The fall and euill successe of rebellion from time to time wherein is contained matter, moste meete for all estates to vewe. Written in old Englishe verse, by VVilfride Holme.

¶ The fall of Rebellion . WHen Phoebus abated from the abundant fragiditie , And Ianus Bifrons past his situation , When Vere nigh entred to his humiditie , Soon after Februa y Goddesse dedication , When Sol in Pisces tooke his habitation : Then mused I the Zodiak instabilitie , And howe that nature is naught but variation , Reserued the Astripotent of his benignitie . Thus compassing my senses , soone after Aurora , When Lucifer the watch Star was past his illucident , In the surrection of Titan then tooke I my iorney , To a Riuer in a Mountaine towarde the Occident , Where beames of Ipergeus come from the Orient , Glystring in resplendishor right goodly to beholde , Where Nayades the Nymph had doone her denorment , And scummed the water more cleare than any golde . For the bemes with the glemes were faire & refulgent , More clearer than Carbuncle , Electrum or Christall , With rasis and trasis , al siluer and orient , Whose pulchritude to beholde it séemed supernaturall : Thus gasping and gasing , I heard a voyce vocall Languishing in dolour , lament and complaine , Am I a Queene ( quod she , ) or Empresse imperiall ? Nay Aposlata , like Dalida , a Meretrix certaine . At the clamor all obstupefact , I started in that stéede , And fatally I sawe a Lady mysticall , With a Crowne of golde , and a Diademe on hir heade , Dight all with Diamonds and Rubies so royall , With Emeraudes & Iacincts , & many Gemmes generall , As Turkas , and Topasion , with Saphirs blewe and bise , That Plinius in his practise coulde not discribe them al , Nor yet Pithagoras was able to summe the prise . But Pigmalion , the Mason in crafte artificiall , Could not transforme so wofull a Creature , Nor yet Appelles the Pictor principall , So macerate and leane a doleful portraiture , In a Frock black as Sables , dark citrine and obscure , With a Kyrtle bloudy of colour bombesine , And a Rayle all to ryuen more blonkysh than azure , With an antick deaurate with letters argentine . She sobbed and sighed with ample teares lacrimable , But with asper voice and clamor vehement In a furie ( quod she with wordes intollerable , ) Holme , I am Anglia the Princesse excellent , Whose renoumed benignitie through causes negligent Is like to be exturped , expulsed , and expelled Through insurrection and copious detriment , Of people peruerse amongst themselues rebelled . Immediatly to mée hir Seruaunt obedient , She commaunded to pronounce some stories of sedition , I replyed vnto hir grace , she being not discontent , Me for to pardon and therefore haue remyssion , For I was timorous and afraide of punition , And as a Gemme without glosse vnpullished to shyne , With senses obtused , and brayne in oppression , For default of Literature , and lack of discipline . But so importunate forsooth was hir request , That ignorance notwithstanding I began to descriue , How that in the Historiographie it is playne expressed , That Graccus by suggestion falsly did contriue The Romains to rebel with the Senatours to striue , Chalenging equipolent all things to be deuided , Through whose discention as Oroke doth discriue , Much ruine there befell , and many men occided . Also the triumphant Troyans victorious , By Anthenor and Aeneas false confederacie , Sending Polidamus to Neoptholemus , Was vanquished , and subdued by their conspiracie . O dolorens fortune and fatall miserie , For multitude of people was there mortificate , With condigne Priamus and all his progenie , And flagrant Polixene that Lady delicate . The iugling of Iugurth with strife and dissention , Destroyed all Numidie , ( as Salust doth declare ) And Percius of Macedone with craftie inuention Rebelled ( saith Eutropius ) with the Romains to compare . His host was destroyed , and who will contemplare . Trogus declareth that in prolixitie , Where as before , but contributers they were , They were after subdued to their great miserie . Titus Liuius , ( de gestis Romanorum ) Describeth when the Combres & Numides were destroyed , Ex Maurio condigno flore Senatorum , Then Maurius woulde haue had his office fayne renued , To the seuenth time Consull , but Silla that eschued , Through which sedition and high ingratitude , I say more mischéefe to the Romaines ensued , Than did by Haniball for all his fortitude . The dissention of two brethren the sonnes of Oedippus , Which resolued the probleme of the Shpinx in the ●●lie ▪ Was the principall cause of destruction of Thebes , Which Amphion builded with the Harpe of Mercurie , The stones lept vp with the harmonious melodie , Which fiction Poetique is nothing to be tried , But by prolixing & pronouncing in facunde Retorie , The Commons them selues the Citie edified . Petrus Comestor in his storye Scolasticall , Publisheth and declareth , howe Aristobilus Discorded with Hircanus his brother naturall , Through whose occasion the noble Pompeius , With power potentiall and actes victorious , W●nne all Hierusalem , with the place dedicate , With great occision to them calumnious , Difringing the Walles with wayes most toxicate . The Romaine Topographie declareth how Marcellus , With the excellent Pompeius , by their biplicitie The Lauriat triumphe denied vnto Iulius , Whose noblenesse surmounted with great famositie , Which was the occasion of great mortalitie : For Pompeius was slaine by this altercation , With mortall battailes and great calamitie , To the Romains domage and great desolation . Diuers cruell battailes amongst the Romains hath ben , One was Lepidus fought against Catullus , In an other the Commontie fought with Cateline , And Antonius with Octauianus , Another , Sertorius was against Pompeius , Wherein was slaine by this last detraction , Twelue hundred Kings , and that right cheualrous , Of worthy parentage and valiant extraction . Was not Iulius Caesar the victor bellipotent , Occided and slayne by people maleuolent ? But Octauian his Nephew the Emperour excellent , Repugned with those Rascals and Traitours fradulent : For Marcus Anthonius and he , by consent , Destroyed those choorles and rebels furibund , Both Brutus and Crassus the harlottes rabient , With diuers Senatours , and many a Uacabund . Such murder , such treason , and such disobedience As the Romains haue had , was neuer specified , For Decius slewe Phillip , to haue the preheminence , And Emilaine , Gallus , and Luciane mortified , And Probus , and Gordaine , as plaine is notified , Were slayne by villaines to Romes great perdition , And foure ciuil battels by Otho was magnified , But pouertie at the length was the diffinition . Rose not Maxencius , with Knights of the Pretorie , Against Seuerus and Galerius Augustus ? And Seuerus Knightes betrayed him by Trecherie , And then came assistaunce of noble Herculius , Which was onely father to the saide Maxentius , Prouoking Dioclesian , for to take the dignitie , But in my coniecture this was to them dolorous , Pondring this mutable and sodeine diuersitie . There Marcus the Consull , in Italie confounded Three score thousand Riotors of that domination , And also Metredas , in force which abounded , Contrarie to alegiance , made great litigation Aboue twentie yeares , with great confutation , But in the sequele , as Fortune did execute , Destroyed was he and his procreation , His posteritie slaine , his Regions destitute . The Bible is euident , how Sichem congregation , By slaying of Abimeleck them selues made fatigate , And the storye Iudicum maketh cleare declaration , How a Concubine was wrapped with lecherie insatiate , Whose husband in twelue her members mutilate , Sending to the Tribes with great lamentation : Wherefore Israell had almost abrogate The whole tribe of Beniamin for their abomination . In the seconde booke of Samuell it is playne expressed , How Absolons disobedience and false peruersitie , Made himselfe to be slayne and Israell oppressed , With great effusion of bloude by his dualitie , By the doughtinesse of Dauid , and his nobilitie , And eke Achitophell the counseller sapient , Was so dispaired and in perplexitie , That he hanged himselfe the traitor negligent . Fiue hundred thousand of Israell were slaine & necated Of the house of Ieroboam , their king and principal , In Paralipomenon it is cleare dilated , How Abia of Iuda destroyed them for beliall , And Iehu slew Achab , and his sonnes collaterall Uanquished his bloud , his stocke and Genealogie , And also Ochosias of Iuda most royall , Was slaine and his bretherne by Iehues conspiracie . Sundry ingratitudes amongs the Iewes haue bene , As Saul against Dauid , and Ioab with Abnere , And the séede of Ochozias , with Alathia the Quéene , With deuiding of Kingdomes as plainly doth appéere , Of Iuda and Israell which was the cause cléere Of their captiuitie , and the transmigration , For diuers heades made diuers Gods seyre , Wherefore God gaue them vp to their great damnation . The bookes of Machabes discribeth the perturbance , Of the male Caliditie that came by Alcinous , To them pestiferous , and to their great doliance , Besides the destruction of noble Machabeus , And eke the discorde of yong Antiochus , Against Phillip the Traytor disloyal , With the treason of Triphon against King Demetrius , With the vniustnesse of Iason the théefe most vnnaturall . In Iosephus we may sée , that the Iewes for Rebellion Were conquered of Titus the sonne of Vaspasian , And other stories say ther was slayne a Mylion , With a hundreth M. moe and C. thousand tane , And afterward , contempt oppressed them by Adrian , And cleane deiect them from their habitation , Making in Ierusalem Foreners remayne , And now pay they tribute in euery other Nation . What should I recounte the Rebellion of Cresius , With a thousand such moe , to make macrologie , My matter to prolong ? it were but superfluous . But yet I will rehearse to touch somewhat briefly , As concerning England , our owne natiue Countrey , For why , the Auctors do wonderously dissent , Therefore I will rehearse to this antilloquie , But only the cognisaunce which appéereth verament . This Region was maculate , and put to rapacitie With the force of the Danes , by Buerne contention , And slaine was King Edmund , King Osbridge , and Ellée , And ouer this , one Mordred , he made false preuention With Arthur his Soueraigne , with such great dissention , That only it caused not greate desolation , But also perturbed the Royall intention , From the Romaine Diademe , with the Coronation . Iulius Caesar , for all his audacitie , Was twice expulsed of Cassibolanus , And made to recuile for all his Artillerie , To the maledict conflict of one Andragius The Earle of London , a Traitour contagious , Whose ayde , procurement and false introduction , Foundred al Britaine from the estate prosperous , And made vs be subiect , to our great destruction . Sithens the Conquest hath ben mischiefe inestimable , As against king Stephen , Maude the Empresse excitation . But Henry the yonger , an acte more myrable , Contended with his Father , with strife and mination : What sapience was héere in this procuration , To subdue his Father by his conuexitie , Was not the Deuill in this inclination , To make such discorde amongst the commontie ? The well redoubted king , in act as most martiall , Richard Curedelion , from his Conquest ineffable Was made to recule by his brother naturall . Pretending the Crowne with wayes inexecrable . But alas for sorowe , this Prince inexpugnable Was taken by the way , but yet difficulate At the last was he , with Raunsom innumerable , And his enimies were taken and cleane exuperate . I am ashamed to pronounce , to publish and declare The Baronage commotion , against Iohn their King , And how to extringe his Sonne they did compare , It museth my mynde suche naughty demeaning , But what was the finall that came by transgressing ? Murder and death to the Realme right exial , Destroying of Fortresses , which yet is remayning , Subduing of Townes , to vs all preiudiciall . Thomas Earle of Lancaster , was hanged and decollate , With sixtene Barrons moe in Edward the seconds days , The filthy demeanor that then was approbate , I abhor to recite , they tooke such naughtie wayes . For Tullius were not able , at the full to disprayse The naughtinesse of the Queene , with her malignitie , But GOD doth requite with a corrosie alwayes : For Mortimer was slaine , for all his pompositie . Iacke Straw , Wat Tiler , that Chiestains of Essex & Kent , Against Richard the seconde began to make pretence , But after a little rumour on Gallous were they hente , By fortie , by fyftie , this was their best defence , And the Ear●● of Ratcot bridge , which had the preheminence , By processe were slaine & with doth enterlarded , For iniquitie by Iustice of very congruence , Against true alegiance is oft thus rewarded . The Dukes of Surrey and Exeter with treason infect , With the Earle of Glocester & the Earle of Salisburie , Pretended in a mumming , like traitours detect , To ●lea their liege Lorde the noble fourthe Henry : But headed were they with all their affinitie , By the Commons purveyance and the diuine regiment . In likewise with battell was slayne the yong Percie , His Uncle hanged and drawen , of Gallous first pendent . The Archbishop of Yorke with the Earle Marshall of England , For their insult was hanged & their inquietude , And the Lord Bardolfe , with the Earle of Northumberland , Was instigate to insurge their Prince to illude , To their intermission the veritie to conclude , For by the Commons they were hanged and inquinate . Here may be perceyued how that a small valitude , Wyll reskue a Prince from subiects insaciate . In the dayes of the sixth Henrie , Iacke Cade made a brag With a multitude of people , but in the consequence , After a little insanie they fled tag and rag : For Alexander Iden he did his diligence , So interuention was Iacke Cades recompence , And the commons were hanged in diuers partes séere , By the kings iustices and his magnificence , By due execution by Oyere Determinere . The fielde of Saint Albons was a battell violent , Another the Lord Audley with the Earle of Salisburie , The field of Northampton was a cruell cruciament , Againe at Saint Albons was great immiserie ▪ And at Mortimer Crosse was much languitude . But at Pamleson field was moste lamentation , The deitie gaue the battailes of his true equitie , Considering the title and true generation . In Henries dayes the seuenth of famous memorie , The Blackheath fielde to the commons was pernicious , Martin Swarth and his adherents for all their pollicie , Was slaine and percuted with clamor languishous . And Bladis that burned Yorke , was too impetuous , But the iudgement of a traytor to him was adiect . Thus was he rewarded for his acte iniurious , With diuers other principals the which were suspect . But for conclusion to ende and define , Contributers and homagers , the which hath rebelled , Almost all storyes saithe , the truthe to combine , They were slain & subdued , or from their realmes expelled ▪ As Ireland , Scotland or Fraunce when they medled Within this our region : and as for sedition Within realmes politike , it hath cleane compelled The inuasion of aliants to their great submission . When I had thus finished , I had thought to haue named The blandishing Scorpions with discord most violate , The Bishops of Rome for my espirites confremed , But yet I refrained the stories most maculate , Supplying to Anglia the Princesse prenominate , Beseeching hir honor , by the way of protestation , What ample thing more shée would haue determinate , And why shée commaunded me this declaration . Hir bounteous beneuolence made me thus replie , A Holme , Holme , my seruaunt inseparable , This same late commotion that was the cause why , Wherfore I beséeche thée , their rising so variable To me to declare , with their causes detestable . I reconed to hir grace I durst not bring it to passe : God will defend thée quod shée , for he is not variable , For inuincible is veritie , so sayth Es●ras .

The Insurrection . Then briefly I declared how the olde Leuiathan Whispered with the Papistes , this region to deuide , And they like true aduocates declared to euery man , How Antechriste was borne , this rumor went ful wide . For of Abbeys they said there might not one abide , And churches and chappels they shall be oppressed , Fasting and prayer , and good workes are set a side , And the sacraments shal be naught , these words they expressed . When this could not auaile , then properly they inuented Friers , Pardoners to the people for to prate , How burials and mariages they should be presented , With churchings and christenings to pay a noble rate . Plough nobles yéerely , they were clere determinate , And Hen , Chicken , Goose , Capon , Pig and Cony , They should not be eaten but with men of estate , Nor yet no white bread without a summe of money . Also a perpetuitie of horsse and beast a grote , With a penie a shéepe : now these words fascinorous , They moued the ignorant and debill wits God wote , Thus persuaded by intisement of priests auaritidus , A Cobler pretended a title ambitious , In Lowth in Lincolnshire , and made insurrection , Some of worship was of counsel , but mo was contrarious But as for the commons to arise had affection . This noise and rumor redounded in Yorkeshire , Then by appointment one Robert Aske gentleman , Toke in hand for captaine to accomplishe their desire , Then Houldeine and Beuerlay to insurge they began , They would with Holdernesse collected to them than , Thus of a smal vnion was aggregate a more , Many men of woorship to fortresses they ran , Some had their cattel taken , & their goods spoiled therfore . Then Hul made a brag , but anone it was yèelded , Then Yorkshire in general , it was nigh collected , Yorke receiued them for there they abode , and builded Til the Countreis adiacent with the rumor wer infected ▪ And as I suppose they had letters directed , Wherby was raised all Richmondshire and Tindale , The borders of Lancashire began to be suspected , Bishoprike rose cleare , with Sedbare Dent , & Kendale . They spoiled and robbed those which were fugitiue , To the Abbeys suppressed the people they restaurate , Rudent incessantly with clamor excessiue , Faith and common weale , and in the way obuiate They were with procession and ringing insaciate , And the Sacrament Christes body called Eucharistia , Was borne by Prelates with the crucifixe associate , With pipes , Drums , Tabrets , and Fidlers alway . A little beside Doncaster they came to Scanceby leyes , And furnished their battell , and set forth their vaward , They were .xxv. M. of able mennes bodies , Well horssed and harnessed right puissant to regarde , The noble men were surrepted , the truthe to awarde , Of these Countreys predict from their purpose indeuided , But toke vpon hand , and was not retrograde , This handfull folowing excepted and forprised , The Earle of Northumberland , for he was diseased , The Earle of Westmerland , for he had the Podagree , The Earle of Comberland the commons displeased , Lying in Shipton castell with all their artillerie , Like to his auncestors , his allegeance to fortefie , And the Lord Dacres at the rising so variable , Like an honorable man , his truthe to magnifie , Went straite to the South , and there abode perdurable . Sir Henrie Sauil , sir Marmaduke Constable , Sir Brian Hastings , sir Iohn Neuil , the king they assisted , Master Euers at Scarburgh to them was agreeable , With all his companions , and would faine haue resisted . The Maire of Yorke wold , but the commons he mistrusted , William Maunsel also , and Knolles of Hullcleere , With the Archdecon of Duresme of the same part consisted , And flée from the Riotors did Leonard Bequet Esquire . Doctor Stephens , phisitian to Th erle of Northumberland , And Ratclif had done wel , if Yorke had bene contented , The Parson of Castlegate was of the same comnant , And the Bishop of Duresme of the same parte consented : I know but another which ought to be presented , But which after spoyler to the commons did resorte : Yet sir Thomas Curwen earnestly inuented . With sir Thomas Wharton to stay their counterporte . Then with an ardent fury quod Anglia and frouned , Holme it is but fiction I say thou doste deuise , Shewedst thou not me that gentlemen & men that wer renoumed Fled to Castles & fortresses , what made them then to rise ? And it like your grace quod I , bicause they wer not wise , Yet diuers were compelde , for the Commons did them take , But mo were seduced with the Papistes deuise , Drinking the venome of Aspes which neuer can awake . They noysed the Emperour with them was participate , And the Bishop of Rome with the Scotish king cōnuxed , With them to commilitare they were clerely fundate , And Ireland and Wales of their parte was fixed , The Earle of Darby outlawed , and of their part mixed , And the Duke of Norfolke euery cause accounted , Al commoners commoned with the Earle Staffort enixed , And as for they of Lincolnshire a great sum surmounted . But the duke of Suffolke with such a power inuaded Lincolnshire predict , that they had small esperaunce , The lord Admiral and sir Anthony Brown then persuaded With Richard Cromwell esquire there master of th ordinance , Their wepons & armor was lost by gods puruciance , They did I assure you behaue themselues nobly , To requite the kings grace they had good perseuerance , Ponde●ing the preferment by his magnanimitie . This notwithstanding the commons besides Doncaster , Ascribed a Carter to a King coequall in degrée , With coshe Crommoke coshe , I would we had thée here , Like sauage beastes loosed and put to their libertie , Enioying in the splendent after obscuritie , Deuising and inuenting Articles presumptuous , Euery one discording from other verily , Two Gentlemen did open their quarel contentious . But one lanterne of Englande and patrone of defence , A shield for vs Borials , and floure of audacitie , The Duke of Norfolke with all his violence , To the kings armie Royall to Doncaster came he , With the noble prince Pere of the kings consanguinitie , The Marques of Exeter nigh to the bloud Royall , With the auncient Lord th th erle of Shrewesbury , Whose truthe in decrepitie approueth the tryall . Their veritie to their Prince my hart hath enrachened , Like a woman rauished with the rase of loue esprised , And many nobles mo them selues so well demeaned , That of me their worthynesse it can not be deuised , As Th erle of Surrey with these Earles comprised , That is to say , of Huntington and Rutlande also , With many other nobles which was there surmised , And as for Lords honorable there was many mo . Thus lay they in Doncaster with Curtall & Serpentine , With Bombard & Basilisk , with men prone & vigorous , The Commons knew it not , to them it was claudestine , That made them more malapart , and also more rigorous , For they sent home for money their harts was so furious , Purposing openly at London to holde a Parliament , But the king herauld came to know their minds furious , Uiewing them twise or thrise with faire words & diligent . But ere the Battell was ready procincte and proponed , Sir Arthure Darcy knight with the commons was segregate , And fled to the kings grace , and by the way commoned With the duke of Norff. where promtly he promulgate All the Commons priuitie , and I suppose effugate He was by the consent of his brother confiducion , For at the first rising sir George with letters ornate , Aduertised all gentlemen to leaue that ill conclusion . But when the duke of Norf. of the Barons had intelligence , And so many knights & squires with the commons in defence It incrampished his hart that they should make pretence , Weying his fathers honor by their magnificence , Their antique zeale & amitie he thought to recompence , Bringing both the parts to a communication : So diuers of the principals met with diligence , Concluding a purpose with good deliberation . So sir Rafe Ellerker , and Robert Bowes Esquire , With the articles intitled went to the kings maiestie , The battels both prorumped and went euery where , For the duke behight to intercéede in their sedulitie In causes reasonable , but not in their cecitie , And so within a moneth according to promission , An answere correspondent to their secularitie , Was made by the kings grace to their whole petition .

The firste Article . To the first article , Fayth , the kings grace replied , It was a terme to general that which they did present , But if they meaned christes faith , he was the prince the certified , That the sincere puritie therof was his intent , And like a valiaunt prince he spake these words vrgent : Who dare set his foote to ours the contrary to proue , And said he reckned learned he was what the faith ment , Marueling that the ignorant in this thing shold him moue .

To the Article . To know which fayth was prudence , perceiuing we Christians He hath herd of such heresies , as of the Selcucians Of Sabelline and Neotus with the Patrispassians , The Origenistes , the Ebionites and the Donacianes , The Epicures , the Iacobites , with the Nestoriens , Of Seuerus , of Menander , and eke of Valentine , The Antropomorphites , and also the Spalmeniens , The Ariens and Manacheis of Pallas and Scotine . Also of Marcio , Basillid es , and Saturnius , Of Carpocrates , of Photyne , and of Macedonius , Of Chiliastes , of Corinthius , and of Heluidius , Of Eutiches , Galanus , and also Seleucius , Of Eunonius , Elsesates , with many a secte mo , Of Montanus , of Apelles , and also Nouatus , And Samosatenses , and Appolinarius also , With Antichrist the Romane the Idoll monstruous . 4 , Reg 22. Zacha. 10. Dan. 14. Dan. 8. Luc. 18. This is the groue image which the sinful world Manasses Put in the congregation the house perpetuall , This is the Idoll shepheard which Zachary doth expresse , And also the deuourer the false God Baall . An vnshamefull King with faces Daniell doth him call . This is the Iudge in earth in the xviij . of Luke expressed , For wée haue lost our Husband Chryst with his bloud royal And Sathan our enimie he is not yet oppressed . 2 Thes. 2. Apoca. 18. Psal. 72. This is the childe of perdition prophesied of by Paule , In our conscience sitting , Gods Temple verament , The Apocalips fysgyg the whoore Babilonicall , Of whom Prophets , & Apostles rehearseth words t●rg●t Nowe to this particle fayth , was it not expedient , They to haue recognised what fayth was their intention , For besides Christs faith there reigneth faithes negligent , As Turke , Iew , Pagane , with Mah●mites inuention . As touching Christes faith sithence Christes incarnation , Neither Emperour nor king , nor prince of nobilitie , Was like to the kings grace , for in his conuocation The Anabaptists and Pelagians confuted hath he , And permitted shadowes positiue of olde antiquitie For error of the people by a new altercation , And also shewed like Gods knight elect in fidelitie , Chrystes bloud and his death with the true iustification .

Of Fayth . But to the n2 I put this proposition , By way of interrogatorie , if one of them should dye , And know no refuge nor no propiciation , But in Mormet in fistill they should euer lye , And the prince they offended should fortune come then by , And say , loue my friends , and forgiue as I will thée , And when thou can not repent my sonne shal for thée die , And doo but this to day , and rewarded shalt thou bée , For to morrow thy riches shal abounde like to Croesus , Thy force ▪ like Hercules , thy sapience like Salomon , Thou shalt haue meates delicate far aboue Vitellus , In fame like Alexander , thy fortune like Gedeon , The luste of Augustus , the pulchritude of Absolon , The science of Aristotle and his Philosophie , As facunde in Rethorike as was king Amphion , With the health of Galen , and age of Methusalie . What man liuing considering this gratitude , But for loue of this Prince , & feare of this miserie , And for hope of this ioy , but with his fortitude He would one day labour and suffer aduersitie , And passe for no riches , nor yet of iocunditie , Nor of no fortune dolorous , nor yet of no payne , Nor of meate , drinke , ne cloth , ne no felicitie , But would fayne haue to morrow this glory to obtayne . Then may we consider Adams disobedience , By whose transgression equitie hath giuen death eternal : Gene. 3. Rom. 5. Math. 1. Iohn . 1. Math 4. Mark. 1. Math. 3. Rom. 5. Esai . 53. Math. 8. Peter . 2. Iohn . 3. Rom. 6. Rom. 8. And as for Moyses law it gathered more offence To the highe deitie and Plasmator potentiall , Tooke pitie and mercy to make his sonne carnall , And Sathanas hath loste him for all his temptation , He hath pleased his father , and giuen life perpetuall By his true obedience , and made iustification . He hath ouercome death and sin by his painful affliction , And borne our iniquities vpon the crosse crucified , And made vs reuiue by his resurrection : And by him and by Baptime from sin we are mortified , And as he is , shall we in ioy bee glorified : So that we beléeue it without mutabilitie , For he is our Sauiour by all Prophets prophecied , Therfore let vs trust him with hope and fidelitie . For his payne and death he asketh our amitie , To obserue his precepts his kindnesse to reuiue , But for this life ●iurnall , which in equalitie To any parte sempiternall no man can contriue As a day to Methusalie or any life aliue , And the furies infernall , and the ioyes celestiall , Excéedeth mans brayne and nature to describe , As things incomprehensible aboue things naturall . Now hauing this affirmitie of gladnesse and dolor , A man would worke for the glory or for the paine repent , Math 3. Mark. 1. Luke . 3. Iohn . 14. Actes . 1. But to him that thinketh iustified he is by our Sauiour , baptised is he with the espirite omnipotent : Which comforter by instinction deliuereth the talent , To some lesse or more with charitie inflated , To loue God and his neighbor in spite of the Serpent , From the ground of his hert , & his sinnes shall be abated . And if the flesh rebell seuen times on a day , Yet by fayth and hope he shall be tutelate Agayne to reuiue and his sinne done away , With perfect charitie in his harte condurate : This confessed maketh the law and him coadunate , With grounded repentaunce to walke of a new , And when he doth not , Chrystes fayth is vacillate , And he must turne agayne to make his charter new . But this fayth hath no man but by inspiration , Though they can speake Ebrue , Greke , Latin or Caldie , For they are borne of God , Iohn . 1. and elect in creation , And trust not to their works like to a Pharisie , But inward from their hearts they worke them of dutie , So that Scripture command then by gods diuine testament : Timoth. 2. Iohn . 1. Psal. 126. For by christ commeth their fauor , their truth & their verity , And the house is built in vayne without God consent . And Chryst for his brethren in baptisme regenerate , Gods sonnes by adoption doth euer make attonement , As though they be damned by their ill works operate , Aswell as for Adam , as ofte as they repente , And one may get heauen to fulfil euery commandement : Rom. 2. But nature can not that without Gods coaction : For Adam for an apple was damned by the Serpent , Gen. 3. And neuer was able to make satisfaction . For the man Microcosinus the which was wounded sore With the théeues disobedience and incredulitie , Luke . 10. The Priest nor the Leuite would not him restore , But Gods sonne the Samaritane Chryst full of pitie , With wine and oyle annoynted his maladie , And caste him on his horse , and had him to his stable , And gaue two pence to the kéeper to sée his enormitie , And payed the sum total to heale his wounds miserable . But our Prelates beléeueth that vice naturally , Destroyed the body by Aristotles lore , And that vertue by Zeno and mo in Philosophie , Giueth quietnesse of minde , and the body doth restore , But for life euerlasting they doo not looke therfore , And though they ascribe the soule intellectiue Or immortall , yet they thinke it flyeth euermore , But mo thinke like beasts our soules be but sensatiue . But thinke yée that Plato or the Philosophers olde , Would haue iudged Adam and his posteritie To be damned by an element either hote or colde , Or by nature working by moysture or deciccitie : Or the sacrifice of a beast should giue fertilitie , And make attonement where there was offence ? Oh here the blinde Balaams may euidently sée , Howe loue asketh loue with perfecte obedience . Now he that worketh good works shall be saued , And he that trusteth in his works shall be damned , And that worketh not good works shall be damned , And he that dyeth in ill works shall be damned , He that dispaireth for his works shall be damned , Luke . 5. Mark. 9. And that thinketh he sinneth not shall be damned : For Chryst came not for the righteous deliuerance , But for to call sinners to perfecte repentance .

The seconde Article . Now to the seconde article , to their proposition To answere sayd the king , it needeth a distinction , But if we knew ( quod his grace ) of what Church ye ment We doubt not a response to your incitament : But meane what Church ye will by your improbitie , And we wil proue therein we haue nought institute , But Gods law and mans for all your procacitie , With more ground than our auncesters before haue execute . He shewed them Edward the first , with the .v. & . vj. Henry , His noble auncesters of famous memorie , To their owne vse subuerted of Abbeys a multitude , Some a hundred some mo , then accounted no turpitude , In like wise his grandmother , ten bishops with the Cardinal , Then maruelled he that rather they had a knaue or twain , To lead a prophane life , than he their Prince naturall , To enioy them from forenners , his charges to sustaine .

To the Article Churche . It was reason to know their purpose effrenate , Whether they meaned Christes churche the christen congregation Or the Lapidous sinagoge procript & relegate , The great citie I suppose of the whore of Babilon : Apoc. 18 Rom. 9 1. Peter . 2 Esay . 28 Dan. 8 For Christ of the true Church he is the corner stone , The which the edifiers and builders refused , But alasse for pitie , his church is almost gone , These Antechristes with faces them selfe haue so abused . For Paule saithe that we are the temple sanctificate , And Cephas , Iohn , and Iames , séemed pillers for to be , 1. Corin. 6 Galath. 2 2. Peter . 1 2. Corin. 5 Iohn . 4. Peter and Paule , tabernacles them selfe do nominate , And Christ to the Samaritane saide , woman trust me , The time is and shall , that in espirite and veritie The true honorers shal honor , but not in the mountaine , Nor yet in Ierusalem , for my father verily Is a spirite , and requireth suche honor for certaine . They confesse and denie not that the christen congregation Gene. 28 Exod. 25 3. Reg. 6. Math. 23 Hiere. 7 Esay . 55 Iohn . 2 Math. 21 Is a Church espiritual , but they Iacob signified , The other Church moral , pouring out of the stone , And after the Tabernacle the temple was edified , And Christ saide , the temple , the golde sanctified , And my house shal be called the house of oration , Where he whipped them in the temple , these woordes he specified And a place for to worke in it needeth to saluation . But I say the stone , tabernacle and temple that stoode , Was figures of Christe , for by disobedience Of Adam , the earth was maledict of God. Wherfore God and his word , with mans true diligence , Sanctified those things to giue God reuerence Psalm . 32 1. Timo. 4 But now all creatures are blessed and dedicate , By Gods word and his prayer by Christes due obedience , And worthely restored to their first estate . Nowe where Christe saide the temple the golde sanctified , Iohn 2 Hiere. 7 And that my house shall be called the house of oration , At that time these shadowes might wel be specified , For they were not ful defined to his mortification . Iohn . 2 But where he whipt the sellers for their il ornation , It was not only for their indecent actes onerous , But signified our prelates with the whips of damnation , For selling Christes sheepe , and his doues most amorous . And least the elect shuld haue iudged the thing permanent , Marke the prompt purueiance of the diuine deitie : For the Iewes asked a signe for to proue him negligent . Iohn . 2 Destroy this temple quod he , and within dayes thrée I shal build it againe , and Iohn saith verely , He meaned of his body the temple omnipotent , Thus to the Iewes parables he spake in obscuritie , Math. 13 But to his disciples he shewed the truth indigent . The Apostles remembred after the resurrection , Iohn . 2 Mark. 15 What Iesus Christe saide , and vnderstoode the scripture , And the temple vaile roue at his death and passion : Which signified by similitude , the temple lost his cure . Act. 7 Act. 17 Saint Steuen , and S. Paule this thing doe discure , Saying of a suretie , who wil vnderstand , That the highest of all dwelleth not , I make you sure , In no temple nor mansion made with mans hand . Moreouer Saint Steuen toke scripture to recorde , Esay . 66 The Prophet saith heauen is my seat , and earth is my fote stole Then what house wil ye build for me saith the lord , Or what place shal I rest in , to make my propre soile ? Hath not my hands made all this by my ministration ? Meaning who can edifie a better thing than I , And all things I sanctified in the inchoation , And the earth curssed for Adam , for Christ do I sanctifie . To these woordes predict Esay the Prophet , Esay . 66 He saith to what thing should I regard too than , But only to the pure , simple , contrite espirite , And the fearer of my woords , meaning by a man , And sacrifice he dispraiseth , in as odious wayes as he can , Esay . 1 So doth Dauid also with the outward operation , Accepting a faithful , humble , contrite man , And nother stone ne place , ne foren demonstration . Iesus commaunded to make our supplication , In our conclaue priuely , and to shut fast the doore , And Paule intmate his messe and his iteracion , In a chamber where the yong man fel in the store . Math. 6 Whome to life he reuiued after his fal and pressure , And two yeares in his lodging he made his predication , Act. 20 Act. 28 Without superaltare I dare make you sure , Thus saide he his messe with a heauenly incantation . To the Hebrues we may see the things ceremonial , Are extinct and expired , Heb. 9 Heb. 10 Deut. 5 Exod. 20 Galath. 3 1. Corin. 12 and cleerely abrogate By Christ our sauioure , and if they were moral , Fructuous abundance commeth by their workes operate , But life euerlasting that is by Christe preparate , And we are sonnes to Abraham , and his heirs naturall , By faith and fidelitie , but not of fleshe carnate , And in likewise Gods temple , and one body mistical . Yet this notwithstanding it is conuenient , To haue places appointed by lawes positiue , Where the congregation may méete indifferent , To receiue Christes sacraments , their faith to reuiue , And to pray in Communion with harts intentiue , And to heare Christes woords and true Euangelion . So men in their hearts could faithfully discriue Euery place , as necessary as it for saluation .

Of Religion . Now touching the Abbots to liue with paine solitarie , It is a morall vertue , for so did Elizeus , Elias and Iohn , and sithens Christes mortalitie , Diuers Monks and women haue led a life vertuous , Bothe togither confecte , so sayth Eusebius , In likewise did Ephraim , Macarie , and Martine , And also Sainte Ierome and Hellodorus , Liuing in pouertie like to Christes discipline . These with perfite loue and with a pure deuotion , Knowing that by Christ they were iustified and redéemed , They kept them selfe solitarie vpon their owne méere motion By no mannes coaction , but fréely vnconstrained . They passed of no liuing , nor yet the world esteemed , But solde that they had , and tooke wilful pouertie , Thus liuing sole alone , therby they rather déemed To followe Christes crosse with all their simplicitie . They watched and abstained when that the flesh rebelled , To mortifie themselues to kéepe perfect chastitie , Many vertues voluntarie they wrought vncompelled , Math. 15 Esay . 29 As prayer with the minde , but not with lippes only . Louing one God in their communion busily , The profession of baptisme , was their whole intention , Galath. 4 Ezod . 20 They passed of no belles , no senser nor ceremonie , But to kepe gods commaundements , that was their inuention . They liued by works industrious as did the Apostle Paul And I suppose sectante to his fibralitie , Was better than theirs and more beneficiall , For many were conuerted by suche publike libertie . For to be made a gasing stocke , he thought no inanitie , Yet the lawes of God in him was irrefragable , He liued chaste and sobre alwayes in mendacitie , For where God inspireth , man is not culpable . There followed after Palla and Marcill , Eustochin and other with contemplation , Then Gregorie , and Montane began an other spell , So did Benet make Religion after an other fashion , Putting in olde Uessels new wine of delectation , And patched a newe clout to a broken garment olde , Math. 9. Luc. 5. 1. Timo 4. Professing this and that , by a newe altercation , Thus mark with a hote yron their conscience néeds they wold . But Sainct Bernard reformed those little abusions , After that Frauncis Norberius and Dominick come to , And of them is come Sectes with diuers yll conclusions , As Collectes and Mynors , and Obseruaunts also , With a monstrous multitude of Frier beggers moe , Professing Coule and Cap , with things of ociositie , Not trusting Christ , a meane sufficient in woe , But mixeth him with others for their opportunitie . But nowe Religion is a vile abomination , For Peters name was Cephas which is a very stone , And we are liuing stones , by Peters declaration , And Christ is the head Capitall , and other head is none , But they haue this reuersed and lefte this Church alone , And haue gotten a newe God , Dani. 9. Dani. 12. euen Daniels desolation , And haue set vp Cragges coopert with houses many one , To cloke their déedes libidinous and incest fornication . They incline with their heades to figure humilitie , With garments dysguised as the Pharisies dyd before , Nume . 15. But alasse , they lack their pricks to put them in memorie , And the precepts described in their garments euermore , Nume . 15. But Tunica inconsutilis , that is not in their lore , Thereat muse I much in their actes scrupulous , But tu●he it were to colde , it is abiect therfore , And they néede mediatours moe than Christ Iesus . They mumble with their lippes , with rich Copes & kels , And chaunting with their chastes lyke Owles in a frost , They duck & they sence , and they trumpe vp their Bels Nume . 18. And sprynkle water fast , but the red Cowe is lost , Candles are illuminate and let on euery post , Before a gorgious Idol freshe figured and gylt , And though it maye be suffered , yet thereby hath ben lost Many a Christian man , and many a soule spylt .

Of Images and Religion . 1. Cor. 6. But let vs leaue things léeful , and kéepe things expediente , For I may eat , drynk , & sléep , but it profiteth not my soule , But in my coniecture that is not expediente , The which may prouoke to a thing preiudiciall , And questionlesse the first commaundement is morall , 3. Reg. 6. Although there were Cherubyns in the temple edified , It was but a shadow , and these things ceremoniall , By Chryst were replete before he was gloryfied . And in case one commaunded their Pastors to refrayne From putting in of Catell in his great close seuerall , And afterward commaunded they shoulde put in twayne , Which after he repelled , then by their myndes actuall , They should eate vp the close against their accomptall , But might he say then he being discontent , Bycause he put in twain , they thought it iudicial ? To this resembleth the aforesayd argument . Yet Images no doubt they might be permanent , If they were vsed according to the kings conuocation , But that will not be , men are so negligent , For one shewed me of two Roods besides the Friers habitation In Gréenwitch , which wold sweat for equal ministration , S. William of york ( quod an other ) wil sweat with abundance To kéepe House bridge from flouds , now this abomination Our Prelates say , is scripture & Gods diuine purueyance . So the Iewes when they honored Astroloch and Baall , With the groue Images and Gods of gentilitie , I thinke they beléeue they had a God Iudaicall , But yet they suffered other to get more fertilitie , Then may it be sayde , sure they forsooke him truely , To myx him with the Starres in the skye stelliferall , And other Gods being bound to serue him only , Nowe as they dyd do we , Esay . Math. 7. with our sence allegoricall . The ceremonies of Religion are a hundred and moe , As breade , and ashes , and Organs verily , With Te Deum laudamus Simbalis & organo , But Dauid meaned to loue God in euery iocunditie , I maruell they dannce not as he did properly , For the dumb dogs haue lost Gods Organs most diligent , Suffring Wolues to deuoure his Shéep with rapacitie , For defaulte of declaring the truthe of his Testament . For dame Nice and dame Wanton , they set in the quire , Chéeping lyke a Gosling , and loking one sir Iohn , They had rather than fiue pence to haue him elsewhere , If one aske how I knowe it , I will ground on this stone , They are fat , and fayre of flesh bloud and done , And haue not receyued the spirit of veritie , And seing they be carnall , I maye iudge them euery one , To be fraile and incontinent with fleshly lubricitie , None entreth to religion with any true deuotion , For the most part be infantes , and put in by coaction , And none of frée will , except for promotion , Or else for dispaire to do satisfaction , And some for very slouth to do no worldly action , Professing obedience , pouertie and chastitie , To which thrée essentialls they make their contraction , And to many trifles moe the which is but vanitie . And as for their pouertie , ther is neither Knight nor Lord , Earle , Marques , nor Duke like them in abundaunce : And as for their obedience , al men can recorde , They are high Rebellions against true allegiance , Hauing both their King and their God at defiance : And as for their chastitie the visitours knoweth wel , Gene. 18. For Sodome and Gomor had neuer such ordinance , Their polution and wayes , I ashame for to tell . Nowe beléeuing in workes is dispaire & carnalitie , Their vowes are like Iewes vowes , therefore they be vacuate : For here is Christ , or ther is Christ , & hope not in him only Is lyke to the deuils faith from hope cléerely seperate : Therefore they may marrie and leaue their fond estate , Bicause they were ignorant and make reuocation , For smal auaileth baptym though they be regenerate , Where after they dispaire in Christes iustification .

The iij. and iiij . Article . Nowe to the iij. and iiij . Articles , Laws and common weale , Was replyed this xxviij . yeare , we being a King , We thinke in those things our wit should more excell , Than in our adolescence , or yet our beginning : And he reckned his constant subiects for al their contriuing Would account an● repute & describe none other wayes , And what should they redargue , nought but commons being , Which knewe not the vsage concerning friendly affaires .

To this and of the iij. Estates of the Church . Nowe to the ryght of this request contumelious , And hath not the King condemned mortuaries , And prouing of Testaments which was ryght tortuous , With the abusion of tot quots and pluralities , And the fermholdes of Prelates and their yll qualities , With Hariots and much to vs right odible : As the warwolfe of Rome deuouring thesaurizes Of region and soule to vs ryght odible ? For I would it were noted , that euery other sect Not being vnder grace , comprehendeth one estate , And we that are Christned Gods children elect , Comprehend an holy Priesthoode and a Church dedicat● , 1. Peter . 2 Which in thrée estates hath long time béen nominate , First the spiritualtie , and then the temporaltie , The third the Commons , which in my consent , The vsing thereof hath caused much heresie . For all are spirituall in baptim regenerate , And Gods sonnes by adoption to a newe reuocation , Beléeuing in Christ , and repenting their estate , They be brethren coequall of one generation , Though there be diuersitie in the mynistration : And I suppose verely this Church called mylitant , May be signified lyke the heauenly habitation , With orders nyne a very Church triumphant . These orders notwithstanding may well procéede of thrée Euen as it doth of Hierarchies celestiall , And in lykewise we maye resemble the Trinitie , Thrée estates vndeuided and one deitie at all : For we are one body and Chryst the head capitall , Rom. 12. Ephe. 4. Therefore I think in myne imagination , It were well doone we all were called spirituall , By names thus folowing by this protestation , The spiritualtie of the eternall ministration , The spiritualtie of the temporal Iustification , The spiritualtie of the mundane occupation , Nowe these men are one , but not their operation : For thinke yée that Moses was not as good as Aaron , Reg. Iob. Iud. And was not Dauid , and Iob and Iudith ryght vertuous ? Leuit. 10. And Nadab and Abihn of yll conuersation . And many moe than they with déedes supersticious . It is not Frauncis gyrdle nor Aarons myter hye , Nor yet sir Iohns crowne , nor gentle sir Thomas typpet , That maketh a more vertue , nor yet a greater degrée , But blessed are the hearers of Gods word which is kepte , Yet if an yl man may minister heauenly ministration , The influence should be good , it appéereth very well , Though an yl trée heare no good fruite of his own operation Yet of the tree it is grafted , me think this fruite shuld smell . These should followe Chryst with al their simplicitie , To mortifie themselues as nyghe as nature can , With pouertie , with payne , and in humilitie , Without ypocrysie to giue lyght to euery man , Their vertues should resplendsh , as doth the bright Titan Math. 5. To gloryfie their father which is celestiall , They should be salt to season , to subdue Leuiathan , And abstaine from sinnes , and passe of nothing carnall . They be frée to wed or not , it is at their libertie , 1 Cor. 9 1. Cor 7. Math 14. 1 Tmo 3 Titus 1 Cor 9. If eyther were commaunded , the other were inhibite , Howbeit , it were well to followe Christ in chastitie , For Iesus sayth himselfe , who as may let him take it , But it is better wed than burne , so saith the apostle Paule , It is léefull he sayth both to Titus and Timothie , And he sayth that Peter and the Lordes brethern all , Led Sisters to wiues without ambiguitie . 1. Cor. 9. In this chapter Paul sheweth great libertie , They that sowe things spiritual , should reape things carnall , And that as mynisters vsed of olde antiquitie , So should they haue for preaching the truth Euangelical , But yet in his Epistles this is the summe totall , Cor. 7. Ma●h . 10. The workeman his meate and reward should be deuised , And so sayth Chryst him selfe , wherein concludeth Paule , That they ought with meate and clothes to be suffised . These should preach with true predication , Gen. 3. Rom. 5. Gala. 3. Rom. 10. Eze 20. Lu● . 16. Rom. 7. Gala. 3. Deu. 27. Math. 5. Luc. 20. How that disobedience hath giuen death and damnation , And how the law was giuen to know to reconcile agayn , Whose works wrought outward is litle more than vain For therby commeth abundance and copious fertilitie , But inward from the hart that giueth life eternall , But if one once thinke agaynst it by Gods true equitie , There is death & condemnation vnto the paines infernal . And after these things timorous they shuld preach repentance And remission of sins by our sauiour christs diligence , As a lambe vndefiled he hath made deliueraunce , And made our attonement by his true obedience , His death hath slayne death & al the Diuels pretence : To them that beléeueth it and made iustification , After they be baptised they haue for their defence The gift of the holy ghost to kéepe them to saluation . Now who beléeueth not this with this key is bound , That it can not be dissolued with the Roman Acheron , Nor with all his children liuing on the grounde , As Aletho , Megers , nor yet Tesiphone , Nor by his owne works , nor no mans optation , But beléeuing this truth the other key dissolueth , For on this stone is builded the Christen congregation , which the edifiers must build on , 1. Cor. 3. or els it nought profiteth . Thou art Chryst quod Peter , the son of the liuing God , Here Peter confesseth al , Math. 16. not knowing it no fayle Of him selfe , for he spake it not of fleshe and bloud , And agaynst this Rocke hell gates nor sin can preuayle , Christ promised the keys of knowledge bicause the wits are frail : In the same chapter to declare it Christ began , I must dye and ryse ( quod he ) to Peter let his tale , Math. 16 Spare thy self master he said , thou offendest me quod christ sathan , Thou finellest worldly things ( quod he ) but not things celestial . Math. 16. Here is to be noted that Peter reckned playne , That he was Messias or a Sauiour temporall , Therefore Chryst behight the Keyes the truth to certaine . Math. 18 In the eyghtéene of Mathewe he sheweth more agayne , For bynding of Heresies vnto the apostles al , Ioh 20. In Iohn we may sée the Keyes they did obtayne , To lose and bynde sinnes and that with power coequall . Luc. 16. Chryst commaunded saith Luke before his ascention , The apostles to go to the world vniuersall , To preach his tydings glad and true Euangelion , And who is baptised and beléeueth it , they shal be saued all . Nowe this key loseth from all sinnes in generall : And who beléeueth it not , damned shall he bée , Now this key bindeth , and Chryst in especiall , Of fayth wrought the miracles in his humanitie . In Hierusalem the Apostles by inspyration , Act. 2. Were inflamed by instinction of the holy ghost , And receyued newe tongs , with the declaration Equally deuided as wel to least as most , Act 15. Gala. 2. In the xv . of the Actes , there Iames he ruled the rost , And Paule checked Peter this appéereth verament : I marueile why then of Peter that they best , For their power and their déedes were all equipolent , Euery Apostle , Priest , Deacon , and Senior , In his Sée or personage or his habitation , Should after twice monishing call euery Lepor , Denying Gods lawes before the congregation , And if he repent not then is their ministration , To expulse him as an erronious Publican , 1. Cor. 5. 1. Timo. 1. And giue him to the Deuill by excommunication , As was Himeneus and Alexander and the Corinthian . But when he beléeueth with perfect repentance , 2. Cor. 13. Math. 18. They must edifie & not destroye , and absolue him againe , And it be seuenti times vij . times thei must make deliuerance But for close sinnes confession in sinketh not in my brayne In the eare so particuler for to be had so playne , As to shew quo , 2. Reg. 12. vbi , quomodo , quando , For Dauid sayde to God peccaui for certayne , And confitebor tibi in toto corde meo . As concerning confession particuler , There is no priuate Scripture , nor yet auriculer , Except the veterous antique shadowe olde , Leuit. 16. Of the scape Gote with the sinnes vpon hir horne inrold : But by sainct Iohn Baptist , and Scripture much more , Generall confession that is euident , Math. 3. So should our Prelates by their office euermore Giue absolution vnto the men penitent , And minister the Sacraments with good reformation , To eschue from sinnes , and to liue in amitie , To loue God & their neighbors , Gala. 5. 1. Iohn . 3. Iacob . 2. Math. 6. and in their predication Declare how the lawe is grounded on charitie , And as they remit others , forgiuen shall they bée , Instructing from debate , rancor and detraction , And if this auayle not , then belongeth it properly To the power of iustice to correct by coaction . Here may wée fetche the temporall iustification , By the father commaunded to Noe to do equitie , Gene. 9. As death to haue death , and for reformation Iuda would haue brent Thamar for incontinence , Gene. 28. Exod 21. Exod. 22. 1. Reg 10. And Moyses had lawes for debts and for felonie , For lecherie and murther , and things m● a multitude , And after Iudges kings had the same authoritie , For punishment of sinnes with the outwarde turpitude . Some happily wil say this power was abrogate , I confesse it and deny not , vnto a man righteous There is no lawe giuen , but for sinners intoxicate : But inasmuch as the tares wold destroy the corne fructuous And many be called & few chosen , this power must be prosperous , To correct al tyrannie by a brotherly zeale , And there is no man liuing so perfect and vertuous , But the olde Adam in his flesh sometime he will féele . Though the gospel know no lawes , but groundeth on charitie , Yet we may take in hande for the disobediente , Which wil not reconcile them by humilitie , To complayne to the iudge to make them to be shente , And he to the Minister to giue the prefermente , To put them irremediable into captiuitie Till they haue payed the last farthing , this in not tegent , Math. 6. But permitted by Chryst in Mathew we may sée . Who layeth hand on the sword ( quod Christ vnto Peter ) Shall perish with the same , and for the théeues crucified Math. 26. He gaue no rebuke , and he sayd to the Minister , If I haue saide ill , recorde ill , these words he specified , Iohn . 18. Math. 8. To the Centurion souldiors was nothing notified , Yet Chryst praysed his fayth and humble submission . Saint Iohn to the souldiers these words modefied , Luk. 3 Be content with your wages , and worke no oppression . Thus it foloweth these men should be as vertuous , As the other power should but for ministration , By a brotherly zeale to correcte things tedious , As murther , rape , theft , felonie or treason , Sin , incest , adulterie , stuprum , and fornication , Extortion , oppression , simony , and vsury , And euery detestable outwarde abhomination , As disceite , periurie , buggerie and Sodomie . The third office , the mundayne occupation , Was commaunded to Adam in Genesis we may sée , Gene. 3. And by the holy ghost and his inspiration The influence thereof hath muche diuersitie For the profite of man and his vtilitie , And in Moyses law commaunded was the same , And Chryst of his goodnesse and benignitie , This office and power did not correct ne blame . He commaunded not to care for meate drinke and cleth , Math 6. Luk 12. Psal. 4. 1. Pet. 3. 1. Timo. 5. 1 Pet. 2. Ephe 6. Col. 3. Titu 2. As who say , our minds on such things should not be , But to prouide it and haue it he hath confirmed both , For he vsed it him selfe in his cathedralitie . Paule sayth , worse than an Infidell in cenositie Is he which will not for his housholde prouide , Peter and Paule to seruaunts for industrie , Commaunded to obey their maisters for their guide . Muche Scripture recordeth this office not prophane , If they be wrought in fayth they be good works no doubt , These shuld be always operous mens nedes to sustaine , And not inprōpt , but assiduous their works to bring about As to delue , to dike , to spin , to grinde or boulte , For their housholde charges and their reparation , Be it Tinker or Cobler which setteth but on a clout , They may worke when they nede , & hinder no saluation . For necessitie Paule wrought and made diuers tentes , Acts. 18. And for error of the weake as I suppose and gesse . But our Prelates should not so , hauing léefull stipends , For feare of filthy lucre , and hindring their office , Artificers and laborers should worke this businesse , And Iusticiers do iustice with all their might & puissance . Here the hande and the foote can not well expresse , Nor the foote to the loynes , I néede not thy assistance . This churche or body muste haue a head generall , Which is Chryst God and man , our Lorde essentiall , And his generall minister for gracious influence Is the holy ghost promised by his magnificence , And I am with you sayd he vnto the worlds ende , Math 28. That is , with vs say the prelates , for his churche can not erre : That is not so say I , marry God defende , For of all creatures there is no men werre . Was the holy Ghost in him that deceiued Celestinus , With a trumpe in his eare , and so got the Papasie ? Or with him that tooke out of his graue Formosus , And dight him in a chayre in his pontificalitie , And stroke of his head to reuenge his olde iniurie , And one depriued another without any fayle , And made him ride to Rome to his incommoditie , With his face reuersed spectant to the tayle . One bequest him selfe long life by the spirit of prophesie , And soone after brake his necke without incolumitie , And through discorde in seuen yeres there were puppets nyne And one through strife put out anothers eyne : And Semachus , and Laurence , and many mo did come To the Romane Sée with great abhomination , And fortie mo then these in Catholico pontificum , Their déedes are not described for their great detestation . Thrée at once was a trifle for the roume to compare , Or with the Arians opinion Liberius infecte , Their vice in ten volumes one can not well declare , As Ioane English , a woman their puppet elect , Which trauelled in procession , which is an ill respecte , That the holy Ghost with them shuld gouerne & domine , For let their déedes be wayed vnto a true effecte , And by al gracious vertue their works hath lost the signe . I maruell by what signes they do thus inherite , By thrée crownes , or by crosses , or pillers principall , Or orders deuised should thus haue the espirite , Or Myters , Crochet or Crownes , or hattes Cardinall , With ●ippets or rochets , or garments Pharisaicall : Chryst vsed not this , nor his Apostles deare , But were prudent as Serpents , and simple as doues all , With pouertie and payne to make their fayth appeare . They spake with new tongs without humane instruction , Actes . 2. Actes . 24. Some reuiued the dead and maladies mortiferous , To palpe Serpents ne venime to them was destruction : Some Disciples prophesied with many signes vertuous , And said not master , master , and vsed things sumptuous , For when Christ said , I am with you vnto the worlds end That was with you , & with such elect to faith prosperous , My grace by instinction wil I euer send .

Of the supreme head of the Church in earth . Now to punishe , not procéeding vpon the holy Ghost , Within realmes politike there must be heads capital , And to commaund those things to be done to the vttermost , With all humane businesse and iustice terrestial . Our prelates shuld not their works shuld séeme temporal Christes kingdom was not héere , then who shuld haue the power But the owners of the soiles to kéepe truth legal Be he Marques or Duke , Prince , king , or Emperor ? All power in heauen & earth quod Christ is giuen to me , Our prelates can chalenge by this no domination , Math. 18 For they must follow Chryst in his humilitie , And not in the power of his glorification , Who would be maister , Math. 10 must serue to do ministration , And the disciple aboue his master should not bée , It is inough to be equall by Chrystes declaration , Now our Prelats by this shuld haue no gret souerainty , When Chryst sayd all power , that is to vnderstande , Both kings power , Math. 28. and euery power by my father constitute As now corroborate and put into my hande , Their offices vnder me to do and execute : For he came to lose no lawes by his father institute , But to make that perfect which should giue life perpetual , And that should those ministers alway execute , And preache to all creatures the truthe euangelicall . In the same Chapter it foloweth apparant , His precepts should be obserued before which he had said , Math. 28. And which is Gods giue it God , these words are illustrant , And which is Cesars giue Cesar , no man can this persuade , And Peter for Christ and him tribute to Cesar paide , Luke . 22 Math. 20 Marke . 10 some wil say like gentils , they shuld haue no king ne lord , This maketh not for their purpose by no reason made , But against their Romaine Uiper al scripture to record . When Christe said there shal be no king ouer you , That was , your rightuousnesse all other shuld transcend , Yee shuld néede no law , for vice yee shuld eschue , For Christe came to minister all vertue to amend , And not to haue a minister for that he would offend , But for obedience and vnder gouernance , When he payed the tribute that doth the truth pretend , And Peter proueth it plaine Gods diuine purueyance . Some wil say in the Actes , and by Paule we may sée That the Apostles to Princes were not obedient , In election ne vsage , but among them selues frée To them I put the case by way of argument . If the kings grace shuld send by his minde beneuolent , Twelue discrete persons to the regions of Asia , To the Turks lands or Sophies to preach Christ omnipotent And to Prester Iohns , and the great Canis of Catha , These wold elect those which in faith were constant , To minister and preach and make predication , And cleane abiecte those in faith which were variant , And of the Turke and the Sophie make no reputation , Of Prester Iohn nor the Cane , nor their lawes of damnation , Yet peraduenture they would consult in one , To persecute for their lawes and make indagacion , To mixt them with Christes to make their faith more prone But if they had once their purpose obteined , As to conuert the great Turke or any such potestate , Were it reason that then the Prince shuld be constrained To relinque and forsake the power of his principate ? No , for reason would this , he should be onustate , To commaund and sée Christes lawes in execution , And to kéepe temporal iustice by his lawes inueterate , So they repugne not from Gods constitution . To this may resemble the Apostles vsage , As to electe Mathias and other for certaine , Act. 1 And to mixe with Moises lawe the people to encorage , Commaunding from strangled and bloud to abstaine , And Timothe was circumcised , Act. 15 Act. 6 Act. 21 this doth apeare plaine , And Paule made a Iewish vowe at Iames request . Thus diuersly they wrought their purpose to obtaine , Sometime depriuing lawes to bring all to the best . Paule saith , among Iewes he became as a Iewe , And a Gentile with Gentiles , thus was his direction , But when he perceiued the men firme and true Conuerted to Christ with faith and perfection , He vsed no cautel nor no suche suggestion . This is euident where to his fréend Timothée , He commaunded for kings to make intercession , 1. Tim. 2 Tit. 3 And to Titus to obey to power and aucthoritie . To the Romaines he saith , Rom. 13 let euery soule submit Him selfe to the aucthoritie of the higher powers , Concluding of God constitute is it , And who as it resisteth Gods ordinance deuoures To his owne damnation , and he saith , gouernors Beare not a sweard for naught , nor onely to take vengeance Of the iricund and ill which be malefactors , But also must be feared as touching vnto conscience . For this cause pay yée tribute further there saith he , For they are Gods ministers for the same seruing , And Peter all this with woordes of facunditie In his Epistle doth expresse without a word swaruing , Further commaunding by a Paraphrase speaking , To honor their king : now these things iterate , Do proue all powers of God from beginning . Without any question or any thing excusable . Gene. 17. Gene. 34. Now all powers béeing by the Apostles approbate , These indoct dulbarts with senses obtusate , In the Bible may see how fathers alway , As Abraham , Isaac , Iacob and Iuda , In the lawe of nature ruled ouer circumcision , Iudic. 6 Iudic. 7. Nume. 15.16 . And in the lawe written Iudges of habitacle , As Moyses , Iosue , Samson and Gedeon , Commaunded priest and Leuite to rule in the tabernacle . And in tabernacle & temple kings had the duction Of Prophet Priest and Leuite , and euery thing sacrate , Reg. 10. Saule had not onely this , but by Gods instruction The vertuous had the same , as Dauid veterate , Ezechie , Iosias , and Iosaphat sanctificate , Salomon and all after the captiuitie , The imperiall gentiles ruled the Church dedicate , And ofte by the prophets confuted much heresie . Nabuchodonosor was one , and Darius also , Dan 14. At Daniels intercession destroying false Baall , Searche the Bible through and ye shall finde mo Authorities than these by a thousands cléere seuerall , Yet if the gréedy Griffons and vile todes terrestiall , Which feareth the world by their auiditie , Beléeue expositers more than truthe canonicall , Then let them looke Hamo for their securitie . Et Epistola Gregorij ad Mauricium , Et Epistola Gregorij ad Theodorum , Et descriptio Augustini contra Cresconium , Et Epistola Augustini ad Bonifacium , Et diuus Thomas de regimine principum , And the writing of Isidore with Origens declaration , And many mo than these too long to shew or summe , Unso mefull and sourrill to length such protestation . What can they saye now , but by a Counsell generall Contrary was determined with great sagacitie , The which cannot erre , and there was all scrutal , To them I respond and their naughtie semitie , That Counsell had not the spirite of veritie , For then they beléeued not Chrystes iustification , But mixed it with workes , the which made properly Their Counsell to be naught to Christes derogation . For that not in scripture it is naught but sinne , Rom. 14 Ios. 1 Deute. 5 Deute. 17 Deute. 4 Deute. 13 Iohn 15. Math. 25. Ergo , it is naught their Counsell is vacuate , From the left nor the ryght hand they maye not beginne , Nor ad nor detray from Gods lawe most dedicate , All plants that he planteth not they must be eradicate , And thirdly Princes thinking it was good deuotion , To haue Gods lawes from worldly things sequestrate , They consented to a Gouernour vppon a small motion . This was done conditionally the fayth to refirme , And not for traditious and false Ipocrisye , And if there were no more for the whole aphorisme , This was sufficient to defeate the false papacie , And Iames of Hierusalem was the first Byshop verily , And who so lyst to search in the Counsels of Neceyne , Among foure Patriarkes Rome had the lest Auncientie , As of Antiochia and of Alexandrine . Constantinople sayde they were superiour , When Focas the Emperour elect the fourth Boneface . Questionlesse Rome was rather inferioure To this , vsurped power al ryght dyd deface , Who lyst to knowe the truth , reade the storie of ●ocas ▪ And we haue no authors but by Apocripha , That do testifie that euer Peter was , At Rome in his life , but at Antiochia , And Paul recordeth to the Gentiles he preached , Gala. 2. Rom. 11 Actes . 9. Ephe. 3 Rom. 15 And also Ananias in the actes doth declare , How the Kings of the gentiles by Paul should be teached : Now what can the Locustes aleage or yet pare , Except a wrong custome who wil contemplare , For after Christes dayes this is plaine manifest , Sixe hundred yéere the custome was contrary , Therfore haue they plaine confirmed their Antichrist .

Of Holidayes . In an other thing than this , our Prelates haue deuotion , That is , to haue dayes for Halowes sabbatizate : Who wold think such acts nebulous , to be of gods motion , Gala. 4. Collos. 2 When the Saboth day , for god which was only preparate , Séemeth by Paule to be more than semilacerate ? For he saith , it is a shadow of certain things future , Math. 12. Luke . 6 And Christ said he was Lord ouer the Saboth figurate , And affirmeth it made for man , and man not for it sure . And this is plaine , who giueth honor spiritual Exod. 20 Deute. 5 To any creature , but vnto God alone , He breaketh the commaundement , the which is most principal : And to fast and kéepe Saboth but vnto him in throne , Math. 19 Mark. 10 Luke . 18 From the Metaphore of Christ themselues they do sepone . For to the yongman which said to Christ , good maister What shall I doe to get heauen ? Christ answered , There is no man good , but in heauen my only father . And if men wil aleage with reasons rubiginous , As to honor God in Saintes with such turpiloque , Their reasons are nought but diuelish words rixous , The Apocalips is plaine against their aucthoritie , Apoc. 19 Apoc. 22 For the Angel said to Iohn , knéeling in humilitie , Take héede thou do it not : but honor God he saide . Now this is sufficient , at a bréefe micrologie , All Sillogismes and reasons shortly to persuade .

Of Purgatorie . Also for polling they haue picked vp a Purgatorie , Spoiling Christes bloud and his misericorde , And by Machabeus they make such aucthoritie , ● . Macha . 12 That precation for the dead it neede to our Lord , Yet in the Olde testament of a better recorde , Dauid for his sonne which he had by Barsabee , 2. Reg. 12 After he was dead , would neuer concorde To pray any whit for his soules salubritie . And in the ninthe chapter of Ecclesiastes , Eccle. 9 These words are contrary to the booke of Machabées , Which saith , that dead men the truthe to discusse , Haue no part of the worke that is done vnder Phebus . And in case this were not any thing dissonant To the prayer and oblation done to Machabeus , Yet to vs now it is cleane discordant , For we haue attonement in light , and not vmbrous . For our heauenly father these words did expresse , That he would be to vs a father of all mercy , Gene 23 Math. 1 1. Iohn . 1 Heb 10 Gala. 3. 1. Iohn . 3 And he hath giuen vs Christ to fulfil his promisse , Which hath purged vs with his bloud without rusticitie , And hath satisfied for our sinnes to our taciturnitie , And by him we are righteous , perfectly iustified , And to make right no right , it is no veritie . Thus nought is their purgatori which they haue specified ▪ And if one would aleage to the Corinthians , where is said How our selues shall be saued , 1. Cor. 3. yet as it were by fire , That is , by Christ the foundation which is laide , By whose deseruing the spirite doth inspire With the burning zeale of charitie only at his desire , 1. Iohn . 2 Math. 6. To loue God and our neighbors , causing repentance , Making vs to remit all trespasses and ire , Wherby we obtaine of our sinnes deliuerance . For God him selfe is charitie , 1. Iohn . 4 and who abideth in it God remaineth in him , and ●e in God againe , In the forsaid Chapter it is shewed euery whit By Paules exposition , though it be not so plaine , For folowing immediate , he saith these words againe : Are yée not ware that the temple of God are yee ? And Peter in his Epistle he doth concord againe 1. Cor 3. 1. Peter . 4 To much of this purpose without nebulositie . For Peter saith that God wold haue al men to repentance , Certifying that the elements shal waste with caliditie , 1. Peter . 4 The heauens and the earth with euery work & distance . As who say , who repenteth shal passe that minacitie , And repentance procéedeth vpon grounded charitie . Now , what can our prelates allege for their excuse , Except by a vsage of a false sequacitie , This woord poenitentia the which they do abuse ? Diuers haue pronounced the truth of this worde , As Erasmus and other , right rutil of recorde . How be it , I would that infants both great and small , Knew how it commeth of penitet the verbe impersonall , Which is to forthinke , and that with heart contrite , And not to do penance our selues to iustifie But to walke of a new and therin to delite , Which is great penance our vsage to pacifie . Iohn . 8 It is plaine how Christe to the woman of Cananie , Commaunded to sin no more , other penance gaue he none , Nor yet to no other , nor to the théefe verily , But said in Paradise thou shalt be with me soone , Leuit. 23. And if we knowledge our sinnes , he is faithfull saith saint Iohn . And iust to forgiue vs our sinnes int●●icate 1. Iohn . 1 And to clense vs from all vnrighteousnesse in one , Now this maketh purgatorie to be cléerely frustrate .

The fifth Article . To the fifthe Article where as was required , Seuen Bishops with others which they called heretical , That proued ( said the king ) they shal be surely punished . Howbeit we esteeme them true teachers substancial , And this not proued , then is it iudiciall , They to haue like punishment , which do this thing impute , And being so far distrust , he thought their words prodigal , Neuer ●earing ne séeing them 〈◊〉 ne execute .

To this Article . This request doth resemble a story in Isidore , Which recounteth how king Philip besieged Athenes , And but onely ten wise men , he asked no more To be deliuered to put them to distresse : But then the Philosopher called Demostenes He gaue counsell nay to that worke ruinous , And for to eschue that formidolous busines , He put foorth this fable to them commodious . Wolues somtime ( quod he ) frendship to shepherds profred , On condition that they would deliuer their hounds to them , For your dogs are those said they , which hath our frendship barred : Whervpon the shepherds deliuered the same , Then afterwards the wolues deuoured them to their shame . And in likewise ( quod he ) would they to our gra●itude With great ferositie confounde vs to our blame , For default of men sapient our Citie to delude . Thus our wolues irat these Duns doctors rixant , If they had obtayned , would haue followed this fable , Deuouring the elect all Chrystes lawes mitigant , Depriuing the truth , to rumpe euery sillable By craftie Silogysmes and reasons variable , With counterfet gloses , and sense tropologicall , Craftily sophisticate with reasons appliable , Making them to appeare to séeme anagogicall . Thus would they haue ruffled & rashed in their relatiues , Searching night and day manupulus curatorum , With the exoruatory of Curates and many inuentiues , As Dorme securè , and Gesta Romanorum , With the annall vsage of Ceremones parati , And the negotious search of Sermones discipuli , And many mo than these besides their decrees , With constitutions and decretals , with suche suttle lyes . Albertus de Secretis with Phisionoma Scoti , With much Arte Magike , as Negromancie , Some would studie Orminancie , and some Piromancie , Some Idromancie , some Geomancie , Some Pedomancie , and some Ciromancie , Some Palmistrie , with the science Mathematice , Lacking Christes musike and his geometrie , With all his astrologie , and all his arsmetice . And also with their Metaphisiks , and arts supersticious Ouer many to rehearse , with their Philosophie , Would haue hindred Gods word to good men meticulous , But thanks be to Chryst , and the high deitie , Their purpose is defeted with all their vapiditie , To the honor of god and our most christened Monarchie , Our prince imperiall and flowre of Nobilitie , Which the Prelates named an vniust Heresiarchie . Apoc. 14. Apo. 19. Mark. 14. Luk. 21. Dan. 8. Math. 24 Luke . 21. Now therfore let all men which haue inspiration Looke for a sickle , for the harnest dothe approche , Let them sing alleluia , and make iubilation , For the winter is past , and the sominer doth incroche , To the Romane Antichrist and all his friends reproche : Yea the Figtrée is gréene both faire and pulchritude , My selfe of the small buddes a Sallet did incroche , And me thought it was pleasant , right swéete & dulcitude . For ( thanked be God ) sainct Frauncis cowle is spied , And sainct Brides head , with sainct Hellyns quickingtrée , Their girdles inuented , and their faire hayres died , With their chaulke oled for the milke of our Lady . Sainct Sithe and Trenians fast , with works of idolatrie , As sainct Nicholas chaire and sainct Anthonies hell , With Turpine stone and Moyses yarde so thée , With S. Katherins knots , & S. Anne of Buckstones wel And S. Wilfred Foorne of Ripon to kepe cattel from pain , And his néedle which sinners can not passe the eye , With S. Iohn & H. Peters grease for to conserue the braine , And S. Thomas hoode of Pomfret for migreme & the rie , And S. Cuthberts standerd of Duresme to make their fees to flye , And S. Benets bolte , and S. Swithens hell . And sainct Patrikes staffe & sainct Williams head pardy , And sainct Cornelis horne , with a thousand mo to tell .

The sixth Article . To the sixt article , where the Commons swarued , Finding fault that the Counsel shuld be of smal progenie , At this sayd the king , we are greatly marueled , For we are not obliuious of what habilitie This our Counsell was at our incepte entrie , For we had not very noble , but onely Earles twayne , And the lord Merney and Darcy of a meane generositie , To they were preferred by our father and vs playne , Lawyers and Priestes ( quod he ) were all mo than these , Therfore he maruelled they were so obstinate , Considering his counsell now so noble in degrees , As two dukes , one Marques , with thrée Earles associate , Two lords , two knights , with foure bishops congregate , And bicause they thoght it more than somwhat necessarie To haue men learned , to haue their mindes approbate , The lord Cromwel & lord Audley they put in authoritie . And I perceue ( quod the king ) that some of you do enterprise As counsaylers to vs , which we neuer did admit , But we well aduise you to leaue such preiudice , And to meddle not of vs and our counsayle any a whit , For certainely for our part we will not take it , Therfore eftsones eschue such things exprobate , For we haue wit sufficient our counsayle to admitte , And néede for that matter no counsayle interrogate .

To the Article . Now doubtlesse the diuell poured out his venome here , To prouoke them to demaund so naughtie a request , For of the seauen bishops , there was but one clere Of the kings counsayle , as playnly was exprest , And how transuerse was it reason to complaine of the rest , And to rayle and to riot with great words tumultuous , And by a cloked colour to say they were opprest , And all to obteine their heresie voluptuous . To finde fault with their bloud , that was a great vanitie , For true noblenesse procéedeth vpon mans condition , And not by inheritaunce vpon olde antiquitie , For then were vertue to riches in subiection : Of Gaius Haminius who liste to haue inspection , Agaynst Publius Cornelius did alleage the same , And let them see how gentlenesse came at the first inception And they shall be abashed vnto their owne shame . And further let them looke vpon their owne gentlenesse , Their estates , their bloud , and their long annositie , And few of them shal find their own worldly noblenesse Fiue degrées constant without mutabilitie , For fortune turneth hir whéele somtime to gret furnitie , And sometime to illumine to a great donation , As from an Earle to a gentleman of small habilitie , And a squire to a duke , thus is hir mutation . And among experience it may well be noted , Of the lord Audley & the lord Cromwel , the which they do diffame , Whose Auncetors ere this were Barons wel promoted , Til their fortune was transact , that which subdued their name And by credible information discended are these same , Of these two Barons of a worthy parentage : Therfore I maruell these people did not shame , To make suche petition in suche a furious rage . To speake of very noble , where may one compare , The kings grace reserued , whose high progenitors Haue reigned kings in Britaine aboue a thousand yere Before Christes natiuitie , as the first inheritors To Cadwallader surseased , and his mother predecessors , Haue reigned 〈◊〉 the conquest , and of king Priamus , Before the reigne of England his bloud haue ben gouernors Sithence the condigne reigne of the an●iont prince 〈◊〉 . Therfore why the diuel did the slo wormes 〈◊〉 such 〈◊〉 , As to raile of so noble a prudent prince purueyaunce , When Michael the Archangell durst not be so hault , As to the fetous Deuill to giue rayling sentence , Zaca . 3. Striuing for Moses , and for his deliueraunce ? Peraduenture to this text some wil replye , Why raylest that then thy selfe with suche trenous distance , To whom I do answere , this is the reason why . For myne owne cause I do it not , but only for displeasure Doone to my God & Prince , against diuine ordinance , And Christ rebuked the Pharesies , Math. 23 Iohn . 2 Gala. 3. & whipt by incussion Diuerse which were naught for his fathers constitution , And the Galathians were rebuked very sore by Paule , And diuers more than they ouer long for rehearsall . Now here is to be noted how Michaell the Archangel , For the words sayd to him with the Deuil wold not rebel ▪ Thus of the Articles to make a shorte conclusion , If they saye they do it for the faythes reformation , The scripture is against their false cloked collusion , Ouer that it is well knowen their false imagination For auarice was the cause to their owne preseruation , Inuenting such a tale by a false vnanimitie , To prouoke all other to haue mitigation In their myndes , for defence against their obscenitie ,

The ende of the Insurrection . Then Anglia the Empresse inclusiue Sayde , Holme thy long processe and thy prolixitie , Hath last so long from our matter fugitiue , That almost I am east into a liturgie , And drowned in a dumpe with a tremous extasie , Therefore I beséech thée in this thing contentious , To shewe what the commons dyd after this replye , For the truth greatly to knowe I am desirous . And i● like your grace ( quod I ) to reason of this responsion , The Commons met at Yorke to Counsell in this thing , And there being permanent about the same conclusion , They had to them deliuered a letter from the King , His graces pleasure to them there pronouncing , That the Duke of Norfolk with other moe of grauitude , Should méete them at Doncaster there to haue commoning ▪ This matter to exsolue or else not to conclude ▪ To this the commons agréed vniuersall , And so the daye was set at Doncaster to meete , Wherevnto the commons apointed men seuerall , By the Baronage aduise whome they thought discréete , Thus they appointed their numbre whole complete , Of euery wapintage whome they thought florulent , And prouided seuen thousand to be phalarate at Pomfrei , Conduct together as a stale for entisement . So at the daye appoynted bothe the partes met , At Doncaster predict to make their placitation , But assoone as they had their matter trounsed and bet , The commons part abashed of their shameful obiurgation , Howbeit the kings counsell to make a good pausation , Promised if faultes were they should be amended , So it could be proued by any true probation , Those articles or things the which they had pretended . And so by the Duke of Norfolkes intercession , There was graunted a pardon and that in generall , From Done to Twede for their whole transgression , Of all contemptes and trespasses as well as things vitall , Nyne only reserued for whome with promise cordiall , The Dukes grace behight for them to make prouidence , And so was al acquite for these causes actuall , And mercifully pardoned for all their yl offence . Yet this ought to be marked in time of vacation , Or the pardon was giuen by the Kings magnificence , U. thousand Cotes offence by the countryes preparation , Was wrought and made for their corporall defence , And Boyes went a procession as they wold make pretence , And Mynstrels soong songs with many moe abusions , More lyke beastes than men to make so great offence , To vilipend their Prince with such naughtie illusion .

The later Insurrection . Thus of the first rysing I made a definition , But yet the Lady Anglia toke me by the sleeue , And sayde ( Holme ) I haue more inquisition , Of a latter commotion which greatly doth me gréeue , Doone by sir Frauncis Bigot which maketh my heart fremeske . For he was reconed one of the veritie perculent , And what a shame was it contrarie to flameske , And to forsake the truth such wrongfull things petent ? According to the prouerb and it please your grace quod I , P●o. 21. 1. Peter . 3. The Dog is reuersed vnto his vomit againe , And the Sowe cleane washed in hir puddle wil she lye : What nowe ( quod Anglia ) I see thou dost but fayne , For shewedst thou not me , who as beleeue plaine , Had the holy Ghostes gyft to keepe them to saluation , That saying ( quod I ) I will not once refrayne , If it please your grace to heare with good deliberation . It followeth not the gyft should kéepe alway from sinne , Rom. 7. Gela. 5. For the olde Adam wil rebel and the Deuil is inuidious , The flesh with the spirite to repugne he will begin , That is , the il spirit with the good is euermore contrarious , To make thornes to growe to let the corne fructious , Esay . 43. Act. 1. Howbeit the holy Ghost to them which be elect , At the last will subdue the olde Sathan viscous , And kepe to saluation this is the true effect , And I doubt not his repentance who knoweth it inwardly , Though the Deuill for to syft him his heart did resarcyne , By pouertie and vaine glorye to haue frugalitie , To make him proue to intend for to facyne , Well quod Anglia , no more , but now of this defyne , And shewe me how he ro●e and the insurrection , Forsooth Madame quod I , I will the same combine , And it please you giue audience vnto his yl suggestion . Truth it is after the commons had their pardon , The king sent Aske and diuers moe than he , And lyke a condigne Prince to their costage and guerdon , Some had twentie pound , some sortie & some more verily , But Bigot this perceyued with all his affinitie , And thought the king wold stay the mater by his prudence , And or euer they came home by their peruicacie , They purposed by craft to take Hull for defence . So Monkes , Friers and Chanons , and Eigot altogether , With many moe of counsell , they sent for to espye Hull , One Halame a yeoman , but when he came thether , Knowles had an inkling of his comming at the full , Which manfully tooke him and there brake his skull , And rypping him found letters of a great pauitude , Which purposed playne clearly to disanull The Kings purpose before by their high gratitude . But when Bigot heard that Halame was in captiuitie , He burned vp a Bekyn and raysed nygh twentie score , And sente fourth diuers letters to collect more companie , Himselfe toward Hull drawing euer more and more , And sent to them thither , Halame to restore , Craftely colouring that was his whole pretence , But by that Aske came home , the Captaine before , Which wrote him a letter to leaue his frowardnesse . When Bigot perceyued this letter described , Not only by Aske , but by moe of habilitie , Of his counsell before , then shortly he contriued , To deuise in his heart this craftie subtiltie , To call the Burgeses of Beuerley to him openly , Beseeching them record , he did not pretend The kings grace ne his counsell any ignobilitie , But Halame to obtaine an yl déed to amend . And of this stale away sodenly from his host , With a knauish Fryer or a Paliard or twaine , After that diuers Gentlemen being of the coaste , Toke of them whom they thought most busiest for certaine , By deede obligatorie bynding eche for other playne , To appeare at Yorke at the consequent repaire Of the kings counsel , thither to aunswere againe , Such faultes and iniuries as should be shewed then there . All other hearing this beginning for to ryse , Casting in coniecture another tyme was better , Surseased of their purpose and naughtie enterprise , For openly they knewe by many sundry letter , The Duke of Norfolk would come , this nugous thing they herd And thought them more ample their purpose to obtain , For they perceyued he would amongst them long retard , Therefore they regarded not their fact for to refrayne . But marke the prouision which God dyd prouide , For the king commaunded Iustices at Hull for to sitte , To inquire and to sée what fault might be espide , And there by the countrey was determined euery whit , Among them selues they could it not remyt , But condemned Halame with other two so thée , Thus hanged were they thrée for the fault they dyd commit , As Haman in the stéede of Mardocheus verily . Hester . Soone afterward the Duke to their newes according , Came downe by commaundement Iustice to redresse , By the waye diuers of Bigots counsell méeting , Commaunded by the king to apeare for their businesse , But procéede dyd the Duke more wrongs to oppresse , And kéept at Yorke a Oyer Determiner , Where by due execution were hanged for their frowardnes Ten of pertinacitie of Bigots partie cleare . At that tyme present in a chappell in Cumberland , Bigot was taken and had to Carlyle Castle , Then by Priestes inticements rose the commons of Westmerland With Cumberland associate , purposing to expel Bigot from the Castle , but then the citie Carlyle According to aligiaunce , their malice did floxipend , Estéeming them as traitours so falsly to rebell , And them perturbed manfully their citie to defend . The Duke then intending more iustice to execute , In diuers other places this Insurrection hering , Gathered a great number these traitours to confute , For Rychmondshire & Kendal came at a short monishing , And there was of Yorkeshire in his trayne following , Diuers gentlemen furnished to this battaile vigorous , But at Barney Castle when they were there gathering ▪ The Commons had a brawle to them ignominious , For at Carlile they lost with shooting at the Citie , Al their arrowes their artillerie most principall , And then fled away from their villanous enormytie , This perceyued by the citie and gentlemen patrimoniall , They came forth with Speares v. C. substantiall , Well horsed in aray following in a chace , By whome they lost their Crosse their standard principal , And had thrée hundreth taken within a little space . The other fled awaye as Shéepe with Wolues chased , Some oppressed , some spoyled , some with lamentation , Thus sixe thousand , by fiue hundred were vtterly defaced Latrant like Dogs for their abomination , But after these newes and this expiation , The Duke of Norfolk as a Prince not in hebitude , Came swiftly to Carlyle to do ministration Of iustice for their faultes to their great penitude . For there was hanged vppon their heades capitall , Thrée score and sixteene vnto their friendes puderous , On trees in their Gardens to record for memoriall , Thus héere was the end of this acte periculous , But then began Tyndale like traitours contencious , To ryot vp with Rydsedal as they would make a brawle , The Duke héering this as a raged Lyon furious , Resorted to th●se countreys to proue their actes meutall . Those countreys seing this , with al the Dukes parature , By a small entisement dyd humbly them submit , As a Hawke from his praye entised to the lure , Whereby by fauour their trespasse was remyt , Reserued pledges taken bycause they should not flyt , And so the Duke departed resorting againe , To Yorke to doo iustice on Traytours to sit , Where ther were four hanged approued traytours plans , After that to Duresme the Duke dyd repare , And there by execution fourtéene dyd apprehend , And thus in all partes they were taught to compare , Hanging in the places where they dyd offende , Some on trées some on gallows , to learne them to pretend With diuers Priors & Chanons as traitours wauing hye , To teach them eftsones their Prince to paruipend , As Babes to be busie with such petulancie . Then sir Frauncis Bigot was had vp to London , Intreated as a traitoure with handes and feete bounden , And Aske the first Captaine and diuers moe than he , Was sent for to London and put in captiuitie , Bycause they were paranymphes to Bygots insurrection ▪ And for that they were traitours of a later consent : Thus being in prison , Gentlemen of discretion Indited them in Yorkeshire , as traytors euident . Now after that the Duke had sitten on this Commission ▪ They were arained at London before the Kings Counsel ▪ And by open proofe attainted of Treason , And condemned by true Iustice , for that they did rebel : Yet some there were fortunate , the which escaped wel . But what will yée more ? their Isagog so naughtie Hath brought all the other to durous death fell ▪ Disheriting their children by his false operacitie . There was of this number Aske and Bigot Captaines , A Baron , a Barons sonne , foure Knights and a Squire , Two Priors , three Quondams , and two false Chaplains , Which Prelates haue caused to be confuted cléere Foure principall Abbayes as playne doth appéere , And diuers hang on Gallowes in irons well parate , And many of their adherentes in sundrie countreyes séere , As fugitiues and vagabonds they are cleerely fugate . Ah ah ( quod Anglia ) then makest me to smile ▪ But I pray thee why shewest thou not Lincolnshire rebellion ▪ Nor yet of Norfolke why doest thou not compile ? And it pleased you ( quod I ) for this consideration , The shires are very far distant from my habitacion , Therefore it is more méete for other to discriue , Howbeit the finall of their abomination , As the other saide before , was complete finitiue . For the Duke of Suffolk hath caused in Lincoln shyre , As great execution to the countrey lamentuous , Beside in yrons hanging which began to conspire , And some was headed at London for their acte iniurious , And as for in Norfolk the gentlemen salubrious , Toke their Captaines at the first ere they could fully ryse , And after they were hanged for their facte scelerous , With sore execution to teache them to be wise . But and it please you ( quod I ) this rysing to pernote , Ios. 8 Iud. 7 It is like as Iosua when he reached out his speare , And as God with thrée hundred Gedion did promote , The Medianites to confound by their own brawlege cléer . So these men with déedes more bitter than I paxere , Must néedes fortune like , considering that the King Setteth forth Gods worde lyke as the true Elixere , Turning brasse into golde by his mynerall working ,

Of the Mouldwarp . But ther is one thing ( quod I ) which I dare scantly moue , What is that quod Anglia ? forsooth Madame quod I , Al the time of this bloonder to their own reprouse , Lyke furious Bulls baited they spake of a prophesie , Ascribing the king lyke traitours in trecherie , To the Mouldwarp which Marline doth account , And I can proue playne their false fayned fantasie , Is not against his grace for ought they can account . It is thy dutie quod Anglia herein to descriue To the publique cognisaunce of euery creature , Whereby true men their spirits may reuiue , And to make the king ioyous thou ought to do thy cure , That his grace may perceiue their fantasie so obscure , Therfore do it ( quod she ) and be not desidecious , For herein to labour thou may be firme and sure , The Papistes to perturbe , though they be prodigious , Then cryed I to the altitude to the Iupiter superne , In the autentique mount of Hellicon so hye , Surmounting Pernassus Alpha and ω eterne , To inspire me with his grace in s●eede of Terpsi●orie , Herein to pronounce the perfite veritie To the laude of my king and my prince naturall , For I lacked Calliope and the Muse Melponione , With all the sciences which are sermocinall . Yet I tooke vpon hande , and these words I sayde , Ye Palyardes imprudent so prompt and prone to prate , To search well the Chronicles your self it shall vpbraide , For of the sixe kings by Marlin nominate , The third Henry was the first of that number preparate , And his sonne Edwarde , and Edwarde that made thrée , And of very consequence the number of that date By royall succession that was the fourth Henry . And as for the kings grace he is the twelfth king , Therfore that way your reasons be vacuate , And if by Edmonde Crochbacke ye would make your reckening , Your number is not right nor yet wel perambulate , And further than that yée should cleane perfigurate The prophesie of nought and of no reputation , For Edwarde and Edwarde they are twayne declarate , Which descended not of him , as by true probation . What can ye say now , except ye skippe at pleasure , To take héere one and there one your purpose to defende ? Then what déede ignoble were it aboue measure , To so prudent a prince as the king for to condiscende , To ascribe it to him his grace to naucipende ? Oh people lusolitous , way me the prophesie , And there may yée proue how greatly yee offende , For no worde is like vnto the kings maiestie , The prophesie of the Mouldwarpe , declareth he shal be A Caitife , a Cowarde , with a helderly skin : But is he a Caitife , when playnely we may sée His portrature and vigor a very Herculine ? And is he a cowarde the truthe to define , When in Fraunce and in Scotlande his noble chiualrie , And in many places mo so gloriously doth shine , That he is accounted a Gemme in actiuitie ? And hath his grace a henderly skin like a Gote , When his pinguedof nature will cause his pubertie Long time to appeare : Oh Dawcockes ye dote , To nihilipende your prince with such perputilitie , But ye passe not of Antichryst for all his ill prauitie , For him ye would inhaunce with all ye could indite , To skip , to transalpine , ouer mountaynes for to flie , And to stumble at a straw not so muche as a myte . Peraduenture yée will say the words of the prophesie Dothe nothing resemble to the outwarde intente : Then with a chéere risible to that mitalogie , I will playnly concorde , agrée and consente , And to all other particles in that prophesie ment , For prophesie locute by prophane men alway , And responsions by diuels they be things stultent , Perfructe by the figure called Amphibologia . As by Nigromancie Gerebert had answere To sing at Ierusalem a Masse or euer he dyed , And the Puppet sang at Rome in a Church or a Quere , Called by that name or euer the spirite he espied . And one Stephin of Angeo , by a spirite had specified That he should dye in Pluma , by which words ociabund He was resident from fethers , and might them not abide , And in a Castle so named he died like a vacabund . One Alberice also Earle of Northumberlande Had answere by a diuell Grecia to obtayne , Which made him resulte and ioyous to take in hande To conquere all Grece to his ligitious payne , And made him to pampereske and to returne agayne To the countrey of Normandie , where he had pollicite By king Henry of Englande a widowe for certayne A wife called Grecia , thus was his chaunce finite . Pirrhus of Appolline had suche a like responcion , With diuers mo than these ouer long determinable , But other wayes than this there is muche preuention By the figure sayd before , as a spirite ineffable Might say to a maried man these words comfortable , Thou shalt haue to thy wife lady Rosa or thou dye . Here were a doubt whether he should wed the flore venerable , Or to haue hir to his associate wife company . Also one might say , thou shalt haue viuacitie As many yeres as this yard wand is inches of length , Now some would mete the inches and think no duplicitie , Yet one might sure pernoske another way such strength , As to rumpe or burne the yarde , or to burne it to dust , For then were the yarde not an inche of length at all , And it not inches long , then might a man proue iuste , The destenie may be done by this color duall . Also if a woman solde géese in the faire To one called Pecock , and another swan nominate , I had Géese , Swans and Pecocks she might well declare . Also one might by this color figurate , Of a man called Foxe buy Turues parate , And say , I bought Turues which I thought to leide , The which was Foxes : thus double words ornate Wil make a false sense true , and a true a lye in déede , Ouer this , prophesies by true declaration Doth more resemble to nature , than to words of vanitie , As Daniell figured regions to beasts and variation , So may we thinke for rapine the Cleargie , And for true noblenesse a Lion to the Lai●ie , May not Marlin meane thus by his words miraculous ▪ And a Dragon for his venime to compare to the commontie , This doth appeare better than playne reasons linguous . A thousand suche wayes in prophesies are contriued , And Peter sayth the good hath no priuate exposition , Then must the ill with subtiltie and ill be deuised , As plaine it doth appeare by many an ill peruersion , And specially in Yorkshire at this last commotion . For amongst diuers people there was one right profound , Whose ende to perceiue there can be no direction , Howbeit the beginning made diuerse not fremebounde . Now this was their prophesie and their nugacitie , Without a word added , or a worde of minoritie : Foorth shall come a worme , an Aske with one eye , He shall be the chiefe of that meinye , He shall gather of chiualrie a full faire flocke , Halfe Capon and halfe Cocke , The Chicken shall the Capon slay , And after that shall be no May . Of the first part of this we may haue some inspiration , But the last parte is colored too far from mans minde : Thus are diuelish prophesies made by such obiection , That falshod in the ende , that is their proper kinde . Of the Mouldwarpe who wil scrute he shal the same find , For thrée of the laste prophesies by Marline pagynate , No man can finde true , but abscondent and blinde , And I can proue them playne bothe past and depopulate . For in the English Chronicles who liste to aspicer , In the last chapter of king Cadwalader , They may perceiue an angel said the wil of god was plaine How the Britons shuld neuer more in Britaine raigne , Till the prophesies sayd before by Marlin be fulfilled , And that time should neuer be vnto the time future That the reliques of his body into Britaine wer translated From Rome , with the reliques of other saincts sure That hath ben hyd for the Paynim folkes persecution , Which shall be published , and found , and openly shewed , Then should they of that laude haue perfite restitution . Here may be noted Marlins prophesies subdued , For Henrie the seuenth Cadwalladers bloud renued , And the kings grace maketh Britons by the number plural , Which is very relikes it cannot be eschued , Of flesh , bloud and bone , of the same stocke paternal . Which is from Rome translated , and that false obedience , As supreme head in earth vnder Christ to sustentande , And Gods word the reliques of other sainctes pretence , Which for persecution of their sore fire brand , Is now openly shewed all heretikes to granand . Now thanks be to God for his great largition , Now before the seuenth Henrie , this doth promulgand The prophesies of Marlin haue ended their condition . And this is the meaning of Marlins prophesie , Where he saith that the right heirs of England shall end , That is , to continue shal that genealogie , For euermore as the angel did pretend To Cadwalader , when he promised his blud again to send ▪ And where Marlin saith sixe of the last kings , In that of the last halfe he did comprehend To take where he list , these were his meanings . And by the seuenth Henry it is plaine manifest , As for calling the same to be the land of conquest , And it séemeth the fourth Edward the Mouldwarp for to be For diuers causes , but for one most specially , Which soweth his séede fatherlesse in a strange land , That is by the king of his owne procreation , which hath lost his Romain father the truth to vnderstand , Of whom therfore good men haue made declaration . This is the Britishe Lion by Sibilla prophesied , This is the Egle surmounting , which Festome hathe notified , This is the king anoynted , which S. Thomas specified , This is the three folde Bul which Siluester magnified , This is the king which S Edward in words glorified , Which shuld win Ierusalem with all the holy land , And many realmes mo with the crosse that Christ crucified , By his abundant fortitude without dint of hand . Is not his grace a Lion and accompt his audacitie , And a prodigious Egle high volant in things diuine , And anointed with faith by the spirite of veritie , And of faith , hope and charitie , a fierce Bul in trine : He hath obtained Christes crosse as they did vaticine , With the heauenly Ierusalem aboue Ezechias , Repairing the true temple in vbertuous wayes to shine , Maumetrie destroying as the vertuous Iosias . Ye this is he which hath made al the Romain bels to ring Without pul of hand , their false tongs papistical , Hauing oile in his lampe he is a maiden king , Though they take it otherwise by their senses carnal , And in the true vale of Iosaphat the scripture canonical , There no doubt but his grace is sepelite . For doubtlesse all the English prophesies autentical , Concerning these matters by the king is whole condite . Loe leprous lurdeins lubrike in loquacitie , Uah vaporous villeins , with venim vulnerate , Prohprating parentecides plexious to pinnositie , Fie frantike fabulators furibund and fatuate , Out oblatrant oblict obstacle and obcecate A addict algoes in acerbitie acclamant , Magnall in mischéefe malicious to mugilate , Repriuing your Roy so renoumed and radiant . Thus ending the pretending of their naughtie abusion , I mused how they perused them selfe as a feticine , To perturbe and disturbe through such naughtie illusion . Then Anglia like Flora more fragrant than Columbine , All gorgeous and daungerous , shee looked like Eglantine Tripping and skipping , anormed most shine . With purles and cuts , and broderie right fine , Of stone , gold and pearle aboue Gwaner the Quéene . Shée was as tricke as Tamer , and like bony Barsabee , More dapper than Dido , more ruddie than Rosamund , Shée florished like Florence , as pretie as Penelope , As lowly as Lucrece lasciuious and ludibund . Plasmate like Polixene , both ioyous and iocund , More mystical than Melusin , or any nimph aliue , For the muse Erato could not make such redound , With melodie armonious , so dulcet to deriue . Adew Holme quod shée , and with that a cloud descended More oderous than Balsamie or Pomander imperiall , Like Mirrhe in suanitie or Gummes of Saba blended , With perfume so Aromatike it passed sense natural . With that shée ascended vnto the skie stelliferall , Included with the cloud , most glorious to deuise , By power of the Lord eterne and potenciall , Gaudent and plaudent among the thrée Hierarchies . On a white horse there was a king in armes martiall , With a Lambe vndefiled more ruddy than a Rose , Which the strumpet vulnerate the whore Babilonicall , Then Cherubin did clarion , and sing athanatos , And Seraphin did Symphane kyrie eskyros , The thrones to their trompes , they sang Osanna , The dominations droned vp this word Agios , And the Uirtutes with virginals they sang Alleluya . The potestates and principates , they piped Eleyson , The Angels they sang Sabaoth Sother vnigenitus , And the Archangels Rabi Messias Tetragramaton , Emanuel adonai in excelsis sanctus , Iehouah & abba primus & nouissimus , O saluator mundi with that they gaue a shout All with one concorde , and sang Iesus Christus , The Lambe vndefiled doth iustifie no doubt . Deo gratias quod I , Et te Deum laudamus , God the Father , God the Sonne , God the Spirit vital , One in thrée , thrée in one te glorificamus , Not three Gods but persons , and one God essentiall , To whose potenciall iustice , be louing eternall , And to the sapience of the sonne of his misericord , And to the gracious espirit in vnitie all coequall , Equipolent and vniate , one God and one Lord. The deitie of him selfe eterne not procéeding , And Christ lesse than the father being but a man , And the word of the father essent euer being , Not made ne creat , but got , or euer the world began , And the euerlasting spirite he procéedeth than Of the father and the sonne equal God associate , Whose power , déedes and wil concordeth against sathan , To whome giue we honor with our Christ incarnate . Beseeching his prohennitie for the kings magnificence , That he may haue long life , Gods word to fortifie , And to send vs of his body heire male for our defence , All true espirites Anglice for to reioyce and magnifie . Thus concluding by correction of the kings maiestie , And his counsel honorable , with all those perfidious , That with firme trust and hope beleueth Christ to iustifie By his déede and his promisse to make vs all righteous , The .xiiij. day of Iuly componed and compiled , In the .xxix. yeare of the raigne of the .viij. Henry royall , By Wilfride Holme vnlearned , simply combined , As a Pigme to writing with Hercules for triall , In Huntington in Yorkshire commorant patrimonial , Pretending and intending with Gods grace , to endeuer My selfe to worship the Lord sempiternal , Wherby I may be iust to my God and Prince for euer .

FINIS . ꝑ Wilfridum Holme .