A09739:5
An answer made the fourth day of September a thousand five hundred sixty [and]…Ane answer made the fourth day of Septembre a thousand fyue hundreth syxtie [and]…
An answer made the fourth day of September a thousand five hundred sixty [and] one, by maister Theodore de Besza minister of the holy Evangel, in the presence of the queen mother, the king and queen of Navarre, the princes of the blood royal, and of the privy counsel, unto that which the cardinal of Lorraine had replied against that which was propounded in the first journey of their talking together, by the said de Besza in the name of the reformed churches. Together with an other short answer made by the said de Besza the 26 day of the said month unto certain articles of reply set forth by the said cardinalAne answer made the fourth day of Septembre a thousand fyue hundreth syxtie [and] one, by maister Theodore de Besza minister of the holie Euangile, in the presence of the quene mother, the king and quene of Nauarre, the princes of the blood royall, and of the priuie counseil, vnto that whiche the cardinall of Lorraine had replied against that whiche was propounded in the first iourney of their talking together, by the said de Besza in the name of the reformed churches. Together with an other short answer made by the said de Besza the 26 day of the said moneth vnto certein articles of replie set forth by the said cardinall
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Lekprewik, 1562
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John Baron to the reader. w•he• grace mercy and peace &c.
Iohn Baron to the reader. w•he• grace mercie and peace &c.
When as these two orations of that great learned and right godly minister of gods word Theoder De Besza were brought unto me, to be translated out of french into english, gentle, Reader for that of certain years before I knew the man to be of so great knowledge and specially so greatly fearing God, I was driven with a great desire to read them, and after that I had read them, with a more fervent desire, was I rapt (whatsoever other busyness I had to do being laid aside) to translate them. Not only for that they flowed from such a notable instrument of God, but also specially because that in the name and by advise ⟨image 3⟩and assent of so many excellent, and godly learned ministers, they were pronounced, and that in such a famous and most honourable audience. The matters contained in the same orations, be matters of our religion & such as at this present be in controversy, and therefore most needful to be known unto the faithful of our country, the faithful I mean that be but of simple knowledge & yet be desirous to learn. Aswell because thereby they may by virtue of gods word establish their consciences in the truth of these matters, as also for that they may there summarily have in a readiness, out of the holy Scriptures, good and sufficient authorities, to defend them selves in the same, against the malicious