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…

But first I desire M. Doctor to set down but one / and then I will leave it to thy consideration (gentle reader) to think / whether M. Doctor hath red any learned or godly mans exposition to be such / when he hath not red those which are nearest him / I mean our own country men. I say he hath not red them / because I would think charitably so of him / rather then that he should have red them / and yet speak untruly of them / and father those things of them / which they never speak.

But first I desire M. Doctor to set downe but one / and then I will leaue it to thy consyderation (gentle reader) to thincke / whether M. Doctor hath red any learned or godly mans exposition to be suche / when he hath not red those which are nearest hym / I meane our owne countrey men. I say he hath not red them / because I woulde thinke charitably so of hym / rather then that he shoulde haue red them / and yet speake vntruely of them / and father those things of them / which they neuer speake.

M. Jewell the bishop of Salisbury expounded this place / and yet did never ¹expound it / of the office and authority of an archbishop of all the bishops / and clergy of the province / but clean contrariwise applieth it to the authority that every bishop had in his diocese / his words are these: Now therefore to draw that thing by violence to one only bishop / that is generally spoken of all bishops / is a guileful fetch to mislead the reader / and no simple nor plain dealing. Here you see that M. Ivel doth not understand this of any archbishop / but of every bishop.

M. Iewell the byshop of Sarisburie expounded thys place / and yet dyd neuer ¹expounde it / of the office and authoritie of an archbyshop of all the byshops / and clergie of the prouince / but cleane contrarywise applyeth it to the authoritie that euery byshop had in hys diocesse / hys wordes are these: Now therefore to draw that thing by violence to one only byshop / that is generally spoken of all byshops / is a guilefull fetch to misseleade the reader / and no simple nor playne dealing. Heere you see that M. Iuel doth not vnderstande thys of any archbyshop / but of euery byshop.