The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop…The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop…

There came to my hambs of late by chance a Scroll set forth in short broken sentences containing an answer to the second Letters that I had sent unto you before, which as by certain familiar Phrases, by that date, by the subscription of your own name, & by other tokens, appeared to me to be yours: So by the using & ordering of the same, I had sum cause to think it should not be yours, & especially for that being, as it appeared, written unto me, it was sent privily abroad ⟨image 37⟩unto others and not to me. For I thought y• you being a man of this age & credit, would not have been ashamed of your own writings, or would have concealed them from him, to whom you had directed them, or have sought for a false light to set forth your matters in, as Merchants sometimes use to do, y• better to utter their sorry wares.

THere came to my hābs of late by chaunce a Scroul set forthe in short broken sentences conteining an answer to the second Letters that I had sent vnto you before, which as by certain familiar Phrases, by that date, by the subscription of your own name, & by other tokens, appeared to me to be yours: So by the vsinge & ordering of thesame, I had sum cause to think it shold not be yours, & especially for that beyng, as it appeared, writtē vnto me, it was sent priuely abroad ⟨image 37⟩vnto others and not to me. For I thought y• you being a mā of this age & credit, would not haue bene ashamed of your own writinges, or would haue concealed them frō him, to whom you had directed thē, or haue soght for a false light to set forth your matters in, as Marchaūtes sumtimes vse to do, y• better to vtter their sorie wares.

Moreover I saw that your words throughout were heaped up with taunts & scorns, and were somewhat to much stained with choler, to have proceeded from a sober grave man, as I ever toke you to be.