1318.  As  for  ther  taxe :  cp.  Holinshed,  'Moreover  in  this
yeare  [1207]  about  Candlemasse  the  K[ing]  caused  the  13  part
of  everie  man's  goods,  as  well  of  the  spiritualtie  as  of  the  tem-
poralitie,  to  be  levied  and  gathered  to  his  use.'

1320.  Quyck  in  sentence :  i.e.  hasty  of  judgment.
1340.  As  saith  Solomon :  '  The  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand  of
the  Lord,  as  the  rivers  of  water :  he  turneth  it  whithersoever  he
will,'  Prov.  xxi.  i.
1359.  The  bysshope  of  Norwyche  and  the  bysshope  of  Wyn-
chester.  Bale  seems  here  to  be  drawing  on  his  imagination,  as
the  Bishop  of  Norwich  was  appointed  in  1210  John's  Lord
Lieutenant  of  Ireland,  and  three  years  later  brought  500  men
to  his  aid,  while  the  Bishop  of  Winchester  also  is  expressly
mentioned  as  having  been  of  the  king's  party.  The  Bishops  to
whom  the  Pope's  bull  was  directed  were  those  of  London,  Ely
and  Worcester,  who  with  Jocelyn,  Bishop  of  Bath,  and  Giles,
Bishop  of  Hereford,  subsequently  fled  from  John's  vengeance
over  sea.
1366.  Any  mayntenance  pretend  :  offer  you  any  support.
1374.  Absolucyon  a  pena  et  ctdpa,  and  also  dene  remyssyon.
Absolution  z.p<zna  removes  the  penalties  imposed  by  the  Church ;
absolution  a  culpa,  or  'clean  remission,'  removes  guilt  and
reconciles  the  sinner  with  God.
1385.  Your  ciirssys  we  have  that  we  never  yet  demanded.
Bale,  who  took  a  great  interest  in  Wyclifs  movement,  may  have
been  thinking  of  the  story  he  tells  in  the  De  Officio  Regis  of  the
man  who  told  his  priest  that,  since  excommunication  was  such
an  excellent  medicine,  he  might  keep  it  for  his  own  use.
2065.  Wassayle,  wassayle.  'This  is  probably,'  says  Mr.
