Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	france_n	king_n	pope_n	2,909	5	6.7648	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15467	Nevves from Sir Roger Williams VVith a discourse printed at Rheines [sic] containing the most happie victorie, lately obtained by the Prince de Conty, lieutenant generall ouer the kinges forces, in Aniou, touraine, Maine, Poictu, Berry, Blaysois, Vendomois, Dunois, high and lower Limosin, and Perche, against the rebellious leaguers, enemies to his Maiestie. VVhereunto is annexed the order or agreement of the Court of Parliament, held in Normandy at sundry times, and now lastly confirmed the eighteenth of August, to the vtter abolishing of the Popes authoritie, the taking away of his reuenewes, and the burning of his bulles.	Williams, Roger, Sir, 1540?-1595.	1591 (1591)	STC 25734; ESTC S100644	8,701	22

be in any sorte diminished But being assisted by their Kings and their soueraign iustice to oppose themselues against all the Popes enterprises considering whē they were knowen in their greatest promotions they that were enemie to the Crown of Fraunce euer vsed some meanes and practises against them As it happened by Pope Martin the fifth in the cause of the Emperour Sigismund when he declared against the King and many other yet they reestablished this fair French church in her former right in purging it from the vices which slipt thereinto by the violent passions of these disturbers and such as they framed of their minde which to effect they held Counselles and Smodes true and only remedies against scismes and heresies moreouer by that Court was foreseene and preuented the scandales that might arise by the exposing and reading of such Libelles and pretended admonitions This Court and Chambers assembled haue ordayned and doo ordaine that these Letters shalbe published heard and registred requiring the Attorney Generall to the King who alreadye hath receiued them openlye to declare and manifest them how that the saide Bull giuen at Rome the first of March 1591. is abusiue scandalous and iniurious tending to sedition and trouble of all the Christian estate contrary to the woord of God holy decrees and liberties of the French Church proceeding from wrong and not from right stuffed with errour impietie deceit It is ordeined that it shalbe torne and burned before the Pallace gate by the Executioner of publique iustice Forbidding all persons of what estate quality or condition soeuer to keep read publish or commune therof on the paine of confiscation both of bodie and goods Likewise that all Colleges Couents Chapters Communalties bodies of Citties Curates Vicars and such like shall not assist or fauor such communications publications or readings on paine to be attainted conuicted of high treason and depriuation of all priueledges prerogatiues and exemptions Commaunding likewise al persons that shall haue knowledge of such as secretly keep it read or talke therof quicklye to reueale them to the Attorney generall or his substitutes in the place who haue in charge to make secret search and thereof to certifie the Courte on the paines aforesaid The Court also declareth the said Pope Gregorye the xiiij of that name an enemye to the King and the estate of Fraunce as also the peace of christianitie a troubler of the religion catholique apostolique and Romain a pertaker with the League and coniuration doone aswell against the King now raigning as also the late King Henrye the third of most happy memory traiterously and cruelly murdered by the meanes and procurement of the saide rebelles Forbidding all persons of this prouince and primatie of Normandie to send to Rome for obtaining of Buls writings collations graces dispensations or other expeditions neither to carry directly or indirectlye thither golde or siluer on paine of being declared an enemye to the estate and depriuation of their goods and possessions Moreouer that the said Marcilius Laudrianus calling himselfe Nuntio to the sayd Gregorye shalbe apprehended aliue or dead to be deliuered to iustice and if he cannot be apprehended he shalbe summoned three daies in the publique places in Pontellarche being neerest to the Cittie of Roane the first eight dayes hence and the two other by three dayes and three dayes following This dooth the Court declare for good and avayleable and that this present agrement shalbe sent into all the Baylywickes of this iurisdiction to the end that none may pretend ignorance therof Pronounced in iudgement at Caen in Parliament the third day of August 1591. Signed De Medyne THis Edict being published the Popes Bulles were burned in diuers places of Normandie diuerslye in some place after one sort in some place after another sorte in as infamous manner as could be and to omit all the rest I will only shew you how it was burned at Toures The Maiestrates and the common people of Toures being assembled before the Pallace gate there was a Piller erected a little distant from the foot thereof there was a fire made by the common Hangman of the Towne then did he take the Bull and hang it on the top of the Piller which being doone he kindled another fier at the very foot of the Piller which by degrees crept vp the Piller vntill it took hold of the Bull which presently was consumed with fire to the great ioy of all the beholders FINIS