And so was it then betwixt the Day of his Accusing, and the Day that this was written three and fifty years; and as mickle more as from the Lammas [_August 1st_] to the Woodmas [_September 19th_]. Behold the end! ¶ The strength of a tale is in its end. +Here followeth The Examination of the Lord Cobham.+ [The following is but an abridgement of the Story of Sir JOHN OLDCASTLE: respecting which, Miss L. TOULMIN SMITH has recently published, in the _Anglia_ for April 1882, THOMAS OCCLEVE's Ballad against Lord COBHAM and the Lollards, in 1415.] +¶ The Belief of the Lord Cobham.+ Be it known to all men! that in the year of our LORD a thousand four hundred and thirteen, in the first year of King HENRY the FIFTH; the King gave to [THOMAS ARUNDELL] the Bishop of CANTERBURY, leave to correct the Lord COBHAM. And because no man durst summon him personally, the Archbishop set up a Citation on his Cathedral Church door on the Wednesday [_September 6, 1413_] next before the nativity of our Lady [_September 8th_] in the foresaid year: and that Citation was taken down by the friends of the Lord COBHAM. And, after that, the Bishop set up another on our Lady Day [_September 8, 1413_]; which also was rent down. And because he came not to answer on the day assigned in the Citation, the Bishop cursed him for contumacy. And the Lord COBHAM seeing all this malice purposed against him, wrote this _Belief_ that followeth, with his own hand; and noted [_signed_] it himself; and also answered to Four Points put against him by the Bishop: and he went to the King, supposing to get of him good favour and lordship. * * * * * +¶ The Belief.+ =THE _BELIEF_ OF SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE.= =Sept. 1413.= _I believe in GOD the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in JESU CHRIST His only Son our Lord, which was conceived of the HOLY GHOST, born of the Virgin MARY, and suffered death under PONTIUS PILATE, crucified, dead, and buried. He went down to hells. The third day He rose again from death. He ascended up into heavens. He sitteth on the right hand of GOD, the Father Almighty. From thence, He is to come to judge the quick and dead._ _I believe in the HOLY GHOST, all Holy Church, the Communion of Saints, forgiveness of sins, uprising of flesh, and everlasting life. Amen._ * * * * * _And for to declare more plainly my soothfastness in the belief of Holy Church, I believe faithfully and verily, that there is but one GOD Almighty; and in this Godhead and of this Godhead be Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the HOLY GHOST; and these Three Persons be the same GOD Almighty._