M. Hardinge.
Courtisanes wente abroade, so as the Matrones doo: some rode on Mules, some dwelled in good∣ly houses. VVhiche particulare disorders, as there they continewed not many yeeres, * so in these daies they haue benne reformed. VVherein ye folowe the Father of your Haeresies, and schoolemaister of your malice the Deuill, who in Scripture is called Accusator Fratrum nostrorum, the accuser of our Brethren.
But sirs, how leape ye from Rome to Placentia, from the Cleregy to a Temporall Duke, whome ye call the Popes Sonne, though he was not his Sonne beinge Pope, but by lawful Matrimonie before holy Orders taken? For suche a one was Peter Aloisius of whom ye speake. Be it, that he was an euill man. VVhat maketh that against the Churche? what for Defence of your newe Gospell? If Iohannes Casa beinge yet a younge spring all, before he came to be a Clerke, and longe before he was either Bishop or Legate, made certaine amorous Sonettes in Italian rime, foloweinge the Italian poete Petrarcha, to whiche kinde of exercise the good wittes of Italy in youth are muche geuen, and without naminge any persone, flatteringly smoothed that heinous facte, rather then praised, wherein neuerthelesse he did euill, we confesse, and for the same ouersight of his youth, was notwithstandinge his other excel∣lent qualities kepte backe from the dignitie of Cardinalship duringe his life: all this beinge graun∣ted and considered, what hindereth it the estimation of Christes Churche? And what furthereth it your false Doctrine, your Schismes, and your Heresies? Touchinge the Deathe of Iohn Diazius the Spa∣niarde, ye tell many lies at once.