Matth. 26. 31.
The text.
Then Iesus said to them, All you shalbe scandalized in me, in this night.
The note.
The nocturne of mattens in the Churches seruice answereth to this night part of our Sauiours passion, and so consequently the other canoni∣call howers to the rest.
The answer.
This is a clearkly note, you are well skilled belike in your Church seruice. What your nocturne of mattens meaneth whe∣ther morning praier at night, or any other mistery I can not tell. For I haue not taken paines, neither in your pia, nor in your portuise. But amongest other mockeries in your Church seruice vsed, I remember that on maundy thursday at night, we went frō your sacred ceremonies in the Chappell, to the Colledge hall, where our maundy was prouided, and there whilest a boy read on the Bible to these words rise and go hence, we eat and drinke so fast, that he sang to deafe••men, but when he came to those words: with our mouthes full, to the Chappel••we hied againe: to make an end of your fooleries, which at that time were very ma∣ny, God forgiue it vs.