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Wherefore sith you can in no wise be ignorant of the deadly hatred of all godly personages, set one fire against you, procured by your own mischievous and infamous villainies, and which you have long sithens deserved: What other Counsel will ye that I give you, but as I said before, to make a necessary choice of one of these two: either to be of the mind to flee the Country wherein ye remain now, or to change the religion which you have wickedly defiled? But being fully persuaded that you will accept neither of them, and perceiving you too be of that sort, whom neither shame of the world can drive too your duty, nor fear of God can restrain within the bounds of modesty, nor any manner of courtesy can reclaim from cruelty, wander on in your purposed race as much and as long as you will for me: I will give you ⟨p. 42⟩••ee scope to range in that Maze of Turkish impiety wherein ye ruffle: and too lull your selves asleep in those brainsick broils wherein ye triumph, neither am I any thing at all disquieted with your barking bulls and bloodthirsty curses,¹ which you have vomited out so seditiously against Christian Churches, without any great danger thanked be God. Nor am I ought terrified with your accusations as falsely forged, as fraught full of poison, neither moved with these your filthy slanders and unspeakable railings wherewith you have currishly gnawne many Godly Princes,² and of late also backbitten and slandered the most Sovereign Lady and Princely Paragon of England the Queens Majesties person chiefly, then also her noble kingdom and renowned nation.

Wherfore sith you can in no wise be ignorāt of the deadly hatred of all godly personages, set one fire against you, procured by your own mischieuous and infamous villanies, and which you haue long sithens deserued: What other Counsell will ye that I geue you, but as I said before, to make a necessarie choyse of one of these two: eyther to be of the minde to flee the Countrey wherein yee remaine now, or to chaunge the religion which you haue wickedly defiled? But being fully perswaded that you will accept neither of them, and perceiuing you too bee of that sorte, whome neither shame of the worlde can driue too your duetie, nor feare of God can restraine within the bounds of modestie, nor any maner of curtesie can reclaime from crueltie, wander on in your purposed race as much and as long as you will for mee: I wyll geue you