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…

And yet I doubt not / and am well assured / that there be divers godly learned men which have livings in those places / but for all that they cease not therefore to be dens of loiterers and idle persons / whilst there are nourished there some which serve for no profitable use in the church (their offices being such as bring no commodity / but rather hurt / of which number certain are which the Admonition speaketh of in the. 224. page:) some other which having charges in other places under the colour of their prebends there / absent them selves from them: and that which they spoil and raven in other places / there they spend and make good cheer with / and therefore not without good cause called dens. Finally / there being nothing there / which might not be much better applied / and to the greater commodity of the church / whilst they might be turned into colleges / where young men might be brought up in good learning / & made fit for the service of the church and common wealth / the universities being not able to receive that number of scholars / wherewith their need may be supplied.

And yet I doubt not / and am well assured / that there be diuers godly learned men whych haue lyuings in those places / but for all that they cease not therefore to be dennes of loyterors and idle persones / whylest there are nouryshed there some whych serue for no profitable vse in the church (their offyces being suche as bryng no commoditye / but rather hurte / of whych numbre certen are whych the Admonition speaketh of in the. 224. page:) some other which hauing charges in other places vnder the coloure of their prebendes there / absent them selues from them: and that whych they spoyle and rauen in other places / there they spend and make good cheare wyth / and therfore not wythout good cause called dennes. Finally / there being nothyng there / whych might not be much better applied / and to the greater commodity of the churche / whylest they myght be turned into colledges / where yong men myght be brought vp in good learning / & made fitte for the seruice of the church and common wealthe / the vniuersities being not able to receyue that numbre of scholers / wherwyth their neede may be supplyed.

And where M. Doctor saith / that that which is spoken of the Queens majesties chapel / is worthy rather to be punished then confuted: if so be that these be abuses / the example of them in her majesties chapel / can not be but most dangerous / which with all humble submission and reverence / I beseech her majesty duly to consider.