An Almond for a Parrot: Being a reply to Martin Mar-Prelate.
Religion
An Almond for a Parrot: Being a reply to Martin Mar-Prelate.
Marprelate controversy
dudgen destinction from which my Bedlam brother _Wig._ and poltfoote
_Pag._ with the rest of those patches, striue to deriue theyr discipline
disobedience. Our Ecclesiasticall gouernment and gouernours say they, are
wicked and vnlawfull. Why? because Sir _Peter_ nor Sir _Paul_ were neuer
Archbishoppes of Canterbury, London, or Yorke. They were Fisher-men, and
were not able. When _Cæsars_ Officers demaunded their tribute to make
fiue groates amongst them, then what reason is it our Bishoppes should
inioy their five hundreds, nay, that which is more, their thousand
and two thousands? They were none of these Cartercaps, Graduates nor
Doctors, therfore why should we tie our Ministrie to the prophane studies
of the Vniuersitie. What is Logicke but the highe waie to wrangling,
contayning in it a world of bibble babble. Neede we anie of your Greeke,
Latine, Hebrue, or anie such gibbrige, when wee haue the word of God in
English? Go to, go to, you are a great company of vaine men, that stand
vpon your degrees and tongues, with tittle tattle, I cannot tell what,
when as (if you looke into the matter as you ought) the Apostles knew
neare a Letter of the booke. I wis it were not two pins hurt, if your
Colledges wer fired ouer your heades, and you turnde a begging forth
your fellowshippes, like Fryers and Monkes vp and downe the Countrie. I
marie sir, this is somewhat like, now _Martin_ speakes like himselfe,
I dare saie for him good man, he could be contented there were nere a
maister of Art, Bachelour of Diuinitie, Doctor or Bishop in England,
on that condition he prest Fishermen, scullers, Coopers, Stitchers,
Weauers and Coblers into theyr places. You talke of a Harmonie of the
Churches, but heere would be a consort of knauerie worth the publishing
to all posteritie. Would you not laugh to see _Cli._ the Cobler, and
_New._ the souter, ierking out theyr elbowes in euerie Pulpit. Why, I
am sure Ladie _Law._ would fast mans flesh a whole moneth together, but
shee woulde giue either of them a gowne cloth on that condition. My
self doe knowe a zealous Preacher in Ipswich, that beeing but a while a
goe a stage player, will now take vpon him to brandish a Text agaynst
Bishoppes, as well as the best Martinist in all Suffolke. Why, I praie
you goe no farther then Batter, haue wee not there a reuerent Pastour of
_Martines_ owne making, that vnderstands not a bit of Latine, nor neuer
dyd so much as looke towards the Vniuersitie in his life, yet you see
for a neede he can helpe discipline out of the durt, and come ouer our
Cleargie verie handsomely with an heere is to bee noted. Oh he is olde
dogge at expounding, and deade sure at a Catechisme, alwayes prouided,
that it bee but halfe a sheete long, and he be two yeeres about it. And
well too my maisters, for such a one that vauntes himselfe to bee as hee
is, as good a Gentleman euerie inch of him, as anie is in all Stafford
sheere. Bee what he will, one thing I wote, hee is seldome without a good
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