The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

An other accusation / is off wrong in not setting down his book: ¹as one loth it should be compared, and for fear my corrupt dealing should appear. But this accusation / lieth against the most part of learned men: which having confuted adversaries off the truth / have not only not set down there books / but not given their readers so particular address for conference / as I did. Here therefore / ether let him absolve me: or condemn me / with them. That I did it not in such respect as he saith / I have protested: the truth whereof shall now appear. And withal / that notwithstanding his setting down: let the reader judge whither he useth (as he saith off me) frivolous replies, childish collections, fraudulent depraving off my book. Beside that he hath passed by divers reasons off mine untouched: ²yea and as shall (God willing hereafter appear) guilefully left out of his own book / in one or two places. And because I am entered into his dealing / having been tied now full two years / to turn this stone of his writings: it will not be amiss to admonish of some of his practises / whereby the reader may the better know how to turn himself in them / ether present or to come / if he keep on the some course. In the rest therefore off his book / beside reproaches ⟨image 10⟩/ surmises / &c: one part is spent / in naked affirmations without proof / vented often by questions either fond or from the purpose / and in dry testimonies off men: both which are (as other his furniture) repeated / and that sometimes again and again. That where the Cuckoo / troubleth but once a year: he with his untunable repetitions off one thing to the same purpose / troubleth all the year long. Yet hath he / every hand while: to be short.

An other accusation / is off wrong in not setting downe his boke: ¹as one looth it should be compared, and for fear my corrupt dealing should appear. But this accusation / lieth against the most part of learned men: which hauing confuted aduersaries off the trwth / haue not onely not set downe there bokes / but not giuen their readers so particular addres for conference / as I did. Here therfore / ether let him absolue me: or condemn me / with them. That I did yt not in suche respect as he saith / I haue protested: the truth wheroff shall now appear. And withall / that notwithstanding his setting downe: let the reader iudge whither he vseth (as he saith off me) friuolous replies, childish collections, fraudulent deprauing off my boke. Beside that he hath passed by diuers reasons off mine vntowched: