f a wolfe. If you thinke, we iudge amisse, and write to sore
against you, heare,

[Sidenote: The Italians iudgement of Englishmen brought vp in Italie.]

what the _Italian_ sayth of the English Man, what the master
reporteth of the scholer: who vttereth playnlie, what is taught by
him, and what learned by you, saying _Englese Italianato, e vn
diabolo incarnato_, that is to say, you remaine men in shape and
facion, but becum deuils in life and condition. This is not, the
opinion of one, for some priuate spite, but the iudgement of all, in
a common Prouerbe, which riseth, of that learnyng, and those maners,
which you gather in _Italie_:

[Sidenote: The Italian diffameth them selfe, to shame the Englishe
man.]

a good Scholehouse of wholesome doctrine, and worthy Masters of
commendable Scholers, where the Master had rather diffame hym selfe
for hys teachyng, than not shame his Scholer for his learnyng.
A good nature of the maister, and faire conditions of the scholers.
And now chose you, you _Italian_ Englishe men, whether you will be
angrie with vs, for calling you monsters, or with the _Italianes_,
for callyng you deuils, or else with your owne selues, that take so
much paines, and go so farre, to make your selues both. If some yet
do not well vnderstand,

[Sidenote: An English man Italianated.]

what is an English man Italianated, I will plainlie tell him. He,
that by liuing, and traueling in _Italie_, bringeth home into
England out of _Italie_, the Religion, the learning, the policie,
the experience, the maners of _Italie_.... These be the
inchantements of _Circes_, brought out of _Italie_, to marre mens
maners in England; much, by example of ill life, but more by
preceptes of fonde bookes,

[Sidenote: _Italian_ bokes translated into English.]

of late translated out of _Italian_ into English, sold in euery shop
in London, commended by honest titles the soner to corrupt honest
maners: dedicated ouer boldlie to vertuous and honourable
personages, the easielier to begile simple and innocent wittes.

[Sidenote: pointing finger]

It is pitie, that those, which haue authoritie and charge, to allow
and dissalow bookes to be printed, be no more circumspect herein,
than they are. Ten Sermons at Paules Crosse do not so moch good for
mouyng men to trewe doctrine, as one of those bookes do harme, with
inticing men to ill liuing. Yea, I sa