THE
HVMBLE
AND
EARNEST
REQVEST
OF
THOMAS
IAMES
,
Dr
OF
DIVINITY
,
AND
SVB
DEANE
of
the
Cathedrall
Church
of
Welles
,
to
the
Church
of
England
;
for
,
and
in
the
behalfe
of
Bookes
touching
Religion
.
1
THat
the
Latine-Fathers
workes
,
(
whereof
diuers
are
already
done
)
the
Bookes
of
Councels
,
and
the
body
of
the
Canon
Law
,
may
be
diligently
reviewed
and
compared
With
the
best
Manuscripts
;
and
the
Collections
and
needfull
obseruations
thence-from
arising
,
printed
;
together
with
the
pieces
and
fragments
of
the
Fathers
workes
(
if
any
shall
be
found
.
)
2
That
the
Latine
Translation
of
the
Greeke
Fathers
may
be
collationed
by
able
and
fit
persons
,
by
reason
of
diuerse
Christophorsons
and
Iesuits
,
that
haue
too-too
much
abused
the
ignorant
of
the
tongue
.
3
That
the
Jndices
:
Expurgatory
may
be
likewise
perused
,
all
of
them
,
as
many
as
can
be
gotten
,
the
places
forbidden
to
be
transcribed
,
of
which
labour
there
is
a
third
part
at
the
least
already
taken
either
by
me
,
or
my
procurement
.
4
That
Lyra
and
the
Glosse
,
the
Great
Bibliotheea
sanctorum
Patrum
,
Platina
,
Caietan
,
Alphonsus
de
Castro
,
and
sundry
others
of
all
sorts
of
Authors
,
may
be
compared
with
former
Editions
,
and
Manuscripts
(
if
need
be
)
to
meet
with
their
secret
Jndices
Expurgatorii
,
which
are
the
more
dangerous
,
because
they
print
,
and
leaue
out
what
they
list
,
at
pleasure
,
and
yet
make
no
words
of
it
,
neither
haue
any
Commission
knowne
for
to
doe
it
.
5
That
the
Authors
of
the
middle
age
,
that
wrote
in
the
defence
of
that
Religion
,
which
is
now
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
publikely
established
in
the
Church
of
England
,
for
the
substance
thereof
,
may
be
faithfully
transcribed
,
diligently
collated
,
&
distributed
into
volumes
,
whereof
many
may
be
made
of
orthod
oxe-writers
;
;
if
not
so
many
as
of
their
Bibliotheca
Patrum
Probabilium
:
adding
hereunto
such
Writers
,
as
being
bred
and
brought
vp
in
the
bosome
of
the
Roman
Church
saw
the
disorders
,
discouered
their
abuses
both
in
doctrine
and
manners
,
and
wished
almost
for
the
same
reformation
,
that
was
afterward
most
happily
wrought
&
brought
to
passe
by
Martin
Luther
and
his
companions
:
of
the
first
sort
are
Wickliffe
,
Peacocke
,
Gu.
de
S.
Amore
,
Jo.
P.
Mi●orita
,
Normannus
Anon
,
Nic.
O●em
&
sundry
others
:
of
the
Later
kinde
,
Wesselus
,
Wicelius
,
P.
de
Alliaco
,
Faber
,
Gerson
,
Cusarius
,
and
such
like
.
6
That
the
Catalogus
testium
veritatis
,
compiled
by
Illyricus
,
may
be
rectified
out
of
the
originals
,
quoting
Booke
,
Chapter
,
&
Edition
;
&
supplyed
out
of
the
vnprinted
Manuscripts
.
7
That
out
of
all
these
an
Anticoccius
may
be
framed
out
of
Fathers
,
and
middle-aged
Writers
,
that
were
in
their
times
esteemed
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
and
out
of
them
onely
:
nothing
doubting
but
we
shall
be
able
to
match
,
if
not
exceed
,
his
two
large
Volumes
both
in
greatnes
and
goodnesse
;
quoting
as
before
,
precisely
,
our
Editions
,
and
doing
all
fide
optima
&
antiqua
,
religiously
and
vnpartially
as
becommeth
Diuines
.
8
That
the
supposititious
and
Bastard
Workes
of
the
Fathers
,
noted
by
Doctor
Rivet
,
or
Master
Cooke
,
or
any
other
,
may
be
re-examined
;
their
exceptions
scanned
or
weighed
with
indifferency
,
&
other
reasons
added
to
their
challenge
,
if
any
shal
be
found
.
9
That
the
suspected
places
may
be
viewed
in
the
true
Fathers
,
which
are
justly
challenged
of
corruption
,
either
by
our
own
men
,
or
the
aduersary
,
with
the
like
indifference
of
minds
,
and
vnpartiality
of
judgments
,
being
compared
with
the
touchstone
of
the
old
Manuscripts
,
and
printed
bookes
,
which
are
quasi
Manuscripts
.
Tenthly
and
lastly
,
the
perpetuall
Visibility
of
the
Church
,
more
or
lesse
,
and
the
History
of
the
same
Religion
that
we
professe
for
the
substance
thereof
,
throughout
all
ages
,
may
be
shewed
to
the
Eye
,
noting
when
those
Novelismes
&
superadditaments
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
came
in
as
neare
as
may
be
guessed
,
the
time
when
,
and
parties
by
whom
they
were
opposed
.
All
which
10
Propositions
,
(
needfull
and
important
as
they
are
)
I
doe
willingly
commend
vnto
my
deare
Mother
the
Church
of
England
,
and
from
her
to
the
Cleargie
&
Gentry
of
this
Land
,
to
be
proceeded
in
,
as
they
shall
see
it
most
expedient
for
the
common
good
;
promising
nothing
but
my
paines
to
be
commanded
in
these
publique
seruices
.
And
I
make
no
doubt
(
if
God
will
)
but
that
all
this
may
be
effected
,
within
some
few
yeares
,
if
the
Almghty
giue
grace
,
the
Rich
whom
God
hath
blessed
with
this
worldly
substance
,
incouragement
;
&
the
rest
their
prayers
.
Of
the
likelihood
hereof
I
am
the
rather
perswaded
,
because
already
by
my
owne
meanes
,
and
small
endeauours
,
there
is
almost
a
fourth
part
of
the
Worke
done
in
all
these
10
Articles
.
If
one
alone
may
doe
so
much
within
such
a
time
,
what
may
a
dozen
able
Schollers
(
such
as
I
know
and
could
name
)
doe
within
5
,
6
,
7
,
or
8
yeares
,
which
is
the
vtmost
in
my
conjecture
?
For
the
raising
of
the
charges
,
which
will
amount
to
three
thousand
pound
Stock
,
or
three
hundred
pound
a
yeare
at
the
least
,
(
so
much
shal
well
content
both
me
and
them
,
)
that
shall
be
imploied
in
this
happy
Worke
:
(
though
if
more
be
offered
,
we
know
well
how
to
vse
and
imploy
it
to
the
publique
benefit
:
)
and
of
raising
such
a
summe
as
this
is
,
I
doubt
not
,
if
some
one
of
the
Cleargie
or
Laitie
shal
not
take
vpon
him
the
whole
charge
,
as
many
in
this
Kingdome
are
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
able
,
and
would
be
willing
,
if
they
either
knew
of
the
good
that
is
likely
to
come
vnto
the
Church
,
or
the
Honor
vnto
themselues
,
and
chiefly
how
much
this
busines
doth
concerne
the
glory
of
God
,
the
assuring
of
the
most
materiall
points
controverted
,
whiles
there
are
daily
questions
made
,
&
doubts
arising
either
about
the
Editions
,
Readings
,
Translations
,
Corruptions
of
whole
Bookes
in
Pseudepigraphous
Writers
,
or
of
diuers
hundreds
of
places
in
the
True
Bookes
,
all
which
difficulties
will
easily
be
auoided
(
as
I
trust
)
by
this
one
Worke
being
once
well
done
.
But
that
such
a
Stocke
or
annuall
rent
may
be
made
,
I
doubt
not
;
but
am
somewhat
confident
,
when
I
see
how
fruitfull
our
Religion
hath
bin
of
good
Workes
,
and
how
many
Suttons
and
Bodleyes
,
and
other
godly
men
it
hath
yeelded
,
no
Nation
more
:
and
herein
no
city
,
(
I
except
not
Rome
her self
)
without
the
hope
of
pardon
,
guile
of
Confessours
,
and
feare
of
Purgatory
,
is
able
to
match
or
equalize
,
much
lesse
to
surpasse
or
exceed
our
famous
City
of
London
in
the
right
vse
and
end
of
giuing
as
tokens
of
our
Faith
,
not
as
the
meanes
of
our
saluation
.
What
shall
I
speak
of
the
Sages
of
our
Law
,
or
Innes
of
Court
?
but
my
desire
is
,
and
proposall
shall
be
to
offer
this
great
Honour
,
first
vnto
the
Cleargie
of
this
Land
.
The
Popish
Cleargie
in
France
haue
(
as
I
am
informed
)
at
their
owne
charges
printed
the
Greek
Fathers
,
&
shall
not
we
be
prouoked
to
doe
the
like
for
the
Latine
,
and
many
things
else
that
import
the
Weale
Publique
of
Learning
?
Twelue
pound
out
of
euery
Diocese
one
with
another
,
from
the
Cathedrall
Churches
,
the
Reuerend
Bishops
and
Cleargie
,
will
make
vp
the
summe
;
or
if
euery
one
of
the
Cleargie
of
this
famous
Church
,
will
either
giue
yearely
xijᵈ
,
or
but
lend
ij
ᶠ
,
till
any
thing
be
printed
,
he
shall
haue
the
same
againe
with
thankes
,
(
if
it
be
demanded
,
)
deducted
out
of
the
Booke
,
when
any
thing
shall
be
printed
;
I
meane
this
xijd
d
or
two
shillings
of
euery
hundred
pound
,
they
making
their
own
estimates
of
their
liuings
,
and
paying
the
same
halfe
yearely
to
the
Register
of
euerie
Diocese
.
But
my
intent
is
to
desire
,
&
not
to
prescribe
vnto
my
Superiours
,
who
know
better
then
I
how
to
manage
so
weightie
and
important
a
busines
,
resting
theirs
Wholly
to
command
T.
I.
S.
T.
P.
B.
P.
N.