A18080:928
The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright
The second reply of Thomas Cartwright: against Master Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Church disciplineThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright: agaynst Maister Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Churche discipline
Heidelberg: printed by Michael Schirat, 1575
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But if any man will say / perhaps this book of Geffrey was one off those so carried away / and afterwards found he wotteth not where / was brought home again: this besides it is off it self but a conjecture / is also plainly refuted by Geffrey him self: who writeth story almost off 200. years after Gildas / and hath the bistorie off Bede in some places / even word for word. That I speak nothing off his untruth / and toto childish errors in many places / especially when he maketh report off any matter of ancient time: which might be some argument also / to draw from him opinion off antiquity. After that Geffrey had once coined this story / there lack no writers which also make mention ⟨p. CCCCLXXVI⟩thereof: but so as they make some change off his report. As Platina / who maketh but 25. flamens. and 3. Archflamines: belike 1moved by the Epistle off Gildas / who maketh the number of all the cities in Britain / to be but 28. although he allege for his author Ptolemy. Thus far this author: upon all which matter may appear / what follies they be which the D. avowcheth for truth / and whereupon he hath laid the foundation off his archbishop.
But if any man will say / perhaps this booke of Geffrey was one off those so caried away / and afterwardes found he woteth not where / was browght home againe: this besides it is off yt self but a coniecture / ys also plainly refuted by Geffrey him self: who vvriteth storie almost off 200. yeares after Gildas / and hath the bistorie off Bede in some places / euen word for word. That I speake nothing off his vntruth / and toto childish errors in many places / especially vvhen he maketh report off any matter of auncient tyme: which might be some argument also / to draw from hym opinion off antiquitie. After that Geffrey had once coiued this storie / there lacke no writers which also make mention ⟨p. CCCCLXXVI⟩theroff: but so as they make some chaunge off his report. As Platina / who maketh but 25. flamines. and 3. Archflamines: belike 1moued by the Epistle off Gildas / who maketh the nombre of all the cyties in Britaine / to be but 28. although he alledge for his autor Ptolomey. Thus far this autor: vpon all which matter may appeare / what folies they be which the D. auowcheth for truth / and wheruppon he hath laied the foundacion off his archbishop.