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The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wiseThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise
The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take great pleasure in the reading thereof. Translated out of French into English, by John Brooke of AsheThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take greate pleasure in the reading thereoff. Translated out of French into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe
London: printed by Thomas East, 1579
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thomas. You may say what you will, and I will believe what pleaseth me, but I cannot think that he was ever there, or that he hath ever heard any one speak that came from thence, & hath so well visited all the places thereof. For never in my life I heard it better devised. There is neither hall, chamber nor closet, coal-pan, kitchen, nor seller, chimney nor pot-hangers, great cauldron nor little cauldron, chains nor flesh-hooks and other infernal utensils, but that he hath described and set them forth so lively, as me thinketh I see the things before mine eyes in such sort, that yet I am afraid when I think on them. The Chirographers and Notaries are very diligent and curious for to express & declare in their ⟨image 30⟩instruments and writings the situation & limits of houses and possessions of which they make writings off: But I have not found any so skilful and of such ability who can bound and limit so perfectly the lands, as our preacher to day hath limited and bounded out hell, Limbus patrum and Purgatory. As far as I can perceive he knoweth in what climate they are: how many degrees, miles 1and places the one is from the other: of what side they are all situated and placed, whether they be on the Cast, West, North or South.
Thomas. You may saye what you will, and I will beléeue what pleaseth mée, but I cannot thinke that he was euer there, or that hée hath euer heard any one speake that came from thence, & hath so well visited all the places theroff. For neuer in my lyfe I hearde it better deuised. There is neyther hall, chamber nor closet, cole-panne, kitchin, nor seller, chimney nor pot-hangers, great caudron nor lyttle caudron, chaynes nor flesh-hookes and other insernall vtensills, but that he hath described and set them foorth so lyuely, as mée thinketh I sée the thinges before mine eyes in such sort, that yet I am afrayde when I thinke on them. The Cyrographers and Notaryes are very dilygent and curious for to expresse & declare in their ⟨image 30⟩instruments and writings the situacion & lymtis of houses and possessions of which they make writings off: But I haue not found any so skilfull and of such habilitie who can bound and lymitte so perfectly the landes, as our preacher to day hath lymitted and bounded out hell, Limbus patrum and Purgatory. As far as I can perceiue he knoweth in what clymate they are: how many degrées, miles