[1] But doctor Standish (wiselie considering that there might more inconuenience rise thereof, than he would wish, if he should deale in such sort) both wiselie refused the bill, and told Lincolne plainlie, that he ment not to meddle with anie such matter in his sermon. Wherevpon the said Lincolne went vn|to one doctor Bele a chanon of the foresaid spittle, that was appointed to preach likewise vpon the tuesdaie in Easter wéeke at the same spittle, whome he persuaded to read his said bill in the pulpit. Which bill in effect conteined how miserablie the common artificers liued,The grée [...]e [...] particular [...] in Lincol [...] bill for the ci|ties behooft. and scarse could get anie worke to find them, their wiues & children: there were such a number of artificers strangers that tooke awaie all their liuing in manner. And also how the Eng|lish merchants could haue no vtterance, for the mer|chant strangers bring in all silkes, cloth of gold, wine, oile, iron, and such other merchandize, that no man almost buieth of an Englishman.