An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

First Let us speak of the Bishops and priests. Their office was in the primitive & first church, to be preachers of God's word, and ministers of Christs Sacraments. Not to sacrifice for dead nor live, not to sing, or mass or any such like. Unto the first original must all these men as they be called, of the holy church, be called: else by they no shepherds, but ravening wolfs, to devour the sheep of God. And that this may the better be done your majesty must begin with your Chapel and Chaplains: make them to serve the same souls that laboureth for their ⟨p. lxiii⟩livings. If your Grace do it not, ye shall put your own self in danger of God. And from henceforth make your Chapel laynes men of the church, and let the Chapel go. And when your majesty hath done this, your self cause all noble men of your realm to do the same. Then reform your Colleges in the Universities, and see honest men to have the leading and oversight of the youth: such as will amend, let them tarry still in their offices, such as will no• your majesty must remove, if ever ye bring the ship to quietness. Unto the clerk from henceforth as ye will answer unto it, give no benefice, or spiritual promotions to none, but to such a one as can ⟨image 73⟩& will preach true doctrine, or else teach unto the youth the Catechism, and help the people with some good counsel, Or else cast them all into the sea that is, put them out of their office, and put better in their places. And beware of this ungodly pity wherewith all men for the most part be very much now adays cumbered withal, which will for pity rather let a fool or an evil man to enjoy his benefice, then a thousand souls to be brought to know ledge? this in no pity but rather a cruelty and killing of the soul. Therefore if it should please the Magistrates to make a law that no man should have Bishopric, benefice, prebend, or other ecclesiastical ⟨p. lxiiii⟩vocation longer then he used him self according to his vocation, it were wonderful well

Fyrste Let vs speake of the Byshops and priestes. Theyr offyce was in the primatiue & fyrste churche, to be preachers of goddes worde, and ministers of Christes Sacramentes. Not to sacrifyce for ded nor lyue, not to synge, or masse or anye souche lyke. Unto the fyrst original must al these mē as they be called, of the holye churche, be called: els by they no shepherdes, but rauenynge woulfes, to deuoure the shepe of God. And that thys maye the better be done youre maiestie muste begyn wyth youre Chapell and Chapellanes: make theym to serue the same soules that laboreth for theyr