Martin Marprelate, Gentleman

[Steve Owen]

http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/marprelate.htm

http://anglicanlibrary.org/marprelate

Your brother,

Martin

 

[Saiph]

Intriguing.

 

[Mr Peabody]

"A modern Martin would, I am sure, upset many modern bishops and parliamentarians, just as he would scandalise some who oppose bishops in the Church, but I doubt he would have half the police force out looking for him."

Be you this man, lugubrious?

 

[non dignus]

Cool.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Is Marprelate your real last name Martin?

 

[Semper Fidelis]

I've only been on the board a few months and, not being well versed in English Church History, had never heard the name before. I naturally assumed his real name was Martin Marprelate. I thought the Signature requirements here would preclude the use of pseudonymns.

[Edited on 1-25-2006 by SemperFideles]

 

[Bladestunner316]

I thought it was his name to