BE it knowen to all Criſtē people that ſyr Iohn̄ Pyllet Eng 〈…〉 Knyght of the holy ſepulcre of Criſte cōmynge from Iheruſalem / was ta 〈…〉 Mauris & Infidels cruel ennemys vnto criſtes feithe / and by them throu 〈…〉 their great tormentꝭ and thretnyngꝭ of dethe was compelled eyther to leu 〈…〉 feithe and to folowe & obſerue theyr mooſt dāpnable ſecte & lawes outhe 〈…〉 vnto them many millions of ducatꝭ of golde / and bycauſe the ſayd Knyg 〈…〉 to loſe the goodes of this worlde than he woldꝭ denye the faithe of Chriſt 〈…〉 the ioye of euerlaſtynge lyfe / hath bounde hymſelfe in the ſūme of .ii.M. d 〈…〉 ••• tayne Venycians the whiche dyd pay the ſayd ſūme of .ii.M. ducatis oute of handꝭ to the fore 〈…〉 〈…〉 ris & Infidels for the delyueraūce of the ſayd Knyght from theyr pryſon and tourmentꝭ. Fert 〈…〉 foreſayd Knyght is boūde by the othe of his religion and by laudable ordynaūces and ſtatut 〈…〉 to come in his owne ꝑſone or by ſome ſufficient man for hymnat withoute his great coſtes a 〈…〉 his great Maiſter nowe and for the tyme beynge as often as he ſhalbe called to fight for the 〈…〉 Criſten feithe ayenſt the ſayd Infidels cruell ennemies vnto criſten religion. And where alſo 〈…〉 full to the ſayd Knyght to come contrarie to his othe and profeſſion. And it is alſo honeſte t 〈…〉 ••• chauntꝭ of Venyce ſhuld be recompenſed and ſatiſfied of theyr duty the whiche can nat be d 〈…〉 Knyght excepte he ſhulde ſelle ſuche landes and goodes Immouable whiche he hath within 〈…〉 ducates. And alſo the ſayd 〈…〉 the honoure of that religion and Knyghtes of the ſame ſhulde be cōpelled to begge 〈◊〉 , his 〈…〉 tendre conſideracion wherof yt the ſayd Knyght myght be ſom what relyued / and that criſtē 〈…〉 be the more gladder to put to theyr helpynge handes to the premiſſes in aſmoche as by ſuche 〈…〉 they may truſte to optayne the helthe of theyr ſoules / Our holy father pope Leo that nowe is 〈…〉 ſelfe nat ſufficient to ſocoure all ſuche parſones that be oppreſſed and cometh to Rome for a 〈…〉 by the mercy of almyghty god and by the auctorite of ſaynt Peter & Paule to euery mā & we 〈…〉 truly penytent and confeſſed / whiche by hym ſelfe or by any other man ſhall, put to theyr help and gyue theyr almes vnto the foreſayd Iohn̄ Knyght of the ſayd holy ſepulcre or to his de 〈…〉 payment of the ſayd ſūme of .ii.M. ducates hath releaſed as often as they ſhall do it .xv. yer 〈…〉 〈…〉 ny lents of penaūce inioyned. And in like maner for theſe conſideracions aboue ſayd .xii. Car 〈…〉 graunted .xii.C. dayes of pardon for euery tyme ſo doynge. ¶Alſo my lorde Archebyſhope 〈…〉 〈…〉 ry Prymat of Englande hath graūted .xl. dayes of ꝑdon. ¶Alſo my lorde byſhope of Lynce 〈…〉 〈…〉 ted .xl. dayes of pardon. ¶Alſo my lorde Byſhope of Rocheſter hath graūted .xl. dayes of ꝑ ••• 〈…〉 my lorde Byſhope of Cheſter hath graunted of his ſpecial grace .xl. dayes of pardon. ¶Alſ • 〈…〉 Saliſbury hath graūted .xl. dayes of ꝑdon. ¶The ſūme of ye hole Indulgence is .vii.M.v. 〈…〉

¶Alſo our ſoueraygne lorde Kynge Henry the .viii. hath gyuen oute his letters Patentes v 〈…〉 Seale requyrynge & praynge to all them that be his trewe louers & ſubiectis fauorablye t 〈…〉 meſſangers. Ferthermore hath ſtraytly charged & cōmaūded to all ſingular heed officers yt Mayres / baylyues / & Cōſtables of euery Cyte / brough / & towne / aſwell within the libertie 〈…〉 they to gether the almes dedes of euery charitable & well diſpoſed perſone / and it ſo gathere 〈…〉 〈…〉 red to the ſayd Collectours / and they to haue for theyr good dede Goddis bleſſynge and ou 〈…〉