Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

and that their bastards should inherit every mans possessions, they have made an hundred thousand idle whores in your Realm, which would have gotten their living honestly, had not their superfluous riches enticed them to uncleanness and idleness: they catch the p•cks, or be burnt, or the leprosy, and bear it unto another; yea some one of them shall boast amongst his fellows that he hath had to do with an hundred women. When they have enticed mens wives unto them, they spend away their husbands goods, and make the women run away from their husbands; and run away themselves with the wife and goods, bringing man and wife, and children to idleness, theft, and beggary. Who is able to number the broad bottomless Ocean full of evils, that this sinful generation may lawfully and unpunished, bring upon us? Who is she that will work for three pence a day, when she may have at least twenty pence a day to sleep an hour with a Friar, Monk, or Priest? and who will labour for four pence a day, that may have at least twelve pence a day to be bawd to one of these? What a sort are there that marry Priests Lemans but to cloak the Priests incontinence, and that they may live of Priests for their labour? and who is he, though he be grieved never so sore for the death of his Ancestor, ravishment of his wife or his daughter, robbery, trespass, maim, debt or any other offence, dare lay it to their charge by any way of action? if he do, then by and by he is accused of heresy, and except he bear a faggot they will excommunicate him, and then all his Actions be dashed.

and that their bastards should inherite euery mans possessions, they haue made an hundred thousand idle whoores in your Realme, which would haue gotten their liuing honestly, had not their superfluous riches inticed them to vncleanenesse and idlenesse: they catch the p•cks, or be burnt, or the leprosie, and beare it vnto another; yea some one of them shall boast amongst his fellowes that he hath had to do with an hundred women. When they haue intised mens wiues vnto them, they spend away their husbands goods, and make the women runne away from their husbands; and runne away themselues with the wife and goods, bringing man and wife, and children to idlenesse, theft, and beggerie. Who is able to number the broad bottomlesse Ocean full of euils, that this sinfull generation may lawfully and vnpunished, bring vpon vs? Who is shee that will worke for three pence a day, when she may haue at least twentie pence a day to fleepe an houre with a Frier, Monke, or Priest? and who will labour for foure pence a day, that may haue at least twelue pence a day to be bawde to one of these? What a sort are there that marrie Priests Lemans but to cloake the Priests incontinencie, and that they may liue of Priests for their labour? and who is he, though he be grieued neuer so sore for the death of his Ancestor, rauishment of his wife or his daughter, robberie, trespasse, maime, debt or any other offence, dare lay it to their charge by any way of action? if he do, then by and by he is accused of heresie, and except he beare a faggot they will excommunicate him, and then all his Actions be dashed.