A04468:2467
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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Now, good Christian Reader, I beseech thee, consider the Conformity of these tales. M. Harding saith, The Courtesans of Rome go only a foot: These Cardinals say, They ride on Mules. M. Harding saith, They have a special apparel of dishonesty, to be known by: These Cardinals say, They go, or ride, as honest Matrons, or great Ladies, or Noble women. M. Harding saith, They be despised, and reviled of the people: These Cardinals say, They have Priests, Noble men, and the Cardinals friends to attend upon them. M. Harding saith, They dwell only in out houses, and back lanes▪ These Cardinals say, Habitant insignes Aedes: They dwell in fair, and notable Houses. So many Untruths it is no hard matter for M. Harding to utter in so short a tale. Now, being so fine Dames, and so richly attired, it were great slander to say, They serve only for Varlets, or common rascals. If the report be true, upon Twelveth day at night, in the year of our Lord, 1564. there were seen Seventeen Coaches of Courtesans arriving together even into the Popes own Palace.1 If any man shall think this report incredible, yet Luitprandus, 2of y• like hereof, saith thus, Lateranense Palatium, Sanctorum quondam hospitium, nunc est Prostibulum Meretricum: The Popes Palace at Lateran, sometime the harbour of Holy Saints, is now become a stew of whores.
Nowe, good Christian Reader, I beseeche thée, consider the Conformitie of these tales. M. Hardinge saithe, The Courteghianes of Rome goe onely a foote: These Cardinalles saie, They ride on Mules. M. Hardinge saithe, They haue a special apparel of dishonestie, to be knowen by: These Cardinalles saie, They goe, or ride, as honeste Matrones, or great Ladies, or Noble wemenne. M. Hardinge saithe, They be despised, and reuiled of the people: These Cardinalles saie, They haue Priestes, Noble menne, and the Cardinalles frendes to attende vpon them. M. Hardinge saithe, They dwel onely in out houses, and backe lanes▪ These Cardinalles saie, Habitant insignes Aedes: They dwel in faire, and notable Houses. So many Vntruthes it is no harde mater for M. Hardinge to vtter in so shorte a tale. Nowe, beinge so fine Dames, and so richely attired, it were great sclaunder to saie, They serue onely for Vrlettes, or common rascalles. If the reporte be true, vpon Twelueth daie at night, in the yere of our Lorde, 1564. there were seene Seuentéene Coches of Courteghianes arriuing togeather euen into the Popes owne Palaice.