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The argument and effect of the Epistle following.
I. C. was advised in a worke dedicated to Queene Elizabeth and to the most Noble, our King now, That he should not burne for Gehennaes honour, least he burned in Geheaenaes shame for ever and ever: At the first he skoffed all trueth of God and the King: but being taught how he was caught in his owne syllogisme thus: The place which our Lordes soule went to hence, telleth what Hades (his HELL) meaneth in the Creede: But Paradise is the place which our Lord went to hence: Therefore Paradise is the HELL of the Creed, being taught how he was caught, he sent his Chaplayne M. Greffrey King, obteyning the Queenes hand for his leaue, to agree with his adversarie: and he vpon agreement, returned presently, saying that he should be sent againe: but presently after he came home, hee would write. Conditions were not kept. The libell was still solde: and Machmadisme was in it: and a contumelious mockage of Christ and all Christians & Iewes: when he said Ruben the Iewe his Ebrew Epistle was forged: whereby he hindred the defence of Christiani∣tie, and deserved rooting out▪ Besides that, after the King was ours, Paules sold the treason of the libel. For not stāding to his covenant, three Greeke Orations plaid vpon him: and one dedicated to the King and Brettish nation in Queene Elizabets dayes: And after all, this Epistle. At the first sight he laid the blame on Bar Lo, that vsur∣ped his auctoritie, as being guiltles: yet when at the Court a Duke shewed what he had done, he fell as dead, & soone died. The party greeued was much greeued at his death: because he had protested he never spake against him. Yet as Ely, so he by softnes paid for o∣thers blame: while he repressed not bad soules. And his Gentlemen wished Bar Lo vnborne: as more griefe to the Archbishop then all that ever were his adversaries: not only for his libel against the Scottish mist: full of most deadly treason: and full of blaspemy and lying against God and man: But also for his Satanean declamation at Paules against the best Nobilitie, and the best bent for the good of the State: against whom the Iscariot railed and raged: whereby the Nobilitie iustly terme him: The vilest that is this day vnder the cope of heaven: as bent against God, the King, the Nobilitie, and all humanitie. So Bar Lo will be his notation.