Hay any worke for Cooper: or a briefe pistle directed by waye of an hublication to the reverende byshopps counselling them, if they will needs be barrelled vp, for feare of smelling in the nostrels of her Maiestie [and] the state, that they would vse the aduise of reuerend Martin, for the prouiding of their cooper. Because the reuerend T.C. (by which misticall letters, is vnderstood, eyther the bounsing parson of Eastmeane, or Tom Coakes his chaplaine) to bee an vnskilfull and a beceytfull [sic] tubtrimmer. Wherein worthy Martin quits himselfe like a man I warrant you, in the modest defence of his selfe and his learned pistles, and makes the coopers hoopes to flye off, and the Bishops tubs to leake out of all crye. Penned and compiled by Martin the Metropolitane.

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Martin the Metropolitane = Martin Marprelate, who has been identified with John Penry and, more probably, with Job Throckmorton. A reply to: Cooper, Thomas. An admonition to the people of England. The imprint is false; actual imprint from STC. In black letter. There is a post-1640 reprint in roman. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.