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A12562
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A treatyse declarynge the despyte of a secrete sedycyous person that dareth not shewe hym selfe
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Smyth, Thomas, servaunt to the Quenes most excellent Majestie.
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¶ A treatyse declarynge the despyte of a secrete sedycyous person that dareth not shewe hym selfe ¶ His doyngs amoÌ„ge trewe men shuld not be had in place That feareth to tell his name shameth to shewe his face WHy I thus do wryte is greatlye to be mused But before I departe It shall appere more playne Besechynge all honest men to haue me excused Thoughe as no lasse bounden I do seme very fayne By veryte to vaynquysshe malyuole dysdayne Force me so forceth and wylleth me to wryte Truely for the truths sake and nothynge for despyte ¶ And nowe briefly to my purpose the effecte is thys Of late I wrote two lybelles not thynkynge to offende But perceyuynge amonge vs thynges to be amys Styll styrrynge and procurynge vs lewdly to contende Of suche indecent ordre I desyred the ende For the whych cause onely I toke on me to wryte Truely for the trueths sake and nothynge for despyte ¶ But nowe I well perceaue I rubbed some on the gall Whiche causeth them to grunte and ernestly to grone Wel be as be maye I can not do with all It wyll not from the flesshe that is rooted in the bone For my true maenynge some shewe theym selfe full prone By sclaunder to deface me withall theyr power myght Nothynge for the trueths sake but all for mad despyte ¶ They name me a papyste and saye I do not loue None other but Papystes and men of popysshe mynde The trewe tryall wherof I referre to God aboue And consequently to others what they can proue fynde O man malycyous that woldest so fayne blynde The good intentes of others which truely do and wryte Labourynge theyr destruccion through serpeÌ„tyne despyte ¶ If iustely you can proue as you declare in wrytynge That I loue none but papistes thaÌ„ may you wel mayÌ„tain Me to be a traytour both to God and our good Kynge To the iuste tryall of the whiche I woll dryue you playne For you it is to late to call in your wordes agayne Though as a lurkyÌ„g lorrel your name you woll not write Bothe you shal be knowen and your deuelysshe despyte ☞ If you haue knowen any such treason to be in me Then you in your dewtye haue bene very neglygent The parte of euery true hert towardes his Kynge shuld be what he knoweth agaist his grace furthw t to make euydeÌ„t Who conceleth others treason as a traytour doth consent Wherfore this your doyng may appere to ech maÌ„s syght Nothynge for the truethes sake but all for lewde despyte ¶ You declare furthermore that lately I rebelled Agaynst the Kynges maiestye and his councell all For the whiche sclaunder I am greatly compelled Before the hygher powers this matter for to call As surely I woll do doubte you it not at all At whose handes I woll aske but iustyce and ryght Specyally for the truethes sake nothynge for despyte Yet CathoÌ„ y e wyse doth teach me byddeth me not to care So as my lyfe be honest let the wycked saye theyr mynde We can not forbyd meÌ„s speche wherfore let theÌ„ not spare Nature in euery thynge woll shewe her proper kynde Whiche to be proued true is easy ynough to fynde In that that you haue done sparynge not to wryte Nothyng for the truthes sake but all for mad despyte ¶ That wherew t you be greued is alwayes forth coÌ„myng My name playnely therunto I woll it not denye And I redy to be punysshed for suche my doynge If I haue so deserued and can be founde cause why Wherfore you be moche to blame so to rayle and crye Openly detractynge me agaynst all lawe and ryght As I am I woll be knowen so shal be your despyte ¶ I could say some what more but I mynde not to coÌ„teÌ„de As the tree by her fruytes is alwayes chyefely knowen So I doubte not by your workes before this mater ende you shal be well perceaued what blastes you haue bloweÌ„ And what kyndes of sede euery other man hath sowen Wherfore I do aduyse you be sure you stande vpryght I doubte not to ouerthrowe you in your owne despyte ☞ your boke doth opeÌ„ mater not mete I shold here touche But within shorte tyme it shall shewe it selfe more playne Your doynges well declare how in herte you styll grouche And agaynst whoÌ„ because you can not youre wyll obtayne your malice doth so blynd you byddeth you not refrayne But throughly to procede blusteryng with force myght Forgettynge cleane your dewtye and all for mad despyte ☞ And now to conclude O Dauyd holy prophet kynge Vnto god omnipotente moste hyghe and eternall In Psalmyst here with the wyll I crye and synge Iudge thou me o Lorde that arte iudge ouer all Discerne thou my cause and let me to the call To be rydde froÌ„ the wycked which labour day nyght Thy veryte to vanquysshe by deceytfull despyte ¶ And as thou arte Lorde of lordes kynge of kynges Preserue our noble kynge our moost precyous treasure With Katherine our Quene grauÌ„t y t theyr procedynges In longe lyfe maye prospere vnto thy wyll and pleasure And to Edwarde our Prynce that moste redolent floure Infuse in theym thy grace and helpe we maye be quyte Of these sectes sedycyous so swellynge in despyte ¶ God saue the Kynge His doynges among trew men shuld not be had in place That feareth to tell his name shameth to shewe his face ¶ By Thomas Smythe seruaunt to the Kynges Royall Maiestye And clerke of the Quenes graces councel thoughe mooste vnworthy ¶ Imprynted at LondoÌ„ in Pater noster rowe at y e sygne of our lady pytye by IohnÌ„ Redman ad imprimendum solum Qui male agit odit luceÌ„ Io. 3. ObsequiuÌ„ amicos veritas odiuÌ„ parit Tirentius Hoies homines veritateÌ„ diceÌ„tes a malis odio habeÌ„tur Ad gal 4 Qui loquitur iÌ„iqua noÌ„ potest latere nec preteriet illuÌ„ corripieÌ„s iudiciuÌ„ Sap. i. â—orte digni suÌ„â— noÌ„ soluÌ„ qÌ„ ea faciuÌ„t sed etiaÌ„ qÌ„ coÌ„seÌ„tiuÌ„t facieÌ„tibê° Ad Roma i. Ois omnis qui facit iusticiaÌ„ ex deo natê° eÌ„ i. Io. ij CuÌ„ recte viuas ne cures verba malorum Arbytrij nâ—i nostri noÌ„ eÌ„ quod qâ—sque loquatur Cato Quare noÌ„ timuistis detrahere seruo meo Nu. x. Ex fructibê° eoruÌ„ cognostis eos Math vij In insidiis suis capiuÌ„tur iÌ„iqui Prou. x. TeÌ„ê‘i seruieÌ„duÌ„ est ad Romanos xij Malicia eorum excecauit eos Sapien. ii iudica me deus discerne causaÌ„ meaÌ„ de gente noÌ„ sct aÌ„ abhoie â—iquo doloso erue me Psal xlii Qui male agit odit luceÌ„ Ioh. iii