god and greate slander of th(is) realme and peryll of theire own soules, "We Let you w[~y]t that (we) beinge mynded to bringe o^r lovinge subiectes to y^e righte knowledge of y^e truth by takynge away all occasions of Idolatrye and supersticion. For y^e especiall trust (and) confidence we have in yowr fydelytyes, wysdoms and discre[~c]ons, have (and) by theis presentes doe aucthorise name assign and appointe you fowre or three of you that immediatelye uppon the sighte here of repairinge to y^e sayd Cathedrall church and declaringe unto y^e Deane Recydencyaryes and other mynisters there(of) the cause of yowr comynge ys to take downe as well y^e sayd shryne and supersticious reliquyes as superfluouse Jueles, plate copes and other suche like as yow shall thinke by yowr wysdoms not mete to contynew (and) remayne there, unto the wych we doubte not but for y^e considera[~c]ons rehersed the sayde Deane and Resydencyaryes w^th other wyll be conformable and wyllinge thereunto, and so yow to precede accordingly. And to see the sayd reliquyes, Juels and plate safely and surely to be conveyde to owr towre of London in to owr Jewyll house there chargeing the m^r of owr Jewyls w^th the same. "And further we wyll that you charge and co[~m]ande in owr name the sayd Deane there to take downe such monumentes as may geve any occasioñ of memorye of such supersticion and Idolatrye hereafter...." Underneath is the following "memorandum," proving how great was the treasure possessed at that time by the authorities of the minster:--"Memorandum that by force of the above wrytten comyssyoñ there was taken owt of ye sayd Cathedrall church of Lyncoln at that tyme in gold ij^{m}vj^{c}xxj oz (2621 oz.), in sylver iiij^{m}ij^{c}iiij^{xx}.v oz (4285 oz.); Besyde a greate nombre of Pearles & preciouse stones wych were of greate valewe, as Dyamondes, Saphires Rubyes, turkyes, Carbuncles etc. There were at that tyme twoe shrynes in the sayd Cath. churche; the one of pure gold called S^t Hughes Shryne standinge on the backe syde of the highe aulter neare unto Dalysons tombe, the other called S^t John of Dalderby his shryne was of pure sylver standinge in y^e south ende of the greate crosse Ile not farre from the dore where y^e gallyley courte ys used to be kepte."