M. Harding.M. Hardinge.

M. Harding.

M. Hardinge.

Here have we a man of straw set up,¹ whom this defender nameth Adrian Bishop of Rome. He giveth him a wase of straw in his hand, that a far of seemeth to be a sore weapon, taken out of the armoury of Platina,^* as is pretended. But when ye come near and behold what fellow this is, and confer with Platina, touching his weapon, ye see it to be a feigned thing. For there is no such saying by Platina attributed to any of the^‡ six Adrians Bishops of Rome, ‡ whose lives he writeth. And mo there were not. Therefore where you say, What if I say, that Adrian, &c. I answer thereto, that if you so say, you say a false lie.

Here haue wee a man of strawe set vp,¹ whom this defender nameth Adrian Bishop of Rome. He geueth him a waze of strawe in his hande, that a farre of semeth to be a sore weapon, taken out of the armorie of Platina,^* as is pretended. But when ye come neare and beholde what felow this is, and conferre with Platina, touchinge his weapon, ye see it to be a fained thinge. For there is no sutche saieinge by Platina attributed to any of the^‡ six Adrians Bishoppes of Rome, ‡ whose liues he writeth. And mo there were not. Therefore where you saie, What if I saie, that Adrian, &c. I answere thereto, that if you so saie, you saie a false lie.

1. 1Rome the root of il.