I feare greatly some craftie dissembling Papist had his hand in this booke, who hauing a great deale of rotten stuffe, which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 could not vtter vnder his owne name, being already 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉oste, brought it vnto the author hereof (*) 1.1 which hath vpon his credit wythout further examination set it to sale. Peraduenture you will thinke scorne to be censured and reprehended of a poore minister of the countrey, and therefore I will turne you ouer for your lesson in this behalfe vnto the Byshop of Salisburie in his replie against M. Harding touching the article of the Supremacie.
Feare not I warrant you, I haue alleaged nothing which I am not hable by suffi∣cient testimonie to proue, that I haue read my selfe. And therefore your surmise is but grounded vpon your owne practise.
Whatsoeuer the Byshop of Salisbury sayth in his reply against Harding touchyng the Canon alleaged by him is most true, and I doe most willingly acknowlenge it so to be, neither doe I take any Canon of that Councell as vndoubtedly tru〈1 line〉〈1 line〉, but these, 20. specified in the first Tome of Councels, the other I haue onely mentioned as 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉∣ble, bicause they agrée with them, and yet all the Canons that I haue alleaged, be 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉∣tant in print and the booke is commonly to be solde, and therefore I haue not receiued them of any other.