A SOLEMNE Contestation of diuerse Popes for the aduaunsing of theyr supremacie quoted and collected faithfully out of their own Canon law according to the very wordes stile and tenor of the same theyr own Canons Decres Decretales Clementines Extrauagantes Bulles Epistles and commen Glose vpon the same Histories and stories of Romane Bisshops c. Informe and wordes as their are to be seane and found by the Quotations here vnto annexed Imprinted at London by Iohn Daye dwelling ouer Aldersgate Cum gratia priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis To the Christen Reader IN reading this Boke vnderstaÌ„d gentle Reader nothing here to be feyned or forged of vsâ— otherwise than the Popes themselfes in theyr owne Persones speake and write in theyr owne Lawes and Canones accordyng as their wordes and sentences shall declare if thou please to searche them and to conferre the quotationes here in the Margent with their writynges as they stand in theyr owne Bokes Wherein if thou shalte finde any line or sentence through this whole Boke alteryng or vareyng from their wordes and truth of their writynges then iudge and wey not so much our labour in gathering as marke the matter maner of their handling and then be not ashamed to confesse the truth Vale. A Solemne Contestation of diuers Popes F A Pope Bonifacius 8. Extrauag de Maiorit obed c. VnaÌ„ Or as much as it standeth vpoÌ„ necessite of saluation for euery humane creature to bee subiecte vnto me the Pope of Rome it shal be therefore requisite and necessary for all men that will be saued to learne knowe the dignitie of my sea and excellencie of my domination as here is set forth accordyng to the truth and very wordes of mine owne lawes in style as foloweth B Distinct. 28â— ca. Decretisâ— First my institution began in the old Testament was consumate and finished in the newe in that my pristhode was prefigured by Aaron And other bishshopes vnder me were prefigured by the sonnes of AaroÌ„ that were vnder him C Pope pelagius Distinct. 21. c. QuaÌ„uis Nether is it to be thought that my church of Rome hath ben preferred by any general couÌ„sell but obtained the primacie only by the voyce of the gospell the mouth of the sauiour D Pelagius ibidem And hath in it neither spotte nor wrincle nor any suche like thing E Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 21. cap. Inferior Wherefore as other seates be all inferiour to me as thei can not absolue me so haue they no power to binde me or to stand against me no more thaÌ„ the axe hath power to staÌ„d or presume aboue him that heaweth with it or the sawe to presume against him that ruleth it F Pope Lucius 24. q. 1. cap. a. Recta This is the holy apostolike mother church of all other churches of Chryst G Pope Calixtus Dist. 12. cap. Non decet From whose rules it is not mete that any person or persons should decline but like as the sonne of God came to do the will of his Father so muste you do the will of your mother the church of Rome the head whereof am I. H Pope InnoceÌ„tius Distinct. 11. cap. Quis. And if anye other person or persones shall erre from the said church eyther let them be admonished or els their names taken to be knoweÌ„ who they be that swarue from the customes of Rome I Pope Stephanus Distinct. 19. ca. Enimâ—ero Thus theÌ„ for asmuch as the holy churche of Rome wherof I am gouernour is set vp to the whole worlde for a glasse or exaÌ„ple reasoÌ„ wold that what thing so euer the sayd church determyth or ordeneth that to be receaued of all men for a generall a perpetuall rule for euer K Pope Bonifa 8. Extrauag c. vnaÌ„ sanctaÌ„ Item Pope Ioannes 22. Extrau cap. Super geÌ„tes Wherevpon we se it now veryfide in this church that was forprophesied by Ieremy saing behold I haue set thee vp ouer nations and kingdomes to plucke vp and to breake down to build and to plante c. L Pope InnoceÌ„tiui 3. art de maior obe c. Solitae Who so vnder standeth not the prerogatiue of this my Priesthode let him loke vp to the Firmament where he may see two great lightes the sunne the mone one ruling ouer the daye the other ouer the night So in the firmament of the vniuersall churche M Pope Gelasius distinc 96 cap. Duo God hath set two great dignities the autoritie of the Pope and of the emperour Of the whiche ij this our dignitie is so muche more weightier as we haue the greater charge to geue accompt to god for kings of the earth the lawes of men N Ibidem Wherfore be it knowne to you emperours which knowe it also right well that you depende vpon the iudgemeÌ„t of vs we muste not be brought and reduced to your will O Innocentius De Maior et obed c. Solitae For as I sayd loke what difference there is betwixt the Sunne and the Mone so great is the power of the Pope ruling ouer the daye that is ouer the spiritualtie aboue emperours and kinges rulinge ouer the nyght that is ouer the laitie P Glosa ibideÌ„ Now seyng then the earth is seueÌ„ times bigger then the Moone and the sunne eight times gretter than the earth it foloweth that the Popes dignitie 47. times dothe surmounte the estate of Emperours Q Ibidem Upon consideracion wherof I saye therfore pronouÌ„ce that Constantine the Emperour did naught in setting the patriarch of CoÌ„stantinople beneth him on his left haÌ„d R InnoceÌ„tius Glosa ibidem And although the said Emperour wrote to me alleging the wordes of saint Peter commaundyng vs to submit our selfs to euery humane creature as to kings dukes and other for the cause of God c. 1. Peter .2 yet in aunswering agayn in my decretall I expounded the minde and the wordes of s. Peter to pertain to his subiectes and not his successors willinge the saide emperour to consider the person of the speaker to whom it was spokeÌ„ For if the mind of Peter had ben there to debase the order of pristhod and to make vs vnderlinges to euerye humane creature than euery Iacke might haue dominion ouer prelates whiche maketh against the example of Christ setting vp the order of presthod to bere dominion ouer kinges beyng said to Ieremy the Prophet beholde I haue set the vp ouer kinges nations c. S Pope ClemeÌ„s 5. ClemeÌ„t de iureiurando c. Romani And as I feared not than to write this boldly to CoÌ„stantine so now I say to al other emperours that thei receiuing of me there approbation vnction consecratioÌ„ croune imperiall muste not disdaine to submit there heades vnder me and swear vnto me there allegeance T Pope IoaÌ„nes Dist. 96. c. Nunquam For so you reade in the decree
of pope Iohn howe that princes heretofore haue beÌ„ wont to bowe and submitte there heades vnto bishops and not to procede in Iudgement against the heades of bishops V Pope ClemeÌ„s 5. clement de SenteÌ„t reiud c. Paestos ralis yf this reuerence submission was wont to begeuen to Bisshops howe muche more ought they to submitte there heades to me beyng superior not only to kinges but Emperours and that for two causes firste for my title of successioÌ„ that I pope of Rome haue to the empire the roume standinge vacant Also for the fulnesse of power that Christe the kinge of Kinges and lorde of Lordes hath geuen to me in the person of Peter X Pope InnoceÌ„tius 3. De iudiciis cap. Nouit By reason whereof seyng my power is not of man but of God who by his celestiall prouidence hath set me ouer his whole vniuersall Churche maister and gouernour it belongeth therfore to my office to loke vpon euery mortal sinne of euery ChristeÌ„ man Y Ibidem Wherby all criminall causes as well of kinges as all other be subiecte to my censure Y Pope Iulius Caus. 2. q. 6. c. Ad RomanaÌ„ in suche sorte that in all maner of pleadyng if any maner of person at any time eyther before the sentence giuen or after shall appele to me it shal be lawfulfor him so to do Z Innocentius Ibidem Nether must Kinges and Princes thinke it muche to submitte themselfes to my Iudgement for so did Valentinianus the worthy Emperour so did Theodosius and also Carolus A Bonifacius Dist. 40. cap. Si papa Thus you see all muste be iudged by me I of no man yea and thoughe I Pope of Rome by my negligencie or euill demanner befound vnprofitable or hurtfull other to my self or to others yea if I should draw with me innumerable soules by heapes to hell yet no mortall manne so hardy so bold or presumptuous to reproue me B Glosa Extrauag de sede vacant Ad apostolatus or to say to me Domine cur ita facis C Pope leo cau â— q. 7. c. Noâ— for although you reade that Balaam was rebuked of his asse by the whiche Asse our subiectes by Balaam we prelates are signified yet that ought to be no example to our subiectes to rebuke vs. D Gregorius 2. q. 7. c. petrâ—â— And though we reade in the scripture that Peter who receaued the power of kyngdome and beyng chiefe of the Apostels might by vertue of his office controlle all other was content to come and giue answere before his inferiours obiecting to him his goyng to the gentiles yet other inferiours muste not learne by this example to be chekmate with their prelates bycause that Peter so toke it at there handes shewyng therby rather a dispensation of humilitie than the power of his office by the whiche power he might haue saide to them again in this wise it becoÌ„meth not shepe nor belongeth to their office to accuse or carpe theyr sheapherd c. E Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 21. cap. In tantuÌ„ For els why was Dioscorus patriarch of Alexandria condemned and excoÌ„municate at Chalcedon not for any cause of his faith but only for that he durst staÌ„d against pope Leo and durst excoÌ„municate the Bisshop of rome for who is he that hath autoritie to accuse the seat of saint Peter F Hiero. Caus. 2 q. 7. cap. Paulus Albeit I am not ignoraÌ„t what saint Hieromy writeth that Paule would not haue reprehendid Peter vnlesse he had thought himselfe equale vnto him G Glosa Gratiani ibidem yet Hieromy muste thus be expoundid by my interpretation that this equalitie betwixt Peter and Paule consisteth not in like office of dignitie but in purenes of conuersation H Glosa in Dist. 11. c. Quis. For who gaue Paule his licence to preache but Peter and that by the autoritie of God sayng separate to me Paule and Barnabas c. I Caus. 2. q. 7. â—o beati Wherefore be it knowen to all men that my Churche of Rome is prince head of al nations K Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 22. c. oeÌ„s the mother of the faith L Pope Anacletus Dist. 22. c. SacrosaÌ„cta the fundation cardinall wherupon all churches do depende as the dore dothe depende by the hinges M Pope pelagius Dist. 21. quaÌ„uis the first of al other seates without al spot or blemish N Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 21. cap. Denique Lady mistres and instructor of all Churches O Pope Stephanus Dist. 19. Enimuero a glasse and spectacle to al men to be folowed in all what so euer she obseruith P Pope Lucius 24. q. 1. Arect Whiche was neuer founde yet to slide or decline from the pathe of apostolicke tradition or to be intaÌ„gled with anye newnes of Heresy Q Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 22. OeÌ„s Agaynst which church of Rome who so euer speaketh any euill is forthwith an heritike R Pope Gregorius Dist. 81. cap. Siqui yea a very pagane a witch and idolater or infidele S Pope Leo. Caus. 3. q. 6. cap. MultuÌ„ Hauinge fulnesse of power onlye in her owne handes in rulyng T Dist. 20. Decretales desisinge absoluinge condemning casting out or receiuing in V Pope Iulius Caus. 2. q. 6. Qui se. albeit I deny not but other Churches be partakers with hyr in laboring and caryng X Caus. 2. q. 6. Arguta iteÌ„ c. Ad RomanaÌ„ To the which church of Rome it is lawfull to appeale for remedy froÌ„ al other Churches Caus. 2. q. 6. cap. Placuit Although it was otherwise concluded in the generall couÌ„cell of Carthage that no man shoulde appeale ouer the sea vnder paine of ex communication yet my glose commeth in here with an exception Glosa Gratiani ¶ Nisi Nisi forte Romanam sedem appellauerint 1. Except the appeale be to the sea of Rome c. Y Pope Gelasiê° 25. q. 1. cap. CoÌ„fidimus By the autoritie of whiche Churche of Rome all sinodes and decrees of counsels stande confirmed Z Pope Vrbanê° 25. q. 1. c. SuÌ„t And hath alwaies full autoritie in hyr handes to make newe Lawes and decrementes Pope Pelagius 25 q. 2. ca. posteaquam And to alter statutes priuileges rightes or Documentes of churches to separate thinges ioyned to ioyne things seperated vpon coÌ„sideration eyther in whole or in parte personally or generally A Bulla Donationis Dist. 96. c. CoÌ„stant Of the whiche Church of Rome I am heade as a king is ouer his iudges B Pope paschalis Dist. 63. cap. Ego the vicare of S. Peter C Pope ClemeÌ„s 5. ClemeÌ„t c. Romani Glosa yea not the vicare of Peter properly but the vicare of Christ properly and successor of Peter D Pope Bonifacius 8. Sext. Decretal cap. vbi vicare of Iesus christ E Ibidem Rector of the
and rypenes and deliuered out with such grauitie of deliberation that nothing is thought in it necessary to bee alterid or retractid G Pope Symmachus Caus. 9. q. 3. AlioruÌ„ Wherefore it is manifest testified by the voyce of holy bishops that the dignitie of this my seat is to be reuerenced thorow the whole world in that all the faithfull submit themselfes to it as to the head of the whole body H Ibidem Wherof it is spoken to me by the Prophet speaking of the arche if this bee humiled whether shall you runne for succour wher shal your glory become Seyng then this is so that so holy Bishops scriptures do witnesse with me what shall we saye then to suche as wil take vpon them to iudge of my doynges to reprehend my procedinges or to require homage and tribute of me to whome all other be subiecte I Pope Gregoâ—rius 6. q. 3. Scriptu est Againste the firste sorte the Scripture speaketh Deutero thou ought not to putte thy sithe in an other mans corne Whiche thinge to attempt against me what is it but plain sacrilege K Caus. 17. q. 4. Sacrileg Glosa Accordinge to my canonists which thus define sacrilege to consiste in three thinges eyther when a man iudgeth of his princes iudgement or whan the holy daye is prophaned or when reuerence is not giuen to Lawes and Canons L 2. q. 7. cap. PlaruÌ„que Glosema Gratiani ¶ Item Agaynste the second sort maketh the place of the boke of kinges where we reade the arch of God was brought from Gabaa to Hierusalem and in the waye the Arch inclinyng by reason of the vnruly oxen Ozias the Leuite put to his hand to help and therefore was stroken of the Lord. By this Arch is signified the Prelates by the inclination therof the fall of Prelates M Ibidem whiche also be signified by the Angels that Iacob did see goyng vp comming doune the lader N Ibidem Also by the Prophet wher he saith He bowyd down the HeaueÌ„s and came down c By Ozias and by the vnruly Oxen are mente our subiectes O Ibidem Then like as Ozias was strucken for putting his hand to the Arch inclining no more must subiectes rebuke there Prelates goynge awry P Ibidem ¶ His itae Albeit here may be answered again that all be not Prelates whiche so be called for it is not the name that maketh a bishop but his life Q Pope Vrbanê° 23. q. TributuÌ„ Agaynst the thirde sort of suche as would brynge vs vnder the tribute and exactions of seculare men maketh the newe Testament where Peter was bid to giue the grot in the Fishes mouthe but not the head nor the body of the fishe No more is the heade or body of the Churche subduid to Kings but only that whiche is in the mouthe that is the externe things of the church And yet nor they nether R Ibidem ¶ Quamuis For so we reade in the booke of Genesis that Pharao in time of darth subduyd all the land of thegiptians but yet he ministred to the Priestes so that he toke nether there possessions from them nor there libertie If then the prelates of the Churche muste be nether iudged nor reprehendid nor exacted howe muche more ought I to be free from the same S Pope Benedictus Extr. De aut et vsâ— pallij c. SaÌ„sta which am the Bishop of bishops head of prelates For it is not to bee thought that the case betwixt me and other prelates betwixte my sea T Pope Stephanus Dist. 19. Enimuero other churches be like V Pope Pelagius Dist. 21. Quamuis Although the whole catholike and apostolike Churche make one brydechamber of christ yet the cathol Apost church of Rome had the preeminence giuen ouer al other by the mouth of the lord him self sayng to Peter Thou art Peter c X Dist. 21. Deâ— cretis Thus a discretion and difference must be had in the church as it was betwixt Aaron and his Children Y Pope Anaclotus Dist. 21. in nonâ— betwixt 72. disciples the 12. Apostels betwixt thother apostels and Peter Z Pope Bonifacius Greg. Dist. 89. Ad â—oc Wherfore it is to be coÌ„cludid that their must be an order difference of degrees in the Churche betwixt powers superiour and inferiour without which order the vniuersite of the whole can not consist A Ibidem For as amongst the Angelicall creatures aboue in heauen there is set a differeÌ„ce and inequalitie of powers orders some be Angels some Archangels some Cherubin Seraphines B Dist. 89. cap. Singula So in the Ecclesiasticall Hierarchie of the Church militant in the earth priestes must not be equall with Bishops Bishops must not be like in order with Archebishops with Patriarches or Primates C Ex Citatione Bull. Decr. 5. Ser. 3. Who coÌ„teyne vnder them three Archbishops as a Kynge conteineth three Dukes vnder him In the whiche nuÌ„ber of patriarches cometh in the state also of D De officio Archipresbyâ— in Glosa Cardinals or Principales so called bicause as the dore turneth by his hinges so the vniuersall churche ought to be ruled by them E 〈…〉 The nexte and hiest order aboue these is mine whiche am Pope differyng in power and maiorite and honor reuerentiall from these and al other degrees of men F Ex 3. Parte SuÌ„mae maioris b. Antonini For the better declaration whereof my Canonistes make 3. kindes or power in earth Immediata whyche is mine immediatly from God Deriuata which belongeth to to other inferiour prelates froÌ„ me G Pope InnoceÌ„t 3. De sacra vnctione Qui venisset Ministralis belongyng to Emperours and Princes to minister for me for the which cause the anointing of princes and my coÌ„secration doth differ for they are anoynted only in the arme or shoulders in the head to signify the differeÌ„ce of power betwixt princes and me H Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 22. cap. OeÌ„s This order therfore of Priestes Bishoppes Archbishops Patriarches other as a thyng moste conuenient my churche of Rome hath set institute through all churches folowing therin not onlye the example of the Angelicall army in Heauen but also of the Apostels I Pope ClemeÌ„t Dist. 80. cap. In illis For amongst them also ther was not an vniforme equalite or institution of one degree K Pope Anacletê° Dist. 22. c. Sacrosancta But a diuersitie or distinctioÌ„ of autorite and power albeit they were all Apostels together yet it was graunted not withstanding to Peter theÌ„selfes also agreyng to the same that he should beare dominioÌ„ and superioritie ouer all the other apostels L Ibidem Quasi vero Petrê° noÌ„ a Petra sed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ducatur And therfore had his name giuen him Cephas that is head or beginning of the apostelhode
therefore let vs fight with them in the valles that is in the power of temporall possessions and so we shall preuaile ouer them O Okam in Dialogo parte 1. lib. 5. Oytanus But what sayeth the sentence of God to them let vs heare Bicause sayth he the Syrians say that the God of Mountance is there God and not the God of valles P Petrus de Palude Petrus de Tharam Petrus de Aliaco Panormitanê° therfore I will giue all this multitude into your hande and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde What can be more effectually spoken to set forthe the maiestie of my iurisdiction whiche I receaued immediatly of the Lord of the Lord I saye and of no maÌ„ Alexander de Aâ—es For where as Constantine themperour gaue to Siluester induyng him with this possession and patrimonie R RaymuÌ„dus in SuÌ„ma de Caâ—â—sibus Richardus Rabanus super Math. cap. 16. Rupertus Tuâ—itiensis that is so to be expoundid and taken not so muche for a DonatioÌ„ as to be couÌ„ted for a restitution made of that which tyraÌ„nously was takeÌ„ froÌ„ him before And agayn where as I haue giuen at sondry times to Ludouicus and other Emperours of my temporall landes and possessions yet that was donne not so muche for anye recognising of homage to theÌ„ as for keping peace with theÌ„ For I owe to Emperours no dewe obediance that they caÌ„ cleame S Scotus Doctor Subtilis but they owe to me as to theyr superiour And therefore for a diuersitie betwixt there degree and mine in theyr consecratioÌ„ they take theyr vnction on the arme I on the head T Thomas Aquin And as I am superiour to them so am I superior to all Lawes and fre from all constitutions Which am able of my self and by my interpretation to preferre equite beyng not wryten before the lawe wryten V Vlricus Waldemê° coÌ„fessionate De SacrameÌ„tis Hauinge all lawes within the chiest of my breste as is aforesayd And what so euer this my sea shal inacte approue or disproue all men ought to approue or reproue the same with out either iudging disputing doubting or retracting Such is the priuilege giueÌ„ of Christ in behalf of Peter to the church of Rome X Ioan. Dreido De Dogmatibus vaâ—iis lib. 4. that what Countre so euer kingdom or prouince cheusing to them selfes Bisshops ministers although they agree with al other christes faithful people in the name of Iesu that is in faith and charitie beleuing in the same God and in Christ his trewe sonne and in the holy gost hauyng also the same Crede the same Euangelistes and scriptures of the Apostels yet not withstaÌ„ding vnlesse their Bishops and Ministers take theyr origine and ordination from this Apostolike seate they are to be counted not of the Churche So that succession of fayth only is not sufficient to make a church except the Ministers take theyr ordination by theÌ„ whiche haue there successioÌ„ from the Apostels So theyr fayth supremacie the chayre of Peter keyes of heaueÌ„ power to bind and loose all these be inseperable to the church of Rome so that it is to bee presumed that God always prouiding and sainct Peter helpyng the bishoprike diocese of Rome shal neuer defayle from faith And likewise it is to be presumed presupposed that the bishop of that Churche is alwayes good and holy yea though he be not alwayes good or destitute of his owne merites yet the merites of S. Peter predecessor of that place be sufficient for him who hath bequethed and lefte a perpetuall dewrie of merites with inheritance of innocencye to his posteritie Y Hugo in Glosa Dist. 40. c. Non Nos yea though he fall into Homicide or adultery he may sinne but yet he can not be accused but rather excused by the Murders of Sampson the theftes of the Haebrues the adultery of Iacob Z Glos. in Caus. 11. q. 3. cap. Ab sit And likewise if any of his clergy should be fouÌ„d embrasing a woman it muste be expouÌ„did and presupposed that he doth it to blesse hyr Furthermore the Pope say they hath all the dignities all power of all Patriarches In his primacie he is Abell In gouermente the Arche of Noe In PatriarchdoÌ„ Abraham In order Melchisedech In dignitie Aaron In autoritie Moses In seat iudiciall Samuel In zeale Helias In mekenes Dauid In power Peter In vnction Christ. Du bist das Antichrist My power they saye is greater than all the sainctes For whome I confirme no manne maye infirme I maye fauour spare whome I please A Glosa in c. 11. q. 3. Si inimicus to take froÌ„ one and to giue to an other And if I be ennemy to anye man al men ought to eschew that person forthewith and not to tary and loke whyle I bid them so to do All the earth is my diocese and I the ordinarie of al meune hauing the autoritie of the Kinge of all kinges vpon subiectes I am all in all aboue all B Hostiensis in cap. QuaÌ„to Dâ— traÌ„sl praeb so that God him selfe I the vicare of God haue both one Consistorie C Ex summa casuum fratris Baptistae and am able to do almoste all that God can doe Claue non erraÌ„te D Ex Citatione Hen. Bulling De fine seculi Orat. Prima Item ex citatione Iacobi Andreae aduersus HosiuÌ„ lib. 5. Item ex citatione Hierom. Marij in Actis 2. Diei IteÌ„ it is said of me that I haue an heaueÌ„ly arbitrement and therfore am able to chaunge nature of thinges Substantialia vnius applicando alteri And of nothing to make thinges to be and of a sentence that is nothing to make it stande in effect In all thinges that I liste my wyll to stand for reason For I am able by the lawe to dispense aboue the lawe De coÌ„cessione praeb ca. Proposuit and of wroÌ„g to make Iustice in correcting Lawes chauÌ„gyng theÌ„ You haue herd hytherto sufficieÌ„tly out of my Doctors nowe you shal heare greater things oute of mine owne decrees E Pope Nicolâ—usâ— Dist. 96. c. Satis Reade there Dist. 96. c. Satis F 11. q. 1. Sacerdotibus also Caus 11. q. 1. ca Sacerdotibus G 12. q. 1. c. Futuram Also 12. q. 1. cap. FuturaÌ„ Do not you finde there expressed how ConstaÌ„tinus the Emperour sitting in the generall Councel of Nice called vs Prelates of the Churche all Gods H Decretal De Transl. episcâ— cap. Quanto Agayn reade my Canon Decretal De transl episc cap. Quanto Doe you not see theyr manifestlye expressed howe not manne but God alone separateth that which the Bisshoppe of Rome doth dissolue separate Wherfore if those thinges that I do be said to be done not of manne but of God what canne you make of me but God Agayn if Prelates of the Churche be called
vniuersall churche Director of the Lorde his vniuersall flocke F Pope Bonifacius prohem Sext. Decretal ib. Sacro sancta Chiefe magistrate of the whole worlde G Anacletus Dist. 22. cap. Sacro sancta 1. Cephas i. caput the head and chiefe of the Apostolike Churche H Pope Bonifacius 4. Sext. Decret de paenit remiss cap. 5. Glosa Item Alexander 4. Sext. Decre c. 4. in Glosa vniuersall Pope And diocesane in all places exempt as well as euerye Bisshoppe is in places not exempt I Pope hilarius 25. q. 1. Nulli most mightie Priest K Sext. Decret cap. Ab arbitris Glosa Lex animata in terris 1. L Pope Bonifaciê° Sext. Dec. De coÌ„st cap. licet a liuing lawe lawe in the earth hauing all lawes in the chiste of my breste M Pope InnoceÌ„tiê° 3. De traÌ„sl c. Quanto bering the person of no pure maÌ„ N Prohaem ClemeÌ„t Glosa Papa Stupor mundi c. Nec Deus es nec homo quasi neuter es inter vtruÌ„que beyng nether God nor man but the admiratioÌ„ of the world and a midle thing betwixte both O Pope Bonifacius Extr. De Maiorit obed ca. vnaÌ„ IteÌ„ Dist. 22. c. OeÌ„s Hauing both swordes in my power bothe of the spirituall temporall iurisdictioÌ„ P Sext. Decret De senteÌ„t re c. Ad Apostolicae iteÌ„ in Glosa ibideÌ„ so far surmouÌ„ting the autoritie of the emperour that I of mine owne power alone without a councell haue autorite to depose him to transferre his kyngdome and to giue a new election as I did to Frederick diuers other Q Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 22. cap. OeÌ„s What power than or poâ—estate in al the world is coÌ„parable to me who haue autoritie to binde and lose both in heaueÌ„ earth R Glosa ibideÌ„ That is who haue power both of heauenly thinges and also of temporal thinges S Pope Gelasius Dist. 96. c. Duo To whom Emperours and kinges be more inferiour thaÌ„ leade is inferiour to Gold T Pope Gelasius ibidem For do you not see the neckes of great kinges princes beÌ„d vnder our knees yea thynke theÌ„selfes happy well defensid if they maye kisse our haÌ„des V Dist. 96. cap. Illud Wherfore the sawsines of Honorius theÌ„perour is to be repreheÌ„did his constitutioÌ„ abolished who with his laitie would take vpon him to intermedle not onlâ—â— with the temporall order but also with matters ecclesiastike and elettion of the pope X Ex citatione Hier. Marij But here percase some will obiect the examples words of Christ saing that his kingdom is not of this world and where he beyng required to deuide betwixt two brethren there hereditage did refuse it but that ought to be no preiudice to my power Y Pope Hilde braÌ„dus called Gregorius 7. Ex platina in Vita Gregorii For if Peter and I in Peter if we I saye haue power to binde loose in heauen how much more thaÌ„ is it to be thought that we haue power in earth to loose and take awaye imperes Kyngdomes Dukedomes and what els so euer mortall men maye haue and to giue them where we will Z Hildebrandus ibidem And if we haue autoritie ouer Angels which be the gouernors of princes what theÌ„ maye we do vpon theyr inferiours and seruauÌ„tes A Antonius in Tertia parte SuÌ„mae maioriâ— And for that you shall not meruel that I say Angels be subiect to vs you shal here what my blessed clerke Antoninus wryteth of that matter saying that our power of Peter me is greater then the Angels in .4 thynges In iurisdiction 2. in administration of sacrameÌ„ts 3. in knowlege 4. and in reward c. B Bulla ClemeÌ„â—â—â— And again in Bulla Clementis do not I there commaunde in my Bull the angels of Paradise to absolue the soule of man oute of purgatory and to bringe it into the glory of Paradise C Pope InnoceÌ„tius De electione c. Veâ—erabilem And now besides my heaueÌ„ by power to speake of mine earthly iurisdiction who did first translate the Empeire from the Grekes to the Almanes but I D Extrauagan De praeben et dig c. Execrabilis And not only in the Empyre am Emperour the place being emptie but in all ecclesiasticall benefices haue full right and power to giue to translate and to dispose after my arbitremeÌ„t E Pope Zachaâ—ias Caus. 15 q. 6. c. Aliâ—â— Did not I Zacharias put downe Hildericke the olde king of FrauÌ„ce and set vp Pipinus F Pope Hildebrand called Gregorius 7. ClemeÌ„t c. pastoralis Did not I Gregorius sept set vp Robert VVysarde and made him kyng of Sicilia Duke of Capua c. G Ex Gestis Hildebrandiâ— Did not I the same Gregorius also sette vp Rodulphus against Henricus themperour H Baptista Egnatius And thoughe this Henricus was an Emperour of moste stoute courage who stoode 62. times in opeÌ„ fielde against his enemies I Platina Benno Nauclerusâ— yet did not I Gregorius bring him coram nobis and made him stande at my gate three dayes and iij. nightes barefote barelegge with his Wife and Childe in the depe of winter bothe in froste and snowe entreating for his absolucion and after did excoÌ„municate him again so was he twise excommunicate in my daies K Platina Egnatius Benno Again did not I Paschalis after Gregory set vp the Sonne of the said Henricus against his Father in warre to possesse the Empere and to put down his father and so he did L Polido Virgilius Historia Iornalensis de rebus Anglorum IteÌ„ did not I pope Alexander brynge vnder Henry the second king of England for the death of Thomas Becket and caused him to goe barefote to his tombe at Canterburie with bleding feete M Chronica verâ—acula Did not I Innocentius the thirde cause kinge Iohn to knele downe at the fete of Pandolfus my legate and offer vp his crowne to his handes also to kisse the fete of Steuen LaÌ„ghton bishop of CaÌ„terbury and besides marsid him in a M. Markes by yeare N Pope Vrbanê° Caus. 15. q. 6. cap. Iuratos Did not I Vrbanus 2. put downe Hugo erle in Italy discharging his subiectes from their othe and obedience to him O Pope Paschâ—lis Carsulaniâ—â— Platina Vincentius Stella Antoninus Matheus pariâ—siensis Did not I Paschalis excoÌ„municate also his Sonne Henricus 5. and gate out of his handes al his right and title of electioÌ„s and donacions of spirituall promotions Did not I Gelasius .2 bring the captaine Cintius vnder Pope Gelasius â— vnto the kissing of my fete And after Gelasius Pope Calixtus â—2 did not I Calixtus 2. quale the for said emperour Henricus 5. also did bring in subiection Gregorie whom the sayd Emperour had set vp against me to be Pope
Platina de vitis pontificuÌ„ bringing him into Rome vpon a Camell his face to the horse taile making him to hold the horse taile in his haÌ„de in steade of a bridle P Pope InnoceÌ„tius .2 Platina Further did not I Innocentius 2. set vp and made Lotharius to be Emperour for driuing out Pope Anacletus out of Rome Q Nauclerus Dyd not I the said InnoceÌ„tius take the Dukedome of Sicile from the Empere made Roger to be king thereof wherby afterwarde the kingdome became the patrimonie of s. Peter R Pope AlexaÌ„der .3 De spoÌ„sal matr c. Non eâ—t Did not I Alexander .3 suspende al the realme and Churches of Englande for the Kinges mariage Anno 1159. S Nauclerus Acta Rom. pontificum But what do I speake of kings did not the said Alexander bringe the valiant Emperour Fredericke the firste to Venece by reason of his sonne Otho there taken prisoner and there in s. Marke his Churche made him fall downe flat vpon the ground while I set my fote vpon his necke sayng the verse of the Psalme Super aâ—pidem basiliscum ambulabis c. T Pope Adrianus Vitae Ro. pontificum Did not I Hadrianus pope and an English man borne excommunicate William King of Sicile and refused his peace which he offerid And had not he ouercome me in plaine fielde I would haue shaked him out of his kingdom of Sicile and Dukedome of Apulia V Ex Aâ—entino Also did not I the saide Adrianus controlle and correct the forsaide Fridericus emperour for holding the leaâ—te sturrup of my horse whaÌ„ he should haue holdeÌ„ the right X â—ulla Adriani â—oÌ„trâ— CaesareÌ„ And afterwarde did excomunicate and curse him for that he was so sawsie to set his owne name in writing before mine Y Acta Rom. pontifi And although a pore flie afterwarde ouercame strangled me yet I made kynges and Emperours to stope Z Pope InnoceÌ„tius 3. Ex vitis Actis Rom. pontifiâ—cuÌ„ Dyd not I Innocentius .3 deiect Philippus brother to Fridericus froÌ„ the emperiall crowne beyng electid withoute my leaue and after set him vp agayne And also set vp Otho of BruÌ„swicke Ex Abbate Vrspergense and after did excoÌ„municate also depose the same 4. yeares setting vp the freÌ„ch kyng to warre against hym A Ex eodem Then was Fridericus .2 by me sette vp and reigned .37 yeares and yet fiue yeares before he died B Pope Honoriê° 3. Ex Mario Did not I Honorius interdicte him for not restoring certaine to their possessions at my requeste C Pope Gregorius 9. Ex eodem Whom also Gregorius .9 dyd excommunicate twise together and raised vp the Venetians agaynst him D Pope InnoceÌ„tius .4 Hieronimus Mariê° Petrus de Vineis And at length Innocentius spoiled him of his empere after that caused hym to be poysoned at length to be strangled by one Manfredus and did excommunicate his sonne Conradus after him not only depreuing him of his right inheritauÌ„ce but also caused him with Friderick Duke of Austria to be beheaded E Ex Chronic. Carâ—onis Thus then dyd not I excoÌ„municate and depose all these Emperours in order Henricus .4 Henricus .5 Fridericus .1 Philippus Otho .4 Fridericus .2 and Conradus his sonne F Historia Anâ—gloruÌ„ Did not I interdicte kyng Henry the eyght G Ibidem And all his kingdome of EnglaÌ„d H Ibidem And had not his prudence and power preueÌ„tid my practise I had displaced him froÌ„ his kingdome also briefly who is able to comprehend the greatnesse of my power of my seat I Pope Marcellus Dist. 17 cap. SynoduÌ„ for by me only generall councels take theyr force and coÌ„firmation K Dist. 20â— Decretâ—les and the interpretacion of the said consels and of al other causes hard and doubtfull ought to be referred and stande to my determination M Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 19. Si RomanoruÌ„ By me the workes of all wryters what so euer they be eyther be reproued or allowed N Ibidem Then howe muche more ought my wrytinges and decrees to be preferrid before al other O Dist. 20. Decretales In so muche that my letters and epistels decretall be equiualent with generall councels P Symmachus Pope 9. q. 3. AlioruÌ„ And wher as God hath ordenid all causes of men to be iudged by men he hath only reseruid me that is the Pope of Rome without all questioÌ„ of men vnto his own iudgement Q Pope InnoceÌ„tius 6. q. 3. c. Nemo And therfore where all other creatures be vnder theyr iudge only I which in earth am the iudge of all can be iudged of none nether of Emperour nor the whole Clergye nor of Kynges nor yet of the people R Ibidem For who hath power to iudge vpoÌ„ his Iudge S Pope Gelasiê° .9 q. 3. cap. Cuncta This iudge am I that alone without anye other assistance of any â—ouncel ioyned to me For I haue power vpon councels councels haue no power vpoÌ„ me But yf the couÌ„cell determe amisse it is in my autoritie alone to infringe it or to condemne whome I luste without any councell T Ibidem And all for the premineÌ„ce of my predecessor blessed saint Peter which by the voyce of the lord he receuid and euer shall retene V Anastasius patriarch D. q. 3. c. Antiquis Item 1â— q. 3. cap. Quamuis Farthermore and where as al other sentences and iudgmeÌ„ts both of couÌ„cels person or persones maye and oughte to be examined X Pope Gregorius .2 q. 3. c. Quatuor for that thei may be corrupted foure wayes by feare by giftes by hatred by fauoure only my senteÌ„ce and iudgement muste stande Y Pope Agatho Dist. 19. cap. Sic oeÌ„s as gyuen out of Heauen by the mouth of Peter himself whiche no manne must Z Pope Nicolaus .9 q. 3. cap. Patet breake nor retract A Pope Innocentius 2. Art 17. q. 4â— Si quis No man muste dispute or doubt of B Dist. 19. cap. In memoriam yea if my iudgment statute or yock seame scarsly tolerable yet for remeÌ„braÌ„ce of s. Peter it must be humbly obeyd C Sextê° Decret Tit. 7. De renunciat QuoniaÌ„ Glosa yea and moreouer obedieÌ„ce is to be geueÌ„ not only to such decrees sette forthe by me in time of my Popedome but also to suche as I do foresey commit to writing before I be Pope D Ofâ—ic l. 1. And although it be thought by some writers to be giuen to all men to ere and to be deceauid E Glosa Extra De verb. signif cap. Ad. yet nether am I a pure man F Pope Gregorius Caus. 35. q. 9. Apostolicae and again the sentence of my Apostolike seat is alwaies coÌ„ceauid with such moderation is concocte and digestid with suche pacience
M Dist. 21. cap. In nouo wher vpon the order of Priesthod first in the newe Testament began in Peter to whome it was said Thou arte Peter vpon thee I will builde my church N Ibidem And I will giue the keys of the kingdome of heauen And thou beyng conuertid confirme thy brethern O Dist. 21. cap. Decretis I haue prayed sor thee that thy faith shal not fayle Wherfore seyng such power is geuen to Peter P Pope Leo. Dist. 19. c. Ita Dominus and to me in Peter beyng his successor Q Pope Nicolaê° In taÌ„tuÌ„ Dist. 22. who is he then in all the world that ought not to be subiect to my decrees which haue such power in heaueÌ„ in hell in earth with the quicke and also the dead R Pope ClemeÌ„s in Bulla VieÌ„nae in scruiiis priuilegioruÌ„ coÌ„manding and grauÌ„ting in my Bulle of leade sent to Vienna vnto all suche as died in there peregrinatioÌ„ to Rome that the payne of hell should not touche them And also that all suche as toke the holy crosse vpon them should euery one at his requeste not only be deliuerid himself but also deliuer three or iiij soules whome so would out of purgatory S Dist. 21. cap. Decretis Agayn hauing such promise and asserance that my faith shall not fayle who then wil not beleaue my doctrine For did not Christ him selfe firste pray for Peter that his faithe shoulde not fayle T Pope Anacletê° Dist. 22. c. Sacrosancta Scripture well aplied and like a Clerke Also haue not I a sure promise of Paul his own mouth writinge to my Churche by these wordes God is my witnes whom I serue in my â—pirit in the gospel of his sonne that without ceasing I make mention of you alwayes in my prayers Rom. 1. V Pope Damasus 25. q. 1. c. Omnia Item Pope Gregor Dist. 19. Nulli Wherefore as I condemne all suche worthely whiche will not obey my decrees to be disposessid of al their honour with out restitution X Pope Nicolaê° Dist. 22. cap. OeÌ„s So all they that beleue not my doctrine or stand agaynst the priuilege of the church especially of the Church of Rome I pronouÌ„ce them heretikes Y Ibidem And as the other before is to be called vniust so this maÌ„ is to be called an heretike Z Ibidem For why he goeth against the faith whiche goeth against hyr who is the mother of faith A Dist. 20. Decretales But here may rise percase a doubt or scruple that if my faith and knowlege stand so sure by the promise of Christ and by the continuall prayer of s. Paul whether is it trew or is to be graunted that any other shuld excel me in knowlege or interpretation of holy scripture B Ibidem For looke whose knowlege is grouÌ„did of most reason his wordes shoulde seame to be of more autorite C Ibidem Wherunto I aunswere and graunt that manye there be and haue ben more abundaÌ„tly indued with fuller grace of the holy gost and greater excellence of knowlege And therfore that the tractationes of Augustine Hierome others ought to be preferrid before the constitutioÌ„s of diuerse popes yet I saye in determinatioÌ„ of causes bicause they haue not the vertue height of that autoritie which is giuen to me therfore in expouÌ„ding of scriptures they are to be preferred but in dissising of matters they staÌ„d inferiour to my autoritie By vertue of whiche autoritie D Dist. 19. Si RomanoruÌ„ bothe they themselfes be alowed for doctors and there workes approued and also all other matters be ruled through the power of the keyes whiche be giuen to me immediatly of Christ. Although I denye not but the same keyes be also coÌ„mitted to other Prelates as they were to other Apostels besides Peter E Gabriel Biel. li. 4. Dist. 19. yet it is one thing to haue the keyes an other thing to haue the vse of the keyes F Petrus de Palude Wherefore here is to be noted a distinctioÌ„ of keys after the mind of my Schole-doctors one key which is called Clauis ordinis hauing autoritie to bind lose but not ouer the persones whom they binde lose this autoritie they take not immediatly of Christ but mediatly by me the vicare of Christ. The other keye is called Clauis iurisdictionis which I the vicare of Christ take immediatly of him hauinge not onlye autoritie to bind lose but also DominioÌ„ ouer theÌ„ on whom this keye is exercised By the IurisdictioÌ„ of whiche key the fulnesse of my power is so greate that where as all other are subiectes G Dist. 96. cap. Si Imperator yea and Emperours themselfes oughte to subdue there executions to me Only I am a subiect to no creature H Gabriel lib. 4. Dist. 19. no not to me self except if I liste In foro paenitentiae to my Gostlyfather submitting me selfe as a sinner but not as Pope so that my Papall maiestie euer remayneth vnminished Superior to all men I Pope Nicolaus Dist. 19. cap. Si RomanoruÌ„ in Glosa whome all persones ought to obey K Item 24. q. â— Haeâ— est and folowe L Dist. 40. cap. Si Papa no maÌ„ must iudge nor accuse of any crime eyther of Murder Adultery Symone or suche like M 2. q. 7. Nos si in Glosa No man depose but I me selfe N Extrau De elect Innotuit No man can excoÌ„municate me yea though I coÌ„municate with the excoÌ„municate for no Canon bindeth me Whom no man must ley to O De peniteÌ„tia Dist. i. c. SerpeÌ„s in Glosa For he that leyth to me is a churchrobber P Dist. 19. cap. Nulli And who obeyth not me is an heretike and an excoÌ„municate persoÌ„ Q August de Ancho For like as al Iewes were commandid to obey the hey priest of Leuiticall order of what state or condition so euer they were So are all Christen men more and lesse bounde to obeye me Christes Leauetenant in earth concerning the obedience of whom or disobedience we haue in Deuter. 17. R Glosa Ordinaria Where the commen glose saieth that he who denieth to the hey priest Obedientiam leyth vnder the sentence of condeÌ„nation as much as he that denieth God his Omnipotentiam Thus then appeareth the greatnesse of my Priesthod S Antoninus begon in Melchisedech solemnized in Aaron Continued in the Children of AaroÌ„ perfectionated in Christ Representid in Peter Exalted in vniuersall iurisdictioÌ„ And manifestid in Syluester c So that throughe this Praeemiance of my pristhod hauing all thinges subiect to me T Antoninus it maye seame well verified in me that was spokeÌ„ of Christ. Summae Maâ—â—ris 3. part â—ist 22. Psal. 8. Omnia subiecisti sub pedibus eius oues boues vniuersa pecora campi Volucres caeli pisces
Maris c. i. Thou haste subduyd all things vnder his feete Sheape and Oxen and all cattell of the fielde The birdes of Heauen and Fish of the sea c. V Ibidem Where it is to be noted that by oxen Iewes and Heretikes by Cattell of the fielde Paganes be signified For although as yet they be oute of the vse of my keyes of binding and losing yet they be not out of the iurisdiction of my keyes but yf they returne I maye absolue them X Ibidem By sheape and all catell are ment al Christen men both great and lesse whether thei be Emperours Princes Prelates or other By byrdes of the ayer you maye vnderstande the Angels and potestates of Heauen who be all subiecte to me in that I am greater than the Angels and that in foure thinges as is afore declared haue power to binde lose in heaueÌ„ Y 23. q. 5. cap. Omnium and to giue heaueÌ„ to them that fight in my warres Z IdeÌ„ Antoninus miâ—i Lastly by the Fishes of the sea are signified the soules departid in peyne or in purgatory as Gregory by his prayer deliuered the soule of Traianus out of hell and I haue power to deliuer out of purgatory whome I please Z Ibidem Lastly by the Fisshes of the sea are signified suche as be in purgatory In asmuche that they stande in neade and necessitie of other mens helpe yet be in their iorney Viatores de foro papae i. passingers belong to the court of the pope therfore they may be relieued out of the storehouse of the church by the participatioÌ„ of indulgeÌ„s Antoninus August de Ancho Thomas Parte 4. And for asmuch as some do obiect that my pardons caÌ„ not extende to theÌ„ that be departed for that it was said to Peter what so euer thou shalt lose vpoÌ„ earth therfor seyng thei are not vpoÌ„ earth they can not be losed of me Here I aunswere agayne by my Doctors that this worde Super terram i. vpon the earth may be referred two manner of wayes first to him that is the loser so that he whiche shal lose shal be vpon the earth And so I grauÌ„t that the pope beyng dead can loose no maÌ„ Also it may be referrid to him that is losed so that who so euer is loosed must be vpoÌ„ the earth or about the earth And so the soules in Purgatorye maye be losed whiche albeit they are not vpon the earth yet they are about the earth at lest they be not in heauen And bycause oft times one question may rise vpon an other August de Ancho and heades of men now a dayes are curious a manne hearyng nowe that I can deliuer out of Purgatory will aske here a question An papa possit totum purgatorium expoliare whether I be able also to emptie all purgatory at once or not To whom my Canonist August de Ancho doth answer by a triple distinction Quantum ad absolutaÌ„ meam iurisdictionem quantum ad ordinatam executionem quantuÌ„ ad diuinam acceptationem Ibidem Absoluta Iurisdictio Firste touchyng my absolute iurisdiction he saith I am able to ride out all purgatory together for as many as be vnder my iurisdiction as be all except only infantes vnbaptised In limbo And menne departed only cum baptismo flaminis That is with the Baptisme of spirit And such as haue no frendes to do for them that wherfore pardones be giuen These only exceptid for all other besides the pope he sayeth hath power to release all purgatory at once as touching his absolute iurisdictioÌ„ Albeit Thomas Aquine part .4 denieth the same for asmuche as Christ him selfe he sayth when he came downe did not vtterly at once release al purgatory Doctors disagre in purgatory As touching my ordinary execution this they hold that I maye if I will August De Ancho Antoninus Orâ—â—nata ex 〈◊〉 Diuina acceptatio but I ought not to do it Thirdly as concernyng the diuine acceptation that is how God wold accept it if I did it that they say is vnknown to theÌ„ and to euery creature yea to the pope himself A Antoninus in Summulis Augustinus de Ancho in Decret Astesanus Minorita And to the intent I wold all men to se and vnderstand that I lack not witnesis moo besides these if I liste bringe them out B Baptista de Salis. in sua Batistiniana Bonauetura you shall heare the whole queare of my diuine Clergy broughte out with a full voice testifiyng in my behalf in theyr bokes tractations Distinctions Titles Gloses and SuÌ„mares C CampeÌ„sis lib. CoÌ„trouersiaruÌ„ Coclaeus as by theyr owne wordes here foloweth The Pope say they beyng the vicare of Iesu Christ thorow out the whole world D Durandus in Speculo Dreido de eccles Scripturis Dogmat in the steade of the liuing God hath that DominioÌ„ and lordshippe whiche Christ here in earth woulde not haue although he had in habitu but gaue item to Peter in Actu E Edoardus Poâ—uellus Anglê° coÌ„tra LutheruÌ„ Ecchius iâ— Enchirid. that is the vniuersal iurisdictioÌ„ both of spirituall thinges and also of temporall which doble iurisdictioÌ„ was signified by the two swordes in the Gospell And also by offering of the wisemeÌ„ F Franciscus Fulgo who offered not only Incense but also God to signify not only the spirituall Dominion G Gabriel Biel. ex Spica Gaspar Gratianus in Decrâ—tis Gerson doctor Illuminatissimê° De ecclesiastica potestate but also the teÌ„poral to beloÌ„g to Christ to his vicare For as we reade the earth is the Lordes and the fulnes therof and as Christ sayth al power is giueÌ„ to him both in heauen and earth so it is to be affirmed Inclusiuè that the vicare of Christ hath power on things celestiall H Hugo Cardinalis in postilla Hostiensis Holkot Hosius terrestial and infernall Which he toke immediatly of Christ al other take mediatly by Peter and the Pope Wherfore suche as saye that the Pope hath Dominion onlye on Spirituall thinges in the world I Ioannes Andreae Innocentius IoaÌ„ de Turrâ— Cremata de ecclesia Sâ—Ì„ma and not of temporall may be likened to the counsellors of the king of Syria .3 Reg. 20. Which said The Godes of the mountaÌ„ce be theyr Godes and therfore they haue ouercome vs L Lanfrancuâ— coÌ„tra Wiclef Liâ—ius Historicus Anglus Lapus Laurentius but let vs fighte agaynst them in the lowe medowes and in valles where they haue no power so we shall preuaile ouer them So euill counsellors nowe a dayes throughe there pestiferous flattery deceaue Kinges and Princes of the earth sayng M Magister Senâ—teÌ„tiaruÌ„ Popes prelates be Gods of Montance that is of spirituall thinges only but they be not Godes of valles that is they haue no dominion ouer temporall thinges N Nicolaus And
and counted of ConstaÌ„tinus for Gods I then beyng aboue all Prelates Thus ye may se iâ— veriâ—ide that s. Paul prophesieth of yâ— aduersarye settyng in the temple as God bostyng him aboue al that is named God c. 2. Thess. 2. seame by this reason to bee aboue all Gods Wherefore no meruell if it be in my power to chauÌ„ge time and times to alter and abrogate Lawes to dispense with al thinges yea with the precepts of Christ. For where Christ biddeth Peter put vp his sworde monishyng his disciples not to vse any outward force in reueÌ„ging themselues I Pope Nicolaê° Caus. 15. q. 6. c. AutoritateÌ„ do not I pope Nicolaus wryting to the Bishops of Fraunce exhorte them to drawe oute there materiall swordes in persuyng theyr enemies and recouering theyr possessions setting agaynste the precept of Christ the prophet sayng The Prophets minde well expouÌ„did Dissolue colligationes impietatis c Item where Christ was present himself at that mariage in Cana Galileae K Pope Martinus Dist. 34. cap. Lector do not I Pope Martinus in my distinctions inhibite the spirituall clergye to be present at mariage feastes and also to mary theÌ„selues Item where matrimonie by Christ caÌ„ not be losed but only for horedom L Pope Gregorius Iunior 32. q. 7. cap. Quod proposuisti Do not I Pope Gregorius Iunior wrytynge ad Bonifacium permitte the same to be broken for impoteÌ„cie or infirmite of bodye M Pope InnoceÌ„tius 4. Sext. Decretal De senteÌ„tia excoÌ„ cap. Dilecto Item against the expresse caution of the Gospel doth not InnoceÌ„tius 4. permitte vim vi repellere N Pope Alexander 3. De Decimis cap. Ex parte Likewise against the olde testament I do dispense in not gyuing tithes O Pope Nicolaus 15. q. 6. Autoritatem IteÌ„ against the newe Testament in swearing that in these sixe causes P De elect elect Potestate Significasti in Glosa Pax fama fides reuerentia cautio Damni Defectus veri poscunt sibi magna caueri Wherin two kindes of othes is to be noted whereof some be promissoria some be assertoria c Q Baptista de Salis. in SuÌ„ma casuum ex Pauormitano Item in voues that ex toto voto Where as other Prelates can not dispense ex toto a voto but I can deliuer ex toto a voto like God himselfe R Pope InnoceÌ„tius 4. De elect Venerabilem Item in periury if I absolue my absolutioÌ„ staÌ„dith S Ext. De Iure iurando cap. Venientes IteÌ„ De Elect. Significastiâ— in Glosa Where also note that in al swearing alwayes the autoritie of the superiour is excepted T Pope Martinâ— 5. Extra capâ— Regimini Vniuersalis ecclâ—siae More ouer where Christ biddeth to lende without hope of gaine do not I pope Martinus giue dispensation for the same not withstanding the councell of Thuron enactid the coÌ„trary yet with two Bulles I disamillid that decremeÌ„t V Pope Vrbanê° 2. Caus. 23. q. 5. c. ExcoÌ„municatorum What shoulde I speake of Murder makynge it no Murder nor homicide to sâ—aye them that be excoÌ„municate X Pope Nicolaê° Caus. 15. q. 6. AutoritateÌ„ Likewise againste the lawe of nature Y Ibidem Item agaynste the Apostle Z Distinct. 82. c. Presbyter also againste the canones of the Apostels I can and do dispeÌ„se For where they in their CanoÌ„ coÌ„mauÌ„d a priest for fornication to be deposed I thorow the autoritie of Siluester alter that rygor of the constitutioÌ„ A Pope Pelagiê° Dist. 34. cap. Fraternitatis Considering the mindes bodies also of men now to be weaker than thei were then B Baptista de Salis. fol. 184. Briefly against the vniuersall state of the Church I haue dispensation scâ— quando status ecclesiae non decoloratur Ibidem And for mariage in the second degree of consanguinite and affinite In collateralibus aequali linea that is betwixt brethern children although not inaequali linea so that the vncle may not mary his nice vnles for an vrgeÌ„t weyght cause As for all such coÌ„tractes betwixt party and party where that matrimonie is not yet consummate by carnall copulation it is but a small matter for me to dispeÌ„se with all In summa if ye liste briefly to here the whole nuÌ„ber of al such cases as properly apperteine to my Papall dispensation whiche come to the number of one and fiftie pointes that no manne maye meddle with all but onlye I my selfe alone I will receite them firste in Latin then in English as they be set forthe in my Canonicall Doctors Casus Papales .51 Apud Fratrem Astesanum sine de Ast. DoctoreÌ„ solemnem in Summa confessionis Item apud Hostienâ—em De offic legat reperti his versibus comprehensi SI sit catholicus papam non iudicat vllus Erigit subdit cathedras Diuidit vnit Mutat vota crucis â—i votuÌ„ terrae sanctae Restituit Eximit .i. degradatos .i. epÌ„os et alios Ad se Maiores causae referuntur Legitimatqúe Promouet .i. insufficieÌ„tes Appellare vetat Prohibet profiteri .i. intraÌ„tes religioneÌ„ Deponit transfert suppletque .i. defectuÌ„ regi vacante regno Renunciat illi Praesul exeÌ„ptus Simon Iurans Anathema Symonia IurameÌ„tuÌ„ ExcoÌ„municatio Vel proprium a papa facta vel legati vel lex vtriusqâ— taÌ„ papae q legati TuÌ„ neque participans Etfi queÌ„ sponte salutat i. soluitur papa QueÌ„ Canon damnat Sibi soli quando reseruat Soluitur a papa nec non queÌ„ regula damnat qui irregularitateÌ„ incurrit Addas suspensuÌ„ Causam scâ— addas cum fertur ad ipsum Rescriptum i. addas fidei dubium Confert bona plura i. pluralitateÌ„ beneficioruÌ„ Irritat infectuÌ„ Legem coÌ„dit generalem Approbat imperiuÌ„ i. imperatorem firmat Deponit vngit Consilium generale facit Sacrat quoqâ— SaÌ„ctos canonizat Eus non esse facit de aliquo facit nihil Non eus fore de nihilo aliquid Pallia semper i. palliuÌ„ Portat i. palliuÌ„ Concedit Legi non subiacet vlli Appellatur ad huÌ„c medio sine i. immediatà IudiciuÌ„qâ— Est pro lege suuÌ„ MonachuÌ„ reuocat renuentem de monacho noÌ„ monachuÌ„ facit Maius adulterio soluit generaliter i. incestuÌ„ c. Arctat Et laxat quicquid sponsis nocet i. impedimenÌ„tum matrimonia Ordinat extra Tempora daÌ„do sacruÌ„ i. extra 4. teÌ„pora PromotuÌ„ promouet ideÌ„ Ordinat atque die qua consecratur ipse ViueÌ„tisqâ— locuÌ„ coÌ„cedit i. sacerdotiuÌ„ confert nonduÌ„ vacans Iureqâ— priuat Insignit insignia episcopalia coÌ„cedit .i. a decimis eximit .i. praesbyterâ— concedit infantes vngere Laieo