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A23575
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Certayne questions demaunded and asked by the noble realme of Englande, of her true naturall chyldren and subiectes of the same
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1555
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STC 9981; ESTC S117390
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in religion folowe the commaundement of man shal be damned with the man that commaundeth yf he coÌmaunde it that is contrary to the law of God ¶ Item whether children be better brought to the vnderstanding of God by learninge the x. Commaundementes and the processioÌ in englishe and the Catechisme or els by learninge the latyne seruyces whereof the vnlearned vnderstandeth not one worde ¶ IteÌ whether he speaketh doeth agaynst the holy ghost that speaketh agaynst the holye Byble and knowen trueth therein sayeth that it is the fountayne of heresies and vyly and contemptuously poulleth down the same Byble treadeth it vnder his feete ¶ IteÌ whether the Cytezens of Andwerpe in requyring that no spanyardes shoulde entre theyr cytie geue example to al men or not to do the lyke And whether the smart of other countreyes vnder the bondage and tyrannâe of the spanyardes where they haue bene suffered to entre dyd moue the wyse sorte of Andwerpe to forsee theyr mischief ¶ IteÌ whether it be lykelye that yf the spanyardes obtayne the better haÌd of the English nacion that the poore Englishe men shal be forced to paye such importable taxes as all countreyes cyties paye where the Prince or they haue all ready had the ouer hand ¶ IteÌ for asmuch as the safete of the realme toucheth the Lordes coÌmons of the same and al theyr landes goodes possessions whether may a Quene marrye to such a one though she promyse neuer so fayre as may by any meanes in daunger the realme or proper possessions ¶ IteÌ whether the King of Spaynes subiectes beyng made free of EnglaÌd the commodities of the Realme shall come into the haÌdes of straungers and the Englishe men vndone thereby or not ¶ IteÌ whether it be a commoÌ maxime or generall rule practysed amoÌgest Princes yf they maye at anye tyme breake theyr fayth and forsweare themselues for the purchasing or obtayning of a Kingdom And because Englande is one of the beste Kingdoms in al Europa whether it be lykely now at this present that England wyl prouoke a Prince rather to forsweare him selfe not withstanding any article or othe made to the contrary ¶ IteÌ whether the Realme of England belong to the Quene or to her subiectes ¶ IteÌ whether the Quene of England may sell away the realme or not to a straunger with out the consent of her commons â IteÌ yf she cannot sell it awaye whether may she geue it away or not to a straunger and marry the same straunger without the consent of her commons or not â IteÌ whether the coÌmons may not lawefully by the lawes of God and of nature stand against such a Prince to depose her which hath and doeth seeke all meanes possyble to geue away the Realme for euer by Parliament or otherwise from her right eyres and natural subiectes to a straunger â IteÌ whether a Quene beyng desyred by the whole lower house of Parliament to marry within the realme and to no straunger oughte to be obeyed yf she doe to the contrarye to her poore commons â IteÌ whether William Conquerour destroyed all the nobilite of EnglaÌd for his own sauegarde by the counsell of Robart Archebishop of Canterbury whom Kyng Lerolde banished his Realme for treason And whether it be lykely that in processe of tyme the Prince of Spayne yf he be suffred wyll doe the lyke by the counsail of Steuen Gardiner now Bishop of Winchester or not â IteÌ whether the poore commoÌs of England shal not be shamefully impouerished with repayinge to the Emperour .xx. C.M. franche crownes which the Prince of Spayne borowed of him before he entred the Realme that he might appeare ryche vntil he had compassed his purpose or not â IteÌ whether the Bishop of Romes auctoritie be lawfully receyued or not agayn into England for asmuch as the laste Parliamente wherein he was restored was no Parliament because it is euydente by the olde lawes of the Realme that the Kynges of England may not kepe two Parliamentes in one yeare Wherfore the last must be vnlawfull no Parliament â IteÌ whether such as haue any free holde coppe holdes or indenture holdes of Abby laÌdes shall be forced to yelde them vp agayne or not by the Bishop of Romes lawes notwithstanding any promyse made to the contrary seynge that the next Pope may vndoe al grauÌtes made to the contrary by his prodecessour And seynge also that there is aplayne lawe that all suche be excommunicate and excluded from the church by the Popes doctryne who kepe anye suche landes as haue bene putte at any tyme in mortmane and appoynted by the consente of Princes to fynde the Clargie â IteÌ whether it be lykely that the Quene helpe the Pope to bring this thinge to passe by all meanes possible or not seynge she her selfe fyrst hath restored some Abbey landes to geue example â IteÌ whether it be likely that that Prince which promysed vpoÌ his fayth to kepe certaine articles amongest them not to demaunde the crowne and afterwardes contrary to the same fayth articles attempted to be crowned king of the realme wyll not seke all meanes possible aswel to be periured as yf nede shal requyre by open warre to obtayne his purpose â IteÌ whether such a Prince missing of his purpose by intreaty and fayre meanes oughte not to be feared hauing forreyne power within the Realme at his commaundement which increaseth dayly and the fauoure of the Quene least he wyll attempte to obtayne that thing by conquest which otherwyse by intreatye he cannot obtayne from which miserye I beseche almightie God saue England â IteÌ whether the Pope be God or God the Pope ¶ IteÌ Herry the fowrth Emperour maried with CoÌstancia the eyre Quene of Napels and by her entituled Kinge of Napels yf because of her yeares beyng before a Nunne virgine dispayring of lawful issue practysed with his Phisicion hauing a wife which lately conceaued to brute according to the tyme of her coÌcepcion a lyke concepcion of the Quene so in th end brought forth the PhisicioÌs child as the Quenes wherby the inheritaunce of the realme was transported to a villayn whether it is impossible there might be agayne any suche lyke practyse ¶ IteÌ whether the testimonie of a Bishop at large out of prison enioying all his dignities openly in printe set forth to the whole worlde be stronger agaynst the Kinges chyld theÌ wheÌ he beyng depriued from all and in prison vpoÌ delyuerye and restitucion by the same chylde affyrmeth the contrary ¶ IteÌ yf this word noble be asmuch to saye as notable whether the notable wyse or the notable fooles of a realme are to be called nobles and whether of theyr consentes is to be taken for the consent of the nobilitie â Item whether after this lyfe be ended men dye out of this lyfe there be to be loked for a resurrection and eternal lyfe or no and whether the Bishops lyues confyrme this article or destââye it â Item whether it be Treason to aske a question â Item whether it be treason to saye God saue the noble Realme of Englande from the captiuitie bondage and conqueste of the vyle Spanyardes â FINIS