
((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

Inde lib{erasse} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o. p{ro} .j. m{issa} .iiij. d...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 358--9>
<P HC35>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

Inde computat lib{erasse} .p{ar}uo. Ep{iscop}o p{ro} .j. missa  

.iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D >
<P HBD2>


((f 52v {(9 July)}))



...Ioh{ann}i Montsorti Citheredo fac{ienti} menestralc{iam} 

s{uam} coram d{omi}na Regina apud Hereford{iam} de dono eiusdem 

ix\a \ die Iulij. vj .s viij .d....

 

<A M>
<S  >
<D 360--1>
<P HC36>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

Inde lib{erasse} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} .j. missa .iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 361--2>
<P HC37>
   

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

Inde lib{erasse} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o iiij. d....

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 372--3>
<P HC38>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

((par))P{ar}uus ep{iscop}us((48)) p{ro} vna missa    iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 373--4>
<P HC39>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

((par))p{ar}uus ep{iscop}us((49)) p{ro} vna miss{a}    iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 374--5>
<P HC40>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

((par))p{ar}uus ep{iscop}us((50)) p{ro} vna missa    iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 375--6>
<P HC41>
 

((mb 1 col 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))
  
...

p{ar}uus ep{iscop}us((51)) p{ro} vna missa    iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 377--8>
<P HC42>


((mb 1 col 1))

...

((par))Inde lib{erasse} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} j. missa iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 378--9>
<P HC43>
 

((mb 1))

...

((par))Inde computat in lib{eracione} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} vna 

missa  iiij. d....

... 



<A M>
<S  >
<D 379--80>
<P HC44>
 

((mb 1 {(Cash payments)}))

...

((cap))Id{e}m comput{at} in soluc{ione} paruo ep{iscop}o p{ro} .j. 

missa .iiij. d./ ...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 381--2>
<P HC45>


((mb 1))  

...

((par))Inde comp{utat} solut{ionem} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o p{ro} j missa  

iiij d./...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 382--3>
<P HC46>


((mb 1 col 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

((par))Inde comp{utat} soluc{ionem} ^\p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o \ p{ro} j 

missa      iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 383--4>
<P HC47>


((mb 1 col 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

((par))Inde comput{at} solut{ionem} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} vna 

miss{a}  .iiij. d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 384--5>
<P HC48>
 

((mb 1 col 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

Inde comp{utat} solut{ionem} p{ar}uo ep{iscop}o p{ro} j missa  

iiij d.

...
  


<A M>
<S  >
<D 385--6>
<P HC49>
 

((mb 1 col 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

Inde comp{utat} soluc{ionem} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} j missa    

iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 386--7>
<P HC50>
 

((mb 1 col 1))

...

Inde comp{utat} solut{ionem} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o pro j missa    

iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 387--8>
<P HC51>


((mb 1 col 2))

...

It{e}m p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} j miss{a}    iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 389--90>
<P HC52>
 

((mb 2 col 2 {(Second quarter expenses)}))

...

Item solut{ionem} ij\o \ qu{a}rt{erio} P{ar}vo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} j 

miss{a}    iiij d.  

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 398--9>
<P HC53>
 

((mb 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

P{ar}vo ep{iscop}o p{ro} j miss{a}    iiij d.

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 401--2>
<P HC66>
 

((mb 1 {(Payments)}))

...

In festo s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium} eisd{em} ix cano{n}ic{is} & 

p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o   vj s. viij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 412--13>
<P HC54>


((mb 1 col 1 {(First quarter expenses)}))

...

... p{ar}vo ep{iscop}o    iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 413--14>
<P HC55>


((mb 1 col 2* {(First quarter expenses)}))



P{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o j miss{a}    iiij d.

...  



<A M>
<S  >
<D 417--18>
<P HC56>


((mb 2))

...

((cap))Et comput{at} solut{ionem} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o ib{ide}m 

existent{i} in die s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium} hoc anno 

accid{ente} p{er} d{i}c{tu}m paupiru{m}     iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 420--1>
<P HC57>
 

((mb 3))



((cap))Et solut{ionem} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o ib{ide}m existen{ti} in die 

s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium} hoc anno accid{ente} p{er} dictum 

papirum      iiij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 425--6>
<P HC67>
 

((mb 2 {(Payments)}))

...

Et comp{utat} sol{uisse} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} vino in festo 

omn{ium} s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenciu{m} accid{ente} infra temp{us} 

compo{t}i    viij d.

...


  
<A M>
<S  >
<D 432--3>
<P HC58>
 

((mb 2* {(Allowances)}))

...

P{ar}vo Ep{iscop}o ib{ide}m existent{i} ad j missam infra tempus 

compo{t}i   j d. q{u}art{arium} p{ar}s ij\a \

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 433--4>
<P HC59>
 

((mb 1d {(Allowances)}))

...

P{ar}vo Ep{iscop}o ib{id}em existent{i} ad j missam inf{r}a tempus 

compo{t}i   j d. q{u}a{rtarium}

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 435--6>
<P HC60>
 

((mb 1d {(Allowances)}))

...

((cap))P{ar}uo ep{iscop}o. ib{ide}m exist{enti} ad j missam infra 

tempus compot{i}   j d. di. q{u}a{rtarium}.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 437--8>
<P HC61>
 

((mb 1d {(Allowances)}))

...

((cap))Paruo Ep{iscop}o p{re}sent{i} exist{enti} ad \j \ missam in 

festo s{an}c{t}o{rum} Innocenciu{m}  {(blank)}
  
...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 440?>
<P HMC1>


((f [4v]* {(30 April)}))



\M{emorandum} iiij d.

p{er} pleg{ium} Ioh{ann}is Theo \


((cap))Eod{e}m die [Thomas lewes Sadeler quor{um}] \Ioh{ann}es hanley & 

Ioh{ann}es Pewte querunt{ur} \ v{ersu}s Thomam \li{bere} 

con{dicionis} \ Sporyo{ur} de pl{ac}ito detenc{ionis} vni((52)) 

libri de lusionib{us} p{re}c{io} ij s. iiij d.  pl{egij} de p{re}c{io} 

Thomas lewes Sadeler & Ph{ilipp}us Moseley   Et de r{eddito} 

att{achiandus} est p{er} corpus

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 463--4>
<P HC68>
 

((mb 3 {(First half of year)} {(Payments)}))

...

Et solut{um} ^\p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o \ p{ro} vino exist{enti} 

p{re}sent{i} ad missam in festo s{an}c{t}or{um} Innoc{encium} hoc 

a{nn}o     viij d.

...



((mb 5d))

...
...Et solut{um} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} j noct{ur}no in festo   

s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenciu{m} ex consuetud{ine} eccl{es}ie hoc 

anno      j Com{mun}'

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 469--70>
<P HC69>
 

((mb 2 {(Payments)}))

...

Et solut{um} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o existent{i} p{re}sent{i} ad missam in 

festo s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium}  viij d

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D c} 1470>
<P HC62>
 

((mb 1d))

...

...It{em} solut{um} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} noct{ur}na sua in festo 

s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium} ex consuet{udine} eccl{es}ie hoc Anno j 

Com{mun}'...

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 470--80?>
<P HC70>


((mb 3* {(First half of year)} {(Payments)}))

...

Et solut{um} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} vino exist{enti} p{re}sent{i} ad 

miss{am} in d{i}c{t}a p{ri}ma med{ietate} hui{us} Anni in festo 

s{an}c{t}or{um} Innocenc{ium}     viij d.
  
...



((mb 5d))

...

Et solut{um} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} eius nocturnis ad mat{utina} 

exist{entia} hoc Anno in ffesto inuent{i}onis s{anc}te crucis ex 

con{sue}tud{ine} Eccl{es}ie   j Com{mun}'     

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 486>
<P HG06>
 

((ff 17--18* {(15 May)}))

...

\1 S{eint} george \

\2 Ethelbert Rex \

\3 our lady \

... On the monday the king Remevede And Roode to herforde Wher A myle 

And moore oute of the town And ou{er} long brigge the meire of the 

towne w{i}t{h} an vj\xx \ horse And aboue mette the king And 

Receyved hym And further nere the [tow\n \e] towne the frerez of 

the saide Citie yaue ther Attendaunce in the p{ro}cession aft{e}r the 

parish chirches as accustumed W{i}t{h} great m{u}ltitude of people of 

the Countrey [R] Whiche in Reioysing of the king{es} co{m}myng Cried 

king henry king henry And holding vp ther handez blessed & prayde god 

to p{re}s{er}ue our king And When he entred the gate ther was ordeyned 

a pageaunt Of Seint George With a speche as ensueth  |

  

Moost Cristen p{r}ince And frende vnto the feith

Supporter of truth confounder of wikkednesse

As people of your Realme holy Reporth((53)) And saith

Welcome to this Citie W{i}t{h}oute eny feintenesse

And thinke verely as ye see her in likenesse

That this worme is discomfit by goddes [&] \ayde \ and myn

So shall I. be your helpe vnto your lives fine

To W{i}t{h}stonde your Enemyes with the helpe of that blessed 

vi{r}gyn

The Whiche loveth you Right wele I. dar playnly it say

Wherfor ye be right Welcom I. pray god further you in your way



It{e}m At the Crosse In the market place Was ordeynede A nother 

pageaunt of A king And ij bisshops The whiche sensede the king And the 

king of that had this Speche as ensueth



Moost vertuouse p{r}ince And g{ra}cious In gou{er}nance

Not Rigours but m{er}cifull as dauid in his Iuggement

The people of your Citie Wolde ful fayne your pleasaunce

And prayde me as ther patrone to enforme you of ther entent

My name Is king Ethelbert that su{m}tyme Was king of kent

Whiche in my yong Age loost myn erthly liff

And now am [p{ro}cto{u}r] p{ro}tector of this Cathedrall &     

Citie p{re}sent

Wherfor I Say Welcome both of man Child & Wiff
  
And that blessed vi{r}gyn that cessith our mortall striff


Abideth your co{m}myng her What I. say you

Wherfor I. will not ye tary but I. pray god be w{i}t{h} you



It{e}m at the entre of the Minster Was the iij\de \ paiaunt of our 

lady |  W{i}t{h} many vi{r}gins m{er}vealous & Richely besene And 

o{u}r lady had her Speche as heraft{e}r ensueth



In the best Wise welcome myn oune true knyght

To my Chirche And chapelens of our oune foundac{i}on

Wherfor I. thanke you & pray you both Day & nyght

ffor to kepe And defende from al fraudulent Imaginac{i}on

ffor many thyng{es} I. thanke you The dedes sheweth     

p{ro}bac{i}on

Vnto my laude & hono{u}r your((54)) doth eu{er} atteigne.

Wherfor I. thanke you of your good supportac{i}on

Your Rewarde Is behinde It shall come certeyne

That is the blisse of hevyn Wherin my so{n}ne dooth Reigne                

That Veraly I p{ro}mysse you I. haue graunt Afor

Now goo In & see my Chirche I. Will tary you nomore.



It{e}m at the entre W{i}t{h}in the Chirche doore The Bisshop In 

pontificalib{us} W{i}t{h} the Dean & the quere Receyuede the king as 

in other cathedrall Chirches Accustumed And on the morne as the king 

Went In p{ro}cession The bisshop of that Same See made A Sermonde 
  
declaring The popes bulles touching the king{es} & the quenes 

stile...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 503>
<P HG01>


((f 176*))

    The paiant{es} for the p{ro}cession of corpus chr{ist}i

((t1))                ((t2))b((55))  The tanners

((t1))                ((t2))         the story of Shore Thursday

((t1))ffurst Glouers  ((t2))a((56))  Walkers

((t1))   Adam  Eve    ((t2))         the good lord \\ridyng on an 

                                 asse\ \((57)) w{i}t{h} xij 

                                 appostelles

((t1))b  [Cayme and 

          abell]    ((t2))         Bocho{u}rs

((t1))}}\Eldest s{er}iant

((t1))}}Cayme abell 

((t1))}}moysey aron\      

((t1))}}     &         ((t2))         the taking of of((58)) o{u}r lord 

                                 [to]

((t1))Carpenters

((t1))a  Noye ship    ((t2))         The Eldest s{er}iant

((t1))                ((t2))             The Tormentyng of o{u}r lord 

                                     w{i}t{h} iiij tormentoures 

                                     w{i}t{h} the lementac{i}on

((t1))Chaundelers     ((t2))      \of o{u}r lady & saynt Iohn the 

                                 euaungelist\  

((t1))   abram Isack  ((t2))\Cappers   portacio Cruc{is} vsq{ue} 

                                     monte{m} Calu{ar}ij\

((t1))   moysey cu{m} 

       iiij\or \ 

       pu{er}is     ((t2))Dyers  \\Ih{es}us pendens in\ \ 

                                     Cruce &((59))

((t1))Skynners     

((t1))    Iesse       ((t2))Smythes

((t1))                ((t2))             longys w{i}t{h} his 

                                     knyght{es}

((t1))fflacchers      ((t2))\The Eldist Sariant // Mari^\a  \ 

                           and Ioh{ann}es Eu{a}ngelista\((60))

((t1))  Salutac{i}on  ((t2))Barbo{u}rs

((t1))  of o{u}r lady ((t2))    Ioseth Abarmathia

((t1))Vynteners       ((t2))Dyers

((t1))  Natiuite of 

      o{u}r lord    ((t2))   Sepultur{a} chr{ist}i

((t1))Taillo{u}rs     ((t2))The Eldest s{er}iant

((t1))  The iij King{es} 

      of colen      ((t2))tres marie


((t1))The belman

((t1))  the purificac{i}on 

      of o{u}r lady ((t2))Porters

((t1))  w{i}t{h} 

      Symyon/       ((t2))    Milites armat{i} custod{es} sepulcri  

((t1))drapers

((t1))  The---docto{u}rs 

      [of q]        ((t2))Mercers

((t1))  goyng w{i}t{h} 

      the good lord ((t2))   Pilate cayfas annas & mahounde

((t1))Sadlers         ((t2))Bakers

((t1))  ffleme Iordan ((t2))   Knyght{es} in harnes

((t1))Cardeners       ((t2))\Iorneyme{n}\

((t1))  the castell 

      of Israell    ((t2))\Capp{er}s\  \S{e}inte keterina 

                                            w{i}t{h} [ij] \Tres \ 

                                            Tormentors\((61))



<A M>
<S  >
<D c} 1500--20?>
<P HG05>


((ff 12--12v*)) 



     To the Ryght worshypefull Mayer of the Cytay of herefford 

     And to hys Bretherne./

Shewythe vnto yo{u}r good m{aste}rshyppes yo{u}r vmble orators the 

p{er}sons Subscribed beyng Iornemen of thoccupacion of [t] Corvesers 

w{i}t{h} in this Cytey/ haue obtayned of yo{u}r m{aste}rshyppes 

p{re}desessors Mayers And Aldermen of the Sayd Cytey A Co{m}posysyon 

whereby yo{u}r Sayd Orators were bound to bryng furth Certen torches 

in the p{ro}cession((62)) on the Day of Corpus Chr{ist}i yerelye/ And 

that yo{u}r Sayd orators be Also bound to paye yerlye to the Wardens 
  
of the Sayd occupacon((63)) Att xiij hall dayes w{i}t{h} in the Sayd 

Cytey/ yerelye to be holden xiij d. ffor the mayntennace((64)) of the 

Sayd torches, And for the Relyeffe of the pore Bretherne of the Sayd 

occupacion beyng sycke or in Decaye w{i}t{h} in the Sayd Cytey/ And 

ffor to burye suche pore bretherne as shuld happen to dye w{i}t{h} in 

the Same./ Whyche good lavdable orders haue Alwayes ben kepte ffrom 

the makyng thereof vntyll nowe of latte that the Wardens of the Sayd 

occupacion And Certen other frowarde p{er}sons((65)) in A Cedule 

hereunto Annexted named of theyre p{er}verse mynd dyd dystribute And 

geve Away the torches of the Sayd Occupacion Att theyre plesure/ And 

that the Sayd Wardens haue Alwayes hetherunto Refused and do 

Refusse./. to make And yelde to yo{u}r sayd orators An Accounte of the 

Receipte of theyre charge Co{n}trary to theyre [chargge] othe 

thereffore taken And Co{n}trary to theyre olde Custome thereffore 

vsed/. And that they Also wolde breke dyvers ordynnanc{es} in the Sayd 

Co{m}posicion Co{m}p{ri}sed And by the Lawes off the Realme or Custome 

of the Sayd Cytey not ffor bydden w{hich} ys to the vtt{er} 

Impovereshyng of yo{u}r Sayde orators/ And Co{n}trary to All Ryght And 

Consyons/.  Wherefor hytt may ples yo{u}r good m{aste}rshyppes to 

Com{m}au{n}de the Sayd Wardens to make Redeliu{er}ye of the Sayd 

torches And to yelde theyre Sayd Accounte Accordyng to Iustyce And 

that yo{u}r Sayd orators may Enioye All suche grauntes And libertes in 

the Same Co{m}posicion me{n}cioned And by the kyng{es} magestie  |  

And his moste honorable Councell nott Abrogatt Accordyng to the 

porpotte of the Sayd grauntes to them madde/ And yo{u}r Sayd orators 

shall dayle pray to god for the p{ro}sperus Estatte off yowre good   

m{aste}rshyppes long tyme to Endure.         



<A M>
<S  >
<D c} 1517>
<P HG05>


((f 39* {(8 May)} {(Letter from Walter Devereux to the mayor of 

Hereford)}))



Maister Mayer in my mooste hartyst maner I recomend me vnto/((66)) and 

to all the Aldremen yo{u}r brethern of the Cite/  Prayng and desiryng 

you all With the hole Co{mmo}nalte ther to be good and favorable to 

thys berer Henry wenston. So it ys. he ys determyned to make 

w{i}t{h}in the Cite a Game or a geve Aill after the custome of the 

Contre by your lisence/ and in that behalff he hath made labore vnto 

me to thentente that I wolde wrytt vnto you for your good wyll and the 

favore of yo{u}r Brethern and Citezens to be hade/ [s]((67)) accordyng 

to hys suytt made to me as ys before said/ I do desier you and all 

other aboue namyd to be favorable and good Maisters vnto hym/ as in 

gevyng hym leyff to kepe the said game or geve aill/ and that it may 

be asmoche to hys provytt as you may cause/ and in thys doyng at 

{{..}}((68)) instance and for my sake/ I shalbe at all tymes as good 

lorde and as frendly to any lover or frende of yours at your request 

in that shall ly in me/ No more to you at thys tyme /  but Ih{es}u 

haue you in hys kepyng/  Wretyn at Rychemonde the viij\th \ day of 

May./

                                 By yours assuryd

                 {(signed)} \Walter Deveroux\
  


<A M>
<S  >
<D 533--4>
<P HMR1>


((mb ld {(20 October--19 October) (Allowances)}))

...

It{em} solut{is} Thome downe s{er}vient{i} ad Clava{m} d{omi}ni 

Reg{is} ad laborand{um} p{ro}cessione{m} ffesti Corpor{is} chr{ist}i 

cu{m} diu{er}s{is} historijs hoc anno p{ro}duct{is}  vj s. viij d.

...

It{em} solut{is} Ministrall' d{omi}ni Regis hoc a{nn}o    vj s. 

viij d.

It{em} solut{is} Ministrallor{um}((69)) diu{er}sor{um} Gen{er}osor{um}   

xx s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 543--4>
<P HC71>
 

((mb 2 {(First half of year)} {(Payments)}))

...

Et solut{um} p{ar}uo Ep{iscop}o p{ro} vino existen{ti} ad missa{m} in 

p{ri}ma medietat{e} vnius Anni  j d.

...

 

<A M>
<S  >
<D 548--9>
<P HG02>


((ff 27--8* {(10 December)}))



Att A Lawday holden Att the Cytey of hereford before Iohn Warmeco{m}be 

Esquyer mayor of the Cytey of heref{ord} the x\th \ day of   

December in the Second yere of the Raigne of our Sou{er}aigne Lord 

Edward the Syxt by the grace of god of England ffraunce and Ireland 

Kynge Defender of the ffaythe And in erthe Sup{re}me hed of the 

Churche of England and Ireland/ fforasmocheas there was before thys 

tyme Dyvers Corporac{i}ons of Artiffycers craftes and occupacio{n}s in 

the Sayd Cytey who were bound by the grauntt{es} of ther Corporacions 

yerlye to bryng fforthe and Sett foreward dyu{er}s pageauntt{es} of 

Ancyentt historyes in the p{ro}cessyon in the sayd Cytey vpon the Day 

and ffeast of Corpus chr{ist}i/ whiche nowe ys & Are omytted and 

Surseassed./  Wherfore yt ys Agred Condescended. and grauntted by the 

sayd mayour hys bretherne and the thre Enquest{es} Sworne at thys 

p{re}sentt Law Day/ And by ther hole Assentt{es} and Concentt{es} and 

by the Auctoryte of the sayd Lawday accordyng to the Ancyentt Custome 

of the sayd Cytey. that the sayd [Lawday] mayour nowe at this 

p{re}sentt Lawday/ And hereafter hys Successors mayors of the sayd 

Cytey w{i}th the Consentt of hys or ther sayd Bretherne and the thre 

Enquest{es}  Shall and may grauntt vnder the Co{m}mon Sealle of the 

sayd Cytey vnto all the Artifficers craftes and occupacions in the 

sayd Cytey (whiche before this tyme have had Co{m}posyc{i}ons and 

grauntt{es} of Corporac{i}ons vnder the sayd Co{m}mon Seale) Licke 

Corporacons((70)) and Co{m}posycyons as they the sayd Artifficers 

craft{es} and occupac{i}ons have had and Enyoyed in tymes past/ Savyng 

that all and every of the sayd craft{es} and Corporac{i}ons shall in 

Stede and place of the Settyng ffurthe of the sayd pageauntt{es} on 

the sayd Day and ffeast of Corpus chr{ist}i/ yerly contentt & pay/ Att 
  
the ffeast of the Anuncyac{i}on of our lady the vyrgen/ on Anuyte or 

Certen Som{m}e of money/ [Suche as the same craft{es}] to the vse and 

behoffe of the sayd Cytey Suche as the same craft{es} Artifficers and 

occupac{i}ons & Corporacons((71)) shall grauntt to geve by those 

graunt{es} of Corporacions as to theym or any of theym Shall hereafter 

be grauntted and Delyvered vnder the sayd Com{m}on Seale of the sayd 

Cytey./ And yt ys ffurther agred and condescendyd at thes p{re}sentt 

lawday that ther shalbe yerely  |  Chosen by the mayor for the tyme 

being hys Bretherne And the thre Enquest{es} that shalbe Sworne yerly 

at the lawe Day next before the ffeast of Seyntt mychell tharchangell.  

Twoo of the Gyldmarchauntt{es} of the sayd Cytey/ whiche shalbe called 

the Colectours of the Anuytes of the occupac{i}ons in the Cytey of 

hereford./ on to be Chosen by the ffurst Inquest And the other by the 

Second & thyrd Inquest/ who shall by vertue of that name and offyce 

Colecte and gather vpp yerly ffor that yere Ensuyng all the Anuytes & 

som{m}es of money of the Artifficers and occupac{i}o{n}s Incorporat in 

the sayd Cytey of hereford After the sayd ffeast of Anuncyacon((72)) 

of our lady by the sayd Corporac{i}ons Res{er}ued./ And the same shall 

Dystrybute/ Dyspend & Bestow the same yere Ensuyng/ in and vpon the 

Ruynowes and decayed Cawseyes pamentt{es} Strett{es} & walles and 

castyng of the Townedyches or suche like Rep{ar}ac{i}ons in the sayd 

Cytey/ by the appoyntmentt and order of the mayor of the sayd Cytey 

ffor the tyme being/ And that also the sayd Colectours/ Att the Ende 

of the sayd yere/ And at the sayd lawday before the ffeast of Seyntt 

mychell the sayd Colectours Shall bryng ffurth A trew and a p{er}ffytt 

Accompt of all the bestowyng Dyspence and Dystrybucon((73)) of the   

sayde Anuytes & So{m}mes of money by theym as ys afforsayd to be 

Receaved in maters And ffactes before Rehersed.  Whiche Accompt So by 

theym made and Exibeted shalbe openly Radde and Declared vpon the sayd 

lawday before the sayd mayor hys Bretherne and the thre Inquest{es} 

ffor the tyme being/ And then and thereto Render geve and Delyver vnto 

the newe Colectures that shalbe then Elected and chosen/ owtt of hand 

and w{i}thoutt ffurther Delay vpon payne of Imp{ri}sonmentt the Rest & 

Resydew of [all] suche So{m}mes of money as by theym was leyved 

Receaved and gathered of the sayd Corporac{i}ons and by the same 

Colectors not bestowed. Dyspended or Dystrybuted in and vpon the sayd 

Ruynowes or appeyred Cawseyes pavementt{es} Strett{es} walles or pore 

people in the sayd Cytey of hereford/ p{ro}vided. alweyes that the | 

That the((74)) sayd Collectures or any thyng to theym grauntted be 

not/ nor shall not be/ Adiugged Reputed or taken to be any thyng 

p{re}iudiciall vnto the Chamberleyns of the sayd Cytey in or ffor any 

thyng that ys Res{er}ued or grauntted to be payed or gathered to or by 

the sayd Chamberleyns/ ffor and to the vse or behove of the Chambour 

of the sayd Cytey/ by the name of the sayd Chamborleyns of the sayd 

Cytey of hereford as yt hathe benne Accustomed in tymes past/.

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xx s.

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It{e}m sol{utis} diu{er}s{is} lusorib{us} in ent{er}lud{ijs} 

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gen{er}os{orum} hoc anno   xx s.
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diu{er}s{orum} gen{er}os{orum} hoc anno xx s.

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       To the right worshipfull M{aste}r Mayor of
    
       the Citie of hereford his bretherne,

       and the three Enquest{es} sworne at this

       Lawe Daye,

Shewethe vnto your worshippes, that where as by the auncyent custome 

of this Citie there hathe byn appoynted waytes to serve in the same,  

And that your Orator Willyam Iacson of the seid Citie hathe 

served every wynter quarter for the space of these Seaven yeres 

paste for a small stipende beynge farre twooe Lyttle to   

maynetayne hym and his company.  And nowe myndynge not to travell 

into any place abrode out of the seid Citie. but to serve throwly 

and contynually the whole yere, whereunto he will geave his 

dutifull and diligent attendaunce, excepte it be by the specyall 

Lycence of the said mayor or by his comaundement, by meanes 

whereof he is to leave all other kynde of travell abrode.  and 

other his busynes, whereby he dyd geate a greate p{ar}te of his 

Levynge whiche to travell forthe of the seid Citie he meanethe 

and will geave over.  In tender concyderac{i}on whereof may hit 

please your worshippes that hit may be ordered by the same at 

this present Lawe daye that your seid orators stypende or wages 

may be awgmented and encreaced at your worshippes discression 

^\and to be quarterly payde \ And in so doynge your orator 

will not onely be the more ready and diligent in his service. as 

becomethe hym.  Leavynge and puttynge aparte his other pryvate 

busynes, But also pray to god for the prosperous estate of this 

Citie, and for yo{u}r worshippes well and Longe to governe the 

same,



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          To the righte Worshipfull M{aste}r Mayor

          of the Cytie of heref{ord} his brethren and the

          thre enquest sworne at this lawe day
  
In most humble wise besechethe yo{u}r worshippes yo{u}r poore 

neighboure & dayly orator Roger Squyre that where by the deathe of 

will{ia}m Iackson late musyc{i}on and head wayte of this worshipfull 

Cytie his Rome is nowe voyde and at yo{u}r worshippes order and 

disposic{i}on  And yo{u}r said orator who from his youthe hathe byn 

broughte vp in musycke and dothe p{re}sently keepe and meynteyne 

s{er}uant{es} in the arte of musycke to play on diu{er}s instrumentes 

is Desyrous yf hit may stand w{i}th yo{u}r worshippes pleasures that 

you would admyt him to be the wayte of the said Cytie  And he trusteth 

that in shorte tyme he will attayne to suche knowledge in the 

Instrumentes of Shalmes & lowde noyce as shalbe to yo{u}r good lykinge 

& contentac{i}on  And in graunting to yo{u}r orator this his humble 

request he w{i}th his wife Chyldren and famylie will Dayly pray to god 

for the p{ro}sperous estate of yo{u}r worshippes and of the whole 

Cytie longe tyme to Contynue

The second Inqueste doth Agre to this byll

The therd in quest dotth agre lickwyse to this byll

The firste inqueste dothe lykewyse agree to this bill/



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((f 1*))



     To the right wor{ship}full Iames Smithe esquyre Maior of 

       this Citty of

     Hereford, to the Iustic{es} of peace of this Citty of 

       Heref{ord}, And 

     the three Inquest{es} sworne at this p{re}sent lawe daye.

May yt please your worshipps to consider the humble petic{i}on of yowr 

poore Orator Roger Squyre, a man borne, bred, and continued in this 

Citty thees ffourescore yeeres & ode in the loue and favour of you 

all, and allwayes found you ready to pleasure mee, w{hi}ch bouldenethe 

mee once more to p{re}sume vppon your worshipps, as concerninge the 

waitshippe, w{hi}ch heretofore I was desyred to serve, w{hi}ch I did 

not deny, But thought my selfe happy that it lay in mee to pleasure 

you, But sithence I was wrongfully defeated vppon no occasion (w{hi}ch 

is a p{ar}te of my vtter vndoinge), and was allowed by the Inquest{es} 

eu{er}y yeere sithence my defeature, and being able to serve yt as 

well as now yt is, and w{i}th better creditt.  I would therefore 

desyre your worshipps (as I haue allwayes done) to graunt mee the 

offyce wholly into my hand  And in so doinge you do not onely doe a 

deed of Charity, But also you bynd mee, my wyfe, & Chylders to pray 

for the p{re}servac{i}on of your healthes and the p{ro}sperous estate 

of this Citty, and this for god{es} love.


 
                        Your poore servaunt to Commaund
  
                        {(signed)} Roger Squyre



\The second Inqueste Doth alowe hime the Like stipend as he had 

beffore\

\The third Inqueste doth the Like as the seconde dothe\

\The grete Inquest doth alowe hym a cloke and xx s. to be paid by 

the new waites, and that Roger squier shall not by no meanes gather of 

any p{er}son any benevolence as one of the citties waites\



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It{em} to ye waites of ye cittie ij s. vj d.

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To that renowned oxleach, old Hall, Taborer of Hereford-shire, and to 

his most inuincible Weather-beaten Nutbrowne Taber, being alreadie old 

and sound, threescore yeares and vpward.

To thee (old Hall,) that for thy Age and Art mightest haue 

cured an Oxe that was eaten at Saint Quintins, that for thy 

warlike Musicke mightest haue struck vp at Bullen, when great 

Drummes wore broken heades, thy little continuall Taber, had 

beene enough to haue put Spirit into all the Souldiers: Now   

Tweire-pipe that famous Southre{n} Taberer with the Cowleyan 

windpipe, who for whuling hath beene famous through the Globe of 

the world, did euer gaine such renowne and credite by his Pipe 

and Taber, as thou (old Hall) by striking vp to these twelue 

hundred yeares Moris-dauncers: Nor art thou alone (sweet Hall) a 

most exquisite Taber-man, but an excellent Oxe-leach, and canst 

pleasure thy neighbours.  The people of Hereford-shire are 

beholding to thee, thou giuest the men light hearts by thy Pype, 

and the women light heeles by thy Taber: O wonderfull Pyper, O 

admirable Taber-man, make vse of thy worth, euen after death, 

that art so famously worthy in thy life, both for thy age, skill, 

& thy vnbruized Taber, who these threescore yeares has kept her  

|  maydenhead sound and vncrackt, and neither lost her first 

voyce, or her fashion: once for the Countryes pleasure imitate 

that Bohemian Zisea, who at his death gaue his Souldiers a strict 

command, to flea his skin off, and couer a Drum with it, that 

aliue & dead, he might sound like a terror in the eares of his 

enemies: So thou sweete Hereford Hall, bequeath in thy last will, 

thy Velom-spotted skin, to couer Tabors: at the sound of which, 

to set all the shires a dauncing. |



\1 Squire of Hereford, a Musition. 108. \

\2 Harrie Rudge the Taborer. \

\3 Hall 97. yeares. \

\4 4. Whiflers. \
  
\5 Tho{mas} Price of Clodacke 105. yeares. \

\6 Tho{mas} Andros of Begger Weston. 108. \ 

\7 Wi{lliam} Edwards of Bodenham. 108. \

\8 Iohn Sanders  102. yeares old. \

\9 423. yeares. \

\10 Iames Tomkins, 106. yeeres old. \

\11 Iohn Willis  97. yeers old. \

\12 Dick Philips of Middleton.  102. \

\13 Will{iam} Waiton of Marden.  102. \

\14 Wil{liam} Mosse.  106. \

\15 Tho{mas} Winney of Holmer.  100. \

\16 Iohn Lace of Madley.  97 yeares old. \

\17 Iohn Careles  96 yeares. \

\18 Wil{liam} Maio.  97. \

\19 Iohn Hunt. 97. \

\20 Meg Goodwin of Erdisland.  120. \

\21 Iohn Mando  100. yeares old. \

\22 1837. yeares \

        Old Meg of Hereford-shire for a Mayd-marian, and 

        Here((75)) towne, for a Morris daunce.

The courts of kings for stately measures: the Citie for light-

heeles, and nimble footing: the Country for shufling dances: 

Westerne-men for gambouls: Middlesex-men for tricks aboue 

grou{n}d: Essex-men for the Hey: Lancashire for Horne-pypes: 

Worcester-shire for Bagpypes: but Hereford-shire for a Morris-

daunce, puts downe, not onely all Kent, but verie neare (if one   

had line enough to measure it) three quarters of Christendome.  

Neuer had Saint Sepulchres a truer ring of Bels: neuer did any 

Silke-weauer keepe brauer time with the knocke of the heele: 

neuer had the dauncing horse a better tread of the toe: neuer 

could Beuerley Faire giue money to a more sound Taborer, nor euer 

had Robin Hood a more deft Mayd-Marian.

If your eares itch after this old (but yet no stale) wonder, 

let them itch not more (for why should any mans ears itch longer 

than is reason) you shall haue them tickled presently with the 

neb of my pen.  Understand therefore (if at least you haue so 

much spare wit left you, as to vnderstand,) that in the merriest 

Moneth of the yeare, which last did take his leaue of vs, & in 

that Moneth, as some report, Lords went a Maying, the wombe of 

the  |  spring being great with child of pleasure, brought forth 

(iust about that time) a number of Knights, Esquiers, and 

Gallants (of the best sort) from many partes of the land, to 

meete at a Horse-race neere Hereford, in Hereford-shire.  The 

horses hauing (for that yeare) run themselues well-nigh out of 

breath, wagers of great summes (according to the fashion of such 

pastimes) being wonne and lost, and the sports growing to the 

end, and shutting vp, some wit (riper than the rest) fed the 

stomacks of all men (then and there present) with desire and 

expectation of a more fresh and liuely meeting in the same place, 

to be performed this yeare of 1609.  Pleasure and paine had left 

such deepe print in euery bosome, that the match was no sooner 
  
begotten, but it was borne, time only being appointed at the due 

expected houre to bring it forth.  The ceremonies which their 

meeting was to sta{n}d vpon, were these, that euery man should 

engage himselfe (in his credite) vnder his hand, to bring (this 

present yeere) to the place appointed, running horses for the 

race, Cockes of the game, to maintaine battails, &. with good 

store of money, to flie vp and downe betweene those that were to 

lay wagers.  He that first gaue fire to this sotiable((76)) 

motion, was charged to stand to his tackling, and to come well 

prouided, who thervpon (whilest the mettle of his braines were 

hot and boyling) vndertooke to bring a Hobbie-horse to the race, 

that should out-runne all the Nags which were to come thither, 

and to hold out in a longer race, then any would be there.

The circle of time running round, and closing at his fulnesse, 

expectation did within fewe dayes make Hereford towne shew like 

the best peopled Cittie.  Innes were lodgings for Lords: Baucis 

and Philaemons house (had it stood there) would haue beene 

taken op for a Knight.  The streetes swarmed with people, the 

people staring and ioyfully welcomming whole brauies of  |  

Galla{n}ts, who came brauely flocking on horsback, like so many 

lustie aduenturers.  Bath made her waters to boile vp & swell 

like a Spring-tide, with the ouerflowing of her owne teares, 

which fell from her eies through griefe, to see her dearest 

guests leaue her for the loue of a horse-race at Hereford.  And 

so much the greater were her sorrowes, by how much the more 

worthie the friendes were whom she lost: for the number of them   

being at least two or three hundred.  Amongst many of the better 

rankes, these marched with the foremost.


                    Lord Herbert of Ragland.

                    Sir Thomas Somerset.

                    Charles Somerset.

                    Count Arundels &. sonnes.

                    Sir Edward Swift.

                    Sir Thomas Mildemay.

                    Sir Robert Yaxley.

                    Sir Ro{ger} Carey.

                    Sir Iohn Philpot.

                    Sir Ed{ward} Lewes.

                    Sir Francis Lacon.

                    Sir Iames Scudamore.

                    Sir Thomas Cornwall.

                    Sir Ro{ger} Boderham.

                    Sir Thomas Russell.

                    Sir {(blank)} Bascaruile.

                    Sir Thomas Conisby.

                    Sir George Chute.   |


These were but a small handfull to those rich heapes that there 

were gathered together.  But by these (that had the honour to be 

the leaders) you may gesse what numbers were the followers.

The day being come, in which the running horses were to proue 
  
themselues arrant Iades, or to shewe the noblenesse of their 

breeding: As much looking there was, asmuch talking, and asmuch 

preparation, for the Hobbi-horse promised the last yeare, as 

about dieting the fairest Gelding this yeare, vpon whose head the 

heauiest wagers were layd.

The exercises of this Olympian race, required strength, speede, 

lustinesse of courage, and youthfull blood, none but able and 

actiue bodies could climb ouer such labors.  But to performe a 

race of greater length, of greater labor, and yet in shorter 

time, and by feeble vnexercised, and vnapt creatures, that would 

be an honour to him that vndertooke it, that would be to 

Hereford-shire a glorie, albeit it might seeme an 

impossibilitie.

What man would not wonder to see fire strucke out of yce; to 

see Dead Ashes kindled again, and to yeelde fire; to see Saples 

trees in the depth of Winter laden with mellow Apples, and to see 

those Apples when they are pluckt and cut, to grow againe.  This 

wonder was as great, the accomplishment of it as strange.

Age is no bodie (in trials of the bodie) when youth is in 

place, it giues the other the bucklers: it stands & giues aime, 

and is content to see youth Act, whiles Age sits but as a 

spectator, because the one does but studie and play ouer the 

parts which the other hath discharged in this great and 

troublesome Theater.  It was therefore now plotted, to lay the 

Sceane in Age, to haue the old Comedie presented, Fathers to be 

the Actors, and beardlesse boyes the Spectators.  Sophocles   

(because he was accused of imbecilitie and dotage,((77)) should 

rehearse his Oedi|pus Coloneus, while the Senate, & his owne 

wild-brain sonnes stoode by, and were the audience: And to set 

out the Sceane with mirth, as well as with wonder, the state of 

the whole Act, was put into a Morris-daunce.  To furnish which 

fully & rarely, a Bill of names able to impannell three or 4. 

Iuries was giuen & read, but onely 18. were sworne, and had the 

charge deliuered to them: Those vpon whose heades the Vous auez 

was set, being these, that in the next ranke double their Fyles. 

viz.


 
              The Morris, and all the Officers

                    attending vpon it.



The running horses being too light of foote for vs to follow, 

be content I pray to stay with vs, and to march along with our 

Infanterie of Hereford, which thus brauely came on.

Two Musitions were appoynted (like the Drum-maior, and Drum-

minor, to strike vp, and to giue the alarum: the one of them was 

a Squire borne and all his sons Squires in their cradles.  The 

Instrument he tickled was a trebble Violim,((78)) vpon which he 

played any old lesson that could be called for: the diuision hee 

made on the strings, being more pleasing then the Diapason.  In 

skill he out-shines blind Moone of London, and hath out-played 

more Fidlers, then now sneake vp & downe into all the Tauerns 
  
there.  They may all call him their father, or (if you reckon the 

yeares rightly which are scored vpon his head) the Musitions 

Grandsire, for this tuneable Squire is one hundred and eight 

yeares old.

Next to Arion (and cheeke by ioule with him in estimation) went 

old Orpheus, (as a man might being deceiued, haue taken him) but 

that hee wanted Orpheus Lute.  This was old Hall of Hereford, the 

Wayts of three Metropolitane Cities, make not more Musicke  |  

then he can with his Pipe and Tabor, if at least his head be 

hard-brac'd with nappie Ale.  This noble old Hall, seeing that 

Apollo was both a Fidler, and a Quack-saluer, being able to cure 

diseases, as well as to harpe vpon one string, would needes be 

free of two companies as well he, (that is to say) the sweete 

companie off Musitions, and that other which deales in salues and 

plaisters; for he both beates a Tabor with good iudgement and 

(with better) can helpe an Oxe if he finde himselfe ill at ease.

The Wood of this olde Halls Tabor should haue beene made a 

Paile to carrie water in, at the beginning of King Edward the 

sixts raigne: but Hall (being wise, because hee was euen then 

reasonably well strucken in yeares) saued it from going to the 

water, and converted it in those dayes to a Tabor.  So that his 

Tabor hath made Batchelers and Lasses daunce round about the 

May-poll, three-score Sommers one after another in order, and is 

yet not worme-eaten.  And noble Hall himselfe, hath stoode (like 

an Oake) in all stormes, by the space of foure-score and 

seuenteene Winters, and is not yet falling to the ground.  

The Marshales of the field, were foure: these had no greate 

stomacke to daunce in the Morris, but tooke vpon them the office 

of Whiflers.

1The first of these was Thomas Price of Clodacke, a Subsidie 

man; and one, vpon whose cheekes age had written, one hundred and 

fiue yeares.

2The second was Thomas Andros of Begger Weston, a Subsidie 

man, for he carried vpon his backe, the weightie burden of one 

hundred and eight yeares, and went away with them lightly.

3The third was William Edwards of Bodenham, (his name is in 

the Kings bookes likewise,) & vnto him hath time also giuen the 

use of one hundred and eight yeares: And besides the blessings of 

so many yeares, the  |  comfort of a yong wife, and by that wife 

is his age honored with a child, of six yeares olde.

4The fourth was Iohn Sanders of Walford, an Iron-worker; the 

hardness of which labour could not so wearie and wast his bodie, 

but that his courage hath ouercome it, & carried him safely ouer 

the hie hill of old age, where she hath bestowed vpon him one 

hundred and two yeares.

These foure Whiflers reckoning with their liues and casting vp 

what all their dates which they had spent in the world could 

make, found that they amounted to foure hundred and three and 

twentie yeares; So that if the rest of their dauncing brother-

hood, had come short of their account, and could not (euery man) 

make vp one hundred yeares, these offered & weare able to lend 
  
them three and twentie yeares, but the others had enough of their 

owne, and needed not to borrow of any man.

Doe you not long to see how ye Morris-dancers bestir their legs 

(lift vp your eyes, leape vp behind their heads that stand before 

you, or else get vpon stalls, for I heare their bells, and 

behold, here they come.((79))

Of twelue in the whole Teeme, the foreman was Iames Tomkins of 

Lengerren, a gentleman by birth; neither loued of fortune, nor 

hated of her, for he was neuer so poore as to be pittied, nor 

euer so rich as to be enuied: when he had bin a dweller in the 

world fourescore and eighteene yeares, he maried a wife, of two & 

fiftie yeares old; shee brought him a child thats now eight 

yeares old (liuing,) the Father himselfe hauing now the glasse of 

his life running to fill vp, the full number of one hundred and 

six yeares.

After him comes lustily dauncing, Iohn Willis of Dormington, a 

bone-setter: he had gotten such skill by placing other mens bones 

in order, when they were strucke out of ioynt, that he would 

neuer suffer his owne to be  |  displaced, and by that meanes was 

so lustie at legges now, that albeit he carried about him, the 

full weight of one hundred yeares, yet he was not seene to lye 

behind his fellewes, but went foote by foote with the foremost.  

His dauncing was fit to his yeares, and his purpose in being one 

of the Mor is,((80)) was both honest and charitable, for he 

bestowed his person vpon them, with intent to be readie at hand 

if any dislocation should be wrought vpon any ioynt in his old   

companions)((81)) by fetching loftie trickes, which by all meanes 

possible they were sworne to auoide.  Roome for little Dick 

Phillips, of Middleton; how nimbly he shakes his heeles, wel 

dancd, old heart of oake, and yet as little as he seemes, his 

courage is as big, as the Hobbie-horses, for the fruits of his 

youth, (gathered long agon,) are not yet withered.  His eldest 

Sonne is at this present foure score yeares of age, and his 

second Sonne, may now reckon three score: at our Lady day last, 

he made vp the yeares of his life, iust one hundred and two.

Now falls into his right place William Waiton of Marden, with a 

hundred & two yeares at his heeles, and that you may know he 

neuer swore in his life, he was an old fisher, and of a cleane 

man an excellent Fowler, the first yeare of King Henrie the 

eight.

Here slips in William Mosse, who contrarie to his name, had no 

Mosse at his heeles, little can he say of himselfe, and I as 

little of him, but that he beares the age of a hundred and sixe.

Now cast your eyes vpon Thomas Winney of Holmer, an honest 

subsidie ma{n}, dwelling close by the towne, he dances with a 

hundred yeares about him, wheresoeuer he goes, if the Church-yard 

and crampe take him not before Midsommer.  But how like you Iohn 

Lace of Madley a Taylor and an excellent name for it.  In his 

youth he was a hosier, & a special good codpiece maker, be|ing 

borne before the discension between cloath breeches and veluet 

breeches, he carries foure score and seuentie((82)) Sommers about 
  
him, & faine would borrow three yeares of Iames Tomkins to make 

him a hundred, and Iames may very well spare them, and yet leaue 

three toward the intrest.

But what say you to Iohn Carelesse you let him passe by you, & 

seeme as carelesse as he, a man of fourescore and sixteene at 

Midsommer next, he hath beene a dweller in Homlacie, threescore 

yeares and two, and knowne to be a tall man, till now he begins 

to be crooked, but for a bodie and a beard, he becomes any Morris 

in Christendome.

At the heeles of him follows his fellow William Maio of 

Egelton, an old Souldier, and now a lustie laborer and a tall 

man, fortie yeares since being grieuously wounded, he carried his 

liuer and his lights home halfe a mile and you may still put your 

finger into them, but for a thin skin ouer them; and for all 

these stormes he arriues at fourescore and seuenteene, and dances 

merrily.

But looke you who here comes, Iohn Hunt the Hobbie-horse, 

wanting but three of an hundred, twere time for him to forget 

himselfe, and sing but O, nothing but O, the Hobbie-horse is 

forgotten; the Maide-marrian following him, offers to lend him 

seuen yeares more, but if he would take vp ten in the hundred, 

his company are able to lend them.

But now giue way for the Maide-marrian, old Meg Goodwin the 

famous wench of Erdisland, of who{m} Maister Weauer, of Burton 

that was fourescore & ten yeares old, was wont to say, she was 

twentie yeares elder then he, and he dyed ten yeares since.  This   

old Meg was at Prince Arthurs death at Ludlow, and had her part 

in the dole, she was threescore yeares (she saith) a Maide, and 

twentie yeares otherwise, thats what you will, and since hath 

beene thought fit to be a Maide-marrian.  | 

Welcome Iohn Mando he was borne at Cradly, a verry good 

tws((83)) hand-sword man, of the age of an hundred at blacke 

Monday last, and serues in place of Morgan Deede, who climes to 

that age within foure yeares, here present dwelling in the towne, 

but he has a great desire to keepe his bed, and be spared.

So here are eighteene persons, that carrie in all places about 

them eighteen hundred, & thirtie seuen yeares.

Belike it was a grand-iurie to make vp this Morris-daunce, for 

more were called, as two men out of Estnor of two hundred nine 

yeares of age, foure out of Marcle, of foure hundred fiue 

yeares.

And for a good wager, it were easie to finde in that countie 

foure hundred persons more, within three years ouer or vnder, an 

hundred yeares, yet the shire is no way foure and twentie miles 

ouer.

But will you know what fashion was obserued amongst the 

Musitians, and whats((84)) habit the dauncers tooke vpon them, 

here take a view of both.  The Musitians, and the twelue 

dauncers, had long coates of the old fashion, hie sleeues 

gathered at the elbowes, and hanging sleeues behind: the stuffe 

red Buffin, stript with white, Girdles with white, stockings 
  
white, and redde Roses to their shooes: the one sixe, a white 

Iewes cap with a Iewell, and a long red Feather: the other a 

scarlet Iewes cap, with a Iewell and a white Feather: So the 

Hobbi-horse, and so the Maide-Marrion was attired in colours: the 

Wiflers had long staues, white and red.  And after the daunce was 

ended, diuerse Courtiers that won wagers at the race, tooke those 

colours, and wore them in their hats.  |



              The speech spoken before the Morris.



               Ye seruants of our mightie King,

                    That came from court one hundred mile

                    To see our race, and sport this spring:

               Ye are welcome, that is our Country stile,

               And much good doe you, we are sorie,

               That Hereford hath no better for yee.

                    A Horse, a Cocke, Trainsents, a Bull,

               Primero, Gleeke, Hazard, Mumchance:

               These sports through time are growne so dull,

               As good to see a Morris dance.

               Which sport was promised in iest,

               But payd as truly as the rest.

                    A race (quoth you) behold a race,

               No race of horses but of men,

               Men borne not ten miles from this place,

               Whose courses outrun hundreds ten.  

                    A thousand yeares on ten mens backs,

                    And one supplies what other lacks.  |



              The Lenuoy.


 
               This is the Lenuoy (you may gather)

                    Gentlemen, Yeomen, Groomes, and Pages

                    Lets pray, Prince Henrie, and his father,

               May outliue all these ten mens ages:

               And he that mocks this application,

               Is but a knaue past reformation.



This speech spoken, old Hall strucke vp and the Morris-

dauncers fell to footing, whilest the Whiflers in their office, 

made roome for the Hobby-horse.

And howe doe you like this Morris-daunce of Hereford-shire?  

Are they not braue olde youths?  Haue they not the right footing?  

the true tread?  comely lifeting vp of one legge, and actiue 

bestowing of the other?  Kemps Morris to Norwich, was no more to 

this, then a Galliard on a common stage, at the end of an old 

dead Comedie, is to a Caranto daunced on the Ropes.

Nestor makes a bragging in Homer, (a kind of blind Poet, that 

could not see when he did well) of his owne praises, and 

especially keepes a prating of his Age.  But I would faine read 

if euer a Homer of them all, if Nestor at that age (whatsoeuer it 
  
was) was able to haue made one in such a Morris-daunce.

Nay, how many Tailors that skipping from their Shoppe-boords on 

Saterday nights, lay waite onelie for weddings on the Sunday 

following, wasting their Capers many times on filthie rotten 

Mutton, and daun|cing out their working day-gettings on Holi-day 

spendings, how many of these, I say, would be able to set up a 

Morris at those yeares, which Hereford here doth reckon?  The 

great Grand-fathers, Fathers, of three-score such nimble footed 

Linnen-Armourers will neuer be able to put into the Needle of 

Life, a Threed so long, so strong, and so round: no, they eate 

away their dayes too fast, and drinke vp their nights in 

surfeits:  hee that can draw out the wire of his age (in these 

lice{n}tious cockny-endes of the worlde,) to fortie yeares, is an 

olde man, and giues vp his cloake for riding on a Hobby-horse, or 

for playing any youthfull tricks besides.

A Taylor at fortie yeares, is glad to trust to his yard, and 

walkes leaning vpon that.  A Fencer at thirtie (by reason of his 

knocking) takes any foyle, to be a staffe to his age.  A waterman 

at fiftie yeares, falles from water to drinking of Ale, onely to 

keepe life and soule togither.  A Vintner at threescore, has 

legges no bigger than a Crane, they are so wasted with running.  

But here is a doozen of yonkers, that haue hearts of Oake at 

fourescore yeares: backes of steele at fourescore and ten, ribbes 

of yron at a hundred, bodies sound as Belles, and healthfull 

(according to the Russian prouerbe) as an Oxe when they are 

trauelling downe the hill, to make that one hundred and twentie.  

These, shewed in their dauncing, and moouing vp and downe, as 

if Mawlborne hilles, in the verie depth of Winter, when all their 

heades are couered (in steade of white woollie cappes) with snow, 

had shooke and daunced at some earth-quake.

Shall any man, lay blame on these good old Fathers, because at 

such yeares they had not spent all their wild-oates?  No, we 

commend (as Tully saith) a young man, that smells somewhat of the 

old signior and can but  |  counterfeit grauitie in his cheekes; 

& shall we not heaue vp with praises an old man, that at one 

hundred & eight yeares end, can rake his dead embers abroad, and 

thew some coales of the lustie Iuuentus glowing in him euen then?  

Such an olde Mad cappe deserues better to bee the stuffing of a 

Cronicle, then Charing Crosse does for loosing his rotten head, 

which (through age being wind-shaken) fell off, and was trod vpon 

in contempt.  Were old Stowe aliue, here were Tabring work enough 

for his pen: but howsoeuer, so memorable a monument of man, shall 

not wither in obliuion, if the sweete Aprill shewers which drop 

from the Muses water, can make it grow vp and flourish.

A dishonour were it to Poets and all pen-men, if acts of this 

worth should not Cucomiastically((85)) be celebrated and 

recorded.  For heereby the Vertuous are heartned: if you will not 

belieue me, I will prooue it by strong reasons.  Whoremongers, 

drunkards, and such like fellowes, (who are euery hower wrastling 

with Vices and Villaines, which are harder to be tripped downe 

then the Guard) that in their youthfull dayes spend more at a 
  
Tauerne reckoning or in a Vaulting-schoole, in one houre, then 

their great Grandfathers did (among all their neighbours) in a 

whole Christmas.  These (I say) drew out a short, a blacke, a 

rotten, & gowtie threed of old age.  But it is therefore an 

argument, that these white-bearded youths of Hereford-shiere, 

were neuer giuen to wine or to wenches, both which are sharper 

then the destinies Sheeres, to cut in sunder the very bottome of 

the soundest life.

Old age is to all men for the most part a disease;  It is to 

some the cough; they do nothing but spit; to some, the Palsey: If 

these were rotten, they would shake themselues to peeces: to 

others, it is the Gowte, they haue not a good legge to throw at a 

Dogge, and were ill to be  |  cowardly souldiers, because they 

could not runne, vnles the running Gowte set them forward: But 

old age in Hereford-shire, neither spits nor spawles, feeles no 

aches nor oes in his bones.

Oh if all the people in the kingdome, should haue their dayes 

stretched out to the length of these mens, Clearks and Sextons 

might go hang themselues in the belropes: they would haue colde 

doings: prodigal heires might beg, they should hardly find an 

Almanacke that would tell them when their lands should come to 

their hands by the death of their fathers, for they themselues 

would haue white Beardes, before they could arriue at their full 

age.  It were no hoping after dead mens shooes, for both vpper 

leather and soles would bee worne out to nothing.

As great pittie it were (O old Margaret, or rather new Mayd-  

Marion) that all mens wiues (especially those that like Dutch-

watches haue larums in their mouths) should last so long as thou 

hast done: howe would the world be plagued?  Loue would die: the 

generation of mankinde, would in a short time be dried vp, & 

shrunke away to nothing.

But a far more lamentable cause of sorow would it be, if 

Mayden-heades should stand so long vpon Wenches shoulders as 

yours (Mother Marget) hath done vpon your owne, because if they 

did so, they would bee seeded (like olde tough Turne-vps) and so 

not bee worth the cutting.

Alas what doe I see?  Hold Taborer, stand Hobby-horse, 

Morris-dancers, lend vs your hands, behold one of the nimble-legd 

old gallants, is by chance falne down, and is either so heauy, so 

weary, so vnactiue of himselfe, or else fiue of his fellowes are 

of such little strength, that all their Armes are put vnder him 

(as Leauers)  |  to lift him vp, yet the good olde boyes cannot 

set him on his feete.  Let him not lie for shame, you that haue 

(all this while) seene him daunce, and though hee bee a little 

out of his part, in the verie last Act of all, yet hisse at 

nothing, but rather (because it is begd for Gods sake.)

               Summi Iouis causa plaudite.

                         FINIS.



<A M>
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<P HSC9>


((f 2* {(31 July)}))
  


...about{es} the last daie of Iulie now last past one Richard Rodde of 

your highnes said Citie of Hereford Corviser, Iohn Perrott of the said 

Citie of Heref{ord} gent{leman} Thomas Williams of the said Citie 

Corviser William Iones of the said Citie yeoman the said William Iones 

beinge Comonly called Wicked Wyll Alice Grismond of the said Citie 

widowe Iohan {(blank)} Mayde servant of the said Alice Grismond 

assemblinge to themselves dyvers others Desp{er}ate and vnruly 

p{er}sons to the number of Twelve p{er}sons whose names your Subiecte 

knoweth not but praieth hee may inserte the same p{er}sons when theire 

names shalbee knowne ^\into this Bill \ the said p{er}sons or most 

of them ^\then \ apparrelled in womans apparrell And the said 

William Iones al{ia}s Wicked Will beinge then apparrelled in the 

Apparrell of one ffortune Perrott wief of Robert Perrott 

gent{leman} All vnlawfully weap^\o \ned w{i}th Iavelling{es} 

fforrest Bylles and other vnlawfull weapons as well Defensive as 

invasive ^\in or about{es} the said last day of Iuly last 

past \ brake downe the Doores of the said howse in yo{u}r said 

Cytie of Heref{ord} ^\extended as aforesaid \ the same Doores 

beinge then fast locked And in very furious and Rebelliouslyke 

manner entred into the said mesuage [and then and there] And then 

and there the said william Iones al{ia}s Wicked Wyll apparrelled 

in Womans apparrell as aforesaid togeather w{i}th the said Iohn 

Perrott Richard Rodde Thomas Williams Alice Grismond Iohane 

{(blank)} her Mayde Servant and other vnknowne Ryoto{u}rs havinge 

entred into the said mesuage weaponed as aforesaid Did Assaulte   

beate and wounde one Iohn Kington Sibill his wief and Mary 

Wheeler Servant{es} and vndertenant{es} of your Subiecte for your 

Subiect{es} parte of the said Messuage the said One thowsand 

mark{es} Costes and Damages beinge not at the tyme or yet 

satisfied to yo{u}r Subiecte and the said William Whitlach or 

^\to \ either of them for w{hi}ch debte the said premisses 

were extended By w{hi}ch doeinge of the said Ryottors yo{u}r good 

and quiet Subiect{es} of yo{u}r said Citie were much Terryfied 

and amazed.  In tender Considerac{i}on Whereof and forasmuch as 

the said Ryott{es} Routes vnlawfull Assemblyes and other the 

misdemeano{u}rs aforesaid were Donne and Com{m}ytted since your 

Maiesties last and generall and free p{ar}don  And for that the 

same offences tend to the breache of yo{u}r highnes peace the 

Contempte of your gracious Lawes p{ro}vyded against Ryott{es} and 

Ryoto{u}rs  And will much incourage other lyke p{er}sons to 

Com{m}ytt the lyke offences yf the Ryotto{u}rs should escape 

vnpun{n}ished  To the end the said Ryotto{u}rs may receave 

Condigne pun{n}ishment accordinge to the qualytie of theire 

heynous offences by Which Example others wilbee terrefyed from 

doeinge or attemptinge the lyke ^\Ryott{es} and outrages \  

May yt please yo{u}r most excellent Maiestie to graunte your most 

gracious Wrytt of Subpena to bee Dyrected vnto the said Richard 

Rodd Iohn Perrott Alice Grismond William Iones al{ia}s Wicked 

Wyll Thomas Willyams and Iohane {(blank)} Commaundinge them 

thereby and everie of them at a Certaine day and vnder a Certaine 
  
payne therein to bee lymited to bee and p{er}sonally appeare 

before your highnes and yo{u}r highnes Councell in yo{u}r highnes 

Courte of Starre Chamber then and there to answeare And further 

to [stand to] ^\receave \ and abyde such ^\punishment 

and \ order therein as to your highnes and your said Councell shall 

seeme fytt and convenyent  And your highnes Subiecte shall allwayes 

pray for your Maiestie in all happines longe to Raigne and Rule over 

us

                                   {(signed)} Walweyne



<A M>
<S  >
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<P HG04>


((f 21))



((t2))To the right wor{shipfu}ll Iames Smith Esq{uie}r Mayor of the 

Citty of Heref{ord}

((t2))with the three in quest and to every of them



May it please yo{u}r good wor{shi}p to bee advertized That Roger Smith 

is thought agood and suffitient((86)) man for the supplyance of the 

place of one of the waytes of the Citty  Yf therfore yo{u}r wor{shi}p 

with the Three in quest shall give him admittance into the said place 

hee shall bee bound to rest

\we of the thrid enquest doth [nott] alowe this bill\

\The second in qwest doe allow this bill\

\The great inquest doe allow this bill\

                         Yo{u}r wor{shi}ps hu{m}ble at Comaund +d. 

                            {(signed)} Roger Smith

        

<A M>
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<P HMR1>


((mb 3 {(2 October--30 September)} {(Allowances)}))

...

It{e}m solut{is} et dat{is} diu{er}c{is}((87)) lusorib{us} hoc 

anno   xl s.

...



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((f [207] {(Rendered 6 November 1620)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

Item to the waytes at mr Harp{er}s        xiiij d.

...



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<S  >
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<P HMR1>


((mb 4 {(1 October 1627--6 October 1628)} {(Allowances)}))

...


It{e}m solut{is} & dat{is} diu{er}s{is} lusorib{us} hoc anno   xx 

s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D >
<P HCV1>
 

((f 268 {(26 May)}))

  

(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Jones and in the 

presence of the registrar}))



\St Martins \

William Powell ffor playing on Saboth dayes vppon his ffiddle

...



<A M>
<S  >
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<P HM03>


((f [187v] {(6 August 1639--2 August 1641)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

Charges for oure Dinner the 29 of Iuly 1641  xxviij s.

Disbursed to the wait{es} and for wine at that time   vj s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
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<P HM03>


((f [186v] {(Rendered 8 August 1642)}))

...

payd to the waytes on the kinges holiday((88)) at neight by 

consente of the Companie   ij s.

...



                             HOLMER



<A M>
<S  >
<D 619>
<P HCV1>


((f 2v* {(18 December)}))



{{...}} Steevens for not p{re}senting the names of dauncers 

this last Som{m}er &c  \18\o \ decem{bris} 1619 cor{am} 

d{omi}no decano &c  com{parui}t et d{omi}n{u}s retulit c{aus}am 

ad cer{tificandum} ar{ticu}lu{m} determ{in}and{am} &c\

...



                            KILPECK



<A M>
<S  >
<D 629>
<P HV18>
 

((f [93]* {(24 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Richard Basset,} \llb \, {surrogate, and in the 

presence of Thomas Duppa, notary public.}))

...

\1 Kenchurch \

\2 quere de pre{sentibus}

     iure et f{a}c{t}o((89)) \

\3 di{missi}o \

{contra} Ric{ard}um watkins det{ectus} for dauncing out of his   

p{ar}ishe in the p{ar}ishe of Kilpecke on whitsonmunday last 

\quesit{us} 16\o \ die Octobris 1629 vijs et modis in 

p{ro}x{imo} decimo quarto die mens{is} Novembris 1629 in 

eccl{es}ia Cath{edral}i heref{ordie} loco cons{istoriali} 

ib{ide}m coram mag{ist}ro Iohanne ffreemantle ar{tium} mag{ist}ro 

deputato &c.  comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Watkins et 

obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} 

q{u}am confess{ionem} dominus accep{taui}t quatin{us} &c et 

ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione}\



                            KINGSLAND



<A M>
<S  >
<D 588/9>
<P HV03>
 

((f [65] {(13 March)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master William Grenewich,} \ma \, {deputy.}))

...

Margareta gwill{i}m citat{a} in hunc diem dicere C{aus}as quare 

peniten{cie} ei iniu{n}gi non debeant ob defect{um} purgan{dum} 

[p{ro}] de ar{ticu}lo anglice that she did not((90)) daunce die 

d{omi}nic{o} temp{or}e di{uin}or{um}.  Quo die pu{bl}ice 

p{re}co{nizata} com{paruit} d{i}c{t}a m{ar}gareta et nulla{m} 

C{aus}am allegavit &c vnde d{omi}n{us} i{n}iu{n}xit ei ad 

confitend{um} h{uius}m{od}i ar{ticu}lu{m} in Vsual{i} vestitu et 
  
ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}/



Ioh{ann}es Berry

citat{us} vt supra, ad ostendu{m} c{aus}as vt supra/ quo die 

comp{ar}uit p{re}d{ictus} Ioh{ann}es Berry et nulla{m} C{aus}am 

sufficien{tem} allegauit &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s [ie] iniu{n}xit ei ad 

confitend{um} vt supra/ Et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}/



Ioh{ann}es Barrow si{mi}liter/

Quo die com{paruit} &c Et d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad confitend{um} 

vt supra/ Et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}/



Rich{ard}us Nelson si{mi}liter/

Quo die com{paruit} &c/ Et d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad confitend{um} 

vt supra et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}/

  

((f [65v]))



\e{manavi}t exco{mmunicacio} \

Anna gwill{i}m susp{icione} notat{a} anglice for dauncing 

temp{or}e di{vin}or{um}/ \quo die non com{paruit}\

...



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<S  >
<D 617>
<P HV06>


((f [356v]* {(30 June)}))

  

(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of 

Leominster.}))

...

Thomas Waucklen painter detect{us} p{er} gard{ianos} de kingsland 

acted a plaie with others vpon the saboath daie at tyme of 

eveninge praier/ \cit{atus} per publicu{m} edict{um} in 

vltimu{m} diem Iunij p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c  non 

com{paruit} &c  exco{mmunicatus}\



                             KINGTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 618>
<P HV15>


((f [86v] {(26 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Gabriel Wallwin,} \ma \, {deputy to 

Master Oliver Lloid,} \lld \, {official principal and 

commissary of Francis Godwin, bishop of Hereford.}))

...

\d{imissi}o \

Catherina Bybyth vidua

ffor keepinge drinckinge and dauncinge in her howse [in her howse] in 

the tyme of Eveninge prayer./  \Quo die com{paruit} 

p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}a Catherina et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo 

fass{a} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit 
  
ei vnu{m} diem peniten{cialem} more pen{itenciali}  Et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} deinde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}am 

dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione}\

...



((f [93]))

\1 di{missio} \ 

\3 di{missio} \

\4 di{missio} \

...

Walterius Bybith

ffor dauncinge die d{omi}nico at eveninge prayer tyme in the house of 

Catharine Bybith  comp{arui}t et neg{avi}t d{omi}n{u}s 

f{a}c{t}a p{er} eu{m} fide &c. dimisit eu{m} cu{m} monic{i}o{n}e 

&c



Willi{el}mus Driver

pro Cons{imili} Simil{ite}r



Elizabetha Moore

pro Cons{imili} Simil{ite}r



                             LEDBURY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 618>
<P HV15>
 

((f [144v]* {(16 November)}))  



\1 di{missi}o \

\2 di{missi}o \

\3 di{missi}o \

Edwardus hall Inkeeper

hee((91)) actor and morrice dauncer, and haue((92)) gone out of 

the parrishe to other places w{i}th gune and drume both in the 

night to the disturbance of the king{es} subiectes and the 

p{ro}fanation of the Saboath daie in the morninge/.  

\xvj\to \ die Nove{m}br{is} &c com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us 

Edward Hall, &c & sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne ar{ticu}li &c/ & 

confitens &c  d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad confitend{um} 

ar{ticu}lu{m} in vsuali vestitu &c  Cora{m} ministro & 

gard{ianis} post preces &c \Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in 

p{ro}x{imo}/ \\ viij\o \ die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} [{{..}}] 

introducta forma cu{m} cer{tificari}o dimiss{us}



Edwardus Crocker Corvicer

p{ro} cons{imili} Quo die simil{ite}r vt supra vltimo die Ianuarij 

1618 iux{t}a &c apud [her] Ledburie

coram ven{erabi}li viro mag{ist}ro Iohanne Hoskins legum doctore 

deputato &c comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Crocker et in vim 

iur{amen}ti sui cer{tificavi}t de p{er}ac{tione} peniten{cie} iux{t}a 

&c vnde dimiss{us}


  

Edwardus hoop{er} p{ro} cons{imili} Quo die comp{ar}uit 

p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us hoop{er} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo negavit 

ar{ticu}lum esse verum vnde p{re}stito iur{ament}o de innocen{cia} sua 

vnde dimiss{us}

...



((f [147v]))



Iohannes Wilbore ffidler

for drunkenes and [ribl] ribaldry  Citetur/

\Cit{atus} in 16. nove{m}br{is} p{re}d{icti} &c non com{paruit}/\

...



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<S LED>
<D 638>
<P HM05>


((single sheet* {(30 August)}))



        To the most Reverend ffather in God William Lord

        Arch B{isho}pp of Cant{erbury} his grace Primate &c;

The humble petition of francis Thompson gen{tleman}

In all duety sheweth That whereas one Henry Page((93)) Vicar of 

Ledbury in the Countye of Hereford haueing taken vpon him ye Cure 

of soules there hath many times vsed diverse and sundrye 

scandalous and ignominious speeches in the Pulpitt and elswhere 

and more especially vpon the 4\th \ Comandment both by 

preaching and otherwise hee hath in contempt of ye kings most 
  
excelent Ma{ies}ties declarac{i}on concerning the lawfullnes of 

recreation vpon Sundayes and holye dayes after time of divine 

service and in derision and scorne of the booke sett forth by his 

Maiestie to that purpose often amongst other his opprobrious and 

disgracefull speeches vttered these words followinge concerning 

the same Vi{delice}t Is it not as lawfull to pluck at a Cartrope 

vpon the sabboth day as at a bellrope;  Is it not as lawfull for 

a Weaver to shoote his shuttle on the Sabboth daye as for a man 

to take his bowe to shoote:  And is it not as lawfull for a woman 

to spinne at her wheele or for a man to goe to plough or Cart as 

for a man on the Sabboth daye to dance that deuilishe round;  All 

which words and diverse other of the like kinde y{ou}r 

petition{e}r wilbe bound to proue vnto your grace and the 

honourable Court of high Commission;

May it therefore please yo{u}r grace for the reformac{i}on of the 

sayde Mr Page and satisfaction of his parishion{e}rs Consciences 

and other Inhabitants thereabouts who dailye flock vnto him by 

reason of Invegling them with such his doctrine to graunt an 

Attachment or Letters Missiue to yssue out against him the sayd 

Page to bringe him to answere to such articles as shalbe 

ex{hibi}ted into the said court against him;  And y{ou}r 

petition{e}r as in dutye shall daylye pray for y{ou}r graces long 

life and happie dayes &c 



((left flap))

  

Book of Sports

[{{....}}]

Aug{ust} 9 1638



((right flap))



II desire Dr Merricke to consider of ye Suggestions of this 

Pet{ition} and take order for L{ette}rs Missiue if he see cause.

                                {(signed)} W{illiam} Cant{uarie}

Aug{ust} 30.

1638



                            LEOMINSTER



<A M>
<S  >
<D 534--43>
<P HLE1>


((f 79*))

...

Syns of later dayes it chauncid that the cities of herford and 

worcester complainid of the freque{n}cy of people that cam to 

leonminstre in preiudice of bothe their markets in the shire townes 

and also in hindringe their drapinge where apon the saturday market 

was remeuid from leonminstre and a market on friday was newly assignyd 

on to it: syns that tyme the toun of leonminstar hathe decayed/

The co{m}mune fame of the people about leonminstar is that Kynge 

merwalde, and some of his successors had a castle or palace an hill 
  
syde by the towne of leominstre half a mile of by est: The place is 

now cawllyd Comfort Castle where now be some tokens of dyches where 

buildings hathe bene/

The people of leonminstar there about cum ons a yere to this place to 

sport and play/

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 57l--2>
<P LC01>


((f [1]* {(Accounts of John ap Thomas, disbursements)}))

...

It{em} pa{id} for iij quart{es} and a pynt of secke & thre 

pynt{es} of claret wyne  ij s. iij d.

It{em} pa{id} to mr warmecombes mynstrell{es} at mr craswell{es}  

xvj d.

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 572--3>
<P LC02>


((f [3v]* {(Accounts of Thomas Shoter, disbursements)}))

...

It{em} pa{id} for apottell of seck and apottell of clarett wyne when 

m{aste}r Bayly wente to mr warmecombes Before the henne feast   xx 

d.

It{em} pa{id} to the wayes((94)) of Herefford for playeng at the 

Henne feast   xij d.

...


  
<A M>
<S  >
<D 596>
<P HV08>


((f [88v]* {(2 September)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Francis Bevans,} \lld \ {and in the 

presence of Thomas Crumpe, registrar}))

...

\1 e{manavi}t susp{ensio} \

\2 e{manavi}t susp{ensio} \

Iacobus Waties ministrell notat{us} anglic{e} (for plaing at 

Evensonge to the dauncers.((95))/ \cit{atus} (ut sup{ra})\



Iana Price \al{ia}s Spinn{er} \

notat{a} anglic{e} for dauncing temp{or}e precum vespertinarum 

\citata p{er} pu{blicu}m edictu{m} in Ecc{lesi}a &c\




\1 [paup{er}] \

\2 \di{missio}\ di{missi}o \

\3 \di{missio}\ mo{nicio} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\4 di{missi}o \

\5 \di{missio}\ di{missi}o \

Rosa Morries si{mi}l{ite}r/

\[co] q{u}o die com{paruit} ead{em} & fatetur ar{ticu}lu{m} 

vnde d{omi}n{u}s adm{onuit} eu{m}((96)) p{os}thac &c\


  
Anna Mered{{.}} si{mi}l{ite}r.

\Q{u}o die com{paruit}. & fatetur ar{ticu}lu{m} vnd{e} d{omi}n{u}s 

admo{nuit} ea{m} p{os}thac &c.\



Iohanna ap pricharde si{mi}l{ite}r

\Q{u}o die [co{mparuit} & a] sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne ar{ticu}li 

d{omi}n{u}s adm{onui}t ea{m} p{os}thac &c.\



Ioanna Smyth si{mi}l{ite}r

Q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r/

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 596--7>
<P LC03>


((f [3] {(Accounts of Philip ap Thomas, disbursements)}))

...

It{em} gave the Quens ma{ies}t{ies} players the 12 october 1596   

xx s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 597--8>
<P LC04>


((f [3v] {(Accounts of Philip ap Thomas, disbursements)}))

...

It{em} Gave the Erle of Darby his players   x s.

...



((f [4]))  

...

It{em} gave my Lorde Schandose players   vj s. viij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 599--1600>
<P LC05>


((f [3] {(Account of Henry Webbe, disbursements)}))

...

paid to the lord Stafford{es} [men] players   vj s. viij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 600--l>
<P LC06>


((f [2v] {(Account of John Frogmor, disbursements)}))

...

pad((97)) to the Queenes Plaiers   xx s.

paid for a gownd for George Ead{es}   xxvj s. viij d.

paid to the Earle of Worcesters plaiers   x s.

paid to Mr Stephens for wyne and sugg{er} bestowed one the Iudges   

x s. 

paid to my lord Barkley his plaiers   x s.

paid to the lord Dudleis plairs   vj s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 602--3>
<P LC07>


((f [2v] {(Account of William Haynes, disbursements)}))

...
  
It{e}m to the Earle of Huntingtons Plaiers   vj s. viij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 606--7>
<P LC08>


((f [2] {(Accounts of Edward Wynford, disbursements)}))

...

It{e}m to the Players   vj s. viij d.

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 608--9>
<P LC09>


((f [3] {(Accounts of James Hill, disbursements)}))

...

It{e}m paied to players by Mr Bailieff{es} appointm{en}t & some of the 

company         vj s. viij d.

...

It{e}m paied to other plaiers by M{aste}r Bailieff{es} 

appointem{en}t & some of the company      v s.

...



((f [4]))

...

It{e}m paied to more plaiers by Mr Bailieff{es} appointm{en}t & 

others of the company     vj s. viij d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 613--14>
<P LC10>

  
((f [3] {(Accounts of Otis Nicholles, disbursements)}))



((t1)) ((t2))li.((t3))s.((t4))d.

...

((t1))Item to the Ladie Elizabeths players((t2))00((t3))05((t4))00 



((f [4]))

...


((t1))Item to players at another tyme((t2))00((t3))04((t4))00

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 616--17>
<P LC11>


((f [3] {(Accounts of John Stead, disbursements)}))

...

Item to the Erle of Derbyes players   v s.

Item to the Lady Elizabeth her players   x s.

...

Item to the Erle of Sussex players   v s.

...



((f [4]))

...

Item to the Princes players   x s.

Item to the Queenes H{ighnes}s players   x s.

...
  
 

<A M>
<S  >
<D 618--19>
<P LC12>


((f [3] {(Accounts of John Lugger, disbursements)}))

...

Item to the Queene((98)) players   vij s.

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 619--20>
<P LC13>


((f [4] {(Accounts of John Whitstone, disbursements)}))

...

Item to the Earle of Derbies players   vj s. viij d.

Item to the Lady Elizabeths players   x s.

Item to players of the Towne by Mr Baylief his appoyntement   

xx s.

...

Item to the King of Bohemya his players   x s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 626--7>
<P LC14>


((f [2] {(Accounts of Rowland Stead, disbursements)}))

...

deliuerd mr Baylief to giue player{es}         0-05-0

...



                              LINTON


  
<A M>
<S  >
<D 617>
<P HV06>
 

((f [207v]* {(2 September)}))

...

\dis{missi}o \

con{tra} eund{em}/((99)) there is a crime betweene him and his 

maid s{er}vant for keepinge companie and goeinge abroade w{i}th 

his owne maide s{er}vant dancinge vpon the saboath daie and other 

tymes [{{..}}] vnfittinge secundo die Septembris p{re}d{icti} 

simil{ite}r vt supra./

...



                         LITTLE COWARNE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 605>
<P HV11>


((f [78v]* {(16 December)}))

\1 di{missio} \

\2 cit{entur} ceteri \

\3 Cit{etur} Rich{ard}us Powell servius Rogeri Burrox. \

\4 di{missio}. \

...

Iohn Bullock had dauncinge in his ho{{wse}} vpon the Saboath day 

d{i}c{t}us Ioh{ann}es Bullock & interr{ogatus} sub vi Iur{{a{menti}}} 

audivit vi{delice}t that Iohn Rawlins of much Cow{{arne}} [{{.}}oms of 

Stoke lacie] Richard powell of vll{{ubgs wick}} & others he 

rem{em}bereth not [Qua{m} confess{ionem}] {{...}} &c  And on {(blank)} 

Mason of Bro{m}yard was the {{...}} Qua{m} confessio{nem} d{omi}n{u}s   

accep{tavi}t & iniu{n}xit ei vnu{m} d{{iem}} in Ecc{lesi}a ib{ide}m etc  

Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}. Postea di{missus} p{os}thac 

&c  



xvj\o \ die dece{m}br{is} p{re}d{icti} comp{aruit} di{c}t{u}s 

Powell & negaui{t} Ar{ticu}lu{m} &c.  Vnd{e} h{ab}et ad p{{urgandum}} 

{{..}} cu{m} 2: manu honest{orum} viror{um} p{aro}chie p{re}d{icte} 

hab{e}t((100))

...



                            LLANGAREN




<A M>
<S  >
<D 616>
<P HV05>
 

((f [96]* {(31 May)}))

...

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 ad explanend{um} \

Gard{iani}

the youthe of their parrishe hath bynn all waies accustomed to 

exercise him selfe in dauncinge vpon{n} ye Saboath daies and 

holiedaies.  And that div{er}s p{ro}phane exercises are used in o{u}r 

parrishe vpon the Saboath day as in other parrishes/ But we do hope 

for and pray for amendement/ \vltimo die Maij 1616 p{re}d{icti} 

comp{ar}uer{un}t p{er}sonal{ite}r Iohannes Gwillim et Iohannes 

Edward{es} et d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit eis ad exhibend{um}   

p{rese}ntament{um} in p{ro}x{imo} deinde [{{..}}] xxij\o \ die Iulij 

p{re}d{icti} comp{ar}uerunt et d{omi}n{u}s sup{er} examinac{i}o{n}e 

cause retulit c{aus}am ad [cons{istorialem} ib{ide}m C] p{ro}x{imum} 

p{rese}ntament{um} gard{ianorum} ib{ide}m vnde dimiss{i}\



<A M>
<S  >
<D 628>
<P HV17>


((f [137]* {28 May}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Richard Basset,} \llb \, {deputy to 

William Skinner,} \lld \, {official and commissary of Francis 

Godwin, bishop of Hereford.}))
...

Johannes drewe detect{us} for plaieinge on the iewes harpe at praier 

time xxviij\o \ die mensis Maij 1628 coram mag{ist}ro Ric{ard}o 

Basset in legibus bacc{halaureo} deputato &c in loco cons{istoriali} 

Heref{ordie} comp{ar}uit p{er}sonali{ter} d{i}c{t}us drewe et obiecto 

ei ar{ticu}lo nega{ui}t ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} &c tunc d{omi}n{u}s 

iniu{n}xit ei ad purgandu{m} se in p{ro}x{imo} cu{m} 4 manu &c deinde 

fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} et submisit se &c tunc 

d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei vnu{m} die{m} pen{itencie} more 

pen{itenciali} et mo{nui}t ip{s}um ad ex{trahendum} formam et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} xviij\o \ die Junij p{ro}x{imi}

...



((f [132]*))  

...

Andreas Milles ^\minstrell \ detect{us} for dauncing before 

Evening prayer on the saboath daie being the 4 of May 1628, and for 

hiring a minstrell being a Recusant exco{m}municated



((f [140] {(18 June)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master John Freemantle, clerk,} \ma \, 

{surrogate, and in the presence of James Lawrence, registrar.})) 

...

{contra} Iana{m} Simons det{ectam} for dauncing on sonday the 4th of 

May before evening prayer the minstrell beyng a recusant 

exco{mmunicated}  h{abe}ns ad cer{tifican}dum p{e}n{itenc}iam. \Quo 

die p{re}co{nizata} &c nullo modo com{paruit} &c  [{{.....}}] reservata 

pen{a} in p{ro}x{imo} &c/\



((f [143]*))

...

\di{missi}o \

{contra} Ioh{ann}em Drew for playing on his Iewes harpe at prayer 

tyme  h{a}bet ad cer{tifican}dum p{e}n{itenc}iam.  \Quo die 

si{mi}l{ite}r vt supr{a} [{{....}}]\  \xxiij\o \ die Augusti 

1628 p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r\


  
                             MADLEY



<A M>
<S  >
<D 605>
<P HV10>


((p 16 {(10 September)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {commissary, and in 

the presence of James Coren, deputy registrar.}))

...

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 exco{mmunicatio} \

Walter{us} Smyth  Edw{ardus} Shep{ar}d  vet{eri}/ gard{iani}

ad sp{ecif}icandum no{m}i{n}a vi{delice}t of them that do daunce vppon 

Sundaies/ and such as haue not rec{eaved} 3 times A yeare/ \habeant 

ad spec{i}ficand{um} in p{ro}x{imo} &c 28 Sept{embris} com{paruerunt} 

et q{u}ia no{n} spe{c}ificarunt iux{t}a monic{i}o{n}em ideo 

exco{mmunicati} 12 Oct{obris} 1605. com{paruerunt} et absolut{i} 

sp{ecif}icaru{n}t no{m}i{n}a in script{is} di{missi}\

...



((p 17*))

...

\di{missio} \

vet{eri} gard{iani}

ad sp{ecif}icand{um} no{m}i{n}a eor{um} that doe daunce in the 

Churchyard/ \sp{ecif}icarunt vt sup{r}a/\  

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 622>
<P HCV1>


((f 112v* {(28 September)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held before the dean.}))

...

\1 di{missio} \

\2 di{missio} \

\3 Tiberton./ \

\4 \di{missio}\ \

Rogerus Pigg.

for playing on their instrum{en}t{es} before euening prayer on saboath 

dayes. Quo die com{parui}t cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo pred{icto} fatetur 

et vt supra simil{ite}r di{missus}./



Iacobus Paine.

pro Cons{imili}./ Quo die simil{ite}r di{missus}./



Willimus ffoote

for y{a}t as he passed towarde ye church in ye churchy{ar}d said he 

would daunce there in contempt & derogac{i}on of ye churchwarden./



Idem ffoote

for dauncing before euening prayer time on sonday ye xxi\th \ of 
  
Iulie./ Quo die com{parui}t cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo pred{icto} 

nega{vi}t &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s iniunxit ei ad purgand{um} se sua 

6\ta \ manu h{ab}ita proclamac{ione} &c. et monit{us} &c./ \Quo 

die vi{delice}t 12\o \ Octobr{is} 1622 cor{am} m{agist}ro Iones 

&c. p{re}co{nizatus} non com{parui}t exco{mmunicatus} &c/\



Matilda s{er}va Ioh{ann}is Seybon.

Pro Cons{imili}./ Quo die introducta citac{ione} execut{a} in 

eccl{es}ia p{er} denu{n}c{iacionem} et p{re}co{nizata} non com{parui}t 

d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavi}t ip{s}am con{tuma}cem res{erva}t{a} eius 

pen{a} in p{ro}x{imum}./



Iohanna Brampton.

pro Cons{imili} \12\o \ Octobr{is} 1622 cor{am} m{agist}ro Iones 

&c co{mparui}t et ffassa est &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s ex gra{cia} di{misit} 

&c cu{m} admon{icione} &c.



Andrewe Carwardine W{illia}m ffoote

pro cons{imili}/\ vijs et modis./



Elizabetha Arnoll.

pro Cons{imili}./ \Quo die Cit{ata} in p{ro}x{imo}\  

...



((f 116v {(26 October)}))

  

(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Jones, 

commissary.}))

...

Willimus ffoote./
for dauncing before euening prayer on a sonday.  

exco{mmunicatus}./

...



                       MANSELL GAMAGE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 605>
<P HV11>


((f [51]* {(24 November)}))

...

col 1

ad pr{econizandum}

Saltatores vi{delice}t

Maria Lurcot/ di{missi}o

Anna Lurcot/ di{missi}o

Alicia Withell/ di{mi}s{sio}

Elion{ora} serva/ Thome Withell/ [exco{mmunicacio}] di{missi}o

Richard Milward comp{aruit} di{missi}o

Anna Smith/ p{re}co{nizata} di{mi}s{sio} cu{m} admo{nicione}

Roger Vaughan p{re}co{nizatus} in pro{ximo}/ di{missio}



col 2

Thomas Churche  

for dauncinge on Saboath dayes  Cit{atus} p{er} pub{licum} edic{tum} 

p{re}con{izatus} &c 24 die Nove{m}br{is} p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} 

d{i}c{t}us Thomas Churche & d{omi}n{u}s revoca{vi}t 

exco{mmun}ication{em} etc./ & [iniu{n}xit ei] sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne 

ar{ticu}li p{re}d{icti} d{omi}n{u}s adiunxit((101)) eu{m} that etc 

Postea exam{inatus} de ceter{is} saltator{ibus} ib{ide}m &c vij{{.}} 

p{re}sunt



                          MUCH BIRCH



<A M>
<S  >
<D 606?>
<P HV11>


((f [110]*))

...

\{{idem Jac}}cobus impedivit {{...}} & process{us} Iudicial' 

{{..t}}inge the dancers &c.((102)) \

Iacobus howell

for dauncinge vt supr{{a ...}} [con{paruit}] com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us 

Iacobus how{{ell}} &c quia recus{avi}t r{esp}ondere &c sepius 

interrog{{atus}} p{er} Iudice{m} &c d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavit} 

eu{n}d{em} exco{mmunicatum} {{...}} \xv\to \ die Iulij A{nn}o 

[{{...}}] p{re}d{icto} com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us Iacobus howell &c & 

submisit se &c que{m} d{omi}n{u}s absoluit & restituit {{...}} vnd{e} 

d{omi}n{u}s dimisit eu{m} cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e &c\

\Exc{ommunicatio} \

\cu{m} gr{aci}a \
  


Phillip Howell.

p{ro} cons{imili}/ Cit{atus} p{er} publ{ic}u{m} edict{um} vt supra 

{{...}} com{paruit} &c {{...}} \xv\to \ die Iulij id{em} Ph{illip}us 

s{imi}l{ite}r absolut{us} cu{m} admo{nicione} posthac\

...



                        MUCH DEWCHURCH



<A M>
<S  >
<D 605>
<P HV11>


((f [108v]* {(16 December)}))

...

Tho{mas} Kethewne

\xvj\to \ die decembr{is} 1605 \ for dansinge vpo{{n}} Sondaies 

[and holy daies]/ Q{u}o die com{paruit} &c confess{us} est 

ar{ticu}lu{m} &c. Vnd{e} d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei i. die{m} 

pen{itencialem} &c. Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}




                         MUCH MARCLE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 618--19>
<P HV15>


((f [237v]* {(7 December)}))



\1 di{missi}o \

\2 di{missi}o \
  
\3 di{missi}o \

\4 di{missi}o \

\5 di{missi}o \

\6 di{missi}o \

\7 vide rest/ \

Thomas Gorwey for playeinge die dominico cit{atus} &c in vij diem 

decembris p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c 

exco{mmunicatus} decimo die mens{is} decembris 1618 apud 

heref{ordiam} coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele Wallwin artiu{m} 

mag{ist}ro deputato &c com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us 

Gorwey et d{omi}n{u}s ad eius petic{i}o{n}em ip{s}um absoluit 

p{re}stito prius iur{ament}o de p{ar}end{o} iur{e} et stando 

mandatis eccl{es}ie deinde obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est 

ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s ex{aminatis} ca{us}is 

ip{s}um dimisit cum admonic{i}o{n}e/



Rogerus Parker p{ro} cons{imili} cit{atus} &c per publicu{m} 

edictu{m} in vij diem decembris p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c 

non com{paruit} &c exc{ommunicatus} vj\o \ die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s ad eius petic{ionem} 

ip{s}um ab{solvi}t a senten{cia} excom{m}unic{acionis} &c et 

sup{er} examinac{ione} cause ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione}



Willimus Jenkins p{ro} cons{imili} vij\o \ die 

decemb{ris} p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r vt supra Sexto die 

ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um   

absoluit a senten{cia} excom{m}unic{acionis} &c et sup{er} 

examinac{ione} caus{e} ip{s}um admonuit posthac



(({(5 December)}))



Thomas hamon p{ro} cons{imili} quinto die mens{is} decembris 

p{re}d{icti} [p{re}] com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us 

hamon et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse 

veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad confitend{um} 

ar{ticu}lum coram ministro et gard{ianis} ib{ide}m die dominico 

p{ro}x{imo} in vsuali vestitu im{m}ediate post p{re}ces finitas 

in eccl{es}ia ib{ide}m Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} 

postea d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione}



Iohannes Ravenhill p{ro} cons{imili} Quinto die mens{is} 

decembris p{re}d{icti} Simil{iter} vt supra



(({(18 December)}))




Willimus Edward{es} p{ro} cons{imili} cit{atus} &c in xviij 

diem decembris 1618 in eccl{es}ia Cath{edral}i Heref{ordie} loco 

cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele Wallwin 

artiu{m} mag{ist}ro deputato &c comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r 

d{i}c{t}us Edward{es} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est 

ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s admo{nui}t ip{s}um   

posthac. \4 Novem{bris} 1620 coram mag{ist}ro Ioh{ann}e Osegoode 

artiu{m} mag{ist}ro deputato &c com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s ad 

eius petic{i}o{n}em ip{s}um absoluit a senten{cia} 

exc{ommunicacionis} et audita c{aus}a d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit 

cu{m} admonic{ione}/\

...



                          NORTON CANON



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<S  >
<D 622>
<P HCV1>


((f 117 {(26 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Jones, 

commissary.}))

...

Gard{iani} ibi{de}m.

they haue not p{re}sented ye names of ye tennisplayers & 

dauncers./ ex{amina}t{i} et di{missi}
...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 625>
<P HCV1>


((f 202v* {(7 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Jones, subdean, and in the presence of the 

registrar.}))  



Gard{iani} ibi{de}m

doe not p{re}sent the names of the dauncers./ nor doe they 

present whether the will of Anne Carpenter be proved, or who is 

executor therof, they do not answere the 34\th \ artic{le} 

nor do they p{re}sent where or when or by whom An{n}e Olford was 

married. \Quo die com{paruerun}t et d{omi}n{u}s ex gra{cia} 

eosd{em} di{misit} &c\

...



                          PEMBRIDGE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 617>
<P HVO6>


((f [358v]* {(2 June)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of 

Leominster}))



\di{missi}o \

Ludovicus Thomas daunced in the church porch amongst a companie 

of girles of the parrishe not knowne quesit{us} &c in hos diem et 

locu{m} p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c vijs et modis in 

p{ro}x{imo} cit{atus} &c per publicu{m} edict{um} in 3 diem 

Septembris p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} non com{paruit} &c  

exco{mmunicatus}
  
Matheus Steade minstrell

Quo die simil{ite}r vt supra postea d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit 

[cu{m} a]

...



                            PUTLEY



<A M>
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<D 625>
<P HCV1>


((f 170v* {(22 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Jones and in the 

presence of the registrar}))



\[monitus de solvend{o} sub pen{a} exco{mmunicacionis}]/ \

Christopherus Iones.

det{ectus} for dauncing eu{er}y sonday & holieday for the most p{ar}te 

betweene Easter & lammas \Quo die com{parui}t et fassus est &c vnde 

d{omi}n{u}s [iniu{n}xit ei] di{misit} eu{m} cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e 

&c.\



Alicia Harries for dancing/




Ioh{ann}es Lambert iun{ior}.

pro Cons{imili}.   \Quo die si{mi}l{ite}r\


  
Henricus Carpenter.

pro Cons{imili}./ \Quo die si{mi}l{ite}r\



Ioh{ann}es Boulcott.

pro Cons{imili}./ \Quo die com{parui}t p{erson}al{ite}r dict{us} 

Boulcott et ad eius petic{ionem} d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} di{misit} &c./ 

sol{uit}./\

...



((f 174@s))a \v* {(19 November)}\

...

\di{missio} \

Alicia Harris.

no{tatu}r for dauncing vppon Saboath dayes before euening prayer./ 

19\o \ Novem{bris} 1625 cor{am} m{agist}ro Osgood surro{ga}to &c. 

com{parui}t cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo pred{icto} fatetur eu{n}d{em} 

e{ss}e ver{um} et submisit se &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s ea{n}d{em} cu{m} 

admonic{ione} di{misit}./

...



                              ROSS




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((f [214] {(9 December)}))


  
(({Proceedings of the court held in Hereford Cathedral before Master 

Silas Griffith,} \std \, {vicar general of Robert Bennett, bishop 

of Hereford, and in the presence of James Lawrence, notary 

public.})) 

...

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 di{missi}o \

\3 di{missi}o \

\4 di{missi}o \

\5 di{missi}o \

Thomas Meiricke iun{ior} glover for dauncing and playinge at vnlawfull 

games on the Saboth daie./ \Quo die com{parui}t p{er}sonal{ite}r et 

sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne ar{ticu}li dimiss{us} est cu{m} admonic{ione} 

&c.\



Ioh{ann}es Tayler tapster p{ro} Cons{imili}/ \Cit{atus} in hos diem 

et locum &c p{re}co{nizatus} &c exco{mmunicatus}\ deinde seden{te} 

curia com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Taillor obiectoq{ue} ei 

ar{ticu}lo [ne] fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s 

ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e



Anthonius Harbert p{ro} Cons{imili}./ \quesit{us} &c vijs et mod{is} 

in prox{imo} &c\ xx\o \ die Ianuarij p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} 

p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Harbett obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticu}lo 

fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit 

cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e./  



ffraunciscus younge Weau{er} p{ro} Cons{imili}/ \quo die com{paruit} 

et sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne ar{ticu}li dimiss{us} est cu{m} 

admonic{ione} &c\ 



Alicia Barrett p{ro} Cons{imili}./ \cit{ata} in hos diem et locu{m} 

&c p{re}co{nizata} &c nullo modo com{paruit} &c postea d{omi}n{u}s eam 

dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione} in p{er}sona mariti.\

...



((ff [215--15v] {(10 February)}))

...

\6 di{missi}o \

\7 di{missi}o \

\8 al{ias} dimiss{a} \

\9 di{missi}o \

\10 di{missi}o \

\11 di{missi}o \

Willimus Meiricke for dancinge die dominico x\o \ die 

ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo 

fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um 

dimisit cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e



Rob{er}tus Meiricke p{ro} cons{imili} decimo die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} Simil{ite}r vt supra./
  


Alicia Meiricke p{ro} cons{imili} |



Iohannes Maddox p{ro} cons{imili} decimo die mensis ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} examinata c{aus}a d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} 

admonic{ione}



Walterus Pearce p{ro} cons{imili} decimo die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} Simil{ite}r vt supra./



Thomas Meiricke p{ro} cons{imili} quesit{us} &c in [quo] 

decimu{m} diem ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c non 

com{paruit} &c vijs et modis in p{ro}x{imo} deinde xiiij\o \ 

die ffebruarij 1616 com{paruit} et fatetur ar{ticu}lum vnde 

d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e &c



((f [249]))




(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Silas Griffith,} \std \, {vicar general of 

Robert Bennett, bishop of Hereford.}))

...

\13 Bridstowe \

\14 di{missi}o \

\15 di{missi}o \
  
\16 di{missi}o./ \

Alicia durley for dancinge at Rosse die dominico decimo die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est 

ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}am dimisit cum 

admonic{ione} &c



Margareta Andros p{ro} cons{imili} decimo die ffebraurij p{re}d{icti} 

Simil{ite}r vt supra./



(({(3 March)}))



Aliciam Meiricke p{ro} cons{imili}/ \cit{ata} in 3 diem Martij 

p{re}d{icti} &c exa{m}i{n}ata ca{us}a dimittitur cu{m} admonic{ione} 

&c.\



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((f [41] {(6 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in Hereford Cathedral before Master 

Gabriel Wallwin,} \ma \, {deputy to Master Oliver Lloid,} 

\lld \, {official principal and commissary of Francis Godwin, 

bishop of Hereford.}))

...

\di{missio} \     

Willimus davies the furnishe keep{er}

for dancing vppon the saboath daie before all s{er}vice was ended   

cit{atus} die iovis vlt{imo} in Rosse p{er} Gibbons app{arito}rem 

ad com{parendum} in hos die{m} et locu{m} et locu{m}((103)) 

p{re}co{nizatus} non com{paruit} exc{ommunicatus}  \16 April 1622 

in loco officij Reg{ist}rar{ij} Cora{m} m{agist}ro Evano Iones 

Surr{oga}to &c  p{rese}nte me W{illiel}mo Rawe no{ta}rio 

pub{li}co &c  com{paruit} m{agiste}r Buckly et d{omi}n{u}s ad 

eius petic{ionem} dictu{m} Davies absolvit et di{misit}\

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 629>
<P HV18>


((ff [252v--4]*))

...

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 di{missi}o \

\3 di{missi}o \

\4 recessit \

\5 di{missi}o \

\6 di{missi}o \

\7 Wallford \

\8 di{missio} \

\9 di{missio} \

\10 p{er} Thomam Parrot \

\11 Willimus Spicer \

\12 di{missi}o \

\13 di{missi}o \
  
\14 ne q{ui}d fiat con{tra} eunde{m} Probin \

\15 ne q{ui}d fiat con{tra} eum \

\16 di{missi}o \

\17 ne q{ui}d fiat con{tra} eam \

\18 \quia infra aetatem l{egi}timam\ \

Edwardus Keise no{tatur} vt supra [p{ro} cons{imili}] for plaienge 

vpon Tewesdaie the xxvjth daie of this instant Maie 1629 at time of 

eveninge praier quesit{us} xviij\o \ Iunij 1629 vijs et modis in 

p{ro}x{imo} \cit{atus} 5 Iulij in p{ar}o{chi}a pred{icta} p{er}  

Ric{ard}um Gibbons app{arito}rem 14 Iulij p{re}d{icti}  

p{re}con{izatus} et non com{paruit} &c  exco{mmunicatus}\ 23\o \ 

die mens{is} Septembris 1629 in eccl{es}ia p{ar}o{chia}li de  [{{...}}] 

Rosse coram mag{ist}ro Ric{ard}o Becket in [le] ar{tibus}  mag{ist}ro 

deputato &c comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us  Keise et 

d{omi}n{u}s ad eius petic{i}o{n}em ip{s}um absolvit a  senten{cia} 

excom{m}unic{acionis} p{re}stito prius iur{ament}o de p{ar}end{o} 

{{i}}ure &c deinde obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse 

veru{m} et submisit se &c Vnde d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad 

confitend{um} ar{ticu}lum im{m}ediate post [preces] lectione{m} 

Evangelij in vsuali vestitu &c et mo{nui}t ad ex{trahendum} et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} |



Iohannes wilse no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} vl{timo} 

xviij\o \ die Iunij instan{tis} in Rosse p{er} Gibbons p{ro}ut  

fidem fecit 25\o \ Iunij p{re}d{icti} preco{nizatus} et no{n}  

com{parui}t exco{mmunicatus} p{er} mag{ist}rum Basset 23\o \ die   

Septembris p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r



Iohannes Machin no{tatur} vt supra for dancinge the morris at time of 

eveninge praier cit{atus} xxv\o \ die Iunij instan{tis} vt supra 

preco{nizatus} &c et non com{parui}t d{omi}n{u}s Basset 

p{ro}nu{nciavi}t ip{s}um contumac{em} res{er}uatur eius pena in 

p{ro}x{imum} \14 Iulij 1629 p{re}con{izatus} et no{n} com{paruit} &c 

exco{mmunicatus}\ 23\o \ die Septem{bris} 1629 p{re}d{icti} 

com{paruit} et absolutus est et di{missus} cu{m} admonic{ione}



Iacobus streete no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} \cit{atus} 5 

Iulij 1629 in p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons 

app{arito}rem 14 Iulij p{re}d{icti} p{re}con{izatus} comp{arui}t et 

d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} mo{nui}t et di{misit}./\



Thomas Parret no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} 27\o \ die 

Iunij 1629 in eccl{es}ia Cath{edral}i heref{ordie} loco 

cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m [ne] com{paruit} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo 

negavit ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde p{re}stito p{er} eum iur{ament}o 

de innocen{cia} sua |



Leticia Vaughan no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili}



Iana Currier no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} cit{ata} quesit{a} 

xviij\o \ Iunij 1629 vijs et modis in p{ro}x{imo} \cit{ata} 2 
  
Iulij 1629 in p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons 

app{arito}rem. 14 Iulij 1629 p{re}con{izata} et non com{paruit} &c 

exco{mmunicata}.\



Thomas Browne no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} cit{atus} 

xviij\o \ die Iunij 1629 [vijs et modis in p{ro}x{imo}] in Rosse 

p{er} Gibbons &c ut fidem fecit 25\o \ Iunij p{re}d{icti} 

p{re}con{izatus} &c et no{n} com{paruit} exco{mmunicatus} p{er} 

mag{ist}rum Basset 23\o \ die Septembris 1629 p{re}d{icti} 

com{paruit} et absolut{us} est p{er} mag{ist}rum Bicket et dimiss{u}s 

est [p{er}] cu{m} admonic{ione}




Robertus Smith no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} quesit{us} 

xviij\o \ Iunij 1629 vijs et modis in p{ro}x{imo}  \cit{atus} 7 

Iulij 1629 in p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons 

app{arito}rem. 14 Iulij 1629 p{re}con{izatus} et non com{paruit} &c 

exco{mmunicatus}\ |



Anna Cater no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} 25\o \ Iunij 

p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r primo die Septembris 1629 in loco 

cons{istoriali} heref{ordie} coram mag{ist}ro Evanno Iones ar{tium} 

mag{ist}ro deputato &c introduct{a} citac{i}o{n}e p{er}sonal{ite}r 

execut{a} 26\o \ die Augusti vlt{imi} p{er} Gibbons app{arito}rem 

infra p{ar}ochiam p{re}d{ictam} p{ro}ut fidem fecit preco{nizata} 

trina vice dict{a} Cater et nullo modo com{parente} d{omi}n{u}s 
  
p{ro}nu{nciavit} ip{s}am contumace{m} et in penam exc{ommunicacionis} 

23\o \ die Septem{bris} 1629 p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r vt in actu 

con{tra} Browne



Iohannes Sandie no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} 25\o \ Iunij 

p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r \cit{atus} j\o \ Iulij 1629 in 

p{ar}o{chi}a pred{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons app{arito}rem. 14 

Iulij 1629 p{re}con{izatus} et non com{paruit} &c p{er} m{agist}rum 

Basset exco{mmunicatus}\



Henricus Baker no{tatur} vt supra for plaieinge at eveninge praier  

time 27\o \ die Iunij 1629 [in] apud heref{ordiam} coram  

mag{ist}ro Ric{ard}o Basset in legibus bacc{helaureo} deputato &c 

comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Baker et obiecto ei  

ar{ticu}lo negavit ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} tunc p{re}stito p{er} eum 

iur{ament}o de innocen{cia} sua d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} dimisit.



Walterius Garden no{tatur} vt supra for dauncinge at eveni{n}ge praier 

time \27 Iunij 1629 in loco Cons{istoriali} &c cora{m} Ric{ard}o 

Bassett Surr{oga}to &c comp{arui}t et iura{men}tu{m} p{re}stitit de 

innocen{tia} sua et d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} di{misit}\



[Ge] Gregorius Harris no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} \27 Iunij 

1629 in loco Cons{istoriali} &c Cora{m} Ric{ard}o Bassett Surr{oga}to 

&c comp{arui}t dict{us} Harris et iura{men}tu{m} p{re}stitit de 

innocentia sua and that he was at Evening prayer d{omi}n{u}s eu{m}   

di{misit}\



((ff 255--5v* {(28 July)}))

...

Iohannes Bennet iunior

de vic{inia} Rosse no{tatur} for dancinge vpon sondaies and hollidaies 

at time of eveninge praier & especiallie vpon Tewesdaie 26 maij 1629 & 

especiallie for attinding my lorde vpon the xxviij Iunij 1629 at time 

of praiers as it is thought \ci{tatus} 22 Iulij 1629 in p{ar}o{chi}a 

p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons app{aritor}em 28 Iulij 

p{re}d{icti} p{re}con{izatus} et non com{paruit} &c [exco{mmunicatus}] 

vijs et modis\ primo die mens{is} Septembris 1629 p{re}d{icti} 

com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s Iones audita c{aus}a ipsu{m} admonuit et 

di{misit}



Rob{er}tus Younge no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} \abijt\



Iohannes Mason no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} \cit{atus} 23 

Iulij 1629 in p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons 

app{aritor}em 28 Iulij 1629 p{re}con{izatus} et non com{paruit} 

exco{mmunicatus}.\ deinde seden{te} curia comp{ar}uit 

p{er}sonal{ite}r d{ic}t{u}s Mason et d{omi}n{u}s ad eius petici{on}em 

revocavit decretu{m} exco{mmunicacionis} deinde obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo 

fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} et submisit se &c qua{m} 

confess{ionem} d{omi}n{u}s accep{tavi}t quat{i}n{u}s &c et ip{s}um 
  
dimisit cu{m} admonic{ion}e/



Walterus Collie no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} \quesit{us}\ 

| 



Thomas Probin no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili}



Walterus Collie no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili}



Ioanna Bennet no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili} \cit{ata} 20 Iulij 1629 in 

p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons app{arito}rem 28 

Iulij p{re}d{icti} p{re}con{izata}.\ \28 die mensis Iulij 1629 in 

loco Cons{istoriali} coram m{agist}ro Iohanne ffreemantle deputato &c 

com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticu}lo &c [neg{avi}t] 

\fassa est \ e{ss}e veru{m} &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}am admonuit 

q{uo}d deinceps &c Et sic{u}t dimissa est salvis feodis &c\



Alicia Bennet no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili}/

...



((f [256]*))



\20 di{missi}o \

\21 di{missi}o \

\22 Septem{bris} \

Will{elmu}s Perrocke no{tatur} for dauncinge at eveninge prayer time   

vppon Sundaies and hollidaies \quesit{us} 19 Iulij 1629 28 Iulij 

p{re}d{icti} vijs et modis in prox{imo}\



Carolus Perrocke no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili} \cit{atus} 19 Iulij 

1629 in p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta} p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons 

app{arito}rem 28 Iulij p{re}d{icti} p{re}con{izatus}\ \com{paruit} 

p{er}sonal{ite}r d{ic}t{u}s Pirrocke et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo negavit 

ar{ticu}lum esse verum et submisit se purgac{i}oni &c tunc d{omi}n{u}s 

iniu{n}xit ei ad purgand{um} se hoc in loco primo Septem{bris} 

p{re}d{icti} cum quarta manu &c f{ac}ta prius p{ro}clamac{ione} primo 

die Septembris 1629 p{re}d{icti} in loco cons{istoriali} heref{ordie} 

coram mag{ist}ro Euanno Iones ar{tium} mag{ist}ro deputato &c 

preco{nizatus} &c et no{n} com{paruit} d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavi}t 

ip{s}um contumac{em} et defecisse in purgac{i}o{n}e sua et decrevit 

ip{s}um citand{um} fore {{e}}rga p{ro}x{imum} &c.\



Maria Collie no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili} \quesit{a} simil{ite}r\



Alicia Haynes no{tatur} p{ro} cons{imili} \cit{ata} in p{ar}o{chi}a 

pred{icta} 23 Iulij 1629 p{er} Ric{ard}um Gibbons app{arito}rem in 

p{ar}o{chi}a p{re}d{icta}((104)) 28 Iulij p{re}d{icti} 

p{re}con{izata}\ \com{paruit} et simil{ite}r vt in actu con{tra} 

Ioannam Bennet\



Thomas Webster no{tatu}r p{ro} cons{imili} \cit{atus} simil{ite}r 28 
  
Iulij 1629 p{re}con{izatus}\ \comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r 

d{ic}t{u}s Weobster et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo negavit ar{ticu}lum esse 

veru{m} et submisit se &c tunc d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad 

purgand{um} se hoc in loco 4 manu &c f{a}c{t}a prius proclama{cione} 

primo die Septembris 1629 p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r vt in actu con{tra} 

Pirrocke deinde com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s audita c{aus}a ip{s}um 

dimisit cum admonic{i}o{n}e\  



((f [76]* {(24 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Richard Basset,} \llb \, {surrogate, and in the 

presence of William Rawe, notary public.})) 

...

\1 di{missi}o \

\2 di{missi}o \

Ed{ward}us Keise no{tatur} officio ex pub{li}ca fama referen{dus} for 

playinge vpon tuesday the xxvi\th \ day of this instant May 1629 

at time of Eueninge praier h{ab}et ad cer{tifican}d{um} confes{sio}nem 

in hunc diem  \Quo die p{re}co{nizatus} et non com{paruit} &c  

exc{ommunicatus}\ \5\o \ decem{bris} 1629 in eccl{es}ia 

Cath{edral}i heref{ordie} loco cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m coram 

mag{ist}ro Ric{ard}o Bicket in ar{tibus} mag{ist}ro deputato &c 

comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Keise et introduxit formam et 

in vim iuramenti sui cer{tificaui}t de p{er}actione pen{etencie} 

iux{t}a &c vnde dimiss{us} est postea [{{..}}] absolut{us} est\  



Ioh{ann}es Wilse no{tatur} vt supra p{ro} cons{imili} si{mi}liter 

\Quo die simil{ite}r exco{mmunicatus}\ \5\o \ die 

decem{bris} p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r\



...

Willimus perrocke no{tatur} &c for dancinge at Eueninge praier time 

vpon sundaies and hollidayes vijs et modis in hunc diem  \Quo die 

renovatur in p{ro}x{imo} xiiij\o \ die Novem{bris} 1629  

introduct{o} [der] decreto vijs et modis denu{m}((105)) in [viii]  

viij\o \ die Novem{bris} 1629 p{ro}ut patet in dorso eiusdem 

preco{nizatus} trina vice dict{us} Pirrocke et nullo modo com{paruit} 

d{omi}n{u}s ffreemantle p{ro}nu{nciaui}t ip{s}um contumace{m} et in 

penam exco{mmunicacionis}\




<A M>
<S  >
<D 633>
<P HV19>


((ff [426v--7]* {(29 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master John Dryden, surrogate to William Skinner, and 

in the presence of Richard Brasier, registrar.}))

...

Ioh{ann}es Charles det{ectus} for sufferinge musicke and drinkinge in 

his howse in eu{en}inge praier time on sonday 17 ffebr{uarij}  

si{mi}l{ite}r vt supra. |  

Ioh{ann}es Hale det{ectus} for playinge and drinkinge in ye same howse 

at ye same time.  Si{mi}l{ite}r.

...



((f [502] {(30 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before William Skinner,} \lld \, {and in the presence of 

Thomas Lawrence, notary public.}))

...

\1 al{ia}s p{er}egit peniten{ciam} \

\2 di{missi}o \

\3 nunc de Madeley \

con{tra} Nich{ola}um Gates detect{um} for daunnceing vpon Sundaies & 

holy dayes before divine s{er}vice was ended./


con{tra} Thoma{m} Simond{es} det{ectum} p{ro} cons{imili} \11 die 

mens{is} decem{bris} p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo 

negavit ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} tunc p{re}stito prius iur{ament}o de 

innocen{cia} sua dimiss{us} est/\



con{tra} Ioha{nn}em Torence detect{um} p{ro} cons{imili}

...



                          ST WEONARDS

  

<A M>
<S  >
<D 609>
<P HV11>


((f [108v]* {(11 December)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Gabriel Wallwin,} 

\ma \, {deputy.}))

\2 exco{mmunicatus} propt{e}r {{...}} \

\3 in p{ar}tib{us} p{{re}}dic{{tis}} p{atet} {{...}} \



{{...}} xj die Decembris coram mag{ist}ro Gab{riele} Walwyn artiu{m} 

m{agist}ro Surr{ogato}

W{{...}} M{{...}}ners gent ffor dancinge on Saboath dayes &c {{xj}} die 

decembris 1609 c{o}mparuit et [p{{redicto}}] {{...}} ipsum absolvit et 

restituit &c {{...}}

...



                             SHOBDON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 586/7>
<P HV01>
 

((f [218v] {(9 March)})) 

\1 8 Aprilis./ \



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Leominster 

before Master Roger Bradshaw,} \ma \, {deputy to Master Francis 

Bevans,} \lld \, {vicar general of Herbert Westfaling, bishop of 

Hereford.}))

...

con{tra} hu{m}fridu{m} Tailer de ead{em}

[detect{us}] ^\notat{us} \ anglice, for keping dauncing and 

plaieng, for p{er}mittinge the same (tempore div{inorum}) 

cit{atus} p{er} Iones ap{paritor}em &c pu{blice} p{re}co{nizatus} 

&c  com{paruit} ide{m} hu{m}fridus Tail^\u \r, & 

exa{m}in{atus} &c et sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne &c/ nega{vi}t 

eund{em} &c vnd{e} h{ab}et ad introdu{cendum} ced{ulam} in 

prox{imo} ^\a vic{ario} & \ gard{ianis} ib{id}em &c.

...




STRETTON GRANDISON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 616>
<P HV06>
 

((f [277] {(7 December)}))

  

(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Silas Griffith,} \std \, {vicar general 

and commissary of Robert Bennett, bishop of Hereford.}))



\di{missi}o \

Ric{ard}us Perks a minstrell for playeing on saboth daies in the 

p{ar}ish of Stretton gransham and bringing his taber into the 

Church at divine s{er}vice and for vnreu{er}ent behavinge himself 

vpon admonition given him./ \Quo die com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r 

et sup{er} ex{aminacio}ne ar{ticu}li d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit\

...



                        TEDSTONE DELAMERE



<A M>
<S  >
<D c} 1600>
<P HV28>
 

((single sheet*))

...

On Arthure the servaunte of Rodger Conie for dauncinge at tyme of 

diu{{ine}} service and did say that mooste parte of the youth of the 

p{ar}ishe did daunce at service tyme and beinge demaundede who they 

wer he saide he woulde not name any them/

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 602>
<P HV09>
 

((p 60* {(1 October)}))
  


(({(Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {guardian of 

spiritualities during vacancy, and in the presence of James Lawrence, 

notary public.}))

...

((col 1))

Richard{us} Brooke \et Petrus Corbett \ de 

Avenburye citat{i} p{er} app{arito}rem &c non com{paruerunt} &c./ 

exco{mmunicati}



Interogetur de hac turba Luxuriosa p{re}s{er}tim de le taborer.



ci{tati} Elizabetha Grenew{i}ch, Petrus Corbet de Avenb{ury} 

Rich{ard}us Broke [Tho{ma}s Cony Tho{mas} Launcie] \de 

Avenburie \, Iacobus Yong, de tedston p{re}d{icta} 

intere{ss}en{ntes} h{uius}mo{d}i prophanac{i}o{n}e ex confess{ione} 

ip{s}ius Milonis/



((col 2))

milo Cunny/ 

ffor prophaininge the Saboathe day and dauncinge and revelinge w{i}th 

morrice daunces tempore divinorum, and namely 8\o \ Augusti 

vlt{imo} beinge Sonday, and would not desist albeit he was admonished 

therof by mr Grenew{i}che/ Quo die com{paruit}, d{i}c{t}us Milo Cunny, 

qui in vim Iura{men}ti exa{m}i{natus} confess{us} est ar{ticu}lu{m}   

&c.  Vnde do{mi}n{u}s inflixit ei [pe{nitencia}m] \ad confitend{um} 

ar{ticu}lu{m} \ in Eccl{es}ia ib{ide}m in vsuali vestitu &c et ad 

cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}/  Et \tenuit \ ad denuntiand{um} 

no{m}i{n}a ceteror{um} intere{ss}en{tium} &c.  \26 die Octobris 

p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizato} d{i}c{t}o Conney com{paruit}  Thomas 

Conney p{ate}r ip{s}ius milonis, et in vim Iura{men}ti sui 

cer{tificavi}t pen{etenciam} vnde di{missus} dein com{paruerunt} 

Tho{mas} Launcie et Thomas Conney et fatentur etc  Vnde h{ab}ent ad 

confitend{um} ar{ticu}lu{m} vt supra et ad cer{tifican}d{um} 

p{ro}x{imo} postea com{paruit} Corbet et fatetur h{ab}et pen{etenciam} 

vt supra etc .16. Nov{embris} introd{ucta} for{ma} di{misit} eu{m} 

Tho{mas} Launcie Tho{mas} Conney et Petrus Corbet vnde di{missi} 

{{....}} Cer{tificaverun}t in vim Iura{men}ti./\     

...



((p 70* {(16 November)}))



\2 Avenburie \

\3 \extra Dioc{esem}\ \

\4 Tedston \

\5 di{missi}o \

\6 Ci{tatus} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\7 di{missi}o \

\8 Ci{tata} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\9 di{missi}o \
  
\10 Ci{tata} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\11 di{missi}o \

\12 Ci{tatus} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\13 di{missi}o \

\14 Ci{tata} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\15 di{missi}o \

\16 Ci{tatus} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\17 De Cradley \

\18 Ci{tatus} in p{ro}x{imo} \ 

henric{us} Boyce for [morning] dauncing the morrice at Tedston and 

reveling one the Saboathe daie in time of devine s{er}vice 16 die 

Nov{embris} p{re}d{icti}/ com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us henric{us} Boyce [et 

neg{avi}t h{ab}et] et fatetur Vnde h{ab}et ad p{er}agend{um} 

pen{itenciam} iuxta etc et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} viij. 

die dec{embris} com{paruit} et no{n} cer{tificavi}t et contr{adat} 

cer{tificarium} in p{ro}x{imo}



W{illelmu}m Boulter boulter((106)) p{ro} si{mi}li/



Phillippus howles p{ro} si{mi}li 16. die Nov{embris} p{re}d{icti} 

si{mi}l{ite}r viij dec{embris} p{re}d{icti} si{mi}l{ite}r vt 

supra./



(({(8 December)}))



Rich{ard}us Conney p{ro} si{mi}li viij dec{embris} p{re}d{icti}   

com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us Rich{ard}us Conney et neg{avi}t vnde monit{us} 

est etc.



Tacie Richard{es} p{ro} si{mi}li viij die dec{embris} p{re}d{icti} 

com{paruit} d{i}c{t}a Tacie et monit{a} est de reformand{a} se etc.



Rebecca Tower p{ro} si{mi}li viij dec{embris} com{paruit} et monit{a} 

est etc.



W{illelmu}s Morries pro si{mi}li viij dec{embris} com{paruit} [et 

monit{us}] et neg{avi}t ar{ticu}lum Vnde di{missus}



Iane Co{n}ney p{ro} si{mi}li viij dec{embris} com{paruit} et 

monit{a} est etc



Anthonius Conney p{ro} si{mi}li viij dec{embris} p{re}d{icti} 

com{paruit} et monit{us} est etc.



Iacobus Henge si{mi}l{ite}r

...


((p 75))

\Anburie/((106a)) \

...

Elizabetha wiet s{er}va will{el}mi Collie no{tatur} for beinge at a 

morrice daunce at Tedston one a Sundaie temp{or}e divin{orum}  



Iane Som{er}s pro s{im}ili

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 602/3>
<P HV0X>


((p 21* {(12 January)})) 



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {commissary during 

vacancy.}))



\1 Avenbury/ \ 

\2 di{missi}o Cora{m} m{agist}ro w{illelm}o Greeneway [di] \

\3 dimissio \

Henricus Boice/

for dauncinge and {{...}} tyme of d{e}vine s{e}rvice {{...}}  Vsq{ue} in 

hunc diem quoad c{e}r{tificariu}m p{{...}}   \Quo die introduct{o} 

Cer{tificar}io p{er} Paret {{...}} pen{itenci'} p{er} quendam ha{{...}} de 

p{er}act{i}o{n}e {{...}} etc\ 



Cora{m} m{agistr}o w{illelm}o Greenew{i}ch dep{utato}.

Philippus Howles./

pro cons{imili} con{tradi}tur c{e}r{tificariu}m p{{...}}e vsque in 

hunc diem \Quo die introduct{a} forma pen{itenciali} [f] cu{m} 

cer{tificar}ijs in dors{o} de p{er}act{ione} pen{itencie} etc 
  
di{missus}\ 

\1 Cradley \

\2 di{missi}o \

\3 \Ci{tatus} in p{ro}x{imo}\ \

\4 exco{mmunicatio} \

\5 cu{m} gr{acia} \

\6 \Inter{rogatu}r vt\((107)) \

\7 cu{m} gr{acia} \

\8 \Whitborne\ \

\9 cu{m} gr{acia} \



\absolut{us} ad requisicione{m} M{agist}ri Grenewich gratis\



(({(5 February)}))



\Iacobus Younge / [simi] pro cons{imili} citat{us} p{er} Parrat in 5 

ffebr{uarij} p{re}d{icti} [de] p{re}co{nizatus} no{n} com{paruit} 

etc./\ \7\o \ die martij 1602 coram m{agist}ro St barbe 

deputato &c comp{aruit} Ricardus Parret et p{ro} et in nomine de 

Younge p{er} d{i}c{t}um Younge in hac parte l{egi}time constitut{us} 

petijt benefic{ium} absoluc{ionis} d{ict}o Iacobo Younge impendi &c. 

vnde d{omi}n{u}s ipsu{m} p{re}fat{um} Younge in p{er}sona d{i}c{t}i 

Parret absolvit et c{on}stituit &c et habita caus{e} h{uius}mo{d}i 

debita considerac{i}o{n}e p{er} informacionem m{agist}ri Grenewich 

ipsu{m} dimisit ab officio suo/\

  

Iocosa Lane pro cons{imili}

exco{mmunicata}



\Inter{rogatu}r vt supra/\

\Richard{us} Brooke / simil{ite}r exco{mmunicatus}.\

...



((p 24 {(2 March)}))

...

\1 Avenbury. \

\2 di{missi}o Cit{ata} in p{ro}x{imo} \

\3 di{missi}o \

\4 Cit{ata} in p{ro}x{imo} \

Elizabetha Wiett s{er}va Will{el}mi Collie/

for beinge at a Morrice Dance at Tedston on a Sonday tempore 

divinorum \2 martij com{paruit} et fatetur ar{ticu}lum. Unde 

monit{a} est etc/\



Iana Somm{er}s p{ro} cons{imili} \2 martij. m{agiste}r Wallwin 

dimisit eande{m} sub spe amendac{ionis}/\ 

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 605>
<P HV10>
 

((p 214 {(11 September)}))


  
(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {commissary to 

Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury, and in the presence of 

James Coren, notary public and registrar.}))



[Thomas] \Ioh{ann}es \ Wikes detect{us} for rec{eiving} Morrice 

Dauncers of the parishe of Bromiard And other parishes thereabout{es} 

vppon the Saboath daie at the time of devine s{er}uice vi{delice}t at 

Evening prayer time./ \Quo die com{paruit} et in vim Iur{amenti} 

affirmauit q{uo}d no{n} [negat] deli{n}q{ui}t in ar{ticu}lo 

p{re}d{icto} ideo monit{us} et di{missus}/.\

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 613/14>
<P HV14>


((f [69v] {(23 February)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master John Richardson,} \std \, {deputy to 

Robert Bennett, bishop of Hereford.}))

...

Iohannes Wilkes for keepeinge of dancinge, tipling and drinkinge in 

his howse diebus dominic{is}  \Cit{atus} p{er} app{arito}r{em} in 23 

ffebruarij 1613/ Vt allegavit etc p{re}co{nizatus} non com{paruit}/ 

exc{ommunicatus}\

...

  

                            WELLINGTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 613>
<P HV29>


((f 156*))

...

\1 exc{ommunicati}o \

Thomas Iones

for profaning the Saboathe daie in dancing./ \Cit{atus} p{er} 

pub{licum} edict{um} in eccl{es}ia in x die{m} Maij/ p{re}dict{i} & ex 

c{ertificari}o ap{paritoris} Brooke\

...




<A M>
<S  >
<D 620--1>
<P HCV1>


((f 55 {(2 December)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before the dean.}))

...

\Marden \

\di{miss}io \

[Thomas] \Willimum \ Edward{es}.

for dauncing the morris at Wellington on a saboath day before 

euening prayer./ \Quo die Cit{atus} et preco{nizatus} non 

co{mparuit} exco{mmunicatus}\ xx\o \ Ianuarij 1620 

com{parui}t ^\co{ram} m{agist}ro Iones &c \ ad cuius   

petic{ionem} d{omi}nus eu{n}d{em} absolvit &c tunc obiecto 

ar{ticu}lo fassus est vnde d{omi}nus ad eius petic{ionem} 

eu{n}d{em} di{misit} cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e &c/

...



                           WELSH NEWTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 619>
<P HV15>
 

((f [176] {(September)}))       



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Gabriel Wallwin, surrogate, and in the 

presence of Thomas Crumpe, registrar.}))

...

\1 \vid{e} inferius absent{em}\ \

\2 12 Nov{embris} \ 

{contra} Will{el}m{um} Rice

detect{us} for lord of misrule  \Quo die com{paruit} et neg{aui}t &c  

vnde h{ab}et ad purg{andum} se in prox{imo} &c cum 4 manu &c f{a}c{t}a 

p{ro}clamac{ione} &c 12 die Novembr{is} p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} 

&c nullo modo com{paruit} &c cit{atus} in p{ro}x{imo} dic{er}e 

c{aus}as &c quare &c Cit{atus} in 4 diem decembr{is} p{re}d{icti} &c 

p{re}co{nizatus} &c exco{mmunicatus}\ 



{contra} Dionisia{m} Watkins
  
detect{a} for lady of misrule \quesit{a} &c vijs et mod{is} in 

p{ro}x{imo} &c publicat{a} in eccl{es}ia dom{inico} die solis 

ult{imo} ad septimana{m} p{re}co{nizata} &c exco{mmunicata}\



((f [178]* {(4 December)}))

...

\1 Llangarren \

\2 di{missi}o \

{contra} Thoma{m} ffletcher

[ffor] detect{us} for playinge on his instrument in welshe newton 

in eveninge prayer tyme & beynge demaunded by the churchwardens & 

sworne man whie he did not come to church he answered them that 

if they would bringe the churche to the place where they played 

they would come to church.

\quesit{us} &c vijs et mod{is} in p{ro}x{imo}/ Cit{atus} p{er} 

pub{li}cu{m} edic{tum} &c 28 Novem{bris} &c p{re}co{nizatus} 4 

decembr{is} 1619. &c nullo modo com{paruit} &c exco{mmunicatus}\ 

\xx\o \ die decembris 1619 in eccl{es}ia Cath{edral}i 

heref{ordie} loco cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele 

Wallwin artiu{m} mag{ist}ro deputato &c com{paruit} {{T}}homas Phillipps 

ad cuius petic{i}o{n}em d{omi}n{u}s revocavit decretu{m} 

exc{ommunicacionis} et ex{aminatis} ca{us}is ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} 

admonic{ione}/\



{contra} eius servuu{m}

detect{us} p{ro} cons{imili}  

...



                            WINFORTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 614>
<P HV05>
 

((f [26])) 

...

Nicholaus Vocle detect{us} p{er} Rectorem ib{ide}m/ admonished his 

parrishion{er} he would he would((108)) have noe dancinge die dominico 

he answeared he would haue it in despite of Sir Priest or S{i}r Parson 

this vocle is the chief factor of it vp houlden and mainteygned 

\refertur ad vlt{er}iorem p{rese}ntaci{on}em gard{ianorum} et 

p{ar}ochianor{um}\

...



                            WITHINGTON



<A M>
<S  >
<D 619/20>
<P HCV1>
 

((f 5v* {(26 February)}))


(({Proceedings of court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral.}))

\1 Madley./ \

\2 di{missio} \

...

Alicia Berrow  

[no] for dauncing on saboath daies before euening prayer./ \cit{ata} 

in p{ro}x{imo} vijs et modis 11\o \ Morij((109)) 1619 cor{am} 

d{omi}no decano com{paruit} et d{omi}n{u}s ex gr{aci}a eandem 

di{misi}t &c\



Penelope Carwarden.

pro Cons{imili}./ xi\o \ Martij 1619 com{parui}t cor{am} [cit{ata} 

p{ro}x{imo}] d{omin}o decano. &c. Ioh{an}nes Carwarden pater d{i}c{t}e 

penelopes ad cuius petic{i}o{n}em d{omi}nus ex gr{aci}a eand{em} 

di{misit}/

...



((f 6*))

\Preston Win{ne}./ \

...

Anna Hodges.

p{re}sen{tata} for dauncing at Withington on saboath daies. \before 

eve{nin}ge p{rayer} 11\o \ Martij 1619 cor{am} d{omi}no decano 

com{paruit} et fatetur &c. vnde d{omi}n{u}s ex gr{aci}a ea{n}de{m} 

dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione} &c\



\Withington \

Maria serva Thome ffranke

pro Cons{imili}./ Quesit{a} &c Cit{ata} viis et modis in p{ro}x{imo}.

...
  

<A M>
<S  >
<D 620>
<P HCV1>


((f 10 {(27 March)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before the dean.}))

...

Maria s{er}va Thome ffranke

p{re}sen{tata} for dauncing on saboath daies./



<A M>
<S  >
<D 620/1>
<P HCV1>


((f 55v {(20 January)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before the dean.}))

...

\1 Marden \

\2 Rich{ardus} Crispe de Moorton Ieffres./ \

\3 di{missio} \

Ludovicus Ireland.

for dauncing the morris at Withington on a saboath day./ 

xx\o \ Ian{uarij} 1620 com{paruit} cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo 

p{re}d{icto} fassus est &c unde d{omi}n{u}s iniunxit ei vnu{m} diem 

peniten{cialem} et monit{us} ad c{ertifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}./  

17\o \ ffebr{uarij} 1620 com{parui}t et revoc{avi}t decret{um} 

quoad peniten{ciam} et cu{m} admonic{ione} di{misit}/
  
...



((f 58))

...

\Moorton Ieffres \

Rich{ardus} Crispe.

for dauncing the morris on saboath dayes/ Quo die com{parui}t et 

propter eius contempt{um} d{omi}nus eu{m} exco{mmunicavi}t./

...



((f 58v {(17 February)}))

...

Willimus Taylor

for dauncing the morris on a saboath day at Withington/ 

17\o \ ffebr{uarij}. Cit{atus} et p{re}co{nizatus} non com{paruit}  

exco{mmunicatus}./



David Iuk{es} pro Cons{imili}.

Quo die com{parui}t cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo pred{icto} fassus est &c 

vnde d{omi}nus iniunxit ei vnu{m} diem peniten{cialem} iux{t}a &c et 

mo{nui}t ad c{er}t{ifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}./



Willimus Powell.

pro Cons{imili}./ Quo die com{parui}t &c et fassus est &c. vnde 

d{omi}nus iniunxit vt supra &c 

...  

Rogerus Miles.

for playing on his fidle.

...



((f 60v {(3 March)}))

...

\1 Marden \

\2 di{missio} \

\3 di{missio} \

\4 di{missio} \

Willimus Taylor.

for dauncing the morris on a saboath day. exco{mmunicatus}./



David Iuk{es}.

pro Cons{imili}./ monit{us} ad c{er}t{ifican}d{um} penitenc{iam} in 

hunc diem Quo die ad Idem in p{ro}x{imo}./ Postea com{parui}t ad cuius 

petic{i}o{n}em d{omi}nus revoc{avi}t peniten{ciam} et ex gra{cia} cum 

admonic{i}o{n}e di{misit}./



Willimus Powell.

pro Cons{imili}./ simil{ite}r./ Quo die com{parui}t et quia non 

p{er}egit d{omi}nus eu{m} exco{mmunicavi}t./ 17\o \ Martij 

absol{utus} fuit et di{missus}./

...

Rogerus Miles.
  
for playing on his fidle./ Quo die com{parui}t cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo 

pred{icto} fassus est eu{n}d{em} e{ss}e veru{m} vnde d{omi}nus 

iniunxit ei peniten{ciam} iux{t}a &c et ad c{er}t{ifican}d{um} in 

p{ro}x{imo}./ simil{ite}r vt {contra} Iuk{es}./

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 622>
<P HCV1>
 

((f 115 {(12 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Jones}))

...

Robertus {(blank)} le taylor.

for dauncing on ye saboath day before euening prayer./



\1 di{missio} \

\2 di{missio} \

Anna Crumpton.

p{ro} Cons{imili}./ \Quo die co{mparui}t et ffassa est &c. vnde 

d{omi}n{u}s i{n}iu{n}xit ei un{um} diem peniten{cialem} &c. iuxta &c 

et ad c{ertifican}d{um} in prox{imo} &c\ Postea d{omi}nus ea{n}d{em} 

cum admonic{i}o{n}e di{misit}



Maria Tayler.

pro Cons{imili}./ \Quo die si{mi}l{ite}r vt supra/\ Postea 

simil{ite}r./ 
...
  


((f 118v* {(9 November)}))

\1 di{missio} \

\2 Iane Cerle./ \

...

Robertus Beckinsfield le taylor.

for dauncing on ye saboath day before euening prayer./ 9\o \ 

Novem{bris} 1622 simil{ite}r ut {contra} Imme 



\3 di{missio} \

\4 di{missio} \

Ioanna Careles.

pro Cons{imili}./ Quo die com{parui}t cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo 

pred{icto} fatetur eu{n}d{em} e{ss}e ver{um} &c vnde d{omi}nus 

iniunxit ei vnu{m} diem peniten{cialem} more peniten{ciali} iux{t}a &c 

et monit{a} fuit ad c{er}t{ifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}./

Postea d{omi}nus revoca{vi}t peniten{ciam} al{ia}s iniunct{am} et 

ea{n}d{em} di{misit}./ cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e &c.



Ioh{an}nes Ioyner.

pro Cons{imili}./ 9\o \ Novem{bris} 1622 simil{ite}r vt {contra} 

Imme. 15\to \ ffebr{uarij} 1622 com{parui}t cor{am} d{omi}no 

decano &c ad cuius petic{ionem} d{omi}nus eu{n}d{em} absolvit &c et 

allega{vi}t se habitasse infra Prebend{am} de Ewithington vnde 

d{omi}nus retulit eu{n}d{em} ad Prebend{ariam} &c.

...  

Edwardus Davis.

for dauncing on ye saboath day before euening prayer./ 9\o \ 

Novem{bris} 1622 com{parui}t et fatetur ar{ticu}lum e{ss}e ver{um} &c 

et submisit se &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s eu{n}d{em} cum admonic{i}o{n}e 

di{misit}./



((f 120* {(7 December)}))



Margareta [Tomkins] \Hallinge \

for dauncing on the saboath day before euening prayer./ [{{....}}]



Iana Tomkins.

pro Cons{imili}./



\di{missio} \

Iana Serle.

pro Cons{imili}./ 7\o \ Decem{bris} 1622 com{parui}t 

Ioh{ann}es Smith ad cuius petic{ionem} d{omi}nus eam di{misit}./

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 622/3>
<P HCV1>


((f 124 {(15 March)}))

...

Margareta Halling{es}.

for dauncing vppon saboath dayes./ 15\o \ Martij 1622. 
  
[simil{ite}r] cor{am} d{omi}no decano &c cit{ata} p{er} affix{ionem} 

p{rese}ntam{{enti}} sup{er} ostiu{m} patris sui &c. set p{re}co{nizata} 

non com{parui}t d{omi}n{u}s ea{m} exco{mmunicavi}t &c.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 623>
<P HCV1>


((f 126 {(29 March)}))



(({Proceedings of court held before Master Jones and in the presence 

of the registrar.}))



Margareta Halling{es}.

for dauncing on saboath dayes./ exco{mmunicata}./

...


<A M>
<S  >
<D 624>
<P HCV1>


((f 158v {(23 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held before Master Jones 

commissary.}))

...

Ioanna Ioyner al{ia}s Devizer. 

detect{a} for suffering taber playing in her house on Bartholomew 

day in time of euening prayer./

...


  
                               WOOLHOPE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 620>
<P HCV1>
 

((f 35* {(September)}))

...

\Putley./ \

Ioh{an}nes Powell fidler.

for playing before euening prayer on saboath dayes vnto the 

dauncers vi{delice}t xxvij\o \ Augusti vlt{imi}./

vicar{ius} ibi{de}m

Rogerus Butlar aedituus ibi{de}m/

pr{ese}n{ta}ti fu{er}e

Tho{mas} Iones.

pro Cons{imili} vt supra {contra} Powell./

...



((f 35v {(23 September)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Jones.}))

...

\Putley./ \

Anthonius Wheelar cl{er}ic{us} vicar{ius} ibi{de}m

he was a spectator of such as daunced before euening prayer on saboath 

dayes. vi{delice}t 27\o \ Augusti vlt{imi}  Quo die com{parui}t 

cui obiecto ar{ticu}lo pred{icto} nega{ui}t &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s   

iniunxit et mo{nui}t eu{m} ad purgand{um} se 4\ta \ manu 

cl{er}icor{um} &c./



Rogerus Butlar aedituus ib{ide}m

pro Cons{imili}./ Quo die cit{atus} in eccl{es}ia et p{re}co{nizatus} 

non com{parui}t ideo exco{mmunicatus}./ \Postea seden{te} Cur{ia} 

co{mparui}t et d{omi}n{u}s revoc{avi}t decretu{m} exco{mmunicacionis} 

&c et d{omi}n{u}s monuit eu{m} ad exhibend{um} no{m}i{n}a psaltor{um} 

et spectator{um} in p{ro}x{imo}\  



Ioh{ann}es Powell.

for being the fidler thereat./ Quo die com{parui}t cui obiecto 

ar{ticu}lo pred{icto} fassus est &c [et] \vnde d{omi}nus \ in vim 

iura{men}ti sui [affirm{avi}t q{uo}d] mo{nui}t eu{m} ad tradend{um} 

no{m}i{n}a saltator{um} et eor{um} qui pr{ese}nt{es} fu{er}e tunc et 

ibi{de}m/ in p{ro}x{imo} sub pen{a}./



Thomas Iones.

pro Cons{imili}./

...




((f 38v {(7 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the dean's consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master Wallwin, commissary.}))  

...

Anthonius Wheelar cl{er}ic{us} vicar{ius} ibi{de}m

he was a spectator of such as daunced on saboath dayes [vi{delice}t] 

before euening prayer vi{delice}t 27\o \ Augusti vlt{imi}./ ad 

purgand{um} se 4\ta \ manu cl{er}icor{um} in hunc diem/ Quo die 

f{ac}ta trina vice p{re}co{nizacione} et non com{paruit} d{omi}nus 

p{ro}nu{nciavi}t eu{m} [incidisse] defecisse et p{ro} convict{o} 

teneri &c et decre{vi}t &c./



\di{missio} \

Rogerus Butlar aedituus ibi{de}m

pro Cons{imili} / monit{us} est ad tradend{um} no{m}i{n}a 

psaltator{um} et spectator{um} ibi{de}m./ Quo die 

p{re}co{nizato} et non com{parente} nec monic{ioni} paren{te} 

d{omi}nus eu{m} exco{mmunicavit} xxi\o \ Octobris 1620 

com{parui}t cor{am} d{omi}no decano &c ad cuius petic{i}o{n}em 

d{omi}n{u}s eu{n}d{em} absolvit &c et sup{er} 

exa{m}i{n}ac{i}o{n}e eu{n}d{em} di{misit}./



Ioh{ann}es Powell fidler/ simil{ite}r/

Quo die d{omi}nus cont{inuavit} c{aus}am in p{ro}x{imo} et mon{ui}t 

eu{m} ad tunc comp{aren}d{um} &c/ Quo die preco{nizatus} non 

com{parui}t exco{mmunicatus}./



\Putley./ \
  
Thomas Iones fidler

pro Cons{imili}/ Quo die Cit{atus} p{er} Gough et p{re}co{nizatus} non 

com{parui}t d{omi}nus eu{m} exco{mmunicavi}t  {{...}}  p{er} m{agist}rum 

Iones &c et sup{er} exa{m}i{n}ac{i}o{n}e ca{us}e d{omi}n{u}s 

eu{n}d{em} di{misit}/

...



                            YARKHILL



<A M>
<S  >
<D 588>
<P HV02>
 

((f [215] {(17 June)}))    



(({Proceedings of the court held in the consistory of Hereford 

Cathedral before Master William Grenewich.}))

\Tadington \

\2. I{u}lij. \

...

Ioh{ann}es Bidcotte  Rich{ard}us Bidcot  Rob{er}tus Bidcot

notat{i} anglice/ in piping, and plaing as minstrells (tempore 

di{vin}or{um}) in 5\to \ die Maij. [infra] die d{omi}nic{o} 

existen{ti}, infra p{ar}ochia{m} de yarkill/ in hawling{es} Close &c 

vnd{e} h{ab}et [vterq{ue}] ^\quilibet \ i. diem p{e}n{itenc}ialem 

&c  Et ad c{e}r{tifican}d{um} i{n} prox{imo}/



                              YAZOR

  

<A M>
<S  >
<D 619--20>
<P HV15>
 

((ff [23v--4] {(13 October)}))



(({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Leominster 

before Master Gabriel Wallwin,} \ma \, {deputy to Master Oliver 

Lloid,} \lld \, {official principal and commissary of Francis 

Godwin, bishop of Hereford.}))



\1 Mauncell Lacie/ \

\2 \ins{ere}tur in decanatu de Weobley\ \

\3 Yazer \

{contra} Thoma{m} hopkins

detect{us} p{er} gard{ianos} de yazor for dauncing the morrice 

betwene morninge & eveninge prayer on a sonday & goeinge dauncinge out 

of that p{ar}ishe.

{contra} Thoma{m} Hodg{es}

detect{us} p{ro} cons{imili}

{contra} W{illelmu}m Lyke

detect{us} for dauncinge the morrice betwene morninge & eveninge 

prayer on a sonday & goeinge dauncinge the morrice out of that 

p{ar}ishe.

{contra} Iacobum Hodges

detect{us} p{ro} cons{imili}|

{contra} Anna{m} Lyke

detect{a} for dauncinge [of] on the sab{{oath}} day betwene morninge & 
  
eveninge prayer.

{contra} Elizabetham Hint

detect{a} p{ro} cons{imili}.

{contra} Margareta{m} Wynne

detect{a} p{ro} cons{imili}.

{contra} Anna{m} Watkins

detect{a} p{ro} cons{imili}

{contra} Ioh{ann}em Watkins

detect{us} p{ro} cons{imili}.

...



((f [65] {(12 November)}))

...

gard{iani} ib{ide}m vi{delice}t hugo Stringham  Hugo Winney

for havinge a greate morris daunce vpon the saboath daie at 

eveninge praier tyme cit{ati} in xij diem Novembris 1619 

p{re}co{nizati} &c comp{ar}ueru{n}t p{re}fati gard{iani} quibus 

d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit sup{er} examinac{ione} caus{arum} ad 

comp{ar}end{um} in loco cons{istoriali} eccl{es}ie Cath{edralis} 

heref{ordie} xix die Novembris instan{tis} ad 

recipiend{um} ar{ticu}los et mo{nuit} ips{os} ad tunc 

interessend{um} ad [{{..}}] vidend{um} vlteriorem process{um}



((ff [72v--4]* {(February)}))

\1 Maunce llacie \

\2 di{missio} \   

\3 [kinnerslie] \

\4 5 m{ar}tij \

\5 di{missio} Yazor \

...

Thomas hopkins detect{us} per gard{ianos} de Yazor for dancing the 

morrice betweene morning and eveninge praier on a sondaie and goeing a 

dauncing out of that parrishe \2\do \ die ffebruar{ij} 1619 

iuxta &c. cora{m} m{agist}ro Osgood surr{oga}to &c comp{arui}t et 

obiecto ar{ticu}lo fassus est etc et d{omi}n{u}s mo{nui}t eu{m} ad 

agnoscend{um} eius culpa{m} &c eu{m}q{ue} mo{nui}t ne posthac &c. 

eu{m}q{ue} dimisit &c.\ 



Thomas hodg{es} p{ro} cons{imili} \quesit{us} in quintu{m} 

ffebr{uarij} 1619 vijs et modis in prox{imo} 24 ffebr{uarij} 1619\ 

d{omi}n{u}s ren{{ov}}avit in prox{imo} cit{atus} p{er}sonal{ite}r per 

M{ar}sten app{arito}rem 5 M{ar}tij vlt{imo} ad com{parendum} in 

eccl{es}ia Cath{edrali} heref{ordie} loco cons{istoriali} ib{ide}m 

[{{...}}] xvj\o \ die M{ar}tij p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} trina 

vice et nullo modo comp{aruit} d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nun{ciavit} ip{s}um 

contumac{em} et in pena exco{mmunicacionis} 


Willimus Lyke p{ro} cons{imili} \2\do \ ffebr{uarij} 1619 

simil{ite}r vt in actu con{tra} Thoma{m} hopkins.\|



\1 Bridg Sollers \

\2 di{missi}o \  

\3 Staunton sup{er} Wiam \

\4 di{missio} \ 

\5 di{missio} \

\6 di{missio} \

\7 Biford \

\8 di{missi}o \

\9 Bishopston \

\10 di{missio} \

\11 Mauncell Gammadg \

\12 di{missio} \

\13 di{missi}o \

\14 Yazor \

\15 Yazor \

\16 di{missio} \

\17 di{missi}o \

\18 di{missi}o \

Jacobus hodg{es} viij\o \ die ffebruarij p{re}d{icti} simil{ite}r.  

\24 die ffebr{uarij} p{re}d{icti} ad idem in prox{imo}\ \15 

Martij 1619 comp{arui}t et introd{uxit} forma{m} execut{ionis}\



Anna Lyke [p{ro} cons{imili}] detect{a} for dauncing on the 

saboath day betweene morning & evening praier \2\do \ 

ffebr{uarij} 1619  Simil{ite}r ad petic{ionem} w{illi}mi Like\



Eliz{abetha} [Hynct p{ro} cons{imili}] Hint p{ro} cons{imili}          
  
\2\do \ ffebr{uarij} simil{ite}r ad petic{ionem} dict{i} 

w{illi}mi Like\     



Margareta Winney p{ro} cons{imili} \5 ffebr{uarij} 1619 in loco 

Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t et fassa est &c d{omi}n{u}s 

accep{tavi}t &c et iniu{n}xit ei p{e}n{itenc}iam vt Bowcott/\ \24 

die ffebr{uarij} p{re}d{icti} ad idem in prox{imo} &c\  \postea 

dimissa est cu{m} admonic{ione}\



Anna Watkins p{ro} cons{imili} \2\do \ ffebr{uarij} 1619 

simil{ite}r ad petic{ionem} Ioh{ann}is Watkins\



Iohannes Watkins p{ro} cons{imili} \2\do \ ffebr{uarij} 1619.  

Simil{ite}r vt in actu {contra} Thoma{m} hopkins\



Thomas Phillpott{es} for dauncing the morrice on a sondaie 

betweene morning and evening praier in th{{e p}}arrishe of yazor \5 

ffebr{uarij} 1619 in loco Cons{istoriali} d{omi}n{u}s 

con{tinuaui}t in prox{imum}\ xj\o \ die ffebruarij 1619 

iux{t}a &c in eccl{es}ia Cath{edral}i heref{ordie} loco 

cons{istoriali} heref{ordie} coram mag{ist}ro Gabriele Wallwin 

artiu{m} mag{ist}ro deputato &c com{paruit} personal{ite}r 

d{i}c{t}us morris((110)) et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est 

ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} q{u}am confessionem d{omi}nus 

accep{taui}t et ex{aminatis} cau{us}is ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} 

admonic{ione}  



Iacobus Blether p{ro} cons{imili}  \5\o \ ffebr{uarij} 1619 in 

loco Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t d{i}c{t}us Blether et obiecto 

ar{ticu}lo fassus est that he did daunce the morrice on the sabaothday 

in the p{ar}ishe of yazor on the sabaoth day before evening prayer 

ended qua{m} confess{ionem} d{omi}n{u}s acceptavit &c et iniunxit ei 

p{e}n{itenc}iam iuxta sched{ulam} et mo{nui}t eu{m} ad extrahend{um} 

forma{m} &c et ad cer{tifican}du{m}\ [\2\do \ die ffebr{uarij} 

p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c\] \16 Martij 

1619 di{misit} vt Clarke sequen{tem}.\|



Iohannes Clerke p{ro} cons{imili} \5\o \ ffebr{uarij} 1619 in 

loco Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t et simil{ite}r vt in 

actu {contra} Blether 16 Martij 1619 in loco Cons{istoriali} 

comp{arui}t et d{omi}n{u}s mo{nui}t eu{m} &c eumq{ue} dimisit\



Thomas Powell p{ro} cons{imili} \5\o \ ffeb{ruarij} 1619 in 

loco Cons{istoriali} &c comp{aruit} et fassus est &c simil{ite}r 

vt in actu Bowcott\ xj\o \ die ffebruarij 1619 

iux{t}a &c in loco cons{istoriali} heref{ordie} coram mag{ist}ro 

Gabriele Wallwin artiu{m} mag{ist}ro deputato &c  com{paruit} et 

introduxit formam et in vim iur{amen}ti sui cer{tificavi}t de 

p{er}ac{tione} vnde dimiss{us}



Hugo Powell p{ro} cons{imili} \5 ffebruar{ij} 1619 in loco 
  
Cons{istoriali} comp{arui}t et fassus &c simil{ite}r vt in 

actu Bowcott\  \Quo 24 die ffeb{ruarij} p{re}d{icti} 

com{paruit}, et (ex gra{tia}) h{ab}et diem in prox{imo} &c ad 

cer{tificandum} hoc in loco 16 Martij p{ro}x{imo}\  \15 Martij 

1619 in loco Cons{istoriali} comp{arui}t et d{omi}n{u}s [{{.}}] audita 

c{aus}a eu{m} dimisit cu{m} admonicione\  



Thomas Bowcot p{ro} cons{imili} \5\o \ ffebr{uarij} 1619 in 

loco Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t d{i}c{t}us Bowcot et obiecto 

ar{ticu}lo fassus est eunde{m} e{ss}e veru{m} qua{m} 

confessione{m} d{omi}n{u}s accep{tavi}t quat{in}us &c et 

iniunxit ei p{e}n{itenc}iam iuxta sched{ulam} &c qua{m} 

[confessione{m} d{omi}n{u}s in] sched{ulam} d{omi}n{u}s mo{nui}t 

eu{m} ad extrahend{um} &c et ad cert{ifican}du{m}\  \24 die 

ffeb{ruarij} p{re}d{icti} coram m{agist}ro Wallwine dep{utato} &c 

in loco cons{istoriali} &c com{paruit}, quem d{omi}n{u}s 

con{tum}cem p{ro}nu{nciavi}t in no{n} p{er}agendo pen{itenciam} &c 

res{er}vata tamen pen{a} in prox{imum} &c\  \[2] 13 Martij 

pred{icti} vt in c{aus}a [Bow] Powell\



Willimus Reygnold{es} p{ro} cons{imili} \5 ffebr{uarij} 

\\1619\ \ loco Cons{istoriali} &c vt in actu Shepperd 4 

ffebr{uarij}((111)) 1619 in loco Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t et 

introd{uxit} formam et de p{er}a{c}t{i}one p{e}n{itenc}ie iuxta 

cer{tificariu}m in dorso eiusde{m} fact{um} fecit fide{m}\ 

  

Iohannes Shepp{er}d for dauncing on a saboath daie betweene 

morning & evening praier in the parrishe of Yazor \5\o \ 

ffebr{uarij} 1615((112)) in loco Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t 

d{ic}t{u}s Shepperd et d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} iuramento oneravit de 

fidel{ite}r r{esp}ondendo &c tunc interrogat{us} whether he did 

daunce on the sabaoth day fassus est that he did soe daunce on the 

sabaoth day before eveninge prayer ended & beyng asked whoe did soe 

daunce beside nominavit p{ar}tes p{er} gard{ianos} de yazor al{ia}s 

no{m}i{n}at{as} et affirmavit se nullos alios scire. qua{m} 

confessione{m} d{omi}n{u}s accep{tavi}t &c et iniunxit ei 

p{e}n{itenc}iam in vsuali vestitu suo iuxta sched{ulam} &c qua{m} 

sched{ulam} d{omi}n{u}s mo{nui}t eu{m} ad extrahend{um} &c et ad 

cer{tifican}du{m} &c mens{e} Martij prox{imo} 15 Martij 1619 in loco 

Cons{istoriali} comp{arui}t et introd{uxit} forma{m} et fecit fide{m} 

&c et d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} dimisit./\|



Iohannes hodg{es} p{ro} cons{imili} quinto die ffebruarij 

p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fassus est 

ar{ticu}lum esse veru{m} vnde d{omi}n{u}s iniu{n}xit ei ad 

confitend{um} ar{ticu}lum in vsuali vestitu cora{m} ministro et 

gard{ianis} ib{ide}m die dominico p{ro}x{imo} im{m}ediate post 

preces finit[it]{as} et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo} secund{o} 

deinde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit cu{m} admonic{ione}



Ioanna Emmans p{ro} cons{imili} \5 ffebruarij 1619 in loco 
  
Cons{istoriali} &c comp{arui}t d{i}c{t}a Emmans et obiecto 

ar{ticu}lo negavit ar{ticu}lu{m} e{ss}e verum in aliquo vnde 

d{omi}n{u}s iniunxit ad purgand{um} se in prox{imo} hoc in loco 2 

manu f{a}c{t}a prius p{ro}clamac{i}one &c et mo{nui}t ea{m} adtunc et 

ib{ide}m interessend{am} ad vidend{um} vlter{iorem} p{ro}cess{um} 

fieri postea fassa est that she did daunce before the end of eveninge 

prayer on the sabaoth day  qua{m} confessione{m} d{omi}n{u}s 

acceptavit quat{in}us &c et iniunxit ei p{e}n{itenc}iam ^\in vestitu 

suo vsuali \ iuxta sched{ulam} ^\&c \ qua{m} [confess] 

sched{ulam} d{omi}n{u}s mo{nui}t ea{m} ad extrahend{um} &c et ad 

cer{tifican}du{m} in prox{imo} v{idelice}t 24 huius mens{is}.\  

\24 die ffebruarij 1619 cor{am} Wallweine deputat{o} &c dimisit 

d{i}c{t}am Ioanna{m} sub admonic{ione} &c  Vnde dimiss{a} est./\



Elionora Wheetse

pro cons{imili}/ Simil{ite}r. \Quo 24 die ffebr{uarij} p{re}d{icti}  

Si{mi}l{ite}r vt supra/\

...

                          MONASTERIES



                           ABBEY DORE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 303>
<P HBD1>


((f 21v* {(7 April)}))

...

((cap))Septimo die April{is} Gerardo vidillator{i} Menestrallo d{omi}ni .. 

de Sutting{es} ve{n}ienti ad Principem vsq{ue} Stradle ex parte 

eiusdem domini sui & fac{ienti} menestralc{iam} sua{m} coram eodem de 

dono eiusdem Princ{ipis}/ in recessu suo ibidem eodem die xiij .s. 

iiij .d.

\Menest{r}all{i} fflandr{ie} \

((cap))Amando menestrallo d{omi}ni Ernaldi de Gardinis/ facienti 

eodem m{od}o menest{r}alc{iam} suam coram d{i}c{t}o d{omi}no 

P{r}incipe ibidem de dono eiusdem ibidem eodem die  xx .s.

...



                            LIMEBROOK



<A M>
<S  >
<D 437>
<P HB03>


((ff 77v--8* {(16 June)} {(Constitution for the convent of 

Limebrook)}))

...

((par))  Also Wee forbede alle man{er} of mynstrelseys enterludes dawnsyng 

or reuelyng with in your sayde holy place and what dysport of walkyng   

forward in dewe tyme and place so that yee kepe the dewe houres and 

tymes of dyuyne seruyce with inforth and w{i}t{h} honeste compeny and 

with lycence specyally asked and obteyned((113)) | the Pryoresse or 

suppryoresse in her absence and at yee be two to gyder at the leest we 

holde vs content Chargyng yow Prioresse that now es and al youre 

successours here after vnder the payn{e} of inobedience and suspensyon 

of your Office that yee obs{er}ue and kepe this p{re}sent ordynau{n}ce 

in yowr awne p{er}sons  And that in yow es to make it to be obs{er}ued 

and keeped w{i}t{h} al your sustres that now p{re}sent er and her 

after schalbe  And at in [c] yche moneth ones in the yeer opynly in 

the Chapitr howse all thies ordynau{n}ce distynctly be red called 

therto all the sustres that none p{re}tend none ignoraunce vnder the 

payn forsaide  Wryten in our man{er} of Whitburn the sextene day of 

Iune the yeer of our lord M{i}l{lesimo} CCCCxxxvij and the yeer of our 

translac{i}on sextend//

...



                            WIGMORE



<A M>
<S  >
<D 318>
<P HB04>


((f 28* {(30 December)}))



...It{em} dampnam{us} co{n}suetudi{n}em seu corruptela{m} minucionis 

sanguinis hacten{us} observata{m}, set minuant{ur} q{u}ando op{or}tet, 

& tu{n}c absq{ue} dissoluc{i}one aliq{u}a & cantilenis inhonestis, et 
  
minutis deseruiat{ur} s{e}c{un}d{u}m ordinac{i}o{n}em Abb{at}is in 

victualib{us}....



                           HOUSEHOLDS



<A M>
<S BRS>
<D 289--90>
<P HHB5>


((mb 3d* {(Gifts)}))

...

...In soluc{i}one f{a}c{t}a Will{ielm}o vigili q{ui} recessit tam de 

dono qu{a}m stipend{io}/ ij s.... It{e}m Hug{oni} Cithariste d{omi}ni 

Abb{at}is Radi{n}g{i}/ xij. d.

...

...It{e}m iij menest{r}all{is} london{ii} ^\& \ ij 

nu{n}c{iis}/ Reg{is}/ ij. s.... It{e}m benetto vielatori 

Lond{onii}/ iij s. It{e}m Cithariste d{omi}ni Rad{ulph}i Pippard/ 

ij. s. It{e}m Ric{ard}o Oblator{i} de Oxon{ia}/ ij. s. It{e}m 

aliis waff{er}ariis & menest{r}all{is} ibid{em}/ v s. vj. d. It{e}m 

Mag{ist}ro Henr{ico} harpar{um}((114)) d{omi}ni Edmu{n}di de 

Mortuomar{i}/ xij d....

...It{em} .ij. menest{r}all{is} apud Moneketou{n}/ ij. d....

...It{e}m harpar{ator'} d{omi}ni Ioh{ann}is Tregoz ap{u}d Sugwas/ 

ij. s.... It{em} Cuid{am} menest{r}all{o} Ioliet ap{u}d Colewell/ 

xij d. It{e}m Pynke menest{r}all{o} ap{u}d Colewell/ xij d.

...



<A M>
<S JJH>
<D 637--8>
<P HHM4>
   

((f 26 {(7 June)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

gave michaell hearing. ye lord bushops bailiff    15 s.



(({(10 June)}))

gave the waits there at his feast     1 s.

...



((f 28 {(2 October)}))

...

gave the waites when I dined at ye maiors  1 s.



((f 30 {(25 December)}))

...

gave the waites of the citty     2 s. 6 d.

gave the 2: beedles of the Citty also     8 d.



(({(27 December)}))

gave the plaiers at my new howse     5 s.

...


<A M>
<S HRF>
<D 638--9>
<P HHM4>


((f 30 {(1 January)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

gave S{i}r Iohn Giles ye fidler     j s.

...  



(({(6 January)}))

gave 2: fidlers on twelf day      j s.

...



((f 30v {(February)}))

...

gave Mrs mary wallwin, mary powell & fidlers  18 d.

...



((f 32 {(4 May)}))

\mellin at ye Law Day \

...

sent to Mr Henry Mellin: maiore of Heriff{ord}    10 s.

gave the waites: at ye maiors feast     j s.

...



((f 33 {(28 May)}))

...

\at ye play \

gave Elyza{beth} Acton to give the musick at M{aste}r 

Alder{ma}ns. at the play     6 d.

...



((f 33v* {(1 July)}))
  
...

\pamflets \

for 2: pamphilletts: one moorning verses vpon Ben{jamin} Ionsons 

death & of cantting          j s.

for A box to carie them down      8 d.



(({(30 July)}))

I paid for cariage downe of these bokes     22 d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 639--40>
<P HHM4>


((f 36 {(10 January)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

gave the waites of heriford     2 s. 6 d.

...



((f 37v {(3 April)}))

...

gave the waites of heriford at ester     18 d.

...



((f 38v {(22 June)}))

...

\ye faier \

gave Elyzabeth Acton: at heriford faier     10 s.

gave Ioyse Walsh ye yonger my god daughter then     2 s. 6 d.  

gave a man that had ye dawncing hors     j s.

gave the musisians the same tyme     6 d.
...



((f 39v {(7 September)}))

...

given megge A dawncer  j d.  4: oz: wostid. 15 d.     16 d.

...



((f 41 {(25 December)}))



gave the waites of heriford  3 s.  to ye 2: beedles  8 d.     3 

s. 8 d.

...



(({(31 December)}))

gave Knell. & his fellow fidler Iohn a Tomas     6 d.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 640--1>
<P HHM4>


((f 41 {(1 January)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

gave a boy that did sing Like a black byrd     3 d.

...



((f 43 {(20 April)}))  

...

gaue the waites of heriford Ester Tewsday     18 d.

...




(({(28 April)}))

gave hoddy: for dauncing: j d. & mr danseies maid  6 d.   [13] 7 

d.

...



((f 46v {(27 December)}))



I gave the waites  3 s.  gave Iames prichett j s.     4 s.

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 641--2>
<P HHM4>
 

((f 46v {(1 January)} {(Disbursements)}))

...

gave the 2: fidlers  6 d. & Mrs bifords dawghter  6 d.     j 

s.

...

gave ye [waites] beedles  8 d.  to ye waites  3 s.     3 s. 8 

d.

...



((f 48 {(25 March)}))  

...
gave megge a dauncer  i d.

...



((f 48v {(11 April)}))

\waites \

...

gave the waites, on Ester munday  18 d.

...



((f 49 {(18 May)}))

...

gave Iohn a Tomas: & Ruell ye fidlers     6 d.

...



((f 49v {(30 June)}))

...

to the washer woeman 6 d.  gave ye worcester waites j s.     18 

d.

...



<A M>
<S MRT>
<D 393--4>
<P HMOR>


((mb 2*))

\Houedene \

\W. Venne. \

\W. Mallynges, tillere. \  

...

Item pur j haucelet((115)) de blanc satyn embroude xiiij s.

Item pur j daunsyng doublet de blance satyn embroude iiij s.

...



((mb 2d))

...

Item en c pommes de oringe d'argent susorrez pur j daunsyng{e} doublet 

fait par W. Mallyng{es} et soun compaignon brouderes pois{ant} ij lb. 

et di. unc. de pois de Troie pr{is} la lb. xxviij s. lvij s. ij d.

Item pur xv welkes et xv muscles pur j haucelyn((116)) blank fait 

p{ar} W. Venne pois ix unc. de pois de Troie iiij d. meyns pris la lb. 

xxviij s. come desuys xx s. viij d.

Item pur la facoun et p{ur} l'endorreure des pomm{m}es welkes et 

muscles susditz p{ri}s la pec{e} ix d. et hors pris un de ava{u}ntage 

iiij li. xvij s. vj d.

Item en xv cokles d'argent blancs p{ur} le dit haucelyn((116)) blank 

pois iiij unc. et di. de pois de Troie ij d. meins x s. iiij d.

Et p{ur} la facoun de les ditz xv cokles p{ri}s la pece iiij d. v 

s. 

...

Item pur l'enbroudure d'une dauncyng doublet de satyn blank embroudez 

oue arbres de pom{m}es de oringe p{ur} l'or et lo{u}r ov{er}aigne c 

s.

...
  
\Penston. \

Item pur iij aln((117)) de lynge toille p{ur} haucelyn((116)) pris 

l'aln((117)) ix d. ij s. iij d.

Item p{ur} iiij aln{n}((117)) de Westfall' p{ur} stoffure((118)) de 

meisme le haucelyn((116)) p{ri}s l'aln((117)) vj d. ij s.

Item pur vj verges de fustien p{ur} lynure((119)) de meisme le 

garnement p{ri}s la v{er}ge viij d. ob. iiij s. iij d.

Item pur ij aln{e}s((117)) de lynge toile p{ur} j doublet p{ur} 

daunsyng p{ri}s l'aln{e}((117)) viij d. ob. xvij d.

Item pur ij aln{e}s((117)) de lynge toill{e} p{ur} lynure((119)) del 

dit doublet p{ri}s l'aln{e}((117)) xj d. xxij d.

...



<A M>
<S SCU>
<D 632--3>
<P HHS1>


((p 37 {(1 January)}))

...

to the musicke on new yeares day         0 2 6

...

to the drum{m}er                         0 2 6



((p 38 {(25 March)} {(Gifts)}))


...

to waytes                                0 2 6

...


  
((p 40))

...

to wayt{es}                              0 2 6

...



((p 44 {(25 March)}))

...

to the wayt{es}                          0 5 0

...

the musick                               0 5 0

...



((p 50 {(Holme Lacy expenses)}))

...

Gift{es} the musicke                     0 3 0

...

Gift{es} musicke                         0 2 6

...



((p 81*))



Stewardship of Heref{ord}

...
the musick there                         0 5 0

...


  
<A M>
<S  >
<D 639>
<P HHS5>


((f 173v {(Christmas)} {(Gifts)}))

...

                                         li. s. d.

To those y{a}t brought Present{es}       8   3  0

Musicke of Hereforde                     4   5  0

Welsh Harpar                             0  10  0

Blinde Harpar                            0  10  0

To the Organist                          1   0  0

To ye singing boye                       0   5  0

To Mils ye Taborer                       0   5  0

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 640--1>
<P HHS2>


((f 24v {(Holme Lacy and Hereford)}))

...

Musicke to the wayts of Heref{ord} at Home    0 10 0

          to the wayts of Heref{ord}          0 10 0

                               Tot{al}        1  0 0

...



((f 25))

...

Musick to the fidlers at Christmas              0 10 0

         to the same at Candlemas               0 10 0

                                 Tot{al}        1  0 0  

...



((f 42v {(General summary)}))



Musick                                          1 0 0

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 641--2>
<P HHS3>


((f 83 col 1 {(Wednesday, 10 September)})) 

...

+ Hereford Musicke                        0 10 0

+ Blinde Harpar                           0  2 0

...



((f 21v* {(22 September)} {(Holme Lacy and Hereford)}))



Gifts To Hereford Musicke  0  10   0

                                          0  12   0

        Blinde Harpar  0   2   0

...



<A M>
<S  >
<D 642--3>
<P HHS4>
 

((f 27 {(Holme Lacy)}))


  
Musicke                             l s d

giuen 2 companies of musick         0 7 0

                       Tot{al}        0 7 0

...



((f 37 {(General summary)}))



Musick                              0 7 0

...



((f 37v))



Musick                              0 2 6

...



((f 64v {(29 December)} {(Other particulars)}))

...

Decemb{er} Blinde Harpar            0 2 0

...

[December] 29 Musicke. a man & a woman  0 1 0

...



((f 74v {(12 January)} {(Other particulars)}))

...

Gifts ye blinde Harpar                  0 5 0

...  



                           APPENDIX 1

<A M>
<S  >
<D 287>
<P HAP1>

((ff 169v--70* {(4 April)} {(Testimony of witness 104)}))
...
((cap)) Do{minus} G{ilbertus} de cheuenig{es} p{re}sb{yte}r p{er}petu{us} 
vicar{ius} ecc{lesi}a((1)) de mag{n}a markle t{estis} s{upr}aiurat{us} 
r{espo}nd{i}t req{u}isit{us} se e{ss}e etatis .xxx. a{n}nor{um} {ve}l 
c{ir}ca & q{uod} n{on} fu{er}at de p{ar}entela {ve}l fam{i}lia 
d{i}c{t}i do{min}i th{ome}.
  
((cap)) It{em} req{u}isit{us} ut narraret siq{u}id sciebat de miraculo 
q{uod} in p{er}sonam p{re}d{i}c{t}e | Iuliane Kock d{icitu}r 
{con}tigisse dixit q{uo}d ip{s}o existente custode tumuli d{i}c{t}i 
d{omi}ni Th{ome} & vicar{io} in eccl{es}ia h{er}eford{ie} anno 
d{omi}ni .Mo\o \. .CC\o \. Octoges{imo} septimo. {con}tigit 
q{uod} i{n} die paraseue((2)) hora p{ri}me dum p{re}d{i}c{t}a Iuliana 
staret in d{i}c{t}a eccl{es}ia h{er}eford{ie} in quada{m} sporta de 
virgulis cu{m} qua((3)) sporta aportata fu{er}at ad eccl{es}iam 
h{er}eford{ie} p{er} ph{ili}p{um} le longe test{em} s{upr}aiuratu{m} & 
p{er} qua{n}d{am} mulierem c{uius} nom{en} dixit se nescire ut 
miraculose curaret{ur} ibi m{er}itis d{i}c{t}i s{an}c{t}i thome pro 
quo deus in d{i}c{t}a ecc{lesi}a ant{er}iori temp{or}e iiij\or \ 
miracula fu{er}at op{er}atus. Videns ip{s}a Iuliana q{uo}d q{u}id 
ali{us} {contr}actus pedib{us} qui vocabat{ur} ph{ilipu}s citharista & 
morabat{ur} in ci{ui}tate h{er}eford{ie} et stabat in q{u}ada{m} 
a{li}a sporta in d{i}c{t}a ecc{lesi}a h{er}eford{ie}. expecta{n}s in 
ibi miraculose m{er}itis d{i}c{t}i s{an}cti Tho{m}e b{e}n{e}ficiu{m} 
recip{er}e sanitatis fu{er}at in d{i}c{t}a hora p{r}ime uidente ip{s}o 
teste miraculose curat{us}; & erectus & ambulau{er}at c{ir}ca 
tumulu{m} s{upr}ad{i}c{tu}m absq{ue} aliq{u}o apedia{men}to((4)) 
accensa ip{s}a Iuliana & ducta nescit quo feruore p{er} se ip{s}am 
absq{ue} ^aliquo((5)) hu{m}ano adiutorio exiuit de d{i}c{t}a sporta in 
q{u}a tenebat tibias plicatas & sedebat curua & dimissa d{i}c{t}a 
sporta in loco in quo sic stabat in ea. s{ed} aliq{u}ant{u}l{u}m cu{m} 
pede a se elongata erecta sine apodia{men}to & s{i}n{e} aliquo 
adiutorio humano no{n} claudicando p{re}d{i}c{t}a hora venit ad 
tumulu{m} s{upr}ad{i}ctu{m} & orau{i}t i{b}ide{m} & optulit 
^\ibi \ vnu{m} denar{ium} & narrauit ip{s}i testi & alijs et 
sp{eci}al{ite}r d{omi}no henr{ico} de S{ancto} Albano custodi t{un}c 
c{um} ip{s}o teste d{i}c{t}i tumuli et mag{ist}ro rog{er}o de Seuenok 
t{un}c cano{n}ico h{er}eford{ie} ia{m} defu{n}ct{o} q{uo}d d{i}c{tu}s 
s{an}c{tu}s Th{omas} dix{er}at ip{s}i Iuliane quod surg{er}et & 
ambularet.
...