ANSWER
.
It
may
seme
by
the
description
of
these
your
two
goddes
(
for
nether
of
both
,
as
ye
describe
them
,
is
the
true
liuing
,
&
eternall
God
)
that
ye
studie
to
renew
the
damnable
error
of
the
Manichies
,
who
imagined
two
beginners
,
the
one
of
all
goodnes
,
and
of
all
good
creatures
,
the
other
of
all
iniquitie
,
and
of
wicked
creatures
:
affirming
further
that
the
good
,
and
the
mercifull
God
was
ouercome
for
a
time
,
by
him
that
was
wicked
,
and
euill
.
And
because
that
the
plaine
scriptures
did
confute
these
blasphemies
,
therefor
did
they
denie
the
authoritie
of
Moises
,
and
the
certentie
of
all
other
scriptures
that
made
any
thing
against
their
error
.
If
manifestly
ye
did
take
vpon
you
the
defense
of
those
your
fathers
,
as
that
ye
do
of
Pellagius
,
of
Donatus
,
and
of
the
Papistes
(
for
of
all
these
adulterous
fathers
,
ye
be
adulterous
children
)
then
wolde
I
from
Augustine
(
whom
God
stirred
vp
no
doubte
in
the
daies
of
darckenes
most
learnedly
,
and
most
plainely
by
infallible
scriptures
to
cofute
those
heresies
)
from
him
,
I
say
I
might
take
artilerie
all
ready
prepared
,
able
inough
to
ouerthrow
your
buildinges
,
and
munitions
,
appere
they
neuer
so
strong
.
But
because
(
as
before
I
haue
said
)
my
purpose
is
not
to
burden
you
further
,
then
you
do
confesse
:
I
onely
admonish
the
reader
to
be
ware
of
such
pestilences
,
as
beginne
to
call
the
trueth
of
God
reueled
in
his
holy
word
,
in
doubt
,
and
do
persuade
men
to
credite
dreames
,
and
reuelations
,
how
soeuer
they
appere
to
repugne
to
that
which
is
reueled
in
the
word
.
Of
such
men
I
say
▪
oght
Christes
flock
to
take
hede
,
as
also
of
those
who
make
of
eguall
authoritie
such
bookes
,
as
yet
the
holy
Gost
hath
neuer
commended
to
the
Church
of
Christe
,
with
these
that
are
written
by
Moises
,
the
Prophetes
,
the
Euangelistes
,
and
Apostles
,
and
that
by
inspiration
of
the
holy
Gost.
That
some
of
you
be
infected
with
this
most
pestilent
poison
,
I
am
able
to
proue
by
mo
argumentes
then
one
.
Being
at
London
the
the
winter
before
the
death
of
king
Edward
,
one
▪
of
your
faction
required
secrete
communication
of
me
,
in
which
after
that
earnestly
he
had
required
of
me
closenes
,
and
fidelitie
,
because
that
the
maters
that
he
had
to
communicate
with
me
,
were
so
weightie
,
and
of
such
importance
,
as
sythence
the
daies
of
the
Apostles
,
the
like
was
neuer
opened
vnto
man
.
In
the
ende
,
after
many
wordes
(
which
I
nether
gladly
heard
,
nether
yet
will
now
write
)
he
gaue
me
a
boke
,
written
(
as
he
said
)
by
God
,
euen
as
well
as
was
any
of
the
Euangelistes
.
This
his
booke
he
adiured
me
(
as
it
were
)
to
reade
,
and
required
to
haue
my
iudgement
of
it
.
My
answer
was
,
that
at
his
request
I
wold
reade
it
,
so
that
he
wold
be
content
to
reason
with
me
of
the
chiefe
pointes
in
the
same
conteined
,
but
to
pronounce
sentence
,
or
iudgement
,
that
could
I
not
vsurpe
,
being
but
one
man
farre
inferior
to
many
of
my
brethern
,
the
preachers
of
gods
word
in
that
realme
.
Alwaies
he
vrged
me
to
reade
his
booke
.
And
I
wondering
what
mysteries
it
should
conteine
,
called
to
me
a
faithfull
brother
,
who
then
(
as
pleased
God
)
was
present
with
me
,
named
Henry
Farrour
marchant
,
to
whom
I
opened
the
mater
by
whose
counsell
,
and
in
whose
presence
I
beganne
to
reade
his
boke
.
The
first
proposition
wherof
was
:
God
made
not
the
world
,
nether
yet
the
wicked
creatures
,
in
the
same
conteined
,
but
they
had
their
beginning
from
a nother
,
that
is
from
the
deuill
,
who
is
called
the
Prince
of
the
world
.
which
proposition
plainly
repugning
,
to
gods
word
,
I
did
impugne
,
and
beganne
to
declare
vnto
him
,
for
what
cause
Sathan
had
that
title
,
to
be
called
the
Prince
of
the
world
.
But
he
vtterly
denying
ether
to
reason
,
and
dispute
,
ether
yet
to
be
reformed
in
any
point
that
there
was
written
,
commanded
me
to
reade
forward
,
&
to
beleue
,
howbeit
I
did
not
vnderstand
.
To
whom
,
when
I
had
gentilly
said
:
Can
any
reasonable
man
will
me
to
beleue
thinges
directly
fighting
against
gods
veritie
,
and
plaine
word
reueled
?
Tusch
said
he
,
for
your
written
word
,
we
haue
as
good
,
and
as
sure
a
word
,
and
veritie
,
that
teacheth
vs
this
doctrine
,
as
ye
haue
for
you
,
and
your
opinion
.
And
then
I
did
more
sharpely
answere
saing
:
ye
deserue
the
death
,
as
a
blasphemous
person
,
and
denier
of
God
,
if
ye
preferre
any
word
to
that
which
the
holy
Gost
hath
vttered
in
his
plaine
scriptures
.
At
which
wordes
he
toke
pepper
in
nose
,
and
snatching
his
boke
furth
of
my
hand
departed
after
he
had
thus
spoken
:
I
will
goo
to
the
ende
of
the
world
,
but
I
will
haue
my
boke
confirmed
,
and
subscribed
with
better
learned
men
then
you
be
.
In
me
I
confesse
there
was
greate
negligence
,
that
nether
did
reteine
his
boke
,
nether
yet
did
present
him
to
the
Magistrate
.
But
yet
this
argument
I
haue
,
that
your
faction
is
not
altogether
cleane
from
the
heresie
of
the
Manichies
.
I
could
name
,
and
point
forth
others
,
who
labour
in
the
same
disease
:
but
so
long
as
their
venom
doth
remaine
secrete
,
within
them selues
,
I
am
purposed
to
spare
them
.
But
now
that
you
accuse
vs
to
be
vnmercifull
,
proud
,
ambicious
,
and
enuious
children
,
bloody
persecuters
of
others
for
their
conscience
sake
,
euil
speakers
,
impatient
,
contentious
,
and
seditious
children
,
that
we
speake
one
thing
with
our
mouthes
,
and
thinke
another
in
our
●eartes
.
And
that
ye
extolle
your selues
,
that
ye
are
mercifull
,
humble
,
&
louing
children
,
abhorring
from
blood
,
persecuting
noman
,
good
speakers
,
pacient
,
and
detesting
all
contention
:
That
you
be
all
waies
moued
with
good
thoghtes
,
and
godly
reuelations
,
for
such
grace
receaue
you
plenteonsly
of
your
father
.
To
the
which
I
briefely
answere
,
that
because
we
haue
a
iust
iudge
,
who
shall
reuele
the
secretes
of
all
heartes
,
we
will
rather
susteine
to
be
of
you
,
vniustly
accused
,
then
become
proud
braggers
of
our
owne
iustice
,
as
you
be
,
which
sinne
is
so
odious
in
gods
presence
that
he
hath
neuer
suffered
it
vnpunished
,
euen
before
men
.
Fortie
yeres
&
more
hath
the
Euangile
of
Christe
Iesus
bene
preached
in
Germanie
,
in
Heluetia
,
and
now
of
latter
yeres
in
Geneua
.
and
so
long
hath
this
doctrine
bene
taught
of
some
,
and
hath
bene
beleued
of
many
,
but
what
crueltie
,
what
murther
or
what
sedition
,
can
iustly
be
laid
to
the
charge
of
those
,
that
most
constantly
haue
taught
and
mainteined
the
same
?
let
the
world
conuict
them
.
And
how
farre
their
life
abhorreth
from
pride
,
ambition
,
and
filthines
hath
God
witnessed
,
and
to
this
daye
doth
witnes
,
how
so
euer
Sathan
doth
blinde
your
eyes
.
But
sone
after
that
God
had
sowen
his
good
sede
,
began
the
deuill
to
sowe
the
cockell
,
and
darnell
,
I
meane
the
pestilent
secte
of
anabaptistes
,
whose
frutes
did
sodeinly
appere
to
the
great
slander
of
Christes
Euangill
,
and
to
the
grief
of
many
godly
heartes
.
Bragge
what
ye
list
of
your
iustice
,
of
your
mercie
,
of
your
godly
reuelations
,
and
other
such
,
ye
are
the
brethern
,
mainteiners
,
and
children
of
those
in
whom
the
contrarie
was
plainely
found
:
your
doctrine
and
theirs
,
are
both
one
.
and
therfor
of
you
can
we
looke
for
none
other
frute
(
vnles
that
God
restrein
your
furie
)
then
your
fathers
haue
once
produced
before
you
.
And
that
the
readers
shall
not
be
ignorant
,
what
it
was
,
I
haue
added
this
Historie
,
written
by
that
most
faithful
,
and
notable
witnes
of
thinges
done
in
maters
of
religion
,
sithence
the
beginning
of
the
Empire
of
Charles
the
fifte
vntill
the
yere
of
1556
,
which
Historie
I
adde
(
as
God
,
I
take
to
record
)
of
no
priuate
malice
,
which
I
beare
against
any
personne
,
but
onely
that
the
worlde
may
see
,
what
was
your
originall
,
how
vniustly
ye
accuse
vs
of
such
crimes
,
as
impudently
you
lay
to
our
charge
,
and
how
iustly
all
men
oght
to
feare
that
confusion
which
ye
intend
,
if
God
be
times
ouerthrow
not
your
enterprises
.
The
Historie
There
is
a
towne
named
Alstet
,
in
the
borders
of
Turingia
,
vnder
the
dominion
of
the
Duke
of
Saxon
Elector
,
to
the
which
towne
came
one
Thomas
Muncer
,
who
began
first
to
teach
not
onely
against
the
Pope
,
but
also
against
Luther
,
affirming
both
their
doctrines
to
be
corrupted
,
and
vnpure
:
that
the
Pope
bound
mennes
consciences
with
to
streit
lawes
,
and
bandes
:
againe
,
that
Luther
lowsed
those
bandes
,
but
yet
finned
on
the
contrarie
parte
,
in
giuing
to
much
libertie
,
and
in
preaching
those
thinges
,
that
were
not
of
the
spirite
.
He
taught
also
that
it
was
lawfull
to
despise
the
popes
decrees
,
because
they
were
of
no
force
to
bring
vs
to
saluation
,
which
to
atteine
vnto
(
said
he
)
most
chiefly
that
we
should
auoyde
all
manifest
iniquities
,
as
murther
,
adulterie
,
&
blaspheming
of
the
name
of
God
,
that
the
bodie
should
be
chastised
and
broght
low
with
fasting
,
and
simple
clothing
,
that
men
oght
to
fashion
their
countenance
to
looke
sadly
,
In
Februarie
the
famine
was
so
great
in
the
Citie
,
that
diuers
perished
with
hunger
.
One
of
the
kinges
wiues
,
being
striken
with
pitie
towardes
the
people
,
spake
by
chance
vnto
the
other
women
,
and
said
,
that
she
thoght
it
was
not
the
wil
of
God
,
that
the
people
should
so
dye
for
lacke
of
sustenance
,
The
king
,
which
had
good
prouision
in
the
house
,
not
onely
,
to
serue
his
necessitie
,
but
also
to
waste
superfluously
,
knowing
of
this
,
he
broght
her
into
the
market
place
,
with
all
the
residue
of
his
wiues
,
and
there
commanded
her
to
knele
downe
vpon
her
knees
,
and
then
he
cutt
of
her
head
from
her
shoulders
:
and
yet
not
so
content
,
after
her
death
he
defamed
her
with
whoredome
.
This
being
done
,
his
other
wiues
beganne
to
sing
,
and
to
giue
praises
to
the
heauenly
father
.
Then
dansed
they
,
and
the
king
led
the
dance
,
&
he
exhorted
the
people
also
(
which
had
no
other
victualles
left
,
saue
onely
bread
,
and
salt
,
that
they
should
dance
,
and
be
of
good
chere
.
Now
when
the
day
of
Ester
was
come
,
and
that
there
appered
no
signe
of
deliuerance
,
the
king
,
which
had
made
them
so
many
goodly
,
and
large
promises
,
that
he
might
finde
some
meanes
to
excuse
him selfe
with
all
,
he
feined
him selfe
to
be
sicke
,
sixe
daies
togethers
▪
which
dayes
being
ended
,
he
came
furth
vnto
the
market
place
,
and
said
vnto
the
people
that
he
had
ridden
vpon
a
blinde
asse
,
and
that
the
father
had
put
vpon
him
the
sinnes
of
all
the
multitude
,
For
I
suppose
there
be
but
verie
few
,
that
wil
giue
credence
to
this
so
grosse
and
vnlearned
a
master
.
But
in
dede
when
God
is
angrie
or
displeased
,
there
is
no
error
so
folish
,
vnlikely
or
out
of
order
which
Satan
shal
not
persuade
some
to
beleue
,
as
we
se
to
be
broght
to
passe
in
the
doctrine
of
Mahomet
.
For
thogh
all
their
teaching
is
fond
,
yet
not
withstanding
the
light
of
Gods
worde
being
quenched
,
it
toke
strength
,
&
hathe
spred
furth
it self
so
large
and
mightie
,
as
we
se
it
this
day
,
and
the
like
had
come
to
passe
in
Germanie
,
if
God
had
not
put
doune
the
enterprise
and
counsel
of
Muncere
.
For
with
the
least
sparke
that
is
,
Satan
can
make
a
great
flamb
(
if
God
do
suffer
him
)
and
a
better
way
to
quench
it
withall
there
is
not
,
then
with
the
worde
of
God
.
for
when
the
weapons
of
the
ennemie
are
all
together
spiritual
,
he
can
not
be
ouercome
with
a
multitude
of
horses
,
or
any
enginnes
of
warre
.
But
our
Princes
and
Bishoppes
worke
otherwise
.
for
they
hinder
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
,
which
is
the
onely
way
,
wherby
the
myndes
and
heartes
of
men
may
be
healed
.
And
in
the
mean
tyme
they
violently
torment
them
to
plucke
the
bodie
from
the
deuil
,
leauing
to
him
the
principal
part
of
man
,
which
is
his
heart
and
soule
,
vsing
the
mater
as
the
Iewes
did
,
which
thoght
to
extinguish
and
put
doune
Christe
by
the
punishment
of
the
crosse
.
But
now
as
touching
the
common
brute
and
writings
that
go
of
Monster
,
I
haue
no
doubt
,
but
that
it
is
so
as
it
is
reported
:
and
that
which
they
them selues
haue
written
of
late
,
maketh
me
fully
to
beleue
it
,
in
which
they
paint
out
liuely
their
owne
furie
and
madnes
.
first
of
al
they
teach
of
the
faith
verie
foolish
and
absurde
things
,
and
of
Christ
as
thogh
he
tooke
not
flesh
of
the
virgine
Marie
and
yet
they
confesse
him
to
be
of
the
sede
of
Dauid
.
But
they
vtter
not
their
myndes
fully
:
and
without
doubt
Satan
doeth
nourish
some
monstre
which
may
easily
be
perceaued
by
this
which
they
say
,
the
sede
or
the
flesh
of
Marie
can
not
deliuer
vs
.
But
in
vaine
is
their
trauaile
,
for
the
Scripture
witnesseth
Christe
to
be
borne
of
the
virgine
Marie
.
Which
saying
in
all
langages
is
referred
to
the
frute
,
which
being
conceaued
and
fashioned
of
the
flesh
and
blood
of
his
mother
,
is
borne
into
the
worlde
.
Also
they
shewe
furth
their
ignorance
,
in
that
they
condemne
the
first
baptisme
,
as
a
profane
thing
,
esteming
it
not
as
the
institution
of
God
,
but
of
man
.
But
if
it
be
so
that
all
maner
of
things
oght
to
be
condemned
and
put
away
,
that
ether
the
wicked
haue
or
do
giue
,
then
do
I
meruell
that
they
cast
not
away
the
gold
and
the
siluer
with
the
other
goods
,
that
they
took
from
the
wicked
,
and
deuise
some
other
meanes
to
liue
by
.
for
as
these
things
be
the
creatures
,
and
worke
of
God
,
so
is
Baptisme
also
.
when
the
wicked
man
sweareth
he
abuseth
the
true
name
of
God
:
and
if
the
name
of
God
be
not
true
to
him
,
then
he
offendeth
not
,
he
that
killeth
,
robbeth
or
spoileth
,
he
trasgresseth
the
commandement
of
God
,
but
if
the
commandement
of
God
be
not
true
vnto
him
,
he
sinneth
not
.
Euen
so
if
the
first
baptisme
be
nothing
,
then
the
receauers
of
it
haue
not
offended
.
Wherefor
then
do
they
so
much
detest
the
first
baptisme
,
as
a
wicked
thing
,
where
as
notwithstanding
they
affirme
it
to
be
nothing
?
Also
if
the
mariages
in
times
past
oght
to
be
taken
as
whoredom
and
adulterie
,
as
they
say
,
because
they
were
contracted
of
them
that
wanted
faith
,
I
pray
you
,
do
they
not
confesse
,
them selues
to
be
the
children
of
harlottes
?
Now
if
they
be
bastardes
and
vnlawfully
begotten
,
how
cometh
it
to
passe
that
they
inioye
their
Citie
and
the
possession
of
their
fore
fathers
?
It
were
mete
therefore
▪
seing
they
be
such
that
,
they
should
haue
no
enteres
into
the
heritages
of
their
ancesters
,
but
that
in
this
new
kinde
of
mariage
,
that
they
are
entred
into
,
they
should
gett
vnto
them selues
new
goods
and
richesse
,
which
might
beare
a
more
honest
title
.
for
it
is
vncomelie
for
these
holie
and
religious
men
that
they
should
liue
with
the
goods
of
harlottes
,
and
miscreantes
,
or
that
they
should
winne
them
to
them selues
frome
others
by
violence
,
and
robberie
.
And
as
touching
their
kingdome
,
which
is
to
be
laughed
at
,
there
is
so
much
wickednes
in
it
,
and
so
manifest
,
that
we
shall
not
nede
to
make
many
wordes
of
it
.
And
truely
for
those
things
,
whereof
we
haue
spoken
,
as
we
haue
treated
more
then
inough
,
so
also
more
then
nede
,
considering
that
it
hathe
bene
so
plentifully
and
largely
set
furth
by
others
.
Now
when
they
in
the
Citie
were
come
into
this
case
,
that
diuerse
of
them
daily
died
for
hunger
,
and
that
many
also
departed
from
thence
,
and
came
out
so
weake
and
feble
that
the
ennemies
had
pitie
vpon
them
,
the
captaine
sent
worde
to
the
townes
men
that
if
they
wolde
deliuer
to
them
the
king
&
certen
others
,
they
them selues
should
be
perdoned
.
The
citezins
,
althogh
they
had
good
will
so
to
do
,
yet
durst
they
not
go
about
it
,
the
crueltie
of
the
king
was
so
great
,
and
the
watch
was
kept
so
streitly
:
for
the
king
was
so
obstinate
,
that
as
long
as
there
remained
any
thing
for
him
to
eate
and
a
few
others
,
he
was
fully
bent
not
to
yelde
.
for
which
cause
the
captaines
sent
word
againe
and
commanded
them
that
from
thence
furth
,
they
should
not
send
any
furthe
of
their
citie
,
not
so
much
as
children
or
women
.
This
was
in
the
calendes
of
Iune
,
the
day
folowing
they
made
vniuste
compleining
that
their
cause
might
not
lawfully
be
heard
,
and
that
they
were
wrongfully
afflicted
aboue
measure
,
also
profering
them selues
to
submission
,
if
any
could
shew
them
wherein
they
offended
:
fu●ther
more
they
expounded
a
certen
place
of
Daniel
,
as
of
the
fourth
beast
much
more
cruel
then
the
others
,
the
conclusion
of
their
leters
was
this
:
That
God
aiding
them
they
wold
stand
to
the
trueth
which
they
had
confessed
,
but
all
this
was
written
at
the
kings
commandement
.
Now
when
all
things
were
come
to
the
extremitie
in
the
Citie
,
there
were
two
that
fled
from
thence
,
of
which
one
was
taken
of
the
soldiours
,
the
other
came
to
the
Bishope
vnder
safe
conducte
,
both
these
shewed
,
how
the
Citie
might
be
taken
.
The
Bishope
&
the
general
captain
hearing
the
words
of
these
two
fugitiues
,
and
weying
the
mater
,
the
xxii
of
Iune
they
talked
with
them
of
the
Citie
,
aduertising
them
to
yelde
them selues
into
their
hands
,
and
to
saue
the
multitude
,
which
perished
with
hunger
.
Answer
was
made
in
the
presence
of
the
king
,
by
Roteman
,
that
in
no
wise
,
they
wold
giue
ouer
frome
that
which
they
had
begonne
.
Two
daies
after
about
the●
xi
houre
in
the
night
the
armie
came
nere
to
the
Citie
without
making
any
noise
:
by
the
aduice
of
the
two
fugitiues
,
certen
chosen
soldiours
passed
the
di●ch
,
and
came
to
the
trench
,
killing
the
watchemen
:
other
folowed
after
these
,
which
founde
a
litle
gate
open
through
which
they
entred
into
the
Citie
to
the
nombre
of
fiue
hundreth
with
certein
capteines
and
standerds
.
Then
they
of
the
Citie
came
running
vnto
that
place
,
and
with
great
paine
kept
they
the
residue
of
the
armie
out
which
wolde
haue
entered
,
and
shutting
the
gate
,
they
fel
vpon
them
that
were
come
in
with
a
great
rage
,
and
killed
many
of
them
.
And
when
the
conflict
betwene
them
had
indured
two
houres
,
verie
sharp
and
furious
,
the
soldiours
that
were
inclosed
,
did
bur●t
open
the
next
gate
which
was
not
kept
with
any
great
strength
▪
and
so
made
they
an
entres
in
for
their
felowes
,
which
streight
way
entered
in
by
a
great
company
.
The
citizens
resisted
them
a
litle
at
the
first
brunt
,
but
they
gathered
them selues
together
in
the
market
place
:
&
being
in
dispaire
of
any
victorie
(
many
of
them
being
slayn
at
the
first
bursting
in
)
they
desired
and
intreated
for
mercie
,
which
was
granted
vnto
them
.
The
king
and
knipperdolin
were
taken
the
same
tyme
:
Roteman
disparing
of
his
life
,
ranne
among
the
heape
of
the
ennemies
,
&
was
so
thrust
through
,
rather
than
he
wolde
fall
a
liue
into
their
handes
.
When
the
Citie
was
taken
,
the
Bishope
tooke
to
him
self
half
the
spoile
&
the
ordinance
:
afterward
he
discharged
the
armies
,
reseruing
onely
to
him
self
two
ensignes
for
defence
Then
was
there
an
other
conuention
of
the
Empire
at
Wormes
the
fiftenth
of
Iulie
,
wherein
king
Ferdinandus
by
his
embassador
proposed
&
demanded
,
whether
any
thing
els
were
to
be
done
concerning
the
rooting
out
of
the
Anabaptistes
,
seing
the
towne
was
alreadie
taken
:
he
also
aduertised
them
that
the
Princes
oght
to
aske
counsel
of
the
Bishope
of
Rome
:
wherunto
they
answered
that
it
was
alredie
prouided
by
certen
edictes
,
what
was
best
to
be
done
to
the
Anabaptistes
,
and
that
the
Emperour
had
asked
counsell
of
the
Bishop
ofter
then
once
,
nether
could
he
do
any
more
in
the
mater
.
In
the
same
conuention
the
Bishop
of
Monstere
desired
his
charges
&
losses
to
be
recompensed
,
compleining
that
the
money
promised
was
not
payd
.
but
when
no
thing
els
could
be
determined
,
few
of
the
nobles
being
present
,
an
other
conuention
was
called
in
the
same
place
,
the
first
of
Nouembre
,
wherein
the
things
concerning
the
warre
and
the
charges
thereof
might
be
knowen
,
wherein
also
it
might
be
decreed
what
forme
of
common
welth
were
after
to
be
established
at
Monstere
.
When
the
day
was
come
,
the
Embassadour
of
king
Ferdinandus
briefly
repeted
the
causes
of
that
present
conuention
,
to
witt
,
that
among
other
things
it
might
also
be
deliberated
,
how
the
Citie
newly
conquered
,
might
from
thence
forthe
continue
in
the
olde
religion
.
After
these
things
the
Bishoppes
legate
sheweth
what
great
charges
he
was
at
,
al
the
warre
tyme
,
how
greatly
he
was
indebted
,
&
how
it
was
necessarie
(
the
Citie
being
now
taken
)
for
the
auoiding
of
tumultes
and
other
dangers
,
to
build
two
Castles
in
the
Citie
,
with
strong
holdes
▪
al
which
thinges
he
desired
to
be
considered
.
To
these
things
answer
was
made
,
that
the
Bishoppe
had
taken
the
greater
parte
of
the
spoile
with
all
the
ordinance
and
goods
of
the
citizens
which
wholie
apparteined
to
the
common
welthe
of
the
Empire
,
therefore
that
it
was
reason
,
the
value
should
be
counted
and
communicated
with
the
charges
,
&
what
other
things
were
necessarie
besides
,
should
also
be
considered
.
After
it
was
determined
,
that
the
Bishoprike
of
Monstere
should
be
vnder
the
Empire
,
after
the
ancient
custome
,
and
that
al
the
nobilitie
should
be
restored
,
and
the
citizens
also
which
had
departed
to
other
places
,
so
they
were
not
Anabaptistes
:
that
the
Bishoppe
should
set
forthe
the
religion
according
to
the
decre
of
the
Empire
:
that
in
the
beginning
of
the
next
spring
the
embassadours
of
the
Princes
should
go
to
Monstere
to
know
the
state
of
the
citizens
and
to
kepe
them
in
sauegard
,
to
pull
doune
all
the
forteresses
,
which
the
Anabaptistes
had
erected
,
and
&
that
the
Bishop
also
should
pul
doune
the
Castles
which
he
had
builded
in
the
citie
,
&
that
he
should
without
delay
put
to
death
the
king
with
knipperdoling
,
&
Crechting
,
the
prisoners
without
reteining
them
any
longer
.
As
for
that
which
we
said
was
determined
of
religion
,
the
duke
of
Saxone
,
the
Lātegraue
,
Wirtemberg
and
Anhold
,
testified
openly
that
they
wold
not
consent
,
to
it
:
the
citezins
also
professed
the
same
,
nether
wold
they
haue
the
old
forteresses
of
the
towne
distroied
,
but
they
consented
to
the
pulling
downe
of
the
new
.
The
king
and
his
two
felow
captiues
were
caried
hither
&
thither
to
the
Princes
to
be
gased
and
laughed
at
,
by
which
occasion
the
preachers
of
the
Lantgraue
talked
and
disputed
with
the
king
,
chiefly
of
these
pointes
,
of
the
the
kingdome
of
Christe
,
of
Magistrates
,
of
iustification
,
of
Baptisme
,
of
the
supper
of
the
Lord
,
of
the
incarnation
of
Christe
,
&
of
Mariage
,
and
they
preuailed
so
muche
by
the
testimonie
of
the
Scriptures
,
that
althogh
they
did
not
altogither
conuert
him
,
yet
they
so
bowed
and
confounded
him
(
notwithstanding
his
repugnance
,
and
defending
his
opinions
)
that
at
the
last
he
granted
to
the
most
part
of
al
:
which
neuertheles
,
is
thoght
that
he
did
but
to
saue
his
life
.
for
when
they
came
to
him
the
seconde
tyme
,
he
promised
,
so
he
might
be
pardoned
to
bring
to
passe
that
all
the
Anabaptistes
which
were
in
great
nombre
through
all
Holand
Braband
,
England
,
and
Friseland
,
should
kepe
silence
,
and
in
all
thinges
obey
the
Magistrates
.
Those
same
men
also
disputed
with
the
kinges
felowes
bothe
by
communication
and
writing
,
of
mortification
,
of
the
Baptisme
of
infantes
,
of
the
communion
of
their
goods
,
and
of
the
kingdome
of
Christe
.
When
they
were
come
to
Telgate
,
the
Bishoppe
asked
the
king
by
what
auctoritie
he
arrogated
to
him self
such
libertie
ouer
his
Citie
&
people
?
who
asked
him
againe
,