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A11771	Aphorismes of state or Certaine secret articles for the re-edifying of the Romish Church agreed vpon, and approued in councell, by the Colledge of Cardinalls in Rome, shewed and deliuered vnto Pope Gregory the 15. a little before his death. Whereunto is annexed a censure vpon the chiefe points of that which the cardinalls had concluded. By Tho. Scott. Very needfull and profitable for all those, who are desirous to vnderstand the euent of the restitution of the Palatinate: and of the state of the Prince-Electors, of Saxon and Brandenburgh, in the behalfe of the clergie in Rome. Fit for the Brittish nation, especially to take notice of, that they may euidently see, the issue of all our treaties, ambassages, and promises, with other hopes depending: wherein we haue beene long held in suspence, and are still like to be, to our vnrecouerable losse. Faithfully translated according to the Latine, and Netherlandish Dutch, into English.; Nieuwe, ongehoorde, vreemde en secrete artijckelen, tot herbouwinge vande Roomsche Kercke-standt, by het Collegie der Cardinalen binnen Romen. English	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Catholic Church. Collegium Cardinalium.	1624 (1624)	STC 22065; ESTC S100964	18,484	32

Leo did who denieth that but they commend Leo as being one of the chiefest citizens and so had the greatest respect of any man in the Citty they commend him also as being Bishop of Rome who with his hands was to set vp the crowne as being a sign or representation of the Empire Therefore these writers were in no heresie because they meant that either Leo did the same alone or else principally could haue done it Many other who are no lesse in number nor in respect then these doe relate vnto vs the cleane contrary they say expresly that the same was done and performed according to the decree will as is aforesaid of the Councell of Rome Sigebertussaith in the yeare 801 The Romans now who long agoe had withdrawne their affections from the Constantinopolitan Emperour as then finding very good opportunitie because that a woman when the Emperour Constantine was depriued of his sight gouerned them by his Son then proclaimed they with one accord the Emperour Charles for their Emperour they crowned him by the hand of Pope Leo they stiled him Emperour and Augustus A popish writer Theodoricus de Niem who afterwards was Bishop of Verden saith about the very time of the Coronation the people of Rome made a Law according to the old custome but it was very troublesome to recollect all things that happened so often therefore the sentence right and power of the Empire was left vnto the Emperour as we finde it written then the people of Rome transported all this vnto Charles gaue vnto him all their right and powor Blondus also in his first book decad 2 and Aneas Siluius or Pius 2. in Blondus his short relation also Iacobus Wymphelingies in his short relation of the people of Rome in the xi Chapter doe affirme that the Coronation by Leo was performed and done with the knowledge and at the entreatie of the people of Rome These are the wordes of Onuphrius Panuimus in fastis Leo by the consent of the people of Rome and at the entreatie of the clergie of Rome proclameth Charles Emperour So that from these and others who affirme that it was done by the Councell and the people of Rome must those writers be interpreted that they doe not confirme nor yet deny the same How much more is it to beleeue that which is confirmed by witnesses which is denied by none then not to beleeue those which doe confirme the same because that all of them do not affirme although there be no body that doe deny the same for after this manner writeth Michell Coccimmus very well in his booke of the transport of the Empire we must beleeue that the same transport was performed and had his power or operation from the consent and authoritie of the Romans and other people of Italy That which Innocentius the 3. wrote vnto Bartold Duke of Zaringe doth not contradict the same That the apostolicall seate of Rome transported the Roman Empire vnto the person of the famous Charles from the Grecians vnto the Germanes for in this wee consent That the Apostolicall seate vpon no other meaning did transport the Empire but that they who did transport the Empire did consent thereunto or else made declaration that they should transport the same But such a transport hath had its power from the vniforme consent of the people Hence may very plainely appeare in what maner the transport which Leo performed was done and by this meanes that is very easily ouerthrowne which they say That the Empire was transported for Heresie the occasion of the transport is here formerly related out of Sigibertus the true cause thereof was because the Emperours of the East did neglect or were carelesse of the Westerne Empire and authoritie and so as is aforesaid did let it passe this we can confirme and approue with very firme testimony Lupoldus saith in his fourth booke of the rights of the authoritie of the Empire in this maner The Grecian Emperour in the time of Carolas Magnus nay before his time also viz. when his Father Pepin and his Grandfather Carolus Martellus liued gouerned onely with the name of the Westerne Empire so that neither the Romish Church nor the other Christian Congregations nor those of the Longobardes who were contrary to all law supprest could either by the Easterne Emperour nor by their authoritie obtaine any right in the Westerne Empire so that the aforesaid Emperours made no account nor reckoning of the Westerne Empire but held it loosely as a derelict onely commanding therewith the name as appeareth in diuers Chronicles Of the same opinion is Iohannes Parisiensis in his 16. Chapter writing of the Kingly and papall power It was not done by the Pope onely but that it was the peoples desire who may subiect themselues to whom they will without preiudice to any other and therefore that was done for a necessary reason for to defend them against the Heathens and infidels because they could not be defended by any other which right they might doe for the people make the King and the Army the Emperour Aneas Syluius in his booke of the rising and authoritie of the Roman Empire saith in the 9. Chap. At the last when the Grecians were carelesse of Rome and leauing the same to be made a pray and to be ransacked one while by the Barbarians and also by others the people of Rome who with their blood had got such great riches who by their valour had erected the Monarchie of the world saluted by the name of Emperour Carolus Magnus then King of the Francks being a German borne who deliuered the Citie and the Holy place from the inuasion of enemies first greeting him with this title Patricius and afterwards Augustus the Popes good will and pleasure hereunto concurring Also saith Nauelerus in his 27. generat in the yeare 800 vpon the day of the Birth of our Lord good deliberation proceeding Leo the Pope of Rome considering that the Constantinopolitan Emperours did very carelessely defend that name and held the Westerne Empire as lost he declared with the consent of the people of Rome Charles Emperour of the Romans and crowned him with the Crowne when the commonaltie of the Romans three times cried out aloude Carolo Augusto c. Paulus Aemilius in his Historie of the Francks saith thus The Maiestie of the Emperours was now at this time and before very slight and there after he saith the principallest of the Romans being of another courage and audacitie gaue their voyces that the seate of the Empire being as it were voyde and possessed of none as if it had beene Gods will and had beene so ordained should be inuested with the King of the Francks because that he by his seruice which he had done for the Church had well deserued the same and that they were obligde and bound to him c. Michaell Coccimus speaketh yet more plaine concerning the transport of the Empire saying When the Romans and almost all the

Empire in whom immediatly as in the subiect the temporall power consisteth Nicholas Cusanus in his third booke of the catholicke concordance in the 4. Chap. In my iudgement iudgeth very well thereof writing in this maner saith The prince Electors who elected in the place of others were in the time of Pope Gregory the 5 being a Germaine ordained of the naturall kindred of Otho and therefore it is not tollerable that the prince Electors should haue their power of electing from the Pope of Rome so that now vnlesse he consented these should not haue it or if he would that he would take it from them I aske who hath giuen the people of Rome power to elect an Emperour but the Law of God and nature for by way of a voluntary subiection and consent in predecedencie all sorts of gouernments are well and holy instituted and afterwards there he setteth downe yet something else the prince Electors that were constituted by the generall vniformitie of voices of all Germaines and others belonging to the Empire in the time of Henry the 2. had their fundamentall power from the generall consent of voices of all who by the law of nature might chuse themselues an Emperour not from the Pope of Rome himselfe in whose power it is not to giue to euery prouince a King or an Emperour when it pleaseth him and when it doth not please him Lastly the Articles were sealed vp with this Oath That the Pope himselfe without preiudice to his seate may not reuoke the Electorship from the Duke of Bauaria since that he hath confirmed him in that dignitie nay that all the Prelates of the Romish Church are bound with force of Armes to maintaine the Duke of Bauaria and yet more that all those that are of the Romish Church are bound to bring all their force together to maintaine the same So that the Romish Clergie disdaining the prerogatiue of Kings and Princes doth very boldly determine and decide these controuersies which arise in the Empire and threatneth to force them by warre who are not content with the Popes sentence How ilsauourly these things doe sute and agree with Pope and Clergie of Rome is shewed vnto vs in that famous place of Peter Damianus who liued in the yeare 1060 his words in his Letter vnto the Bishop Firminus are these Like as the Sonne of God himselfe did ouercome all the obstacles of this raging world not by any proofe of vengeance but by constant patience and inuinceable Maiestie so sitteth it best that we rather suffer and patiently endure the worlds raging with humilitie then either by taking Armes in hand or requiting wounds with wounds especiall since that betweene the Empire and the Priest-hood the offices are seuerall The King shall vse the temporall Armes the Priest shall put on a spirituall sword which is the word of God Paul saith of the princes of this world that he beareth not the sword in vaine being a Minister of God and his reuenger in wrath vpon him that doth euill King Azarias because he tooke vpon him the Priests office was stricken with Leprosie so that Priests which shall take vp Armes which is the worke of the Laitie what deserueth he If now any man would obiect that Pope Leo oftentimes thrust himselfe into warres and yet for all that was a iust Pope I tell you mine opinion Peter neuer obtained the Apostle-ship because he forsooke his Master Nor Dauid the gift of prophesing because he defiled anothers mans bed Here is not to be considered of good and euill things according to the desert of the possessors but they are to be iudged according to their owne qualities Doe we reade any where that Pope Gregory who endured so many roberies and pillages of the Longebeards either did or wrot the like Doe we reade any where that any of the holy and worthy Popes did euer take vp Armes to make a warre no neuer in no place grant then that the Lawes of the ciuill Magistrate may narrowly fift pry and determine any certaine question which ariseth in the Church or else determine and iudge of that which concernes not the Iudgement seate of the ciuill Magistrate by an Edict of the Councell or an assembly of Diuines to the end that either by the iudgement of the Magistrate or the Iudicate of the Pope there arise no warre which might be accounted to our shame The Clergie men of Rome are altogether of another oppinion practising and endeauouring almost nothing else but warre not onely with their Armes but also threatening others and whilst they are doing this they are not ashamed to affirme that they are bound thereunto by the Lawes of God Let them obserue what Christ commanded the Apostle Peter to put vp the sword into the sheath Where hath euer God commanded the Clergie that they should intermeddle in matters of temporall dignities or should vndertake warres much lesse that they should blow the Trumpet or beate Allarmes as they do now haue I the desire of Dominion their God Obserue diligently I pray you that bloody Oath intended by all the Prelates to the end the fashion of the ancient and holy Church might be maintained intire like as if the fashion of their Church now were as it was wont to be in former times Let vs reade that which Tertullian Ambrose Augustine and other Writers who subiect the Clergie vnder the power of the Temporall Pope Gregorius Magnus writeth himselfe vnto the Emperour Mauritius these words I the vnworthy seruant of your pietie and a little after he saith yet farther To this end authoritie is giuen to me from heauen aboue all men that belong to my Lords the Emperours for pietie cause When as the said Mauritius would haue that Pope Gregory should publish a law which he had made and this Pope adiudging the same to be vnreasonable and opposing the liberty of the Church he therefore did not blaspheme against the Empire but was obedient vnto the command of the Emperour his Master not dissembling to speak his minde and opinion of the Emperours Law these are the Popes owne wordes I being subiect to authoritie haue sent these Lawes into seuerall quarters of the world and because they are not agreeable to almightie God I haue communicated the same vnto the Illustrouse Lords by amissiue of my owne oppinion so that I haue fully discharged my dutie on both sides shewing as I am bound obedience to the Emperour and not concealing my opinion in that which concerneth God Here ought we to obserue how cunningly and craftily the Colledge of Cardinalls obserue and aime at the example of the ancient holy Church chiefly in the time of Pope Gregory the 7 vnder which this lurketh that this Pope Gregory was the very first who durst ascribe take vnto himselfe the right of the Empire At what time I pray you liued this Pope about the yeare 1100. is the antiquitie whereof they boast I may affirme with Tertullian that this is noueltie what

holinesse was there in those dayes when all maner of fractious cussennings frauds deceites and villanies had their full swinge and to write much thereof would be to dangerous and be no honour to Christendome Like as the Writer of those times affirmeth in the dayes of the Emperor Henry the 4. It is very well knowne vnto all men what Cardinall Benno hath written and translated of that Pope although Cardinall Bellarmine iudgeth that the same was wrtten by a Lutheran In like manner it is also but to well knowne by other Writers who haue painted out in liuely colours this Pope Gregory euen to the life A certaine man named Orthamus Gracious very much adicted to the Romish Church was the first publisher thereof in a booke wherein are contained very many remarkeable obseruations out of the actions of this Pope Gregory the Colledge of Cardinals in the 19. Articles do conclude the Popes authoritie and not out of these actiones onely but also of other Popes who haue delt most tirannically with the Empire One could also hit the Cardinalls in the teeth with that which Cardinall Bellarmine in his second Booke of the Popes of Rome saith in the 29. Chap. vpon the 4. Argument viz. That the Christian Emperours haue oftentimes beene Iudges of the Popes whereunto very subtilly he inferreth or answereth That these things haue beene done but how well they haue done the same and by what right that they themselues shall answer It is indeed much to be wondred at that the Clergie men are grown to that passe that they so stoutly attempt that which all the world hath in abomination and with such polluted hands to lay hold vpon the most famous state of the Empire We obserue also how shamelesse the Colledge of Cardinalls are willing that we from the euill liues and wicked actions of deceased Popes should conclude how great the authoritie of the Pope is at least they neede not to be so contumelious and arrogant against those Emperours which in former times the Popes haue acknowledged to be themselues seruants of the Emperours The Pope also ought to haue in consideration that he by meanes of the Empire hath obtained so great riches and now by the greatnesse of his power and all maner of sensuallities blindeth the eyes of many temporall princes How blind are the men of this age when the Sunne shineth so bright how little do they know or think what will fall out in the end he hath got so great treasures from those of the Empire to the end that he wanting nothing might giue the better luster vnto his religion now abuseth he these gifts by driuing the Empire into a great feare He is enriched with earthly countries to the end he should enrich vs with the heauenly and now they serue him to take away our earthly He is enriched to the end that by his religious care we might liue in greater securitie in the Empire now he careth not for that although there be trouble raised in the Empire so he may liue brauely and laciuiously This is the reward of peruerted liberalty so that for many ages it hath been very truely said Religion brought forth riches and the Daughter hath deuoured the Mother You props and pillers of the Empire most Illustrious Emperour Princes Electors Princes and States tollerate no longer this triumph and pride of the Romish Clergie you see how boldly they violate the lawes of the Empire they limite your established law and preferre vnto you that which they do but thinke and inuent leauing vnto you the bare name of the empire but haue drawne the maiestie thereof long agoe to themselues What will this worke in the end if you be content any longer with patience to behold or looke vpon the same neuer thinke that they will omit to increase theirs and decrease yours You haue heard how they threaten you and what they intend as enemies to prosecute and you know that the abominable deeds which the Popes haue performed against the Emperours doe serue them now for very faire examples Since then it is not yet to late take councell prouidently that the Romish Cardinalls in the end may be glad to leaue their affronts and their proud courage may quaile vndertake firme and substantiall courses that their dissolute and insolent desire of dominion may be restrained and bridled then shall the Maiestie of the empire be preserued whereunto Almighty God giue you his blessing in all your consultations from whom you haue receiued the possession and gouernment of the Empire FINIS