Pap With A Hatchet : Kessinger Publishing : 9781437025644 : 1437025641 : 01 Oct 2008 : ""Pap With A Hatchet: Being A Reply To Martin Mar-Prelate, With An Introduction And Notes"" is a book written by John Lyly and published in 1844. The book is a response to Martin Mar-Prelate, a pseudonym used by a group of Puritan writers who published a series of controversial pamphlets attacking the Church of England in the late 16th century. Lyly's book is written in the form of a dialogue between two characters, Philopur and Philalethes, who debate the issues raised by Mar-Prelate's pamphlets. The title of the book refers to a quote from Mar-Prelate's pamphlets, in which he describes the Anglican Church as ""pap with a hatchet"" - meaning that it is like pap (baby food) that has been chopped up with a hatchet (a crude tool).Lyly's response argues that the Church of England is not as corrupt as Mar-Prelate suggests, and that the Puritans' criticisms are based on misunderstandings and misrepresenta