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• An admonition to the people of England vvherein are ansvvered, not onely the slaunderous vntruethes, reprochfully vttered by Martin the libeller, but also many other crimes by some of his broode, obiected generally against all bishops, and the chiefe of the cleargie, purposely to deface and discredite the present state of the Church. Seene and allowed by authoritie. (Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1589), by Thomas Cooper (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Wonderfull, strange and miraculous, astrologicall prognostication for this yeer of our Lord God. 1591. (Imprinted at London : By Thomas Scarlet, [1591]), by Adam Foulweather and Thomas Nash (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Plaine Perceuall the peace-maker of England Sweetly indeuoring with his blunt persuasions to botch vp a reconciliation between Mar-ton and Mar-tother. Compiled by lawfull art, that is to say, without witch craft, or sorcery: and referred specially to the meridian and pole artichoke of Nomans Land: but may serue generally without any great error, for more countries then Ile speake of. ([London] : Printed in Broad-streete at the signe of the Pack-staffe [i.e. Eliot's Court Press for G. Seton, 1590]), by Richard Harvey and Thomas Nash (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A theologicall discourse of the Lamb of God and his enemies contayning a briefe commentarie of Christian faith and felicitie, together with a detection of old and new barbarisme, now commonly called Martinisme. Newly published, both to declare the vnfayned resolution of the wryter in these present controuersies, and to exercise the faithfull subiect in godly reuerence and duetiful obedience. (London : Imprinted by Iohn Windet for W. P[onsonby], Anno. 1590), by Richard Harvey (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Whip for an ape. ([London? : Printed by Thomas Orwin?, 1589?]), by John Lyly (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A demonstration of the trueth of that discipline which Christe hath prescribed in his worde for the gouernment of his Church, in all times and places, vntill the ende of the worlde Wherein are gathered into a plaine forme of reasoning, the proofes thereof; out of the scriptures, the euidence of it by the light of reason rightly ruled, and the testimonies that haue beene giuen therevnto, by the course of the churche certaine hundredths of yeares after the Apostles time; and the generall consent of the Churches rightly reformed in these latter times: according as they are alleaged and maintained, in those seuerall bookes that haue bin written concerning the same. ([East Molesey : R. Waldegrave, 1588]), by John Udall (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A vvhip for an ape: or Martin displaied ([London? : Printed by T. Orwin?, 1589?]), by John Lyly (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A friendly admonition to Martine Marprelate, and his mates. By Leonard Wright (London : Printed by Iohn Wolfe, 1590), by Leonard Wright (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Pappe with an hatchet Alias, a figge for my God sonne. Or cracke me this nut. Or a countrie cuffe, that is, a sound boxe of the eare, for the idiot Martin to hold his peace, seeing the patch will take no warning. VVritten by one that dares call a dog, a dog, and made to preuent Martins dog daies. ([London] : Imprinted by Iohn Anoke, and Iohn Astile [i.e. T. Orwin], for the Bayliue of Withernam, cum priuilegio perennitatis, and are to bee sold at the signe of the crab tree cudgell in thwack-coate lane, [1589]), by John Lyly (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Martins months minde that is, a certaine report, and true description of the death, and funeralls, of olde Martin Marreprelate, the great makebate of England, and father of the factious. Contayning the cause of his death, the manner of his buriall, and the right copies both of his will, and of such epitaphs, as by sundrie his dearest friends, and other of his well willers, were framed for him. ([London : Printed by Thomas Orwin], 1589), by Thomas Nash and Thomas Nash (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mar-Martine I know not why a trueth in rime set out maie not as wel mar Martine and his mates, as shamelesse lies in prose-books cast about marpriests, & prelates, and subvert whole states. For where truth builds, and lying overthroes, one truth in rime, is worth ten lies in prose. ([London? : s.n., 1589]), by Thomas Nash and John Lyly (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Oh read over D. John Bridges. Epitome ([Fawsley, Northants.] : Printed on the other hand of some of the priests [by Robert Waldegrave, Nov. 1588]), by Martin Marprelate, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mar-Martin. ([London?] : Printed with authoritie [by Thomas Orwin?, 1589?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A myrror for Martinists, and all other schismatiques, which in these dangerous daies doe breake the godlie vnitie, and disturbe the Christian peace of the Church. Published by T.T. (London : Printed by Iohn VVolfe, 1590), by Thomas Nash and fl. 1590 T. T. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An almond for a parrat, or Cutbert Curry-knaues almes Fit for the knaue Martin, and the rest of those impudent beggers, that can not be content to stay their stomakes with a benefice, but they will needes breake their fastes with our bishops. Risum sum plenus. Therefore beware (gentle reader) you catch not the hicket with laughing. (Imprinted at a place, not farre from a place [i.e. London?] : By the assignes of Signior Some-body [i.e. Eliot's Court Press?], and are to be sold at his shoppe in Trouble-knaue Stréet, at the signe of the Standish, [1589?]), by Thomas Nash and John Lyly (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The returne of the renowned caualiero Pasquill of England, from the other side the seas, and his meeting with Marforius at London vpon the Royall Exchange VVhere they encounter with a little houshold talke of Martin and Martinisme, discouering the scabbe that is bredde in England: and conferring together about the speedie dispersing of the golden legende of the liues of the saints. ([London] : If my breath be so hote that I burne my mouth, suppose I was printed by Pepper Allie [i.e. printed by John Charlewood], Anno. Dom. 1589), by of England Pasquill and Thomas Nash (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Appellation of John Penri, unto the highe court of Parliament. ([La Rochelle : By R. Waldegrave], Anno Dom. 1589), by John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1589-02-13. (Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1588 [i.e. 1589]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) and Elizabeth (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mar-Martin. ([London? : s.n., 1589?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Martin Senior. ([Wolston, Warks.? : Printed by John Hodgkins, 29 July 1589]), by Martin Marprelate, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Martin Junior. ([Wolston, Warks.] : Printed [by John Hodgkins] by the assignes of Martin Iunior, without any priuiledge of the Catercaps, [22 July 1589]), by Martin Marprelate, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Answere to certaine calumnious petitions, articles, and questions of the consistorian faction. (Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1592), by Matthew Sutcliffe (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Briefe pistle directed by waye of an hublication to the reverende byshopps. (Printed in Europe [i.e. Coventry : By Robert Waldegrave], not farre from some of the bounsing priestes, [March 1589]), by Martin Marprelate, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The protestatyon of Martin Marprelat wherin not wih [sic] standing the surprizing of the printer, he maketh it known vnto the world that he feareth, neither proud priest, antichristian pope, tiranous prellate, nor godlesse catercap: but defiethe all the race of them by these presents and offereth conditionally, as is farthere expressed hearein by open disputation to apear in the defence of his cause against them and theirs Which chaleng if they dare not maintaine aginst him: then doth he alsoe publishe that he never meaneth by the assitaunce [sic] of god to leaue the a ssayling [sic] of them and theire generation vntill they be vterly extinguished out of our church Published by the worthie gentleman D. martin marprelat D. in all the faculties primat and metropolitan ([Wolston, Warks.? : Printed by Robert Waldegrave?, Sept. 1589]), by Martin Marprelate, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• An Almond for a Parrot (1590; spelling modernized), by Thomas Nash (PDF at oxford-shakespeare.com)
• The State of the Church of England, Laid Open in a Conference Between Diotrephes a Bishop, Tertullus a Papist, Demetrius a Usurer, Pandochus an Innkeeper, and Paul a Preacher of the Word of God (April 1588) (Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., 1895), by John Udall, ed. by Edward Arber (multiple formats at archive.org)
• T.C. : An admonition to the people of England. 1589. ([The editor], 1882), by Thomas Cooper and Edward Arber (page images at HathiTrust)
• An historical introduction to the Marprelate tracts; a chapter in the evolution of religious and civil liberty in England. (B. Franklin, 1964), by William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Marprelate tracts, 1588, 1589 (Clarke, 1911), by Martin Marprelate and William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The epistle. <September-November, 1588> ([The editor], 1880), by Martin Marprelate, Edward Arber, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (page images at HathiTrust)
• An introductory sketch to the Martin Marprelate controversy. 1588-1590. ([The editor], 1879), by Edward Arber (page images at HathiTrust)
• La controverse de Martin Marprelate, 1588-1590 (A. Jullien, 1916), by Georges Alfred Bonnard (page images at HathiTrust)
• An historical introduction to the Marprelate tracts : a chapter in the evolution of religious and civil liberty in England (A. Constable, 1908), by William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Martin Marprelate and Shakespeare's Fluellen; a new theory of the authorship of the Marprelate tracts (A. Moring limited, 1912), by John Dover Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• John Penry: his life, times and writings (Hodder and Stoughton, 1923), by William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The state of the Church of England laid open in a conference between Diotrephes a bishop. Tertullus a papist. Demetrius a usurer, Pandechus an innkeeper, and Paul a preacher of the word of God. April 1588. (The editor, 1879), by John Udall and Edward Arber (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of the Martin Marprelate controversy in the reign of Queen Elizabeth (W. Pickering, 1845), by William Maskell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bishop Cooper's admonition, 1589. (John Petheram, 1847), by Thomas Cooper (page images at HathiTrust)
• La controverse de Martin Marprelate, 1588-1590; épisode de l'histoire littéraire du puritanisme sous Élizabeth (Impr. Réunies S.A., 1916), by G. Bonnard (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Thomas Nash and seine Streitschriften (Buchdruckerei von Heinrich John, 1907), by Arno Piehler (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The epistle : (September-November 1588) (A. Constable, 1895), by Martin Marprelate, Edward Arber, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hay any worke for Cooper; being a reply to the Admonition to the people of England. (J. Petheram, 1845), by Martin Marprelate, John Petheram, and John Penry (page images at HathiTrust)
• A demonstration of the truth of that discipline, which Christ hath prescribed in His word, for the government of His church, in all times and places, until the end of the world. <July-November 1588.> (Archibald Constable and co., 1895), by John Udall and Edward Arber (page images at HathiTrust)
• An introductory sketch to the Martin Marprelate controversy, 1588-1590. (Archibald Constable, 1895), by Edward Arber (page images at HathiTrust)
• An epistle to the terrible priests of the Convocation house ... (Petheram, 1843), by Martin Marprelate, John Penry, and Job Throckmorton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pap with a hatchet : being a reply to Martin Mar-prelate : (J. Petheram, 1844), by John Petheram and Thomas Nash (page images at HathiTrust)
• An epitome of the first book of Dr. John Bridges' Defence of the government of the Church of England in ecclesiastical matters (London : J. Petheram, 1843., 1843), by Martin Marprelate, John Petheram, and John Penry (page images at HathiTrust)
• An almond for a parrot : being a reply to Martin Mar-prelate : re-printed from the black letter edition, with an introduction and notes. (J. Petheram, 1846), by Thomas Nash, John Lyly, and John Petheram (page images at HathiTrust)
• An introductory sketch to the Martin Marprelate controversy, 1588-1590 ... (B. Franklin, 1879), by Edward Arber (page images at HathiTrust)
• Puritan discipline tracts. (J. Petheram, 1800), by John Petheram (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Marprelate tracts [1588-1589] (James Clark & Co., 1967), by Martin Marprelate and William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Marprelate tracts, 1588, 1589 (J. Clarke & co., 1911), by Martin Marprelate and William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)
• An admonition to the people of England : against Martin Mar-prelate (J. Petheram, 1847), by Thomas Cooper (page images at HathiTrust)
• The epistle : (September-November 1588) ([s. n.], 1880), by Martin Marprelate and John Perry (page images at HathiTrust)
• An almond for a parrot; being a reply to Martin Mar-prelate. (J. Petheram, 1846), by Thomas Nash (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Marprelate tracts, 1588, 1589 (University Microfilms International, 1976), by Martin Marprelate, William Pierce, and William Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)
• An epistle to the terrible priests of the Convocation house (London : J. Petheram, 1842., 1842), by Martin Marprelate, John Petheram, Job Throckmorton, and John Penry (page images at HathiTrust)
• An Almond for a Parrot: Being a reply to Martin Mar-Prelate., ed. by John Petheram, contrib. by Thomas Nash and John Lyly (Gutenberg ebook)
• Pierces supererogation or A new prayse of the old asse A preparatiue to certaine larger discourses, intituled Nashes s. fame. Gabriell Haruey. (London : Imprinted by Iohn VVolfe, 1593), by Gabriel Harvey (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A countercuffe giuen to Martin Iunior by the ventruous, hardie, and renowned Pasquill of England caualiero ; not of olde Martins making, which newlie knighted the saints in heauen, with rise vp Sir Peter and Sir Paule, but lately dubd for his seruice at home in the defence of his countrey, and for the cleane breaking of his staffe vppon Martins face. (Printed, betweene the skye and the grounde, vvithin a myle of an oake and not many fieldes of [i.e. London?] : From the vnpriuiledged presse of the assignes of Martin Junior [i.e. John Charlewood], 1589), by Thomas Nash (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The defence of Iob Throkmorton against the slaunders of Maister Sutcliffe taken out of a copye of his owne hande as it was written to an honorable personage. ([London : s.n.], 1594), by Job Throckmorton (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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