The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

But whether it be / or no: it is manifest mockery of the people off God / and if it should be approved off the Bishops / which is here alleged: I can not see / how they could deliver them selves / from that sore accusation / off making merchandise off the people off God / by colourable and deceitful words. For to omit that ⟨p. CL⟩the bishop / was w•nt to goo to every church which had a pastor or bishop / to be ordained (as I am able to prove) and not all the churches to come unto him: and to let the inconvenience pass / how the churches throughout the whole diocese can be lodged / especially oftentimes in a little village / where the Bishop giveth his orders: and to let pass that the bill which is set up upon the church door / is in the latin tongue / whereby they can make no preparation / not understanding the sound off the trumpet: I say / to let all thes pass: what should the churches do there / to have trial off the sufficiency off the ministers / which have already an incumbent? for the Bishops do as well give orders / when the places are full: as when they are not. And what should those which want do there? when they know not / whether they shall have one of that creation / or of some before: one made in that diocese / or in an other.

But whether it be / or no: it is manifest mockerie of the people off God / and if it should be approued off the Bishops / vvhich is here alledged: I cā not see / how they could deliuer them selues / from that sore accusation / off making merchandise off the people off God / by coulorable and deceitfull vvordes. For to omitt that ⟨p. CL⟩the bishop / was w•nt to goo to euerie church which had a pastor or bishopp / to be ordeined (as I am able to proue) and not all the churches to come vnto him: and to let the incōuenience passe / how the churches throwghowt the whole diocese can be lodged / especially oftentimes in a litle village / wher the Bishopp giueth his orders: and to let passe that the bill vvhich is set vp vpon the churche doore / is in the latin tonge / wherby they can make no preparation / not vnderstanding the sounde off the trompet: I saie / to let all thes passe: what should the churches doo there / to haue triall off the sufficiencie off the ministers / vvhich haue alreadie an incumbent? for the Bishops do as well giue orders / vvhen the places are full: as vvhen they are not. And what should those vvhich vvant doo there? vvhen they know not / vvhether they shall haue one of that creation / or of some before: one made in that diocese / or in an other.