Surely it had bene more commendable in mine opinion, if you had sette downe the verie wordes of the Authors themselues, rather than your own collections 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉pon them: for so shoulde their iudgements more plainely haue appear〈1 line〉〈1 line〉, whereas now you frame them as they may best serue for your purpose. It is no shame for a man to translate out of other mens workes, especially vsing their testimonies: but it cannot be voyde of great reproch, for any man so to be addicted to his owne persua〈1 line〉〈1 line〉on, that he should so lightly regarde other mens opinions.
I doubt not but that the Reader will conceiue by these authorities that you haue here collected as chiefe, principall, and moste euident for the confirmation of your assertions, vpon what slender pillers your building standeth. For truely (so farre as I can gather) most of these places make little for your purpose, and none of them inforce any such necessitie as you séeme to vrge, as it will fall out in the examina∣tion of them.