A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…

IT may be said unto you / that which Aristotle said of a certain Philosopher / that he knew not his own voice. For if that you had remembered / that which you do so often promise / that you will not answer words / but matter / the Printer should not have gained so much / men should not have bestowed so much money of a thing not of so great value / nor that (which is more) the world should ⟨p. 21⟩not be burdened with unprofitable writings. For how often tunnings out have you / to draw the authors of the Admonition into hatred / by inveighing bitterly against their unlearnedness / maliciousness? &c. (as it pleaseth you to term it) so that if there were any excess of speech in them / you have payed it again with measure pressed down / & running over. How often charge you them with pride / & arrogance / men that confess once or twice of them selves / their want of skill / and which profess nothing of them selves / but only a bare and naked knowledge of the truth / which may be done with modesty / even of them which have no learning. And yet those that know them / know that they are neither void of the knowledge of the tongues / nor of the liberal Arts / albeit they do not make so many words of it as you. * Solomon saith / that he that is despised / and hath ¹but one servant / is better / then he which magnifieth and setteth out him self / and yet wanteth bread. Whereby he meaneth that the man / that hath but a little / and carieth his countenance accordingly / is much more to be esteemed / then he which beareth a great port / and hath not to support it. These brethren have not undertaken the knowledge of Logic / Philosophy / and other school learning / whereof notwithstanding they are not destitute: you / in so often reproaching them / with the ignorance of them / would make us believe / that you are so notable a Logician & Philosopher / as if Logic & Philosophy had been borne with you / & should dye with you: when as it may appear / partly by that which hath been spoken / and partly by those things that will fall out hereafter / that you are better acquainted with the names of Logic and Philosophy / then with any sound or substantial knowledge of them. But let that be the universities judgement / where you have been brought up / and are best known.

IT may be sayde vnto you / that whych Aristotle sayde of a certaine Philosopher / that he knewe not his owne voice. For if that you had remembred / that which you do so often promis / that you will not answer words / but matter / ye Printer should not haue gained so much / men should not haue bestowed so much money of a thing not of so great value / nor that (which is more) the world shuld