-BUT will these men, I pray you, think nothing at all of them selves, whiles they accuse us so maliciously? And having leisure to behold so far of, & to see, what is done both in Germany, and in England, have they either forgotten, or can they not see, what is done at Rome? Or will they accuse us, their own life being such, as no man is able to make mention thereof but with shame? Our purpose here is, not to take in hand at this present, to bring to light, and open to the world those things, which were meet rather to be hid and buried with the workers of them. It beseemeth neither our Religion, nor our modesty, nor our shamefastness. But yet he, which giveth commandment, that he should be called the Vicar of Christ, and the Head of the Church, who also heareth, that such things be done in Rome, who seeth them, who suffereth them, (for we will go no further) may easily consider with him self, what manner of things they be. Let him in God's Name call to mind, and let him remember, that they be of his own Canonists, which have taught the people, that Fornication between single folk is no sin: (as though they had feet that Doctrine from Mitio in Terence) whose words be: It is no sin (believe me) for a young man to haunt harlots. Let him remember, they be of his own, which have decreed, that a Priest ought not to be put out of his cure for Fornication. Let him remember also, how Cardinal Campegius, Albertus Pighius, and others many moe of his own have taught, that the Priest, which keepeth a Concubine, doth live more holily, and chastely, then he, which hath a wife in Matrimony. I trust, he hath not yet forgotten, that there be many thousands of common harlots in Rome: and that he him self doth gather yearly of the same harlots about thirty thousand Ducats, by the way of an annual pension. Neither can he forget, that he him self doth maintain openly brothel houses, and by a most filthy lucre doth filthily and lewdly serve his own lust. Were all things then pure, and holy in Rome, when Joan a Woman, rather of perfect age, then of perfect life, was Pope there, and bare her self as the Head of the Church:
-BVT wil these men, I praie you, thinke nothing at al of them selues, whiles they accuse vs so maliciously? And hauinge leasure to beholde so farre of, & to see, what is donne bothe in Germanie, and in Englande, haue they either foregotten, or can they not see, what is donne at Rome? Or wil thei accuse vs, theire owne life beinge sutch, as no man is hable to make mention thereof but with shame? Our pourpose here is, not to take in hande at this presente, to bringe to lighte, and open to the worlde those thinges, which were meete rather to be hidde and buried with the woorkers of them. It beseemeth neither our Religion, nor our modestie, nor our shamefastenesse. But yet he, whiche geeueth commaundemente, that he shoulde be called the Vicare of Christe, and the Heade of the Churche, who also heareth, that sutche thinges be donne in Rome, who seeth them, who suffereth them, (for wee wil goe no further) maie easily consider with him selfe, what manner of thinges they be. Let him in Goddes Name cal to minde, and let him remembre, that they be of his owne Canonistes, whiche haue taught the people, that Fornication bitweene single folke is no sinne: (as though they had fette that Doctrine from Mitio in Terence) whose wordes be: It is no sinne (beleeue me) for a yonge man to haunte harlottes. Let him remembre, they be of his owne, whiche haue decreed, that a Prieste oughte not to be put out of his cure for Fornication. Let him remembre also, how Cardinal Campegius, Albertus Pighius, and others many moe of his owne haue taughte, that the Prieste, whiche keepeth a Concubine, dooth liue more holily, and chastely, then he, whiche hath a wife in Matrimonie. I truste, he hathe not yet forgotten, that there be many thousandes of common harlottes in Rome: and that he him self dooth geather yeerely of the same harlottes aboute thirtie thousande Ducates, by the waie of an annual pension. Neither can he foregeate, that he him selfe dooth mainteine openly brothel houses, and by a moste filthy lucre dooth filthily and lewdly serue his owne luste. Were al thinges then pure, and holy in Rome, when Iohane a VVoman, rather of perfite age, then of perfite life, was Pope there, and bare her selfe as the Heade of the Churche:
