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The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded bothThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both
The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded both by William Tyndale and Iho[n] Frith. Wherein thou shalt perceive with what charity y[e] chancellor of Worcester burned when he toke up the deek carcass and made ashes of hit after hit was buriedThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both by Willism Tindall and Iho[n] Frith. Wherin thou shalt perceyue with what charitie y[e] chaunceler of Worcester burned whan he toke vp the deek carkas and made asshes of hit after hit was buried
Antwerp : H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, M.D.xxxv. 1535
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✚ To the reader.
Thou shalt understand most dear Reader that after William Tyndall was so• Judaslie betrayed by an English man / a scole• of Louvain / whose name is Philips / there were certain things of his doing found: which he had e• tended to have put forth to the furtherance of God's word amongest which was this Testament of master Tracie expounded by him self / where unto was annexed / the exposition of the same of Iho• Frithes doing and own hand writing / which I have caused to be put in Print / to the intent that all the world should see how ernis•lye the Canonists and spiritual lawyers (which be the chief rulers under bishops in every diocese in so much that in every cathedral church the dean chancellor and archdeacon are commonly doctors or bachelors of law) do endeavour them selves justly to judge and spiritually to give sentence according to charity upon all the acts and deeds done of their diocesans / after the example of the chancellor of worcester / which after master Tracie was buried (of pure zeal and love ⟨image 3⟩hardly) toke up the deed carcass and burnt hit / wherefore he did hit / it shall evidently appear to y• reader in this little treatise / read hit therefore / I beseech thee and judge the spirits of our spirituality / and pray that the spirit of him that raised up Christ / may ones inhabit them / & mollify their hearts / and so illumine them / that they may both see and show true light / and no longer to resist God nor his trueth / Amen.
THou shalt vnderstande most deare Reader that after Wylliam Tyndall was so Iudaslie betrayed by an English man / a scole of Louaine / whose name is Philippes / there were certaine thinges of his doynge founde: which he had e tended to haue put forthe to the furtheraunce of goddes woorde amongest which was this Testament of master Tracie expounded by hym sealffe / where vnto was annexed / the exposicion of the same of Iho Frithes doynge and awne hand wrytinge / which I haue caused to be put in Printe / to the intente that al the worlde shulde see howe ernislye the Cannonistes and spiritual lawyers (which be the chefe rulrs vnder bysshopes in euerye dioces in so moche that in euery chatedrall church the deane chaunceler and archdeken ar cōmenly doctoures or bachelers of lawe) do endeuer them sealues iustlie to iuge and spirituallye to geue sentence accordinge to charitye pon all the actes and dedes done of their diocessanes / after the ensaumple of the chaunceler of worcetter / which after master Tracie was buried (of pure zeale and loue