A second admonition to the parliament

But if they carry away the praise of the people for their learning / though the people have learned little or nothing at their hands (for they can not learn much / where little is spoken to purpose) or for some merry tales they have told / or §30¹such like pageants to please itching ears withal / such a fellow must have the benefices / the prebends / the Archdeaconries / and such like loiterers preferments / especially if he can make low courtesy to my Lords / and know his manners to every degree of them / or can creep into some noble mans favour to bear the name of his chaplain / this is he y• shall bear the preferments away from all other / and to flaunt it ⟨p. 33⟩out in his long large gown / and his tippet / and² his little fine square cap / with his Tawny coats after him / fisking over the city to show him self / none can have that he may have / except some certain fat fellows / with long bags³ at their girdles / and some in their sleeves / or with a dish of M. Latimer's apples. Corruption / too much corruption in these matters. This order avoideth intrusion into any benefices / but to be §10chosen by the consent of that parish where they shall be ministers / and there to tarry. Theirs / so the patron present / and the bishop institute / thrusteth upon parishes such / as what so ever they are / they cannot be refused / and may resign or otherwise depart as they list. Theirs appointeth not only moe hoy ministers / & dumb dogs not able to bark / then they wot where to bestow / but also many roving preachers / to preach in whose cure they list / out of all order. §20This / appointeth every pastor to his charge / and by a very good order / none to meddle out of his own charge. By this / all without exception / are drawn & driven to exercise them selves among them selves / for the increase of knowledge / and for the confirmation of them in the undoubted truth. Theirs appointeth at their lordships pleasure / and their Archdeacons / their men either to say a part of one of the Epistles without book / or to turn it out of Latin into