HISTORY OF TllE USK 35 



sermon prcachctl, unlcs they drink i» of hot Chocolutc. and 



eat .1 bit of sweetmeats to strenijthen their stomnck r this 



puqxDsc it was much usei! by the m to : brin^ 



them to church, in the middle of_mas5L-jjr_ auiiiiuii* .i cup of. 

 C ' which could n«>t ' ' 



pi ^ -"^ '"Ji ^ivcn f.iire warning for the 



(vnittini^ of it, liut all without am»»nflm*'nt. lhouj[rht fit to fix in 



iH 

 such ;is ^ ke 



i iii.s c\co:n;i)u;ucaUu:i \\a--> l.tkcn b\ .t.l, but 

 <^j"«...ii.% i.^^ i.n: gcnilewomen. much to heart, \vhf^> . ,- . . . .. i \( 

 they mij^ht not eate or drinke in the church t! not 



coniinur in it to hear what otherwise the;. ind unto. 



• Hut none of these re.Lsons would move the Bishop. 



• The women seeint; him so hard to be entreated, began 

 to -sUgtu him with scornefull and reproachfuU words ; others 

 sleii^hleil his excommunication, drinking in iniquity in the church, 

 iis the fish doth w.iter, which causctl one day such an uprcKir in 

 the CathedniU that many swords were drawne agiiinst the Priests, 

 who attempted t<j take away from the maids the cups of Chocolatte 

 which they brought unto their mistresses, who, at l.ist seeing thai 

 neithtT fiire or foule means would prev.iil with the HIshop, 



resolved t<> f.>r>.ik'- l!i'- ( ' itlic Ir ill nid so frnrn that linv n »st of 



the city I .rchf<. !)y 



the Nuns and Fryers they were noijLroubled. 



"The liishop fell dangerously sick, Physicians 



were sent for far and nccre. who all with a joynt opinit)n agreed 

 that the Bishop w;is |>oisoned. 



