An ansvvere to a Romish rime lately printed, and entituled, A proper new ballad wherein are contayned Catholike questions to the Protestant, the which ballad was put foorth without date or day, name of authour or printer, libell-like scattered and sent abroad, to withdraw the simple from the fayth of Christ, vnto the doctrine of Antichrist the pope of Rome / written by that Protestant Catholike, I.R.

The Epilogue.

THus (good Readers) hauing postingly run ouer this Ro∣mish Rime, as a Priest doeth his Masse and Mattens, whē he hath haste another way, I will come to an end. In this Pamphlet, you haue rather seene my loue and good will, then my wisdome or great skill: but (I trust) you that are well minded, will take the same in good part, (howsoeuer others doe) considering my chiefest purpose herein was, that the simple and ignorant might haue benefit thereby, whom Papists abuse by sending vnto them, such like trumpery, by Popish Pedlers, men and women. The which Pedlers are as ready to do the Papists seruice herein, as the women and merchants were, of whom we read, Ier. 7.16, to 20. & 44.15, to 24. Reue. 18.11, 12, 13. Their Popes wares I call these things: Pardons, Agnus Deies, Beades, holy Candels, Paxes, Crosses, Crucifixes, with sundrie sorts of bookes; as Iesus Psalter, Ladies Psalter, Rosaries, &c. which they preferre before the holy Bible and booke of God, and before Dauids Psalter or Psalmes, when yet these bookes of theirs, are most blasphemous and wicked, yea, bold and pre∣sumptuous, as is D. Loarts booke and others, in leauing out the second Commaundement, and making two of the last, to fill vp the number of ten.

But more of this, at some other time, and vpon some fur∣ther occasion, when I shall haue a little leysure to pro∣poūd the Papists some true Catholike questions. And so I end, beseeching God to blesse vs, our Queene and Realme, from all Popery, and Popish gouernment, now and for euer, Amen.

FINIS.