A brief apology of Thomas Cartwright against all such slanderous accusations as it pleaseth…A brief apologie of Thomas Cartwright against all such slaunderous accusations as it pleaseth…

Let it be judged what christian love it is to commit such things to print upon a bare report. And if the reporters had been named as in other cases where he doth call out the persons by their names, the trueth might have ⟨image 11⟩the better appeared: For me, I am able to produce witnesses, that the first time that ever I heard of Martin Marprelate, I testified my great misliking & grief, for so naughty, and so disorderly a course as that was. And therefore where fol. 51. pa. 1. he asketh when I will condemn th'unlawful and uncivil practise of Martin and Penry? I ask again what office or charge I have to publish condemnation upon every unlawful and uncivil writing that cometh abroad? And yet I have witnesses, that even publicly when I was allowed to preach, I condemned all dealing in that kind.

Let it be iudged what christian loue it is to committe such things to print vpon a bare report. And if the reporters had bene named as in other cases where he doth call out the persons by their names, the trueth might haue ⟨image 11⟩the better appeared: For me, I am able to produce witnesses, that the first time that euer I heard of Martin Marprelate, I testified my great misliking & grief, for so naughtie, and so disorderly a course as that was. And therefore where fol. 51. pa. 1. he asketh when I will condemne th'vnlawfull and vnciuill practise of Martin and Penry? I aske againe what office or charge I haue to publishe condemnation vpon euery vnlawfull and vnciuill writing that cometh abroad? And yet I haue witnesses, that euen publikely when I was alowed to preach, I condemned all dealing in that kinde.