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Show Thedefeription of Ireland. other) butonelie mp meantiig {s tofettle before he let bs fe,bot emminglte 9, Copebequitethbim- reader bis etes the abforditie of 99, Cope, in frar ting pare Critabolus to flout Ireland, confidering felfc. Firt heoblerueth not Decerumperjone , fecands tie be followeth not Decorum dialogi, thivolte be fetus cth hereintlittle nininitie, Lonching thefirpoint, fro knotweth not, that thefetapesand gibesareone Cic.libz.de orat. that tf be catt bis ete hometward , be thall fino as fil -_thte pudle inbis otone countrie, as in otberrealms, lic fit fox ruffians , dices , fwathbucklers ¢ tofpots. Anotrulie they beefet adinine as tucll, as fo, anale totiwang quipataon abarpeo? gitterne, oyfoyanm ape to frifke trenchmaze in a paireof bufkins anda poublet. The heathen mifiiken fran opator {qtirie 4° litie, abat fhoulpbe thought then of adiuine, home And therefoze this quip fate as onfemelte i dis mouth, as fo, an thoze to reprebend bitcherte, 02 fo, an bfurer to condemne fimonie . JFo2 as there ts nothing leffe to be tolerated, than for anfe one to baue an other to account fo2 bis life , that can pelo ne accountof bis otpne : fothere ts nothing that ought to mo;sell bp ante otte from rebubing other nations, than tole the mifoemeano:of bis stuns -_-naftue countrié. 3 tvould with ®. Critabolus o3 9. Cope, if it Hall pleafe him to mabe bp the mw fer,toith indifferencie to tuete the effate of Jreland, and (o without parcialitie to frame bis iudgement. Jreland, and efpectallte the ruder part isnot or Zrciend pe fed iwith fuch learned men as Germante ts. 3f thep ttmaicbere faint Paule would haue to be fober, mobeff, stave, 1. Tim 3.berf, md ioiler Tinleffe 9. Cope leaningto the letterof faint Paule his words would beare bs in hand, that 2.83, faint Pautle would bane moveftte to reft onelicin bithops. Weare commanded in the old and neto tes ftament, toloue our neighbors asourfelues.thicy Doth implie, that we ought not to Gander our neigh bours. And thalla binine then {peake bricharitablie, not 20 hadfoundpreacyers, and fincere liners, thatbp the Foyt, imbalming of thefr catian foules twith the inet ano onelicof one, but of an thole realme,andnotoneli¢ fpeake but alfo twztte, pea and that in the language facred flotversof bolie turit, would tnifruc them in part of the world, bponnofure ground , butonelie bpon hearefaie,weieng not batthe prophet writeth, Palas. ver.7. Perdes omnes quiloquunturmendacit, Zhou tyalt deftrote Sapient.1. all them that (peake ontruths:Anbd were it that ante Vide Auguft in {uch film flam fitts were fothed bp anic perfon of -_aaingthe latwes,in onderpropping in ed) man bis toe cation the iweale publike; 3 doubt not, but within ‘two 92 thre ages 99. Critabolus bis betres fhoulp _beare fo goda report run of the refoxmationof Frer Land, as it would be reckoned as cfuill as the beft fcomefull taunts honlofoner bphismeaneschart> tablte be abtited,thantho2ough bispzocurementcace mot manurett, fometimeplotv and care it, (ometime -_barrotw it, fometime fill tt, foretime marie tt, fome _-the feare of God, inabefeng theirpaince, in obfers that is buiuerfallic {pokton, thoxoughoutthe greater eundemPlal. Matth.s, erl,22. part of @ermanie. Let fhe fotle be as fertile amo fLredit ; pet (as me feemeth) tt would ffand moze toith the granitic of a dinine, that fuch ciloit quips, and 30 betle as anie would tofth,pet ifthe bufbandman tilt fime delue it , fometinte dig it, and fotv it toith gad and found cozne,it twill baing fazth toceds, bindcone, pinglie publifyed, 3% will fand no longer on this point, but onelie craue 99, Cope torefort fo the fife cockle, darnell, bzambles, bziers , and fundpte tile of atthe, and there perule Qyitt his verdict tow fhots. Soit fareth tofth the rude inbabitants of Iree ching Aanderons tongs.Zo cometo the fecond part, in tbtch be obferucth not Decorumdialogi , thouthalt bnderitand (ged trader) that Critabulus,o2 Crite Land, thep lacke bntuerfities, thep tant inffrucors, thep are deffitute of teachers, thep are {without prea faith, rhofemety to be Critabulus bis godfather. fEandingall thefe wants, if anie tonld be fo fro hers, thep are devofd of all {uct neceflaries as ap bulus, thome . Cope maketh bisbagpipe to beley out bis rancour, is a @erinane bozne, as 9. Cope go pertcine to the training bp of pout: and nottuitty Wwarblic fet, as to require them, to bfe fuch cinilitie, as otter regtons , that are (ufficientlie furnitheo Mow let ante one, thatisacqnatnted with the mar ners of Germans,tudac, if it be decent, that one of -_-twtfh the like Helps; he might be accountedas bnitear them thonld {coffe and {cone theconditionsandfae fonable, as be that would force a creeple that lacketh fhions of other countrics.3 twill not (peake bp heare fate, as 9. Cope doth,but by eiefight. Fcould ner -bathhislegs torun, ozone to pipe o7 tpiftlea galt uer cfpie no2 probablic haue A heard it reported, no §=--saard that anteth bis byper lip, not of themeere fauage Frit , (ach quaffing , fuch fivilling , fucy bolling, fad) gulling, fuch byntify ‘But fuch is the corrupt nature of bs tvozldings, amd me thinketh fudy vaine humors are not dtterlis Drunkenneffe, fac Carfetting , fach domitting,asF €heGerman baue feene fome Germans do. Jn gwd foth itis hiv friendihip. knowme , andfoy mp part F baue lene itbeing bee <q dzted bp tt our fage and mortified diuines. He are moll commonlie giuen rather to tatont that whi is amtffe,thah to praife that ubich is gad; and rather Chip, they threaten (ach kindnetfe on thetrcompant+ ons, that leaft their felowes thould miftrug them -_fmitating the bée by fucking the ponte. Potw that tf ampeareth,that it tuas not fitting for the autho: being pondthe feas,that in thefecarotofing andeup friend: with Double dealing , thep will not Micke to thew fem the bottome of thetrtomachs; ttotheend tiep Thould take the better victw thereof, theptwill place tt notp and then in their neighbors bofome. hus thenthey hauccatt their gorges, thepelap ¢, on their thumb bats, and run Uke bedlem bartes tozs into the ftrects twith theirnaken flatcbets , ano tue follotw the {piver in Coking the poifor , than m a diuine, to write fo bneharttablic, no; for 9p. Critar bolasbeing a Germanetocarpeother countries % -_-frtappithlte : let bs fee what txpoleforneDininitic bath beene bere vttered, and botw tweli the finetwes of 9. Critabolus bis argumenttall be found to pang to gtther,tahen the anatomte therof bp peecemeate thal be examined, F call to mind (quoth sp. Critabolas) there they keepe fac) a finking Mure twith backing of ftones, iwith bewwing of blocks, with thwitting of ftocks, with triking of alles, twiththumping at that Thane read and often heard,that the tibe benefit bath bene grantco to Freland thzough the pratersof 9. Batribe. 9.Critabolus read ¢ beard that by we fo naturallie ingratted in the greater part of thent, that a famous diuine did not Micke of late to fate o pentie in bis lecture, that dpuntennetfe in that coun twoumne + Ergofome bold opintor, that the potfon re eth onlie tuthe peopleCrutp this argument bang' ethtogtther by verie frange gimbols. And Jz dare fay,99.C ope neuer learned this kindof reafoning fm Separebile. F rogite not this (J take Godto recovd)to --eUer B. Critabutus did tn Germanic . Sut let ve it wonlo makeabortle breakebishaiter, Dozes,that to fee fo Drunken a pageant. Jn fine, this qualitic ts trie man, twas citber Peccatumoricinalea? Accidensin- the reproch opfander of that countrie (being lethto Commit the Cette famre fault that Freprebendin ants praters of &. watrike , Ireland hathie venemous the famous college of sagdalene in Drford,wbat & put the logike apart,¢ {can the fingular point of Dist -_vitie.I would gladlie lerne in pat partol --' ET, he defcription ofIreland. £ with the olpfato fate, won eStlonumfudere cumfanthi, o3 it tbat ancient father %. Critabulus read 03 tis not god,quoth be, to plaice on fundales orholie heard'( for motk of bis learning bath bene, as it daies, Fs it(thinke pon) fellonte 2 treafon, to being fentet), purchafen bp peare-fate) that ante belie pres lat ; that camedf mere chavitie to conuerta cout the crenit of Solinug in queftion,for mifaking 2- gusatnelas Ann? $0208 he was grofliedecciued frie front night to light ; front rudenefle'to know in the one, tn iuziting that birds iwere rare in Gree ledge, front infivelitic to criftianitic, from biceto iand;fo might be haue trated as likelte in the other, Hertue, from the dinell to God (hich doth impliean by difburdening Freland of all benemous wormed, efgectall jeale in falning thet fonles ) twould purge btcanfe the Jland ivanted in his time but oneo2 twa the foileofall benemous wommes, ¢ leaue the foules that haue moze nd to be fyeded, trbolte infected to kinds,as a fiake and a toad, Where a man buldeth bpon cuerie tivatling and peatling ramo2,and bis Bumoz catWith the confagion of bice and finnte.Caherbp infueth eivis nothis tunge, be map be fure, that fuchflieng cheth fethers. that the place is better than the inbabifants, and fo tales Wwillcatc) mante feathers before thep comeat confequentlie the fafeng of the Pachabees mutt be him fhat ig as far diffant from their nefits jas Soa wonprapter locumgentem , fédpropter genters lo~ 2Mar.s, det, fallified: linus twas frou Zreland ther be tyzote bis pana, cum Dews elegt: Gov didnot cafe the people for the % let. Ihe paofe thereof as tf ts datlie tried, fondt mas place, but he elected the place in refpect of the peor nie peares patt bath bene berie ppetilie bereften, ple, Dur Caniour Jelus Chk oifpotlemiingthe path Lnc8,ber.32, There was a gentlemanof mine acquaintance that ent of the legion of pfuels , permitted them to enter met bis enimie ir the fielos,, where they both bpons info an beard of bogs. ‘Critabulus would baue Ghitts faints do the contrarie , to difpotfetle the 20 frifling quarell fought fo freendlie, as they badimoie ned tabauebene grapled togither toith:cables,than hogs,and to leaue the menpofielicd with diuels. 302 parted bp indifferent ficklers , botwbeit, bicaule fo be reporteth faint Watrike to haue done, by vive the gentleman twas neuer before fiefht, and pet nos Bing the land ofall potforted twormes , ¢ leaning the thing at all that Date, fo each of their blowes did rancour tolurke in the people. rulte ifthe matter commonliclighton the medotv there thep fought 5 fod fo farre ont of faint ; 4 doubtiot; bat the Flaw a frtend of bis reported Wwell of him to another, fats ders mright haue come aslatpfallte to him, as the eng, that be twas Itke in fime to prouca proper mar Gergefens came ingratefallie to Ghat, requiring of bis hands,fothe well handling of bis weaponin him to depart thetr countrte. Jo {uch 8 fcoffing pres his late combat . Udherebponfoneatter, the other lat ; bis rome bad bene better than bis compante, fith his abode would tend rather to the peruerting, 30 Doubling the. gentlemanbis o,atfe,qaue notice to-an other, that fucba gentleman (naming bim) fought . than the conuertirg of thete gland. Hitherto thou halk heard (gentle reader) hotw gale lantlte Critabulus bath plated bis part: noty hall befire thee to bietw botu fagelie Jreneus clalpeth bp all the abole controneriie. ide fatth itis the nature ofthe foile, not to bed anie benemons twoune , and that was incident thereto before faint Patrike was borne. Polw proue pou that firzpPleafeth pon to fkety pour ie towards the margent , and there thall pou find the fiue and thirtity chapter of Dolinus folenm Uequoted. Lonching this matter , hereisnothing in Solinns butthis:ic anguss nullsais rare,An Free landisnofnake, and feloome a bird, ¢ pet birds are asconmmontie there as in ante other countrie. Wut J Would gladlie pnderFand how this authozitic of SHolinus furthereth H.Frenens his opinion. Ires {and bred 10 fnake befoze faint Patrike tas bones baliantlic fuch a daie in fuchaplace, Jminedfatlie bpon this in a hire 02 tivo off,it twas noiled that the partie pzaifen, fongbt with tien at once tr fuch a place,naming the medow. At length it toas bintep, that be fongbt foure feueralt bates;and J ait Well ate furedthat was the firft frate that ener be made, and & thinke tf tuill be fhe lat , bnilefle be be forced mans gre his heart to the contrarte, 4° Motlong after it haypened,thata gentleman amd & trauelled abgoad the countris of fet purpofe to dit: port our felues,and fo to returne afretl to our babs, here entering in communication twith a blunt countrie lob(pet fnch an oneastokebis halfepenie to be gud filuer) that knety the forefatn champion, Op companton and ¥ made wile, as though we 2rgo thingendzed no toad,6 adder,N0 frog, nz ante other virulent twoane . As if aman would reafor were not acquainted with bin, 02 euer heard of the combat : Potw in god falth gentleman (quoth be) % trendtte pou Would dew berie twell to enter in acquaintance commends, bodemill in Zreland ; ergo before bts time there bundantlie endued with fingular god qualities, he thus: Gefore faint Patrike his tine there toas no 50 fuifh bint; fos oner this, that be is agentlentanae [Ms twas no milboule. Certes he that twould wind bp bisconclution f fondlie, might be thought fo haue as much tit asa rotted borle.Thts authorttie of So» linusis fo far from bpholding Jreneus his alferti is becomeof late fo baliant acutter , as he maketh blaping bis datlie breabefatt.15p faint Parie,quoths mycompanton , hat is verte cold roffe, and tf bis breakefatts be no better than apecce of colo pron, ¥ ott,as that it plainelic {eemeth quite to ouerthzotw it, as it were in bis one turne, it giueth hima fall. little wueigh botw (eloome 9 take a repaft in bis come pante at ante fuch opdinarie,ate, mp meaning io (quoth the other) that be bfeth to fight fret and fats ing euerie mozning , in fo much that of late, 9 Dare bideby it , be fought eight vaies in one webe . At trb{eh two2d8 ¥ for my part could not refraine front For the caule whic faint Patrike was moucd torrpell all the benemous twormes out of Freland, might probablic haue bene conieaared, to baue p20. Ceeded of this;that be perceiuing the land to bred no fnakes,,therof teas occafioned,fothe furthering of Guidtianfaith, to erpell other bind of toozmes that lurkep there before bis comming, as toades adders, biinbingzms, frogs, ¢¢. Ieere percyale M.Cope map blench me, in replieng that Zngus map be Sonttcued gencrallie for all kindof ermine, and fo Imight be taken tarvie in butlving mp difcourfe pon a mifconttruaion. 3 god (wth to omit what range aid abfurd figr Rification zrcuis fyouln beare, bp notifieng a potfas heb fpider anv (uch likeand it mine opinion further from the purpofe, than fhe father that difaaning bis Orne fromplaieng on, funvaic , fortified bis reaton laughing, feing boto demmtelie the fellow kept bia countenance,anbd otw that he {pake Zonafide. Wheres bpon Z haped him an anfwer and (ato,that J neuer heard of ante that fought eight daies in one werke, but onglie inolo time , Shen fiue quarters made bp the peare. Che fellow perceining that he ouerfhot himfclfe, replied ; Str,pon take me verie thozt,as long and as verte a lowbie as pou imagine to make mes my meaning is, that be fought efgbt feucrall timesin one twecke. Cight times(quoth mp companton) thet belike be fought once abouc commons. F02 pou tola bs right now, that he mabe bis fraic bis mozntng B.3. bigakes |