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An apology made by the reverend father and constant martyr of Christ John Hooper…An apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper…
An apology made by the reverend father and constant martyr of Christ John Hooper late bishop of Gloucester and Worcester against the untrue and slanderous report that he should be a maintainer and encourager of such as cursed the Queens highness that then was, Queen Marye. Wherein thou shalt see this godly mans innocency and modest behaviour: and the falsehood and subtlety of the adversaries of Gods truthAn apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper late bishop of Gloceter and Worceter againste the vntrue and sclaunderous report that he should be a maintainer and encorager of suche as cursed the Quenes highnes that then was, Quene Marye. Wherein thou shalte see this godlye mannes innocency and modest behauioure: and the falsehode and subtyltye of the aduersaryes of Gods truth
printed by John Tisdale, 1562printed by Iohn Tisdale, 1562
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Now mark how my letters will prove this two penny treason that the wicked would charge me with all. First I knew of nothing the congregation did but of prayer which they used, as they be bound by Gods laws in the vulgar tongue (let the papists say too the contrary what they will) and there they gave God thanks for that they had received at his hands, and asked of ⟨image 7⟩him the things that they lacked and prayed also for the Queen and the magistrates. Mark the information of the letter that advertised me wherefore they were taken. Now do the wicked papists feign matter, and change prayer, wherein I required them too persevere for the Queen, in to cursing of the Queen. Mark again the place where prayer and serving of God that I commended was done: in a Godly mans house (sayeth my friend) in bow churchyard. The place where the queen by report was cursed, was in the counter by the stocks in London. Further mark the time when the thing was done that I commended: before they were taken, as my letter to them doth testify. Mark also what the persons be that are accused of this cursing: such as yet until the tenth of January I knew not nor have heard of. And to those that be accused of the crime, my letters were not sent nor never came. Yet doeth the wickedness of the wicked papists ⟨image 8⟩say that I encouraged them in evil doings, my letters never coming unto them, nor when I wrote knew I of any such cursing. Farther, such as be taken and imprisoned for that fault, I never knew of, nor of any such thing too be done by them, until (as I said) the tenth day of January, which was (as I have learned) at the least six days after the fault was done, and three days also after my letter was written and delivered to them that were in an other prison, from such as did this crime. Wherefore if the wicked were not paste all shame, charity, love, and honesty: how could they of conscience blow and blast abroad such wicked lies and slanders, that neither agreeth with the matter of my letter, nor with the persons, nor with the place where the crime was committed, nor yet with the time when the curses were used.
Nowe marke howe my letters wyll proue thys twoo penye treason that the wycked woulde charge mee with all. Fyrst I knewe of nothing the congregation dyd but of prayer whiche they vsed, as they be bounde by Gods lawes in the vulgare tonge (let the papistes saye too the contrarye what they wyll) and there they gaue God thankes for that they had receaued at his handes, and asked of