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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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.
After that the old king of France was brought down out of Italy, mark what pageants have ben plays, and what are yet a playing to separate us from the Emperor (lest by the help or aid of us he should be able to recover his right of the Pope) & to couple us to the Frenchmen, whose might the pope ever abuseth to keep the Emperor from Italy. What prevaileth it for any king to marry his daughter or his son or to make any peace or good ordinance for the wealth of his realm? For it shall no longer last than it is profitable to them. Their treason is so secret that the world can not perceive it. They dissimule those things which they are only cause of, & simul discord among them selves when they are most agreed. One shall hold this, and another shall dispute the contrary: But the conclusion shall be that most maintaineth their falsehood, though Gods word be never so contrary. What have they wrought in our days, yea and what work they yet, to the perpetual dishonour of the King and rebuke of the Realm, and shame of all the nation in what soever Realms they go?
After that the old kyng of Fraunce was brought down out of Italy, mark what pageaūtes haue ben playes, and what are yet a playeng to separate vs frō the Emperour (lest by the helpe or ayde of vs he should be able to recouer his right of the Pope) & to couple vs to the Frēchmē, whose might the pope euer abuseth to keepe the Emperour frō Italy. What preuayleth it for any kyng to mary his daughter or his sōne or to make any peace or good ordinaunce for the wealth of his realme? For it shal no longer last thē it is profitable to them. Their treason is so secret that the world cā not perceaue it. They dissimule those thynges whiche they are onely cause of, & simul discorde among them selues whē they are most agreed. One shall hold this, and another shall dispute the contrary: But the conclusiō shalbe that most maynteineth their falshead, though Gods word be neuer so contrary. What haue they wrought in our days, yea and what worke they yet, to the perpetuall dishonour of the Kyng and rebuke of the Realme, and shame of all the nation in what soeuer Realmes they go?
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