[1] First giuing him most hartie thanks for his ser|mon and good exhortation, he therein rehearsed such speciall things as he had noted, and that so manie, that the bishop said;

Trulie, trulie (for that was com|monlie his oth) I could neuer haue thought that ex|cellencie to haue béene in his grace, that I beh [...]ld and saw in him. At the last, the kings maiestie much commended him for his exhortation for the reliefe of the poore.A most noble and vertu [...]us saieng of king Edward to bishop Ridleie. But my lord (saith he) ye willed such as are in authoritie to be carefull therof, and to deuise some good order for their reliefe, wherein I thinke you meane me, for I am in highest place, and therefore am the first that must make answere vnto God for my negligence, if I should not be carefull therein, knowing it to be the expresse commandement of al|mightie God, to haue compassion of his poore and néedie members, for whome we must make an ac|compt vnto him. And trulie my lord, I am before all things most willing to trauell that waie, and I [page 1082] doubt nothing of your long and approued wisedome and learning, who hauing such good zeale as wisheth h [...]lpe vnto them, but that also you haue had some conference with others, what waies are best to be ta|ken therein, the which I am desirous to vnderstand, and therefore I praie you saie your mind.