A18072:46
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…
A brief apology of Thomas Cartwright against all such slanderous accusations as it pleaseth Mr Sutcliffe in several pamphlets most injuriously to load him withA brief apologie of Thomas Cartwright against all such slaunderous accusations as it pleaseth Mr Sutcliffe in seuerall pamphlettes most iniuriously to loade him with
Middelburg : R. Schilders, 1596
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 Cartwrightes answer.
Thomas Cartwrightes answere.
I was not so much as named in my brothers will, and to put of Mr Sutcliffes shift of answer he hath made to excuse him self in his latter book, that by the word of last will he would understand any conveyance lately made ⟨image 12⟩before his death, wherein trust was committed unto me: I answer, that my brother Stubs did never either long before or soon after his death put me in trust with any of his worldly estate either by word or writing. Neither is there (as Mr Sutcliffe surmiseth) any unkindness of my Brothers towards me, in not putting me in trust which would not that way be employed, or my unkindness towards him, who trusted him with my whole estate that way. And that my Brothers wife and kindred rested not satisfied with my dealing: either is an untruth of Mr Sutcliffes report, or a most causeless complaint of their behalf. For where in regard of my wives portion of two hundred pound, I had an annuity in fee-simple, for default of payment whereof after his death, (besides th'annuity and arrearages) I had a lease of a hundred years granted me of certain pastures to the yearly value of six pound by estimation for a peppercorn only I was content, to th'end that the lands might be sold for the satisfying of my brothers creditors, freely and for naught to release my interest in that lease, which the law, for want of payment of th'annuity, did evidently cast upon me: also to yield up mine annuity for the same sum of money I had payed to my Brother, without both which my Brothers land would have found no convenient sale for the payment of his creditors until this day. And of my dealing herein, I take witness of Sir Robert Jermin of Suffolk, Mr Atkins & Mr Tyndale of Lincolns Inn: who were (in deed) the men my brother trusted with his worldly estate: and who (in my judgement) acquitted the trust my brother reposed in them accordingly.