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To the fyrst ynterrogatory I say that I have had no comunycatyon wyth any that hath cum to offer themselvys for shether nother for serlys yn to testymony except that one day at the fyrst cumyng off your chauncelars comunycatyon was the off a certayn off lenam off mr serlys sermon ther last made wych wych concernyd the mylk off our lady. that she had yt not as other men have bycause she conceyvyd not by the company off man. Those wordes wer spokyn yn mr parkhurst chambre by one wyllyams off lanam John parkhurst fryer & other that dyd cum at that tyme from that paryshe.
To the 2d I say that I do know no man to have had comunycatyon wyth your grace yn the passyon weke. But ons I herd mr gardener say that he beyng wyth your grace at lambyth your grace sayd that he was accusyd to you to have prechyd sedytyously &
The To the thyrd I say that mr sentleger mr parkhurst & other hath sayd that they have fearyd that they had your grace hys dyspleasure & as he reportyd your wordes profrryd unto hym at feversham expressyd the same. wych wordes wer that ther was a bond ffers amongst us wych your grace wold breke. These wordes grevyd hym & causyd hym peradventure & other to thynk that your grace yntendyd dyspleasure to hym & other ; And they knewe no cause why ? except yt wer for offeryng complayntes off certeyn thynges prechyd, wych complaynt to offer up to your grace. they that dyd yt wer compellyd by your grace as I was to be a wytnesse. And men hath musyd that thys eascapyd so long non ponyshment.
I am ygnorant off the 4th for I have had no comunycatyon with doctor wyllyhby yn matters.
To the 5th I say that my lorde wardens chaplen was wyshyd to have byn prebendary here & he sayd that he was well rydd off yt. for yff he had byn one off us he sayd that peradventure he had byn then as fast as sum other hath byn & wheras he was spokyn unto for to speke to hys master for serlys that your grace shuld be good to hym he sayd he wold.
what comunycatyon hath byn off any boke presentyd to your grace syth your cumyng to canterbury I remembre not. but that I herd mr parkhurst say that he delyveryd your grace a boke yn the cloyster. & mr gardener sayd that he had sent an other that dyd declare the truth as he sayd off matters. but what yt was I knowe not. & as they sayd they had sent sent & delyveryd them. so they trustyd that your grace wold favorably accept them.
what comunycatyon any man have had or herd off scory serlys or shether concernyng these matters I know not but I have herd them dyvers tymes comyn off ther artycles put up by ther accusars & off ther accusars & wytnesse.
To the viiith I say that I do know no man to have had conference with other upon matters except the comunycatyon that mr gardener mr parkhurst & I had on munday (as I declaryd by a byll sent to your grace) wych comunycatyon I trust was not contrary to our allegyance to the kynges mayeste.
what I have kowyn off my owne kowlege presentyd agayn your grace to be true off thartycles. I can not answere : bycause I was never off kowlege or cownsell off any such boke put up or to agreable ther unto. Althoge at the suggestyon of mr gardyner ? mr sentleger & I dyd rashly subscrybe to certayn artycles wych whether they be presentyd or not I know not but by heresay. And at such tyme as we dyd subscrybe we knewe nott off any off ther such goynges abowt : But what yn the boke off thartycles that shether delyveryd to your grace I thoght to be true I expressyd yn my answer to your ynterrogaty ynterrogatorys fyrst sent to me.
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