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THe Mag••strates you say rede••iue∣red [ 17] h•••• goodes to his children: ther∣fore, they were men that imbraced Iustice, and so would they haue mi∣nistred Iustice to HN. If he would •• stayd: but the safest way was to pre∣uent the matter by flight, you are very ••riuye to HN. and his doing••s, that
can so redely tell what was missing: now the Magestrates here shall know the trueth where he is, and where he hath made his abode euer since: but sure it is little to be regarded where he is, and I thinke the Magestrates doe hartely wishe, that he had neuer ben borne, nor you neither: he for deuising your new familye, and you for pub∣lishing the same to our countrye, and translating t••e bookes, which certain∣ly was not done lyke a godly Christ••ā, nor a true ••nglish harted man. For in ••eede, as I am informed, you are of the Dutch race your selfe, and so appear••th by your vaine, and curious hed; salling frō one error to another, as those countrymen are apt vnto.
••f the bo••k••s had remained in dutch our quiet Country should neuer haue ••in troubled with this new familye, to the griefe o•• God his childrē, whi••h bewaile y• state, that you haue brought many vnto at this day: veye well as∣sured, that although ye lurke in cor∣ners, and send fourth your Libels,
you cannot escape his handes, who se∣eth euery corner of our hartes. And as HN. by slight, would not abide the triall of his matter, euen so doe ye follow the same course, & sayle rightly by his compas: for stand to your doc∣trine, nor come to conference you dare not: but priuily insinuat your doctrine, where your wordes are taken for O∣racles.
The Magestrates would gladly that you should geue a reason, more agreable to truth, of your dealinges, and doctrine: as for HN. where he be∣came, or where he is, they little passe: and whe••e you say, that to me the trueth is vnknowen, it may be as you say: neither will I trouble my selfe much therein: but that you of his Fa∣milye might imbrace trueth is my chiefe purpose: which cannot be in my opinion: holding your selues captiue to the illusions of HN.