Download or read book A Bishop's Tale written by Craig Harline and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the colourful world of Netherlandish Catholic bishop, Mathias Hovius, and his flock during the age of the Reformation. It is drawn from one of many journals kept by Hovius whilst he was Archbishop of Mechelen.