Marprelate
/ (ˈmɑːprɛlɪt) /
noun
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
Example sentences from the Web for marprelate
That is Will; and Nash detains him for a moment just to listen to his last words on the Marprelate controversy.
My Lady Nicotine |J. M. BarrieFinally, there was the Marprelate press, of which Robert Waldegrave was the chief printer.
A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 |Henry R. PlomerHere Nash takes his customary side in the Marprelate business.
Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets |Various