The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The answere.

I say first, that these seauen writers liued longer one after another, then Sigebertus and Scotus liued after Pope Iohn. [ 1] I say secondly, that all Historiographers write for the most part, by the report of others. I say thirdly, that so many wri∣ters [ 2] otherwise of good credit with you, may well bee credited of vs, in a matter concerning your owne proceedings, especial∣ly, [ 3] since sundry of them be your owne holy friers. I say fourth∣lie, that this storie of Pope Iohn is publikelie painted, and [ 4] this daie to bee seene in your owne Cathedrall churches of

Syenna. Which painting our newly hatched Iesuites, sought earnestly to haue had defaced, in the late repairing of that church; but the bishop would not suffer them to preuaile. I say fiftly, that these seuen writers who were all papists, and liued [ 5] so long one after another; would neuer haue published one and the selfe same thing to the world, if any one of them could in his life time, haue learned the contrary to be the trueth.