Bullingbrook for his freedome to have things reformed In his absence seâ—zeth upon his whole estate Bullingbrook returnes when the King was in Ireland The People flock to him The King resignes his Crowne to him is committed to Pomfred Castle there assaulted by eight Assassines valiantly kills foure of them and so is slaine himselfe 2. WIthin compasse of this Section are remarkable 1. The strange Vsurpation of Popes to make good or disanull the Titles of Kings and Demising of Kingdomes to Farme 2. The bringing in of Auricular Confession and Transubstantiation not for informing but infatuating Gods People 3. The persecutions of the poore Waldenses not for detestation of their Tenents which they laboured not to examine but out of a Iealousie lest these mens plaine dealing should discover their drifts and marre their Maâ—kets 4. The protestations of Wicliff and his followers against the grosse Superstition brought in by Monkes and Friers in Doctrine Discipline notably scourged by Ieffery Chaucer the Learned and Famous Poet of those times 5. Lastly upon remissnesse in Government and neglect of execution of Iustice the breaking out of such Out-Lawes as were Robin Hood and Little John with their Comrades or starting up of such Impostors and Villaines as were 1. William Longbeard under Richard the first a sharp reprover of Vice and Disorders in the Common Wealth Himselfe at last being found to be a Murderer that had fleaed a man and a Whoremaster that had used his Concubine in a Church and a Witch that worshiped at home a familiar in forme of a Catt 2. John Poydras a Tanners sonne of Exeter that stood upon it that Edward the second was a Changling substituted in his Cradle for him who was the right Heire to the Crowne 3. Iohn Wall a Preist 4. Wat Tyler 5. Jack Straw 6. Jach Shepherd with 7. William Lister their Captaine would make all Leveli without distinction of King or Subject Master or Servant INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Henry the second consented to the Murther of Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury 2. The cause he suffered for were pertinent to saint him 3. Expiatory Pennance enjoyned for that murder were fit for a Preist to propose or a King to undergoe 4. King Iohn could forfeit his Kingdome to the Pope or the Pope let it to Farme 5. He were poysoned by a Monke or dyed otherwise 6. Queene Isabell were not more to blame for prosecuting her Husband Edward the second then the King was for sticking so close to Gaveston 7. King Richard the second were starved to death or barbarously Butchered by St Piers of Exton Lancastrians DYNAST V. SECT II. THus farre the Plantagenets have continued in an unquestionable right line Now followes the division of the Houses of Lancester and Yorke three of each succeeding in their order Of Lancaster we have 1. A.C. 1399 HENRY the fourth surnamed Bullinbrooke 1. This man backt his usurpation of the Crowne by Parliament Wherein John the Religious Learned and resolute Bishop of Carlile openly contradicted but could not be heard whereupon the Duke of Anmerle his Cosen Then the Percyes joyning with the Scots and French together with Owen Glendore and his Welch make a strong head against him 3. But in the Battell of Shrewsbury Henry Hotspurre is slaine outright Douglas the valiant Scot taken but released without ransome The Earle of Worcester beheaded Owen Glendore pursued by the Prince into Wales and famished there in the Woods 4. The like successe he had in discovering and suppressing the Earle of Northumberlands Rebellion with some Nobles and the Scots his Complices 5. Intending a voyage into the Holy Land he is arrested by an Apoplexie acknowledged to his sonne who had seized upon his Crowne upon supposall he was dead the little right he had to its and so by his Death leaves it to his eldest sonne 2. A.C. 1412 HENRY the fifth of Monmoth 1. At his first entrance he cashiered all his dissolute companions that followed him when he was Prince Reformes abuses in the Commonwealth growes upon the Clergy but was Politiquely diverted by Henry Chichesly Arch-Bishop of Canterbury to imploy his forces for the recovering of his Title to France 2. Vpon which he enters having cut off Richard Earle of Cambridge brother to the Duke of Yorke who by Treason would have prevented it takes Harflew gave the French with the oddes of about sixe to one an admirable overthrow at Agencourt where more Prisoners were taken then their surprisers whose throats were cut upon an after Alarum by Robinet of Bonvill 3. In a Sea-fight before Harflew the French had another extraordinary overthrow 4. He subdues all Normandy and takes Cane and Roane 5. The Dolphin of France being in disgrace by rifling his Mothers treasure and murthering John the young Duke of Burgoyne an agreement is made that Henry should marry Katharine the Kings Daughter of France and so succeed him in the Kingdome 6. This was Proclaimed and Performed accordingly He keeps his Court at Paris as Regent with incomparable Magnificence Returnes with his Queene into England who is delivered of a Sonne at Windsor upon which he is said to have spoken Prophetically I Henry of Monmoth shall remaine but a short time and gaine much but Henry of Windsor shall Raigne long and loose all 7. In his returne into France to rescue his friend Philip Duke of Burgoyne he sickneth and dyes at Bloys leaving his Sonne to succeed him but of nine Months old 3. HENRY the sixth of Winsor 1. A.C. 1422 His Protector was Humphrey Duke of Glocester Regent in France Iohn Duke of Bedford Manager of many weighty businesses at home Thomas Duke of Exeter his three Vnkles 2. All went well in Erance of which he was Crowned King in Paris untill the Seige of Orleance where Ioane the Sheapherdesse of Lorraine put in with her devices which wrought much mischiefe but at length she was taken and executed 3. Mountecute the valiant Earle of Salisbury and the Lord Talbot failing all things in France went to wrack till all was lost 4. Humphrey Duke of Glocesters murther the Kings Marriage with Margaret poore King Rayners daughter of Scicily with the Rebellion of Blewbeard and Iack Cade weaken the affaires at home 4. Richard Duke of Yorke sets on foot his Title to the Crowne got it by Parliament so farre forth as to be Heire apparent to Henry who was taken Prisoner in the Battle at St Albone but in prosecution of that businesse he lost his life with his Sonnes young Rutland 5. Notwithstanding at length Edward Richards Sonne the right Heire overthrew the King in Towton field and so recovered his Due 2. FAlling in with these times may be observed 1. That as Popes had deposed Kings now the Councells of Constance and Basill deposed Popes and set other in their places without the suffrages of Cardinalis 2. The perfidious dealing with Iohn Husse and Hierome of Prague which the Bohemians then complained of and yet sticks to Rome as an
For falling off from the Emperour to France Rome came to be sacked by the Duke of Burbon and the Pope himselfe with his Cardinalls to be taken Prisoners 4. For crossing our King Henry the eight and deluding him in the Divorce from his brothers wife Queene Katharine he lost his Supremacy here in England and for his lewd life otherwise made his See infamous Roma vale vidi satis est vidisse revertar Cum leuo aut Meretrix Scurra Cinaedus ero Vile Rome adiew I did thee view but hence no more will see Till Pimpe or Punke or Iade or Spade I doe resolve to be 4. Palengenius that lived in his time sets out the corruptions of these daies in his Capricorne some say he died of the lowsy disease others by the poysonous smell of a Torch This Pope might passe for a Clement and mercifull man indeed in regard of his successor a Romane 5. PAUL the third A. 1534 who prostituted his sister Julia Farnesia to Alexander the sixth that he might be made Cardinall committed incest with his own daughter Constantia and poysoned her husband Bosius Sforfia to enjoy her the more freely so in a jealous humor he used his own sister upon suspition she played false with him but for pressing on his Neice Laura Farnesia in the like matter Nicholas Quercen her husband taking him in the Act gave him a marke that he carried with him to his grave 2. Being Legate at Ancona under Pope Iulius the second he cozened a Lady under pretence of marriage to yeeld to his Lust who upon discovery of the delusion fell almost distracted yet brought him that Peter Aloysius afterward Duke of Placenâ—ia where he was slaine for his horrible villanies especially that upon Cosmus Cherea not to be named 3. To this Incest and maintaining 45000. Courtezans his Necromancy comes as a Complement He conferred with Gauricus Servita and other of the damned Crew who were alwaies at his Elbow 4. Fâ—om this Popes piety we had the Councell of Trent and Order of the Jesuits and King Henry the eight Excommunicated and our England given Primo occupaturo some will say a worse there could not be But let them consider his successor and Countryman and Legate in the Councell of Trent 6. A.D. 1550 IULIUS the third Who as soone as he was chosen not without great stirres gave his Cardinalls hat to a Sodomiticall boy whom he had abused called Innocentius to the repining Cardinalls who asked a reason of it What reason had you saies he to chuse me Pope Fortune favours whom she pleaseth 2. Iohn Casa Arch-bishop of Benevent Deane of the Apostolicall Chamber in this mans time Printed a Book at Venice in defence of Sodomy By whom Francis Spira was seduced to revolt and dyed desperately 3. This Pope was the man that would have his Porke forbidden by his Physitian Al despetto de dio in despight of God and maintained that he had more cause to be angry for the keeping back of his cold Peacock Pye then God had to cast Adam out of Paradice for eating of an Apple 4. From the same man we had the Reconciliation and blessing of the Mother Church so submissively taken from the hands of Cardinall Poole in Queen Maries daies that cost the lives of so many Innocents by various Executions 5. Whereupon one Vvalterius describes the Sea of Rome under him in this Tetrastichon Roma quid est quod te docuit praeposterus ordo Quid docuit jungas versa elementa seies Roma Amor est Amor est qualis praeposterus unde haec Roma Mares noli dicere plura scio What 's Rome even that preposterousnesse doth show What 's that spel't backward then thou soon maist know Backward 't is Amor love what love nay hold It is a male loue odious to be told And Beza plaies upon three evacuating Basons which this Pope was wont to have at hand in his beastly surquedry I nunc Pontifices Germania dira negato Omnia Clausa suo jura tenere sinu And now will cursed Germany deny The Pope hath * Alluding to the word that signifies Laws and Broth. Iura that he thus let fly No sure this Pope let it fly at both ends and his life went after Another of the Tridentine Legats 7 MARCELLUS the second an Hetruscan A.D. 1555 was quickly foysted into the place The rather because he was sickly and in likely-hood could not keep it long 2. He had been Schoole Master to Peter Aloysius esteemed the Lutherane worse then Turks perswadeed Charles the fifth and Ferdinand rather to turne their forces against them then the Mahometanes 3. Paulus Vergerius must not stay in the Councell of Trent but why forsooth He believed not the Legend of St George and S. Christopher whom Paul the third before had left out of the Breviary The Bishop of Claudia Fossa Iames Nanclant must be likewise discharged for holding the Scripture to be above Traditions and William of Venice for saying the Councell was above the Pope But the short time he Poped it abridged his farther proceedings which being but 23. daies a Neopolitâ—ne 8. PAUL the fouth continues the Line A.D. 1555 who wrote a book for reforming the Church to Paul the third when he was Cardinall wherein he taxed most of the same abuses that Luther did but the case was altered when he came to have power in his own hand 2. He was a great Patron of the Jesuits and Inquisition which had made away by Vergerius reckoning in his time 150000. persons under pretext of Religion England had her share by Queen Maries Clergy It was this Popes Legate Cardinall Caraffa that gave this blessing to the devout Parisians Quandoquidem Populus decipivult decipiatur In as much as this people will be deceived let them be deceived He was so hated for his cruelty that immediatly upon his death the people burnt the Prison or rather slaughter-house of the Inquisition beheaded the Popes Statua and threw it into Tyber and razed all the Armes of the Caraffa's they could fall upon One of the house of the Medices by the Spanish faction is after foure months thrust into his place 9. A.D. 1560 PIUS the fourth who abrogates the Acts of his predecessors and persecutes his kindred makes Charles Borromeus Cardinall who after proved a Saint 2. The Nationall Councell the King of France held at Poyters he handsomely defeats by setting on foot again the Councell of Trent 3. Thither he cites the Protestant Germanes and French Hugonotes with Calvin among the rest by the Bishop of Cumane But their answer was that the Pope had no Authority to call Councells much lesse to carry things at his pleasure A free Councell they were willing for where Gods Word might take place and not be overswayed with politique Projects 4. Queen ELIZABETH took order that none of his Legats should set footing here in England which hath sped the better for it ever since 5. She was designed to be
Excommunicated for it but that was hindred by some by respects much moving there was for Reformation by the Legats of France and Germany at least for the Communion in both kinds hopes thereof were given but the Councell was broken off and nothing performed 6. Venery and Luxury as 't was thought by this Popes best friends shortned his daies More pious his successor was esteemedâ— 10. An. 1566 PIUS the fifth a Lombard especially for Curbing the Whoores about Rome whom he commanded to be marryed or whipt and if they died in that Course to be buried in a Dunghill 2. He shewed himselfe resolute also against the Turke and was of confederacy with the Spanyard and other Christian States in the Victory at Lepanto 3. But otherwise amongst Christian Princes that were not wholy at his beck played the Turke himselfe Had a hand in the Death of Prince Charles of Spaine in the making away of our King James his Father in most of the Treasons against Queene Elizabeth whom he solemnely Excommunicated by a Bull which one Felton set up upon the Bishop of Londons Gate for which he was Executed This Bull our Bishop Jewell so bayted that his Piety dar'd not to reply His instruction was to Caesar by his Legat Commendinus Nec fidem aut Sacramentum infideli esse servandum Neither Faith nor Oaths is to be kept with Infidells an excellent position to convert Infidells and credit Christian Religion The Bononian 11. GREGORY the 13th followes A. 1572 by whose procurement after the Queene of Navarre had bin poysoned by a payre of Gloves was that Butcherly Massacre in Paris which was celebrated at Rome with publique Triumphs 2. He interposeth for the disposing of the Kingdom of Portugall voyd by the Death of Sebastian in Africk But Philip of Spaine laying hold of it he congratulates the Conquerours 3. He alters the Kalender but could not effect with Caesar and divers other Princes his new stile which anticipates 10 dayes in the old accompt should be followed which is done notwithstanding amongst some States for politique respects 4. The Archbishop of Cullayne Gilbert Truchchesius is outed of his Archbishoprick by his Excommunication because he Married and the doting Governour of Malia sang a Nunc dimittis to him adding postquam oculi mei viderunt salutare tuum For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which his Holinesse took in very good part as belonging to him Next comes blustering in from Marca Ancona 12. SIXTUS the fifth An. 1583 who first falls upon Henry the third of France for killing the Guises and not plaguing the Protestants as he would have him to have done then he Excommunicates him and when he was Butchered by a desperate Monke James Clement with a poysoned knife his Holinesse praiseth the fact in a set Panegerick amidst his Cardinals comparing it with the works of Creation and Incarnation 2. He blesieth the Banner of Spaine against England in the famous expedition of 88 but to no great purpose Afterwards commends Queene Elizabeth for a very excellent Governesse 3. Quarrells with Spaine for Naples and carryed such a heavy hand over the Iesuits that he wiped them of a great masse of money so that they forged that the Devill carryed him away in the habit of a Coachman two yeares before he should have done it by Compact But the Pope had bestowed those two yeares of his own age to make a Youth otherwise under age ripe for the Gallowes Whereupon Bellarmine being questioned what he thought of this Popes ending sagely gave his censure Quantum sapio quantum capâ—o quantum intelligo Dominus noster Papa descendit ad infernum and yet to this Pope he dedicates his Controversies Lesse adoe there was with the Gennoway that ascended the Chayre 13. A.D. 1590 VREANE the seaventh who kept it but a fortnight and then left it to 14. An. 1590 GREGORY the 14th of Millaine one of the Tridentine Grandees as his predecessors were but there he held a shrewd position that Bishops by Gods Law are tyed to refidency 2 He held also a Iubilee and exhausted the Treasury of the Church in the Warres of France which Sixtus before had sealed by an Oath to be imployed for the recovery of the Holy land 3. He Curses Henry of Navarre as a relapsed Heretique but the Parliament of France laught at his Bulls and adjudged them to the fire by the hand of the Hangman 4. The King wished the Prelates to cramme the Papacy with no more Annales from France but to create a Patriarch of their own 5. The Pope sends hiâ— Nephew Francis Generall to the French Warres but could nor resist the Fever and Stone at home which ended him before he could end one yeare in his Papacy a Bononian 15. INNOCENT the ninth could not hold in so long An. 1591 Yet for the two moneths he was in he expressed an hatred against the King of Navarre and a good liking of the Jesuits 2. It may be observed here to shew the frailty of humane Condition and poore assurance of great places that one yeare foure moneths and three dayes made an End of foure Popes The Florentine 16. CLEMENT the eight kept the place longer A. 1592 to do more mischeife He begins with Henry of Navarre and presses him so close that at the last he made him to turne Papist before he could be quiett in his Kingdome 2. Neither then was for first a woman then Botrerius his own Cup-bearer through the instigation of the Iesuits afterward John Chastell a student of theirs attempted his death Which Ravilliac their Villaine at last effected and all for sooth because he had entred upon the Kingdome being absolved only by the Bishop of Biberico and not by the Popes Clemency 3. To get a playster therefore for this Sore Perron the Apostata must be sent Embassadour to Rome where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Pope gives absolution reciting the 11 Psalme and at every verse gently striking with his rodd the prostrated suppliants which he should have lashed more roundly 4. As he did indeed Caesar Estensis whom he Excommunicated and got from him the Dukedome of Ferrara and added it to St Peters Patrimony which was more then the poore Fisherman's owne Father could ever get him 5. He dispensed with Cardinall Albert of Austria to marry Isabella Infanta of Spaine but afforded not the title of King to the great Duke of Moseovia desiring it of him because he inclined too much to the Greeke Church 6. The Alexandrians some say submitted unto him He dispensed with Henry of France to put away Queene Margaret and marry with Maria de Medices laboured what he could that King Iames should not succeed Queene Elizabeth here in England was much troubled with the Gowte but eased as he saith when Arch-duke Maximilian kissed his gowty Golls Hiâ— Countryman 16. LEO the eleventh that took his place A.D. 1635 came in with this Motto over his Arch-triumphall Pageant Diguus est Leo in virtute Agni accipere
opposing Pope Innocent the third in Stephen Langtons preferment to the See of Caterbury sleighting the Monks and vexing them 3. Their Combinations forced him after the Interdicting of the Realme for six years three moneths and sixteene dayes to render his Crowne to Pandulphus the Popes Legate and take it againe in Fee-Farme at the Rent of a Thousand Markes yearely which exasperated his Nobles against him howsoever it warped the Pope and Clergy to be for him 4. His Bickering abroad with the French and at home with his Barons made his Raigne very Tragicall which ended at Swansted Abby by Simon the Monkes Poyson as some say and gave way to his sonne 4. A.C. 1216 HENRY the third who Crowned between nine or tenne yeares Old 1. Cleared this Realme of the French who had Invaded it by the Popes interdiction by William Martiall Earle of Pembroke his Protector 2. Hubert De Burgo Earle of Kent did him much good service for which he had small recompence 3. His immoderate and exasperating favours cast on Strangers drew on the Barons Warres in which an Insanum Parliamentum held at Oxford appointed twelve Peeres in prejudice of his Regality The Earles of Leicester and Glocester are the greatest sticklers in it who took Prisoners the King with his brother Richard King of the Romanes and his sonne Prince Edward in the Battle of Lewes in Sussex 4. He confirmes Magna Charta The Earles fall at deadly fend between themselves Prince Edward tels the King of it and joyning with Glocester Rights himselfe by the Ruine of Leicester in the Battle of Eversham in Worcestershire 5. London is threatned to be Burnt by the King for taking the Barons part 6. Glocesters service failing of expected Favours repines to no purpose and undertakes to goe to the Holy Land but shrinking that enterprise is performed by Prince Edward and his Heroick Princesse Elianor who suck'd out there the poyson of an invenomed wound given him with the hazard of her owne life whereby he recovered He did there great service untill he was called back to succeed his Father that dyed after fifty six yeares Raigne by the Title of 5. EDWARD the first commonly called Longshanks A.C. 1273 1. He brought the Welch with their Valiant Prince Lewillin under the English Subjection 2. Conquered Scotland being at Variance who should be King brought thence the Marble Chayre in which the Scottish Kings were wont to be Crowned spoken of before 3. Hesleighted the Popes Inhibition to forbeare Scotland and in the Parliament of Lincolne under the subscription of the Peeres utterly renounced Pope Boniface his Supreame Authority 4. He banished the Jewes for their Exactions and Censured the Judges and Officers for their Corruptions 5. Vpon his Death-bed charged his sonne to continue the Banishment of Pearce of Goveston and to convey his Heart to be buried in the Holy Land 6. Of his sixteene Children which he had by two Wives Elianour of Spaine and Margaret of France 6. A.C. 1307 EDWARD the second surnamed Carnarvan the first English hereditary Prince of Wales succeeds him 2. He against his Oath calls Gaveston twice out of Banishment permits him to convey beyond the Seas his Iewels with a Table and Tressels all of Beaten Gold 3. In place of Gaveston beheaded by the Nobles he takes the Spencers Father and sonne to be his Favourites worse if it might be then Gaveston 4. At Estreveline and twice afterwards he received three notable overthrowes by the Scotts to the losse of all his Interest there and the Devastation of the Northerne parts of his Kingdome 5. Vpon these preposterous events Iohn Poydrus an Exeter man would needs prove the King a Changling and said himselfe was Long-shanks sonne But his claime was quickly strangled with an Halter 6. To right these wrongs the Barons by a Parliament get the Spencers banished The King recalls them the Barons take Armes receive a great overthrow and two and twenty of them are Behoaded The Spencers the more insult 7. The Queene flyes with the Prince into France is deserted by her bribed Brother the French King and commanded to returne by the Pope finds favour with Robert of Artois Earle of Henalt and Sr Iohn his brother returnes by their help into England is assisted by the Barons takes the King and the Spencers at Bristow The Londoners behead Walter Stapleton Bishop of Exeter for withstanding the Queenes proceedings The Spencers are executed the King is Deposed in Parliament sent to Killingworth as Prisoner and thence to Barkly Castle where he was barbarously Spitted to Death leaving his sonne 7. A.C. 1327 EDWARD the third otherwise calied Edward of Windsor to governe better 1. He surprised Mortimer the Minion of his mother and Executed him at Tyburne who had by his pernicious plotting caused King Edward the second to be made away by an Amphibologie Edvardum occidere nolite timere bonum est To shed King Edwards blood Refuse to feare I hold it good And the Scottish Ragman to be redelivered in the Non-age of this King whereby the English laid claime to Scotland together with their Black Crosse so that the People cried out Vae pueris terrae saepissime sunt ubi guerrae Woe to the Land where Rulers age Is not mature to stop mens rage 2. Notwithstanding the King repaired this afterward by the overthrow of the Scotts at Hallidowne Hill which wiped off their contumelious Rime made upon their Victorie over the English in his Fathers dayes being this Long Beards heartlesse Painted Hoods witlesse Gray Coates gracelesse Make England thriftlesse And also in taking their King David the valiant Bruces sonne Prisoner at Nevils Crosse in his absence in France by the Queene and placing in Edward Balioll to be King 3. Against the French by himselfe and this Valiant sonne Edward the Black Prince He obtained eminent Victories at Cressay and Poycters In the last of which their King John was taken and brought into England 4. He Founded the Order of the Garter first quartered his Armes with France In his old age was much abused by a Strumpet Alice Pears 5. After he had seene the death of his Victorious sonne Edward the Black Prince he died peaceably at Sheene in Surry leaving to succeed him his Grandchild the Black Princes sonne 8. RICHARD the second 1. A.C. 1378 He misled by his Favorite Michael De La Poole and other Syeophants incurres the hatred of his People Iohn Wall Priest Watt Tylor lack Sraw and Jack Shepherd raise a Rebellion against him which happily was quieted by the Maior of London's William Walworths mortall blow given Watt Tylor 2. Thirteene Commissioners were appointed to see matters reformed but it came to nothing 3. An Invasion of French with twelve hundred Ships under Sayle against England by Gods providence were utterly scattered Iohn of Gaunt his Vncle Warreth successively in Spaine and himselfe in Scotland 4. He continues his hatred against his Nobles executes diverse of them Banisheth his Cosen Henry of
by the fall of a new house But others say this was the end of 8. IOHN the 21. a Portugall Physition A.D. 1277 Platina passes him for a vaine man and thereupon inferres Nescio quo pacto compertum est ut viri quidam admodum literati ad res agendas parum idonei videantur We see for action Learning availes not when The greatest Clearkes proves not the wisest men 2. He was a Writer notwithstanding and favourer of Schollers which was the least care of 9. NICHOLAS the third a Romane An. 1277 He inclosed a Warren of Hares for his holinesse recreation 2. Was ravennous for his kindred raised the quarrell between Peter of Aragon and Charles of France for Sycily whence grew the Massacre of the French called Sycilian vespers wherein all sorts of French upon the Toll of a Bell were cruelly Butchered 10. A.D. 1281 MARTINE the fourth a French-man that succeeded thereupon Excommunicated Peter of Aragon but he contemned it and strengthned himselfe by Paleologus 2. He kept the Concubine of his predecessor Nicholas and removed all Pictures of Bears from his pallace least the beholding of them should cause his sweet heart to bring forth a Beare His Excommunication of Peter of Aragon is continued by 11. A.D. 1285 HONORIUS the fourth a Romane who did little else but confirme the Augustine Friars and cause the white Carmelites to be called our Ladies Brethren so much was not performed by 12. A.D. 1288 NICHOLAS the fourth a Franciscan Italian who dyed some say of griefe to see both Church and State in such remedilesse Combustions After two years scolding of the Cardinalls 13. A.D. 1294 CELESTINE the fifth an Italian formerly an Anchorite was chosen He resolving to be strict in reforming the Church was guild by one that fained himselfe to be an Angell and spake through a Trunke in a wall Celestine Celestine give over thy Chayre for it is above thy ability 2. The French King perswaded him to hold it but he decreed that a Pope might quit his place as he did to turne Hermite againe But that preserved not his life from the jealousy of 14. A.D. 1294 BONIFACE the eight a Campanian that thus cheated him for he caused him to be imprisoned and made away 2. Of this Boniface it is said that he entred like a Foxe raigned like a Lyon and dyed like a Dogge 3. He threw ashes into the Arch-bishop Porchets eyes on Ash-wednesday because he was a Gibelline brought in the Iewish Jubely carryed two swords before him and shewed himselfe as well in Imperiall Robes as in Papall habilliments to expresse that he had power of both swords in that Church out of which there is no salvation 4. For his Excommunicating Phillip the Fayre of France and his cruelty against others he drew upon himselfe an infamous death by the hands of those he had formerly banished 5. John Cassiodores Epistle in Bale shewes how lamentably England suffered by him A much better Pope was little 15. BENEDICT a Lombard a Sheapheards sonne A.D. 1303 who would not acknowledge his poore mother when she came to him Lady like but caused her to put on her Shepheardesse apparell He absolved the King of France Excommunicated the murtherers of his predecessor Boniface desired to compose all brawles but was poysoned at length in a figge 16. CLEMENT the fifth a French man that succeeds An. 1305 transferred the Court to Avignion where it continued 70. years governing Rome the while by deputy Cardinalls 2. At the pompe of his Coronation much hurt was done by the fall of a Wall and the Pope lost a Carbuncle out of his Mytre valued at 6000. Florens 3. He rooted out the Templers favoured the Knights of Rhodes Excommunicated the Florentines Lucians and Venetians whose Ambassador Francis Dandalus sent to pacify him he chayned under his table to feed with the doggs 4. From the Councell held by him in Vienna we have the Clementines of the Canon Law Henry of Lutzenburg the Emperour a little after was poysoned in the host by one Bernard a Monke whom presently he forgave and wished him to shift away to save his life The Pope dyes of the fluxe after two years His Countryman 17. IOHN the 22. succeeds him A. 1316 He Sainted Thomas of Aquine and Thomas of Hereford flead a Bishop and afterwards burned him because he had offended him 2. Challenged a Supremacy over the Greeke Church but they wished the Divell to be with him as God was with them would by no means Crowne the Emperour Lewis of Bavaria who contemned it and was otherwise Crowned King of the Romanes Whereupon he deprives him but not without stout opposition Occam Marsilius and Iandunus taking the Emperours part 3. He held the soules to dye with the body but was condemned for it by the Parisians the Councell of Constance Durandus Thomas Wallis an English man and others He lived longest of any Pope and dyed richest 18. A. 1334 BENEDICT the 12. also a French man succeeds him opposes at first Lewis the Emperour but afterward falling out with the French King takes the Emperours part who notably had defended his Royalty in an assembly of the Peeres of Germany 2. He reformed some Orders or rather disorders of the Monkes bought Francis Petraches beautifull sister with a great summe of Money of her brother Gerard to make some use of her Had these Rimes made on him when he was gone Hic situs est Nero laicis mors vipera olero Devius à vero cuppa repleta mero Laicks bane Clerks viper here lyes Nero's trunke Fardle of Lyes a Butt of Wine stark drunke 19. A. 1342 CLEMENT the sixth his Country man proves more violent then his predecessor 2. To diminish the Emperours authority he creates Vicount Vicars to rule the Empire which caused the Emperour to institute such other Vicars to governe the Church 3. This and other things so netled his Clemency that upon no Termes he would be reconciled with the Emperour except he put himselfe and all his into his Holinesse disposition 4. For quietnesse sake and to prevent the shedding of Christian blood the Emperour doth it The Princes of the Empire exclaime against the Popes tyrannicall conditions The Arch-bishop of Mentz is deposed for but speaking on the Emperours behalfe The other Electors bribed set up his sonne Charles to be King of the Romanes he to settle himselfe morgaged speciall portions of the Emperiall Revenues never againe recovered whereby the weakned Empire was exposed to the Turkes invasion 6. In England also this Pope made so bold as to bestow Bishopricks and Benefices at his pleasure But our Edward the third would admit of no such intrusion 7. T is thought by his meanes the hated Emperour was poysoned and his Holinesse breathed his last Bale by an Impostume after he had tyrannized so long and cozoned the World by his yeare of Inbilee and blasphemous Indulgences His Countryman 20. An. 1352 INNOCENT the sixth a Lawyer by pinching and
deminishing his House-keeping cast about to keep up money 2. It was well that he commanded Priests to be resident and to give good Example unto their Charge by their temperare lives 3. Richard Arch bishop of Armaught urged before this Pope Nine Articles against the begging Fryars that were never answered 4. And John de Rupe Scissa foretold such shrewd things of Anti-christ that proved afterward too true For which he was burnt at Avignion 5. Whilst the Lance and Nayles that tormented our Saviour were graced withan Holiday and this Elogy Ave ferrum triumphale Intrans pectus tu vitale Coeli pandis ostia Haile Iron triumphall Piercing a breast vitall That opens Heavens gate Faecundata in cruore Faelix hasta nos amore Per te fixos saucia Bles'd spear steeped in blood With love make al us wood The Heretiques to hate An Englishmans Sonne though borne in France 21 VRBAN the fifth comes next a great stickler A.D. 1362 to uphold Popish priveledges and set forth the State and Authority of the Papacy 2. John Huncash an Englishman was his Champian for Warrs Briget of Sweveland was entertained Platina and had the order of St Briget conformed by him 3. About the same time Vide Crisp Sabellinus volater Baleum an order of the Iesuits with the Scopetines appeared which differs from our moderne Pragmatists as Lydius notes 4. Determining to returne againe into Italy he was poysoned as it is thought at Marsils GREGORY the cleaventh that succeeded A.D. 1370 was Nephew to Pope Clement the sixth made Cardinall by him before he was 17 yeares old and then sent to Schoole to Baldus the greet Lawyer of Peruse 2. By the perswasion of whom and St Katherine St Dominicks Sister of Sceane most of the Cities of Italy revolted from him 3. Vpon which occasion as also by the admonition of Briget returned from Jerusalem and the reproofe of a bold Bishop who told him he could not blame him for Non-residency that had left Rome to reside in Avignion He left Avignion and with 12 Gallyes returned againe to Rome Anno 1376 after the Court had bin at Avignion 70 yeares together 4. Vpon his returne he Excommunicated the Florentines and regayned by the sword what before was lost repayred Romes Dilapidations by the absence of former Incumbents 5. A sect of Bedlam Dancers of men and women Enthusiasts to se in those dayes which the world thought not well Christned by these bawdy Priests 6. At this Popes death the Pallace of Avignion was fired by chance that unclean Birds might no more roust in that Cage for 23. An. 1378 VRBANE the sixth a poore Neopolitane that succeeded expressed himselfe against returning into France Whereupon a company of French Cardinals chose Clement the seaventh against him beginning a Schisme that lasted almost 40 yeares 2. At this mans first Election he was much graced by Iane Queene of Naples and Otto of Brunswick her Husband but the rude beast soon forgot it and afterward was the cause of both their deaths to make good that saying Asperius nihil est humili cum surgit in altum Corde stat inflato pauper honore dato None looks to be accounted More then a Begger mounted He struts with heart full blowne when honor 's on him throwne 3. He was much in the beginning for Charles King of Naples with an eye to the Princifying of his Roguish Nephew Francis Batillus But this friendship was soone turned to spight And Batillus after his Vncles death was stript of all that he had heaped together according to the saying Cum moritur praesul cognatio tota fit exul When once the Prelate failes His Kin may pare their nayles 4. The brutish Tyranny of this Pope against some of his Cardinals whom he suspected to be underhand for Clement is described by Theodoricus à Niem who was his Secretary and present at their usage Berthold Swarts a Chymick then invented Gunpowder 5. He held a Iubilee to gather money made 54. Cardinalls to back him against his opposite 24. CLEMENT the seaventh A. 1380 a French man of a Noble house with whom sided the French and Spanish as our English Dutch Italians and others did with Vrbane 2. This quarrell grew so high that Rome it selfe was miserably plundred by Clement and his adherents 3. One Popes Bulls roared against the others Christendome was divided Iohannes de Ligniaco writes in defence of Clement and a Councell at Paris made good his title The Abbat of St Vedast apologizeth for Vrban Platina omits Clement as an Intruder and after Vrbane puts 25. BONIFACE the ninth another Naples man A. 1389 made Cardinall before by Vrban 2. He was scarce thirty years old when he was made Pope so ignorant that he could neither sing nor say nor understand the supplications put up to him or matters discussed before him 3. Yet was he the notablest Huckster for selling Church livings that ever came in that Sea Any dolt might be then preferred for mony and be sooner traded with then a more deserving man 3. His Mother and two Brethren in the Court helpe to make his markets for him He married his Sister to the Duke of Adria who quickly slew her and forfeited his own life for it 4. In this mans time Chrysolaras brought from the East the Greeke Letters which had been neglected in the West for 500. years in propagation of which learning Guarinus Victorinus Philelphus Leonard Aretine with others joyned with him 26. A.D. 1400 BENEDICT the 13. a Spaniard called Peter de Luna is not numbred by the Romanists amongst their Popes because he succeeded Clement the seaventh in the schisme 2. At his Election he took an Oath to give over the place if the Cardinalls should think it meet but being put to it he easily dispensed with that Oath complies with the King of France to hold him in whiles 27. A.D. 1404 INNOCENT the seaventh an Italian Elected in Boniface the 9th place Poped it in Italy but falling out with the Cittizens of Rome by reason that his Nephew Lewis hath treacherously butchered some of them he was faine to fly from Rome to Viterbium with great difficulty 2. But matters composed he returned at last againe made diverse Cardinalls demanded the moyty of Ecclesiasticall Revenues but was stoutly denyed both in France and England In this mans place was chosen by the Cardinalls 28. A. 1406 GREGORY the 12th a Venetian but on this condition that for the Peace of the Church he should be bound to resigne 2. Many delusions past betwixt Peter Moon and him which the Cardinalls perceiving called a Councell at Pisa and outed them both and put into the place 29. An. 1409 ALEXANDER the fifth a Cretane 2. He deposed Ladislaus King of Naples and Apulia by a Bull confirmed St Francis five wounds to be accounted an Article of Faith The Cardinall of St Eustace that poysoned him took his place rather then was chosen by the name of 30. A. 1410 IOHN
to be Monks The Papists say it was their owne seeking but their Prelates should have instructed them better 2. This Zachary is said to have translated Gregories Dialogues into Greeke 3. Virgilius a Bishop is condemned by this man See Ramus in Praef. Mathemat for holding there be Antipodes One Stephen is reported to have been Elected in his Roome but dying presently Vnconsecrated by reason whereof 27. STEPHEN the second a Romane neere at hand A.D. 752 steps into his Place He wrought so with Pipin of France that he came into Italy and outed Aistulphus of Lombardy which he bestowed upon the Pope for freeing him of his Oath to his Soveraigne Childerick and shaving Childerick againe to make sure work and thrusting him into a Monastery 3. Vpon this successe he was the first that was carryed upon mens shoulders him succeeded his Brother 28. PAUL the first a Romane A.D. 757 but not without some opposition of one Theophylact. He Excommunicates Constantine Copronimus the Greeke Emperour upon the old quarrell of Images 2. An Image of Christ pricked in hatred by the Jewes yeelded bloud out of its side that cured all Diseases except stupid credulity and thereby converted many of them 3. he honoured much St Petrouell who was St Peters Daughter 29. A.D. 767 STEPHEN the third a Sicilian with much adoe gets his place For Constantine Brother to King Desiderius of Lombardy was in for a whole yeare but was outed againe Baleus Plat. because he was but a Lay-man and one Philip that was chosen lost it for want of meanes to defend it 2. he brought in the worship and censing of Images and subjected Millaine to his Sea which fell to 30. An. D. 772 HADRIAN the first a Romane a great patrone of Images for which he wrote a Booke 2. Notwithstanding he could captivate the poore Orphans of Bertha the Widow of Caroloman who were the right Heyres of France 3. for this he went not unrewarded by Charles the Great who confirmed his Fathers guifts to the Romane Sea by adding the Dukedomes of Spoleto and Benevent unto it And when all is reckoned this is that which they call Constantines donation 31. An. D. 795 LEO the third a Romane succeeds who as his Predecessor Hadrian by closing in with Charles the Great had ruined Desiderius of Lumbardy and extinguished that State which had stood in Italy 200 yeares Also this man at his first entrance to curry favour with the same victorious King prostitutes his Keyes and Romane Liberties at his feet which the Romans took so ill that having gotten the Sycophant abroad they pluckt him from his Horse and whipt him like a Rogue Victorellus upon Ciacon strongly maintaines that in that hurry his eyes were pluckt out and tongue cutt off but soone after restored by miracles 2. Charles with the soonest hath word of this abuse comes to Rome for righting of it the Pope cleares himselfe from all imputations laid against him by his owne Oath the People cry that the Apostolicall Sea is to be Judged by none Thus the Pope is freed Charles for his paynes pronounced Emperour because they of the East were too farre out of the way to serve the Popes turne The new made Emperour takes Oath to defend and protect the Romane Church and obey it 3. Certaine Miracles voyced to be wrought by the blood of a Rood at Mantua are confirmed by this Pope 32. STEPHEN the fourth a Romane gets his place A.D. 816 but not by the Emperours Election as it was promised to Charles by his Predecessors Adrian and Leo but by choyce of their owne Clergy 2. This in Person he goes to excuse to Lewis the Emperour in France and with some Complements in crowning the Emperour and his Wife by the titles of Augustus and Augusta salves all the businesse 3. Returnes to Rome and makes a decree that it shall be in the Clergies Power to chuse the Pope but not to consecrate him but in presence of the Emperours Embassadour So prettily could these men juggle to delude their best Friends and worke their own ends In the same manner without the Emperours suffrage his Countryman 33. PASCHALIS the first was chosen A.D. 817 who excused the matter so cunningly to Lewis the Emperour that he not only obtained a relaxation of his Right in chusing of Popes but a larger donation to the Church of Rome of territories and revenues then formerly by his predecessors had been granted 2. He was shrewdly suspected for making away in a tumult some great men that withstood his projects in the Emperours behalfe but his own Oath was sufficient to cleare him whereof he might be absolved at pleasure With more adoe another Romane 34. EUGENIUS the second got the Chayre An. D. 824 by reason of the opposition of Zinzimus he is much commended for his boâ—nty to the Poore 2. In this mans time Michael the Easterne Emperour sent to Lewis the Westerne to know what he thought concerning Images Lewis referres the matter to Eugenius what his decision was none mention Some say there was a Conference about it at or about Paris Baron Ciacon Stella and that Eugenius was slaine by the Romanes others acknowledge no such matter but that he dyed peaceably leaving 35. An. D. 827 VALENTINE the first his fellow Citizen his successour A man of too good hopes to keep the place long Hune tantum terris ostendunt fata nec ultra Esse sinunt This man was shewn but must not stay The Fates doe snatch him straight away As Ciaconius saies of him After forty daies therefore he left his keyes to 36. An. D. 828 GREGORY the fourth his fellow Citizen who would not accept of them without the Emperours approbation 2. Between whom and his Rebellious sonnes he went into France to make Peace but could not effect it 3. Intollerable was the luxury of the Clergy in those daies against which a Synod was held at Aquisgrave and Platina mentioning it adds Vtinam nostris temporibus Ludovice viveres would God ô Lewes thou hadst liv'd in our times 37. An. D. 244 SERGIUS the second another Romane comes next 1. He was formerly called Os porci Hogs-snout but that was when he was Baptized the Popedome proved a greater matter unto him for to change his name 2. By his example other Popes have done the like in changing their Christian names 3. His Election was confirmed by the Emperour Lotharius whose sonne Lewis he afterwards Crowned at Rome 38. An. D. 847 LEO the fourth a Romish Monke shuts up this third vanke of Popes 1. He is commended for a great builder that compassed the Vaticane with a Wall reedified the Castle of S. Augelo and did many such other matters 2. The Saracens were scared from Italy by his Crossing Blessing Cursing and Animating his Souldiers 3. He was questioned for plotting to transferre the Empire from France to the Greeks againe but from that he cleared himselfe by his Oath 4. By his Prayers 't is said he
drove away a Basiliske from S. Lucies Chappell dispensed with Ethelwolfe to leave his Monastery and raigne in England for which courtesy the Monkish King gratified his Holinesse with yearly Peter pence And these were the chiefe imployments of these jolly Prelaetes when once they grew to be puffed up with Supremacies and Donations 2. IN this Distance are met with 1. The Popes excommunicating and Deposing of their fellow Bishops and Patriarchs Dethroning and Monkifying Kings Constituting and deluding Emperours and maintaining Idolls against them 2. Here about the yeare 666 the number of the Apocalypticall Beast Phocas the Parricide that slew his Master Mauritius Boniface the purchaser of Supremacy of that villanie by Symony And Mahomet the Grand Impostor brake forth together whom the Saracens soon followed to the devastation and hazarding of all Christendome 3. Which the Learned of those times Isodorus Hispacensis Venerable Bede Haimo Strabus Rabanus to which may be added Damascene whom some write turned afterward Mahumetan and Paulus Warenfredus the first Postillator might Lament rather then withstand INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Maurus Arch-Bishop of Ravenna served the Pope in his kinde to Excommunicate him for Excommunicating him first 2. It smel't not of Antichristian Pride in Pope Constantine to permit the Emperour Justinian to kisse his feete 3. The Eastern Emperours were in the right in withstanding the having of Images in the Church 4. It be lawfull for Kings to forsake their Callings to become Monkes 5. Popes may dispence with the Oath of Alleageance to Princes 6. They may Depose Kings and translate Empires 7. It be lawfull to eate Horse-flesh notwithstanding the Popes Inhibition SECT VII The Fourth ranke of Luxurious Sodomites AMbition having attained the top of desire melteth quickly into Luxury No marvell then if after Vsurping Nimrods Luxurious Sodomites come to take their turnes for the space well neere of two hundred years in this order 1. IOHN the eight otherwise tearmed Pope IOHANE An. D. 855 a Lasse of Mentz in Germany that ranne away with an English Monke of Fulda in Mans apparell and studied with him at Athens till there he dyed 2. Thence this Virago came to Rome and so learnedly trussed her poynts that after Leo's death she was advanced to Saint Peters Chayre 3. Where for two years and a halfe she celebrated Masse gave Orders freed the Emperour Lewis from his Oath to Aldegisus Crownes Charles the Bald Thomas Harding takes up the Controversy between the two Hinomares established the learned Photius in the Patriarchship of Constantinople wrote a learned Letter to the Prince of Moravia wanted nothing requisite to an excellent Pope but the right Gender 4. The defect of which discovered it selfe in her going to the Laterane between Colosses and S. Clements where without a Midwife she was delivered of somewhat and her life together for which her successors have since baulk't that unlucky way and provided a hollow seate of Porphyry to prevent such after-claps 5. This story of Dame Johane Onuphrius Bellarmine Baronius Vid. Io. Wolfium in Memorabilib and their followers would decry by all meanes possible but we have fifty at least of their own suffrages against them 2. BENEDICT the third a Romane An. D. 857 was chosen in her roome but not without putting in security into the Deacons hand that he was of the masculine Gender he was withstood saith Ciaconius by one Anastasius but to no purpose 2. He made shew of great humility and therefore would be buried not in but without the Threshold of Saint Peters Church 3. A.D. 858 NICHOLAS the first named the Great a Romane kept a greater stirre deprives Iohn of Ravenna for not stooping unto him 2. Swaggers with Michaell the Emperour of Constantinople about Photius the Patriarch and writes him an Epistle which is much stood upon 3. Vntill this mans time Anastasius the Librariaen wrote the lives of the Popes but after untill Clement the second one William another Librarian who passeth under the name of Damasus 4. Onuphrius Platina and Ciaconius complaine much of the negligent registring and confusion of their Popes Lives notwithstanding their succession is made such a convincing argument 5. He was stiffe against Priests Marriage but taken downe by a resolute Epistle of Huldrick a Germane Bishop 4. An. D. 868 HADRIAN the second a Romane also comes next The Emperours Embassador excepted against his Election without their Masters consent but were deluded by an answere that a worthy man was chosen and so must put up their pipes 2. He kept a great stirre to bring the Bulgarians under his virge which was first yeelded unto but it held not to purpose 3. By his violence he outed the Learned Photius of Constantinople and gott Ignatius againe into his roome by the eight Synode of Constantinople 4. The Emperour Lotharius came to Rome to receive Absolution of him which is much stood upon as also the platforme he gave of Lawes for the Kingdome of Aragon After this mâ—n is named by Onuphrius Ciacon Bellarmine and others John the 8th counting Pope Johane for no body but Platina their senior reckoneth 5. A.D. 873 IOHN the ninth a Romane also He Crowned three Emperous Charles the bald Charles the grosse and Lewis the Sutterer for holding too much with whom he was Imprisoned by the Romanes but escaping gott into France where he did somewhat in a Councell at Trecas 2. After returning to Rome he beat the Saracens out of Italy and Sicily and wrote as some thinke foure Books of the Life of Gregory the Great 6. MARTINE the second a French man takes his place A.D. 883 whom Ciacon and others against Platina call Marinus the first so well they agree in their names and reckonings 2. Platina saith he gott the Popedome by ill meanes Bale adds that his Father Palumbus was a Conjurer Fasciculus temporum cryes our Heu heu Domine Deus c. and bitterly laments the iniquities of those times 7. An D. 884 HADRIAN the third a Romane that followed made them worse He decrees the Emperour should have nothing to doe in the Popes Election 2. The Romanes conceived great hopes of him for his resolution but Death abridged it And 8. STEPHEN the fifth a Romane takes his place A.D. 885 Onuphrius Ciacon and Bellarmine call him Stephen the sixth misliking Platina's reckoning 2. No Act of his is left worth the noting but that he abrogated the purging of Adultery and Witchcraft by going over burning Coulters and casting the suspected into the Water 9. A.D. 891 FORMOSUS Bishop of Portua then recovers the Chayre but not without great opposition of Sergius the Deacon 2. This man was held guilty of his predecessor Iohn's imprisonment thereupon fled and forsooke Rome and turned Layicke but Pope Martino absolves him for money sets him right againe so that by the same Bursae gratia he gat to be Pope 3. Wherein he did nothing of note besides the varnishing of Saint Peters Church 10. BONIFACE the sixth a