Having beene M ^r Blacklow's schollar ne [...] fourty years agoe, when I was a youg student; Having [...] over all his works with great attention; And having had [...]ny & severall conferences with him, by means of our f [...]quent conversation, in matters of all sortes of learning, I [...] particularly of Divinity, I am confident I know as much his Grounds & Principles as any one whosoever. I can the [...] fore assure you, to satisfy your demande in this point, [...] I have ever clearely found his doctrine to bee throughly [...] lide, [...]ound, & substantiall. I confesse that, omitting vo [...]minous citations of skeptike phansies, & endeavoring to i [...]cite Divins to seek for reall science, & to shew how connat [...]rall true Divinity is to the better portion of man, hee vseth [...] [...]vers expressions & manners of speach not common in o [...] schooles, & hee hath severall exotick & peculiar opinion [...] which, (be it spoken with due respect, though in oppositi [...] to so great a schollar & so learned a man) are much differe [...] from my sentiments. But I never saw, nor ever heard as yet, [...] any one of his tenets inconsistent with the essentiall & perse [...] integrity of our Catholick faith▪ no nor censured in the [...] [Page] [...]y any authority whatsoever. As wee signifyed of late D ^r Labourne, in our common letter of mediation for pea [...] betwixt him & M ^r Blacklow. Yet having heard that divers [...] our nation (some through ignorance, others through a wea [...]r frailty) have laboured to brand his reputation, partly for [...]ints of doctrine (which they understand not) partly for dis [...]edience to the See of Rome, I was glad to see an Authen [...]k testimonie vnder his owne hand (which I have ever know [...] to bee in his hart [...] of his submitting his writings to the See [...]postolicke. Which my respect & love to his person, & my [...]esire to quenche a scandal so unworthily throwne upon one, [...]ose piety & learning may doe so much good to God's [...]hurch, hath made mee think fit to publish in print. Whe [...]of, becaus you seeme to bee in a wavering doubtfullnesse [...] the truth of these aspersions, I here send you a copie. You [...]now the greatest part of his Adversarys, I meane of those [...]hose Profession it is to judge of such things (for the laitie in [...]atters of doctrine belonging to Religion, ought to bee hea­ [...]rs & learners, not teachers or judges) are brought up in [...]ur privat seminarys, & thence easily conceive what ever they [...]eare either opposit to, or unmentioned in their Maister's [...]ictats, to bee erroneous. Whereas if they knew the latitude [...]f our most learned men's singular, & sometimes new inven [...]ed, or renewed opinions, dayly mantained & problemati [...]ally disputed in our publick schooles, without the least sus [...]icion of their integrity in Catholike beleefe, they would [...]ot (if no way blinded with Passion) so slightly shoote their [...]ensuring bolts at randome; especially against a brother, & [...]uch a brother. If this his candid & ingenuous submission [...]oe reduce & undeceive such as have erred in their jud [...]ments to his prejudice, either through mis information from others, or misunderstanding in them selves, I shall bee glad [...]o have published it; If not, I shall not bee sory to have endea­ [...]ored it, hoping it will at least prevaile with you, to whom I am

I Vnderwritten declare to whom it shall concerne that upon a motion of peace made by some worthy friends, to really acte what is desired, doe sincerely professe that I hold it necessary, that all Catholikes should, in hart & in all hu­mility & obedience, submitte their Divinity writings to the holy Church & See Apostolick. And, as this hath ever beene my opinion, so being now required by the said friends, I doe humbly & sincerely professe it to all it shall concerne, by this my present writing or instrument▪ And this to reach to all my books either passed or to come. Protesting never to recede from this resolution, as far as God shall give mee grace; And this not only before men, but also before God, as I hope & expect good from him. May 18. 1657. THOMAS WHITE.

Whereas I vnderwritten have heretofore given a submis­sion of my writings to the holy Church & See Apostolik, to satisfye such as might doubt of my obedience to the Pope; And that not withstanding I gave it as full & ample as possi­bly I could, according as my true intention then was, now is, ever hath beene, & ever shall bee, God willing, I heare that some have misunderstood it, & have conceived that I inten­ded only by those words, Holy Church & See Apostolik, the Catholick Church & Pope conjointly; but not to the See of Rome, & S. Peter's successour the Pope, separat from a Ge­nerall Council: As also that I only declared my opinion, but professed no actuall submission of my writings, I therefore doe now ingenuosly & freely declare & professe that it is my opinion & judgement, all Catholikes ought in hart & in all humility & obedience submitte their Divinity writings; not only to the Holy Church in common & in a Generall Coun­cil, where the Pope may bee in person or by his Deputys, but also to the particular See of Rome & S. Peter's successour the Pope, even out of a Generall Council, which as I have always done in my hart, so doe I now likewise actually & willingly [Page] [...] all my writings to the particular See o [...] Rome & S. Pe­ter's successour the Pope, even out of a Generall Council; And this according as my opinion & beleefe hath ever taught mee. Ratifying & confirming to this effect all the contents of my former submission. In witnesse whereof I have set here­unto my hand, this 2. Iuly 1657.