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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.
Hillarius. These are the most subtlest hosts, that ever 1the earth did bear. For they do lay the table cloth, in their Inn, before the people, afterwards, they do drink up the wine all alone, in their presence, and do eat all without participating any part to their companions, and do lick their fingers the which they have wet in the chalice, saying: Quia pius es, with such an appetite that they do cause I desire unto women with child. Wherefore I am not abashed of y• which the Turk said, after y• he had seen 2the Mass celebrated among y• christians: that he did think that at the sacrifice of the Christians, there was but little charity, sith that there was one which did eat and drink up all, without giving part unto others which stood by. But what would he have said, if he had known that after that that good host had ⟨image 193⟩laid his cloth and put his sop in the wine, and banqueted all alone, he caused them to pay the shot that have tasted nothing at all of it, but did only behold it a far off, not daring to approach or come near the table?
Hillarius. These are the most subtillest hostes, that euer 1the earth did beare. For they do lay the table cloth, in their Inne, before the people, afterwards, they do drinke vp the wine all alone, in their presence, and do eate all without participatinge any parte to their compaignions, and doe licke their fingers the whiche they haue wet in the chalice, saying: Quia pius es, wyth such an appetite that they do cause I desire vnto women with child. Wherefore I am not abashed of y• which the Turke said, after y• he had seene 2the Masse celebrated among y• christians: that he did think that at the sacrifice of the Christians, ther was but little charitie, sith that there was one which did eate and drinke vppe all, wythout gyuinge parte vnto others whiche stoode by. But what woulde hée haue sayde, if hee had knowen that after that that good hoaste hadde