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Eust. Though they brag never so much of their religion,¹ and show themselves very well affected to it, and desire greatly the ⟨image 51⟩advancing and exalting thereof, and the abolishing of ours, nevertheless, their devotion is not so great, that they become one penny the more liberal for it, neither is their charity so great, that they forget any jot of their covetousness, which is greater, more greedy and insatiably in them, then ever it was, or is among us, whom they call Papists, or amongst our Priests, Monks, and Prelates, against whom they cry out, as though all charity were quenched in them, and that there were no covetousness in all the world, but theirs. For, so far are these new Christians, from giving any thing of theirs, to the relief of the poor, that they even take away that, which others have given them heretofore. Yea, so far are they from erecting, or giving any thing to Hospitals, that they will not maintain those, which were founded by their predecessors to their hands. There are many hospitals, which heretofore have bin governed by priests, which were much better governed then, then they be now by these new Church reformers. For masters of Hospitals are many times made, as Bailiffs, and other officers be made, not so much to minister Justice, & to execute the ⟨image 52⟩office committed to them, as to fill their purses, and to make them rich. Is not this a godly reformation, to make masters of hospitals, not such as are mete to govern the goods of the poor, but such as can shift for themselves, and make the poor fast.

Eust. Though thei brag neuer so muche of their religion,¹ and shewe thēselues very well affected to it, and desire greately the ⟨image 51⟩aduauncyng and exaltyng thereof, and the abolishyng of ours, neuerthelesse, their deuotiō is not so great, that thei become one penie ye more liberall for it, neither is their charitie so great, that thei forget any iotte of their coueteousnesse, whiche is greater, more gredy and insaciably in them, then euer it was, or is emong vs, whom thei call Papistes, or emongest our Priestes, Monkes, and Prelates, against whom thei crie out, as though all charitie were quenched in them, and that there were no coueteousnesse in all the worlde, but theirs. For, so far are these newe Christians, frō giuyng any thing of theirs, to ye relief of the poore, that thei euen take awaie that, whiche others haue giuen thē heretofore. Yea, so far are thei frō erectyng, or giuyng any thyng to Hospitalls, that thei will not maintaine those, whiche were founded by their predecessors to their hādes. There are many hospitals, whiche heretofore haue bin gouerned by priestes, whiche were muche better gouerned then, then thei bee now by these newe Churche reformers. For maisters of Hospitals are many tymes made, as Bailiffes, and other officers bee made, not so muche to minister Iustice, & to execute the