Yet More Work for a Mass-Priest, Title page – Dedication
YET MORE WORKE FOR A MASSE-PRIEST.
NVMBERS 25. 16, 17, 18, verſe.
The Lord ſpake vntounto Moſes, Vexe the Midianites, and ſmite them: for they trouble you with their wiles.
LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM IONES, and are to be ſold by William Sheffard at his ſhop in Popes head Ally. 1622.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL AND MY MVCH HONOVRED good friend Sir Tho. Sauyle, ſonne to the noble and worthy Patriot Sir Iohn Sauyle of Houly in Yorkſhire.
SIR,
THis Booke hath been printed and reprinted, yet without my name, though not without the knowledge of many that it was mine, who now do father it. Its reported there is an Anſwer made, or in making to it. Some tell me, they hauehave ſeene it in print: ſome tell me, it is but yet in writing. The truth is, I hitherto can learne no certainty: but time will trie the truth. Perhaps both the reports are like that whereof I am certified by the Printer, viz. That the Author of More worke for a Maſſe-prieſt is turned Romane Catholicke. A lie, as ſhameleſſe as that which is ſpread farre and neare of that worthy laſt Lord Biſhop of London his reconcilement to Rome. For diſcouering whereof, I hauehave added ſomewhat tending to the further ſhame of Popery, to the former Impreſsions: which I make bold to dedicate vntounto you, as to the worthieſt of my friends, next vntounto the moſt reuerend Father in God Tobias the Lord Archbiſhop of York his Grace, and your noble father. To them, I owe my ſelfe, and more: to you, I owe much for kindneſſes already receiued, and liue in hope to be further indebted hereafter, euen in reſpect of the care which, I doubt not, but you will hauehave of the common good of the whole country, and eſpecially of the Pariſh wherein I liue. For I truſt, that as in time you are to ſucceed your father in faire and large poſſeſsions; ſo preſently you will ſhew your ſelfe to be his ſonne, in ſucceeding him in doing iuſtice. Whereof you hauehave giuen ſome proofe already, (though yet you hauehave but liued a ſmall time amongst vsus) gaining much credit vntounto your ſelfe thereby, and putting the country in expectation of great things, when it ſhall pleaſe God your priuate occaſions will ſuffer you to ſettle your ſelfe among vsus. Which I pray may be ſhortly. And ſo with remembrance of my humble dutie and ſeruice, I commend this little Pamphlet vntounto you, and you to the gracious bleſſing of God, reſting alwayes
Your Worſh. at cōm. Alexander Cooke. Leeds in Yorkſhire, April 4. 1622.