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The Image of Ypocresye

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Vol. I. Ballads on the condition of England in Henry VIII's and Edward VI's reigns, (Including the State of the Clergy, Monks and Friars,) On Wolsey and Anne Boleyn.

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The Image of Ypocresye.

I.

[PART I.—AGAINST THE CLERGY GENERALLY, THEIR HYPOCRISY AND VICES.]

II.

[PART II.—AGAINST THE BISHOPS, THE POPE, AND CARDINALS: WITH A PROTEST AGAINST THE EXCOMMUNICATION OF ENGLAND IN KING JOHN'S TIME.]

III.

[PART III.—AGAINST THE PREACHERS AND THEIR DEFENDERS (SIR THOMAS MORE, THE MAID OF KENT, ETC.)]

IV.

[PART IV.—AGAINST ALL THE MANY ORDERS OF THE POPISH CLERGY, MONKS, AND FRIARS.]

The grudge of ypocrites conceyved ageynst the Auctor of this treatise.

The Awnswer of the Auctour.

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The grudge of ypocrites conceyved ageynst the Auctor of this treatise.

These be as knappishe knackes
As ever man made
for Iavells and for iackes,
A Iym-iam for a iade.

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well were we, yf we wist
what a wight he were
That sturred vpp this myst,
To do vs all this dere!

Oh, yf we could attayne hym,
he mighte be fast and sure
we should not spare to payne hym,
while we mighte indure!