soever,  that  is,  men  and  women,  to  preach  the  word  of  God,  or  not  ?

XXXVII.  Item,  Whether  he  believe  that  it  is  lawful  to  all  priests  freely  to
preach  the  word  of  God  wheresoever,  whensoever,  and  to  whomsoever  it  shall
please  them,  although  they  be  not  sent  at  all?'

XXXVIII.  Item,  Whether  he  believe  that  all  mortal  sins,  and  especially  such
as  be  manifest  and  public,  are  to  be  corrected  and  to  be  extirpated,  or  not?

Furthermore,  we  will,  command,  and  decree,  that  if  any,  by  secret  informa-
tion, by  you  or  any  other  to  be  received,  shall  be  found  either  infamed  or  sus-
pected of  any  kind  of  the  pestiferous  sect,  heresy,  and  doctrine  of  the  most
pestilent  men,  John  Wickliff',  John  Huss,  and  Jerome  of  Prague,  the  arch-
heretics  aforesaid,  or  of  favouring,  receiving,  or  defending  the  aforesaid  damned
men  while  they  lived  on  the  earth,  their  false  followers  and  disciples,  or  any  that
believeth  tlieir  errors,  or  any  that  after  their  de.ath  prayeth  for  them  or  any  of
them,  or  that  nominateth  them  to  be  amongst  the  number  of  catholic  men,  or
that  defendeth  them  to  be  placed  amongst  the  number  of  the  saints,  either  by
their  preaching,  worshipping,  or  other  ways,  wherein  they  deserve  to  be  sus-
])ected ;  that  then  they,  by  you  or  some  of  you,  may  be  cited  personally  to
appear  before  you  or  some  of  you,  without  either  proctor  or  doctor  to  answer  for
them,  an  oath  being  openly  taken  by  them  as  is  aforesaid,  to  speak  the  plain  and
mere  verity  of  the  articles  above  written,  and  every  of  them,  or  other  opportune,
as  case  and  circumstance  shall  require,  according  to  your  discretion,  as  you  or
any  of  you  shall  see  expedient  to  proceed  against  them,  or  any  of  them,  accord-
ing to  these  presents,  or  otherwise  canonically,  as  you  shall  think  good.
