A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge.
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- A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge.
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- Fulke, William, 1538-1589.
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- Imprinted at London :: By Ihon Kingston, for William Iones, and are to bee solde at the newe long shop, at the west ende of Poules,
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"A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01304.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.
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Your seconde consideration, is deter∣minable, by suche as are skilfull in the la∣wes of this realme, what persones muste concurre, in the Parliament, that it may be an Acte of Parliamente, and I doubte not, but the matter was so ordered, by the iudgemente of them that had knowledge, as was for the honour, and wealthe of the realme. But if any errour had been com∣mitted, at that tyme you speake of, it was since by all three estates in Parlia∣ment redressed, the same booke of seruice, by their aucthoritie being confirmed. But whereas you complaine, that the Shepe in that firste Parliament, tooke vpon thē against their shepherdes, I aunswer naie, but the Shepherdes againste the Shepe∣biters, for your Cleargie consisted all of Wolues, and not of Shepherdes, where∣fore it was the duetie of the Prince, with the nobles, and senatours of that Parlia∣mente, to deliuer the Shepe out of their cruell tyrānie, and to banishe, and remoue all suche raueinous beastes, frō the flocke. And touchyng the booke, you saie thei ex∣hibited, of what credite would you haue it to bee, when thei so shamefully refused
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conference, before the moste parte of the Parliamente, vpon a friuolous pretence, in Westminster churche. At whiche time al wise menne sawe, that their cause was naught, whiche durste not abide the triall in the open light.