Dominion from Constantine the Great which refute and destroy each other Now because the sacred Scriptures are of little or no Authority in the Church of Rome but as they are glossed interpreted from time to time by Popes themselves in their own causes for their own advantage I shall in the next place subvert the foundation of their pretended Universal Monarchy by their own established Romish Devotions Practises Doctrines directly or consequentially contradicting overturning each other by a divine infatuation I shall reduce them to these two general heads 1. Such Practises Devotions Doctrines of the Roman Church and its members as directly invalid diminish subvert the Soveraign Universal Kingly or Priestly offices of Christ himself and by consequence St. Peters and the Popes which they derive from him 2ly Such as subvert the Popes alone To begin with their Practises and Devotions as they deem them The Romanists as you heard before acknowledge that our Saviour Christ as God and Man did not receive the actuall possession or exercise of his Universal Kingly power in earth or heaven especially in Temporals till after his resurrection and his ascention in his humane body and nature into heaven to the Throne of his Majesty not whiles he was a sucking babe in his mothers arms or hanging nayled on his Crosse or intombed in his sepulcher the lowest acts parts of his humiliation antecedent to his actual Soveraign Exaltation and Regal Power as Phil. 2. 1 to 12. Ephes 2. 19 to 23. Mat. 28. 18 19. Lu. 24. 26. Acts 2. 23 to 27. c. 5. 30 31. c. 13. 33 34. Heb. 1. 3. c. 12. 2. Rev. 3. 21. c. 5. 12 13. resolve Now how do Popes Popish Churches Councils Cardinals Bishops Doctors Priests Monks Nonnes Laicks and the whole Church of Rome picture represent our Saviour Christ to the eyes of their bodies and mindes either in all or most of their publike or private Masse-books Breviaries Offices Psalters Primers Processionals Manuals Rosaries or other Books of Devotion and Religion in all their Collegiate Cathedral Parochial Churches Chappels or private Oratories Monasteries Colledges Cells Closets or Crosses which they erect and in their publike or private Masses Processions devoutest prayers and addresses to him when they most implore his grace or assistance Not as a most glorious triumphant Soveraign King of Kings or head of all Principalities and Powers or as their only high Priest Advocate Mediator sitting in Heaven on the Throne of his Majesty and glory at his Fathers right hand there making perpetual intercession for them to reconcile and bring them to his Father But rather as a despicable sucking babe or infant lying in his swadling clouts in his Mothers arms lap bosom brest or at her feet in a cratch or manger as if he were still an infant and not grown to his manly stature Yea they make him such a frail despicable infant that his very bones and limbs too may now be easily broken and knocked off from his body contrary to John 19. 33. 36. Ps 34. 26. A bone of him shall not be broken and he tumbled down out of his mothers armes to the ground witnesse this famous Legend recorded for a most certain miraculous truth by our Gervasius Dorobernensis Anno Gratiae 1187. King Henry the 2d being in Castello Radulphi in Provincia Bituricensi wherein the French King intended to besiege him Est ibidem Coenobium Monachorum habitus nigri in honore beatae virginis Mariae dedicatum Quo cum Braibanceni Regis Angliae stipendiarii festinarent ut ea quae in eadem Ecclesia reposita erant absportarent Lemovicensis Vicecomes armatus accessit eorumque ab ingressu Ecclesiae cohibuit furorem fugatoque tandem latronum Cuneo remanserunt quidam ex ipsis in ipso atrio Ecclesiae tessara ludentes Cum ergo quidam ex ipsis ut moris est sorte perderent alii vero lucro inhiantes eos qui perdebant probris irritarent hi qui perdebant furore succensi in Deum et beatam ejus genetricem nefandas blasphemias jactitabant ac si ecrâ—m esset culpa quod hujusmodi infortunia eis accidebant Vnus autem ex eis insanior caeteris arrepto lapide ad imaginem Sanctae Virginis Mariae in lapide sculptam projecit quo infantem feriens ejus manum dejecit in terram Qua ruente ipse quoque puer e gremio lapsus est inferiusque solito resedit De brachio autem pueri simul et manu quae jam in terram lapsa est sanguis uberrime manavit ac si viventis hominis vigor esset in lapide It seems this statue of their Saviour was transubstantiated into his very body and blood as well as the Hostia Ipsa vero Imago Mariae ac si suo compateretur filio conjectis manibus ad humeros proprios Vestimentum lapideum abrupit et corpus proprium fere usque ad mamillas detexit Hic vero qui lapidem jecerat absque mora corruit et expiravit caeterique amentes effecti sunt as madd as they who forged and believed this Legend Vicecomes autem Lemovicensis accurrens manum pueri sanguine madidam apprehendit magnumque defensionis proemium laetabundus absportavit The like miracles wee have recorded of abundance of blood issuing out of the little Images of our Savior wounded or crucified by Iewes since his ascention into heaven publikely read in the Roman Church recorded for truths by Sigebertus yea by Baronius himself and Henricus Spondanus his Epitomizer Anno Christi 446. nu 3. Anno 560. nu 1. Anno 765. nu 2. which blood they reserve and shew to the people who adore it as the very blood of Christ himself in several places Yea our Radulphus de Diceto in his Abbreviationes Chronicorum Anno 765. out of Sigebertus and others stories Judaei Imaginem Jesu Salvatoris nostri invenientes in domo Judaei ibi relictam à quodam Christiano eam deponunt omnia opprobria quae Judaei Jesu Christo intulerunt imagini ejus inferebant tandem lancea latere ejus aperto exivit de eo sanguis et aqua Quod illi supposita ampulla suscipientes omnes infirmos in Synagoga sua collectos sanabat Quod cum vidissent Judaei baptizati sunt omnes when as the shedding of Christs blood and sight of the miracles wrought at his Passion converted no one Jew and in memory hereof Passio autem Dominicae Imaginis celebratur singulis annis 5 Idus Nov. the day of our Gunpowder Treason apud Beretham in Syria where this Image was crucified So as they had two good Fridayes the one for the Passion of our Saviour which is moveable changing every year and the other for the passion of his very image which is certain Or 2dly They represent and adore him as a diâ—inutive despicable babe or dwarfe whose real natural glorified body born of the Virgin Mary if they believe their own Popes Councils Doctors Churches resolutions
her Sons were the two first grand Trayterous Oppugners Underminers of our Kings Ecclesiastical Soveraignty and Jurisdiction as well as of Jesus Christs and first Propugners of the Popes Usurpations not unworthy observation I might here subjoyn to these their Catholick Blasphemies concerning the Virgin Maries Monarchy Mediation Redemption c. the like concerning her two grand Chaplains St. Francis and St. Dominick to whom their followers apply sundry Scripture Texts peculiar to our Lord Jesus Christ his person Kingly and Priestly Offices in derogation of his Soveraignty Priesthood Advocation and of the Virgin Maries and Popes too Witnesse their Conformitatum Sancti Francisci presented by Bartholomaeus de Pisis to and specially approved by the General Chapter of the Franciscans Assisii 2º Augusti 1389. as Liber Aureus yea by Pope Gregory the 9. Alexander the 5. Nicholas the 3. Benedict the 12. since printed and reprinted by publick authority wherein they assert of St. Francis Ipse merito dicere posset illud quod cantatur in Evangelio Omnia mihi tradita sunt à Patre meo Ero illi in Patrem ipse erit mihi in Filium Hic est Dei gratia totus Christo conformis Omnis perfectionis exemplar In gloria Dei Patris Deificatus In gloria Sanctorum Deo unitissimus Vnde et praefuit universae creaturae factus unus Spiritus cum Deo Quem Ecclesia militans ADVOCATUM apud Deum possidere meruit Exiens de vulnere laterale Christi Iesus typicus passione factus ad similitudinem Iesu Christi crucifixi In eo passio Iesu Christi pro genere humano renovatur De quo David dixerit Gloria honore coronasti eum constituisti super opera manuum tuarum Datus est in lucem Gentium Quod propter unam Missam beati Francisci placatus fuerit Deus pro toto mundo Omnes salvantur qui moriuntur in ordine et sub regula Sancti Francisci Et indutio cuculli dat ei plenam peccatorum remissionem tam a poena quam a culpa In a word Christus oravit Franciscus exoravit Witnesse what St. Antoninus Archbishop of Florence Surius Ribadeniera and others story of St. Dominick Christus post mortem dicit Omnis potestas mihi dara est in coelo in terra Et haec potestas non parum communicata est Dominico therefore not wholly transferred to the Pope or Virgin Mary coelestium terrestrium et insernorum Nam Angelos Sanctos in suum Ministerium habebat ad nutum ejus Daemones contremiscebant nec imperium ejus recusare valebant for which they produce several examples Quia Christo similis à Demino Christo aptissime denominatus est Dominicus Dominicus namque quasi totus Domini Vt Christus sit Dominus absolutè authoritativè Dominicus autem principaliter possessive Whom as they parallel with Christ in many things so they preferre before Christ in others as in the multitude of his miracles and prevalency of his Prayers and Advocation Nam Christus cum in horto oravit Calicem à se transferri non fuit exauditus c. Dominicus autem cuidam religioso viro sibi familiari insinuavit se nunquam a Deo aliquid postulasse quod ad votum non obtinuerit That Christus Dominus dilexit nos lavit nos à peccatis nostris in sanguine suo but by one suffering Dominicus verò charitatis perfectione non vacans pro salute omnium animam ponere promptus erat For which end trinam disciplinam quasi de manu propria non cordula sed cathena ferrea usque ad sanguinis effusionem capiebat pro suis culpis unam quae minimae erant pro in purgatorio existentibus aliam tertiam pro iis qui versantur in mundo That at his death to comfort his sorrowfull and mourning Disciples he used the same words to and Prayer for them as Christ did to his Disciples John 17. promising them In loco ad quem vado utilior vobis ero quam hic Et post mortum ADVOCATUM POTIOREM HABEBITIS quam in hac vita habere possitis As if he would then prove a better Advocate for them in Heaven then the Virgin Mary or Christ himself Who both honoured him so far That adfuit in hac hora transitus sui beata Virgo cum Filio as was revealed to Freer Guala then Prior afterwards Bishop of Brixia who saw Heaven opened and two most white Ladders let down from thence Summitatem unius scalae tenebat in manu beata Virgo Maria alterius summitatem Filius ejus Jesus Christus tenebat Angeli autem discurrebant per eas ascendendo descendendo at the end of both which Ladders St. Dominick was placed in a Chair fastned to them Scalas autem illas sursum trahebat Dominus Jesus cum Matre paulatim ducebatur sursum simul cum illis scalis sedes pariter cum sedente comitantibus Angelis Denique receptis in coelum scalis sede cum sedente apertura illa coeli clausa est visuque disparuit In brief they preferre him before St. Paul and all the Apostles recording that before his birth there appeared to all the people two Images in the Church of St. Marke at Venice the one of St. Paul with this motto under it Per istum itur ad Christum the other of St. Dominick with this inscription Facilius itur per ipsum Quia writes St. Antoninus Doctrina Pauli sicut caeterorum Apostolorum erat Doctrina inducens ad fidem observantiam praeceptorum Doctrina Dominici ad observantiam consiliorum et ideo facilius per istum itur ad Christum and so by his Mediation and Advocation they may easier go and be reconciled to God the Father then by Christs St. Pauls or their grand Advocate the Virgin Maries I shall no longer insist on these or any other of their Saints Powers or Advocations but proceed to the second sort of established Doctrines and Practices in the Church of Rome which directly overthrow the very foundation of St. Peters and the Popes Universal Monarchy over the World and Church Militant to wit Christs personal corporal absence from his Church and all Kingdoms Nations on Earth during his residence at his Fathers right hand in Heaven which could not be supplyed but only by constituting St. Peter and Popes his pretended Successors in his Chair at Rome to succeed him in his Supreme Universal Monarchy and Priesthood as his sole Viceroyes and Vicars to instruct feed comfort direct rule them in his stead untill his second coming to Judgement This foundation of St. Peters and Popes pretended Universal Monarchy Vicarship as it is directly contradicted 1. By our Saviours own expresse promises made to his Apostles Church at the very time of his ascention when he informed them all power is given to me in heaven and earth and that with a special Ecce Mat. 28. 20. And lo I am with you
Their pretended Titles to all Christian Empires Kingdoms Countries and the Indies 9. 291 292. Their Antichristian Treasonable practises in excommunicating interdicting deposing King John Otho 5. Frederick 2. Conrade Manfred and others absolving all their Subjects from their Oaths homage obedience to them stirring them up to rebell take up arms Croysadoes against them exciting all Christian Princes to invade depose them giving their kingdomes to others to enslave them to the See of Rome as their Vassals Tributaries only for opposing their injurious usurpations upon the undoubted antient rights of their Crowns Kingdoms against all Lawes of God Nature Nations the expresse precepts practise of St. Peter St. Paul and Christ himself whose Vicars Successors they falsly stile themselves 250 to 272 414 415. 516 518. 526. 540 541 547 552 553 554. 656 658 659. 666. 753 754 755 See Index 3 10 12 14. part 1. Their intollerable incroachments upon the Kings Prerogatives and Subjects Properties by depriving them of their rights of electing Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors of presentation to Benefices Prebends by nulling Legal Elections by Provisions Commendaes and other Papal Innovations See Elections Commendaes Provisions Non-obstantes Index 3 4 Their intollerable detestable Ambition Avarice Bribery Oppressions Rapines Injustice Symony Tyranny Dispenâ—ations Bulls Non-obstantes Hypocrisie Fraud malice impiety scandalous unchristian antichristian practices rendring them execrable to God and all good men 484. 490. 491 500. 509. 546. 560. 5â—4 608 611. 612. 6â—6 617. 622. 645. 646. 647. 654. 664. 66â— to 681. 684. 694. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 716. 728 730. 748. 750 751. 752. 753. 7â—0 771 777 798. to 805. 815. 821. 823. to 826. 848 8â—0 926. 927. 1069. 1070. See Index 10. 11. 12. thoughout Croysadoes Rome Their execrable Idolatry blasphemous assertions practises adorations invocations of the Virgin Mary other Saints Hostiaes Their lying Legends Miracles grosse Errours Corruptions in Religion interdicting suspending Gods publike Worship for sundry years at their Papal pleasures Their purging the 2. Commandement out of the Decalogue willfull corrupting depraving of Scripture Texts in their authorized Psalters Hours Offices Rosaries Letanies Mariales of the Virgin Mary See Adoration Advocate Mary Miracles Prayer to Saints Transubstantiation Images Idolatry Rome and Roman Church They are neither Christs nor St. Peters real Successors Vicars or sole Universal Vicars they no wayes imitate but contradict their Doctrine Precepts Examples See Christ Peter Paul Rome Their Supremacy Monarchy Vicarship wrested Scriptures foundations whereon it is built clearly refuted subverted by Scripture their own Papal practises positions doctrines concerning the Virgin Mary and Teansubstantiation 9 to 80. See Mary Peter Transubstantiation Their Protections of the persons estates of all that are crossed or do homage to them 340. to 350. 383 402. 410. 448. 59â— 774. Their Canonizing of Saints for Blasphemy Treason Rebellion against Emperors Kings and opposing their Soveraign Authority 49 50 64. See Caâ—â—aization Their pretended plenitude of Apostolical power is only for the Churches edification not oppression or invasion of the rights Crowns of the Emperor Kings or other Bishops 799 800. Appealed against yea summoned before Christs Tribunal for their Tyranny injustice corruption by Grosthead Se vald the Church of Christ 805 812 927 See Grosthead Sewald Church Appeals Innocent 3 4. Their absurd impious Pardons Indulgences of sinnes for many thousand dayes yeares See Indulgences Pardons Their detestable practises in making Canons against several Corruptions onely to get money for Dispensations See Commendaes Exemptions Dispensations Marriage Pluralities In nulling vacating all their own Grants Bulls Exemptions Priviledges purchased at dear â—ates by New Bulls and Non-obstantes See Non-obstante In holding themselves bound by no Laws Oaths Bulls Sentences whatsoever and unaccountable to Emperours Kings Councils or any mortals for any Crimes or Offences whatsoever though tending to the Churches souls and Religions ruine 5 6. In dispensing with nulling all others Oathes Charters Contracts for filthy luchre See Absolution Oathes Their Papal authority neglected Excommunications Bulls contemned by their own Cardinals the eminâ—ntest holiest Bishops as well as by Kings Emperours Nobles others 549 See Excommunications Baâ—ons Antichristian severed from as such See Antichrist Greek Church Their power in Temporal things opposed denyed 258 259 473 498. 9 10 11. See Peter Their detestable insolence ingratitude towards Emperours Kings who endowed them with possessions a Resolution to resume them to reduce them to the piety humility of Apostolical Bishops in the primitive Church to cure their corruptions and rebellions against them 661. to 66â— 700. 701. They no wayes considered the hand of God upon them in being made Fugitives like cain 750 753. See more of them Index 3. 10. 11. 12. Frederick Henry 3. King John Barons Paul Peter Index 3. Grostbead and Sewald Absolutions Excommunication Interdicts Rome Sicily Prayers to be made to God onely not Saints or Angels 56 to 63. Onely heard not seen in the Looking-glass of the Trinity 57 58. Publick Prayers appointed by and for our Kings and Kingdoms upon emergent occasions 2. 3. 577. 828. 829. Kings ought to have not onely prayers from Monks but money too but if they exact any Mony from them they lose their prayers 847. Devout and humble prayers the Sword wherewith Bishops and Clergy-men ought to fight 1004. Saint Peters weapons to rescue him out of prison but not Popes who little regard them 541. Pope Alexander 4. his hypocrisie in desiring all to pray for him 813. 848. See Index 10. Preaching of Croysadoes by preaching Freers and Popes agents to pick mens purses destroy undermine Christians more used practised by Popes than preaching of Christ crucified to save mens souls against Christs command to Peter Mat 26. 52. 541. 607. 728. See Croyladâ—â—s Monks All summoned to hear the Crosse preached under pain of Excommunication but not other Sermons 466. preaching Freers how they begin conclude their Sermons 5â— Diligent preaching of Gods word the principal duty of Bishops Ministers Kings duty to encourage them in their faithful discharge and punish them for their neglect thereof 2. 1011. 1012. 1041. The principal means of converting men to God 607. The first thing to be done in all Visitations 744. Faith perished for want of preaching and Preachers by Popes confession 516. Who yet suppressed it for six whole years and more and their Masse too throughout England during the Interdict to the irre airable lâ—â—â—â— of the Church and mens souls 253. 333. Much neglectdd by Popes and most of our popish Archbishops Bishops who were greater Excommunicators and Souldiers than Preachers of Gods word 386. 457. 750. 799. 880. 803. 1011. 1012. 1041. 1044. 1061. The damnablenesse greatnesse of their sinne therein set out by Bishop Grosthead the onely diligent constant frequent Preacher to the people then read of 702 799. 801. 802. 804. 1242. 1043. Preaching Freers turning Courtiers Princes Counsellours cast off their Freers Weeds and preaching too 541. Clergy-mens greedinesse of pluralities of Livings but neglect of
some other Ecclesiastical Affairs transactions between the King Pope and Court of Rome from the end of the 40th Year of King Henry the 3d. till the expiration of his Reign Anno Domini 1272. A Brief Necessary INTRODUCTION to An Exact Chronological Vindication c. wherein the Antient Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed and exercised by our Christian British Roman Saxon Danish Norman and English Kings within their Dominions is particularly stated The Vsurped pretended Vniversal Monarchy and Supream Authority of St. Peter and Popes his imaginary Successors in his Chair at Rome as well in Ecclesiasticals as Temporals with their Claims Titles to and Grounds thereof are concisely related and fully refuted subverted even by the contradictory Practises Devotions Resolutions Principles Assertions of their Roman Church Popes Doctors Votaries concerning the Virgin Mary and Christ in opposition to our Reformed Protestant Churches and Religion THis Second Tome being brought forth to the Worlds View before the First I repute it not only convenient but necessary by way of Introduction to the Chronological and Historical part thereof to present you with a Brief Account of these 4. particulars First What Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction it is that our Christian Kings and Monarchs as Gods Vicars have claimed exercised over all Prelates Spiritual or other persons causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions by an antient undoubted Right in all ages from their first Conversion to Christianity as Supream Heads or Governors of them next under God upon all emergent Occasions unlesse when forcibly or fraudulently interrupted therein by Popes and Popish Prelates and in what particular branches it principally consists Secondly What pretended claimes the Popes or Bishops of Rome of later ages have made and still make to the Supream Vniversal Ecclesiastical and likewise to the Soveraign absolute Temporal Jurisdiction or Monarchy over all Patriarchs Bishops Clergymen Emperors Kings Princes Nobles Laicks Churches Empires Kingdoms Nations throughout the World whether Christian or Pagan and particularly over our Kings kingdomes Istes of Great Britain and Ireland Thirdly By what fictitious Titles Deeds or Conveyances they derive and appropriate this Vniversal Ecclesiastical and Temporal Monarchy wholly and solely to themselves and their successors in the See of Rome Fourthly That the very Practises Resolutions and established Doctrines of their own Popes Doctors concerning the Virgin Mary Christ and Transubstantion refute yea totally subvert this their pretended Title Right unto this their Soveraign Universal Monarchy For the first of these The Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed exercised by our Kings Monarchs as Gods Vicats over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdoms and Dominions in all ages from their first conversion to Christianity as Supream Heads or Governors of them next under God upon all emergent occasions is not as our Romish Antagonists would perswade their seduced Proselytes an actual absolute authority to Administer the Word Sacraments of Baptism the Lords Supper or confer holy Orders by their own actual imposition of hands or exercise the Priests or Bishops peculiar ministerial Offices nor yet by their Laws Edicts or Royal commands to abrogate repeal contradict or dispense with any divine Lawes Precepts Ordinances Institutions Duties enjoyned or prescribed by GOD himself to his Church or Christians in the Old or New Testament nor to set up or countenance any Idolatry Heresie Sect False Doctrine Worship Superstition Innovation Corruption Vice repugnant to the Word of God which all true Christian Monarchs Kings how great soever have utterly disclaimed but it principally consists in these ensuing branches which will best define and explain it First in a Soveraign power by their Lawes Edicts to command enjoyn all Ecclesiastical and other persons whatsoever within their Dominions to serve worship professe fear love obey the only true God to believe embrace the Holy Scriptures and Articles of Faith revealed in them to observe keep use all Gods moral Commandements Evangelical Precepts Sacraments Institutions perform all religious publike and private duties prescribed to them in their respective places callings as Christians relating unto God as well as to men and to punish all such by themselves or their subordinate Ecclesiastical or Civil Magistrates who shall obstinately willfully or supinely offend in any of the premises with Ecclesiastical or Civil censures according to the quality of their persons and offences 2ly To prohibit suppresse and extirpate to their power all Atheism Blasphemy Heresie Idolatry Paganism Irreligion False worships Religions Errors Superstitions Sects Schisms Prophanations Crimes tending to Gods dishonor the prejudice or scandal of the true Religion the endangering of their Subjects souls or disturbance of the Churches as well as Kingdoms publick peace by Laws Edicts and suitable punishments inflicted on all who are guilty of such offences as oportunity shall require 3ly To protect maintain countenance encourage the Churches Ministers and people of God committed to their care in the faithfull publick and private discharge of their Christian duties both towards God and man 4ly To provide a competent number and succession of pious holy learned painfull able Bishops Ministers Pastors diligently to preach teach Gods Word catechize instruct both by Doctrin and Conversation pray with for administer the Sacraments duely and perform all other Episcopal ministerial offices to them and all their Subjects throughout their Realms To provide competent maintenance for them to enjoyn them diligently faithfully to discharge their pastoral duties avoid all scandals offences exorbitances in Doctrine Life And to rebuke correct remove deprive them for negligence Heresie Scisme Simony Scandalous Crimes and other offences in or against their sacred places and Functions 5ly To prescribe institute publike standing Sacred dayes Festivals Fasts for Gods ordinary publike worship and Church-meetings extraordinary Festivals Fasts Humiliations upon extraordinary emergent Occasions as Mercies Victories Dangers Wars Pestilences or other Judgements and see them religiously observed 6ly To erect new Churches Chappels Parishes Bishopricks Archbishopricks Colleges Houses of Religion divide unite or dissolve old to translate Bishops Sees from one City to another yea Abbies Priories into Bishopricks Bishopricks into Archbishopricks To endow them with what Ecclesiastical Priviledges Franchises Jurisdictions Exemptions they please to limit the bounds of their Diocesses Provinces exempt what peculiars Churches Free Chappels Religious Houses Societies they think meet from their Archiepiscopal or Episcopal Visitations Jurisdictions Censures To settle their respective precedencies in all publike Councils Solemnities and determin all Controversies concerning the same 7ly To elect nominate approve confirm yea antiently to invest per Annulum Baculum all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors and present to all Ecclesiastical Dignities Offices Benefices any ways belonging to their Crowns by patronage lapse or other prerogative upon vacancies by death translation Simony resignation or deprivation To grant Charters Licenses to Deans Chapters Covents or other persons to elect Bishops Abbots c. yet so as to approve or disapprove their Elections when made and
any by antient Canons 707. First introduced by Otto the Popes Legat an 1237. against the Law and Custom of the Realm 489. Cause of much perjury and of no esteem by those who take it Ibid. No new Oath can or ought to be imposed on the Subjects unlesse made ratified by common consent in Parliament and the Kings royal assent to it nor administred when made but by Commission in the Act or under the Kings Great Seal All Oaths to the contrary null void punishable 3. 708 709 710. The Fathers ancient Bishops Popes Councils our Lawes very tender in case of Oathes to prevent perjurie 706 707 708 489. Ecclesiastical persons Courts prohibited by our Lawes and Kings Writs to administer Oaths in any cases but only of Matrimony and Testament 3 699. 701 704 705 706 874 907. Oaths of inquiry to answer articles de Veritate dicenda in Visitations Consistories by Bishops Officials Deans other Officers first introduced by Bishop Grosthead complained against by the Nobles people memorable prohibitions against them by the King and his Council as against his Crown dignity the Lawes and Custom of the Realm dangerous to mens souls tending to perjury the defamatioÌ„ of many causing discontent among the people 699 700 704 to 711 728. 760. 810 818 838. 892 896 9â—7 Prohibited by Pope Innocent 4. his Bull for Bishops Visitations prescribed to be without Oath or Coaction 743 744. Not used by Boniface or any other Archbishop or Bishop from Grosthead till Bonner introduced it under Queen Many 704 to 712. 892. A custom confirmed by a private Oath not to install a Prebend by Proctor against Law and the Kings prerogative not binding 854. Bishops to take no Oath but in cases of right faith to purge themselves from accusations of Heresie 707. Of Parties Champions prohibited by our Lawes to prevent perjury Ibid. Canons against Clergymens being compelled to swear in any Criminal Civil or other cause much lesse in any slight cause nor without the Popes or Bishops special license 707. Papists Oath of professed fealty and obedience to the Virgin Mary as their only Soveraign Lady 28 29. Oath of purgation by Clerks and Ecclesiastical Officers for suing against Prohibitions 385. 886. 894. Of persons divorced not to cohabit dispensed with for mony by Popes 531. Of Ecclesiastical Judges Proctors 489. Inquisitions upon Oath by Kings Commissioners after Tithes goods of Clerks violently taken away during insurrections 1000 to 1007. Writs to the Archbp of Canterbury and others to excommunicate David Prince of Wales the Barons others for breach of Oathes 976 977 1013 1014. The Prelates Oathes at Coventre to assist the King by all means they could equivocally evaded that they meant it only of Spiritual ayde and Counsil not of monyes or arms though principally intended 10â—5 The Poâ—ctovines Oathes by Christs death wounds never to swear to the Provisions of Oxford or deliver up the Kings Castles for which they were forced out of the Realm 936. Prohibitions to Ecclesiastical Courts suing for breach of Oath for temporal Contracts that concern not Marriage or Testaments which cannot give away the Kings Jurisdiction noâ— transfer it to them 701. 704. 880. 884. See Prohibitions Oath before hand to elect such a person Archbishop held illegal by Popes 246. No Clerks permitted to passe the Sea by the Kings Writs till they swore to impetrate nothing from Rome prejudicial to the King kingdom or Sicily 865. Of Popes Legates ere admitted to enter England to bring act nothing to the prejudice of the King kingdom or Church of England the reason of it 697. Oaths in temporal Courts to be judged by the Canon Law by Canonists doctrine 8. Oaths of purgation 894 902. Obedience to the Pope in suffering for his unjust commands against Kings merits salvation 517 255. Popes obeyed by Bishops Clergymen more then our Kings when their commands interests came in competition Ibid. 247 253 300 465 627 628 663 833 834 672 673 675. Append. 7. 8. 9. 10. See Index 3. 10. 12. Oblations of Papists to the Virgin Mary and her Images farr exceed the Collyridians 50 59. Obligations to Popes Merchants Usurers their forme and strange conditions put into them renouncing all benefit of Law appeals priviledges against them or exception to any Jurisdiction where ever they sued seconded with Oaths to that effect 46â— 468 845 846 981 986 1034 1035. Of Abbots without their Convents or Kings consent as Patron prohibited by Kings Writs 764. 833. By Popes Bulls without the Popes consent though for the King 933 934. Of any Abbots to the Pope for advancing monies to the Pope 932 933 953. Officials of Archbishops Bishops Archdeacons Their vexatious Citations Exactions Oathes to answer Articleâ— and make Inquiries against the Lawes Custom of the Realm and Excommunications to enforce them to take them complained of Prohibitions Writs of the King against them 699 702 703 704 705 706 880 to 888. 969 970. Appendix 19. Theeves and plunderers every where preying upon the people lying in wait for the simple encouraging the impious oppressing innocents rejoycing in worst times exceeding glad when people have done ill eating up the sins of the people in the tears of widdowes nakednesse of Oâ—phans and oppressions of their subjects 949 950. Prohibitions other Writs directed to them injuries things done by and matters concerning them 359 397 573 586 587 628 674 702 703 729 730 738 739 760 785 817 874 890 819. 955 956 966. 978 980 981 1012 1021 1034 See Prohibitions and Index 9. Ordaltam or Trial by fire and water prohibited Appendix 20. Orders Consecrations of Bishops Clerks commanded by our Kings and their Writs to Bishops 2. See Index 3. 4 5. How many degrees of them in the Church of Rome The Virgin Mary had the plenitude of Power dignity of every of them and of the Pope himself in a farr more eminent manner then any Pope Prelates Priests by their own assertions 18 19. How conferred Ibid. A Sacrament in the Church of Rome yet inconsistent with and nulling their Sacrament of Marriage which yet is consistent with Harlots whoredoms 473. See Mariage Ordinaries excommunicating out of malice Writs to them Probate of Wills before them 88â— 884 909. Original Sinne Christs prerogative to be exempted from it attributed by Papists to the Virgin Mary 45 46. P. PAll not essential to an Archbishop 19 Archbishops of St. Davids exercising Archiepiscopal authority without a Pall after St. Davids Pall was carried to Dole from thence by Samson neglecting to fetch or unable through poverty to purchase one from Rome 234. Dole Bishops using St. Davids Pall contemned the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Turon Ibid. Richard Archbishop of Canterbury consecrated without it 421. Edmund had a Pall sent him by the Pope before his election and said Masse in it the day he was consecrated 433 434. Walter Gray of York obliged in 10000 l. for his Pall in the Court of Rome 350. Papists absurd blasphemous passages Errors
8 9. to be tried by their Peers in the Kings Courts 256 282 341 343 346. Penances Popish enjoyned by Legates Priests 287. Pensions of our Kings to Roman Cardinals and Popes Officers for better dispatch of their affairs in the Court of Rome 314 315. 756 785. 977. 1048. Peâ—jâ—ry oaths prohibited in sundry cases by Fathers Councils Canons Statutes to prevent it 706 707. Breach of Oaths upon Civil Contracts not punishable in Ecclesiastical Courts though submitted to by the parties 880 881. Excommunications submitted to for it See Excommunications Persecution oppression for Kings Emperors to resume demand their rights Lands Castles usurped by Popes or Prelats 255 260 262 410 516 to 528. St. Peter his own professed disclaimer texts against his own since pretended Soveraign Monarchical Ecclesiastical Temporal power which Pope and their Parasites ascribe to and derive from him to themselves The Texts produced for impertinent subvert it 9 10 11 12. Was equal to and had not the least Monarchical or superintendent Jurisdiction over the other Apostles Ibid. Not Christs Sole Vicar Successor in his Regal or Sacerdotal Offices upon his ascention into heaven 11 12 13. Inferior to the Virgin Mary left Mistresse Chief Comforter instructer Governor of the Apostles Church yea Lady Empres1e of the world by Christ and successor in his Soveraign Kingly authority in his stead by Popish Saints and Doctors resolutions authorized by Popes 16 17 18 19 20 c. Sate first at Antioch and gave that Church precedency if any not Rome 10 490 491 492 643. No certain proof that ever he sate Bishop at â—ome the Scripture story contradicts it 10. Placed on the left hand and Paul on the right hand of the Crosse in Popes Bulls 487. His forged Wooden Chair at Rome lately consecrated with an annual Festival An. 1557. to which Popes infallibility is affixed 5. Neither Christ nor Peter ever made Popes their sole Vicars or Successors 10. He neither had nor claimed any temporalties or temporal Jurisdiction much lesse over Kings or kingdomes 10 11 12 258 259. 360 538 539. Christ persecuted in Peter his Vicar and Kings 1019. Popes succeed him not either in merit or workes usurp his office are most unlike him so have not his power 10. 12. 264 360 639 654. 531 532 560 799 to 805. 654 699. 700 544. Most prophanely swear by St. Peter 350 800. In King Johns Charters though the surrender was joynt to God St. Peter and Paul yet the Fealty for England and Ireland is done only to God and St. Peter without St. Paul and Popes yet stile them and other their Dominions St. Peters Patrimony not Gods or St. Pauls when as Peter had neither silver nor gold nor any earthly patrimony nor yet St. Paul 74 273 274 275 289 290 297 305. 360. Popes temporalties are St. Peters Spiritual patrimony 658. The annual rent for England not granted to God St. Peter Paul or Popes but to the Roman Church 306. England denyed by the French ever to have been be or shall be St. Peters Patrimony 297. Popes stile themselves Peters Successors Vicars yea St. Peter 78. 465. Sardinia stiled St. Popes Spiritual Patrimony by Popes 9 78. 515 658. 710. Peters pallace S Petri limina 78 465. Abbots Bishops take an Oath of fealty to St. Peter to preserve St. Peters Royalties to wit Popes own not Peters 465. The foundations of St. Peters and Popes Vniversal Monarchy Vicarship overturned by Popes principles practises authorized Devotions and Articles of their Roman faith 10 11 23 c. 29 63 66 67 68 c. 75 80. His Sword Keyes power to binde and loose claimed by Popes in their Excommunications of the Emperor and his name Cephas 409 538. Prayers used only for his delivery out of prison which Popes neglected not Soldiers or Croysadoes 513. The Care of the Church only belonged to him not the Dominion or property which Christ reserved to himself Not what he or Popes exact on earth is bound in heaven 568. Christ and he menaced bent their Bow against the Pope and Church of Rome 608. The Pope challengeth his power to binde loose depose Emperors as delegated to him and his Successors of Rome against Christs and St. Peters expresse Doctrine 656 658. St. Peters net was to catch and bring souls to heaven to promote the salvation peace and happinesse of the World not to catch money lands or Crowns by war rapines 360 994. Forsook all for Christ 1019. The Pope must be presumed to do nothing though never so bad but what Christ and St. Peter would have done whose Vicar Successor he is 303. See Paul Peter-pence granted by Ina and Offa to the English School at Rome not St. Peter called Peter-pence because payable on St. Peters day not to Peter or Popes 3 78. excepted in King Johns Charter demanded by Popes 273 289 306. 311 312. 649. 666 668. Granted to St. Albans Abby by King Off confirmed by Popes Bulls since 25. Abrogated 5 Pictures of Christ and the Virgin Mary See Christ Mary 14 15 16. Pilgrimages to the Virgin Maries Images in sundry places to pray offer to them 51 58. Pledges 881 882 885. See Baile Plague chased away at Rome by the Virgin Maries picture carryed in procession She the Papists Chief protector from and spell against it 41. A great one in Wales 231. The Bishop of London died thereof 954. and Monks 565. Pluralities Canons Councils Oaths against them their scandal mischiefs inconvenience to the Church and peoples soul proceeding from covetousnesse quite opposite to the Apostles institution of many Bishops Ministers in one Church not one over many 48â— 489 492 502 1009 1042 1043 1044 1045 1065 1066. yet connived at dispensed with for money by Popes against their own Constitutions to gratifie Noblemens sonnes avarice Kings Chaplains whose interest was preferred before the peoples souls 422. 467 488 489 492 493 502 506 569 632 764 765 954 955 984 1042 1043 1044 1045 1048. Bestowed on Alexander Cementarius by King John for defending his right against the Pope who deprived him of all and reduced him to beggery 258 259. The Archbp of Yorks election vacated by the Pope because he had a plurality of benefices 1009 1010. The Bp of Winchesters nulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury because a Pluralist 1063 1064. Cause of Gods wrath plagues upon the Realms 1042. 1043 Pontagium Exemption from it 229. Poor Hospitals exempted from Dismes to the Holy Land 862 834 835. Poor Bishops in Wales relieved else where the Bishopricks being wasted with Wars 728 638. Excused from going to General Councils upon Popes summons 638. Poor people feasted by King Henry 3 at Westminster at St. Edwards feast 876. Have no audience at Rome with the Pope or his Officers for want of money 1069 1070. Popes Their transcendent pretended asserted Soveraign Jurisdiction and Universal Monarchy in Spirituals Temporals over all Councils Patriarchs Emperors Kings kingdomes Nations in the world whether Christian or Pagan 5 6 7 8.
suum sumptum de virgine Non ergo fecit nos corpus suum quod natum est de Virgine sumitur in altari sub specie panis vini sed fecit nos corpus suum spirituaie icil Ecclesiam fidelium â—hough Chrysostom averrs Nos secum Christus in unam quasi massam ut ita dicam reducit neque in fide tantum sed reipsa nos corpus suum effecit Then much lesse can these words of our Saviour This is my body This is my blood of the New Testament c. uttered by him but once necessarily or probably inferr that the Consecrated bread and wine whose Natures shapes accidents Christ never assumed which were never stiled Christ himself his members flesh bone one or one flesh with him in Scripture inferr or imply any real transmutation of them into the very substance of his natural body blood born of the Virgin praeexistent so many hundred years before what ever erroneous Popes Romish Councils or Doctors for their own private lucre to make their Masse a real propitiatory sacrifice for quick and dead have hitherto disputed defined to the contrary Finally Whereas Bellarmine Maldonet and other Pontificians do principally next after hoc est corpus meum ground their Doctrine of Transubstantiation and Christs corporal personal presence in the Eucharist on John 6. 53 54 55 56. Verily verily I say unto you except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood ye have no life in you Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him I answer 1. Origen * Augustin Bertramus with Berengarius of old and of later times Cardinal Cajetanus in his Commentar in Joan. cap. 6. Hermannus Bodius in his Collectanea as Sixtus Senensis confesseth Cornel. Jansenius in his Concord Evang. in Joan. 6. Biel Cusanus Taper Hesselius and Petrus Lombardus l. 4. Dist 8. D. besides other Docti religiosi probi viri Catholici of the Roman Church as Maldonet acknowledgeth as well as Luther Oecolampadius and other Protestants resolve that this Chapter Text was never intended of the eating of Christs body and blood in the Sacrament but only of our mystical or spiritual eating and drinking it by faith alone as these unanswerable arguments will evidence 1. Because these words were spoken by Christ near a year or more before the institution of the Lords Supper 2ly They were spoken to all the people and Capernaites who followed Christ only for the loaves John 6. 26 to 67 to whom he never administred the Sacrament not to his 12. disciples to whom only he administred it at his last Supper in private 3ly Because it speaks only of the eating of that bread and flesh of his which came down from heaven not of the Sacramental bread or wine of which there is not one syllable in this Chapter being not then instituted 4ly Of that eating and drinking which is only spiritual by faith not oral by the mouth or teeth and so St. Peter himself as well as Christ then expounded it v. 69. 5ly Of such an eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood without which none can have spiritual or eternal life Therefore not of a Sacramental eating else all infants and others who die before they receive the Sacrament must necessarily be damned which the Church of Rome as well as Protestants contradict 6ly Of such an eating and drinking only which gives eternal life to all who eat Christs flesh and drink his bloud which the Sacramental eating doth not for all unworthy communicants eat and drink damnation to themselves 1 Cor. 11. 23 24. 7ly Of such an eating his flesh and drinking his blood as their dwelling is in Christ and Christ in them John 6. 56. but that dwelling is only spiritual or mystical by faith alone not by eating swallowing bodily inhabitation union or commixture with the bodies of the Communicants as many Romanists in odium haereticorum assert by Suarez his confession 2ly Admit this Text meant of the Sacramental eating Christs flesh drinking his blood it proves only a quite contrary transubstantiation to that the Romanists assert to wit of the flesh of Christ into meat or bread indeed of his blood into drink or wine indeed not of bread into his flesh indeed as the words infallibly attest 3ly It utterly subverts their half-communion and depriving Lay-communicants totally of drinking Christs blood by taking from them the sacred Wine Cup here severed from their eating his flesh in the consecrated bread as not only sacrilegious but damnable since none by the express Letter of the objected Text can have any everlasting life or dwell in Christ and Christ in them unless they drink his blood as well as eat his flesh being here thrice coupled together with the conjunction and yea ratified with this double asseveration of Christ himself who is the truth Verily Verily I say unto you So as they must now either renounce their half communion or this abused Text and their Doctrine of Transuâ—â—â—aâ—â—iation founded thereon Which as it subverts St. Peters and their Popes usurped Universal Ecclesiastical and Temporal Monarchy Vicarship and as it is wholly inconsistent with it or their Ladies Queens Empresse Goddesse Maries Soveraignty or the antient undoubted Ecclesiastical and Temporal Rights of all Christian Kings so particularly of our Kings of England and Ireland whose Papal usurpations on their Crownes were the original occasion of many horrid Conspiracies Insurrections Rebellions Treasons Wars Attempts against their sacred Persons Prerogatives Subjects Liberties Properties in former ages as the ensuing Exact Chronological Vindication c. will at large demonstrate during the Reigns of King John and Henry the 3d. to which I shall now apply my self having been more large in this Introduction to it to help fill up the vacant Pages left for the second Book which I originally designed to have annexed thereunto but amounting to an intire Tome of it self was necessitated to sever from it THE SECOND TOME AND THIRD BOOKE The Prologue I Am now through Divine assistance arrived at the Second TOME and Principally intended part of An Exact Chronological and Historical Demonstration of our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English Kings Supream Ecclesiastical Iurisdiction over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdomes and the Popes and Popish Prelates intollerable Usurpations on Oppositions against the same beginning with the Tempestuous Reign of our Unfortunate King John when the Antientest Charter Clause Fine Liberate Patent and other Rolls yet extant in the Treasury of the Tower of London begin the Jawes of All-devouring Time having totally consumed all precedent Rolls of this nature during his Predecessors Regins except some Antient Charters and other Fragments of Records never reduced into Rolls In this Kings Reign we meet with
Paternitatis etiam vestrae dilectionem attentè rogamus quotenus partes vestras velitis interponere diligenter ut iterati nuncii dictorum Magnatum à Domino Papa vobis possint taliter exaudiri quod praefatae Ecclesiae et nobis non videatur periculum imminere cui nos oporteat in perpetuum subjacere quod timetur non medicum ab universis et singulis regni nostri Teste meipso apud Westmonast Vigesimo octavo die Martii Anno Regni nostri Trigesimo Cum autem Dominut Rex supra praedictis oppressionibus quotidiè supervenientibus de quibus querelae multiplicabantur circumquaque accesserunt multi per Curiam Romanam enormiter laesi et damnificati sperantes Dominum Regem et suos in concepto proposito firmiter permansuros multas injurias sibi illatas ad recentem memoriam Regis et Regii consilii conquerendo suscitarunt Et quaedam quae priùs non recolebantur per querulos articulos articulis prioribus addebantur injuriae non minimum Regi et Regno derogantes In hunc modum Nuper etiam ab Apostolica sede emanarunt Literae non modicum Regis et Regni praejudicium continentes Videlicet quod aliqui Praelati decem Milites strenuos etiam aliqui quinque aliqui quindecim invenirent Domino Papae qui in servitio Ecclesiae Romanae starent per annum integrum Praelatorum stipendiis militarent cum equis armis sufficienter instructi ubi Dominus Papa duxerit providendum Quod servitium militare nulli nisi soli Regi et Regni Principibus debetur nec ab aliquo usque ad nostra tempora aliquo tempore exactum fuisse recolitur Et si summo Pontifici placuisset absque assensu Regio hujusmodi exactionem fecisse aut proea non modicam redemptionem recepisse nullatenus debuisset Praeterea ne Dominus Rex contra hoc sibi prospicere potuisset fraudulenter fuit à quibusdam Nunciis Ecclesiae provisum singulis Praelatis ab eisdem mandatum quod hujusmodi exactionem et pro ea gravem redemptionem receptam usque ad dimidium annum sub poena Excommuaicationis nulli omnino revelarent Item in universorum singulorum patronorum Ecclesiarum Angliae praejudicium non modicum gravamen his diebus Domino Cantuariensi concessum est ut obventiones sive fructus unius anni beneficiorum quae vacare contigerint in provincia Cantuariensi eidem Domino Cantuariensi conferantur Such were the daring insolencies and strange new encroachments of this usurping Warlike Pope upon the Church Clergy and Crown of England quite contrary to Christs doctrine Mat. 26. 51 52. Tit. 1. 7. 2 Tim. 2. 24 25. Gal. 6. 1. Ephes 6. 10 to 20. To which he superadded these avaritious demands Eisdemque diebus Dominus Papa videns in aliquorum Anglicorum ornamentis Ecclesiasticis utpote in capis choralibus infulis aurifrisia concupiscibilia interrogavit ubinam facta fuissent Cui responsum est in Anglia At ipse Uere hortus noster deliciarum est Anglia Uere puteus inexhaustus est et ubi multa abundant de multis multa possunt extorqueri Unde idem Dominus Papa concupiscentia illectus oculorum Literas suas Bullatas sacras misit ad omnes ferè Cisterciensis ordinis Abbates in Anglia commorantes quorum orationibus se nuper in Capitulo Cisterciensi commendaverat ut ipsi aurifrisia ac si pro nihilo ipsa possent adquirere mittere non differrent praeelecta ad planetas et capas suas chorales adornandas Quod mercenariis Londinensibus qui ea venalia habebant non displicuit ad placitum vendentibus unde multi manifestam avaritiam Romanae Eeclesiae detestabantur Eodemque tempore cum audisset Dominus Papa qualiter quidam in Anglia opulenti Clerici videlicet Magister Robertus de Hailes Archidiaconus Lincolniensis qui paucis elapsis annis obierat intestatus plura millia Marcarum cum vasis multis argenteis saeculo saecularibus infoeliciter dimiserat Archidiaconusque Bedefordiae Almaricus quod pecunia abundans maxima post se indecenter relicta obierat Nuper quoque Magister Johannes de Hotoff Archidiaconus Northamptoniensis morbo repentino correptus circiter quinque millia Marcarum cum triginta cuppis argenteis vel aureis infinitis jocalibus indecenter improvise objisset intestatus statutum super hoc novum et inauditum non sine nota manifestae cupiditatis suscitavit in Anglia promulgandum ut si Clericus ex tunc decederet intestatus ejusdem bona in usus Domini Papae converterentur Quod negotium Fratribus Praedicatoribus Minoribus praecepit diligenter exequendum Quod cum audisset Dominus Rex detestans Romanae Curiae argumentosam ac multiplicem et multiformem avaritiam hoc fieri prohibuit comperiens illud in damnum Regni et suum redundare praejudicium The Popes Agents notwithstanding the Kings Nobles Bishops Abbots and Commons Letters to the Pope and Inhibition forementioned presuming to levy a Tax for the Popes use upon the Clergy which the Bishop of London and other Prelates such was their Treachery to the King Kingdom and Church of England out of flattery servility to this usurping Pope or to gain future preferments promoted by their Warrants and Excommunications the King thereupon issued forth his Prohibitions to inhibite the collecting thereof thus related by Matthew Paris Dierum etiam ipsorum curriculis Dominus Rex Literas suas misit prohibitorias Praelatis Angliae ne Domino Papae tallagium contribuerent Domino etiam Abbati Sancti Albani sicut aliis scripsit in haec verba HENRICUS Dei gratiâ Rex Angliae c. Dilecto sibi in Christo Abbati de S. Albano salutem Audivimus quod Venerabilis in Christo Pater P. Londini Episcopus compellit vos ad tallagium ad opus Papae perselvendum Super quo miramur plurimum et movemur maxime cum in praedicta convocatione provisum fuerat communiter per dictos Praelatos et Magnates quod nihil fieret de tallagio illo ante reditum Nunciorum eorum a Curia Romana ad quam iidem Nuncii sunt sicut nostis pro specialibus totius Regni nostri negotiis destinati Quapropter vobis mandamus firmiter inhibentes quod nec ad mandatum praefati Episcopi nec alterius aliquid attemptetis contra Provisionem praedictam sicut Baroniam vestram quam de nobis tenetis diligitis pacifice possidere Quoniam attentationem hujusmodi non possumus nec volumus sustinere Teste meipso apud Westm primo die Aprilis Anno Regni nostri trigesimo Notwithstanding these unsatiable Roman Harpies proceeded boldly in their Rapines without shame or moderation Et ne miseranda afflictorum Anglorum cessaret tribulatio infra eosdem dies exegit Dominus Papa instantissimè non sub minima quantitate pecuniam ponens brachium confidentiae in auro
the Constitution of the Council of London under Othobon And said that a man of such conscience as was fit for that place would rather content himself with lesse living then load himself with the care of so many soules Yet notwithstanding though Pluralities were thus condemned by this Archbishop the Council of London and several Councils decrees before that as very mischievous and scandalous to the Church contrary to the Apostles Doctrin and practice who ordeined many Bishops and Presbyters in every Church not one over many Popes had no conscience of at all to observe these Canons but made great advantage of them by granting dispensations to all who had money enough to purchase thereby to merit them to hold as many benefices with cure as they would witnesse this exemplification of Pope Innocents dispensation granted to Theodore de Camel to enable him to hold and purchase Pluralities with cure notwithstanding any Canons to the contrary REX Omnibus c. salutem Inspeximus dispensationem dilecti familiaris Clerici nostri Theodori de Camel sibi super pluralitate beneficiorum a sede Apostolica concessam integram non cancellatam non abolitam nec in aliqua sui parte viciatam aut corruptam in haec verba Innocentius Episcopus servus servorum Dei Dilecto filio Theodoro de Camilla Clerico salutem Apostolicam benedictonem Etsi Ecclesiarum vel Ecclestasticarum dignitatum pluralitatem sacra Concilii constitutio interdicat saepe tamen cum pluribus eorum exigentibus meritis super hoc authoritate sedis Apostolicae dispensamus hinc est quod nos volentes tibi facere gratiam specialem tecum quod praeter beneficia quae optines Curam animarum habencia alia etiam si similem curam habeant libere possitis recipere si tibi Canonice offerantur et cum praedictis licite retinere Constitutione non obstante praedicta authoritate Apostolica dispensamus Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostrae dispensationis infringere vel ei auso temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare praesumpserit indignationem omnipotentis Dei et beatorum Petri et Pauli Apostolorum as if they approved such Pluralities and ratified them in heaven as the Popes did on earth ejus se noverit incursurum Dat. Lugdini quarto Non. Junii Pont. nostri Anno quinto Ad cujus rei evidentiam has literas nostras patentes dicto Theodoro fieri fecimus sigillo nostro roboratas In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westm 15. die Octobris The King issued this Writ to all the Sheriffes and Justices itinerant to levy 400l with all speed out of the Extract Rolls and fines for Prince Edwards Chaplain to be paid into the Exchequer for the dispatch of his special affaires in the Court of Rome REX Universis singulis Vicecomitibus suis ad quos c. salutem Cum mittamus dilectum nobis Willum de Beverlaco Clericum Edwardi Primogeniti nostri ad diversos Comitatus Regni nostri pro quadringentis libris ad nostra specialia in Curia Romana expedienda una vobiscum levandis secundum extractas Scaccarii nostri de Anno c. 55. quas praefato Willielmo fecimus liberari vobis praecipimus quod una cum eodem Willielmo cum ipse ad vos venerit occasione praedicta denarios praedictos secundum extractas praedictas quas idem Clericus inde vobis liberabit levari usque ad Scaccarium nostrum deferri faciatis prout praefatus Willielmus vobis dicet ex parte nostra ad negotia praedicta inde expedienda sicut praedictum est Et ita vos habeatis in hoc mandato nostro exequendo quod diligentiam vestram exinde meritò commendare debeamus In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Marleberg 26. die Novemb. Et mandatum est Thesaur Baronibus Regis de Scaccario quod praedictas quadringentas libras per Vicecomites Regis praefatum Willielmum levari ad Scaccarium nostrum deferri faciant reponendas ibidem in tuto loco ad negotia praedicta expedienda Item mandatum est Justic itinerantibus in Comitatibus Sur. Sussex quod extractas suas de tota pecunia proveniente de finibus amerciamentis aliis exitibus itineris Justic Regis itinerantium in Comitatibus praedictis fieri Elye de Berkewey Clerico Edwardi filii Regis Vicecomiti Sur. Sussex liberari faciant uâ—pecuniam illam levari possint ad mandatum Regis Teste Rege apud Merleberge 26. die Novembris Although Walter de Cantilupo Bishop of Hereford was a great Incendiary and supporter of the Barons rebellions against the King yet he licensed his successor Godfry Giford to immure and embattle his Episcopal houses like Castles both within the Clause of Worcestor and at Widdindon in Gloucestershire by this Patent which neither he nor any other could then do without the Kings special license REX Omnibus c salutem Sciatis quod concessimus pro nobis haeredibus nostris Venerabili Patri Godesrido Wygorn Episcopo quod domos suas infra Clausum suum Wygorn quandam domum suam infra manerium suum de Widdindon in Com Glouc. muro de petra calce firmare possit Kernellare ad modum Castri domos illas sic firmatas Kernellatas fitter for soldiers then Prelates tenere sibi successoribus suis sine occasione vel impedimento nostri vel haeredum nostrorum imperpetnum In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westm 20. die Octobris The Jews having built a Church and a School contiguous to the Oratory of the Freers Paenitents of Jesus Christ in London who were disturbed and interrupted in the exercise of their spirituall offices especially about the hour wherein they made the body of Christ by the continual howling and great noise the Jews usually made after their manner in their said Church and School The King upon proof thereof by his Soveraign Ecclesiastical Authority and for salvation of his own and other soules suppressed the said Jewish Synagogue and gave it to the said Freers and their successors with the Lands belonging thereunto licensing the Jews to erect another School if they thought meet in some other place so as it was not to the annoyance of the said Freers and their Church or any other Churches as this Record attests REX Majori Vic. suis London Quià dilecti nobis in Christo fratres de paenitentia Jesu Christi London commorantes per strepitum Iudeorum confluentium ad Ecclesiam suam quae contigua est Oratorio dictorum fratrum et etiam per ipsorum Iudeorum continuam ululatum in eadem Schola juxta ritum suum impedientur quo minus ea quae ad officium spirituale pertinent exercere possint circa celebrationem divinorum praecipue hora confectionis corporis Iesu Christi sicut per testimonium
earth in every consecrate Host Chalice Pix in millions of places at once 15 66 67 68 69 70. His three actual descentions from Heaven to Earth since his ascention at the Death Funeral Assumption of the Virgin Mary 20 to 27 68. To other Popish Saints and Catharine of Senis with whom he daily conversed imprinted his wounds on and exchanged hearts with her gave her the Hostia with his own hands 69 70. His frequent corporal apparitions in their Hostiaes in form of a little Infant Lamb raw flâ—sh blood asserted in Popish Legends to evidence the truth of their Transubstantiation though meer Fables Diabolical delusions or Priests impious frauds 71 to 76. Of blood miraculously issuing out of his Images Crucifixes broken pierced 14. Reliques of his blood shewed adored in several places 14 711 to 780. All his Soveraignty Kingly power Offices of Advocate Mediator Intercessor Redeemer Saviour of Adam Eve mankind with divine worship attributed transferred by Romanists to the Virgin Mary 16 to 64. Made wholly subject obedient subservient to her motherly commands will in all things in Heaven 20 to 24 27 28 39 40 46 53 55. Papists appeals from his Justice anger to her mercy 16 24 25 53. Papists easier ascend into Heaven by Maries white then his red Ladder 31 36 37 48 49. See Mary Christ a counterfeit one put to death 383. Church Kings Oath duty care right to protect the Churches in their Realms their Rights Liberties reform all corruptions in them their Prelates Members to make Laws Canons concerning all Church-affairs erect Churches for Gods worship and build divide unite Churches c. as supreme Patrons Governors of them 2 3 4 5 227 228 230 231 233 304 305 516 522 575 596 607 637 688 721 748 890 896 899 968 995 to 1007 1011 1012 1016 1017 1027 1028 1033. See more Bishops Great Charter Emperor Kings and Index 2 3 4 5 6 10 12. Church who what it is not yet agreed on by Popes and Romanists 305 306 307 308. Church of Rome its Popes Papists detestable Blasphemies Errors Idolatry in Adorations Masses Matens Crowns Hours Letanies Magnificats Rosaries Mariales Idolâ—zing Deifying the Virgin Mary advancing her above entitling her to all the powers attributes of God Offices of Christ adoring invoking relying on her more then God or Christ corrupting altering Scriptures for that end 13 to 64. See Mary More heretical idolatrous therein and other Saints invocation then the Collyridians 56 to 63. Then Pagans 56 57. Then bruit beasts 56. Their monstrous absurdities of hers and other Saints seeing Prayers in their new-found Looking-glasse of the Trinity 57 58. Of their Doctrine of an invisible standing universal daily contradictory Miracle of Transubstantiation and pretended Miracles to confirm it 15 66 to 80. Of Crucifixes dropping blood 14. Of their Images and Pourtraâ—ctures of Christ as yet an Infant in her armes or still hanging on his Cross and the Virgin Mary as a crowned Queen sitting on a Throne with a Scepter ruling and commanding him 15 16 22 23 24. In saying not only Aves Prayers but Pater Nosters to her her Images and frequent repetitions of them together with Salve Mariaes direct Prayers for her as if not yet saved 51 52 53. In blotting the Second Commandement out of all their Howrs Psalters Primers Missals Rosaries Breviaries Litanies of our Ladies late Catechisms because incompatible with their Images benedictions adorations of her 62 63. Their Legends blasphemies of St. Catharine of Senis Dominick Francis 64 65 69 70. Of Dominican Freers hid under her large Mâ—ntle and Robes in Heaven 5â— Concerning Popes transcendent Soveraign Universal power Monarchy over all Churches Kingdoms Emperors Kings Prelates Councils 5 6 7 8 9. Their detestable avarice rapines oppressions bribery symony injustice corruptions Rebellions Treasons against Kings and other impious atheistical practises See Index 10 11 12. throughout and 14. Rome Popes Frederick King Henry 3. King John All just grounds for the Church of Englands and others separation from and never to aposâ—aâ—ize to her 62 80. as the Greek Church did long since who excommunicated her 490 491 492. See Greek Church The Churches accusation against Pope Innocent 4. before Christs Tribunal for making her a slave a Table of Money changers destroying her faith manners justice truth 812. See Christ Popes Churches not to be divided 489. Their priviledge 881. See Sanctuary Church-yards their priviledge 881. See Sanctuary Cinqueports their Jurisdiction 887. See Index 13. Cistercian Monks their priviledges wool prayers desired deny Procurations to Popes Legates Aydes to the King who denyed them license to go to their general Chapter oppressed them for it Popes Letters for conferences with them Visitations of them Writs against their Merchandizing and other matters concerning them 261 262 297 404 405 569 570 603 604 622 626 828 829 846 847 848 889 993. See Monks Citations by the Pope from all Realms 5. Of Bishops Officials Officers for oppressions vexations complaints Writs against them 489 699 700 701 704 705 706 830 831 910 949 950 969 970. To Rome and out of the Realm prohibited See Prohibitions disobeyed 235 929 930. obeyed 717. Cities Jurisdictions not to answer or be sued out of them 887. Clerks Clergymen Priests all subject to Kings coertion correction secular power government for Ecclesiastical Temporal affairs crimes 2 3 4 230 253 to 259 264 267 268 272 273 351 512 577 827 828 860 878 892 893 900 904 905 1011 1012 See Arrests Popes Popish Prelates Canonists exemptions of their persons estates from all Kings Princes Laymens Jurisdictions for all crimes 5 6 7 8 515 516 536 537 538 656 657 811 812 827 828 857 858 859 878 890 to 912 All secular Laws Customs Prescriptions Aydes Taxes imposed on them against their pretended Priviledges voyd by Popes Canons and Canon Law Ib. Greater then Kings subject only to Gods Jurisdiction exempted by taking Orders from Civil Jurisdictions Courts for all crimes formerly committed cannot be accused witnessed against judged by Lay-men by Canonists assertions Popes and their own Constitutions nor yet their Whores Concubines 6 7 8 272 429 512 516 521 890 to 912. Appendix 4 to 16. See Canon Law Prohibitions Clerks imprisoned for crimes to be delivered over to their Ordinaries upon demand to make their Purgations 230 272 283 351 577 892 893 903 904 910. Not to bear or wear Armes 227 1024 1041. To contribute to Taâ—es Armes for publick defence as Bishops should appoint 994 1006 1007 1008 1024 1025. See Armes Aydes They all desert Oxford because the King executed two Clerks imprisoned for murder the Town interdicted the Executioners put to penance for it by the Popes Legate 257 287. Their goods seised livings sequestred for obeying the Popes Interdict and not officiating upon the Kings Writs and Proclamations 254 255. Those who obeyed communicated with received livings from him or defended his rights suspended deprived forced to Rome by the Bishops and Popes Legate 258 259 334 335. To