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

In case ye will, (as in deed ye must) by some means find out the occasions of these troubles and unquietness within your Majesty's Realm: ye shall not find (as many report) the Gospel to be the cause thereof. For it is the word of peace, and the Disciples thereof be assured of all grace and God's favour. Deuteronomy the eight and twenty ⟨image 38⟩and Christ appeased with his presence the troublous waves of the sea. John. vi. Upon whom then will the lot of unquietness and trouble fall? Upon Jonah, that is to say upon every man that neglecteth his vocation, and doeth not as he is bid, as when he that should stir the rudder in a ship, leaveth her to waves, he that should strike the sails, stretcheth them to more wind, and so to conclude none taketh heed of that he should. My gracious Lord and King, and ye my Lords of his most honourable council, how many Jonasses should there be found in England? doubtless to many in every condition and sort of people with in this realm among the nobles, ⟨p. xxix⟩lawyers, Bishops, priests, and the commune people. Examine all a part and prove: the nobility make unprofitable expenses, more then their ability can or is able to sustain. They feed a sort of Idle, and never commended sort of people, neither by gods laws neither by mans laws: they them selves live Idle, and will not labour neither with hand neither with wit. What must follow but trouble of the ship, that is to say oppression of the pore. Isaiah. v.

In case ye wyll, (as in dede ye muste) by some meanes fynd out the occasions of these troubles and vnquyetnes wythin youre Magisties Realme: ye shall not fynde (as manye reporte) the Gospell to be the cause therof. For it is the word of peace, and the Dysciples thereof be assured of all grace and goddes fauoure. Deutronomye the eyght and tewentye ⟨image 38⟩and Christe apesed wyth hys presence the troublous waues of the sea. Iohn. vi. Upon whō then wyll the lot of vnquietnes and trouble fal? Upon Ionas, that is to saye vpon euery man that neglecteth his vocacion, and doeth not as he is byd, as when he that shoulde stirre the rother in a shyp, leaueth her to waues, he yt shoulde stricke the sayles, stretcheth thē to more wynde, and so to conclude none taketh hede of that he should. My gracious Lord and Kynge, and ye my Lordes of hys moost honorable councel, how many Ionasses shuld there be founde in Englande? doubtles to many in euery condicion and sorte of people with in thys realme amonge the nobles,