An answer to a certain book, writtenAn answere to a certeine booke, written

IT much offendeth you,¹ M. Rainolds, that I will seem to uphold the challenge, which that learned and godly Bishop of Salisbury, M. Jewell, did once make against your side. But as the author thereof, while he lived, maintained the same most truly & worthily against your betters, so I have no cause to be afraid of any thing, that can be alleged in disproof of it, by you, or your companions, who may not rightly be compared with D. Harding, and such others, as then toke part with him against the Bishop. And you may be ashamed to make mention of that ⟨p. 147⟩challenge, which you have so long ago given over, as a desperate cause, wherein the chiefest adversary could not make show of proof, without using the testimonies of forged & counterfeit writers, as Amphilochius, Clemens, Obadiah, Hippolytus, and such others, whereof no more account is to be made, then of fables, and shameless forgeries. Such were the chiefest proofs, which D. Harding was able to bring, and whatsoever he brought, hath been fully answered in the Reply by the Bishop himself: which book as yet though it hath been in some parts nipped at by divers, yet throughly confuted was it never. What you can do in this case may easily be guessed: & God knoweth, full little have you done to any purpose, as shall appear.

IT much offendeth you,¹ M. Rainolds, that I will seeme to vpholde the chalenge, which that learned and godly Bishop of Sarisbury, M. Iewell, did once make against your side. But as the authour thereof, while he liued, maintained the same most truelie & worthelie against your betters, so I haue no cause to be afraid of anie thing, that can be alleadged in disproofe of it, by you, or your companions, who may not rightlie be compared with D. Harding, and such others, as then toke part with him against the Bishop. And you may be ashamed to make mention of that ⟨p. 147⟩chalenge, which you haue so long agoe giuen ouer, as a desperat cause, wherein the chiefest aduersarie could not make shewe of proofe, without vsing the testimonies of forged & counterfeite writers, as Amphilochius, Clemens, Abdias, Hippolytus, and such others, whereof no more accounte is to be made, then of fables, and shameles forgeries. Such were the chiefest proofes, which D. Harding was able to bring, and whatsoeuer he brought, hath bene fullie answered in the Replie by the Bishop himselfe: which booke as yet though it hath bene in some parts nipped at by diuers, yet throughlie confuted was it neuer. What you can doe in this case maie easilie be geassed: & God knoweth, full litle haue you done to any purpose, as shall appeare.