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…

YE know, that in your own law there was evermore, Exceptio judicis incompetentis. And by what law can ye find, that a man may be a competent judge in his own cause? if the indifferent using of the matter may be tried by experience, in this your last general council holden at Trident, ye know, that not one man of our side, notwithstanding there were a great number of them there, sent thither of purpose by their Princes, could be suffered to sit among the rest or to have a voice, or to yield a reason of his faith. And y• Pope, Julius third, gau• out under his brief, that ⟨image 83⟩none of them all should be heard there, unless it were▪ as he said, to recant their errors.

YE knowe, that in youre owne law there was euermore, Exceptio iudicis incompetentis. And by what lawe can ye fynde, that a man maye be a competente iudge in his own cause? if the indifferent vsing of the matter maye be tryed by experyence, in thys youre laste generall councell holden at Trydent, ye knowe, that not one man of oure syde, notwythstandynge there wer a great nomber of them there, seute thether of purpose by theyr Prynces, coulde be suffered to sit amonge the rest or to haue a voyce, or to yelde a reason of hys faith. And y• Pope, Iulius third, gau• out vnder his bryeue, that ⟨image 83⟩