A04468:2464
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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An other part of their punishment is, as you tell us, that they may not ride sumptuously in Coaches, or Chariots, or dwell in the open fair streets, and in the sight of the City: but are forced to go a foot, and to hide them selves in corners, and in out houses, and bylanes: and that, by your description, in such simple, and poor, and beggarly sort, as if they were the vilest, and ugliest of all the people, and had not a good clout to cover their bodies. Certainly, M. Harding, your Courtesans, if they understood hereof, would think them selves little beholden to such a Proctor.
An other parte of theire paunishemente is, as you tel vs, that they maie not ride sumptuousely in Coches, or Charettes, or dwel in the open faire stréetes, and in the sight of the Cittie: but are forced to goe a foote, and to hide them selues in corners, and in out houses, and bylanes: and that, by your description, in sutche simple, and poore, and beggerly sorte, as if they were the vileste, and ougleste of al the people, and had not a good clowte to couer theire bodies. Certainely, M. Hardinge, your Courteghianes, if they vnderstoode hereof, woulde thinke them selues litle beholden to sutche a Proctoure.
Doctor Peter Martyr, of whom I cannot speak without great reverence, having good cause to know the state of Rome, as few men better, hereof writeth thus: 1None, O Deus bone, quomodò Romae coercentur Meretrices? Habent ornatissimas domos: vehuntur per publicum habitu principum: Sedent in equis gradarijs: habent secum Torquatos, & Laruatos Comites: interdum etiam Cardinales, praesertim noctu: & ancillarum sumptuosissimum gregem: Now a days, O good God, how are the Courtesans punished in Rome? They dwell in the fairest houses: They are carried with honour through the City, as if they were Ladies: They are mounted on ambling palfreys: They are attended with chains of gold, and persons disguised, and sometimes Cardinals, and specially in the night season: and have a sumptuous sort of Maids to wait upon them.
Doctoure Peter Martyr, of whom I cannot speake without great reuerence, hauinge good cause to knowe the state of Rome, as fewe menne better, hereof wrteth thus: