Marprelate

British  

/ ˈmɑːprɛlɪt /

noun

1. Martin, the pen name of the anonymous author or authors of a series of satirical Puritan tracts (1588–89), attacking the bishops of the Church of England

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Marprelate

The sharp suppression of the Martin Marprelate pamphlets was far from damping the courage of the Presbyterians.

From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by John Richard Green

Finally, there was the Marprelate press, of which Robert Waldegrave was the chief printer.

From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard

The most noted of these works were put forth under the fictitious name of Martin Marprelate.

From Books Fatal to Their Authors by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield

Martin Marprelate, sketch of the Controversy and account of the principal tracts, 241-252.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by George Saintsbury

Some of these productions are the ground works of Shakespeare’s plays. c Some quaint sermons or other characteristic books by Puritans: together with some 20 or 25 tracts of the Martin Marprelate Controversy: 1588-1590 A.D.

From A Supplication for the Beggars by Simon Fish