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The Reek of Master Patrick Hamilton

But so it pleasith God to open up the mouth of Baalames awin asse, to cry out againest the vitious lyves of the clergie of that aige. Schorte after this, new consultatioun was tackin, that some should be brunt;for men began verray liberallie to speak A meary gentillman, named Johnne Lyndesay, famylliar to Bischope James Betoun, standing by when consultatioun was had, said, “My Lord, yf ye burne any mo, except ye follow my counsall, ye will utterlye destroy your selves. Yf ye will burne thame, lett thame be brunt in how sellarris; for the reik of Maister Patrik Hammyltoun hes infected as many as it blew upoun.”