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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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Notwithstanding ye make your Pope as big, as an Elephant, yet, M. H. these reckonings are over huge, in any reasonable proportion, to be resembled to a gnat. Here I leave out the yearly perquisites, that the Pope made of his Elections, Preventions, Dispensations, Pluralities, Trialities, Torquottes, Tolerations: for his Bulls, his S•ales, his Signatures: for Eating Flesh, for Eggs, for White Meat, for Priests Concubines, & for other like merchandise. I know not what. The sum whereof not withstanding amounteth to more then nine hundred thousand Florins. As for your Smoke farthings, & Peter pence, I make no reckoning: by the vile, and contemptuous report whereof, ye show your self, not only ignorant, & unskilful, in that ye write, which argueth some folly, but also injurious unto your Country. Read Matthias Parisiensis, & ye shall find, both by what tyranny, and treachery, and also what masses, and intolerable sums of money the Popes Ministers have carried out of this Realm.
Notwithstandinge yée make your Pope as bigge, as an Elephante, yet, M. H. these reckeninges are ouer huge, in any reasonable proportion, to be resembled to a gnatte. Here I leaue out the yéerely perquisites, that ye Pope made of his Elections, Preuentions, Dispensations, Pluralities, Trialities, Torquottes, Tolerations: for his Bulles, his S•ales, his Signatures: for Eatinge Fleash, for Egges, for White Meate, for Priestes Concubines, & for other like marchandise. I knowe not what. The summe whereof not withstandinge amounteth to more then niene hundred thousand Florenes. As for your Smoke farthinges, & Peter pense, I make no reckeninge: by the vile, and contemptuous reporte whereof, ye shewe your self, not onely ignorante, & vnskilful, in that yée write, which argueth somme folie, but also iniurious vnto your Countrie. Reade Matthias Parisiensis, & yée shal find, bothe by what tyrannie, and treacherie, and also what masses, and intolerable summes of monie the Popes Ministers haue caried out of this Realme.
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