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

And I do here appeal & burden every subjects conscience of this realm of England. First those that have the doings, receivinges, occupyinges, and custody, oversight, rule, and office of the kings majesties goods or lands. Then their conscience to whom the king and his council hath commended the teaching and instruction of his people in the knowledge and fear both of God and man: finally I appeal all the consciences of the subjects of this realm which me riteth some for deceit, falsehood, and deceiving of the king, ⟨p. lxxxix⟩loss both of body and goods some for preaching erroneous, seditious, and false doctrine, or for neglecting the preaching of the true doctrine, deserve most cruel punishment. Some for false judgement merit the loss of their lives. The rest for rebellion, sedition, and treason, deserve the sword and the gallows, whether in suffering the pain appointed for such transgression they can from their hearts say: this suffer I worthily, & will the vengeance of God, because I have sinned against him, & the law of my commonwealth. No no y• Lord knoweth: every man extenuateth, yea excuseth all things done against God & his order. But I will same the (y• ⟨image 98⟩thief and robber of the king and of the commune wealth) to be king, and the king thy officer & receiver: wouldest thou thy officer should deceive thee? Or thou traitorous & false subject if thou were king & the king thy subject, wouldest thou be contented that thy subject should conspire and imagine how to pluck the out of thy realm? What if mi Lord Bishop and master person were kings, trow ye their Majesties would be contented that their Bishops and priests should whisper a tale of treason and sedition in auricular confession or other privy conventicles to their subjects?

And I do here appele & burden euery subiectes conscience of thys realme of Englande. Firste those that haue the doynges, receiuinges, occupyinges, and custody, ouersyght, rule, and offyce of the kynges maiesties goods or lādes. Thē their conscience to whome the kynge and hys counsell hathe commended the teaching and instructiō of hys people in the knowledge and feare bothe of God and man: fynally I apele all the conscyences of the subiectes of this realme whiche me riteth some for deceite, falshed, and deceyuynge of the kynge,