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selves as shall become good Christians and dutiful subjects. And 
we do ask God forgiveness for this our synne and offence, and you 
all here present for our evill example. And we doe desire youall 
to pray for us and with us to Almighty God that it may please 
him of his infinite goodness to forgive us of this our offence. 
Then ‘“‘humblie and penitentlie” kneeling down, they were to 
repeat the Lord’s Prayer. 
_ The completion of the penance was to be certified to Wells, 
under the hands of the churchwardens and minister of Beckington, 
on Tuesday, the 27th of June, and was so done accordingly by 
ALEX. HUISHE, Rect. ib’dem. 
The mark x of RICHD. BURT, 
ALEXANDER WEBB, 
A similar penance was performed on the following Sunday, the 
2nd of July, in the parish church of Frome Selwood before the 
pulpit or minister's seat there, and its performance was duly 
certified on Tuesday the 4th of July, under the hands of 
JOHN BEAUMONT, Curat. ib’dem. 
ee \ Clharehinatieee 
JOHN NORFOLK, : 
WILLYAM COOK. 
It was also done on Sunday, the 9th of July, in the parish 
church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Bath, and was so duly certified 
on Tuesday 11th of July by 
THEOPH. WEBBE, Rect. ib’dem. . 
RICHD. DUNCE, 
THOMAS PARKER, 
HENRY GAYE. 
These certificates were examined and passed by 
THOMAS ILES, JOHN BAILLYE, 
WILLIAM WEBB, GEO. LONG. 
So resulted this unusual fight, extending over four years. Never- 
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