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england_n	edward_n	king_n	philip_n	4,673	5	9.7670	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62185	The papacy of Paul the Fourth, or, The restitution of abby lands and impropriations an indispensable condition of reconciliation to the infallible see, &c.; Historia del Concilio tridentino. English. Selections	Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623.; E. A.	1673 (1673)	Wing S700; ESTC R12447	21,600	44

be obeyed by all Afterwards he sent William Prince of Orange with two Colleagues to the Diet in Germany to transfer the Name Title Crown and Dignity upon Ferdinand as if himself had been dead which not seeming fit to the Electors was deferred until the year 1558. in which the 4th of Feb. the day of the Nativity Coronation and other felicities of Charles the Ceremonies of the resignation being made by his Ambasadors in presence of the Electors Ferdinand was installed with the usual rites The Pope hearing this fell into an excessive rage He pretended that as the Pope's Confirmation doth make the Emperor so the resignation cannot be put into the hands of any but himself in which case it belonged to him to make what Emperor he pleased alledging that the Electors have power granted them by the Popes's favour to Elect the Emperour in place of him that is dead but not in case of resignation in which it remaineth still in the power of the Apostolick See as also to the disposition thereof are annexed all dignities resigned unto it Therefore the resignation of Charles is void and the whole authority to chuse an Emperour is devolved to him and was resolved not to acknowledg the King of the Romans for Emperor Ferdinand sent Martin Gusman his Ambassador to the Pope to give him an account of his Brothers resignation and his own assumption to testifie unto him the reverence he bare him to promise him obedience and to signifie to him that he would send a solemn Ambassage to treat of his Coronation The Pope refused to hear him and referred the discussion of the matter to the Cardinals who related for the Pope's will was they should do so that the Ambassador could not be admitted before it did appear whether the resignation of Charles were lawful and the succession of Ferdinand just For he being Elected King of the Romans and the Election confirmed by Clement to succeed after the death of the Emperor it was necessary the Empire ☜ should be void by death Besides there was a nullity in all the Acts of Francfort as made by Heretick who have 〈◊〉 authority and power Wherefore it was necessary that Ferdinand should send a Proctor and renounce whatsoever was done in that Diet and beseech the Pope that he would graciously be pleased to make good the resignation of Charles and his Assumption to the Empire by virtue of his plenary power from whom he might expect all Paternal grace and favour The Pope resolved according to this counsel and so declared himself to Gusman giving him three moneths to put it in execution beyond which time he would hear no more speech of it but himself would create a new Emperour Neither was it possible to remove him though King Philip to favour his Unckle sent Francis Vargas expresly and after him John Figaroa to entreat him Ferdinand understanding this gave order to Gusman that if within three daies after the receipt thereof he were not admitted by the Pope he should depart and protest unto him that Ferdinand together with the Electors would resolve of that which should be for the honour of the Empire Gusman desired audience again which the Pope granted in private not as to an Ambassador of the Emperor and hearing him what he had in his instructions and that which was wrote unto him from the Emperor he answered that the things considered by the Cardinals were very important and that he could not resolve on them so soon that he would send a Nuncio to the Imperial Majesty of Charles the Fifth and in the mean while if he had commission from his Master to depart he might do it and protest what he thought fit Therefore the Ambassador having made his protestation departed And although Charles died the same year the 21th of September yet it was impossible to remove the Pope from this resolution The Religion of England was much changed this year The Queen died the 17th of November and Cardinal Pool the same day which stirred up many who were not satisfied with the former Government to restore the Reformation of Edward and to separate themselves wholly from the Spaniards which they did the rather because King Philip to hold a foot in England had treated to marry Elizabeth Sister and Successor of Mary to Charles his Son and when there was little hope of the life of Mary had also cast forth divers words that he would take her for his own wife But the new Queen being wise as she shewed herself to be in all her Government did first secure the Kingdom by Oath that she would not marry a stranger and was Crowned by the Bishop of Carlisle an adherent to the Church of Rome not making any open declaration what Doctrine she would follow designing so soon as she was setled in her Government to establish it by the Counsel of Parliament and of Learned and Godly men and to make a constant reformation of the State of Religion Therefore she exhorted the chief of the Nobility who desired a change to proceed without tumult assuring them that she would not inforce any She caused presently an account to be given to the Pope of her Assumption with Letters of Credence written to Edward Cerne who was Ambassador to her Sister and was not departed from Rome ☜ But the Pope proceeding according to his usual rigour answered that England was held in Fee of the Apostolick See that she could not succeed being illegitimate that he could not contradict the declarations of Clement the Seventh and Paul the Third that it was a great boldness to assume the Name and Government without him that for this she deserved not to be heard in any thing yet being desirous to shew a Fatherly affection if she would renounce her pretensions and refer her self wholly to his free disposition he will do whatsoever may be done with the honour of the Apostolick See But the new Queen understanding the Pope's answer and wondering at the mans hasty disposition thought it not profitable either for her or the Kingdom to treat any more with him So that the cause ceasing she gave the Nobility leave to consult what was fit to be done for the service of God and quiet of the Kingdom A Disputation was held in Westminster in presence of all the States between Learned men chosen on both sides which began the last of March and lasted until the thirtieth of April and a Parliament being assembled to this end all the Edicts of Religion made by Mary were abolished those of her Brother Edward restored obedience taken away from the Pope the title of the Head of the Church of England given to the Queen the revenues of the Monasteries confifcated and assigned some to the Nobility and some to the Crown the images taken out of the Churches by the people and the Roman Religion banished Another accident happened also For in the Diet of Ausburg it appearing by the Acts of the Colloquie the year before

and Ireland which Title continued by Edward was assumed by Mary and her Husband The Pope so soon as he was Created entred into a resolution that the Title of Ireland should not be used by those Princes affirming constantly that it belonged only to him to give ☜ the name of a King But it seemed hard to induce England to quit that which two Kings had used and the Queen not thinking much of it had continued Therefore he found a temper that is to dissemble the knowledg of what Henry had done and himself to erect the Island into a Kingdom that so the World might believe that the Queen had used the Titles as given by the Pope not as decreed by her Father And the Popes have often given that which they could not take from the Possessors and to avoid contentions some have received their own goods as gifts and some have dissembled the knowledg of the gift or of the pretence of the giver In the private discourses between the Pope and the Ambassadors he found fault that the Church was not wholly restored ☜ saying that by no means it was to be tolerated and that it was necessary to render all even to a farthing because the things that belong to God can never be applied to humane uses and he that with-holdeth the least part of them ☜ is in continual state of damnation That if he had power to grant them he would do it most readily for his Fatherly affection that he beareth to them and for the experience he had of their filial Obedience but his authority was not so large as that he might prophane the things dedicated to God and let England be assured that this would be an Anathema and a Contagion which by the just revenge of God would hold the Kingdom of England in perpetual infelicity He charged the Ambassa●ors to write thereof immediately and was not content to speak of it once but repeated it as often as there was occasion He said also plainly that ☜ the Peter Pence ought to be paid as soon as might be that according to the custom he would send a Collector for that purpose that himself had exercised that Charge three years having been sent into England for that end wherein he was much edified by seeing the forwardness of the people to contribute especially those of the meane● sort and told them often that they could not hope that Saint Peter would open Heaven unto them so long as they usurped his goods upon Earth This relation made unto the Queen with many other Treaties continued successively from Rome caused her to employ all her Spirits herein but nothing could be done because many of the Nobility and of the Grandies had incorporated many of these revenues into their houses For her self she restored the tenths and all other Ecclesiastical goods annexed to the Crown by her Brother and her Father The Ambassadors parted from Rome with much praise and favour from the Pope for their submission a means by which his good will is easily gained In the mean space the Diet of Germany was prosecuted not without contentions which would have been greater if Cardinal Morone had remained there as well for the negotiations he would have made as for the suspitions conceived by the Protestants that he was sent only to oppose their Commodities And it was already published every where that Rome was full of hope that Germany would quickly come under the Yoke as England had done After the Cardinals departure the first difficulty was whether the points of Religion should be discussed first of all which though the Ecclesiasticks did contradict in the beginning yet it was finally resolved by common consent to begin there Wherein there were two contrary Propositions one to treat of the means to reform it the other to leave every one to his liberty about which Point there was very great Controversy But in the end all inclined to the second Proposition not knowing how to root out the evil which did still move only hoping that when the humours were quiet and the differences and suspitions removed many easy and commodious waies might be found out For this it was necessary to establish a Peace that for cause of Religion there might be no more War and that it might be lawful for all the Princes and States of the Empire to follow and cause to be observed in their Dominions what Religion pleased them best And the five and twentieth day of September the Recess was made that a General or National Council neither of which could be assembled in regard of many difficulties being necessary to determine lawfully the Causes of Religion until a way might be opened to a friendly agreement throughout all Germany the Emperor Ferdinand the Catholick Princes and States should not force the Princes Orders and States of the Augustan Confession to forsake their Religion and Ceremonies already instituted or to be instituted in their Dominions not should do any thing in contempt thereof nor hinder them in the free use of that Religion and those of the Augustan Confession ought to behave themselves in the same sort towards Caesar Ferdinand and the other Princes and States of the old Religion as well Ecclesiastical as Secular every one having power to establish in his own State what Religion he will and to forbid the other And if any Ecclesiastick shall abandon the old Religion it shall be no infamy unto him but the shall presently lose his Benefices which shall be conferred upon others by the Patron and the Benefices which the Protestants have already annexed to Schools and Ministries of the Church shall remain in the same State That Ecclesiastical jurisdiction shall be exercised no more against those of the Augustan Confession but otherwise shall be exercised according to the ancient Custom Pope Paul understanding of this Recess of Ausburg was exceeding angry He complained thereof to the Emperors Ambassador and to the Cardinal of Ausburg reprehending Ferdinand for suffering a Treaty in matters of Religion without the knowledg of the Apostolick ☜ See and threatning that in due time he would make the Emperor and that King know to their grief how they have offended him he exhorted them to prevent it by revoking and disallowing the things granted that he might have no occasion to proceed as he meant to do not only against the Lutherans but even against them also as Abettors offering to assist them in case they should do it by authority and arms and to command all Christian Princes upon pains and censures to aid them with all their Forces He was not satisfied with the Ambassadors answer who alledged the strength of the Protestants the War against Cesar in which he was like to be Prisoner in Ispru● and the Oaths taken For ☜ the Oaths he answered that he freed and absolved them yea commanded not to observe them To the rest he said that in God's Cause one must not proceed according to humane respects That the