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The image of both pastors set forth by that most famous clerk, Huldrych zwingliusThe ymage of both pastoures sette forth by that mooste famouse clerck, Huldrych zwinglius
The image of both pastors set forth by that most famous clerk, Huldrych zwinglius ; [and] now tra[n]slated out of Latin into English, By John Veron Sinonoys. A most fruitful [and] necessary book, to be had [and] read in all churches, there with to enarme all simple [and] ignorant folks, against the ravening wolves and false prophets.The ymage of both pastoures sette forth by that mooste famouse clerck, Huldrych zwinglius ; [and] now tra[n]slated out of Latin into Englishe, By John Veron Sinonoys. A most fruitefull [and] necessary boke, to be had [and] redde in all churches, ther wyth to enarme all symple [and] ignorant folkes, agaynst the raueninge wolues and false prophetes.
London: printed by William Seris and, 1550
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.
¶ Of the meting of Master John Hooper Bishop of Gloucester, & of Master Doctor Cole, quondam chancellor of London, and now Warden of the new college in Oxford.
¶ Of the metynge of Mayster Iohn Hooper Bysshop of Gloceter, & of Maiester Doctoure Cole, quondā chaunceler of Londō, and now Wardeyn of the new college in Oxeforde.
Here I am compelled, for the great zeal, that I bear unto the truth, & unto the maintainers thereof, to detect & bring to light, a most crafty & subtle policy, which the Papists are wont to use at this present: being in this point most like unto certain warriors, which, when they feel them selves, to be over weak for their enemies, either cause an our cry too be made upon them, with these or like words: They fly, they fly: that so they may encourage their men of war, which afore were most like to forsake thee field and •enne away, and also make the enemies that are within the hearing of it, too be dismayed and astonied, and to think, that their company, whom they see not, be put too flight, & have utterly forsaken them: or else being beaten and overcome. ⟨image 93⟩•o send tidings about, that they have gotten thee over hand or victory thereby comforting their adherents and friends, which else, if their overthrow were known, would have swerved, from them. A very like thing did chance & happen in this last, July Anne. M.D.L. That most valiant soldier of the lord, and strong propugnatoure or defender of gods trueth Master John Hooper, as he returned from my lord Chancellor, that then was in the county of Essex, did (whether it was by a chance, or of a set purpose, I know not) come unto & certain manor or place of my good Master, Sir John York Knight then Sheriff of London, which place is caller Marks .ix. mile fre the city: where a certain learned man, named Master Doctor Cole, quondam Chancellor of London, & now Warden of the new college in Oxford, was asseruaed & kept prisoner (.Wherefore it is, all the world doth know) when these great clerks were met and come together, after a mutual congratulation, they did, within a while, begin to reason of sundry & many things ye belong unto learning, but most especially of those points of religion, that now are in controversy between