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Serles
What nombre of evyl prechers he knoweth within the dioces of Cantorbery, & what they have preched amys.
Whether the Commissary in his visitations commawnded that the wax candelles blessed opon candlemas day shal not be delyvered unto the people, & whether he harde hym so commaund
Item that holy water sholde not be borne and cast in menes howses.
Item whether in som churches by the commissaryes commaundement al the images were pulled downe & hewed with axes
Item whether the commisary be most conversant with abjured persons & other suspecte of herecie, aidynge mayntenynge & supportynge the same.
Item whether Johana Bochier were delyvered by favor of the commissary or by the kynges pardon.
Item whether Giles were a lay man or a preist, & what sedition or errour he preched
Item whether opon our lady day the assumption was xii month he cam to Cantorbery in a courtieres cote and a berde, & ther logded tenne dayes, & Mr. hardes a justice of peace complayned of hym to the commissary, but the commissary dyd no thynge.
Item whether a Taylour in Cantorbery do reade & expownde the bible in his own howse, wherunto is open resorte suffered by the commissary of the Commissaryes knowlege.
Item whether the master of saynt Johns in Cantorbery at his deth refused to receyve & dispised the most blessed sacrament of thaltare, & yet by the sufferance of the saide commissary both was buryed like a true christen man, & also is of veray many praysed for a good & an holy man.
Item whether Mr. Blande preched that a in communication with Mr. Sponer Vicar of boughton denyed auricular confession to be requisite & necessary, & delyvered his opinion to Mr. Sponer in wrytynge. which the commissary herynge, desiered Mr. Sponer to let hym se the wrytynge, swerynge that he wolde not kepe it from hym. But whan he had the bil, he put it in his purse
Item whether the commissary resigned a benefice to the said Blande, byndynge the said Blande & his successores by his wrytynge made under my lorde of Cantorbery & the chapter seale, to pay unto hym& his assignes the gretter parte of the clere yerly value for many yeres.
II. A paper headed : "Serles."
1. What number of evil preachers he knows within the diocese of Canterbury, and what they have preached amiss.
2. Whether the Commissary in his visitations commanded that the wax candles blessed upon Candlemas day shall not be delivered to the people, and whether he heard him so command; also that holy water should not be borne and cast in men's houses.
3. Whether in some churches, by the Commissary's command, all the images were pulled down and hewed with axes.
4. Whether the Commissary be most conversant with abjured persons and others suspect of heresy, aiding and supporting them.
5. Whether Johanna Bochier were delivered by favor of the Commissary or by the King's pardon.
6. Whether Giles were a layman or a priest, and what sedition or error he preached.
7. Whether, upon our Lady day the Assumption was 12 months, he came to Canterbury in a courtier's coat and a beard and there lodged 10 days, and Mr. Hardes, a justice of peace, complained of him to the Commissary but the Commissary did nothing.
8. Whether a tailor in Canterbury do read and expound the Bible in his own house, to which the Commissary knowingly permits open resort.
9. Whether the master of St. John's, Canterbury, refused to receive and despised the Sacrament, and yet, by the Commissary's sufferance, was buried like a true Christian man, "and also is of very many praised for a good and holy man."
10. Whether Mr. Blande, in communication with Mr. Sponer, vicar of Boughton, denied auricular confession to be necessary and delivered his opinion to Mr. Sponer in writing; which writing the Commissary desired Mr. Sponer to let him see, swearing he would not keep it, but when he had got it he put it in his purse.
11. Whether the Commissary resigned a benefice to Mr. Blande binding Blande and his successors, by writing under seal of the Abp. and Chapter of Canterbury, to pay to him and his assigns the greater part of the clear value for many years.