The Lord of light lighten thine eyes, to see the thing that is right, & give the an heart to obey the same, Amen. Thou mayest (good reader) besides the open tyranny, as in a glass, plainly see in these letters, that the popish kingdom is the kingdom of faces (that is, the mighty Antichrist that Daniel writeth of) if thou consider only, what face of justice (in most open injustice) it maketh toward the most mild Moses, Thomas Cranmer that most worthy Archbishop of Canterbury. He citeth him to appear to make answer at Rome, giving him .lxxx. days respite, for his appearance there. Is this any thing but a face of justice? as though the court of Rome would condemn no man, before he answered for him self, as both law and equity require? But the very same instant time, Antichrists holiness (contrary to that visored justice) sent his commission unto that perjured beastly Brookes B. of Gloucester, to degrade and deprive him of his dignity. Which thing he did, not only before the .lxxx. days were ended, but before there were .iiij. of them spent. Furthermore where as the said most reverend father was fast detained in most grievous and strait prison, so as he could not appear (which thing was notorious both in England, and also in the Romish court) and therefore had a lawful and most just excuse of his absence, by all laws, even popish and other: yet at Rome in the end of the said .lxxx. days, was that mild good man decreed Cont•max: that is, sturdily, frowardly, and wilfully absent. And in pain of the same his absence, condemned: and in fine most cruelly and mercilessly martyred (alas for pity) even by the ministry of them, for whose souls safeguard, he put him self to that hazard, and gave his life. Consider therefore (I pray thee) how the shaven hypocrites with their complices have rolled the Queens majesty in wilful murder by their winking wiles. ⟨image 2⟩For what is it but wilful murder to cause a man to be cited, and yet to detain him still in fast prison, knowing his absence to be his condemnation. Consider also what manifest perjury and tyranny they have wrapped not the Queen alone, but with her the hole realm of England in. For which the indignation of God is so provoked, that he can not longer forbear to plague, as he hath begun alreadye• and will (no doubt) proceed onles speedy repentance follow.
THe Lorde of lyght lyghten thyne eyes, to se the thyng that is right, & geue the an hearte to obeye the same, Amen. Thou mayest (good reader) besydes the open tyrannye, as in a glasse, playnly see in these lettres, that the popishe kingdome is the kingdome of faces (that is, the myghtye Antichrist that Daniel wryteth of) yf thou consydre only, what face of iustice (in most open iniustice) it maketh towarde the most mylde Moses, Thomas Crāmer that most worthy Archebishop of Cantorbury. He cyteth him to appeare to make answere at Rome, geuing hym .lxxx. dayes respite, for his appearaunce there. Is this any thing but a face of iustice? as thoughe the court of Rome wolde condemne no man, before he answered for him selfe, as bothe lawe and equitie require? But the very same instaunt tyme, Antichristes holynesse (contrary to that visoured iustice) sent his commissiō vnto that periured beastly Brockes B. of Gloucestre, to degrade and depriue him of his dignitie. Which thing he did, not only before the .lxxx. dayes were ended, but before ther were .iiij. of thē spent. Furthermore wher as the sayd most reuerende father was fast deteyned in most greuous and strayt prison, so as he coulde not appeare (which thing was notorious both in Englande, and also in the Romishe court) and therfore had a lawfull and most iuste excuse of his absence, by al lawes, euen popishe and other: yet at Rome in the ende of the sayd .lxxx. dayes, was that mylde good mā decreed Cont•max: that is, sturdely, frowardly, and wilfully absent. And in payne of the same his absence, cō demned: and in fyne most cruelly and mercyleslye martyred (alas for pytie) euen by the ministerie of them, for whose soules sauegarde, he put him selfe to that hasarde, and gaue his lyfe. Consydre therfore (I praye thee) howe the shauen hipocrites with their complices haue rolled the Quenes maiestie in wilfull murther by their wynking wyles. ⟨image 2⟩For what is it but wilfull murther to cause a man to be cyted, and yet to detayne him still in fast prison, knowing his absence to be his condemnaciō. Considre also what manifest periurie and tyrannye they haue wrapped not the Quene alone, but with her the hole realme of Englande in. For which the indignacion of God is so prouoked, that he can not longer forbeare to plage, as he hathe begonne alreadye• and wyl (no doubt) procede onles spedy repentaūce folowe.
