wherebye he was commanded and enioyned to surcease frome execution of that
office."
[Footnote 1: This word is doubtful, but is perhaps "conrye," for
"contrary."]
[Illustration: The Pre-Reformation Chalice that formerly belonged to
Pickering Church.
It is now in use at Goathland Church, which was formerly included in
Pickering Parish.
(_Reproduced by permission of the Society of Antiquaries_.)
]
In 1602 when Edward Mylls was vicar of Pickering, complaints were made of
him "that he for the most parte, but not alwaies dothe weare a surplesse
in tyme of dyvyne service / they present there vicar for that they ar
vncerteyne whether his wif was commended vnto him by justices of peace nor
whether he was licenced to marrye hir according to hir Maiesties
iniunctions/" This vicar was deprived of the living in 1615, for omitting
to preach sermons and for not properly instructing the people and as will
be seen in the next chapter he appears to have been a most reprehensible
character.
At the same time as this "Richarde Nicoll, Widow Kitchin, Robert Skayles,
John Flaworthe, and widow Shorpshier are presented for deteyning the
clerkes wages/ Elizabeth Dodds ffor having a childe in adultery withe one
Anthonye Boyes, which Boyes is now fledd/ William Steavenson ffor a
slanderer. And also Frances Fetherston the wif of Robert Fetherston for a
scowlde/ Richard Hutchinson for harboring a woman which had a childe
begotten in fornicacion They saie that [_blank_] Lavrock and [_blank_]
Wilson did by the apoyntment of Richard Parkinson there master carrye
turffes in to the house vpon the Sabboth daie The rest is all well.
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