¶ A brief recantation of master Missa, And how she accuseth the slothfulness of her Chaplains, with her lamentable departing unto her Father the Pope. 1.5 4.8.  ¶ Every tree that my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be plucked up by the roots. Matthew the. xv.  

¶ The preface to the reader.  
A.S.I.M.S.D.F.  
BE thou not moved genryll Reader because that I have not observed the due order of a Recantation, for it is not only a recantation, but also an accusation or complaint of the flouthfulnes of her chaplains that have so long time orsceyved her, and borne her in hand that she had all her power of the scripture, and now in time of need never one of them will stand to the proof of it, but let it pass as though they hat never been consenting to the same as thou mayst more plainly pierce yve in reading the book.  
Far well the. i. of june. By me. I. M.   

BE it known unto all men, that I masters Missa a woman of notable fame, haveregned above. iii. C. years. And have been esteemed all that time as a gods, which could deliver souls from hell and purgatory. The which being now truly tried and duly approved by the scripture to be contrary, I am constrained and also enforced, to resort hither at this present time for to Becanté, revoke, & utterly to deny all the foresaid power and authority. To th'intent that the people may leave all such vain hope, and blind trusle as they have had in me. It is not unknown gentle audience that it hath been thought, yea and faithfully believed that I descended from christ and his disciples, and is thought so still unto many. But I shall (god willing) or I make an end, so open the matter, that they shall know from Whence I came & for what cause I was created. And because the my chaplains would needs have me to be the supper of the lord, and now will not stand to the proof of it. I shall also show how far I differ from the true supper of the lord and will plainly prove that I have none affinity at all therewith. notwithstanding, I have both taught and faithfully believed the same myself by the false parswasion of my crafty chaleyns, which continually kept me blind with Hoc est enim corpus meum. And for the more surance anorned and decked me with parthes and p●●es of the Gospel and Hystell, Wherewith they might also blind the people, inso moche that I thought myself chackmate with god almighty, and even as good as the second parson in trinate. Which false and hlynd● exrour I utterly forsake and deny here before you all. Cornfessyug that I have none such power nor aurthoryte neither from God nor his disciples. Nor had no begynyuge of them. For truly I had my beginning of my father the pope who the begat me of dame avaritia. And I had also many goodly Children by him and his cardinals, as missa y●● de●uneris, missa proplwia, mass denomine jesu, missa desancta trimtate and also one called mass of Scala celt which was of more power and virtue than all the rest, for as my Chaplains said she would not stick to Scale the walls of heaven, that they were not take inquirlye whom she brought, neither was there any condemned in to hell the she could not fetch out of their friends were able to purchase her, the which I canfesse is but a tantesye and dream of their own invention. For yfany such power had been granted bu● to me or to my daughter, than had the blood of Christ been shed in vain. And moreover they would make Christ a very fuit to come down from the hay throne of god his father, ●●r to be whipped scourged, yea and suffer most: well death, to save man's soul from hell: and if it might be bought for a little money. But truly neither I, nor my daughters, have any such pour to fetch any soul from hell. Yea I fear me rather lest we have sent the usandes thither. But if we have, they belike to be there a good while or ever we fetch them out. Nether did my father beget me for any such purpose, for this cause only was I created that by me they might maintain their honour. And that by the means of me they might increase their riches, and fyiltheyr coffers, and by me sir john lacklatyne that could do nothing but mumble up matins, sing a mass was had in asmuch reputation as a right honest and wellerned man. And hear I do confess that I have been a very pyckpurse yea and worse than a pickpurse, for I have been even a strong thief and a robber of all nations. I spared neither king ne prince rich ne poor, but I and my daughters, with my brother dirige would have a saying with them and in this point only I followed the Scripture, in that I had no respect of parsons so that they brought money, but if they brought none they were like to go unjustified home, For the ●●●●…che thing I repent me now. But (as I have promised) I will ●owe in few words declare how far I oyffer from the true supper of the Lord in so much that you shall well perceive that I have none affinity therewith we read in the scripture. Luke xxij. That christ the night he was betrayed as he sat at supper with the twelve Took bread and gave thanks gave it to his eiscypies saying, take, eat, this is my body which is given for you, but we do not read in all the scripture that ever he or any of his disciples put on any such masking gear and went up to an altar and lifted it over his head. It followeth in the text after they had supped likewise he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to his disciples, saying drink et this all you, this is the cup of the new Testament in my blood which shall be shut for you, but were not t●●e that be drunk of all, and 〈◊〉 them with the empty cup Mark well row gentle audience I own this gears doth a●●e. Christ gaven to his disciples as he sat at supper with them, but my chap ●ey●s get them a good wave of to an a●ter, and eat it up alone Christ took the cup and gave it to his disciples, but my thapleyns will let no body touch the cup, but themselves. Neither will they give any man drink with them. Christ gave it at supper, but my chapleyus take it to their breakfast. Thus may you see good audience the Christ's institution and their ordinance, do not only disagree, but also the one doth plainly repoungne ag●●●● the other, neither can it be any other wise, seeing that the one came of god, & the other but of man. Wherefore the one must needs have anende, the other mustindure for ever, according to this saying of christ. Heaven and earth shall perish but my word shall endure for ever. But now my chapleyus percepuing that they can nod longer maintain me with stout and steborne words. They begin to be ashamed of my name & call me a sacrifice, which ought to be offered up for the people, alas good fools, do you yet thynbe to blind men as ye have done. No no it is perceived well enough the Christ offered him once for al. And you shall not need to be ashamed of me for I will depart unto my father the Pope from whence I came. Wherefore I give you warning every one to provide for himself aswell as he can, you may read that S. Paul wrought for his living and yet preathed the wordesyncerely, and gave all men warning to be the followers of him as he was the follower of Christ, be not you ashamed therefore to work for your living which cannot preach nor will take no pains therein. And thank your own pride and slothfulness thereof for I azure you there is very few which will be sorry for your mischance.  
But yet by my truth it grieveth me for old aquaintans to here my●haplayns go up & down weeping, and wailing and bitterly lamenting this my departing. Alas lay they all will to the devil, our confession is almost gone, and our mass will away, it was never other like sens it was lawful for every jacke scrapscall to read the Bible and testament. Then we might besure that all would to nought and that our craft wol●e be perceived. Au●ngence of them allsaye they for now we that can not preach, must he fain to work for our living, alas sir sarth one will it not be a strange sight to see a priest handle a spade, mat●ke, shovyll, dung fork, or any such vile things: which was wont to handle a gylten chalice a fair mass book a pair of silver senses and such pratye things. Well I can not remedy it: There is no fault that they can layein me for I gave them warning long ago and told them that I must begun. Wherefore now I take my leave at you all. Far well gentle audience: and I pray you bear me witness that I have here earnestly reucket & utterly denied all my power and authority. Confessing that it was but a false ivention of my father, and his successors for lukets sake Far well my chaplains all. I pray you let me not escape out of your memory. Far well old friend friday, and have me commended unto your brother saterdaye. Far well gentle jacke of lent, for I think you be not ready to go with me. Adieu good ymber days and commend me to your cousin 〈◊〉 she ●●●dans day for I think I shall over take our friend ●●gation days. Far well golden copes & gorgeous vestementes, for jean carry none of you with me, because I go on foot, commends me I pray you, to my trusty servants the exesse, the cruer, the sanctus bell, the great bells in the stepyll with their ropes, also have me commended to the mass b●ke the manuel, with the procesioners Commend me also to my trusty servants, the chales the corprace, which never dysceaved me. And have me commended to all the rest as well as though I rehearsed them by name.  
Finis.  
¶ The i day of June by me maistres Missa the oldest daughter unto the Pope  
God save the King.