Policy, in 



wordly 



businesses, 



prevails 



more then 



Piety. 



WATER-WORKES. 



agreed for his remoove, with a purpose 

 (as the Bishop doth know) to plant a 

 famous Preacher there, and told him all 

 my intendiments : and to that end I most 

 humbly praide the Bishop that it would 

 please his Lordship, to give liberty to 

 one of his Chaplins, a learned and vertuous 

 man (Maister Best) to bee the man. That 

 one living of his, not able to maintaine a 

 preaching Minister, there was one other 

 joyning thereunto, which wee purpose to 

 unite : Having gotten the consent of the 

 Lord Bishop, with promise of his best 

 indevour. But (my honorable Lord) 

 here comes in the hindrer of the salva- 

 tion of soules, this counterfeit Puritane, 

 this Machivillian, this politician, & 

 Usurer, by the gift of a friendlye Patron, 

 hath as yet gone beyond the uniting of 

 these Churches ; and disapointed us of 

 our Preaching-Mz>zr&r, (as I learnt) by 

 plaine symonie ; and some treachery 

 (withall) to his old Maister. There were 

 not two Sermons in the Golden-Vale this 

 500. yeares, unlesse some Circumselion 

 came by chance, untill my Lord his Grace, 

 that -now is, of Canterburie his coming 

 to that See. Now, whether we deserve 

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