It was done under a colour and a pretence of justice, hidlye & ⟨image 137⟩covertly done. Therefore because it stood in bribes it was not like in Samuel as in Ely. It is a dangerous thing to be in office for qui attingit picē coinquinabitur ad ea He that meddleth with pitch is like to be spotted with it.1 Bribes may be assembled to pitch, for even as pitch doth pollute their hands ye meddle with it: so bribes will bring you to perverting of justice. Beware of pitch, you judges of the world, bribes will make you pervert justice. Why you will say. We touch none.2 No marry. But my Mistress your wife hath a fine finger, she toucheth it for you or else you have a servant a •••eribus, he will say if you will come to my master & offer him a yoke of oxen, you shall speed never the ⟨image 137⟩worse, but I think my Master will take none, when he hath offered them to the master, then con mes another servant and says. If you will bring them to the clerk of the kitchen, you shall be remembered the better. This is a friarly fashion that will receive no money in their hands,3 but will have it put upon their sleeves. A goodly rage of popish religion. They be like grey fryers, they will not be seen to receive no bribes them selves but have other to receive for them. Though Samuel sons were privy bribers and kept the thing very close, yet the cry of the people brought it to Samuel, It was a hid kind of sin. For men in this point, would face it and ⟨image 138⟩brace it and make a show of upright dealing, when they be most guilty.4 Nevertheless this gear came out. Oh wicked sons, that brought both their father to deposition and them selves, to shame. When Samuel herd of their fault, he went not about to excuse their faults. He would not bear with his sons. He would not. Communicari peccates alienis. 5Be partaker with his sons offences he said Ego senui, ecce filii mei vobiscū sunt. As sone as he heard of it, he delivered his sons to the people to be punished, He went not about to excuse them▪ nor said not, this is the first time, bear with them, but presented them by and by to the people, saying: Lo, here they be, take them, ⟨image 138⟩do with them according to their deserts. Oh I would there were no more bearers of other mens since, than this good father Samuel was. I heard of late of a notable bloodshed. Audio. sayeth S. Paul and so do I. I know it not, but I hear of it.
It was done vnder a coloure and a pretēce of iustice, hidlye & ⟨image 137⟩couertly done. Therfore because it stode in brybes it was not like in Samuell as in Ely. It is a daungerous thing to be in office for qui attingit picē coinquinabitur ad ea He that medleth with pitch is like to be spotted with it.1 Brybes maye be assēbled to pitch, for euen as pitch doth pollute theyr handes ye medle with it: so bribes wyll bringe you to peruertinge of iustice. Beware of pitch, you iudges of ye world, bribes wyll make you peruerte iustice. Why you wyll say. We touche none.2 No mary. But my Mystres your wyfe hath a fine fing•r, she toucheth it for you or els you haue a seruaūt a •••eribus, he wyll say yf you wyl come to my master & offer him a yoke of oxen, you shal spede neuer the ⟨image 137⟩worsse, but I thincke my Mayster wyll take none, whē he hath offered thē to ye maister, then cō mes another seruaunt and sayes. If you wyll bring thē to the clarke of the kichen, you shallbe remembred the better. Thys is a fryerly fassion that wyll receyue no monye in theyr handes,3 but wyll haue it put vpon theyr sleues. A goodly rage of popyshe religyon. They be lyke graye fryers, they wyll not be sene to receyue no brybes them selues but haue other to receiue for them. Thoughe Samuell sonnes were preuye brybers and kepte the thynge verye close, yet the crye of the people brought it to Samuel, It was a hyd kynde of sinne. For mē in thys poynte, woulde face it and ⟨image 138⟩brace it and make a shew of vpryghte dealynge, when they be most gyltye.4 Neuerthelesse this gere came out. Oh wycked sonnes, that brought both their father to deposiciō and thē selues, to shame. When Samuel herd of theyr faut, he went not about to excuse their fautes. He would not beare with hys sonnes. He would not. Communicari peccates alienis. 5Be partaker wyth hys sonnes offences he sayed Ego senui, ecce filii mei vobiscū sunt. As sone as he hearde of it, he delyuered hys sonnes to the people to be punyshed, He wente not aboute to excuse them nor sayed not, thys is the fyrst time, beare with them, but presented theym by and by to the people, saying: Loe, here they be, take theym,
- 1Bribes are like pyche.Brybes are lyke pyche.
- 2Anglice a receiver of his master bribes,Anglice a receyuer of his master brybes,
- 3A friarly fashion in refusing of bribes. A goodly radg of papysh religion.A fryerly fashion in refusynge of brybes. A goodly radg of papysh religiō.
- 4But such •orn carry bride in their bosoms that accused themBut suche •orn carrye bryde in their bosomes that accused them
- 5Samuel would not be partaker of his sons offences.Samuell woulde not be partaker of hys sonnes offences.
