A14151:166
The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled
The practise of prelates. Compiled by the faithful and godly learned man, William TyndaleThe practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale
London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and William Seres. Dwelling without Temple bar, 1548London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and Willyam Seres. Dwellynge wythout Temple barre, 1548
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¶The practise of our time.
¶The practise of oure tyme.
When the Kings grace came first to the right of the crown and unto the Governance of the Realm young & unexpert,1 Thomas wolf a man of lust & courage, and bodily strength to do and to suffer great things / and to endure in all manner of voluptuousness, expert a•d exercised in y• course of the world, as he which had hard, red & seen much policy & had done many things him self / and had been of the secrete council of weighty matters, as so••e as Simon that betrayed troy, utterly appointed to semble and dissemble, to have one thing in the heart / and an other in the mouth, being thereto as eloquent as subtle & able to persuade what he lusted to them that were unexpert: so desirous and greedy of honour / that he cared not but for the next and most compendious way thereto, whether godly or ungodly: this wily wolf I say / and raging sea and shipwreck of all England, though he showed him self pleasant and calm at the first (as whores do unto their lovers) came unto the kings grace and waited upon him, and was no man so obsequious and serviceable / and in all games and sports the first and next at hand ⟨image 58⟩and as a captain to courage other and a g• ye finder out of new pastimes to obtain favour with all.
WHen the Kynges grace came fyrste to the ryghte of the croune and vnto the Gouernaunce of the Royalme yōg & vnexpert,1 Thomas wolf•e a man of lust & courage, and bodelie strength to do ād to suffer great thinges / and to endure in al maner of voluptuousnes, expert ad exercysed in y course of the worlde, as he which had hard, red & sene much policie & had done many thynges him selfe / and had bene of the secrete councell of weyghtye maters, as soe as symon that betraaed troye, vtterly apoynted to semble and dissemble, to haue one thynge in the harte / and an other in the mouth, beynge therto as eloquēt as sotle & able to persuade what he lusted to thē that were vnexpert: so desyrous and gredye of honoure / that he cared not but for the nexte and most compendious waye therto, whether godlie or vngodlie: this wylye wolf I saye / ād ragynge sea and shypwracke of all England, though he shewed him selfe pleasaūt and calme at the fyrst (as hores do vnto theyr louers) came vnto ye kinges grace and wayted vppō him, and was no man so obsequious and seruiceable / and in all games and sportes the fyrst and next at hand