106 EXTRACTS FROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS

Queen Mary is infamous, are hinted at in the return from
Hythe, which gives a long list of persons whose only crime
was tlmt they had :1(:eomp:1nie(l to (la1‘1terl>ury some of their
fellow townsnien who lnul fallen under the ecclesiastical
ban and l1-ad visited them when in custody there. A cha.rit-able
work for which these names should be held in honour.

_ Presentments temp. Queen Mary.*
Rzcrar.

William Knight for that he did jest and rztyle of the Gospell
when the priest dill read it in the pulpit. And (lid say that he
[;l:1_\'(’~[l “ .l:1el< :tpy(-,.”

The wile ol’ Robert \V<~si' of Elhzun |'or not <loin_; reverence lo
tl1olnlc.s‘s<-,1ls:1<‘1'z1111m1ts>4 but hololith (l()\\'ll(‘ hm‘ lI(‘ll :11 tl1(~ole\':1tion
tvnie.

1V0!/072.

Rohert, the servant of W'illiz1.m \Vybonrn, o:1rpenior, for sytting
behind it pillar in the Church at the elemtioii ty1ne,an<l doth no
reverence iherennto.

Ilftlze.
The presentments of the jury of the parish of Ilithe.

ltztffe 'l'l21s1sill1erst and his wit, John Myehell and his wife,
'l,‘hon1:1s Jekys and his wit, Giles Ellywortlio, John Bre¢.lge1n:1n,
Roger Moine and his wii’, \Villi:un Bi1tl(l0ll, John V_Vgo1's nml his
wit, 'l‘hom:is Snollyng and his wif, oltle lntlier :l‘l(l\\'2lT'(lh‘, i\lz1r1§m'et
l5‘er_\':u', \Villi:un Tysteil, wt inzmy more (llll visit the prysonors
w‘ us at llith ymprisonerl i'o1'lw1'esye.

John Gory, John lloi-t,0n’s wit, John Rrorlgmiizni, 'l‘homns
\Vnlloppv, John '\7';;()1'es, ’,l'l1on1:1.~: :1 Stone, I1I1lll'€llC(.‘ Cole, John
l’zLtt, Giles Ellingworthe preseiited for that they were W‘ the
prysoners in the Custell of Canterbury.

John Vigores, John Huggyn presented for that at the tyzne
that the prysoners were cnryed to Canterbury they said to the
hnylit that he had pulled down 'Cl1C].‘ l\l“°5 armes and in stede
thereof had set up an Idol W‘ other opprobrious vvordes.

* Tl1e!‘f‘.:ll"0 no dates in the book contninin‘-4 these presentments, nor any-
thing to indicate the nature of the Court.

 

 

ILLUSTRA-’1‘[NGr THE REFORMATION IN KENT. 107

Gooolnesion.

'l‘ho1n:1s Engollium, gr.-ntilman, and his wit and certon of his
housholcle presented for that they have not hoen at the p:u‘i.<l1
Church hy one moneth before this presentment, llllll that the said
'l‘l1o111:m nor his wif have not hen at Church at the t_\fn1e of gcving
the hollywater nor hath g_;'on in proce.s‘sio11 sytlwii the con1m:inrl-
ment was‘ they (\'ll(>lLl(’.

Dozier.

-lzlmes Justice hath it hylile in his house whether it he goml or
no, it is not knowon unto the pri('.~'l.

lVeU.

'l'lw_y pi'(-,.-mit that the Chnppell of" \Vell is pntto to :1. pi-oplmiw
use for wher tho 1)n1'i;_<lI oi‘ l(‘l\'l11l1l1 were :lU('lI.s‘t0l]l_\'(‘tl in the
rogniioii woke to have Mnsso song ther, now thor is nothing when-
\\":1ll to minister. Antl ther was such it snvor of i1()_;_«_§ skyn11(*.~'
that no nun) eohlv nhido in the (‘lmppell for stinck tlwreoli.

ltem they p1'esent Mr. lsauc for that he lnitli inude lofts ther,
in the said Clmppell for corne and hnye, so that rlivyne service
cannot be ther l1)_y'llySU‘(,‘(l. And also hath mznlo lher :1 workliouse
for :1. wever and it kennell for his‘ liounds.

Pct}:/Mn.
l!‘ou1' persons presented for refusing: l1olyh1'e:ul, liolyivnter, to
kiss the pnx, or to go in procession.

Prrtrz'.1‘I_';0z.¢r7ze.
James Cllflplllitll1)Y'(‘§(‘l]i(‘(l lieeruise he .1) mlml MI -lanles l (H - ~lH<l
his \\'il'e in his ll(Iu>‘(’ they being <,lisohe«li(3nt to tln: qne1ie’s lawns.
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\\ 1111:1111 P111-lu-1' 1)‘_‘(‘.\‘t‘l|l(‘(l lor lwpilig ot. the Mtltl hn J.im( S
l’r-ors \\'i‘r'o in liis liouso It long t_\'ine illltl that she iwver eoinin_~_§ to
the ('hurch, and (le.~'p_vsetl1 the l:1lH.l:l,l)l0 «:e1'ez11oi1ye.\' and Sfl('l‘1LlIX(.‘Ilt>‘,
mnl went’ :1\\‘:1y when she, shohlo hzue roc(*y\'wl the bm~r:u11v11t at
l‘l.\'H}I‘, and Snyetli that she wohle go over seal to hot‘ llHSl):lll(l.

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lH‘I‘(‘ :1_J:i}‘Iw he SlH|.l!l(! ho m,*\\'e1orm-. :HHl she will not colno to the

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