The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

His cavil that I alleged this canon, falsely attributed unto the ¹Apostles, is answered: beside that I ⁱshow that it being falsely assigned to them / is notwithstanding the true canon off the Council off Antioch. The Canon is as I have alleged / nothing nether ⟨p. DCXLIIII⟩added nor diminished, which might disadvantage the D. cause any •ote. whether the bishop according to that canon / may do that which appertaineth unto his own parish without the archbishop: whether the archbishop taketh matters out off their hands / concludeth them not making the bishops prime / contrary to the tenure off that canon (which the D. denieth). I leave to the readers judgement / his especially which hath seen the merchandise / and traffic off his courts. And it may partly appear by the book off the 7•. archbishops / where Canterbury is made the head off all our churches, all bishops sworn to canonical obedience off that archbishop and defence off all Privileges and liberties of that seat▪ Where the bishop off London is his dean to call synods, to publish his decrees, to make return off the execution: Winchester his Chancellor, Lincoln his vice chancellor, Salisbury his chanter, Worcester his chaplain, Rochester his cross bearer when that baggage was. Where his authority is said to have no certain bounds but almost as him self listeth with other such archbishoplicke / and unministerlike loftiness / reckoned / and earnestly avouched / and yet notwithstanding (as he saith) sparingly touched: to the end belike that it might have an easier defence. And if the lord bishops are his vassals the poor ministers what place shall they have?

His cauill that I alledged this canon, falsely attributed vnto the ¹Apostels, is answered: beside that I ⁱshew that yt being falsely assigned to them / is notwithstanding the true canon off the Councell off Antioche. The Canon is as I haue alledged / nothing nether