bedemen

Then S. Thomas said to the king with full great sorrow and heavy cheer, Now, my most dear lord and gracious king, have pity on us of holy church, your bedemen, and give to us respite for a certain time.

The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900

Wherefore, if your Grace will build to your poor bedemen a sure hospital that shall never fail, take from them these things ....

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856

Please it the same to understand that we, your orators and daily bounden bedemen, have read and perused a certain supplication which the Commons of your Grace's honourable parliament now assembled have offered unto your Highness, and by your Grace's commandment delivered unto us, that we should make answer thereunto.

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856

Grace of your accustomed goodness to us your bedemen to continue our chief protector, defender, and aider in and for the execution of our office and duty; specially touching repression of heresy, reformation of sin, and due behaviour and order of all your Grace's subjects, spiritual and temporal; which (no doubt thereof) shall be much to the pleasure of God, great comfort to men's souls, quietness and unity of all your realm; and, as we think, most principally to the great comfort of your Grace's Majesty.

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856

Tie the holy idle thieves to the cart to be whipped, naked, till they fall to labour, that they, by their importunate begging take not away the alms that the good charitable people would give unto us sore, impotent, miserable people, your bedemen. "

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856