occupat ire polo. Hoc pater ipse toâ—ans flagranti distulit axe Imperia vertit Regna superba solo Saeua Silex quià nam flammantibus incita fundis Vrbium elatis peruiciosaminis Coctilibus muris Romana Semiramis audax Prospice iam Bobylon iam ruit illatua Saxeaiam rupes quantas dabit acta ruinas Quas strages miseris horrida Romulidis Vltimus hic labor est montis rapientis auari Puppicolasque papas papicolasque popas At vos foelices animae quibus aurea cordi Saecla pias puro funditis ore preces Aligeraeque acâ—es ciues stellantis Olympi Plaudite Roma fuit Babela papa fuit In sanguisugas Papistas Philippus Stubbes QVi sacrum Christi satagit conuellere verbum Vulnificum contrà calcitrat hic stimulum Florida quae nimio compressa est pondere palma Fortius exurgit viribus aucta suis. Auricomansque crocus quo calcatur magis exâ—â— Hoc magis excrescit floret eoque magis Sic 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quantumuis turba papalis Conspuat exurat crescit vbique tamen FINIS Actes and Monumentes of Christian Martyrs and matters Ecclesiasticall passed in the Church of Christ from the Primitiue beginning to these our dayes as well in other Countreys as namely in this Realme of England and also of Scotland discoursed at large CHRIST our Sauiour in the Gospell of S. Mathew Cap. 16. hearing the confessioÌ„ of Simon Peter who first of all other openlye acknowledged him to be the sonne of God and perceauing the secret had of his father therin aunswered agayne and alludyng to his name called him a Rocke vpon which Rocke hee would buylde his Church so stroÌ„g that the gates of Hell should not preuaile against it c. In which wordes three things are to be noted First that Christ will haue a Churche in this world Secondly that the same Church should mightely be impugned not onely by the world but also by the vttermost strength powers of all hell And thirdly that the same Church notwithstaÌ„dyng the vttermost of the deuill all his malice should continue Which Prophesie of Christ we see woÌ„derfully to be verified In somuch that the whole course of the Churche to this day may seeme nothyng els but a verifying of the sayd Prophesie First that Christ hath set vp a Church needeth no declaration Secondly what force what sides and sortes of men of Princes Kynges Monarches Gouernours and rulers of this world with their subiectes publikely priuately with all their strength cunnyng haue bent them selues against this Church And thirdly how the sayd Church all this notwithstandyng hath yet endured holden his owne What stormes tempestes it hath ouerpast wonderous it is to behold For the more euident declaration wherof I haue addressed this present history entendyng by the fauorable ayde of Christ our Lord not so much to delight the eares of my countrey in readyng of newes as most especially to profite the harts of the godly in perusing antiquities of auncient times to the ende that the wonderfull workes of God first in his Church might appeare to his glory Also that the continuaunce and proceedings of the Church from tyme to tyme beyng set forth in these Actes and Monumentes more knowledge and experience may redound therby to the profite of the Reader and edification of Christian faith For the better accoÌ„plishyng wherof so to prosecute the matter as may best serue to the profite of the Reader I haue thought good first begynnyng from the tyme of the primitiue Church so continuyng by the Lordes grace to these latter yeares to runne ouer the whole state and course of the Church in generall in such order as digesting the whole tractation of this history into fiue sundry diuersities of tymes First I will entreat of the suffring tyme of the Church which continued from the Apostles age about .300 yeres Secondly of the florishyng time of the Church which lasted other 300. yeares Thirdly of the declinyng or backeslidyng tyme of the Church which comprehendeth other 300. yeares vntill the loosing out of Sathan which was about the thousand yeare after the ceasing of persecution During which space of tyme the Church although in ambition pride it was much altered from the simple sinceritie of the Primitiue tyme yet in outward profession of doctrine and religion it was somethyng tollerable had some face of a Church notwithstanding some corruption of doctrine with superstition and hypocrisie was then also crept in And yet in comparison of that as followed after it might seeme as I sayd somethyng sufferable Fourthly foloweth the tyme of Antichrist and loosing of Sathan or desolation of the Church whose full swyng conteineth the space of 400. yeares In which tyme both doctrine and sinceritie of life was vtterly almost extinguished namely in the chiefe heades and rulers of this West church through the meanes of the Romaine Byshops especially countyng from Gregory the vij called Hildebrand Innocentius the iij. and Friers which with him crept in til the tyme of Iohn Wickliffe Iohn Husse duryng 400. yeres Fiftly and lastly after this tyme of Antichrist raigning in the Church of God by violence and tyranny followeth the reformation purgyng of the church of God wherein Antichrist begynneth to be reuealed and to appeare in his coulors and his Antichristian doctrine to be detected the number of his Church decreasing and the number of the true Church increasing The durance of which tyme hath continued hetherto about the space of 280. yeres and how long shall continue more the Lord and gouernour of all tymes he onely knoweth For in these fiue diuersities alterations of tymes I suppose the whole course of the Church may well be comprised The which Church because it is vniuersall and sparsedly through all countreys dilated therfore in this history standing vpon such a generall argument I shall not be bouÌ„d to any one certaine nation more then an other yet notwithstandyng keepyng mine argument aforesayd I haue purposed principally to tary vpon such historicall actes and recordes as most appertaine to this my country of England and Scotland And for somuch as the Church of Rome in all these ages aboue specified hath chalenged to it selfe the supreme title and ringleadyng of the whole vniuersall Church on earth by whose direction all other Churches haue bene gouerned in writyng therfore of the Church of Christ I can not but partly also intermedle with the actes and proceedynges of the same Church for somuch as the doynges orderyngs of all other Churches from tyme to tyme as well here in England as in other nations haue this long season chiefly depended vpon the same Wherfore as it is much needefull and requisite to haue the doynges orderyngs of the sayd Church to be made manifest to all Christen congregations so haue I framed this history accordyng to the same purpose First in a generall description briefly to
in Monkes An 969. Galiel lib. 3. de Gest. pontifi Chr. Iornalense in vita Edgarâ— Prebendaries and Priestes slacke in their duety Priestes voyded of Cathedrall Churches and monkes set in The difference order and institution of Monkes examined Two sortes of Monkes in the primitiue Church Cassianus lib. 2. cap. 4. de canon Nâ—ctor orat Two sortes of lay men Monkes in the olde tyme were no other but lay men leading a stricte lyfe August de mor ecclesia Hieron ad Heliodor Dionysius Concilium Chalced. Can. A. Monkes forbidden to intermeddle with matters ecclesiasticall Monkes differing froÌ„ Priests Monkes in the primitiue tyme differyng from Monkes in the ij age of the Church August de institutis monachorum Zozomen lib. 3. cap. 16. Monkes of the primitiue time were no clerks but mere lay men Monkes of the old tyme some marryed none restrayned from mariage Athanasius epistola ad DracoÌ„ Superstition crept in with monkery The ignoraunce of our free iustification by Christ is the cause of all superstition Ex Cassia cap. 17. collat 2. 〈…〉 Example â— declaring the blinde superstition of the Monkes of the olde tyme. Cassianus lib. de spiritu Gastrimarg cap. 40. Superstition Cassian lib. 6. cap. 2. Monkery mother of superstition and hipocrisie Basilius Magnus Nazianzenus Monkes of the middle and latter age of the church described Causes of the founding of monasteries and Nunneries tending to the derogation of Christes passion and Christian fayth Most part of monasteries were builded vpon some murther The order of Monkes Cluniacâ— by Othoâ— vp in King Edgars time Monarch flagellants Monkes are subiect and ruled by the knocke of a bell Monkes made spirituall ministers contratrary to the old decrees and custome of the Church Priestes is King Edgars tyme had wyues The worthy actes of K. Edgar The King a good iusticiarie England reduced into one full and perfect monarchie â—dgerus Rex Pacificuâ— King Edgar and King Alfrede compared together A note for men of nobilitie to marke A notable example of a prince to admonishe all princes what to do Wolues first driuen out of Englend The prouision of kyng Edgar in keeping the seas A notable example in a prince for all good princes to marke and to follow The deuise of K. Edgar to auoyde dronkennes Vlij kinges do homage to K. Edgar The Glory of king Edgar reprehended Wherein kinges ought to glory K. Edgar a superstitious vpholder of Monkery Ex Edmero Vices noted in King Edgar King Edgar circumuented by one of hys own counsell Cruelty in king Edgar noted Great detriment happening in this Realme by King Edgar W. Malmesb. The incontinent life of King Edgar Editha base daughter of Wilfrede the kinges lemman Edward borne in bastardie of Elflede King Edwardes concubine King Edgar a great mayntayner of monkery K. Edgar seduced by Dunstane and Ethelwold bishop of Winchester Ex Osberno in vita Dunstani Fol. 27. Malmesb Houeden alijs The death of K. Edgar Ex Chronico Saxonico Ecclesia Wigornensis Ex Osberno in vita Dunstani Dunstane refuseth to take the king by the hand The wordes of Dunstane to K. Edgar Penance enioyned 〈◊〉 K. Edgar 〈◊〉 Dunstane K. Edward raygned 〈◊〉 three years crowned king Elflede proued a NuÌ„ne and Edward her sonne a bastard Errours in Malmesbery and retayne other Monkes â—â—râ—â—s The 1. error The kinges penaunce not enioyned for Edith but 〈◊〉 Edward The 2. error Elflede the mother of Edward proued to be a professed Nunne The lying myracles of Elflede Dunstane and Editha reproued Idolatrous worshipping the tumbe of Alflede The idle phantasies and forged myracles of Dunstane A doubt whether Dunstane was a sorcerer Dunstane a post â—etter Dunstane caught the deuill by the nose with an hote payre of tonges Our Lady appeareth tâ— Dunstane What maruell if certayn bookes and epistles be falsly intituled to the Doctours wheÌ„ the papistes shame not to ascribe other mens verses also to the virgin Mary her selfe A foule filthy Monkish myracle in the story of Editha An other dreame of Dunstane Ex. W. Malmesteriensi Capgrauo in legend â—oua The death of K. Edgar An Epitaph commendatorie of king Edgar written by H. Huntington Sonday first halowed from saterday at ix of the clocke to monday morning An. 975. The story of king Edward Ex Simone Durham Contention amongst the Lordes about the putting in of Monkes Contention amongst the Lordes for chasing the king Edward the bastarde made K. and the right heyre put back Ex Osberne Nic. Trinet Ioan. Paris Vincentio Antonino Editha proued not to be the childe for whom King Edgar was enioyned penance The yeares of Editha and Edward cast by the supputation of Legendes and stories King Edward called martir proued to be a bastard The cause perpended why thys story of K. Edward is so falsely corrupted in Monkish â— stories Malmesb. in lib. de Regibus Dunstane suborneth Editha the bastard to take the crowne from the right heyre Ex Capgrauo in vita sanctae Edithae Duke Alpherus Priestes with their wiues restored Historia Iornaelensis in vitae Edgari Byshops and Priestes in those dayes maryed in England Iornalens de In eo Rego Ex Chronico Ingulphi Abbatis de Crowland Greatâ—nes in the land aboâ—â— placing Monkes 〈◊〉 displacing Priestes A contâ—â—uersie betweene Priestes 〈◊〉 Monkes Priestes â—â—â—riage 〈◊〉 for an 〈◊〉 custoâ—◠〈◊〉 England The obieâ—â—â—â—on of prieâ—â— agaynst the Monkes Guliel de Regib lib. â— The aunswere of Monkes agaynst the Priestes Maryed mens liues compared with the lyfe of Monkes An. 977. A vayne miracle of Dunstanes roode that spake Here lacâ—eâ— a Thomas Cromeâ—â—â— to try out false iugling An other assembly called at Calue Dunstane an enemy 〈◊〉 Priestes wiues A sodayne fall of the people at the councell of Calue Henricus lib 5. Guliel Ranulph Iornalensis Fabian The horrible wickednes of the Queene the mother K. Edward traterously murdered by hys stepmother and her seruant K. Edward found dead and buried not knowne to be king Coref Castle The body of king Edward after three yeares honorably taken vp and translated to Shaftesbury Two Nunneries founded vpon murther An. 979. Three Edward kinges before the conquest Continuation of the romish Bishops or Popes Pope Iohn xiii a wicked Pope Liuthprandus lib. 6. As merry as pope Iohn Prouerb Pope Iohn xiii deposed Pope Iohn restored Pope Iohn wounded in adultery Pope Benedictus 5. Pope Leo. 8. The election of the Byshop of Rome geuen to the Emperour The donations of Carolus Magnus and Otho to Rome Pope Iohn 14. Pope Iohn 14. cast into prison The cruell reuenge of the pope Christening of belles first began Pope Benedictus 6. Pope Benedict slayne in prison Pope Donus 2. Pope Bonifacius 7. Two Popes together Pope Iohn 15. Pope Iohn slayne Pope Boniface drawne through the streetes of Rome Pope Benedictus 7. Otho second Emperour Gilbertus a Necromanser made Archb. Pope Iohn the 16. Pope Iohn the xviii Pope Gregory the v. Pope Iohn the viii Two Popes together in
Hubert againe to his sanctuary Example of a constant friend in the time of need Three things put to Hubert to chuse Hubert yeldeth himselfe to the Sheriffes Hubert reduceâ— again to the Tower Faithfull depâ—â—sitaries Hubert berest of all his treasures Anno. 1232. God ruleth the heartes of kings The kings answere in defence of Hubert A worthy wâ—rd of a kyng The kings mynd relenteth toward Hubert Foure Earles sureties for Hubert Hubert put in the Castle of Denisis Anno. 1233. Hubert conueyed out of the Castle into the Parish Church Hubert againe taken out of the church and brought backe to the Castle Hubert deliuered out of prison and caried into Wales Roger B. of LoÌ„don goeth to Rome to purge himselfe before the Pope Against Vsurers Vsurers excommunicated and expelled by the Byshop of London Excommunication well vsed against vsurers The 〈◊〉 visitation 〈◊〉 the Pope through 〈◊〉 religious houses Ex Parienâ—â— The greaâ— diuersitie â—mong all religious oâ—ders noted Olde â—eâ—tures of the kyng pâ—â—tect and dischaâ—ged The King forsaketh 〈◊〉 nobles and sticketh to straungers Richard 〈◊〉 Marschalâ— admonisheth the kyng The disdaynfull answere of the B. of Wint. to the nobles Wicked couÌ„saile about a kyng Petrus de Rupibus B. of Wint. perter of the kyng A mery Apothegma of the kinges Chaplain The message of the nobles to the kyng Warre railed by the kyng against his nobles Great thunders flouds in England Monasteries builded pro redemptione animae Iohn Archb. of Cant. elected by the Chapter againe vnelected by the Pope Corruption of bribes Edmund archb of Canterbury Saint Edmund Canonysed Robert Grosted made Byshop of Lincolne Anno. 1231. Faithfull counsaile of the Byshops geuen to the kyng The counsaile of Winchest and such other Byshops about the kyng disproued for certayne causes ExcoÌ„municatioÌ„ denounced by the Bishops against the kyng The kyngs answere to the byshops The pitie of the kyng toward the wife of Hubert Edmund consecrated Archb. of Cant. which was afterward canonised by Pope Innocent the fourth for a Sainct Example of excommunication rightly practised The kyngs promise to the Byshops Peter Biâ— of Wiâ—tâ—â— charge the Court. Peter Kâ—â— called to a count of the kings trâ—sures Pictauianâ— strangeâ—â— sent home by the king into their countrey Reconciliation sought betwene the king and the nobles Richard Earle Marshall fraudulently ti cumuâ—nized and slaire â— Ireland Catini 〈◊〉 about Almaine iudged of the Papistes for hereticker Albingerâ—â—â— slaine in Spaine by the Popes setting on The Klimenteth the death of Richard Earle Marshall The saying of Leonline kyng of Wales The almost of K. Henry more feared theÌ„ his pâ— saunce Peace coÌ„cluded between the king and the nobles Hubert Earle of Kent restored agayn to the kings fauour Hubert geueth thanks to God â—lihood murder commuch out Kings many â—imes abused by wicked â—ounsaile The Bish. of Winchester called to his answere Peter Riual StepheÌ„ Segraue Rob. Passelew called to their answer Variance betweene the Pope Citizens of Rome The allegation of the Romanes The Popes answere The 2. allegation of the Romanes The Pope bound to pay to Rome yearely tribute The Pope replyeth The 3. cause allegation of the Romanes The Popes answere Excolcational The Pope warreth against the Romanes A great slaughter of the Romanes by the Pope Ex Carienst Pag. 92. The Church of Rome degenerated from the image of the true Church Difference betweene the church of Rome that was the church of Rome that is now Eastchurch Westchurch Catholike The Schilme between the greeke Church and the Church of Rome Equalitie mother of concord The cause occasion why the Greâ—ke Church vtterly brake froÌ„ the Romanes Mat. Paris fol. 112. All Grecia gone from the obedience of the church of Rome Ex Mat. Parisi fol. 186. Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople writeth to pope Gregory 9. The pope setteth the Westchurch to fight against the Eastchurch Ex. Mat. Parisi fol. 112. Ex libro Math. Paris manu scripto fol. 3. 111. The letter of Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople to Pope Gregory 9. anno 1237. He shewâ—â—â— the incoâ—â—â— nience of discord Galat. 1. Salomon Whether the Church of the green or the pope Church â—â— eth more vnder the daunger or Gods 〈◊〉 The Greek asrayd of he popâ— oppresisions The Patriarch of Coâ—stantinople prophecieth of the martyrdome and slaughter of the Grecians The popeâ— persecution in the Iâ—â—â— Cyprus The tyrany and anaâ—â—â— of the pope chastened the words Saint Peter 1. Peter 1. 1. Peter 1. He exhorteth the pope to come and meete with him that they might conferre together about the vnitie of sayth The Greeke church souÌ„d and sincere in doctrine Fâ—exhorteth the church of Rome to looke her face in Gods glasse that is to trye heir doctrin by gods â—ord Another letter of Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople to the Cardinalles 1. Cor. 1. The Tyranny oppressioÌ„ of the church of Rome is the onely cause of breaking vnitie betwene the Greeke church and the Latine Luc. 18. The old amitie and concord betweene the East church and the West Agapitus Vigilius fled to Constantinople for succour Paule rebuketh Peter Galat. 2. Actes 3. He meaneth of the kingdome of England and other into which were made tribury to the sea of Rome The immoderate auarice of the court of Rome Peters faith shaken Peter an ensample of repentaÌ„ce Christian countries nations in the East parts which are not vnder the Byshop of Rome Christ onely head of the Church The Pope proclaymeth war against the Greek Church The Archb. of Antioch CoÌ„stantinople excommunicate the Pope 5. Notes to be considered The first Note The true Catholike church where it was and when 1. Vnitie 2. Vniuersalitie 3. Consent The second note The third note The church hath her name of Catholicke wherby wheÌ„ together the doctrine of traÌ„substantiation made without the free consent of the Eastchurches be Catholicke or no. The fourth note The fifth note The Church of Rome proued not to be Catholicke The procedings of Rome stand vpon no free consent but are coacted The 〈◊〉 ble state of the Wesâ— partes of christendoâ— vnder the Pope The Pope excommunication 〈◊〉 to a scolâ—â— dagger The false perswasiâ—â— of the pope supremacy cause of much 〈◊〉 chedner A brief â— table of the pope spoyling gâ—â—â— ting of English monâ—â— in the dayes of K Henry Money 〈◊〉 ming to the pope by the elector of Iohn Huford Abbot of S. Alâ—â—â— Eight thâ—â— sand man's generoâ—â— the Bishoppricke of Wint. to the pope abâ—â— the elecâ—â— of William Rale anno 1243. Read before pag. 277. The tenth part of all moueables in England and Ireland geueÌ„ to the pope 1329. Ex. Math. Parisi fol. 6. Mony spent at Rome betweene the K. and the Archb. of Cant. The costly election of the Byshop of Durham Read before pag. 276. Mony comming to the pope for the election of the b. of Coventry and Lichfield Edmunde Archbish. of Cant. condemned at Rome in a
states of the church described 1. The martyrdome of the Church 2. The prosperity of the church 3. The corruption of the church 4. The correctioÌ„ of the church Ezech. 16. 〈…〉 〈…〉 Ezech. 23. 〈…〉 〈…〉 Osee. 2. Nahum 3. 5. The reformation of the Church Certaine notes and signes that the tribulation of the Church draweth neare 1. Signe 2. Thess. 2. Except there come a defection first howe it is to be vnderstanded 2. Note or token The Sinagogue and the church compared together in maners 3. Note oâ— token 〈…〉 Oligarchia is where a fewe beare al the sway and all the rest be nothing worth Esay 1. Amos. 4. Signe Prideâ— Prelates noted Amos 4. 5. Signe Sap. 16. The tyranny of prelates noted Ezech. 34. Micheas 3. Ezech. 34. 6. Signe Promoting of vnworthy ministers Haymo 7. Signe Ierem. 4. Ezech. 7. 8. Signe Zach. 7. Refusing of correction to the clergie Esay 30. Truth sheÌ„t Amos. 5. Osee. 4. Lack of lear ned priestes The third part of meÌ„ber of the subdiuision The first opinion The church where it is and in whoÌ„ it consisteth Eccle. 40. Ieremy 7. The 2. opinion Thren 5. Ezech. 12. Thren 4. The third opinion or errour Sap. 2. Prouer. cap. 1. The fourth opinion or errour Ierem. 8. Ierem. 13. Ierem. 17. Ezech. 21. Ionas cap. 3. Ierem. 26. The fourth part or member of the subdiuision Ieremy 18. Esay 5. Esay 30. Iosue 7. 1. Reg. 25. Esay 66. Psal. 71. Esay 51. The order of Iesuites Anno. 1367. The chiefe offices of the realme translated from the clergie to the Lordes temporal Pope Gregory xi Anno. 1370. The papacy reduced againe from Fraunce to Rome Militzius â— Bohemian for the truth persecuted by the pope Ex Bulla Gregory 11 The coÌ„ming of Antichrist prophesied K. Edward coÌ„plaineth of the popes reseruation of benefices The Pope put from his reseruing of benefices in England Quare impedit The law of â—munire 〈◊〉 the â—â—altie â—â—erof The Popes primacie here in engâ—â—â— bridled S. Bridget Ex lib. reuelationum Diua Bridgitta Da pecuniam Rome a fertile grounde of weedes cockle Catherina Senensis Ex Antonino part 3. histor The reformatioÌ„ of religion prophecied of before The prophecie of Katherine Note Mathias Parisiensis a writer against the pope Antichrist alreadie come The doctrine protestation of Mathias Ioannes MouÌ„â—ziger protestant against the pope Ann. 1384. Nilus the archbishop of Thessalonica Iacobus MisueÌ„sis and Militzius Militzius persecuted by the Pope Henricus de Hassia The citizeâ— of MoguÌ„tinâ— A briefe rehearsall of suche as were put to death for holding against the Byshop of Rome before the time of Wickliffeâ— Eckhardus â— Frier burned An Heremit disputing against the Popes sacrament Ranulphus Eâ— Archiuis Regiâ— Marestatis Parcial dissimulation in our histoâ—â—es of the Church of England Ex anno 6. reg â—dou 3. â—ut 1. The Archb. of Cant. came not to the parliament at Yorke and all for bearing the crosse Ex an 17. reg Edouards 3. tit 39. The Popes prouisions restrayned 〈◊〉 The church of England spoyled by the pope his foreiners The acte of K. Edwarde the first reuâ—ued for premunire tit 60. Anno. Reg. Edouardi 3 â— tit 33. Presentatiâ—â— within 4. â—onethes â—n reg 18. â— 34. No elections to be taken by the pope but onely by the K. anno reg 18. tit 35. Dispositions of benefices onely in the kynges hand an 18. Ed. 3. tit 36. Bulls froÌ„ Rome forbidden an 18 reg Ed. 3. tit 37. The Deanrie of Yorke taken froÌ„ the Cardinal an 18. reg Ed. 3. tit 38. The kings aunswere agreement to the foresayd petitions Note that the Byshops be not here named and yet the parliament standeth in force Alien monkes to auoyd an 20. Ed. 3. tit 30. The liuinges of straungers beneficed taken into the kings hand tit 21. The liuings of Romish straungers disposed to English men tit 32. tit 33. Cardinals depriued of their lyuings in England tit 34. Ex Arch 25. an reg Ed 3. The popes first fruitsâ— reseruatioÌ„s more huâ—â—full to the realm theÌ„ al the kyngâ— wars tit 14. To breake of all appeales to Rome tit 14. The request of the K. for causes not to be determined at Rome tit 7. What mischiefs come by transporting causes to Rome tit co The printed statute of prouision not agreeing in all termes against the pope with the record tit 9. Ex an reg Ed. 40. tit 7. videlicet The pope mindeth to send for the king vp by proceâ— K. Iohn could not without consent of parliament become tributary to the pope tit 8. Agreed by parliament that the K. by force should resist the Pope Braule betweene the 4. orders of Friers and the two vniuersities Ex. tit 10. The Friers subiect to the kings order only in all their controuersies parliament tit 12. Ex Archiuis regiae maiestatis an 50. Reg. Ed. 3. tit 94. Against the vsurpatiâ—n of the pope The Pope cause of all mischiefes in England The tresure of the Realme coÌ„ueyed away by the popeâ— meanes 〈◊〉 97. The Pope geueth example to 〈◊〉 benefices tit 99. Inestimable that the P. hath here out of England tit 1â—0 Reseruation of the church of England desired in the ParliameÌ„t tit 111. Actes made for no money to be transported tit 103. Againâ—â— the Popes lyge spies collectors tit 104. The Popes collection what it coÌ„meth to tit 205. The best dignities in England in the Cardinals tit 106. The Pope maintaineâ— the kings enemies with the kyngs money tit 207. The Popes practise in â—ngland to make mâ—ney tit 101. The law of 〈…〉 Against the popes vsurption tit 112. Englishe money payeth the Popes legates tâ—t 113. No good money in the realme for the pope and Card. 〈◊〉 114. The Popes colector or proctor driâ—â—n out of the realme 〈◊〉 115. The Popes collector to be examiâ—ed English meÌ„â—ood asses Order takeÌ„ in London against vsury â—â— 158. Complaynt against the B. of Yorke and his officers for their excelsiue â—â—ing for their admissions tit 171 Ex Archiâ—â— Reg. â—â—â— 3. an regni 51. tit 36. Against the popes proâ—â—sions from Rome ann reg â—1 tit 36 The effect of the ChaÌ„cellors Oration The cause of this parliament chiefly for the Popes vsurpation against the king Against the pope his prouisions from Rome â—n reg 51. â—it 35 The kynges â—â—swere Against the P. his dispâ—tations tit 62. By this Anteferri that is 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 the preeminence 〈◊〉 the kyng The popes lawe of preminerâ— which now we corruptly call premiâ—ine debaâ—ed by the K tit 78. Ex Actis parliaments in an reg Ed. rerâ—g 15 tit 24. Punishment of the clergie in the temporall mens handes Clarkes subiect to temporall lawe The raynment of the Archb. of Cant. an 15. Ed. 3. tit 49. Iohn Wickliffe sent with the kings Ambassadours by the K. Here beginneth the story of Iohn Wickliffe The blemishes of Wickliffe made worse then they be The testimonie of Walden an enemy in commendation of Wickliffe
speedely gathered into the â—arne whiche onely remayneth behinde to come Now if we ascribe such reputation to Godly preachers and worthely which diligently preache the Gospell of Christ when they liue notwithstanding by the benefite of tyme without all feare of persecution howe muche more reasonable cause haue we to prayse and extoll such men as stoutly spend theyr lyues for the defence of the same All these premisses duely of our partes considered and marked seeing we haue found so famous Martyrs in this our age let vs not fayle then in publishing and setting forth their doings lest in that poynt we seeme more vnkinde to them then the writers of the primitiue Church were vnto theirs And though we repute not theyr ashes chaynes and swerdes in the stede of reliques yet let vs yeld thus much vnto theyr commemoration to glory the Lord in hys Saintes and imitate theyr death as much as we may with like constancy or theyr liues at the least with like innocency They offered theyr bodies willing to the rough handling of the tormentors And is it so great a matter then for our part to mortifie our flesh with all the members thereof They neglected not onely the riches and glory of the world for the loue of Christ but also their liues and shal we then keepe so great a styrre one agaynst an other for the transitory trifles of this world They continued in patient suffering when they had most wrong done vnto them and when theyr very heartes bloud gushed out of theyr bodyes and yet will not wee forgeue our poore brother be the iniury neuer so small but are ready for euery trifling offence to seeke hys destruction and cut his throat They wishing well to all men did of theyr own accord forgeue theyr persecutors therefore ought we which are now the posteritie and Children of Martyrs not to degenerate from theyr former steps but being admonished by their examples if we cannot expresse theyr charitie toward all men yet at lest to imitate the same to our power and strength Let vs geue no cause of offence to any And if any be geuen to vs let vs ouercome it with patience forgeuing and not reuenging the same And let vs not onely keepe our handes from shedding of bloud but our tongues also from hurting the same of others Besides let vs not shrinke if case so require martyrdome or losse of lyfe according to their example to yeld vp the same in the defence of the Lordes flocke Whiche thing if men would do much lesse contention and busines woulde be in the world â—hen now is And thus much touching the vtilitie and fruit to be taken of this history To all the professed frendes and followers of the Popes proceedinges foure Questions propounded TO you all and singuler which professe the doctrine and Relâ—gion of the Pope your holy Father and of your mother Church of Rome pretending the name of Catholickes commoÌ„ly termed Papistes wheresoeuer abiding in the Realme of England these foure Questions or Problemes hereunder folowing I would moue desiring you all either to muse vpon theÌ„ or to answere theÌ„ at your leisure * The first Question FIrst forsomuch as Mount Sion which God calleth by the Prophet Iesai the hill of his holines beareth in the scripture an vndoubted type of the spiritual church of Christ for so much as the sayd Iesai. ca. 11. 65. prophesying of the sayd Mount Sion sayth in these wordes Non nocebunt neque affligent in omni monte sancto meo dicit Dominus c. 1. They shal not kill nor hurt in all my holy hill sayth the Lord. c. And agayne in the same chap. thus we read Habitabit Lupus cum agno Pardus cuÌ„ haedo accubabit Vitulus Leo ouis vna commorabuntur puellus paruulus ducet eos c. i. The wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe the Leopard with the Kid the Calfe the Lion the sheepe shall feed together a yong child shall rule theÌ„ The Cow also the Beare shall abide together with theyr yong ones the Lion shall eat chaffe fodder like the Oxe c. Upon these premises now foloweth my question how the church of Rome can be answerable to this hill of SioÌ„ seing in the sayd church of Rome is and hath bene now so many yeares such killing and slaying such cruelty and tyranny shewed such burning spoyling of christen bloud such malice mischiefe wrought as in reading these historyes may to all the world appeare To this if they aunswere expound these wordes of the Prophet as perteining to the church triumphant therevnto I reply agayne that by the wordes in the same place in the same sentence expressed that sence cannot stand for as much as the Prophet in the very same place where he prophesieth of this peaceable dwelling in Gods holy mountayne without hurting or killing meaneth plainly of the earth sheweth also the cause of that godly peace Because sayth he the earth is replenished with knowledge science of the Lord. c. ibid. And furthermore the Prophet speaking of the same day when this shal be addeth saying In that day the root of Iesse shall stand for a signe to the people for the Gentils to be conuerted and to seeke vnto him c. Which day in no wise can be applyed to the church in heauen triumphant but only here militant in earth Touching which place of Iesai further here is to be noted by the way that by this peaceable MouÌ„t Sion which comprehendeth both the states as well ecclesiasticall as teÌ„porall is not restrayned the publicke penalty of good lawes needfull to be executed vpon publicke malefactors but here is restrayned the fiercenes reuenge cruelty violence of mens affections To which affectioÌ„s men being commonly subiect by nature through grace working of the gospel are altered reformed chauÌ„ged to another disposition froÌ„ stoutnes to softnes froÌ„ violence to sufferance from fiercenes to forbearing froÌ„ pride to humility froÌ„ cruelty to compassion from wilynes to simplicity froÌ„ solemne singularity to humanity and meekenes Which vertues if they had bene in the church of Rome according to the rule of S. Paul which willeth men that be stronger to beare with the infirmities of the weaker and that in the spirit of meeknes c. Rom. 15. Gal. 6. I should not haue needed now at this time to write such a long history as this of the suffering of so many Martyrs ¶ The second Question MY second question is this to demauÌ„d of you catholicke professors of the popes sect which so deadly maligne and persecute the protestants professing the gospell of Christ what iust or reasonable cause haue you to allege for this your extreme hatred ye bear vnto the yâ— neither you your selues can abide to liue with them nor yet will suffer the other to liue amongest you If they were Iewes
this with all that where the Monkes of elder tyme as is sayd were meere lay men and no spirituall ministers Afterward Bonifacius the 4. made a decree an 606. that Monkes might vse the office of preaching of Christening of hearing confessions also of assayling them of their sinnes c. So theÌ„ monkes who in the beginning were but lay men and no spirituall ministers forbidden by the generall Councell of Chalcedon as is aboue related to intermeddle with matters ecclesiasticall afterward in proces of time did so much incroch vpon the office of spirituall ministers that at leÌ„gth the Priests were discharged out of their Cathedrall churches monkes set in their places Because that Monkes in those dayes leading a straighter lyfe and professing chastitie had a greater countenance of holynes amoÌ„g the people then the Priests who then in the dayes of king Edgar had wiues at least so many as would no law forbidding them to the contrary till the tyme of Hildebrand now called Gregory the 7. whereof more shall be sayd Christ willing in the booke next followyng And thus much by the way as touching the order and profession of Monkes Nowe to turne in agayne from whence we digressed that is to the matter of kyng Edgar who followyng the counsaile and leading of Dunstane and the foresayd Ethelwold Bishop of Winchester was somewhat thereby inclined to superstition But otherwyse of his owne nature well geuen to all vertues and princely actes worthy of much commeÌ„dation and famous memory So excellent was he in iustice and sharpe in correctioÌ„ of vices as well in his magistrates as other subiectes that neuer before his dayes was lesse felony by robbers nor lesse extortion or bribery by false officers Such Prouinces lordships as were not yet come vnder the kings subiection he vnited and adioyned to his dominion And so made one perfect monarchy of the whole realme of England with all the Ilelands and borders about the same Such as were wicked he kept vnder he repressed theÌ„ that were rebels the godly he maintayned he loued the modest he was deuout to God and beloued of his subiects whom he gouerned in much peace and quietnes And as he was a great seeker of peace so God did blesse hym with much aboundaunce of peace and rest from all warres so that as the history recordeth of hym Nullas insidias domesticorum nullum exterminium alienorum sen serit for the which he was called Pacificus He neyther tasted of any priuy treson among his subiectes nor of any inuasion of foraine enemies So studious he was of the publike profite of hys Realme and fruitfull in his gouernment that as the sayd story testifieth of him Nullus ferè annus in Chronicis praeterijt quo non magnum necessarium patriae aliquid fecerit No yeare passed in all the tyme of his raigne wherein he dyd not some singular and necessary commoditie for the common wealth c. A great mainteyner he was of Religion and learning not forgetting herein the foresteps of Kyng Alfred his predecessor Among his other princely vertues this chiefly is to be regarded that where as other princes commonly in much peace and quietnes are wont to grow into a dissolute negligence of life or obliuioÌ„ of their charge committed vnto them This king in continuance of peace that notwithstanding kept euer with him such a watch a vigilant seueritie ioyned with a seemely clemency that I cannot here but recite the witnesse of our story writers testifiyng of his diligent care ouer the common wealth which was so great Vt nullum cuiuscunque dignitatis hominé leges eludere impunè permitteret i. That he would suffer no man of what degree of nobilitie so euer he were to dally out his lawes without condigne punishment c. And foloweth more in the same author Nemo eius tempore priuatus latro Nemo popularis praedo nisi qui mallet in fortunas alienas grassari propriae vitae dispendio c. In all his tyme there was neither any priuy picker nor open thiefe but he that in stealing other mens goods would venter and suffer as he was sure the losse of his owne lyfe c. Guliel de Reg. Moreouer as the studious industrie of this Prince was forward in all other points so his prudent prouision dyd not lacke in this also in driuing out the deuouring rauening Wolues throughout all his land Wherein he vsed this pollicie In causing Ludwallus Prince or Kyng of Wales to yelde to him yearely by way of tribute 300. Wolues By meanes whereof within the space of 4. yeres after in England and Wales might scantly be founde one Wolfe alyue This Edgar among other of his politike deedes had in readines 3600. ships of warre to scoure the Seas in the Sommer tyme wherof 1200. kept the East seas as many to defend the Westside againe as many on the Southseas to repulse the inuasion of foraine enemies Moreouer in Winter season the vse and maner of this vertuous Kyng was this During all the tyme of his life to ride ouer the land in progresse searching and inquiring diligently to vse here the wordes of mine author Quomodo legum iura suorum statuta decretorum obseruarentur ne pauperes à potentibus praeiudicium passi opprimerentur That is How his lawes and statutes by him ordeined were kept that the poore should suffer no preiudice or he oppressed any maner of wayes by the mightier c. Briefly as I see many things in this worthy prince to be commended so this one thing in him I cannot but lament to see him like a Phenix to flee alone that of all his posteritie so few there bee that seeke to keepe him company And although I haue shewed more already of this king then I thinke will wel be folowed yet this more is to be added to the worthines of his other acts That where as by the multitude of the Danes dwelling in diuers places of EnglaÌ„d much excessiue drinking was vsed wherupon ensued dronkennes and many other vices to the euill example and hurt of his subiects he therfore to preuent that euill ordeined certaine cuppes with pinnes or nailes set in them adding therunto a law that what person dranke past that marke at one draught should forfaite a certaine peny Whereof one halfe should fall to the accuser and the other half to the ruler of the borough or towne where the offence was done It is reported of this Edgar by diuers authors that about the 13. yere of his raign he bring at Chester a kings called in histories Subreguli to wit petykings or vnder-kings came did homage to him Of whom the first was the king of Scots called Kinadius Macolinus of Cumberland Mackus or Mascusinus king of Moniae and of diuers other Ilands all the kings of Wales the names of whoÌ„ were Dufuall or Dunewaldus Sifreth Huâ—â—all
Robert Earle of Leycester to declare to him what was his iudgement To whom the Archbyshop answereth heare my sonne good Earl what I say vnto you how much more precious the soule is more then the body so much more ought you to obey me in the lord rather then your terrene king Neither doth any law or reason permit the children to iudge or cōdemne their father Wherfore to auoid both the iudgement of the king of you and all other I put my selfe only to the arbitrement of the Pope vnder God alone to be iudged of him and of no other To whose presence heere before you all I doe appeale committing the ordering of the Church of Cant. my dignitie with all other things appertaining to the same vnder the protection of God and him And as for you my brethren fellow Byshops which rather obey man then god you also I call and cite to the audience and iudgement of the pope and depart hence foorth from you as from the ennemies of the Catholike Church and of the authoritie of Apostolike see While the Barons returned with this aunswere to the king the Archbishop passing through the throng taketh to him his Palfrey holding his Crosse in one hande and his bridle in the other the courtiers following after and crying traytor traytor tary heare thy iudgement But he passed on till he came to the vttermost gate of the Courte which being fast locked there had ben staid had not one of his seruants called Peter surnamed Demunctorio finding ther a bunche of keyes hanging by first prooued one key then an other till at last finding the true key had opened the gate and let him out The archbishop went straight to the house of Chanons where hee did lie calling vnto hym the poore where they could be found When supper was done making as though he would go to bed which he caused to be made betwixt two altares priuely while the king was at supper prepareth his iorny secretly to escape away and chaunging his garment and his name being called Derman first went to Lincolne from thence to Sandwiche where he tooke ship and sailed into Flaunders and from thence iourneyed to Fraunce as Houedenus sayth All be it Alanus differing something in the order of his flight sayth that he departed not that night but at supper time came to him the bishop of London Chichester declaring to him that if he would surrender vp to the king his two maners of Oxforde wyngecham there were hope to recouer the kings fauour to haue all remitted But when the Archbishop would not agree therunto forasmuch as those maners were belonging to the Churche of Canterburie the king hearing thereof great displeasure was taken In so much that the next day Becket was faine to sende to the king two bishops and his chaplein for leaue to depart the realme To the which message the king answered that he would take a pause therof til the next day then he should haue an answere But Becket not tarying his answere the same day conueied himselfe away secretely as is aforesayde to Ludouicus the French king But before he came to the king Gilbert the bishop of London William the earle of Arundel sent frō the king of England to Fraunce preuented him requiring of the said French king in the behalf of the king of England that he would not receiue nor retaine in his dominion the archb of Canterbury Moreouer that at his instance he wold be a meanes to the pope not to shewe any familiaritie vnto him But the King of England in this point semed to haue more confidence in the French king then knowledge of his disposition For thinking that the French king would haue bene a good neighbour to him in trusting him to much he was deceiued Neither considered he w e himselfe inough the maner nature of the Frenchmen at that tyme agaynst the realme of England who then were glad to seeke and take all maner of occasions to doe some act agaynst England And therefore Ludouicke the French king vnderstanding the matter thinking percase therby to haue some vauntage against the king and realme of England by the occasion hereof contrary to the kings letters and request not onely harboreth and cherisheth this Derman but also writing to the pope by his Almener and brother entreateth him vpon al loues as euer he would haue his fauor to tender the cause of the Archbishop Becket Thus the kinges Ambassadours repulsed of the French king returned at what tyme he sent an other ambassage vpō the like cause to Alexander the pope thē being at Sene in France The Ambassadours sēt in this message were Roger archbishop of Yorke Gilbert bishop of London Henry Bish. of Winchester Hilary Bish. of Chichester Bartholomew byshop of Exceter with other doctors clerkes also william Earle of Arundell with certayne moe Lordes Barons Who comming to the popes court were friendly accepted of certayne of the Cardinals amongst the which cardinals rose also dissention about the same cause some iudgyng the Bishop of Canterbury in the defence of the liberties of the Church as in a good cause to be mayntayned Some thinking agayn that he being a perturber of peace and vnitie was rather to be bridled for hys presumption then to be fostered incouraged therein But the P. partly bearing with his cause which onely tended to his exaltation and magnificence partly again incensed with the letters of the French king did wholy incline to Becket as no maruell was Wherfore the next day following the pope sitting in consistory with his Cardinals the ambassadours were called for to the hearing of Beckets matter and first beginneth the bishop of London next the Archbishop of Yorke then Exceter and the other Bishops euery one in their order to speake Whose orations being not well accepted of the Pope and some of them also disdayned the Earle of Arundel perceauing that and somewhat to qualifie and temper the matter to the Popes eares began after this maner ALthough to me it is vnknowen sayth he which am both vnlettered and ignorant what is that these Byshops heere haue sayde neither am I in that toung so able to expresse my minde as they haue done yet being sent and charged thereunto of my Prince neither can nor ought I but to declare as well as I may what the cause is of our sending hether Not truely to contende or striue with any person nor to offer any iniurie or harme vnto any man especially in this place and in the presence here of such a one vnto whose becke and authoritie all the world doth stoupe and yeelde But for this intent is our legacie hether directed to present here before you and in the presence of the whole church of Rome the deuotion and loue of our king and maister which euer he hath had and yet hath still toward you And that the same might the better
author came afterward to passe and were testified of the same Honorius being pope afterward in his publike sermons at Rome All which I graunt may be and yet notwtstanding this fabulous narration may be a piece of the popes old practises subtilly inuented to driue men forth to IerusaleÌ„ to fight c. Againe after Honorius when he had gouerned x. yeres followed Gregorius the ix Whiche two popes were in the tyme of this king Henry 3. and of Fredericke the Emperour of whome we mynde Christ willing farther to touch after that we shall haue prosecuted more concerning the histoâ—â— of kyng Henry and matters of England After that it so pleased the mercifull prouidence of almighty God to worke this great mercy vpon the stock of K. Iohn which notwithstanding the vnkinde prelates with their false prophetes had declared before that neuer none should succeed in the throne after that K. and also vnto the whole common wealth of the realme in deliuering them froÌ„ the daÌ„gerous seruice of Ludouike the foresayd FreÌ„ch men After their departure the next yeare following anno 1218. which was the third of this kyngs raigne the Archbyshop S. Lancton and the bishops Erles and Barons resorted to LondoÌ„ vnto the kyng at Michaelmas next following and there held a great parliament wherein were confirmed and grauÌ„ted by the king all yâ— franchises which were made geueÌ„ by K. Iohn his father at Ronemedow and them he confirmed and ratified by his charter whiche long tyme after sayth my author vnto hys dayes did continue and were holden in England For the which cause by the nobles and the commons was geuen grauÌ„ted agayn vnto the K. ij shillinges for euery plow laÌ„d through England And Hubert of Burgh was made chiefe Iustice of Englad of whose troubles more is to be said hereafter And this was the third yeare of K. Henry and 50. yeare after the death of Tho. Becket wherefore the said Becket the same yeare or next following was takeÌ„ vp and shryned for a new S. made of an old rebell Thether came such resort of people of England and of Fraunce that the country of Kent was not sufficient to sustaine them Ex histor De Scales About the same tyme Isabell the kinges mother was maryed to the Earle of March. And William Marshall the good Erle dyed whiche was the gouernour of that king and the realme not without great lamentation of the people of England Then was the king committed to the gouernment of Peter B. of Winchester This noble Erle left behinde him v. sonnes and v. daughters The yere next insuing an 1219. It was ordeined and proclaimed through all the laÌ„d that all aliens foreiners should depart the realme and not to return to the same agayn onely such excepted as vsed trafick or trade of marchaundise vnder the kings safe conduct This proclamation was thought chiefly to be set forth for the cause to auoid out of the land Faukes de Breute Phillip de Markes Engelardus de Ciconia William Erle Albemarke Robert de veteri ponte Brihenne de insula Hugo de Bailluel Robert de Gaugi with diuers other straungers mo which kept castles and holdes of the kinges agaynst his will Of whom the foresayd Faukes was the principal who fortefied held the castle of bedford which he had by that gift of K. Iohn with might and strength against the K. and his power nere the space of 3. monthes Moreouer he went about to apprehend the kings iustices at Dunstable but they being warned therof escaped all except Henry Braibrocke whom he imprisoned in the said castle The K. hearing therof coÌ„sulting with his clergy and nobles made his power against the same Which after long siege and some slaughter at length he obteined it hanged almost all that were within to the nuÌ„ber of 97 which was as Parisiens writeth about the 7. or 8. yere of his raigne Faukes the same time was in wales who hearing of the taking of the castle conueyed himselfe to the church of CoueÌ„try At length submitting himselfe to the kings mercy vpon consideration of his seruice done before to the kings father was committed to the custody of Eustace bishop of London and afterward being depriued of all his goods possessions tenements within the realme was forced to perpetuall banishment neuer to returne to England agayne Here by the way I finde it noted in Parisiens that after this foresayd Faukes had spoyled and rased the church of S. Paule in Bedford for the building vp of his Castle the Abbase of Heluestue hearing thereof caused the sword to be taken from the Image of S. Paule standing in the Church so long as he remayned vnpunished Afterward she hearing him to be coÌ„mitted to the custody of S. Paule in LondoÌ„ caused the sword to be put into the hands of the Image agayne Mat. Parisiens in vita Henr. 3. About this yeare the young king the second time was crowned agayne at Westminster about which time begaÌ„ the new building of our Ladye Churche at Westminster Shortly after Gualo the Legate was called home againe to Kome For the holy Father as Math. Pariens reporteth being sicke of a spiritual dropsie thought this Gualo hauing so large occupying in england to be able somewhat to cure his disease And so that Legate returned with all hys bagges well stuffed leauing Pandulphe behynde hâ—m to supply that Baliwike of hys great graundfather the Pope The lyfe and Actes of pope Innocentius the 3. are partly described before how he intruded StepheÌ„ LanghtoÌ„ against the kings wil into the archbishopricke of Canterbury stirring vp also 64. Monkes of the same Church of Canterbury priuily to work agaynst the king Moreouer how he did excommunicate the sayd kyng as a publike enemy of the Church so long as the sayd King withstoode his tirannical doyngs putting hym and his whole kingdome vnder interdiction for the space of 5. yeares and 3. monthes And at length deposed and depriued hym from hys scepter keeping it in his owne handes for v. dayes Now he absolued hys subiectes from their due obedience subiectioÌ„ vnto hym Now he gaue away his kingdoÌ„es possessions vnto Lewes the Frenche kyngs sonne commaunding the sayd Lewes to spoyle hym both of landes lyfe Whereupon the K. being forsakeÌ„ of hys nobles prelates commons was enforced agaynst hys will to submit himself and sware obedience vnto the P. paying vnto him a yearely tribute of a M. markes by yeare for receauing hys kyngdome agayne wherby both he his succescessors after him were vassals afterward vnto the P. And these were the Apostolicall actes of this holy Vicar in the realme of England Moreouer he condemned Almericus a worthy learned man a byshop for an hereticke for teaching holding agaynst images Also he condemned the doctrine of Ioachim Abbas whoÌ„ we spake of before for heritical This pope brought first into the church the paying
so continued in Fraunce dyed at Pontinia Ex Mat. Parisi fol. 134. b. which Edmund was afterward made a Saint and canonised by Pope Innocent 4. This done then went Petrus Rubeus the popes nuÌ„cio and Ruffinus into scotland froÌ„ whence they brought with them 3000. poundes to the popes vse about all hallowtide the same yeare At which time moreouer coÌ„meth an other harpar from the Pope to England named Mumelius bringing with him 23. Romaines here into the Realme to be beneficed Thus what by the king on the one side and what by Cardinall Otho Petrus Rubens Ruffinus and Mumelius on the other side poore EnglaÌ„d was in a wretched case Mat. Parisiens fol. 137. An other prety practise of the pope to prolle for mony was this The foresayd Petrus Rubeus coÌ„ming into religious houses and into their Chapters caused theÌ„ to contribute to the Popes holynes by the example of this Byshop and that Abbot pretending that he he of their own voluntary deuotioÌ„ had geueÌ„ so much so much so seduced them Paris fol. 134 Also the pope craftely subborned cer teine Friers authorised with full indulgence that whosoeuer had vowed to fight in the holy land and was disposed to be released of his vowe needed not to repayre to Rome for absolution but paying so much money as hys charges would come to going thether he resorting to the sayd Friers might be assoyled at house The next yeare folowing which was 1241. came a coÌ„mauÌ„dement Apostolicall to the house of Peterborow that they at the Popes contemplation must needes grauÌ„t him some benefice lying in their donation the fruites whereof at least being worth an hundreth poundes and if it were more it should be the better welcome so that they shoulde be as the fermers he to receiue the profites In fine the Louent excused themselues by the Abbot being then not at home The Abbot when he came home excused himselfe by the king being the patron and fouÌ„der of the house The king being agreeued with the vnreasonable rauening of these Romanistes vtterly forbad any such example to be geuen Ex ParisieÌ„s fol. 143. But what happened The Abbot being therfore accused to the Pope by one of the Legates and comming vp about foure yeares after in the time of Pope Innocent to the Councell of Lyons was so rated and reuiled so shamefully thrust out of the popes court that for sorrow he fell sicke vpon the same and there died Parisiens fol. 184. In the time of which councell of Lyons Pope Innocent 4. for somuch as the instrument or obligatioÌ„ whereby the realm of England stood tributary to the pope was thought to be burned in the popes chamber a litle before brought forth either the same or an other charte like vnto it whereunto he straitly charged commaunded euery english Bishop being there present at the councell seuerallie to set to his band seale Which vnresonable petition of yâ— pope albeit it went fore against yâ— hartes of the bishops yet see in what miserable subiection the pope had all the bishops vnder him none of them durst otherwise do but ac complish the Popes request therein both to their owne shame preiudice to the publicke freedome of the Realm Amongest which Bishops the longest that held out and last that put to his seale was the Bishop of LondoÌ„ Which Act when the king and the nobility vnderstood they were mightely and worthely therwith all offended Ex. Parisiens fol. 192. an 1245. After what time Cardinall Otho was seÌ„t for by pope Gregory in all haste to come to the generall councel 1. other in his roome here reimayned whose names were Petrus Rubeus and Petrus de Supino Of whem the one bearing himselfe for the Popes kinsman brought out his Bâ—lles and Bulles vnder the Popes authority to such an Abbot or to such a Prior or to such and such a Bishop and so extorted from them a great quantity of gold and siluer The other to wit Petrus de Supino sayâ—ed to Ireland from whence be brought with him a thousand and 5. hundreth marks to the popes vse an 1241. Ex Par. fol. 247. b. All which mony notwithstanding gotten by both the collectors in the cariage vp to Rome about the death of Pope Gregory happened into the hands of Frederick the Emperor who caused it agayne to be restored as neare as he could to them of whom it was taken Parisiens fol. 151. After these came in then M. Martinus a new Marchaunt from the new pope Innocent the fourth an 1244. armed with full power to suspend all Prelats in England from geuing benefices til the popes kinsmeÌ„ were first pre ferred Neither would he take the fruites of any benefice vnlesse it were aboue the value of 30. markes At his first comming he required of prelates especially of religious houses to furnish him with horses palfryes such as wer conuenient for the popes especiall chaplain and Legate to sit vpon Also with plate raiment prouision for his kitchin and celler c and such as denied or excussed he suspeÌ„ded as the Abbot of Malinesbury and the Prior of Merton All prebendes that were voyd he sought out reserued them for the Popes behoofe Among which was the golden prebend of Saruin belonging to the Chauncellor of the Queere whom he preferred to the Byshopricke of Bathe and so seised vpon the prebend being voyd against the willes both of the Byshop and the Chapter Paris fol. 167.180 Moreouer he brought with him blankes in paper parchment sigued in the popes chamber with his stamp and seale wherin he might afterward write to whom and what he would Parisiens fol. 178. b. requiring furthermore of the king in the popes behalf to help his holiues with a contribution to be taxed amongest his Clergy at least of 10000. Markes Ibid. And to the end that the Pope might win the king sooner to his deuotioÌ„ he writeth in yâ— kinges behoofe to the nobles and commons of the Realm that they should not faile vpon payue of his great curse to coÌ„ferre such subsidy of money to the subuention of the king as he then had demaunded of them but they stood striffe in not graunting to him While the insatiable auarice of the pope thus made no end in gathering riches and goods together in England the nobles Barons with the community as well of the Clergy as the laity weying the miserable state of the Realme and namely of the church which now neither had liberty left theÌ„ to choose their owne ministers nor yet could enioy their owne liuings layd theyr heades together and so exhibited an earnest intimatioÌ„ to yâ— king beseching him to consider the pitifull affliction and oppression of his subiectes vnder the popes extortion liuing in more thraldoÌ„e theÌ„ euer did the people of Israel vnder Pharao Wherupon the king beginning at last to looke vp to consider the
and brought to nought the whole deuotion of kinges princes christians is banished May not this be thought wonderfull in the eyes of all men that where as Christ commaunded tribute to bee payde too kinges for him and for Peter he now goeth about dominioÌ„ of his stile to subdue to him both Realmes and princes of realmes against his will whose Vicar he sayth he is and who refused the Realmes and iudgementes of the world which this Bishop contrary wise chalengeth clayming all that which he in his stile writeth to be his Alacke O daughter what doth he yetmore agaynst thee marke he draweth from thee what soeuer pleaseth him and yet he thinketh not himself coÌ„tent to haue the tenth part onely of thy goodes from thee except he haue also the first fruites of the benefices of the Ministers wherby he may get a new patrimony aswell for himselfe as for his kinred contrary to the godly willes of the first founders Ouer beside all this he inferreth other excrable taxes and stipendes for his Legates and messengers whom he sendeth into England whiche not onely take away the feeding and clothing of thee and thine but also teare in pieces like dogges your flesh and skinnes May not this prince be coÌ„pared to king Nabuchodonoser which destroyed the temple of the Lord and robbed away the siluer and golden vesselles thereof The very same doth this man also he robbed the ministers of God his house and left destitute of due helpe In like maner doth he Truely they be better that are killed with the sword theÌ„ they which be pined with hunger for they are dead straight but these are wasted with the barenesse of the earth O daughter al they that passe by the way let theÌ„ haue pity coÌ„coÌ„passioÌ„ on thee for there is no sorrow like thy sorrow For now thy face is blacker then coales through much sorrow and weeping and thou art no more knowne in the streetes thy foresayd ruler hath placed thee in darckenesse and hath geuen the worm wood and gall to drinke O Lord heare the sorrow and sighinges of thy people beholde Lord and descend for the hart of this foresayd man is more indurate then the hart of Pharao For he wyll not suffer the people to depart except in the fortitude onelye of thy hand For he scourgeth them not onely miserably vpon the earth but also after their death he inteÌ„deth to incroch the goods of all Christians vnder the name and title to dye intestate or making no will Therefore let the chiualry of England well remember how the Frenchmen in times past directing their greedy eyes on the Realme of England laboured with all theyr power how to bring the same vnder their subiectioÌ„ But it is to be feared least the new deuises and practise of this new enemy supply that which hetherto hath bene lacking in them For in diminishing of the treasure of the Realme and spoyling of the Churches goods the Realme shall be brought into such inhability that it shall not be able to helpe it selfe agaynst the enemy Therefore O daughter and you the ministers thereof suffer not your selues to be lead any more into such miserable bondage Better it is for the wealth of thee and thine that the Christian king and the powers of the Realme which haue indued thee with great benefites and you also which are indued with their benefites doe labour with all your power how to resist the deuises conspiracies arrogancy presumption and pride of the foresayd person who not for any zeale of God but for the enriching of hys Parentes and for hys owne kinred exalting himselfe like an Eagle by these and suche other exactions goeth about after a newe kinde of extortion to scrape vppe and deuoure all the money and treasure of England Now least the dissembled simplicity of the Realme in this behalfe doe bring vtter subuersion and afterwarde be compelled to seeke remedy when it is to late I beseech the Lord God of hoastes to turne away the vale from the hart of that man and to geue him a contrite and an humble minde in such sort as he may acknowledge the wayes of the true God whereby he may bee brought out of darckenesse and bee enforced to relinquishe his olde sinister attemptes and that the vineyard which the Lordes hand hath plaÌ„ted may be replenished continually with the preachers of the word Let the wordes of the Lord prophesied by the mouth of Ieremy stirre vp your mindes to withstand resist the subtle practises of this man by the which wordes the Lord speaketh O thou Pastor which hast scattered my people and hast cast them out of their habitations behold I will come and visite vpon thee and vpon the malice of thy studies neither shall there be any of thy seed which shall sit vpon the seat of Dauid neither whiche shall haue power any more in Iuda So that thy â—east shall become barren and vtterly subuerted like Sodome and Gomer And if he being terrified by these wordes do not leaue of froÌ„ this which he beginneth and doth not make restitution of those thinges which he hath receiued then let all and singular persons sing for him being indurat to him that seeth all things the Psalme 108. Deus laudem c. For truely as fauour grace and beneuolence remitteth and neglecteth many thinges so agayne the gentle benignitie of man being too much oppressed and grieued seeking to be deliuered and freed from the same striueth and searcheth to haue the trueth knowne and casteth off that yoake by all meanes possible that geueth him c. Haec Cassiodorus ¶ What effect this letter wrought in them to whom it was directed is not in story expressed This by the sequell may be coniectured that no reason or perswasion coulde preuayle but that the Pope retained here still his exactions whatsoeuer was sayd or written to the contrary notwithstanding And thus much being written hetherto of these actes and doings here in England now to slipp a little into the matters happening the same time in Fraunce vnder the raign of the foresayd king Philip aboue mentioned forsomuch as about this time an 1329. was commensed a parliament by the sayd king of Fraunce agaynst the Pope touching the iurisdiction both teÌ„porall pertaining to princes and ecclesiasticall belonging to the church I thought it not vnprofitable for the reader to heare learne the full discourse and tractation hereof according as we haue caused it to be excerpt faythfully out of the true copye and recordes of Peter Bertrand Bishop of Eduenen and chiefe doer prolocutor in the sayd parliament vpon the Popes side agaynst the king and state temporall For so much as the high Prelate of Rome otherwise called Antichrist being theÌ„ in his chief ruffe extolling him selfe aboue all princes and potestates of the world as in other countryes so also in FrauÌ„ce extended his vsurped iurisdictioÌ„ aboue the princely authority of the king claiming to himselfe full
of the kings chiualrie till at length by the occasion of the French warres it came downe to ix If a weeke By the example whereof the Frenche king being prouoked began also the like round table in Fraunce for the maintaining of the knighthoode At which tune the sayd French king moreouer gaue free libertie through his realme to fel downe trees for making of ships maintayning of his nauie whereby the Realme of Englande was not a litle damnified During the same yere the Clergie of England graunted to the king tenthes for 3. yeres for the which the king in recompence againe graunted to them his Charter containing these priuiledges that no Archbishop nor Bishop should be arreigned before his Iustices siue ad sectam suam siue partis if the sayd clarke do submit claime his cleargy professing himselfe to be a member of holy Church who so doing shall not be bound to come to his answer before the Iustices And if it shall be layd vnto them to haue maryed two wiues or to haue maried a widow the Iustices shall haue no power to proceede against them to inquire for the matter So that the cause shall be reserued to the spirituall court c. About this present time at the setting vp of the rounde table the king made Prince Edwarde his eldest sonne the first prince of Wales At this while yet continued the truce betweene the 2. kings Albeit it is likely to be thought that y◠French king gaue many attempts to infringe the same Wherupon Henry earl of Lancaster with 600. men at armes and as many archers as were sent ouer to Gascoin y◠yere after an 1345. who there so valiantly is said to behaue him selfe that he subdued 55. towneships vnto the king 23. noble men he toke prisoners encountring with the French men at Attebroke So curteously and liberally he dealt with his souldiors y◠it was a ioy to them and a preferment to fight vnderneath him His maner was in winning any towne litle or nothing to reserue to himself but to sparie y◠who le spoile to his souldiors One example in the author whom I follow is touched howe the foresaide Earle at the winning of the towne of Bryers where he had graunted to euery soldior for hys bootie the house with all the implements therein which he by victory should obtaine among other his soldiors to one named Reh fell a certaine house with the implements thereof wherein was contained the mint and mony coyned for that country to the valure of a great substance which when the soldior had found in breaking vp a house where first the grosse mettall was not yet perfectly wrought he came to the Earle declaring to him the treasure to know what was his pleasure therein To whome the Earle answered that the house was his whatsoeuer he found therein Afterwarde the souldior finding a whole mint of pure siluer ready coyned signified the same to the earle for somuch as he thought such treasure to be to great for his portion to whom the sayd Earl againe answering declared that hee had once geuen him the whole house and that he had once geuen he would not call backe againe as childrē vse to play And therfore had hym enioy that which was graūted to him And if the mony were thrice as much it should be his owne Ex chron Albanens Which story whither it was true or otherwise in those dayes I haue not to affirm But certes if in these our couetous wretched daies nowe present any author should reporte the like acte to be practised I would hardly beleeue it to be true As the erl of Lancaster was thus occupied in Gascony the Scots were as busy here in England wasting spoyling without mercy which were thought not vnlike to be set on by y◠French king And therfore was iudged both by that by other diuers wayes to haue broken the coutnants of truce betwene him and the king of England Wherfore y◠next yere insuing An. 1346. king Edward first sending his letters to the court of Rome therin cōplaining to the pope of Philip de Ualois how he had trāsgressed and brokē the truce betwene them made which by cuidēt probations he there made manifest about the mōth of Iuly made hys voyage into Normandy in suche secrete wise that no man wel knewe whether he intended Where first he entred the towne of Bogs from thence proceeded vnto Cardone Where about the 27. of Iuly by the riuer of Cardone he had a strong battel with the Normands other French men which to stop hys passage defended y◠bridge At the which battel were taken of the Lords of France the erle of Ewe the erle of Tankeruile And of knights wyth other men of armes to the number of an 100. of foote men 600. and the towne and suburbs beaten downe to the hard wals And all that could be borne away transported to the shippes A little before mention was made how the French K. began first to infringe the truce taken and howe the Earle of Lancaster vpō the same was sent vnto Gascony Now for the more euidence of the matter cōcerning the falling of the French king from the league and other his wrongs vntrue dealing It shal better in the kings letter appeare who hearing word that the Lord Philip de Ualois contrary to the forme of truce taken at Uanes had apprehēded certaine of his nobles of Englande and had brought them to Paris to be imprisoned put to death beside other slaughters and spoilings made in Britaine Gascony and other places moe He therfore seing the truce to be broken of the French kings part being thereto of necessity compelled In the yeare aboue prefixed the 14. of the month of Iune did publish and send abroad hys letter of defiance containing thys effect The kings letters of defiance against the French king TO all and singular to whom these presents shal come publike greeting We thinke it is not vnknowen vnto you all that after the decease of Charles late king of Fraunce of famous memorie brother to our redoubted Lady mother Quene Isabel Quene of England That the crowne of Fraunce by iust inheritance hath fallen vnto vs as to the next heire male now liuing after the sayd king Nowe Phillip de Valoys being sonne but only to the vncle of the foresayde king Charles and therefore by degree of consanguinity being further of remoued from the same we being in the time of our minoritie hath violently by force and power cōtrary to God and iustice vsurped occupied and yet doth occupy the same inuading further and spoyling our landes in the Dukedome of Aquitania and ioyning himselfe with our rebellious ennemies the Scots seeking our subuersion both by land and by sea to the vttermost of hys endeuour And although wee to preuent the damages which might rise by warre haue offred to the sayde
treasure to the wasting of ecclesiastical liuings to the withdrawing of diuine seruice almose hospitalitie and other acceptable workes and to the daily increase of all mischiefes Wherfore in person and by hys owne month the king required the whole estate to prouide here of due remedy To be noted finally in thys parliament of the 38. yere that the Acte of prouisors brought in thys parliament although in the printed copy cap. 1.2.3.4 doth agree with the recorde in maner yet in the saide recordes vnprinted are moe biting wordes against the Pope a mysterie not to be knowen of all men Notes of the 40. yeare of king Edward the third IT followeth moreouer in the sayd Acts of king Edward the 3. and in the 40. yere of his raigne an other Parliament was called at Westminster the 3. of May. An. 1366. the Bishop of Ely being Lord Chauncelour and speaker Who in the 2. day of the sayd assembly in the presence of the King Lordes and commons declared howe the day before generally they vnderstoode the cause of thys their assembly and now more particularly shuld vnderstand the same specially howe that the king vnderstode y◠the Pope for the homage which K. Iohn made to the sea of Rome for the Realmes of Englād Ireland and for the tribute by him granted ment by proces to cite the king of Rome to aunswere thereto Wherein the king required their aduises what were best for him to do if any such thing were attempted The Byshops by their selues required respite of answere vntill the next day So did the Lordes commons euery of them by their selues The same next day the whole estates reassembled together by common consent enacted in effect following vz. For asmuch as neither K. Iohn nor any other kyng coulde bring his realme people in such thraldome subiection but by common assent of Parliament the whyche was not done and therefore done against his othe at hys coronation besides many other causes If therefore the Pope should attempt any thing against the King by processe or other matter in deede That the king shall his subiects should withall their force and power resist the same Here moreouer is not to be omitted howe in the sayd present Parliament the Uniuersities of Oxford Cambridge on the one side and the Friers of the foure orders mēdicants in the said vniuersities on the other side Made long complaintes the one against the other to the kyng in Parliament and in the ende submitted themselues to the kings order After which the king vpon full digesting of the whole matter by assent of Parliament tooke order that as well the Chancelour scholers as the friers of those orders in the sayd Uniuersities should in al graces and other schole exercises vse eche other in frendly wise wythout any rumor as before That none of those orders shoulde receyue any scholers into theyr sayde orders being vnder the age of 18. yeares That the said Friers shall take no aduantage ne procure Bulles or other processe from Rome against the said vniuersities or procede therein And that the kyng haue power to redresse all controuersies betweene them from thence foorth And the offenders to be punished at the pleasure of the King and of the counsaile Notes of the 50. yeare of king Edward the third IN processe of the foresayd Actes and Rolles it followeth more that in the 50. yeare of the reigne of king Edward the 3. the yeare of our Lorde 1376. an other great Parliament was assembled at Westminster the xxiiij of Aprill Where Syr Iohn Knyuet being Lorde Chauncelour of England a certaine long Bill was put vp against the vsurpatiōs of the Pope as being the cause of all y◠plagues murrions famine and pouerty of the realme so as thereby was not left the third person or other cōmodity within the realme that lately was 2. That the taxes payed to the Pope of Rome for Ecclesiasticall dignities doe amount to fiue fold as much as the taxe of al profites as apperteine to the king by the yeare of his whole Realme And that for some one Byshoprike or other dignitie the Pope by way of translation and death hath 3.4 or 5. seuerall taxes 3. That the brokers of that sinfull Citie for money promote many caitifes being altogether vnlearned and vnworthy to a 1000. markes lyuing by yeare where the learned and worthy can hardly obteine 20. marks wherelearning decayeth 4. That aliens enemyes to this land who neuer saw ne care not to se their parishioners haue those liuings wherby they despise Gods seruice conuey away the treasure and are worse then Iewes or Sarasens 5. Also it was put vp in the said Bill to be considered that the lawes of the church would such liuings to be bestowed for charitie onely without praying or paying 6. That reason woulde that liuings geuen of deuotion should be bestowed in hospitality 7. That God had committed his sheepe to the Pope to be pastured and not shoren or shauen 8. That lay patrones perceiuing the couetousnes and simony of the pope do therby learne to sell their benefices to beasts none otherwise then Christ was sold to the Iewes 9. That there is none so rich a Prince in Christendome that hath the fourth part of so much treasure as the Pope hath out of this realme for churches most sinfully 10. Ouer and besides in the sayd Bill repeting againe the tendering zeale for the honor of the Church was declared and particularly named all the plagues whych haue iustly fallen vpon this realme for suffering the same church to be so defaced wyth declaration that it will daily encrease wythout redresse 11. Wherupon with much persuasion this was desired to helpe to reedifie the same and the rather for that this was the yeare of Iubiley the 50. yeare of the kynges reigne the yeare of ioy and gladnesse then the whych there could be no greater 12. The meanes howe to begyn this was to wryte 2. letters to the Pope the one in Latine vnder the kyngs scale the other in French vnder the seales of the nobles importing their particularities requiring redres of the which letter of the Lordes the effect may be seene in a like letter mentioned before pag. 479. 13. And for a further accomplishment hereof to enact that no money were caried foorth of the realme by letter of Lūbardy or otherwise or paine of forfaiture and imprisonment and to enact the articles hereafter ensuing 14. The king hath heretofore by statute prouided sufficiēt remedy and otherwise pursueth the same with the holy father the Pope so mindeth to do from time to time vntill he hath obteined aswel for the matters before as for the articles ensuing being in a maner all one 15. That the popes collector other straungers the kings enemies and onely lyger spies for English dignities and disclosing of the secretes of the realme may be
goodnesse sake that he will wholy reforme our Church now altogether out of frame vnto the perfection of his first beginning and original Ex Archiuis Regijs ¶ These verses following were annexed vnto the conclusions Plangunt Anglorum gentes crimen Sodomorum Paulus fert horum sunt idola causa malorum Surgunt ingrati Gyerzite Simone nati Nomine praelati hoc defensare parati Qui Reges estis populis quicunque praeestis Qualiter his gestis gladios prohibere potestis ¶ The which verses are thus Englished The English nation doth lament of Sodomites their sinne Which Paule doth plainely signifie by Idoles to begin But Giersitis full ingrate from sinfull Symon sprong This to defende though Priests is name make bulwarkes greed and strong Ye Princes therefore which to rule the people God hath placed With iustice sword why see ye not this euill great defaced After these conclusions were thus proposed in the Parliament the king not long after returned home from Dubline into England toward the latter ende of the Parliament Who at his return called certaine of his nobles vnto him Richard Stury Lewes Clifforde Thomas Latimer Iohn Mountacute c. whom he did sharply rebuke and did terribly threaten for that hee heard them to be fauourers of that side charging them straightly neuer to hold maintaine nor fauour any more those opinyons and conclusions And namely of Richarde Stury he tooke an othe that he should neuer from that day fauoure or defende any such opinions which othe being taken the king then answered And I sweare sayth he againe to thee that if thou doest euer breake thine oth thou shalt die for it a shameful death c. Ex Chron. D. Albani All this while W. Courtney Archbyshop of Caunterbury was yet aliue who was a great stirrer in these matters But yet Pope Urbane the great maister of the Catholicke secte was deade and buried 6. yeare before After whom succeeded in the schismatical sea of Rome pope Boniface 9. who nothing inferiour to hys predecessour in all kinde of cruelties left no diligence vnattempted to set forward that which Urbane had begon in suppressing them that were the setters foorth of the light of the Gospell and had wrytten sundry times to king Richard as well for the repealing of the Actes of Parliament against his prouisions Quare impedit and premunire facias as also that hee should assist the Prelates of Englande in the cause of God as he pretended against such whom he falsly suggested to be Lollardes and traytors to the Church to the king and the Realme c. Thus the curteous pope whom he coulde not reach with his sword at least with cruel slander of hys malitious toung would worke his poyson agaynst them which letter he wrote to the king in the yeare of our Lord. 1396. Which was the yeare before the death of W. Courtney Archbishop of Caunterbury After whom succeded in that see Thomas Arundel brother to the Earle of Arundel being first Byshop of Ely afterwarde Archbyshop of Yorke and Lord Chancelor of England and at last made Archbyshop of Caunterbury about the yeare of our Lorde 1397. The next yeare following which was the yeare of our Lord 1398. and the 9. yeare of the Pope I finde in certaine recordes of the Bishop of Duresme a certaine letter of K. Richard 2. written to the said pope Boniface Which because I iudged not vnworthy to be sene I thought here to annexe the same proceeding in forme as foloweth ¶ To the moste holy father in Christ and Lorde Lorde Boniface the 9. by the grace of God high Pope of the most holy Romish and vniuersall Churche hys humble and deuout sonne Richard by the grace of God king of England and Fraunce Lord of Irelande greeting and desiring to help the miseries of the afflicted Church and kissing of that his blessed feete WHo wil giue my head water mine eyes streaming teares that I may bewaile the decay and manifold troubles of our mother which haue chaunced to her by her owne children in the distresse of this present schisme and diuision For the sheepe haue forgotten the proper voyce of their shepherds and hirelings haue thrust in themselues to feede the Lordes flocke who are clothed with the apparell of the true shephearde chalenging the name of honour dignity resembling so the true shepheard that the pore sheepe can scarse know whome they ought to folow or what pastour as a straunger they ought to flee and whom they shuld shun as an hireling Wherefore we are afraid least the holy standard of the Lord beforsaken of his host and so that Citye being full of riches become solitary and desolate and the land or people whych was soâ—t to say flourishing in her prosperities I sate as a Quene and am not a widowe least it be destitute of the presence of her husband and as it were so bewitched that shee shall not be able to discerne his face and so wrapped in mases that she shal hot know where to turne her that she might more easily finde him and that she shall with weeping speake that saying of the spouse I sought him whom my soule loueth I sought him and found him not For now we are compelled so to wander that if any man say beholde here is Christ or there we may not beleeue him so saying and so many shepheards haue destroyed the Lordes vineyarde and made his amiable portion a waste wildernesse This multitude of shepherdes is become very burdenous to the Lords flocke For when two striue to be chief the state of both their dignities standes in doubt and in so doing they geue occasion to all the faithfull of Christ of a schisme and diuision of the Churche And although both parties goe about to subdue vnto their power the whole Church militant yet coÌ„trary to both their purpose by working this way there beginneth to rise nowe a diuision in the body of the Church Like as when the diuision of the quicke innocent body was asked when the two harlots did striue afore Salomon like as the ten tribes of Israel folowed â—eroboham the intruder and were withdrawne from the kingdome for Salomons sinnes euen so of olde time the desire of ruling hath drawne the great power of the world from the vnitie of the Churche Let your selues remember we beseeche you how that all Greece did fall from the obedience of the Romish Churche in the time of the faction of the primarche of Constantinople and howe Mahome with his felowes by occasion of the supremacie in Ecclesiasticall dignitie deceiued a great part of Christians and withdrewe them from the Empire and ruling of Christ. And nowe in these dayes where as the same supremacie hathe wythdrawen it selfe from the obedience of it in so muche that nowe in very fewe realmes the candle that burnes afore the Lord remaineth and that for Dauids sake his seruaunt And although nowe remaine fewe countreys professing
nowe come to manifest their innocencie before the whole Church and to require open audience where as the laitie may also be present The request was graunted them and being further demanded in what poynts they did disagree from the church of Rome they propounded 4. Articles First they affirmed that all suche as woulde be saued ought of necessitie to receiue the Communion of the laste supper vnder both kindes of bread and wine The second Article they affirmed aâ—l ciuil rule and dominion to be forbidden vnto yâ— Clergy by the law of God The thirde Article that the preaching of the worde of God is free for all men and in all places The fourth Article as touching open crimes and offences which are in no wise to be suffered for the â—â—oiding of greater euill These were the onely propositions whyche they propounded before the Councell in the name of the whole realme Then another ambassador affirmed that he had hard of the Bohemians diuers and sundry thinges offensiue to Christian eares amongst the which this was one poynte that they should preach that the inuention of the order of begging Friers was diabolicall Then Procopius rising vppe sayde neither is it vntrue for if neyther Moises neyther before hym the Patriarkes neither after him the Prophets neyther in the new lawe Christe and hys Apostles did institute the order of begging friers who doth dout but that it was an inuention of the deuil and a worke of darkenesse This answere of Procopius was derided of them all And Cardinall Iulianus went about to prooue that not onely the decrees of the Patriarkes and Prophetes and those things which Christ and his Apostles had instituted to be onely of God but also all such decrees as the church shuld ordaine being guided through the holy ghost be the workes of God All be it as he sayde the order of begging Friers might seeme to be taken out of some parte of the gospel The Bohemians chose out 4. diuines which shuld declare their Articles to be taken out of the Scriptures Likewise on the contrary part there was 4. appoynted by the councell This disputation continued 50. dayes where many thinges were alledged on either parte whereof as place shal serue more hereafter by the grace of Christ shal be sayd when we come to the time of that Councel In the meane season while yâ— Bohemians were thus in long conflicts wyth Sigismund the Emperour and the Pope fighting for their religion vnto whome notwtstanding all the fulnesse of the Popes power was bent against them God of his goodnesse had geueÌ„ such noble victories as is aboue expressed and euer did prosper them so loÌ„g as they could agree among theÌ„selues as these things I say were doing in Boheme King Henry the 5. fighting likewise in Fraunce albeit for no like matters of religion fell sicke at Boys and died after he had raigned 9. yeres 5. moneths 3. wekes and odde daies from his coronation This king in his life and in all hys doings was so deuout seruiceable to the Pope and his chapleins that he was called of many the Prince of priests who left behind him a sonne being yet an infant 9. monthes and 15. dayes of age whom he had by Quene Katherine daughter to the French king married to him about 2. or 3. yeares before The name of which Prince succeeding after his father was Henry 6. lefte vnder the gouernement and protection of his vncle named Humfrey Duke of Gloucester ¶ The names of the Archbishops of Canterbury in this fifte Booke conteined 54 Simon Islepe 17 56 Simon Langham 2 57 William Witlesey 5 58 Simon Sudbery 6 59 William Courtney 15 60 Thomas Arundel 18 61 Henry Chichesly 29 THE SIXT PART OR SECTION pertaining to the last 300. yeares A preface to the reader ACcording to the fiue sondry diuersities and alterations of the Churche so haue I deuided hetherto the order of thys presente Church story into fiue principall partes euery part containing 300. yeares So that nowe comming to the laste 300. yeares that is to the last times of the Church counting from the time of Wickleffe For as muche as in the compasse of the sayd last 300 yeres are contained great troubles and perturbations of the Church with the meruailous reformation of the same through the wonderous operation of the almighty all which things cannot be comprehended in one booke I haue therefore disposed the sayd latter 30. yeares into diuers bookes beginning nowe with the sixt booke at the raigne of king Henry the vj. In which booke beside the greeuous and sundry persecutions raised vp by Antichrist to be noted here in is also to be obserued that where as it hath of long time bene receyued and thought of the common people that this religion now generally vsed hath sprong vp and risen but of late euen by the space as many do thinke of 20. or 30. yeares it may now manifestly appeare not onely by the Acts and Monuments heretofore passed but also by the hystories here after following howe this profession of Christes religion hath bene spread abroade in Englande of olde and auncient time not onely from the space of these 200. late yeares from the time of Wyckleffe but hathe continually from time to time sparkled abroade although the flames thereof haue neuer so perfectly burst out as they haue done within these hundred yeares and more As by these hystories here collected gathered out of Registers especially of the Diocesse of Norwich shall manifestly appeare wherein may be seene what men and how many both men and women within the sayde Diocesse of Norwich haue bene which haue defended the same cause of doctrine which now is receiued by vs in the Church Which persones althoughe then they were not so strongly armed in their cause and quarel as of late yeres they haue bene yet were they warriours in Christes churche and fought for their power in the same cause And although they gaue backe through tyrannie yet iudge thou the best good Reader and referre the cause therof to God who reuealeth all things according to his determined will and appoynted time THis yong prince being vnder the age of one yeare after the death of his father succeeded in his reigne and kingdom of England Anno 1422. and in the 8. yeare was crowned at Westminster and the 2. yeare after was crowned also at Paris Henry bishop of Winchester Cardinall being present at them both raigned 38. yeres and then was deposed by Edwarde the 4. as heere after Christ willing shall be declared in his time In the firste yeare of his raigne was burned the constant witnesse bearer and testis of Christes doctrine William Tailour a Priest vnder Henry Chichesley Archbishop of Canterbury Of this William Tailour I read that in the dayes of Thomas Arundell hee was first apprehended and abiured Afterwarde in the daies of Henry Chichesley aboute the yeare of our Lorde 1421. which was
king and to put him beside his cusshion And although for a time he dissembled his wrathfull mood till he might spye a time conuenient and a world to set forwarde his purpose at last finding occasion somewhat seruing to his mind he breaketh his hart to his two brethren to witte the Marques Mountacute the Archbishop of Yorke conspiring with them how to bring hys purpose about Then thought he also to proue a farre of the mind of the duke of Clarence king Edwards brother likewise obteined him geuing also to him his daughter in Mariage This matter being thus prepared agaynst the kyng the first flame of this cōspiracy began to appeare in the north country Where the Northrenmen in short space gathering thēselues in an open rebellion finding certaines of their wicked purpose came down from Yorke toward London Against whom was appoynted by the king W. lord Harbert Earle of Penbroke with the Lord Stafford and certayne other Captaynes to encounter The Yorkeshyre mē geuing the ouerthrow first to the lord Stafford thē to the Earle of Penbrok and his company of Welchmē at Banbery fielde at last ioyning together with the army of the Earle of Warwicke and Duke of Clarence in the dead of the night secretly stealing one the kinges field at Wolney by Warwick killed the watch and tooke the king prisoner who first being in the castle of Warwicke then was conueyed by night to Midleham Castle in Yorkeshyre vnder the custody of the Archbishop of Yorke where he hauinge loose keeping and liberty to go on hunting meeting wyth syr William Standley syr Thomas of Brough and other his frendes was to good for his keepers and escaped the hands of his enemies and so came to York where he was well receiued from thēce to Lankester where he met with the Lord Hastinges his Chamberlayne well accompanied by whose helpe he came safe to London After this tumult when reconciliation could not come to a perfect peace vnity although much labor was made by the nobility the Earle of Warwick raiseth vp a new war in Lincolnshyre the captaine wherof was Sir Rob. wels knight who shortly after being taken in battell wyth hys father and sir Thomas Dunocke were beheaded the residue casting away their coates ran away and fled geuing the name of the field called Losecoat field The erle of Warwicke after this put out of comfort and hope to preuayle at home fled out of England An. 1470. first to Calice then to Lewes the French king accompanyed with the Duke of Clarence The fame of the Earle of Warwicke and of his famous actes was at that time in great admiration aboue measure and so highly fauoured that both in England Fraunce all men were glad to behold his personage Wherfore the comming of this Earle of the Duke of Clarence was not a litle gratefull to the French king and no lesse oportune to Queene Margaret King Henryes wife and Prince Edward her sonne who also came to the Frenche Courte to meete and conferre together touching their affayres where a league betwene thē was cōcluded moreouer a mariage betwene Edward prince of Wales Anne the secōd daughter of the Erle of Warwick was wrought Thus all things fasting luckely vpō the Erles part beside the large offers and great promises made by the Frenche king on the best maner to set forwarde their purpose the Earle hauing also intelligence by letters that the harts almost of all men went with him and lōged sore for his presence so that there lacked now but onely hast with al speed possible to returne he with the duke of Clarence wel fortified with the French nauy set forward toward England For so was it betwene them before decreed that they two should proue the first venture and then Queen Margaret with Prince Edward her sonne should folow after The ariuall of the Earle was not so soone heard of at Dartmouth in Deuonshyre but great cōcourse of people by thousands went to him from all quarters to receiue welcome hym who immediatly made proclamation in the name of kyng Henry the sixt charging all men able to beare armour to prepare themselues to fight agaynst Edwarde Duke of Yorke vsurper of the Crowne Here lacked no freendes strength of men furniture nor pollicy conuenient for such a matter When king Edwarde who before not passing for the matter nor seking how either to haue stopped his iāding or els straight wayes to haue encountred with him before the gathering of his frendes but passing forth the time in hunting in hauking in all pleasure daliance had knowledge what great resort of multitudes incessantly repaired more and more dayly about the Erle and the Duke began now to prouide for remedy when it was to late Who trusting to much to his friendes and fortune before dyd nowe right well perceiue what a variable and inconstant thyng the people is especially here of Englād whose nature is neuer to be contēt long with the present state but alwayes delighting in newes seketh new variety of chaunges eyther enuying that which stādeth or els pitying that which is fallen Which inconstant mutability of the light people chaunging with the winde and wauering with the reede did well appeare in the course of this kinges story For he through the people when he was down was exalted now being exalted of the same was forsaken Wherby this is to be noted of all princes that as there is nothing in this mutable world firme and stable so is there no trust nor assurance to be made but onely in the fauor of God and in the promises of his word onely in Christ his sonne whose only kingdome shall neuer haue ende nor is subiecte to anye mutation These thinges thus passing in England on the Earles side agaynst king Edward he accompanyed with the Duke of Glocester his brother and the Lord Hastings who had maried the erle of Warwicks sister and yet was neuer vntrue to the king his maister and the Lord Seales brother to the Queene sent abroad to all his trusty frendes for furniture of able souldiors for defence of his person to wtstand his enemies Whē litle rescue few in effect would come the king himselfe so destitute departed to Lincolneshyre where he perceiuing his enemyes dayly to encrease vpon him all the countryes about to be in a tore making fiers singing songs crying king Henry king Henry a Warwicke a Warwicke and hearing moreouer his enemyes the Lancastrians to be within halfe a dayes iourney of him was aduised by his frendes to flie ouer the Sea to the Duke of Burgoyne which not long before had maryed king Edwardes sister ¶ Here might be thought by the common iudgement and pollicy of man peraduētnre that king Edward as he had in his handes the life of king Henry of his Queene and Prince so if hee had dispatched them out of the way
he was repulsed in so many battailes to his great dishonour during all the life of Zisca of Procopius as is afore more at leÌ„gth expressed who was so beaten both of the Turkes at home of his owne people that he neuer did encounter with the Turkes after Then followed the Councell of Basill after the beginnyng wherof within vi yeares this SigismuÌ„dus which was Emperour king of Hungary and kyng of Boheme dyed in Morauia an 1437. ¶ Albertus Emperour THis Sigismund left behinde him one only daughter Elizabeth who was married to Albert Duke of Austrich by reason whereof he was aduanced to the Empire and so was both Duke of Austrich Emperour king of Hungary and king also of Boheme But this Albert as is afore declared being an enemy and a disquieter to the Bohemians and especially to the good men of Thabor as he was preparing and setting foorth against the Turkes in the meane time died in the second yeare of his Empire an 1439. leauing his wife great with child who lieng then in Hungary and thinking to be great with a daughter called to her the Princes and chiefetaines of the Realme declaring to them that she was but a woman and vnsufficient to the gouernaÌ„ce of such a state and moreouer how she thought her selfe to be but with childe of a daughter and therefore required them to prouide among them such a Prince and gouernour reseruing the right of the Kingdome to hir selfe as were fit and able vnder her to haue the regiment of the land committed The Turke in the meane while being eleuated and encouraged with his prosperous victories against Sigismundus aforesaide began then more fiercely to inuade Hungary and those parties of Christendome Wherefore the Hungarians making the more haste consulted among themselues to make Duke Uladislaus brother to Casimiâ—us King of Polony their King But while this was in working betwene the Hungarians and Uladislaus the Duke in the meane space Elizabeth brought forth a sonne called Ladislaus who being the lawfull heire of the kingdome the Queene calleth backe againe her former word minding to reserue the kingdome for her sonne being the true heire thereof and therefore refuseth marriage with the saide Uladislaus which she had before pretended But Uladislaus ioyning with a great part of the Hungarians persisting stil in the condition before graunted would not geue ouer by reason whereof great contention and diuision kindling amoÌ„g the people of Hungary Amurathes yâ— great Turke taking his aduantage of their discord and partly surpressed with pride of his former successe against Sigismund aforesaid with his whole maine force inuaded the realme of HuÌ„gary where Huniades surnamed Uaiuoda Prince of Transiluania ioining with the new King Uladislaus did both together set against the Turke anno 1444. and there Uladislaus the new King of Hungary the fourth yeare of his kingdome was slaine Elizabeth with her sonne was fled in yâ— meane while to Fridericke the Emperour Of Huniades Uaiuoda the noble Captaine and of his Actes and also of Ladislaus Christ willing more shall be sayd heereafter in his time and place ¶ Fridericus the third Emperour AFter the deceasse of Albert succeeded in the Empyre Fridericus the third Duke of Austria an 1440. By whome it was procured as we haue before signified that Pope Foelix elected by the Councell of Basill did resigne his Popedome to Pope Nicholas the fift vpon this condition that the said Pope Nicholas should ratife the acts decreed in the said Councell of Basil. In the daies of this Emperour much warre and dissention raged almost thorough all Christian Realmes in Austria Hungaria Polonia in France in Burgoine and also heere in EnglaÌ„d betweene King Henry the sixt and King Edward the fourth as ye haue already heard whereby it had bene easie for the Turke with little maistry to haue ouerrunne all the Christian Realmes in Europe had not the prouidence of our mercifull Lord otherwise prouided to keepe Amurates the Turke occupied in other ciuill warres at home in the meane while Unto this Fridericke came Elizabeth as is aforesaide with Ladislaus her sonne by whome he was nourished enterteined a certaine space till at length after the death of Uladislaus aforesaid king of Ungarie which was slaine in battaile by the Turkes the men of Austria through the instigation of Ulricus Eizingerus and of Ulricus Earle of Cilicia rising vp in armour required of Fridericke the Emperour either to giue theÌ„ their yong king or els to staÌ„d to his own defence When Fridericke heard this neither would he render to them a sodaine answere neither would they abide any longer delay and so the matter growing to warre the new Citie was besieged where many were slaine and much harme done At length the Emperours part beyng yâ— weaker the Emperour through the interueÌ„tion of certaine Nobles of Germany restored Ladislaus vnto their hands who being yet vnder age committed his in kingdomes to three gouernours Whereof Iohn Huniades the worthy Captaine aboue mentioned had the ruling of Ungarie George Pogiebracius had Boheme and Ulricus the Earle of Cilicia had Austria Which Ulrice hauing the chiefe custody of the King bare the greatest authority aboue the rest a man as much full of ambitioÌ„ and tirannie as he was hated almost of all the Austrians and shortly after by the meanes of Eizingerus was excluded also from the King and the Court but afterwarde restored againe and Eizingerus thrust out Such is the vnstable condition of them which be next in place aboute Princes But this contention betwene them I ouerpasse Not long after Ladislaus the yong King went to Boheme there to be crowned where George Pogiebracius as is said had the gouernaunce But Ladislaus during all the time of his being there though being much requested yet would neither enter into the Churches nor heare the seruice of them which did draw after the doctrine of Hus. In somuch that when a certaine Priest in the hygh tower of Prage was appointed and addressed after the maner of Priests to say seruice before the King beeyng knowne to hold with Iohn Hus and Rochezaua the King disdaining at him commaunded him to giue place and depart or else he woulde sende him downe headlong from the rocke of the Tower and so the good minister repulsed by the King departed Also another time the sayde Ladislaus seeing the Sacrament carried by a Minister of that side whome they called then Huslites woulde doo thereunto no reuerence Ex Aene. Syluio At length the long abode of the King although it was not very long yet seemed to the godly disposed to be loÌ„ger then they wished and that was not to yâ— king vnknowen which made him to make the more hast away But before he departed he thought first to visit the noble Citie Uratislauia in Schlesia In the which Citie the foresaid King Ladislaus being there in the high Church at seruice many great Princes were about him Among whome was
confirmation of the Emperour Pope Clemens the. 2. Pope Damasus the 2. Pope Leo the 9. Concilium Moguntinum Nauclerus Crantz Alb. Cranz Saxo. lib. 4. Cap. 45. Pope victor the 2. Concilium Florentinum Pope Stephan the ix The Church of Millan first brought vnder the Church of Rome The Emperour accused of heresie Hildebrand sent in commission for simonie Hildebâ—â—â—â— beginneâ—â— to stune Pope Benedictus 10. Pope Nicolaus the 2. Two Popes together at Rome Pope Benâ— vnpopeth himselfe The glose of the popes decrees â—â—futed Concilium LateranuÌ„ Anno 1059. Dist. 23. cap. In no. A terrible curse of Pope Nicolaus Berengarius driuen to recantation Transubstantiation brought into the Church Nauclerus Platina Eneas Sil. Potentia papa Coactina standeth not with the Gospell Anno. 1062. Henricus 4. Emperour The Popes curse compared to Domicianus thunder Aldredus Archbishop of Yorke Tostius how he perswaded the Pope Cadolus a Lombard made Pope by the Emperour Pope Alexander the .2 Two battayles betwixt two Popes for S. Peters seate Concilium MantuanuÌ„ Alleluya suspended in the time of Lent A decree that no secular man should geue a spirituall promotion Benno Cardinalis Pope Alexander knockt about the paâ—e by Hildebrand Psal. 43. Gene â—4 Exod. 32. Nume 25. Actes 5.8 Deut. 33. The ignoraâ—nce and superstition of the tyme of K. Edgar noted The doctrine of iustification vnknowne Iustification by fayth in Christ. S. Dunstanes harpe vpon the wall fast by a pinne did hang â— Without mans helpe with lye and all and by it self did twangâ— William Conquerour Anno. 1067. A blasing staire Tribute Rebellion Erle Marcarus and Eerle Edwyne Edgar Atheling with hys mother ij sisters Margaret and Christian fled into Scotland New king new lawes King William forsworne in abolishing King Edwardes lawes Yorke with the minster of S. Peter brent The north countrey wasted Horrible famine in the north partes Slaughter of Northumbland men Scots subdued to K. William The continuall affliction and disquietnes of this Realme of England Fiue conquestes which haue bene in this Realme Romaines Scots and pictes Saxons Danes Normandes Ex Henr. Huntington Lib. 6. Ex histor lornalens England afflicted and scourged for iniquitie The vision of K. Edward Englishmen scourged for their vniust oppression of the Britaines Englishmen iustly scourged for their vniust cruelty against the Normands Three thinges in this conquest to be noted Gods iust iudgement Lacke of succession Foreine mariage Anno. 1070. A councell holden at Winchester Might ouercommeth right Diuers Bishops Abbots and priours deposed in England Stigandus Archb. of Cant. depriued and the causes why Faire countenaunce not to be trusted A couetous Byshop Thomas made Archb. of York Lanfrancus an Italian Archb. of Canterb. The minster of Yorke builded The geuing of the palle Dist. 100 Cap. Prisca Dist. 100. cap. Nouit Ex Lib. grauaminum nationis Germanicae Iacobus Archb. of Mentz Eneas Siluius writeth to be 50. Bishoprickes n Germany Lucius the first king 〈◊〉 Britanie christened Theonus first Archb. of London Ex Chronâ— Sigeberâ—â— Douer the head citie Kent This was about 150. yeares after the comming of the Saxons Lancfrancus replyeth Thomas argueth Lancfrancus replyeth The dignitie of Cant. confirmed by priuileges Well replyed of an Italian If this similitude were formed into a silogisme neyther were the Maior true And specially the minor were vtterly false Order 〈◊〉 betwâ—n◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 Canterbury 〈◊〉 Thomas 〈◊〉 of Yorke A letter of Lanfrancus sent to Pope Alexander Byshops seates translated into England Dorobernia and Canterbury takeÌ„ both for one A councell holden at London and what were the actes thereof Bishops of England about to driue out Monkes and to place priestes agayne in their steede Opus Scintillarum Lanfranci Anno. 1074. Hildebrandus seu Gregor 7. Hildebrand the cause of all this stoutnes and pride in prelates The obedience of Bishops in auncient tyme to Emperours What Popes haue done Popes 〈◊〉 then Princes Fridericus primus shent for holding the Popes left stirrup Ex 〈◊〉 no alâ—s Gregory 7. Ex 〈◊〉 The state and maner of the olde Church in tymes past Reuerend and obedience in old time geuen to princes The maners and vertue of the forefathers described The ambitious presumption of Hildebrand Ex Auentino qui inuenit in instrumentis donationuÌ„ Priestes wiues called praesbiterissae in old chapter seales Hildebrand a mortall enemy agaynst Priestes mariage Priestes maryage made heresie Ottho Bishop of CoÌ„stance Ottho cited to appeare for suffering priestes with their lawfull wyues The Pope dispenseth for disobedience Three thinges enacted by Hildebrand Here commeth in the vow of chastitie The Clergy of Fraunce repugning for deuorcing from thâ—â— wyues Byâ—hop of Mentz Ex Lambeyto Scafâ—abut gensi in Histo. Germanorum The Priestes of Germany stout agaynst the popes vnlawfull proceedinges Single priesthoode how it began Eâ—emples of 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 Ex Benno Cardinali Pope Hildebrand forsaken of diuers of 〈◊〉 Cardinals Pope Hildebrand compelleâ—â— the Bishopâ— and priestes of Rome to sweare vnto him Pope Hildebrand vnorderly made Pope The Emperour wroÌ„gfully excommunicated The Popes chaire brake vnder him as he rose to excommunicate the Empeperour The Pope deuideth the vnitie of the Church Of this miracle we read in no approued history The pope hyreth one to slay the Emperour Hildebrand casteth the sacrament of the Lordes body in the fire because it woulde geue him no answere The Pope a false prophet The Pope seeketh agayne to murther the Emperour The Pope by hys own mouth condemned for an heretick The Emperour preserued by the power of God froÌ„ the Pope A suttle shift of Hildebrand to saue hys lying prophesie Three persons before they were conuict put to execution by Hildebrand agaynst all law Centius taken by the Pope and put into a barrell of nayles The Pope taken of Centius Centius executed by the pope contrary to pâ—omise and fayth The villany of the pope in killing a widowes sonne whiche before had done hys penance Another letter of Benno A deuilish practise of Hildebrand in setting the Bishops agaynst the Emperour The Emperour caused by Hildebrand to accuse himselfe The great patience of the godly Emperour MeÌ„daciuÌ„ quid Pope Hildebrand a worker of sorcery and coniuring Much 〈◊〉 made of Peters throne 〈◊〉 his life they let alonâ— Hermaâ—â—â— excommunicate of HildebraÌ„d Centius Hildebraâ—â— cast in the tower Guibertâ—â— Archbishop of Rauennâ— The counsell of Wormes agaynst the Pope The counsel of Rome against the councell of Wormes Henricus the Emperour excommunicated by Hildebrand Ex Platiâ—â— Maâ—ke this 〈◊〉 papistes that â—ay the Pope cannot erre The pope threatneth kindenes of S. Peter Quis tulerit gracchos de seditione querentes luuen The Saxons take the popes part agaynst the Emperour Peace disturbed through wicked counsell A wonderous submission of a valiaunt Emperour to a vile Pope Notable patience in a noble Emperour Proud conditions of the Pope Pope both accuser and iudge Here the beast of the Apocalips appeareth in his colors The
crafty conspiracy of the Cardinals agaynst the Emperour The verse The glose vpon the verse of Hildebrand The Pope proued a double lyer The Pope traytor to the Emperour Great 〈◊〉 stirred vp by the pope O pestiferous hipocrite The Pope prayeth S. Peter to dishonor hys king And S. Peter byndeth the Pope to honour hys king Crocodili lachryma Scripture well applyed A figure called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cuius contrarium verum est Vim faciunt scripturis vt plenitudinem accipiant potestatis Let all Papâ—â—â— marke here well the holines of their holy father As though he were not set vp by you rather then by them The more to blame Emperours to suffer you to be so saucie with them Nego argumentum Confer this clause with the history of the story hereafter following O double hipocrite Guibertus Archbishop depriued The 4. battell betwixt Henry and Rodulph Henricus rectors Rodulphus at hys death repenting The Pope geueth war but God geueth victory Conciliam Brixonse Anno. 1083. No Bishop of Rome to be chosen without the assent of the Emperour Abbas Vrspergensis Henricus Mutius Note here the Pope iudged and deposed of the councell The Pope seeketh succour of hys paramour The first example to fight for remission of sinnes began in Hildebrand Platina Nauclerus Sabellicus Crantzius Benno c. Hildebrand the first author and patrone of all misrule that followed in Popes The death of William Conquerour Pestilence in England and 〈◊〉 of beastes London with the Church of Paules brent Wolstane Byshop of Worcester England peaceable froÌ„ theeâ—â—â— The Abbey of battayle The Abbey of Barmoâ—desay The first byshop of Salisbury Osmund Bishop of Sarum Ordinale ecclesiastici officy SecunduÌ„â—sum Sarum Ex Eulogio historico Lib. 3. The vse and ordinary of Sarum how and when it was deuised Example of Gods iust iudgment vpon a Byshop who being unmercifull to the poore was eaten with rattes and myse Anno. 1088. William Rufus Wolstane Byshop of Worcester Anno. â— 1091. The death of Lanfras cus Archb. of Canterâ— Remigios Byshop of Lincolne Lincolne minster builded Stow Abbey builded Anno. 1092. Wynchecombe steeple brent with lightning Vi. hundreth houses blowne down with wynde The roofe of Bowe Church ouerthrown Robert Bleuet paydv thousand markes for hys Bishoppricke Herbert Losinga Byshop of Norwiche Losinga 1. adulator Norwiche mynster builded by Herbert Pope victor the 3. Pope victor poysoned in his chalice A comparisoÌ„ betwene Hildebrand Pope of Rome and Ieroboam king of Israell The order of Charter monkes began Pope Vrbanus 2. Two Popes in Rome The order of Cistercian or whyte monkes beganne Synodus Romana vel Placentina Synodus Claromantana The viage vnto the holy land The number that went The captaynes of thé whiche went to the holy land Anno. 1096. The actes of the Christians in their viage to win Hierusalem Antioch taken of the Christians Anno. 1098. The slaughter of the Persian infidels Hierusalem conquered by the Christians Ex Henrie li. 7. The king of Englands iudgment agaynst the Pope Ex Math. paris Decrees of pops Vibanus Ioan Stella Nauclerus Dist. 31. Eos qui 15. 9.6 Iuratos 30. q. 8. quod autem Example of Gods rightfull iudgement in punishing cruel murther Anselmus made Archbishop of Cant. The saying of Anselme pondered The vice of singularitie Anselme ill willing to take the Archbishop prick Canterbury first geuen to the Archbishop wholy Strife and contention betweene the king and Anselmus Anselme stopped from hys consecration Anselme consecrated Anselme doth homage to K. William Vrbanus and Clemens striuing for the papacie England fauoured Clemens Anselmus holdeth with Vrbanus Anselme denied leaue to goe to Rome Anselme appealeth from the K. to the Pope Anselme charged for a traytour The kinges argument agaynst Anselme The custome of England from William Conquerours time not to Appeale to the Pope Anselmus reply against the king The reasons of Anselme to proue the popes authority aboue other kings Anselme here ignorauntly calleth the Pope the vicare of S. Peter where the CaÌ„non lawe calleth him but the successour of Peter and vicare of Christ. All the Bishops of the Realme stoode of the kinges side agaynst Anselmus William Byshop of Duresine Gualterâ—â— the Popes legate cummeth to England Anselme could not be remoued by the king The pope taketh this no fault for a subiect to repugne agaynst hys king The stoatnes of Anselme standing agayâ— hys king The maneâ— of bringing in Anselme palle into Cant. An other quarrell of the king against Anselme Anselme agayne appealeth to Rome The king â—â— aunswere to Anselme for hys appealing to Rome The custome of England no prelate or noble man to goe to Rome with out the kinges sending The answer of Anselme to the king Note the bye reasons of Anselm The Byshops left Anselme alone Anselme flying out of England Anselme searched by the kinges officer for letten A fragment or portion of a letter of Anselme to Pope Paschalts Et ex legenda Ans. aut Edmero Ex Epistol Anselm 36. The king would not haue the pope receaued nor appealed vnto in England Anselme complayneth of the K. of hys suffragane Byshops The king contemneth the Popes warning Concilium BaroneÌ„se Anselme and hys successours of Cant. placed at the right foot of the pope in generall councels De processione spiritus sancti The difference betweene the greeke Church and the latine Ex Registro eccles Herefordensis The articles and opinions of the greeke Church differing from the Latine church of Rome My copy here seemed to want somewhat This article seemeth not to be rightly collected out of the Grecians Anselme stout champion agaâ—â—â— the Grecians A letter of Anselme sent to ValtraÌ„ Bishop of Nurenburgh Ex Epiâ— Adsel â—â—â— Bread in the communion to be vnleauened is not necessary Ex Epist. Anselme 327. An other letter Diuersitie of vsages is the Church to be borne with peace rather than to be condemned with offeÌ„ce Diuers customes in the Church hurt nothing Excommunication denounced agaynst the Grecians Excommunication bent agaynst K. William First breake hys head and then geue him a playster Message betweene the K. and the Pope A loude cracke of thunder but without a thunderbolt A bribing mistery handled at Rome Concilium Romanum â—ptimus â—ansidicus â—ummus Actes of the councel of Rome The hardnes or rather rashnes of K. Wil. The saying of K. Wil. how he neuer knew any K. drowned The death of William Rufus Walter Tirrell The new forres+ Example of the iust hand of God reuenging the faultes of Kinges in their posteritie Couetousnes noted in king William A famous example of bribes refused Two bribing monkes both disapoynted Vrbane excommunicated Henry the 4. Emperour Henry the 4. Emperour by 4â— Popes excommunicated Ludouicus erle conspiring and rebellious agaynst the Emperour Anno. 1090. Ex appendica Mariani Scâ—ts Concorde and iust obedience necessary in a common wealth Disobedience punished of God Gal. Iohn Rom. A rayling aunswere to the former
pontif Lib. 4. Ex Roger. Ho 〈◊〉 Eabia c. Anno. 1116. Assemble of the nobles at Salisbury Thurstine refuseth to professe subiection to the Arch. of Cant. Thurstine promiseth to renounce hys archbishopricke Anno. 1118. Pope Calixtus breaketh promise with the king Thurstine sacred archbishop of Yorke by the Pope agaynst the kinges minde Concision Rhemense Actes of the councell of Rhemes The Actes sent to the Emperour The Emperour agreeth not to the popes inuesting The councell deuided Ex Rog. Houed Henry the Emperour excommunicated Agreed that England shoulde haue no other Legate from Rome but onely the Archb. of Cant. England spoyld by the popes legates All the custome of the Realme graunted of the pope Anno. 1120. The popes letter to the King The king compelled to receaue Thurstinus for feare of the popes curse Thurstinus restored Anno. 1122. Wil. Archb. of Cant. The gray Friers first came into England Anno. 1125. Priestes payd for their wiues Ex Roger. Houed El Guliel GisburneÌ„si Ex Henrie Hunting lib. 7. The Abbey of Gilburne bailded S. la ues hand Reading Abbey fouÌ„ded Matilde daughter of K. Henry heyre to the crowne Geffry PlaÌ„tagenet Henry 2. borne of Matilde the Empresse Anno. 1130. The priorie of Norton founded Three terrible visioÌ„s of the king Three vowes made of King Henry Anno. 1131. Danegelt released The Church relieued Iustice rightly administred Bishoprike of Carlile newly erected by king Henry The Citie and Paules Church of London burned Honorius the 2. Mathaeus Partsiensis A romishe statute concerning priestes wiues and Concubines Mariage forbid to the seuenth degree The Popes Legate geuing preceptes of chastitie was found with an harlot Lotharius Emperour Arnulphus Martyred at Rome The history of Arnulphus Arnulphus Martyr Ex Tretimio A booke called Tripartitum written 400. yeares agoe Number of holy dayes Curious singing in Cathedrall Churches The world ouercharged with begging Religions Promotion of euill prelates Supersluitie of apparell in Bishops families Byshops seales abused to get mony Non residentes in benefices Rash bestowing of benefices Wastefull spending of the Church goods Old bookes of Councels lost by the negligence of the clerkes The vnchaste lyfe of priestes condemned by the nature of the storkes Amendment of lyfe ought first to begin with the priestes The realme of Fraunce interdited King of Portingale deposed The Knights of the Rhodes and Templars Pope 〈◊〉 centius the second Hurly 〈◊〉 betweene Popes The pope curse proclaymed agaynst 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 any priest The death of K. Henry Anno. 1135. Periury iustly punished Ex Chris. Anglico in certi autâ—ris The Bishop of Sarum and of Lincolne takeâ— prisoners of the king and led with ropes about their neckes Roger. â—eued in 〈◊〉 Steph. Ex Fabian In vita Step. Anno. 1136. K. Stephen Building of Castles in England The cruelty of the Scots agaynst the Englishe man Anno. 1140. Maude the Empresse came into England agaynst Steuen King SteueÌ„â—ken prisoner What it is for princes to be hard and straite to their subjectes K. Stephen and Robert Erle of Glocester deliuered by exchaunge Ex incerti autoris chronise The decease of Geffry Plantagenet Henry Duke of Normandy Henry entereth into England Theobalde Archbishop of Cant. Peace betwene king Steuen and Duke Henry concluded The death of K. Steuen S. William of Yorke Gracianns the compiler of the popes decrees Petrus Lombardus maister of the sentence Petrus Comestet Hugo de sancto Victore Bernardus Clareualensis Hildegare Ioannes detemporibus The fewes crucified a christen body at Norwich The order of the Gilbertines The Lordes prayer and the Creede in Englishe Matthaeus Pariensis lib. Chron. 4. Steuen king of England Cursing with booke bell and candle Anno. 1138. Pope Lucius the ij warring agaynst the Senators Spirituall excommunication abused in temporall causes Hadrianus a Pope an Englishman Anno. 1154. King Henry the second Thomas Becket chauncellor of England Anno. 〈◊〉 Gerhardus Dulcinus Preaches agaynst Antichrist of Rome Ex 〈◊〉 Gisbaron si Anno. 11â—â— Fredericus Barbarosa Emperor The pope displeased that the Emperour did not held his right stirrup The Emperour holdeth the Popes stirrup The Popes old practice in setting Princes together by the eares War more gaynefull to the Pope then peace Warre stirred vp by the Pope The pope driuen to entreate for peace The godly proceedings of Frederick the Emperour agaynst the pope A letter of Pope Hadrian to the Emperour Fredericke The Emperours name before the Popes A seditious and proud letter of the pope to the Bishops of Germany Well bragged and like a Pope Scripture well wrasted Ex Radenuico in appendice Frisingensis See the ambitious presumption of a proude priest Note here a couragious hart in a valiaunt Emperour An example for all princes to follow Note The order of Erenuâ—â— Anno. 1159. The saying and iudgement of P. Adrianus of the papall sea The popes rather successors to Romulus then to Peter Pope Alexander the third Alexander curseth the Emperour Anno. 1164. Volateran â—ken with a â—tradiction Concilium 〈◊〉 The clergie â—ounde to â—he vowe of â—hastitie Papiâ—tes are not so much in pro 〈◊〉 chastitie as in desining chastitie Tho. Becket Archb. at Cant. Becket no martyr Herberturde busebam Ioan. Charnot A lanus Abbot of Tenchbury Gulselmus Cantuariensis Tho. Becked described What commeth of blinde zeale destitute of right knowledge The life of Tho. Becket Polydorus mistaketh the mother of Becket Ex Roberto Criâ—eladensi Ex Florilego 〈…〉 The 〈◊〉 of vanâ—â— recited betweene 〈◊〉 king 〈◊〉 Archb. The kings custome Out of an Englishe Chronicâ—â— as it appearreth 〈◊〉 en cured Frenchâ—â— Erle â—â—lord 〈◊〉 The lawes of Claredoun Beckets additioÌ„ Saluo ordine suo The Bishop of Chichester The stubberne wilfulnes of T. Becket T. Becket relenteth to the king Becket yeldeth to the king Saluo ordine left out in the composition Becket repenteth of hys good deede A letter of pope Alexander to T. Becket Becket enterprising agaynst the king◠〈◊〉 to flye out of the realme Becket taunted of the king Ex Rogero Houed prâ— parte historia continuas a post Bedam The kinge to be the Pope Legate The ceâ—sty dissimulation of the Pope The popes secret letters to Becket More then an C. murthers done by the clergye Guliel Neuburg lib. 2. ca. 16. Becket cited to Northampton The Archbish. condemned in the Councell of NorthamtoÌ„ in the loâ—â—e of all hys moueables Becket required to geue an accompt The verdite of Winchester The counsell of the Bishop of London Canterbury Winchester Chichester Moderate counsell Lincolne Exceter Worcester Becket the Archbishop replyeth agaynst the Byshops A great â—â—ielle growen in the church because that Byshop may noâ—â—â— aboue 〈◊〉 and prince Becket destitute and forsaken Becket 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 nes when he should appeale A masse of S. Steuen 〈◊〉 saue hym from hys enemies Becket answere to the Bishops â—â—câ—â—t appealeth to Rome London appealeth from the Archbish. A masse to charme away persecutors Becket caryeth with hym the sacrament going
prison and so kept a long time The birth of prince Edward The expedition of king Edward into Scotland The Scottish times K. Edward wasâ—â—â—h and destroyeth the realme of Scotlande Barwicke besieged and yeelded vp to the king The K. entreth the towne of Barwicke appointeth the captaine therof Sir Robâ— de Aâ—tois a â—â—ble maâ—â—â— Fraâ—â—â— inciteth the â— to prolecâ—â— his title in Fraunce The king delibeâ—â—â—â— with his councell â—â—cerning the title of Fraunce Embassadors are â—â— to the 〈◊〉 of Heynaâ— concerning the title The Embassadours â—eturne with answere Ed the Erle 〈◊〉 pleaseth the kyng K. Philip of France heareth of the kings purpose and stayeth his viage of the Croisie K. Edward assigned lieâ—tenant Generall of the Empyre The first viage of kâ—â—â— Edward iâ—â—â— Fraunce Southampton buâ—â—â— of the French men The Scottes styrâ—ed vp against England by the French K. The Pope cause of the kings remoâ—ing out of Fraunce Anno. 1340. The king of England taketh the title of Fraunce K. Edward to the nobles and coÌ„mons of Fraunce The title of France how it came to K. Edward Note the grosenes of this tyme when the blâ—ud of Christ was thought but only dedicated to the holy land Southampton burnt spoyled by the French men Counsaile of the Archb. geuen to the king Battel vpon the sea betweene kyng Edward and Frenchmen The Frenchmen beaten vpon the sea The wordes of the foole to the French kyng The letters of K. Edward to the Byshops of England A câ—â—ncâ—l at Villenorth Flaunders Brabant and Hennalt take part with kyng Edward The letter of king Edward to the FreÌ„ch kyng The answere of the FreÌ„ch K to K. Edward The Scottes â—â—de Englâ—â—â— Henborough recoâ—ered from the Englishmen by the Scottes Tourney besieged Articles of truce K. Edward returneth from Tourney The kyng deceiued by his officers No bishop must be imprisoned by the Popes lawe Couetous officers Iohn Stratford Archb. of Cant. The kyngs letter to the Dean and chapter of Paules Archbish. of Cant falâ—e to the king Euil officers displaced by the kyng Archbish. of Cant. 〈◊〉 to all the clergie The Archb. of Cant. de 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 The Archb. 〈◊〉 with 〈…〉 ingratitude The Archb. 〈◊〉 of the â—yng The Archb. â—â—useth his office 〈…〉 The letter of the Archbishop to the kyng Good counsellers necessary about a kyng Excommunication in his owne priuate cause abused The returne of the kings army from Tourney Anno. 1341. Truce taken for three yeares betweene K. Edward and the French king Anno. 1342. Pope Clement 6. Ex Chron. Albanens The kyng disanulleth the Popes prouision The Poges procurators driuen out of England A letter of the Nobles commons of England to the pope Decay of the Church of England by the Pope The Popes message to the king The kings aunswere to the Popes message Anno. 1344. The Castle in Windsore enlarged The rounde table builded in Windsore Tenthes graunted to the king by the clergy for 3. yeares Priuileges granted by the king to the clergie By this it is lyke that priestes had wiues Prince Edward first prince of Wales Anno. 1345. Henry Erle after made duke of Lancaster sent ouer to Gasconie A rare example of a liberal captaine to his soldiours The liberall heart and constant voyce of a worthy captain The Scots partly a meane of breaking truce Anno. 1346. The 1. viaâ—â— of K. Edw. into France The battell at Caâ—â—â—n The kingâ—et ters of defiance against the French king The Popes legate surreth vp war â—â—ke legate â—â—ke Pope A letter of the kings coÌ„â—cllor touching his actes doing at Cardoyn The Cardinalâ— againe entreate for peace The kyngs answere to the Cardinals The French kyng sheweth no carefull study of peace The kings comming to Pusiacke Anno. 1346. Siege of Calys Dauid king of Scots inuadeth England The Scots ouerthrowen Dauid the Scottishe K. taken prisoner K. Edward answereth to the pope The kyng appealeth from the P. to God Offers made to the men of Flaunders to forsake K. Edwarde The Dolphin with the French discomfited at Casseles Anno. 1347. The French king flyeth before the battaile The towne of Calice wonne Truce coÌ„cluded betweene England Fraunce Anno. 1348. A vehement pestilence in England Now called the Charterhouse church yard Anno. 1350. Calice almost lost by treason The death of the French king Anno. 1351. The towne of Gwynes taken Anno. 1352. Victory of Syr Roger Bentele First Duke of Lancaster Anno. 1354. Pope innocent 6. Chron. Adamâ— Murimouth canonici D. Paulâ— de gestis Edw. I. Ann. 1355. The third viage of K. Edward into Fraunce The French K. refuseth to ioyne in battell with kyng Edward Fiftie shillings for euery sack of wooll caryed out of England The custome of wooll for sixe yeres 1500000. poundes sterling to king Edward Anno. 1356. The French K. taken prisoner by prince Edward Euery Scute valuing 6. shillings 8. pence Marsilius Patauinus author of the booke called Defensor paces Article of Marsilius against the Pope Merites cause of saluation sine qua non Marsilius condemned of the Pope Extrau cap. Licet intra doctrinam Ioannes GaÌ„denensis condemned by the pope Guillermus Ockam wrote against the pope Michael generall of the gray fryers excommunicated for an heretike Ascentionis in praesatione eius aeutoris The dialogue betwene the souldier and the clarke of Ockams making Eight questions disputed by Ocham Gregorius Ariminensis mainteineth the same doctrine nowe receiued Ex Trithemio Andreas de Castro and Burdianus both gospellers 200. yeares agoe Eudo duke of BurguÌ„dy against the popes decrees about 200. yeares since Ex Charolo Molinao Dante 's an ItaliaÌ„ writer against the Pope Donation of Constantine a thing forged The pope the whore of Babilon Ex lib. Iornandi Pope Antichrist An admonition to the Romans Taulerus of Germany a preacher against the popes proceedings Franciscus petrarcha Vide 20 epistolam Francisci Petrarcha Rome the mother and schole of errour Ioannes de rupe scissa Iohn cast into pâ—â—â—â— Church of Rome the whore of Babilon The reformation of the Church before prophesied Conradus Hager The Masse to be no sacrifice Conradus cast in prison Ex bullis quibusdam Otthonis Epis Herbipeli Ponitentiarius Asini. The pope and his spiritualitie coÌ„federate against the laitie The pope maketh the Emperour lay meÌ„ Aâ—â—â— Gerhardus Ridder a writer against moÌ„kes and friers Michael Cesenas Petrus de Corbaria condemned of the Pope Ioannes de Poliaco The opinioÌ„s of Michael against the Pope Michael Cesenas depryued and coÌ„demned of the Pope Martyres Ioannes de Castilione Franciscus de Arcatara burned Archbyshoppes of Cant. the 〈◊〉 succeeding the other New Colledge in Oxforde founded an 1366. Pope Innocent 6. Two Franciscanes burned at Auinion Ioan. Rochtaylada Martyr Ex Chron. Henrici de Herfordia The church of Rome declared to be the whore of Babilon by Gods reuelatioÌ„ Kochtaylada with an other Frier Martyrsâ— A priest for casting the popes bull before the popes feete scourged cast in
pudenda Belly cheare of yl disposed prelats and of Monasteries not to be nourished with temporalties and appropriations Correction of the clergie 2 q. 5. Praesul Ibid Nallam Punishing of adultery belongeth to secular magistrates rather then to prelates Good kings ought to depose wicked Popes De censecratione id est 2. cap. Seculares The Popes lawes contrarye to themselues The pope his Cardinals no part of the true Church The Canon lawe full of heresie Math. 20. The sermon of K. Wimbeldon The calling of God is â—iuers Iob. 10 2. Cor. 7. 1. Peter 2. 1. Thes. 4. Prou. 8. 2. Tim. 4. Nota Three questions The first Second Third Against Simony Questio Solutio Questio Solutio Iohannes Chrisostomus Homelia 27. Note The rashe making of ministers Ose. 4. Bernardus Esa. 22 quis in bio aus quasi quid his Iere. 31. Sap. 6. Kingeâ— Princes and magistrates admonished How thou hast entred Osâ— 8. 2. Para. 10. How hast thou ruled Deut. 9. Pro. 13. Math. 7. How hast thou liued Rom. 5. Susan Socrates Valerius Maximus libro 7. The third Baily Austen The third admonition in generall to euery christé man Moralli Greg. 8. â—atha 6. Expositio Eccl. 5. Iob. 22. Against couetise Gregory August de conflictu Sortutis Socorum Bartholomeus de proprietatibus rerum Austen Augustin Psal. 54. Innocentius Nume 22. Iosne 7. 4 Reg. 5. Acts. 5. Ambrosius de sue libello de Naboth Iohn 24. Math. 27. 3. sumners Sicknesse Age. Death Iob. 14. Deutero Corinth 12. Tobi. 2. Antioche The second somnet Properties of death Esaye The third somner distinstio mortis Augustinus The day of Iudgement In knowen the worlds sicknes Math. 21. â— Tim. 3. Luke 12. 1. Co. 10. Chrisostom A proper similitude Ioachim Maide Hildegar Augustine Math. 24. Note Antichrist to come an 1400. This sermon ergo was made an 1389. Apo. 6. Expositio Nero. Constantinus magnus Siluester The 3. seale Expositio The 4. seale Expositio The 5. seale The 6. seale The 7. seale Apoca. Note Conclusion Vide supra pag. 429. Vrbanus 3. Bonifacius 9. Innocentius 7. Gregorius 12. The Cardinals deuise to cease the schisme The vow othe of the Cardinals made for the schisme The oth and vow of pope Gregory 12. Ex Chron. D. Albani The pope falsely periured Cardinals leaue the periured pope Ann. 1409. King Henry 4. to pope Gregory 12. 2. hundred thousand slaine by schisme of Rome 30 thousaÌ„d slaine in campe fighting for the bishoprick of Leodium King Henry 4. to the Cardinals Concilium â—â—sanum Exchro D. Albani Anno. 1410. Concilium Pisanum Pope Alexander 5. 3. popes togeather The vaine remissioÌ„ by the popes indulgence Pope Alexander dead Pope Iohn 23. Ex IoaÌ„ Chocleâ— De historia Hussiaru lib. 1. The Gospell beginneth to take roote in Bohemia The letter of pope AlexaÌ„der 5. to the Archbish Swinco of Bohemia The Popes cruell bull against Iohn Hasse Ihon Husse obiecteth against the popes cruell Bull. Tbe popes Bull coÌ„trary to christ The notable iudgement of God in striking the aduersaries of the Gospell The Gospel seldom times long quiet Pope Iohn 23. The pride and glory of the clergie of England in those dayes XI dayes of pardon geuen by Tho. Arundel Archb. Ringing of Curphew * If this be not blasphemous derogatory to Christ let the reader iudge These men make a Bellona of our Ladie False helpe fought and set vp of Idolaters * The Papists would sucke our Ladies pappes * Will you stand to this doctrine yee Catholikes * Popishe blasphemy fighting against the grace of Christ. Ringing of Curphew XI dayes pardon for 5. Aues Heaping vp ceremonies in the church The pompe of the popes Church noted Churches of London suspended for not ringing at the comming of the Archb. * Oh iniurious enemies to Christ his humilitie Organs suspended in the Church because the belles dyd not ryng Ex Regist. Tho. Arundels Variance betweene the B. and Prior of Worcester for not ringing at the Bishoppes comming Ringing in the Archb. at S. AlboÌ„s Ex. Regist. Hem. Chicheley Fol. 365. W. Courtney Archb. of Cant. Ex Regist. W. Courtney Ex Registro W. Courtney Mark ye Gramarians litera for littour Ex Regist. W. Courtney Archbish Cant. Penance enioyned for bringing straw to Lords horse Excommunication and absolution abused Notes of this kings parliaments The popes iurisdiction excluded out of this realme Ex Anno. 1. Reg. Henrici Act. 27. Anno. Reg. Henr. 4. Ast. 29. An. 8. Reg. Henri 4. Act. 116. An 8. Reg. Hen. 4. act 114. Ibide act 37 Ex Rotulo Parlamenti an 9. Henrici 4. The wickednes of popes prouisors in citing and depriuing beneficed men in England their citation being not knowen in the realme Ann. 9. Regis Henrici 4. act 43. Ex Chronic. D. Albani Fabiano alijs A computation of Churche goods to how much they doe mount Ann. 1413. The kyng had a prophecie that he should die in Ierusalem Prophecies deceiueable Ex vetust Chron. Anglico cui initium est That al men called The prophecie of pope Syluester 2. King Henry â— Great tempest at the coronatioÌ„ of the new king A synode called at London S. George and S. Dunstanes day made double feast The feast of the popes church described and deuided Festum duplex Principale duplex Maius duplex Minus duplex Inferius duplex Constitution against councell Ex tab festorum Simplex festum in the popes church Trouble of the Lord Cobham Ex Chron. Monac Albanensis Vid. pag. 508. Walden in fasciculo Zizaniorum Wicleui The L. Cobham accused for maintayning the Gospel of Christ. The L. Cobham accused for his Christen belefe Processe against him A spiritual practise The kyng speaketh for him His gentle promise The kinges admonishment to the L. Cobham The aunswere of the L. CobhaÌ„ to the king Rom. 13. 1. Pet. 2. L. Cobham obedient to the king A most christen obedience 2. Thesl. 2. Math. 24. The L. CobhaÌ„ forsaken of the king Lord Cobham sommoâ—ed by the Archb. Iohn Butles playeth Iudas part Citation set vp against the Lord Cobham The citatioÌ„s takeÌ„ downe False accusations against the Lord Cobham L. Cobham excommunicated L. Cobham againe cited L. Cobham confesseth his God before men The Apostles faith The commoÌ„ creede of Christians A doclaratioÌ„ of his belief 1. Iohn 5. Galla. 4. Iohn 1. Luke 2. Christ is the onely head of his Church The church deuided in three partes Contrary wrote he ad parliamétuÌ„ Ex Waldeno The church militant deuided in three What the priestes should be Knighthood what it should doe Marke here a most christen hart What the commoÌ„ peoought to doe Beliefe of the L. Cobham concerning the Sacramentes The Sacrament of the aulter Gods law to be preferred before mans lawe A Christen desire of the L. Cobham This request was lawfull Obedience vnto his king The Christen stomacke and maÌ„hoode of the L. Cobham No reasonable offer would serne L. Cobham appealeth froÌ„ the Archb to the