got not thereby a poore Vicarage hovell to shelter himselfe from the Banishment of the Emperour Hadrian 2. S. Paul acknowledgeth him as most let it passe for his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fellow Labourer Phil. 4.3 doubtlesse he busied himselfe in better imployments then the setting forth of Masses Vestures and such other Ceremonies â—olon 1569. 3. Lambertus Gruterus hath cobled together such Workes as are fathered upon him by the name of Clementines which are tenne Bookes of his Recognitions with an Epitome of them containing the Pilgrimages and Acts of S. Peter eight more of the Constitutions of the Apostles besides 90. Canons ascribed also to them and five decretall Epistles of the same stampe 4. Since which time his Epistle to the Corinthians so much talked of by the Ancients hath come to light and is newly set forth in Greeke and Lattine with very Learned observations of Mr Patrick Young Oxon. 1633. 5. Notwithstanding the worth of this man he was condemned to hew Marble in the Quarries about the Euxine Sea and at length with an Anchor about his neck therein drowned 4. EVARISTUS A.D. 110 a Bethlemite as Ciaconius would have it for all this was not terrified from taking the place whom we may think to have spent his time better then in such beggerly constitutions which are commonly put upon him he is said to have been beheaded And no better sped 5. ALEXANDER a Romane under Aurelian A.D. 118 though he be said to have brought in the Confecton and use of Holy Water for the purging of mens soules and the driving away of Divells upon which we have a merry Lecture of father Busdrakes 6. SIXTUS then comes by our account in the sixt place A.D. 130 whom the Greekes terme Xystus though he were a Romane 2. He sent they say one Peregrine a Priest to be Bishop amongst the Gaules who desired it 3. Aquila and Priscilla banished from Rome by Claudius Acts 18. are said to have continued to this mans time And that Aquila to have translated the Old Testament next after the 72 which will scarce hold This man dying also a Martyr left the chayre to 7. TELESPHORUS the sonne of an Anaâ—horite A.D. 139 't is hop'd begotten in Matrimony who instituted Lent from a former tradition of the Apostles but unwritten 8. HYGINUS the Athenian a Philosophers sonne A.D. 150 his successor brought in Gossips to Baptisme and set Iustine Martyr to make his Apologies for the Christians whiles he made Cardinalls as Ciaconius bears us in hand and leaves 9. A.D. 154 PIUS of Aquilea to settle the keeping of Easter upon the Lords day which Hermas his brother that is said to be the Author of the Booke intituled Pastor had received from an Angell that he should perswade all men to doe 10. ANICETUS the Syrian that tooke his place brought in the shaving of Priests Crownes In his time Polycarpus mett Marcion in Rome and told him to his face that he was the first begotten of the Devill 11. An. D. 175 SOTER a Campanian that followes is reported to have been a very honest man and to have ordayned that Marriages should be Celebrated in publique and solemnely with the consent of Parents 12. An. D. 182 ELâ—UTHERIUS that Succeeded was a Grecian To him were sent by our King Lucius Helvanus and Meduanus to request him to supply him with some faithfull Pastors for the further instruction of his Subjects in Christianity Fugacius and Damianus were the men that this Pope dispatched to him with his owne Letters in which he telleth the King that as Christs Vicar he might settle matters for Religion within his owne Dominions 2. To this Pope also Iraeneus is said to be sent from the Churches of France to be resolved in some doubts which Heretiques then blustering every where had cast in amongst them But 13. An. D. 195 VICTOR a hott African his Successour tooke more state upon him by reason the stormes of Persecution in his time were well blowne over and Excommunicated the Easterne Bishops for not keeping Easter upon the same day with him 2. This was resisted by Polycrates of Ephesus and Iraeneus of Lions and all the Easterne Bishops in a full Councell of Palestine who stood for the Tradition of S. Iohn and Philip the Apostles as they of the West did on that they had from S. Peter and S. Paul This brabble was after agreed at the first Councell of Nice where the West Church had the hand and those that would not celebrate Easter on Sunday were termed Quartadecimani Victor being thus Victorious leaves the Chayre to 14. An. D. 203 ZEPHERINUS a Romane This man turned wooden Chaelices into Glasses because as some fondly imagined the pretious Bloud of Christ should not soake into them as it might into the wood went bare-footed in imitation of our Saviour and Gelded himselfe for the kingdome of God 2. He Moderated in a Disputation between Proclus the chiefe of the Cataphrygians and Caius that defended the right Anathematizing Tertullian and all others that stood out against him 15. CALIXTUS of Ravenna that tooke his place An. D. 221 might not be so bold by reason of the heavy Persecution under Severus 2. yet he appointed some say the foure Fasts continued amongst us to this day but apprehended at length suffered cruell Martyrdome and made way to 16. VRBANUS a Romane An. D. 227 of whom the Pontificall saies that he turn'd the holy Vessels into Silver which might seeme a matter of great difficulty in those Savage times under the Beast Heliogabalus 2. Origines had the hard hap with this Binius Ciacon mans consent to be Excommunicated by Demetrius of Alexandria but himselfe escaped not Martyrdome nor 17. PONTIANUS his Countryman and Successour An. D. 233 who tasted of the same Cup in the Isle of Sardinia where he was banished leaving his place to 18. ANTERUS a Grecian An. D. 238 that tooke care to have the Acts and Monuments of Martyrs to be Registred by approved Notaries Hunselfe being added to their number by the Tyrany of the great Cyclops Maximinus 19. FABIAN a Romane takes the place An. D. 238 by an unexpected Election caused by the standing of a Pigeon on his head 2. He is said to have Baptised the two Philips that were Emperours and to have addmitted Origene to his Purgation He suffered under Decius Ciacon in the seaventh Persecution 20. CORNELIUS a Romane takes his place An. D. 254 but not without opposition of Novatianus a Priest of Rome who accused Cornelius of Heresie for receiving those that had fallen into Idolatry upon their repentance which the Novatians would not indure 2. This side of Novation continued long in chusing Successiveâ—y a Pope of their owne untill in Celestinus time they were broken off 3. Betweene this Cornelius and S. Cyprian passed many friendly Epistles in which Cyprian stileth him familiarly his Brother At last through the Tyrany of Decius Incidit in rigidos Praesul Cornelius enses Saith
For falling off from the Emperour to France Rome came to be sacked by the Duke of Burbon and the Pope himselfe with his Cardinalls to be taken Prisoners 4. For crossing our King Henry the eight and deluding him in the Divorce from his brothers wife Queene Katharine he lost his Supremacy here in England and for his lewd life otherwise made his See infamous Roma vale vidi satis est vidisse revertar Cum leuo aut Meretrix Scurra Cinaedus ero Vile Rome adiew I did thee view but hence no more will see Till Pimpe or Punke or Iade or Spade I doe resolve to be 4. Palengenius that lived in his time sets out the corruptions of these daies in his Capricorne some say he died of the lowsy disease others by the poysonous smell of a Torch This Pope might passe for a Clement and mercifull man indeed in regard of his successor a Romane 5. PAUL the third A. 1534 who prostituted his sister Julia Farnesia to Alexander the sixth that he might be made Cardinall committed incest with his own daughter Constantia and poysoned her husband Bosius Sforfia to enjoy her the more freely so in a jealous humor he used his own sister upon suspition she played false with him but for pressing on his Neice Laura Farnesia in the like matter Nicholas Quercen her husband taking him in the Act gave him a marke that he carried with him to his grave 2. Being Legate at Ancona under Pope Iulius the second he cozened a Lady under pretence of marriage to yeeld to his Lust who upon discovery of the delusion fell almost distracted yet brought him that Peter Aloysius afterward Duke of Placenâ—ia where he was slaine for his horrible villanies especially that upon Cosmus Cherea not to be named 3. To this Incest and maintaining 45000. Courtezans his Necromancy comes as a Complement He conferred with Gauricus Servita and other of the damned Crew who were alwaies at his Elbow 4. Fâ—om this Popes piety we had the Councell of Trent and Order of the Jesuits and King Henry the eight Excommunicated and our England given Primo occupaturo some will say a worse there could not be But let them consider his successor and Countryman and Legate in the Councell of Trent 6. A.D. 1550 IULIUS the third Who as soone as he was chosen not without great stirres gave his Cardinalls hat to a Sodomiticall boy whom he had abused called Innocentius to the repining Cardinalls who asked a reason of it What reason had you saies he to chuse me Pope Fortune favours whom she pleaseth 2. Iohn Casa Arch-bishop of Benevent Deane of the Apostolicall Chamber in this mans time Printed a Book at Venice in defence of Sodomy By whom Francis Spira was seduced to revolt and dyed desperately 3. This Pope was the man that would have his Porke forbidden by his Physitian Al despetto de dio in despight of God and maintained that he had more cause to be angry for the keeping back of his cold Peacock Pye then God had to cast Adam out of Paradice for eating of an Apple 4. From the same man we had the Reconciliation and blessing of the Mother Church so submissively taken from the hands of Cardinall Poole in Queen Maries daies that cost the lives of so many Innocents by various Executions 5. Whereupon one Vvalterius describes the Sea of Rome under him in this Tetrastichon Roma quid est quod te docuit praeposterus ordo Quid docuit jungas versa elementa seies Roma Amor est Amor est qualis praeposterus unde haec Roma Mares noli dicere plura scio What 's Rome even that preposterousnesse doth show What 's that spel't backward then thou soon maist know Backward 't is Amor love what love nay hold It is a male loue odious to be told And Beza plaies upon three evacuating Basons which this Pope was wont to have at hand in his beastly surquedry I nunc Pontifices Germania dira negato Omnia Clausa suo jura tenere sinu And now will cursed Germany deny The Pope hath * Alluding to the word that signifies Laws and Broth. Iura that he thus let fly No sure this Pope let it fly at both ends and his life went after Another of the Tridentine Legats 7 MARCELLUS the second an Hetruscan A.D. 1555 was quickly foysted into the place The rather because he was sickly and in likely-hood could not keep it long 2. He had been Schoole Master to Peter Aloysius esteemed the Lutherane worse then Turks perswadeed Charles the fifth and Ferdinand rather to turne their forces against them then the Mahometanes 3. Paulus Vergerius must not stay in the Councell of Trent but why forsooth He believed not the Legend of St George and S. Christopher whom Paul the third before had left out of the Breviary The Bishop of Claudia Fossa Iames Nanclant must be likewise discharged for holding the Scripture to be above Traditions and William of Venice for saying the Councell was above the Pope But the short time he Poped it abridged his farther proceedings which being but 23. daies a Neopolitâ—ne 8. PAUL the fouth continues the Line A.D. 1555 who wrote a book for reforming the Church to Paul the third when he was Cardinall wherein he taxed most of the same abuses that Luther did but the case was altered when he came to have power in his own hand 2. He was a great Patron of the Jesuits and Inquisition which had made away by Vergerius reckoning in his time 150000. persons under pretext of Religion England had her share by Queen Maries Clergy It was this Popes Legate Cardinall Caraffa that gave this blessing to the devout Parisians Quandoquidem Populus decipivult decipiatur In as much as this people will be deceived let them be deceived He was so hated for his cruelty that immediatly upon his death the people burnt the Prison or rather slaughter-house of the Inquisition beheaded the Popes Statua and threw it into Tyber and razed all the Armes of the Caraffa's they could fall upon One of the house of the Medices by the Spanish faction is after foure months thrust into his place 9. A.D. 1560 PIUS the fourth who abrogates the Acts of his predecessors and persecutes his kindred makes Charles Borromeus Cardinall who after proved a Saint 2. The Nationall Councell the King of France held at Poyters he handsomely defeats by setting on foot again the Councell of Trent 3. Thither he cites the Protestant Germanes and French Hugonotes with Calvin among the rest by the Bishop of Cumane But their answer was that the Pope had no Authority to call Councells much lesse to carry things at his pleasure A free Councell they were willing for where Gods Word might take place and not be overswayed with politique Projects 4. Queen ELIZABETH took order that none of his Legats should set footing here in England which hath sped the better for it ever since 5. She was designed to be
publique Thiefe who after was made Bishop 5. Euseb Eccles Hist l. 3. c. 20. PHILIP of Bethsaida Preached as 't is thought the Gospell in Phrygia and lyeth buried at Hieropolis 6. BARTHOLOMEW is said to have gone as farre as India and to have Preached where some say he was cudgelled to death some Crucified some that he was flayne a live some that he was Beheaded But Peter de Natalibus affirmes that all these tortures were inflicted on him successively Visars in Ps 22. Father Ambrose Chircher a great travailer of late in the Easterne parts tells us of a Tradition they have in China that one Olo Puen was brought thither from Iudaea in the Cloudes and Preached Christianity amongst them whereof he left 27. Tomes behind him more 't is to be thought then can be shewen of S. Bartholomews 7. THOMAS is reckoned the Apostle of the Parthians Medes and Persians where he was slaine with a dart and lyes buried 8. MATHEW wrote the first Gospell some think in Hebrew It is not known who translated it 2. He is said to have been entertained Act. 8. by the Eunuch of Queene Candace in Aethiopia where he Preached the Gospell converted the People and was Married 9. IAMES of Alpheus otherwise called Oblias or Iustus succeeded Iames of Zebedee in the Bishoprick of Ierusalem 2. Concludes the Councell there as President notwithstanding the presence of Peter 3. Leaves a Catholique Epistle for the animating of Faith by Workes 4. Was Martyred at Ierusalem after he was thrown downe from a Pinnacle of the Temple by a fullers club 10. LEBBEUS alià s Thaddeus Math. 10. Act. 1. Act. 15.22 or Iudas surnamed Barsabas the Brother of Iames from him we have an Epistle to the same purpose with the 2d of S. Peter 2. He was made commissioner with Silas to carry the Councells of Ierusalems decrees to them of Antioch He is said to have gone to King Agbarus of Edessa and to have cured and converted him and his according to the Letter of our Saviour Euseb Ecclesâ— Hist returning an answere to a Letter of Agbarus first sent unto him And there he lyes buried 11. SIMON the Canaanite or Zelotes is said to have done somewhat in Africke to be crucified in Brettannia saith Dorotheus Volaterane calls it Betani Peter de Natalibus Bethania which is most like that if he were Bishop as some say of Ierusalem he might there suffer 12. MATHIAS came to be an Apostle by election into the place of Iudas Iscariot who is reported to have slain his Father married his Mother and betrayed his Master 2. His Diocesse fell out to be Aethiopia about the Haven Hissus and the river Phasis amongst Men-eaters where he dyed All which Relations may be noted for Monkish evaporations To which these Twelve may be added 6. St PAUL first Saul a persecutor Act. 9. then taken off in a miraculous manner by Christs call from heaven 2. whereupon he lyes three dayes at Damascus in an extasie at what time 't is thought he was rapt into the third Heaven and made 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 taught by Christ himselfe then restored to his sight and Baptized by Ananias 3. From thence he goes into Arabia Act. 9. 2 Cor. 11. Gall. 1 18. and having spent there three yeares in Preaching returnes to Damascus but hardly thence escapes in a Basket and comes to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to see Peter or conferre with him in Jerusaleâ— after Iames of Zebedees Martyrdome and a little before the imprisoning of S. Peter 4. But having notice in a vision that it would be bootlesse and dangerous for him to stay there longer he betakes himselfe to Tarsus his owne Country the Metropolitane City in Cilicia but staid not long there before Barnabas came to fetch him away to Antioch the chiefe City of Syria to help him in his charge which the Church of Jerusalem had there designed him for confirming of those Gentiles which some of the dispersion of the Jewes had formerly instructed 5. This they performed with that Alacrity and successe Act. 11. that from Antioch we had first the name of Christians Thither when Agabus had repaired to them and Prophecied of a Dearth at hand they were sent with a Collection by the Church of Antioch to help the poore Brethren in Ierusalem Thence returning they brought Iohn Marke with them 6. Not long after both of them by expresse command of the holy Ghost after Prayers and Imposition of hands are dispatched taking Marke with them to that Bienniall Circuit wherein Sergius Paulus Proconsul of Paphus was converted Elymas Bar-Iesu confounded many Cities and Countries blessed by the light of the Gospel Paul at Listra stoned where a little before he had bin with Barnabas deified Notwithstanding under Gods protection having gotten Titus with them instead of Marke which went to Jerusalem they returned againe to Antioch 7. There a quarrell then being set a foote by some 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 false Brethren Gal. 2.4 Act. 15. concerning the Abrogation of Iewish Ceremonies he passed to the Councell of Ierusalem where the businesse was decided And then returnes to Antioch where he made bold to reprove Peter 8. Then makes a journey with Silas into Asia to confirme the Churches a little before there by him planted 9. That being done he comes from Troas over into Europe visits Macedon Thessalonica Corinth Athens Achaia 10. At length returnes to Ierusalem Act. 25 26 27 28. is there Apprehended Thence sent to Caesaria answers before Felix Festus and Agrippa appeales to Caesar is sent thence to Rome escapes in the journey Shipwrack and the Viper in Malta 11. Gets from thence opportunity to make an excursion to Plant and confirme Churches Returnes againe to Rome and is Martyred as 't is thought under Nero. 12. Companions he had of his Travels and Preaching Barnabas Luke the Physitian of Antioch from whom we have this excellent Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles dedicated to Theophilus who converted to Christianity converted his house to be a Church Marke the Evangelist Silas Timotheus Titus Aquila and Priscilla And in his European journey Sopater Aristarchus Secundus Gaius Tychicus and Trophimus 13. We have foureteene Epistles of his some written to whole Churches some to particular Men some before his Bonds some in them in this order Before his Imprisonment two to the Thessalonians one to Titus one to the Galathians two to the Corinthians one to Timothy one to the Romans In his Imprisonment one to the Philippians one to the Colossians one to Philemon one to the Ephesians one to the Hebrewes and last of all a second Epistle to Timothy 14. That Epistle of his to the Laâ—diceans is meerely Imaginary and those between him and Seneca forged The subscriptions for Timothy and Titus being Bishops of Ephesus and Crâ—te are carped at only by Wranglers 7. For the seaventy Disciples we have their Commission from our Saviour Luke 10. but not their names Peter
de Natalilibus tels us of two old Catalogues of their names which he found in Rome under the Name of Dâ—râ—theus Bishop of Tyre the one in Greeke the other in Latine But just exceptions lye against both 1. They disagree one from the other 2. Instead of 70 the Greeke hath 72. 3. In both Caesar perchance Nero is made a Disciple and Bishop of Dyrachium as Philip and Alexander the Great are made by some our Saviours Ancestours 4. James and Cephas the same with Peter are degraded from Apostles to be Disciples 5. Tarrick Schikardi c. Lazarus is the last of the ranke Bishop of Marsilia but whether the Begger or the Gontleman of Bethania it appeares not Ecclesiast Hist l. 1. c. 13. 6. Eusâ—â—ius plainly saies that the Catalogue of the 70 Disciples is no where to be found Petrus de Natalibus Volateran and Democharis who would take upon them to persect the Catalogue of Dorotheus dissent from him and agree not amongst themselves See Eusebius in English as it appeares in Meredith Hanmer's Collation in his Preface to Dorotheus 8. More certainty is of the seven Deaâ—ons Act. 6. who were Ordained by prayer and laying on of Hands to make especiall provision for the poore These are named to be 1. STEPHEN whose disputations with the Libertines we have 2. Cyrenians 3. Alexandrians and 4. Cilicians 2. His Apologetique Sermon before the High Priest and people 3. His patient and comfortable undergoing the first Marâ—yredome Act. 6.7 with him 't is said that 2. NICANOR suffered besides other 2000 Christians saith the Greek Dorotheus but two only are found in the Lattaine PARMENAS perchance might be one of them who is said to have dyed in the presence of the Apostles 4. TIMON hath not so much mentioned of him but is left out of the Catalogues 5. PROCHORVS hath more put upon him then belongs unto him that Foolish-Booke of the life of S. John Biblioth Pat. Hirat Tom. 1. 6. Revel 2.6 NICHOLAS is censured for prostituting his handsome Wife to quitt himselfe from suspition of â—ealousie and thence to have given ground to the Sect of the Nicholaitans 7. PHILIP called also the Evangelist frighted with the rest by Stephens cruell usage falls upon Samaria and there converts them to the Faith which Peter afterwards seconded 2. Converts and Baptiseth the Eunuch of Aethiopia 3. Was rapt thence by the Spirit as Elias was wont to be and found afterward at Azotus 4. Thence went Preaching to Caesarea where â—e spent as it should seeme the remainder of his Life Act. 21. having foure Virgin Prophetesses to his Daughters where he entertained S. Paul in his passage towards Ierusalem COncurrent with these are 1. Prodigies forerunning the destruction of Jerusalem 1. Charets and Armies seen in the Ayre 2. A Comet like a flaming sword perpendicular over the Citty 3. At the Passeover sacrifice an Oxe brought forth a Lambe 4. The Brasse gates of the Temple flew open of their own accord 5. And a voyce was heard to say Migremus hìnc 6. The Horrible Factions famine and Sacking of the City by Titus and the infinite slaughter of more then a Million of men Of the often taking of Ierusalem vid. Isaacson pag. 31. 2. Ill times in Rome by reason of the wickednesse folly and Pride of their Emperours Caligula Claudius Nero c. INQVIRIES Whether 1. The twelve Apostles in an Assembly at Ierusalem before their dispersing contrived that Symboll which we call the Apostles Creed 2. It be likely that if our Saviour had designed Saint Peter and his â—uccessors to be Heads of the Catholique Church as his Vicars that himselfe when he breathed upon all the Apostles alike or S. Peter in his Epistles or Saint Paul to the Romanes would have given no notice of it 3. Act. 11. Antioch having the first Title of Christians should not be accounted the Mother Church rather then Rome 4. It may be Historically convinced that S. Peter was either at Rome or Corinth 5. Saint Mathews Gospell were first written in Hebrew and Saint Markes in Lattine 6. The Epistle to the Hebrews be S. Paulâ— and Originally written in Greeke 7. Nicholas the Deacon were the beginner of the Nicholaitans which our Saviour professeth to hate Revel 2.6 SECT III. Good Bishops 1. THE Apostolicall Hierarchy being thus briefly represented The Ecclesiasticall takes its turne 2. This we deduce by the descent of Popes as being in the Westerne Church not more certaine or syncere then others but notorious 3. Of these Popes are noted in Peter Crab Severinus Binius and others 1. Their Lives 2. Decretall Epistles 3. Severall Decrees 4. Councells any way held in their times To which may be added 5ly Bulls occasionally sent forth by them 4. Here it shall be sufficient to touch their Lives and peculiar writings that are known to be theirs or are usually put upon them in their distinct Classes or rankes 5. These rankes may be 7. of 1. Good Bishops 32. 2. Tollerable Arch-Bishops or Patriarks 33. 3. Vsurping Nimrods 38. 4. Luxurious Sodomites 40. 5. Aegyptian Magitians 40. 6. Devouring Abaddons 41. 7. Incurable Babylonians 19. 6. The good Bishops succeed in this order An. D. 68 for about the space of the first 300 years after the Hierarchy of the Apostles 1. LINUS a Tuscan mentioned by S. Paul in the end of his second Epistle to Timothy Clement they say was deputed by Peter to his Chayre but he in modesty puts it off to Linus saith Ciaconius and that not without Gods especiall disposing that an ill example might not thence be taken for any Pope afterward to shuse his own successor 2. He needed not have decreed that Women should not come into the Temple without a covering 1. Cor. 11. S. Paul had taken order for that long before and few Temples for the Christians could be shewed in Nero's time under whose first persecution it was likely this good man suffered Biblioth Pat. Tom. 1. Hâ—erat Collon The two bookes put upon him of S. Peters and Pauls sufferings are disallowed by Bellarmine and the most of that side who agree not also upon his successour 2. A.D. 70 ANACLETUS an Athenian into whose place some foist Cletus a Romane and turne off this Anacletus to follow Clemens Ciacon Plat. some make them to be all one and thus take up the matter that the same whom the Romane Christians call Cletus the Greeks call Anacletus no certainty is here to be had 2. In his time fell out the second persecution under Domitian who caused S. John to be cast into a vessell of boyling oyle out of which delivered untouched he is banished into the Isle of Pathmos This Anacletus with his Primacy could not helpe neither 3. A.D. 92 CLEMENT the Romane who should have been first after S. Peter if his vote would have carried it but now followes in the third place Of him they forge that he divided Rome into Parish Churches but
chalenge a Supremacy over all Bishops which so earnestly was opposed in John of Constantinople 2. Math. 16. Io. 21. It were not a grosse oversight to have neglected the urging of Thou art Peter and feed my sheepe If in these Texts it had been conceived that the Supremacy was granted by our Saviour to S. Peter and the Popes his Successors 3. The Clergyes withstanding Boniface the second 's endeavour to name his Successour were not prejudiciall to the Popes Infallibility 4. Gregory the great were the author of the foute bookes of Dialogues ascribed to him 5. He Gott Trajanus soule out of Hell by his Intercession 6. Sabinian brought in the first use of Bells into Churches 7. He were knockt in the head by Gregories Ghost for abusing and defaming him when he had gotten his place SECT VI. Vsurping Nimrods VVEE have seen the best of the Tolerable Arch-Bishops and Patriarchs 38 Vsurping Nimrods become their Successors for about 250. yeares in this order 1. BONIFACE the third a Romane A.D. 606 This man obtained of Phocas an adulterous Assassine who had most brutishly slaine his Master the Emperour Mauritius that Popish supremacy which to this day is so much stood upon 2. Platina Then came the name of Pope to be appropriated to the Romane which formerly was usuall to other Bishops and Volumus Jubemus We Will and Command Rom. 13. not I beseech you Brethren to be the stile of a Priest This brought in the Quaere that Platina scarce replyeth unto Quantum reddat Episcopatus non quot oves pascuae in co sunt What is the Bishopricke worth not what opportunity is in it to get soules 3. Many strange Prodigies ushered in this supreame head of the Church A Commet of a stupendious magnitude P. Dlaconus L. 18. Sea-monsters shewing themselves to the terror of many and Mahomets publishing of his Alcharon to make worke on both sides for the faithfull to defend themselves Here then is began the Kingdome of the Beast Revel 13. But this usurper continued not a yeare before he was forced by death to part with all his pompe to 2. BONIFACE the fourth an other Italian A.D. 607 who set as good a face upon the matter as his predecessor He changed the Pantheon of mother Cybele and the heathenish Pagods to be a Fane for the blessed Virgin and Martyrs and thereupon instituted Allhallan-day 2. Turned his Fathers house into a Monastery and endowed it with revenues ' to farten some Monkes he might make use of But amidst his many endeavours he leaveth his seate and businesse to his Successour 3. An. D. 615 DEUS-DEDIT or Theodorus another Romane This man ordred that Gossips should not marry 2. Some say he was Cardinall of S Iohns Aera Christiana or year of the Lord. and S. Pauls being so stiled by Gregory the first who first brought in the account from the Birth of Christ He is reported to have cured a Leeper with a kisse yet in his time such a Leprosy raigned so disfiguring men that they could not be knowne And then Impious Cosroes of Persia having gotten as he thought the Crosse of Christ placed himselfe in the midst Ciacon that on the Right-hand and a Cocke on the left in contempt of the Trinity which he paid for afterwards 4. An. D. 618 BONIFACE the fifth comes in this mans roome of the fame Country Asyla He did little worth the noting but only priviledged Murtherers and Theeves that tooke sanctuary should not be thence plucked out to suffer by the hand of Justice His Countryman 5. An. D. 626 HONORIUS the first succeeds him This Pope was censured by the third Councell of Constentinople to be a Monothelite but Onuphrius Ciaconius Bellarmine and Baronius with diverse others of that side labour to quitt him 2. He clothed S. Peters Church with Iupiter Capitolinue coate and instituted the feast of Exaltation of the Crosse leaving 6. A.D. 639 SEVERINUS a Romane to doe lesse from whom Isacius the Exarch of Italy tooke away the Laterane treasury to pay his Souldiers for which Severinus severity dared not to Anathematize him for Popes as yet were the Exarchs creatures so was 7. An. D. 641 IOHN the fourth a Dalmatian who with the remainder of the Treasury of the Church redeemed some exiles of his Countrymen 2. He busied himselfe more then need about the celebration of Easter and the translating of Martyrs bones Yet wrote into England against the Pelagian Heresy 3. Vnder this Popes nose Rhotharis of Lombardy placed two Bishops in one Sea the one a Catholique and the other an Arrian 8. THEODORUS a Graecian that followes him A.D. 642 was the Bishop of Jerusalem's sonne He makes bold to deprive Pyrrhus Patriarch of Constantinople for the Heresy of the Acephalies who differed not much from the Monotholites 9. An. D. 649 MARTIN the first an Italian that comes after him bestirres himselfe in decking of Churches and appoynting of Holy-dayes and commanding Priests to shave their Polls and to keep themselves single 2. For being too forward in deposing Paul the Patriarch of Constantinople he was fetcht to Constantinople by Constantius the Emperour De Rom. l. 4. c. 12. and banished into Pontus where he dyed Bellarmine straines himselfe to justify this Pope against some imputations of the Magdeburgenses but 10. EUGENIUS I. the Romane that succeeds him A.D. 654 was lesse active and sped better Yet he would have Bishops to have prisons for their Priests who were so bold with the Pope himselfe that when his Holinesse had received hereticall Letters from the Patriarch of Constantinople they threatned that they would interdict him from saying Masse before he had burnt them 11. An. D. 665 VITALIANUS his Countryman followes in a more troublesome time Wherein Constans the Greek Emperour came to Rome and after some complements of kindnesse rifles it especially of the gay Pictures and rich Statue's 2. Maurus Arch-bishop of Ravenna is excommunicated by this Pope but retorts the same kindnesse upon him againe 3. Theodorus a Greeke and one Hadrian an African are sent hither into England by him to bring in the Lattaine service being the yeare 666. just the number of the Beast of which the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by Baleus Reckoning give a shrewd account Monkery was much in request in this mans dayes Which having a period way is given to 12. A DEO DATUS or Theodatus his Countryman An. D. 669 who formerly was a Monke and in the Popedome did little besides the repairing of Erasmus Monastery in Mount Caelius of which he ahd been 2. Ciacon He decreed that Maurus Arch bishop of Ravenna should not have Christian buriall in regard he denyed to stoop to the Sea of Rome as Reparatus his successor did 3. Earth-quakes Comets and Tempests much amazed men in this mans time Amidst which 13. A.D. 676 DONUS the first a Roman succeeds him he so layes about him â—iacon that
Theodorus Arch bishop of Ravenna submits his Church unto him upon a pett taken against his Clergy for not affording him due attendance Which Church before for standing out against Rome was nicknamed by the Romanes Allo Plat. or Autocephelus 2. He made a Paradise of S. Peters Church Porch 3. In this mans daies King Dagoberts soule of France being at the brim of Lippari to be thrown in by the Divell was manfully rescued by S. Denis S. Martin and S. Maurice whom in his life time he had honoured And Idelfonsus the Spaniard for defending the blessed Virgins immaculatenesse against some Heretiques of those times was rewarded by that Patronesse with a new Coate for his labour A Monke of Scicily 14. A.D. 678 AGATHO the first took his Chayre and 1. Commands that the Popes sanctions should be as firmely kept as the Apostles 2. He dispatcheth one John Abbot of S. Martins into England Gras. dist 19. Bed lib. 4. c. 18. Platina to have our Church Service in tune and other Romish injunctions 3. Two Johns John Bishop of Portua and John the Deacon of Rome are sent to the sixth Councell of Constantinople against the Monothelites where John of Portua said Masse in Latine which took very well amongst the giddy Greekes he dyes of the Plague and leaves in his place 15. A.D. 683 LEO the second a Scicilian a man skilfull in Greeke as well as Lataine and an excellent Musitian 2. He ratified the sixth Synod to confirme the Masse and restraine the Westerne Priests Marriages brought in the kissing of the Paxe 3. By the Emperour Iustinians meanes he subjected the Sea of Revenna to the Romane Chayre and put out the eyes of Foelix the Arch-bishop that stood against it All this was done in tenne Months Thenâ— 16. An. D. 684 BENEDICT the second a Romane seconds him a Pope also but of Tenne Months sitting in which he got to be first stiled the Vicar of Christ and of Constantine the fifth that the Pope should be freely elected by the Clergy without consent of the Exarches or Emperours This was more then was performed by his Successour An. D. 685 17. IOHN the fifth a Syrian of whom we only have that he was consecrated by the three Bishops of Asia Portua and Valaterne which Ceremony was continued to after ages 2. He is said to have written a booke of the Arch-bishops Pall. 18. CONON the first a Thracian comes next An. D. 687 chosen in a great distraction the Citizens being for one Peter an Archbishop and the Souldiers for Theodorus a Priest 2. He sickned presently upon his Election perchance as Ball saith through some unwholsome draught 3. It is agreed upon that one Paschalis an Arch-deacon gave a great summe of Mony to Iohn Platina Exarch of Ravenna one of the six Princes of Italy to be Pope after him but the plott took not and so all was lost 4. St Killian the Scotte with some others were sent by this man to convert some places of Germany where they were Martyred He was not Pope a Yeare but after Eleaven Months left the place to 19. SERGIUS the first a Syrian who got it A.D. 688 notwithstanding the great opposition of Paschalis and Theodorus competitors before with Conon who possessing with their severall partizans the pallace of Laterane by the choyce of this Sergius they were driven out 2. For refusing to receive the Canons of Trullo he was sent for to Constantinople by the Emperour Iustinian but the Italians rescued him and forced Zacharias Protospatarius who had commission to bring him to protect himselfe by creeping under the Popes Bed So small a matter was it then held upon pretext of Religion to oppose Authority 3. This Pope was shrewdly suspected for Adultery and was taxed of our Arch-bishop Anselme for it 20. IOHN the sixth a Grecian was put in his place A. D 702 and soon outed againe as Premonstratensis saith and Sergius reinvested But others goe on here with an orderly succession making this Iohn famous for feeding the Poore in a great famine and ransoming Captives with the Church Treasure Some say he dyed a Martyr but none tells why or by whom His Countryman of the same name 21. A.D. 705 IOHN the Seaventh followes Noted for nothing but for building some Churches and erecting and varnishing Images His Sonne as Ciaconius seemes to make him 22. A.D. 708 SISINNIUS succeeds him but with great opposition of one Dioscorus 2. This man by reason of the goute both in his hands and feet could not doe much yet left provision for repairing the City Walls Baleus Nauclerus and Temples 'T is thought by some that Dioscorus set him packing within three weeks by a Potion 23. A.D. 708 CONSTANTINE the first a Syrian also succeeds him This stirring man was the first that permitted Justinian the second to kisse his Feet 2. He peremptorily resisted Philippicus Bardanes with Iohn the Patriarch of Constantinople for their defacing of Images and thereupon would not snffer the Emperours Picture in his Coyne 3. 'T is thought Anthemius was incited to Rebell by his means and put out Philippicus eyes with a burning Bason which Platina describes 4. By a sleight he subjected the Church of Ticene that before belonged to Millaine to his Sea 5. In this mans time Kinred and Offa two of our petty Saxon Kings were perswaded to forsake their callings and become Monks 24. A.D. 716 GREGORY the second a Romane seconds him and outvyed him in the defence of Images 2. Excommunicates Leo Isaurus the Greeke Emperour for standing against them and banisheth Germane Patriarch of Constantinople and Damascene who pleaded for them 3. From this man our Countryman Boniface went that converted the Germans and at length suffered amongst them 4. He forced Luitprandus King of Italy to confirme some Donations of his Predecessor Arithpert and most of the States of Italy and Spaine to Revolt from their Emperour and bind themselves by Oath to his obedience And so the Emperours of the East for their standing against Images lost their interest in the West by this holy Fathers contriving Of his Writings see Baron Tom. 9. ad Annum 13. 25. GREGORY the third a Syrian A.D. 731 in this bloudy quarrell of Images if it may be so said thirds his Predecessor 2. Excommunicates againe the Emperour Leo Isaurus drives the Greeks out of Italy by the Lombards and overtops the Lombards afterward by the French under the Conduct of Charles Martell who had a great hand at that time against the Saracens 3. He forbids men to eate Horse-flesh and wrote to Boniface of Germany that his Priests should have shaven Crownes and pray and sacrifice for the dead in their Masses But 26. ZACHARY the first a Grecian A.D. 742 not Excommunicates only but de facto deposeth Childerick King of France God knowes by what right and with the same high hand turnes off Lachis or Rachis King of Lombardy Plat. Ciacon and Carloman of France from there Thrones
Tuscane A.D. 895 must needs doe lesse in the three weekes he had the place 11. STEPHEN the sixth a Romane A.D. 896 in the one yeare he possessed the seate bestirred himselfe more for he took up the carcase of Formosus his predecessor to whom he had been beholding devested him of his pontificalls and clothed him in a Lay habit cut off the two consecrating fingers of his right hand and threw him into Tyber But his decrees were voyded and doings censured by 12. A.D. 897 ROMANUS the first his successor which was all that he did and was also all the worke that his successour and Countryman 13. A.D. 897 THEODORUS the second performed in his Twenty daies keeping the Chayre which Platina cries out upon Bellarmine leaves out these two for wranglers and claps in next to Stephen 14. A.D. 901 IOHN the tenth also a Romane who was fiercer for Formosus then the former two but was withstood of the people whereupon he got to Ravenna and there cancelled Stephens Acts and established those of Formosus nothing better was 15. A.D. 905 BENEDICT the fourth a Romane that followed Platina here also cryes out that Riches had made the Church Wanton and Vice had no restraint 16. A.D. 907 LEO the fifth his Countryman found it too true for before he was scarce warme in his place he was outed by 17. A.D. 907 CHRISTOPHER the first also a Romane though Platina say he was so base that his Country was not known This Lucifer rather then Christopher saith Ciaconius thrust his predecessor into a Monastery where he dyed of discontent But 18. An. D. 908 SERGIUS the third also a Romane Marozias a famous strumpet sweetheart paid him in his owne coyne for within seven Months she styed him up likewise in a Monastery and a little after into a stricter Prison where he miserably ended his daies 2. Then this mans holinesse turnes his spleen againe against dead Formosus once more he must be had up and then be beheaded and the three fingers left on his right hand be chopt off and so be cast into Tyber and all the Priests made by him new ordered 3. Platina saith that it was reported that some Fisher-men finding his carcase interred it in Saint Peters Church at which time the Images of the Saints there did it reverence King Images that would as well worship as be worshiped After this 19. ANASTASIUS the third a Romane A.D. 911 is commended for that in his short time he did neither good nor harme As neither did 20. LANDO his Countryman A.D. 913 who changed not his name Peter Praemonstratensis saith he was Father to 21. IOHN the Eleaventh his successoer An. D. 914 but Platina tells us that he was Pope Sergin's bastard either way he had a title that he might pretend to the Popedome 2. He carryed a military spirit and was Victorious against the Saracens but this could not free him from domestique plots 3. For by Madame Marozias meanes he was taken Luitprand l 2. c. 13. Ciacon and stifled with a pillow from which soft death Saint Peter and Saint Paule who were said to have fought for him against the Sarasins did not free him 4. Iohn Marozias Heire apparent by Pope Sergius for the time is foysted in but could not then keep the place being outed by 22. LEO the sixth a Romane A.D. 928 who in his seaven months Raigne did nothing notable such another was his Countryman 23. STEPHEN the seaventh that appeared only A.D. 928 and after two years space left the place to him that gaped for it againe 24. IOHN the 12. the famous Cock of the game A.D. 930 of the breed of Pope Sergius and Marozia who had given a pill to Leo and Stephen that stood in his way 2. This gallant with his mother Marozia roled all the roste But Marozia could not so rest but after the death of her Husband Guido she must needs take in Hugo King of Italy her Husbands own brother for her Husband a Burgundian without dispensation to her bed 3. A quarrell upon this arose betwixt her new Husband and her sonne Albericus for not neatly holding of the bason to his Vnkle Father in Law when he washed his hands This grew to that height that King Hugh was faine to forsake Queene Marozia and Rome and leave the good people as he found them Iohn with his mother flaunts it a while But at length gives way to his Countryman 25. An. D. 935 LEO the seaventh who was altogether for his ease and did nothing worth Commendations 2. In his time saith Luitprandus Bozon Bishop of Placentia Theobald of Millaine and another great Prelate were all the bastards of King Hugh before mentioned Baleus by his three Queanes Bezola Rosa and Stephana which he tearmed Venus Iuno and Semile Was not this a hopefull breed of Bishops to doe good in the Church in these dissolute times Notwithstanding 26. An. D. 939 STEPHEN the eight a Germane ventures upon the Papacy but to his little comfort for the faction as 't is thought of Albricus Madame Marozia's sonne so abused him that he dared not to shew his face abroad by reason of the wounds they had deformed him with This took him off from doing any thing of note And as little was performed by the Romane that succeeded him 27. An. D. 942 MARTINE the third whom Bellarmine and Ciaconius call Marin the second but we follow Platina their ancient Yet somewhat he did in repairing Churches and feeding the poore 2. About this time an ill favoured Chaplaine of Madam Guilla's Marquesse Berengarius wife was descryed by the barking of a dogge resorting to his Ladies bed and thereupon was taken and dismembred of the excessive weapons he carried with him Luitpraudus Lib. 5. c. 15. such was the fruit of forced chastity This netled Berengarius to be rough with the Monks and Clergy which caused 28. An. D. 946 AGAPETUS the second a Romane to call in Otho of Germany to overtop him and by that meanes an overture was made to the Germane Dynastye But 29. A.D. 955 IOHN the thirteenth Albericus sonne was more stirring By the threatning and Bribery of his Father and Marozia his mother he recovered the place that he formerly had but could not keepe it 2. Baleus out of Luitpraudus sets him forth in his colours that he was given to all deboshtnesse Perjury and Sacriledge that for inclining to Otho the great he dismembred diverse of his Cardiualls by plucking out their eyes cutting off their hands and gelding them that he made Deacons in his Stable amongst his horses that for money he made boyes Bishops defloured Raynora a Widdow his Fathers Concubine and Anna another with her neece put out the eyes of his Ghostly father Benedict brake windowes in the night set houses on fire dranke a health to the Divell would say Masse and not communicate 3. for which and other intollerable pranks he was deposed by Otho in a Councell and Leo the eight
and Iohn de Rupe-Scissâ 5. Raymund of Pinnasort a Spaniard of Bercinona composeth the booke of Decretalls Plat. Ciacon whi◠this Pope alloweth In these courses especially against the Emperour old 40. CELESTINE the fourth a Lumbard An. 1241 would have persisted but that almost at his first entrance he tooke a potion that marred his stomack and sent him to his predecessors One Robert Sommerton or Sommerlet an English man because he was upon election to be Pope by the like means was set going the same way 21. weeks the place lies voyd till the Emperour at the request of Baldwine the Easterne Emperour and Raymund of Tholose freed the Cardinalls he had in Prison to goe to an Election Revel 13. This pack of Sorcerers by some is tearmed the Kingdome of the Dragon 2. IN the compasse of this Period are found 1. Besides a knot of Conjurers and Poysoners 2. A Crew of Divelish Rebells abusing Religion to varnish their damnable designes 3. A rable of Orders of Munks that disorder all things 4. Wrangling Sophistry set on foot by Lanfranch Lombard Albertus Magnus with otheir Sects and Factions 5. Canonists glosing and descanting upon their Master Gratian the Collector of the Decrees 6. Comestor with lying Legendaries 7 Hildegardis Katherine of Seene and some other such Shee-Prophetesses notwithstanding Anselme and Bernard and the Hugoes de Sancto Victore and de Sancte-Claro are of better account The vexations of the poore Waldenses and barbarous usage of Learned Beringarius were wonderfull and of long Continuance as their Histories set out at large doe manifest INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Necromancy may be a tollerable way to Ecclesiasticall preferment 2. Pope Sylvesters Brazen head were the same with our Roger Bacons or of any other temper 3. Iohn Gratian the Conjurer had the Popedome at an easy rate for 1500l of Benedict the 9th 4. The Sub-Deacon that poysoned Pope Victor the third in the Chalice and Hildebrand that threw the consecrated host in to the fire believed Transubstantiation 5. Hildebrand aliàs Gregory the 7. poysoned sixe or seaven Popes before he could get the place for himselfe 6. Saladine with the Saracens did lesse hurt to Christianity in the East then the Popes with their Complices in the West 7. The Waldenses in the maine held the same opinions with the Protestants of latter times SECT IX The sixth Ranke of Devouring Abaddons FRom Aegyptian Magitians we fall upon Devouring Abaddons who strengthned their side by multitudes of Monkish Ianizaries that wasted for about 250. years following all that lay before them the leader of these was 1. INNOCENT the fourth of Genua A. 1243 he denounced the fourth Excommunication against the Emperour Frederick who had been his greatest friend held a Councell at Lions and deposed him set Henry of Thuring in his place and after him William of Holland and a great company of Crusiados that the Pope had marked for his own beasts but the Emperour crossed their Crownes as he met with them and Nobly defended himselfe untill he was poysoned at length by the Popes meanes and finally smothered by his bastard Manfred 2. This Pope was the only Patron of the foure orders of begging Locusts Dominicans Franciscans Carmelites and Augustines who hatched under him those addle eggs of Summaries Sophismes Repertories Reductories Quodlibets Exorcismes Breviaries Ritualls and the like 3. He offered to sell the Kingdome of Sicily to Henry the third at a reasonable rate being none of his own and quarrelled with our Robert Grostead Bishop of Lincolne who withstood him stoutly and contemned his Excommunication 4. And after his death is said to have minded the Pope by a thumpe on his side with his Crosyers staffe and this Item Veni miser in judicium Dei come wretch to Gods judgement and so eased the world of this Tyrant He left behind him Apparatum ad decretales an Apology against Peter de Vineis with other tracts mentioned by Ciacon and his successor a Campanian 2. ALEXANDER the fourth A.D. 1254 This man is all for Apulia Excommunicated Munfred diverted the money gathered to recover the Holy Land to work his own ends at home pilled England so farre that Fulke Bishop of London exclaimed against him one Leonard told his Legate that Churches were under the Popes tuition not fruition to defend not to expend and a Clearke he sent to be Prebend of Paules against the Kings Chaplaine was slaine in a tumult 2. He made for money Richard Earle of Cornwall Henry the thirds brother King of Germany whereupon a rime was made Nummus ait pro me nubet Cornubia Romae My purse tells me a quick dispatch 'Twixt Rome and Cornwall for a match Condemnes the bookes of William de Sancto Amore leaves 3. A. 1261 VRBANE the fourth his successor being formerly a Patriarch of Ierusalem He continued his sting against Manfred of Sicily and wrought Charles the King of France his Brother to be his death 2. Withstood the Romanes as much as he could who had set up a new Magistrate amongst them called Bandenses having power of life and death 3. Vpon solicitation by Eva an Anchoresse but as Onuphrius will have it by a drop of bloud distilling from the host in a Priests hand he instituted the feast of Corpus Christi day 4. Albertus Magnus and Aquinas are referred to this mans time 4. An. 1265 CLEMENT the fourth a French man is next who had before a Wife and three children 2. He brings in the French to get Naples sent Octobonus into England to take the value of all Church Revenues But he summoned by Death to a reckoning in a great Hubbub of the Cardinalls 5. A. 1271 GREGORY the tenth a Lombard was thrust into his place whereupon came the verses Papatus munus tulit Archi diaconus unus Quem Patrem Patrum fecit discordia fratrum An Arch-deacon the Papall Incomes gathers Whom Brethrens discord Father made of Fathers 2. He held a Councell at Lions at which was present Mychael Paleologus the Greeke Emperour and acknowledged the Laterane tenent of the proceeding of the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Sonne which twelve times before they had withstood 3. Bonaveuture was by him made Cardinall and Peter de Turantesia Cardinall of Hostia Radulphus of Auspurge Crowned Emperour but would not goe to Rome to have it Quia vestigia as he said ipsum terrebant because the Foxe saw no safe returne Peter de Tarautasia succeeds him by the title of 6. INNOCENT the fifth a Burgundian An. 1276 the first Pope of the begging Fryars being the same Peter Tartaret that wrote upon the Sentences and other workes 2. He endeavoured to set Peace amongst all but dyed before he could effect any thing 7. HADRIAN the fifth a Genoway followes A. 1276 named before Octobonus the same that kept so great a stirre here in England in the Raigne of Henry the third 2. Platina Vide Pitgah Evang. p. 182 He dyes before he was consecrated some say
by the fall of a new house But others say this was the end of 8. IOHN the 21. a Portugall Physition A.D. 1277 Platina passes him for a vaine man and thereupon inferres Nescio quo pacto compertum est ut viri quidam admodum literati ad res agendas parum idonei videantur We see for action Learning availes not when The greatest Clearkes proves not the wisest men 2. He was a Writer notwithstanding and favourer of Schollers which was the least care of 9. NICHOLAS the third a Romane An. 1277 He inclosed a Warren of Hares for his holinesse recreation 2. Was ravennous for his kindred raised the quarrell between Peter of Aragon and Charles of France for Sycily whence grew the Massacre of the French called Sycilian vespers wherein all sorts of French upon the Toll of a Bell were cruelly Butchered 10. A.D. 1281 MARTINE the fourth a French-man that succeeded thereupon Excommunicated Peter of Aragon but he contemned it and strengthned himselfe by Paleologus 2. He kept the Concubine of his predecessor Nicholas and removed all Pictures of Bears from his pallace least the beholding of them should cause his sweet heart to bring forth a Beare His Excommunication of Peter of Aragon is continued by 11. A.D. 1285 HONORIUS the fourth a Romane who did little else but confirme the Augustine Friars and cause the white Carmelites to be called our Ladies Brethren so much was not performed by 12. A.D. 1288 NICHOLAS the fourth a Franciscan Italian who dyed some say of griefe to see both Church and State in such remedilesse Combustions After two years scolding of the Cardinalls 13. A.D. 1294 CELESTINE the fifth an Italian formerly an Anchorite was chosen He resolving to be strict in reforming the Church was guild by one that fained himselfe to be an Angell and spake through a Trunke in a wall Celestine Celestine give over thy Chayre for it is above thy ability 2. The French King perswaded him to hold it but he decreed that a Pope might quit his place as he did to turne Hermite againe But that preserved not his life from the jealousy of 14. A.D. 1294 BONIFACE the eight a Campanian that thus cheated him for he caused him to be imprisoned and made away 2. Of this Boniface it is said that he entred like a Foxe raigned like a Lyon and dyed like a Dogge 3. He threw ashes into the Arch-bishop Porchets eyes on Ash-wednesday because he was a Gibelline brought in the Iewish Jubely carryed two swords before him and shewed himselfe as well in Imperiall Robes as in Papall habilliments to expresse that he had power of both swords in that Church out of which there is no salvation 4. For his Excommunicating Phillip the Fayre of France and his cruelty against others he drew upon himselfe an infamous death by the hands of those he had formerly banished 5. John Cassiodores Epistle in Bale shewes how lamentably England suffered by him A much better Pope was little 15. BENEDICT a Lombard a Sheapheards sonne A.D. 1303 who would not acknowledge his poore mother when she came to him Lady like but caused her to put on her Shepheardesse apparell He absolved the King of France Excommunicated the murtherers of his predecessor Boniface desired to compose all brawles but was poysoned at length in a figge 16. CLEMENT the fifth a French man that succeeds An. 1305 transferred the Court to Avignion where it continued 70. years governing Rome the while by deputy Cardinalls 2. At the pompe of his Coronation much hurt was done by the fall of a Wall and the Pope lost a Carbuncle out of his Mytre valued at 6000. Florens 3. He rooted out the Templers favoured the Knights of Rhodes Excommunicated the Florentines Lucians and Venetians whose Ambassador Francis Dandalus sent to pacify him he chayned under his table to feed with the doggs 4. From the Councell held by him in Vienna we have the Clementines of the Canon Law Henry of Lutzenburg the Emperour a little after was poysoned in the host by one Bernard a Monke whom presently he forgave and wished him to shift away to save his life The Pope dyes of the fluxe after two years His Countryman 17. IOHN the 22. succeeds him A. 1316 He Sainted Thomas of Aquine and Thomas of Hereford flead a Bishop and afterwards burned him because he had offended him 2. Challenged a Supremacy over the Greeke Church but they wished the Divell to be with him as God was with them would by no means Crowne the Emperour Lewis of Bavaria who contemned it and was otherwise Crowned King of the Romanes Whereupon he deprives him but not without stout opposition Occam Marsilius and Iandunus taking the Emperours part 3. He held the soules to dye with the body but was condemned for it by the Parisians the Councell of Constance Durandus Thomas Wallis an English man and others He lived longest of any Pope and dyed richest 18. A. 1334 BENEDICT the 12. also a French man succeeds him opposes at first Lewis the Emperour but afterward falling out with the French King takes the Emperours part who notably had defended his Royalty in an assembly of the Peeres of Germany 2. He reformed some Orders or rather disorders of the Monkes bought Francis Petraches beautifull sister with a great summe of Money of her brother Gerard to make some use of her Had these Rimes made on him when he was gone Hic situs est Nero laicis mors vipera olero Devius à vero cuppa repleta mero Laicks bane Clerks viper here lyes Nero's trunke Fardle of Lyes a Butt of Wine stark drunke 19. A. 1342 CLEMENT the sixth his Country man proves more violent then his predecessor 2. To diminish the Emperours authority he creates Vicount Vicars to rule the Empire which caused the Emperour to institute such other Vicars to governe the Church 3. This and other things so netled his Clemency that upon no Termes he would be reconciled with the Emperour except he put himselfe and all his into his Holinesse disposition 4. For quietnesse sake and to prevent the shedding of Christian blood the Emperour doth it The Princes of the Empire exclaime against the Popes tyrannicall conditions The Arch-bishop of Mentz is deposed for but speaking on the Emperours behalfe The other Electors bribed set up his sonne Charles to be King of the Romanes he to settle himselfe morgaged speciall portions of the Emperiall Revenues never againe recovered whereby the weakned Empire was exposed to the Turkes invasion 6. In England also this Pope made so bold as to bestow Bishopricks and Benefices at his pleasure But our Edward the third would admit of no such intrusion 7. T is thought by his meanes the hated Emperour was poysoned and his Holinesse breathed his last Bale by an Impostume after he had tyrannized so long and cozoned the World by his yeare of Inbilee and blasphemous Indulgences His Countryman 20. An. 1352 INNOCENT the sixth a Lawyer by pinching and
Excommunicated for it but that was hindred by some by respects much moving there was for Reformation by the Legats of France and Germany at least for the Communion in both kinds hopes thereof were given but the Councell was broken off and nothing performed 6. Venery and Luxury as 't was thought by this Popes best friends shortned his daies More pious his successor was esteemedâ— 10. An. 1566 PIUS the fifth a Lombard especially for Curbing the Whoores about Rome whom he commanded to be marryed or whipt and if they died in that Course to be buried in a Dunghill 2. He shewed himselfe resolute also against the Turke and was of confederacy with the Spanyard and other Christian States in the Victory at Lepanto 3. But otherwise amongst Christian Princes that were not wholy at his beck played the Turke himselfe Had a hand in the Death of Prince Charles of Spaine in the making away of our King James his Father in most of the Treasons against Queene Elizabeth whom he solemnely Excommunicated by a Bull which one Felton set up upon the Bishop of Londons Gate for which he was Executed This Bull our Bishop Jewell so bayted that his Piety dar'd not to reply His instruction was to Caesar by his Legat Commendinus Nec fidem aut Sacramentum infideli esse servandum Neither Faith nor Oaths is to be kept with Infidells an excellent position to convert Infidells and credit Christian Religion The Bononian 11. GREGORY the 13th followes A. 1572 by whose procurement after the Queene of Navarre had bin poysoned by a payre of Gloves was that Butcherly Massacre in Paris which was celebrated at Rome with publique Triumphs 2. He interposeth for the disposing of the Kingdom of Portugall voyd by the Death of Sebastian in Africk But Philip of Spaine laying hold of it he congratulates the Conquerours 3. He alters the Kalender but could not effect with Caesar and divers other Princes his new stile which anticipates 10 dayes in the old accompt should be followed which is done notwithstanding amongst some States for politique respects 4. The Archbishop of Cullayne Gilbert Truchchesius is outed of his Archbishoprick by his Excommunication because he Married and the doting Governour of Malia sang a Nunc dimittis to him adding postquam oculi mei viderunt salutare tuum For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which his Holinesse took in very good part as belonging to him Next comes blustering in from Marca Ancona 12. SIXTUS the fifth An. 1583 who first falls upon Henry the third of France for killing the Guises and not plaguing the Protestants as he would have him to have done then he Excommunicates him and when he was Butchered by a desperate Monke James Clement with a poysoned knife his Holinesse praiseth the fact in a set Panegerick amidst his Cardinals comparing it with the works of Creation and Incarnation 2. He blesieth the Banner of Spaine against England in the famous expedition of 88 but to no great purpose Afterwards commends Queene Elizabeth for a very excellent Governesse 3. Quarrells with Spaine for Naples and carryed such a heavy hand over the Iesuits that he wiped them of a great masse of money so that they forged that the Devill carryed him away in the habit of a Coachman two yeares before he should have done it by Compact But the Pope had bestowed those two yeares of his own age to make a Youth otherwise under age ripe for the Gallowes Whereupon Bellarmine being questioned what he thought of this Popes ending sagely gave his censure Quantum sapio quantum capâ—o quantum intelligo Dominus noster Papa descendit ad infernum and yet to this Pope he dedicates his Controversies Lesse adoe there was with the Gennoway that ascended the Chayre 13. A.D. 1590 VREANE the seaventh who kept it but a fortnight and then left it to 14. An. 1590 GREGORY the 14th of Millaine one of the Tridentine Grandees as his predecessors were but there he held a shrewd position that Bishops by Gods Law are tyed to refidency 2 He held also a Iubilee and exhausted the Treasury of the Church in the Warres of France which Sixtus before had sealed by an Oath to be imployed for the recovery of the Holy land 3. He Curses Henry of Navarre as a relapsed Heretique but the Parliament of France laught at his Bulls and adjudged them to the fire by the hand of the Hangman 4. The King wished the Prelates to cramme the Papacy with no more Annales from France but to create a Patriarch of their own 5. The Pope sends hiâ— Nephew Francis Generall to the French Warres but could nor resist the Fever and Stone at home which ended him before he could end one yeare in his Papacy a Bononian 15. INNOCENT the ninth could not hold in so long An. 1591 Yet for the two moneths he was in he expressed an hatred against the King of Navarre and a good liking of the Jesuits 2. It may be observed here to shew the frailty of humane Condition and poore assurance of great places that one yeare foure moneths and three dayes made an End of foure Popes The Florentine 16. CLEMENT the eight kept the place longer A. 1592 to do more mischeife He begins with Henry of Navarre and presses him so close that at the last he made him to turne Papist before he could be quiett in his Kingdome 2. Neither then was for first a woman then Botrerius his own Cup-bearer through the instigation of the Iesuits afterward John Chastell a student of theirs attempted his death Which Ravilliac their Villaine at last effected and all for sooth because he had entred upon the Kingdome being absolved only by the Bishop of Biberico and not by the Popes Clemency 3. To get a playster therefore for this Sore Perron the Apostata must be sent Embassadour to Rome where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Pope gives absolution reciting the 11 Psalme and at every verse gently striking with his rodd the prostrated suppliants which he should have lashed more roundly 4. As he did indeed Caesar Estensis whom he Excommunicated and got from him the Dukedome of Ferrara and added it to St Peters Patrimony which was more then the poore Fisherman's owne Father could ever get him 5. He dispensed with Cardinall Albert of Austria to marry Isabella Infanta of Spaine but afforded not the title of King to the great Duke of Moseovia desiring it of him because he inclined too much to the Greeke Church 6. The Alexandrians some say submitted unto him He dispensed with Henry of France to put away Queene Margaret and marry with Maria de Medices laboured what he could that King Iames should not succeed Queene Elizabeth here in England was much troubled with the Gowte but eased as he saith when Arch-duke Maximilian kissed his gowty Golls Hiâ— Countryman 16. LEO the eleventh that took his place A.D. 1635 came in with this Motto over his Arch-triumphall Pageant Diguus est Leo in virtute Agni accipere
makes wast About this time the Bishop of Rome assumed the title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be uncontroleable which Luther takes notice to be about the yeare 666 the number of the Beast Apoc. 13. To Pogonatia succeeds his sonne 25. An. C. 685 IUSTINIAN 2d. He brake the League with the Saracens and Bulgarians to the dishonour of Christianity and their great advantage was led to all mischiefe by two Favorites Stephanus and Theodorus who paid for it at last in the Belly of a glowing Brasen Bull. 2. For his intollerable tyranny Leontius a Noble man about him apprehends him slits his nose and banisheth him and supplies his place But Absimarus set up by the Souldiers and People soon serves him in the same kind and thrusts him into a Monastery This holds not long but Justinian is restored by the kindnesse of Terbellis Prince of Bulgary tramples Leontius and Absimarus brought to him under his feet and so caused them to be beheaded 3. His Motto was MVLTI NIMIVM NEMO SATIS Many have too much none is content His carriage nothing mended by his sufferings discontented all men so that he was slaine by one of his own Servants set on by 26. PHILIPPICUS Bardanes An. C. 711 who by the Votes of the Army and People takes his place This man shewed himselfe to be a Monothelite in that he was so fierce against the sixth Synode that condemned them that the Images and Statuas of the Bishops must be demolished that had a hand in it 2. Here began the bloudy controversy between the East and West Church concerning Images Constautine the Pope whose feet Justinian the second had lately honoured with a kisse in pitty stood for those harmlesse things that could not speake for themselves Bardanes was valiant against them The Pope takes upon him to Excommunicate him and deprive him of his Soveraignty for Heresy but upon what sure grounds it remaines yet to be shewed 3. His Motto well fitted his condition FORTVNA CITO REPOSCIT QVAE DEDIT That which fortune gave she will againe soon have For he was deprived of sight and life by his own Secretary 27. ANASTATHIUS succeeds him a man of good parts An. C. 713 and was likely to have made good use of them 2. His word was SI NON DES ACCIPIT VLTRO If thou give not to some they will make bold to take it This fell to his lot for before he was setled in his Throne 28. THEODOSIUS 3d an obscure man A.C. 715 was set up by the Souldiers to Rebell against him and having the better of him only shaved his crowne and thrust him into a Monastery 2. He was for restoring Images in Churches to strengthen himselfe by the Popish faction His saying was PATIENTIA REMEDIVM MALORVM He was soon put to practice of it for as he had dealt with his predecessour so 28. A.C. 716 LEO Isaurus used him overcomes him shaves him and claps him into a Monastery which kind of life some say he voluntarily imbraced 2. The quarrell against Images is with greater vigor by this man revived whence the Monkes terme him Jconomachus Theomachus Cononsceleratus and what hot He holds a Councell in the East to justify the demolishing of them Pope Gregory the second in the West assembles a great company for their upholding This was that Gregory who is thought by some to be the Author of those fabulous Dialogues which he wrote to terrify Queene Theelindahs husband into Christianity 3. The Saracens for more then two years togither besiege Constantinople but were forced to leave it through famine and other disasters 4. While the Emperour is taken up for defence of the East against these subverters of Christianity He is Excommunicated by the Pope in the West who takes in the barbarous Lombards to make good his party and workes the Subjects in the West to fall off from the Easterne Empire who never returned afterward to their due obedience 5. His common saying was OCCVLTI INIMICI PESSIMI A close Enimy is farre worse then an open yet nether prevailed so against him nor the anger of the Saints for burning or breaking their Images but he raigned long and dyed honourably leaving his place to 29. A.C. 741 CONSTANTINE the fifth his sonne This man was Nicknamed Copronimus because say the Image-patrons at his Baptizing he polluted the Fount others terme him Antichrist the seed of the Serpent an instrument of the Divell an Inchanter and all this for persisting in his Fathers zeale for exterminating Idolatrous Images 2. Artabastus the Governour of Armenia set up against him was quickly quelled by him and the Saracens and Bulgarians tasted deeply of his undaunted Valour 3. As in his Fathers time so in his Councells and Anathema's must be thundered against him from the West in the behalfe of Images this might have been left to the Saints righting themselves whose Images were broken as Joas told the men that would plead for Baal but the Pope had a farther plot in it to make his market which was manifested shortly after 5. His saying was QVID SINE PECTORE CORPVS What is a body without a spirit This in him was not daunted to the last he dyes and leaves his Dominions to 30. LED the fourth his sonne An. C. 775 of the same mind with his Father and Grand-father against Images which drew on all the reproaches the Monkish Historians could lay upon him 2. In an expedition against Syria he returned with losse which disheartned him perchance to the shortning of his daies 3. He had to wife Irene a wilye Athenian who practised to shuffle and cut for her own advantage His word was QVO FORTVNA SI NON VTERIS To what purpose is a fortune that use is not made of His Empresse Irene shewed her selfe somewhat too forward in that behalfe for upon her Husbands death she took upon her the protection of her sonne 31. CONSTANTINE the sixth that succeeded An. C. 780 being but a child and the managing of the whole estate In which she had such projects and windings that here doings were not well liked of by the wisest 2. She was all for Images not as it should seeme out of Conscience but to ingratiate her selfe to the West which grew to appeare the stronger side For this purpose was assembled the second Conucell of Nice that brings such proofes for Idolatry that the Images themselves if they were sensible would blush to heare repeated 3. Her Government so disliked her sonne that grown to discretion he set her aside took it wholly unto himselfe Which she stomaking as the greatest indignity circumvents him puts out his eyes and imprisons him where with hearts griefe he ended his daies 4. His word is said to be MVLIERI IMPERARE RES DESPERATA It is a desperate thing for a Woman to rule which though it be not generall yet he found it so by woefull experience 5. But the Mother had little content in her sole government after her sonnes death
458 amongst which Ethelbert was most eminent for first receiving the Christian Faith brought from Rome by Austine and for converting Sebert King of the East-Angles to Christianity and assisting him in building Paules in London and St Peters in Westminster as he himselfe built the Cathedrall of St Andrewes in Rochester 6. An. C. 488 SOUTH-SAX from Ella to Adhumus had about tenne Kings Authors agree not in the reckoning of which Adlewolf was the first Christened It quickly fell into the hands of Ina of West-Sax 7. An. C. 527 EAST-SAX from Erchwin to Swithred had thirteene Kings whereof Sigebert the third was the first Baptized by Mellitus Bishop of London 8. Amongst the fourteene Kings of the EAST-ANGLES An. C. 575 from Vffa to Edmund Kadwallus appeared the first Christian but held not so long Etheldreda King Inah's Daughter twice Marryed kept her Virginity and thence gained the Title of St Audrie Edmund the last King for his profession was shott to death by the Danes honoured from Rome with a Sainâ—-ship and at home insteed of a Tombe with the Title of the Towne of St Edmunds Bury 9. An. C. 527 Of the twenty Kings of MERCIA from Crida to Elfird Christianity was first received by Penda that Founded Peterborough as Ethelbald did the Monastery of Crowland and Offa of St Albans 10. An. C. 617 NORTHUMBERLAND had in it two Provinces Diera and Bertitia which in their severall Governments had about 24 Kings from Ida to Ethelbert five Danes thrust in amongst them Raigned successwely for a while till the Government returned to the West-Saxons in the time of Ethelstane and his brother Edmund Here Edwin was the first King Christened Speed whose deliverance from the furious Ethelfride by faithfull Redwall of the East-Angles and the glorious Victory he had over him afterwards his Marriage with Ethelburg the Kentish Princesse a great meanes of his conversion his preservation from a desperate Villaine by the interposition of his servant Lilla who undertook a fatall thrust of a poysoned weapon to save his Masters life and lastly his overthrow and death by Penda are matters of especiall note as also the Acts of Oswall that was Sainted and left the name to Oswalstere in Shropshire The humility of Oswin Beds Speed and the piety of Oswie that miraculously overthrew the Tyrant Penda of Mercia are worth the reading 11. Amongst the 19 Kings of WEST-SAXONS from Cerdicus Kingills is registred to be the first Christian Ive or Ina to have made good Lawes set forth in the Saxon and Latine Tongue by Mr William Lambard and to have granted to Rome Peter-pence Ethelburg King Bithrick's Wife that sled for attempting to poyson her Husband into France where by reason of her exceeding beauty she was put to the choyce to Marry either Charles or his Sonne she pitching on the Sonne missed both and was thrust into a Monastery From the Tyranny of this Bithrick fled 1. An. C. 800 EGBERT first to Offa of Mercia and then into France where he served in the Warres under Charles the great There he became so accomplished a Souldier that returning he vanquished the petty Kings left behind him and turned the Heptarchy into a Monarchy 2. He was Crowned at Winchester King of the whole Kingdome which then of his Angles brought with him and followers in all his Conquests He caused to be called England 3. The Danes then beginning to Invade are repelled His Daughter Editha the Nunne is Sainted his Eldest sonne 2. An. C. 837 ETHELWOLFE succeeds him He took for his first wife Osburga his Butlers daughter Hath good successe in diverse Battles against the intruding Danes 2. For placing the Lady Judith the King of France's Daughter whom he had taken for his second Wife in a Chaire by him at his right hand he was threatned to be Deposed by Adelstane Bishop of Sherburne his owne sonne by his former Wife who in those dayes was a Prelate of great power as was also Swithene Bishop of Winchester by whom the King was much advised to his advantage But this presumption was intolerable and by Royall Prudence soone hushed 3. He ordained that Tithes and Church Lands should be free from all Taxes and Regall services Of the diverse Children that he had by his first Wife his Eldest sonne 3. An. C. 857 ETHELBALD succeeds He blasted all his eminent parts of Valour and Policy by taking Iudith his Stepmother to be his Wife so that she must lye in Bed by his side who might not fit in a Chaire by his Father 2. This prodigious Incest was soone punished from heaven by his untimely death His Wife without Issue returning to the Emperour her Father was intercepted by the way and forced by Baldwin Forrester of Ardenna who at length appeasing her Father was made by him Earle of Flanders from whom this Iudith descended Maud the Wife of our William the Conquerour 3. In this Vacaency the next brother to Ethelbald 4. ETHELBERT takes his place An. C. 860 Much adoe he had to resist the Danes who swarmed continually about him he withstood them manfully for the time and Forces which he had but by his death a greater storme fell upon his Brother 5. ETHELRED that Raigned next In his time Hungar A.Ch. 866 and Hubba men of excessive strength and feirenesse entered this Land with great Forces and harrowed wheresoever they set footing especially being Pagans Levelled all Sucred places with the ground 2. To avoyd their fury and preserve their owne Chastity the Nunnes of Codingham by a rare example cut off their owne Lipps and Noses St Edmund by these Barbarians gained the Crowne of Martyrdome and to make them the more irresistable Streg and Halden two Danish Kings furnish them with fresh supplies whom the Earle of Berkshire ropelled neere Englefield and cut off one of the new-come Leaders 3. This while Ethelred is not Idle but every where so bestirres himselfe that he proves Victorious against them in nine sett Battles fought in one yeare wherein with one of their Kings nine Earles of the Danes were slaine In the end at Merton he received his deaths wound and left his torne Kingdome to the brave 6. ALFRED or Alured his Brother A.Ch. 871 Vpon him three more Danish Kings as though Hell had bin brake loose Guerthren Eskittle and Ammond are poured like haile-shott with their innumerable followers 2. To whom by Wilson Exeter and Abingdon he gave great overthrowes and no lesse then seven times in one yeare Routed and Scattered them 3. Notwithstanding by their obstinate reinforcing he was once brought to that extremity that he was forced to leave his Companies and lurke in Somersetshire Marishes where righting his bow and arrowes by the fire in a poore Cottage he was sharply blamed by the housewife for letting a Cake on the hearth burne for want of turning 4. From thence under the habit of a Fidler he ventures among the Enimies and having noted their loosenesse and many secret intentions returnes to
handsomenesse and comely dauncing which by chance he beheld among her country companions 2. After the overthrow of Harold with little lesse then the losse of 68000 men on both sides in Battle field he quickly brought under the rest of the Kingdome The Kentish men circumvent him by a stratageme and thereby retained their ancient Customes and Liberties 2. Edgar Etheling the right heire formerly wronged by Harold with the discontented Earles Edwin and Morcar make some resistance but to no purpose Edgar flyes with his Mother and Sisters into Scotland where King Malcolme entertaining them nobly takes Margaret his Sister to Wife and by his constant and effectuall standing for him Edgar was reconciled unto the Conquerour and had Royall allowance from him 3. To those insurrections that here vexed him his eldest sonne Robert added a more unnaturall in Normandy which he hastening to appease was in Battle Vnhorsed by his own sonne whom upon submission he was content to pardon for the time 4. The Church found no friend of him whose Revenues he alienated and burthened with unusuall taxes not sparing the poore meanes of Vniversity Colledge in Oxford which must be diverted from the Students 5. Besides the imposing of the Norman Lawes he left the Doomesday Booke in the Exchequer containing a Survay in generall of all England For a groat to short in payment of some dues required he forced the Monkes of Ely to lay downe a 1000 markes notwithstanding for all this the Pope bucks him and allowes his doings and Title 6. He depopulated about thirty miles in compasse Cambden iâ— Hantshire and outed the Inhabitants to make a forrest for Wild-beasts which pleasured not himselfe so much as it proved unluckie to his Posterity The plainnesse of these times of Letting Lands is worth the comparing with the intricate prolixity of our times Then it passed for good From me and mine to thee and thine As good and as faire as ever they mine were To witnesse that this is sooth I bite the white waxe with my tooth But now we find it otherwise 7. After all these transactions abroad he is summoned by Death as he was in Normandy but had the place of his buriall compounded for before he was interred and then the Grave proved too little for him that had proved so great a Conqueror in the World His second sonne 2. A.C. 1087 WILLIAM Rufus by Arch-Bishop Lanfrankes working for him gets the place 1. He is strongly opposed by his elder brother Robert whom he calmeth with promising faire words without performance and Robert joynes in the famous expedition to the Holy Laud with Godfrey of Bullaine 2. As his Father began so he persisted to withstand Papall intrusions He sleighted the Popes Binding Loosing and held it bootlesse to invocate Saints Curbed Anselme Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and taxed the then swelling Clergy for their Pride Luxury Idlenesse and Avarice Heard a Disputation of the Iewes who bribed him to favour them against the Christians but they lost the day and their mony togither 3. A Groome of his chamber on a time bringing him a paire of Breeches of three shillings price was blamed of him and commanded to furnish him with a paire fit for a King that should cost a marke He goes and presenting him with a meaner paire which he said cost so much yea Bellamy or by St Lucies face saith the King they are well bought such was the frugality of those times and difference from ours 4. His liberality to Religious persons and places shewes that he was not voyd of Religion though he could not endure Appeales to Rome and his building the Towre in London and Westminster Hall of 270 foot in length and 74 in breadth are sufficient testimonies of his Magnificence 5. His death was casuall by the glance of an arrow from a tree Cambden in Hantshire ex G. Mapes shot by Sir Walter Tirrell at a Stagge in the New Forrest wherein foure Abbies and thirty fixe Parish Churches had been demolished with the removing of all the Inhabitants to make roome for Beasts or Doggs game as one calls it Rex cervum insequitur Regem vindicta Tyrellus Non bene provisum transfixit acumine ferri The King the Stagge vengeance the King doth chase Tyrells hard hap concludes this Tragick case Also Richard his brother and Robert his Nephew came to their untimely ends in the same place so dangerous it is to prove Abaddons especially in consecrated things A Colliars Cart that removes him thence brake in the way and left him in the dirt whence he was after taken and buried as a King in Winchester dying without issue his Scepter descended to his brother 3. A.C. 1100 HENRY the first surnamed Beauclark for his Learning He was wont to say that an unlearned King was a Crowned Asse 1. Great stirres he had with his brother Robert who returning from Ierusalem where he was made King to possesse England but missed of it and at length lost Normandy togither with his eyes by his unnaturall brother 2. He Married Maud King Malcolmes daughter of Scotland by her Mother Margaret lineally descended from Edmund Ironside to strengthen his title to the Kingdome 3. As his predecessors did so he stoutly denyes the Popes incroachings Curbs Anselme that continued Romes agent establisheth the Lawes of Edward the Confessor Holinshed and addes other convenient of his owne 4. A.C. 1114 He is said to have held the first Parliament which he ordained should consist of Three Estates of which himself was the Head Martin A great Bickering began in his time between Canterbury and Yorke for priority which continued a long time after till Canterbury carried it And Cardinall Cremensis the Popes Legate sent hither to interdict Priests Marriages was taken in the Act with a common strumpet which he excused in saying he was no Priest himselfe but a corrector of them 5. The drowning of his sonne William with diverse other Nobles was repaired in some sort by the Marriage of Maud his Daughter first with Henry the fifth Emperour of Germany and he dying without Issue next with Jeffery Plantagenet Earle of Anjoy by whom she had Henry Fitz Empresse Heire apparant to the Crowne But his Grand-father dying unexpectedly by eating of Lampresse and he not upon the place 4. STEPHEN of Blois steps in A.C. 1135 sonne to Adeliza daughter to the Conquerour and holds it which was the cause of no small stirres and blood-shed especially it being against his Oath which he had taken with the Nobles for the Empresse Mauds succession and first brake it The Bishops excused it that it was for the good of the Church but Perjury promotes not Piety 2. Lesse he could not expect then continuall oppositions from the Empresse and her sonne Henry to recover their right wherein after various successe and windings on either side At the Battle of Liucolne notwithstanding his Herculian laying about him with his slaughtering Axe the King himselfe was taken Prisoner