The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

Therefore to let pass the offices off charge in the common wealth: for the Ecclesiastical charges / which her majesty bestoweth / although they be off the greatest port: yet they will appear / not off the greatest charge. unless you mean charge actively / that is to say great charge / and unprofitable burden unto the church / not bearing the church / but borne of it / even almost to the breaking off her back. And those also (as I think) are not chosen off the prince alone, but named only / and chosen off the canons off that sea / whereof he is to be appointed bishop / and confirmed ⟨p. CXXXIII⟩off the Archbishop. But let it be here observed / that Master D. seemeth by affirmation off this thing (although falsely) without saying any thing against it / to give the election off the bishop only unto the Prince: which if he may do in the bishops / which he taketh head ministers: much more may he do it / in the other ecclesiastical orders / which he accounteth under the bishop. here first I would know / whether he will stand to this / or no: or whether having nothing to answer / he used this for a shift. Then whether the Bishops will take in good part / this translation of the church right into the hands of the civil magistrate: and whether for there temporalties / as it were for a mess of rise pottage / they will suffer the churches inheritance to be thus riotously alienated: to be offered where it is not asked / to be given where it is not received. And if they be content to part from this if need be / that they may keep the other: or be content that master D. forward off his proctorship / should have the disposing off it at his pleasure: then I shall have something more to say in this behalf.

Therefore to let passe the offices off charge in the com̄on wealth: for the Ecclesiasticall charges / which her maiestie bestoweth / althowghe they be off the greateste porte: yet they will appeare / not off the greatest charge. vnlesse yow meane charge actiuely / that is to saye great charge / and vnprofitable burden vnto the churche / not bearinge the churche / but borne of yt / euen almoste to the breakinge off her backe. And those also (as I thinke) are not chosen off the prince alone, but named onlie / and chosen off the canons off that sea / wheroff he is to be appointed bishoppe / and confirmed ⟨p. CXXXIII⟩off the Archbishoppe. But lett yt be here obserued / that Maister D. seemeth by affirmation off this thing (although falsely) without saying any thing against yt / to gïue the election off the bishop onely vnto the Prince: whiche if he maie doe in the bishopes / whiche he taketh head ministers: muche more maie he doe it / in the other ecclesiasticall orders / which he accounteth vnder the bishope. here first I woulde knowe / wether he will stande to this / or no: or whether hauing nothinge to answere / he vsed this for a shifte. Then whether the Bishopes will take in good parte / this translatiō of the churche righte into the handes of the ciuil magistrate: ād whether for there tēporalties / as it wer for a messe of rise potage / they will suffer the churches inheritaunce to be thus riotowsly alienated: to be offered where yt is not asked / to be geuen where it is not receiued. And iff they be contente to parte from this iff need be / that they maie kepe thother: or be contente that maister D. forrewarde off his proctorshipp / shoulde haue the disposing off it at his pleasure: then I shall haue something more to saie in this behalfe.