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And prov'd themselves such Maisters of defence, 

 That both with bloodie pates departed thence. 



This accident offended her soe sore, 



She will'd her servants loose y e come, before 



Such biaules were made about it anie more. 



The Parson thought great vantage to have won 



When as the blood about his eares did run, 



Exclayminge what great outrage had beene done. 



And for he would the matter aggravate, 



He went alonge w ,h this his bloodie pate 



Well nere a myle, and there upon the way 



As faint w th losse of blood, he made a stay 



Of purpose (doubtlesse) and an evill mynd, 



That so a stranger then not far behind 



In such tru-seeminge daunger might him fynd 



Who p'adventure thinkinge all was truth, 



Brought him to towne and tooke of him greate ruth, 



Soe hansomlye y e priest did counterfet 



Hopinge therby some vantage he should gett : 



This furnish't him of matter to complayne, 



W ch lowd he threats he'll now pursue anuine 



To London then lie hyes for this intent, 



And 10 y e grave Archbyshop Whitguift* went, 



Complaininge unto him what mightie wronge 



And foule abuse was done him theim amon^e : 



tn hi y a* " S t^u should carr >' his case t0 tlle Archbishop rather than 



to his own diocesan Bishop Overton of Coventry and Lichfield, is a firs sit 

 puzzling? But in those days it was always considered of supreme importance^ 

 to have personal knowledge of, or a good introduction to one^n To3 Now 

 Archbishop Whitgift when Bishop of Worcester, was made Vice-President of 

 Wales, and in the absence of the Lord President (Sir Henry Sydney) took 

 practica direction of affairs. He would then be, of necessh y, Sought mucn 

 into contact with Wnshend, as Justice of Chester ; and if, as seems cert "in 

 Just.ce Town,hend was at the bottom of Rector Aurtyn's li igfou ness the 

 reason why personal appeal should be made to the Archbishop becomes obviou 

 It is interesting to recollect that one grand result of Archbishop Wbh^w's 

 connection with Wales and the Marches was the issuing of Morgan s tran la ion 

 of the Scriptures into Welsh. fe llur t alls translation 



