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<1THE PROLOGE>1 <1Me Semes it Were no Wisdom to creadit>1 every light tale, blazed by the blasphemous rnow<st>shes of rude commonalty, for we dayly here how with there blasphemous trompe they spred abrode innvmerable lyes, without ether shame or honestye (which prima facie) sheweth forth a vysage of trw<st>she, as thowghe it weare a perfet veritie, & matter in deede. where in there is notheng more vntrwe, And anionge the wyse sorte so it is esteemed, with whome these bablinges be of small force & effect/ fforsothe I have redd thexclamations of divers woorthy & notable authors made agaynste suche false Rumors & fonde opinions of the fantasticall comonaltye, who delytith notheng more then to here strainge thinges, And to see new alterations of authorites, reioyseng somtyme in suche new fantises w<sch>s afterwarde geveth them more occasion of repentans then of Ioyfulnes. Thus maye all men of wisdom & discretion vnder- stande the temerous madnes of the rvde comrnonalty . . .
