FIRST
WE
BEGIN
and
make
answere
to
the
.iiii.
and
.vi.
articles
,
bycause
vppon
them
dependeth
moche
of
the
rest
.
Concernynge
chosyng
of
counsailours
,
I
neuer
haue
redde
hard
nor
knowen
,
that
princis
counsaylours
and
prelates
shulde
be
appoynted
by
rude
and
ignorant
common
people
,
nor
that
they
were
persones
mete
or
of
habilitie
to
discerne
and
chose
mete
and
sufficient
counsailours
for
a
prince
.
Howe
presumptuous
than
are
ye
the
rude
commons
of
one
shire
,
and
that
one
of
the
most
brute
and
beastely
of
the
hole
realme
,
and
of
leaste
experience
,
to
fynde
faulte
with
your
prince
for
the
electinge
of
his
counsaylours
and
prelatis
?
and
to
take
vpon
you
,
contrary
to
goddis
lawe
&
mans
lawe
,
to
rule
your
prince
,
whome
ye
are
bounde
by
all
lawes
to
obey
and
serue
with
both
your
lyues
landes
and
goodes
,
and
for
noo
worldly
cause
to
withstand
:
the
contrary
wherof
you
like
traytours
and
rebelles
haue
attempted
,
and
not
lyke
trewe
subiectes
as
ye
name
your selfes
.
¶
AS
TO
THE
suppression
of
religyous
houses
ano
monasteries
,
we
woll
,
that
ye
and
all
our
subiectes
shoulde
welle
knowe
,
that
this
is
graunted
vs
by
all
the
nobles
spirituall
and
temporall
of
this
our
realme
,
and
by
all
the
comons
of
the
same
,
by
act
of
parlyament
,
and
not
set
forth
by
any
counsaylour
or
counsaylours
vppon
theyr
mere
wyll
and
fantasy
,
as
ye
ful
falsely
wolde
perswade
our
realme
to
beleue
.
And
where
ye
allege
,
that
the
seruice
of
god
is
moch
therby
diminished
,
the
trouth
therof
is
contrary
,
for
there
be
no
houses
suppressed
,
where
god
was
welle
serued
,
but
where
moste
vice
mischiefe
and
abhomination
of
lyuynge
was
vsed
:
And
that
doth
well
appere
by
their
owne
confessions
subscribed
with
their
owne
handes
,
in
the
tyme
of
our
vysitations
,
and
yet
were
suffred
a
great
many
of
them
(
more
than
we
neded
by
th
acte
)
to
stande
:
wherin
if
they
amende
not
theyr
liuynge
,
we
feare
,
we
haue
more
to
aunswere
for
,
than
for
the
suppession
of
all
the
reste
.
And
as
for
the
hospitalitie
,
for
the
reliefe
of
poore
people
,
we
wonder
ye
be
not
asshamed
to
affirme
,
that
they
haue
ben
a
greatte
relyefe
to
our
people
,
whan
a
great
many
or
the
most
part
hath
not
past
iiii
.
or
.v.
religious
persons
in
them
,
&
dyuers
but
one
,
whiche
spente
the
substaunce
of
the
goodes
of
their
houses
in
nouryshynge
of
vice
and
abhomynable
lyuynge
.
Nowe
what
vnkyndenes
and
vnnaturalitie
may
we
impute
to
you
and
al
our
subiectes
(
that
be
of
that
mynde
)
that
had
leauer
suche
an
vnthrifty
sorte
of
vicious
persones
shuld
enioy
suche
possessions
profites
&
emolumentes
,
as
grow
of
the
sayde
houses
,
to
the
mayntenaunce
of
theyr
vnthrifte
lyfe
,
than
we
your
naturall
prince
,
soueraygne
lorde
,
and
kynge
,
whiche
doothe
and
hath
spente
more
in
your
defences
of
our
owne
,
then
.vi.
tymes
they
be
worth
.
¶
AS
TOVCHYNGE
the
acte
or
dies
,
we
meruaile
what
madnes
is
in
your
braine
,
or
vpon
what
grounde
ye
wolde
take
auctoritie
vpon
you
to
cause
vs
to
breake
those
lawes
&
statutes
,
whiche
by
all
the
nobles
knyghtes
and
gentylmen
of
this
realme
(
whome
the
same
chiefelye
toucheth
)
hath
ben
graunted
and
assented
to
,
seynge
in
noo
maner
of
thynges
it
touchethe
you
the
basse
commons
of
our
realme
.
Also
the
groundes
of
those
vses
were
false
,
and
neuer
admytted
by
any
lawe
:
But
vsurped
vpon
the
prince
,
contrary
to
all
equitie
and
iustice
,
as
it
hath
bene
openly
bothe
disputed
and
declared
by
all
the
well
lerned
men
of
Englande
in
westmynster
halle
:
whereby
ye
may
welle
perceyue
,
howe
madde
and
vnreasonable
your
demandes
be
,
boothe
in
that
and
the
reste
,
and
howe
vnmete
it
is
for
vs
and
dishonorable
,
to
graunt
or
assente
vnto
,
and
lesse
mete
and
decente
for
you
in
suche
rebellyous
sorte
to
demaunde
the
same
of
your
prince
.
¶
AS
TOVCHYNGE
the
.xv.
whiche
ye
demaunde
of
vs
to
be
released
,
Thynke
ye
that
we
be
soo
faynte
harted
,
that
perforce
ye
of
one
shyre
,
were
ye
a
great
many
mo
,
coude
compell
vs
with
your
insurrections
and
such
rebellious
demeanor
,
to
remytte
the
same
?
or
thynke
ye
that
any
man
wil
or
maye
take
you
to
be
trewe
subiectes
,
that
fyrste
make
a
shewe
of
a
louynge
graunt
,
and
than
parforce
wold
compel
your
souerayne
lorde
and
kyng
to
〈…〉
payment
wherof
is
not
yet
commen
:
ye
and
seinge
the
same
wyll
not
counteruayle
the
tenth
peny
of
the
charges
,
which
we
do
and
dayely
must
susteygne
for
your
tuition
and
safegarde
.
Make
you
sure
,
by
your
occasions
of
this
your
ingratitudes
vnnaturalnes
and
vnkyndenesse
to
vs
nowe
adminystred
,
ye
gyue
vs
cause
,
whiche
hath
alwayes
benne
as
moche
dedicate
to
your
welthes
as
euer
was
king
,
not
so
moche
to
sette
our
studye
for
the
settynge
forwarde
of
the
same
,
seing
howe
vnkyndely
and
vntrewly
ye
deale
now
with
vs
without
any
cause
or
occasion
.
And
doubte
ye
not
,
thoughe
ye
haue
no
grace
nor
naturalnes
in
you
to
consider
your
duitie
of
allegiaunce
to
your
kynge
and
soueraygne
lorde
,
the
rest
of
our
realme
we
doubt
not
,
hath
.
And
we
and
they
shal
so
loke
on
this
cause
,
that
we
trust
it
shal
be
to
your
confusion
,
if
accordynge
to
our
former
letters
ye
submitte
not
your selfes
.
¶
AS
TOVCHYNGE
the
fyrste
fruites
,
we
lette
you
wyte
,
it
is
a
thynge
graunted
vs
by
acte
of
parlyament
also
,
for
the
supportation
of
parte
of
the
great
and
excessiue
charges
,
whiche
we
supporte
and
beare
for
the
mayntenance
of
your
welthes
and
other
our
subiectes
.
And
we
haue
knowen
also
that
ye
our
commons
haue
moche
complayned
in
tymes
passed
,
that
the
most
of
the
goodes
landes
and
possessions
of
the
realme
,
were
in
the
spirituall
mennes
handes
:
and
yet
berynge
vs
in
hand
,
that
ye
be
as
louing
subiectes
to
vs
as
may
be
:
ye
can
not
fynde
in
your
hartes
,
that
your
prince
and
soueraygne
lorde
shuld
haue
any
parte
therof
:
and
yet
it
is
nothyng
preiudicial
vnto
you
our
commons
,
but
to
rebelle
and
vnlawfully
ryse
agaynst
your
prince
,
contrary
to
your
duetie
of
allegiaunce
and
goddes
commandement
.
Wherfore
syrs
remembre
your
folies
and
trayterous
demeanours
,
and
shame
not
your
natiue
countrey
of
Englande
,
nor
offende
no
more
soo
greuousely
your
vndoubted
kynge
and
naturall
prince
,
whiche
alweys
hath
shewed
him selfe
mooste
louynge
vnto
you
:
and
remembre
your
duetie
of
allegiance
,
and
that
ye
are
bounde
to
obeye
vs
your
kynge
,
bothe
by
goodes
commaundement
and
lawe
of
nature
.
Wherfore
we
charge
you
eftsones
vpon
the
foresayde
bondes
and
peynes
,
that
ye
withdrawe
your selfes
to
your
own
houses
euery
man
,
and
no
more
to
assemble
contrary
to
our
lawes
and
your
allegiances
,
&
to
cause
the
prouokers
of
you
to
this
mischiefe
,
to
be
delyuered
to
our
lieutenantes
handes
or
ours
,
&
you
your selfes
to
submitte
you
to
suche
condygne
punishment
,
as
we
and
our
nobles
shal
thynke
you
worthy
:
For
dout
you
not
els
that
we
and
our
nobles
can
nor
wyll
suffre
this
iniurie
at
your
handes
vnreuenged
,
if
ye
gyue
not
place
to
vs
of
souerayntie
,
and
shew
your selfes
as
bounden
and
obedient
subiectis
,
and
no
more
to
entremedle
your selfes
from
hensforth
with
the
weighty
affaires
of
the
realme
,
the
direction
wherof
only
apperteyneth
to
vs
your
kyng
,
and
suche
noble
men
and
counsaylours
,
as
we
lyst
to
elect
and
chuse
to
haue
the
orderynge
of
the
same
.
And
thus
we
pray
vnto
almyghty
god
,
to
gyue
you
grace
to
doo
your
duities
,
to
vse
your selfes
towarde
vs
lyke
trewe
and
faythefull
subiectes
,
so
as
we
may
haue
cause
to
order
you
thereafter
,
and
rather
obedyentely
to
consent
amongest
you
,
to
delyuer
into
thandes
of
our
lieutenant
.
C.
persons
,
to
be
ordered
according
to
their
demerites
at
our
wyll
and
pleasure
,
than
by
your
obstinacy
and
wylfulnes
,
to
put
your selfes
your
lyues
,
wyues
,
chyldren
,
landes
,
goodes
,
and
cattalles
,
besydes
the
indignation
of
god
,
in
th
utter
aduenture
of
totall
distruction
and
vtter
ruine
by
force
and
violence
of
the
swerde
.