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To our purpose. Other articles that I have written of, be something hard, and obscure, saving all only to these men, that be learned. But as for this article, me think it is so plain, that I marvel how any man should doubt in it. For doubtless it needeth no learned judge, but only a Civil, and a moral good man, that is ¹endued with reason and equity. For surely mine adversaries doth not earnestly defend pure, and clean chastity, for they know how few priests there be, that keepeth their chastity. Yea & they know how sore they have punished those men, that hath broken their chastity. So that they do not defend chastity, but rather filthiness, and abominable living. In the which the most part of the spirituality doth live. Of this I will be reported to the ²records of the kings courts, and also to their own records. in the which (if they should be searched) should be found an innumerable sort detected of uncleanness. These matters be open, notwithstanding I am right sorry to rehearse it, but I am compelled, seeing there is such intolerable violence used against those poor men that marry, be cause they would not all only live virtuously before God, but also morally before the world.

To our purpose. Other articles that I haue written of, bée something harde, and obscure, sauing all onely to these men, that bée learned. But as for this article, mée thinke it is so playne, that I meruayle how any mā should doubt in it. For doubtles it néedeth no learned iudge, but onely a Ciuell, and a morall good man, that is ¹indued with reason and equitie. For surely mine aduersaries doth not earnestly defend pure, and cleane chastitie, for they know how few priestes there bée, that kéepeth their chastitie. Yea & they know how sore they haue punyshed those men, that hath broken theyr chastitie. So that they doe not defend chastitie, but rather fylthines, and abhominable lyuing. In ye which the most part of the spiritualtie doth liue. Of this I will bée reported to the ²recordes of the kinges courts, and also to their owne recordes. in ye which (if they should bée serched) should bée found an innumerable sort detected of vncleanes. These matters bée open, notwithstanding I am right sory to rehearse it, but I am compelled, seing there is such intollerable violēce vsed agaynst those poore mē that marry, be cause they would not all onely lyue vertuously béefore God, but also morally before the world.