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Excerpt from The Ormulum, Vol. 1: With the Notes and Glossary of Dr. R. M. White A book entitled 'the Defence of Priests' Marriages, ' written, as Strype supposes, either by Sir Rd. Moryson or John Ponet Bishop of Winchester, both of whom died in exile at Strasburg, was printed with a preface by Parker in 1562. In a few copies of this work, intended probably for presents, are 'enlargements in which some-of the alle gations, ' according to Strype, 'are set down in the Saxon tongue.' v. Strype's L. Of Abp. Parker, b. Iv. C. Xlv. Vol. 11. Pp. 445 - 452. 8vo. Oxford, 1821. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.