Sermons upon Deuteronomy

The same Deacons.

IT falleth out well to the purpose, that when the former warning was ended, there remained a void room to put in this addition, which shall serve for a confirmation of the things that were spoken concerning the former manner of dealing, used in the printing of the sermons upon Daniel. For immediately upon the getting of a copy printed at Rochelle by Bartholomew Berton, in the year of our Lord 1565, he that nameth himself the first author of the putting of them abroad, gave forth that they had bin kept as it were in prison by the space of twelve years or thereabouts, & that the Author of them had suppressed them and held them fast locked up, with such other like sayings devised of his own brain. But therein he showeth sufficiently by what means he came by those copies, which were never kept back from any that were desirous to have them, so it were but to read them, albeit that they were kept from such as would copy them out to defraud our poor folk of the benefit that was lawfully gotten for them. And whereas he reporteth that the copy which he caused to be imprinted, fell into the hands of a friend of his: he should at leastwise have inquired how that came to pass, and by what title his friend made it his own, so as he durst cause it to be printed. But it is apparent how great his fault was against our poor folk: and what pretence so ever he make, no man can doubt what zeal or affection drave him to do that thing. By the way, God grant that the Readers be not disappointed of the profit which they should reap of those sermons, & that they be put forth according as they were gathered, whereof we neither can nor will judge, until we have read them throughly, & conferred them with the original copies which we have here, which thing we will by Gods help do ere it be long, that we may faithfully warn the readers thereof, against the next imprinting of them again.

IT falleth out well to the purpose, that when the former warning was ended, there remained a voide roome to put in this addition, which shall serue for a confirmation of the things that were spoken concerning the former maner of dealing, vsed in the printing of the sermons vpon Danyel. For immediatly vpon the getting of a copie printed at Rochell by Bartilmew Berton, in the yeare of our Lord 1565, he that nameth himselfe the first author of the putting of them abroade, gaue forth that they had bin kept as it were in prison by the space of twelue years or thereabouts, & that the Author of them had suppressed them and held them fast locked vp, with such other like sayings deuised of his owne braine. But therein he sheweth sufficientlie by what meanes he came by those copies, which were neuer kept backe from any that were desirous to haue them, so it were but to reade them, albeit that they were kept from such as would copie them out to defraud our poore folke of the benefite that was lawfully gotten for them. And whereas he reporteth that the copie which he caused to be imprinted, fell into the hands of a friend of his: he shoulde at leastwise haue inquired how that came to passe, and by what title his friend made it his owne, so as he durst cause it to be printed. But it is apparant how great his fault was against our poore folk: and what pretence so euer he make, no man can doubt what zeale or affection draue him to do that thing. By the way, God grant that the Readers be not disappointed of the profit which they should reape of those sermons, & that they be put forth according as they were gathered, wherof we neither can nor wil iudge, vntill we haue read them throughly, & conferred them with the originall copies which we haue heere, which thing we will by Gods helpe doe ere it be long, that we may faithfully warne the readers thereof, against the next imprinting of them againe.