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A14210	The Romane conclaue VVherein, by way of history, exemplified vpon the liues of the Romane emperours, from Charles the Great, to Rodulph now reigning; the forcible entries, and vsurpations of the Iesuited statists, successiuely practised against the sacred maiestie of the said empire: and so by application, against the residue of the Christian kings, and free-states are liuely acted, and truely reported. By Io. Vrsinus ante-Iesuite.; Speculum Jesuiticum. English	Beringer, Joachim.; Gentillet, Innocent, ca. 1535-ca. 1595, attributed name.	1609 (1609)	STC 24526; ESTC S118919	126,713	245

into the same place of the riuer This stratagem being f●ustrated they fall to a second but will be seene in neither They suborne eight creatures of their owne with plenty of crownes to set Landa on fire One of them mistaking the night and laying his traines was taken by the watch with an other of his companions a counterfeit Monke and both hanged Being also deceiued in the execution of this Gunpowder plot they fall to a third and send forth a certaine Mountebank resolute to death accompanied with some such fellowes as himselfe to set to sale in the Emperours Campe poysoned rings bridels and spurres so deadly inuenomed that if the Emperour had touched any of them he had surely perished But his Maiestie being fore-warned causeth this Marchant to be watched and apprehended Commandeth him to be examined but finding that he scorned both questions and torments without more a-doe hee sendeth him to the gallowes Hadrian as we told you being choakt with a Fly the Cardinals begin to wrangle about the choise of a successor For two and twentie being the Emperours aduersaries would haue chosen Roland of Siena one of those Cardinals whom a little before Hadrian had sent Legat vnto Frederick and Frederick had banished Germanie But nine others adhearing to the Emperor by the suffrages of the Prefect of the Citie and the people created Octauianus a Romane borne Priest and Cardinall of Saint Clements and stiled him Victor But these rash elections being likely to foster infinite dissensions It was agreed betweene the Electors of both parties that neither of the Elected should be confirmed before it was agreed vpon at all hands who should be the Man and the contention quite silenced But the Rolanders being the maior partie falsifying their oathes proclaimed the election of Roland and new christned him Alexander the third From hence arose a mighty Schisme Victor remaineth at Rome Alexander flieth vnto William King of Sicil and there the twelfth day after his election is confirmed Pope And to preuent that this dissension should not draw with it the finall destruction of the Church of Rome by his legats hee intreateth the Emperour Frederick that by interposition of his authority he would vouchsafe to put end to the Schisme The doubtfull issue of a new Schisme much troubled Frederick wherefore finding that both the Elettos being orderly consecrated he could not lawfully determine the strife without the authority of a Councell after the examples of Constantine Theodosius Iustinian and other Emperors knowing that the summoning thereof appertained vnto him he nominateth the day of the Assembly to be held at Papia and thether he warneth both the Bishops to appeare promising also to be there in person to take cognizance of eithers greeuances After proclamation whereof Alexander goeth to Anagnia whereat the Emperour being angrie for his contempt despatcheth his letters vnto him by Daniel and Herman Bishops of Prage and Verdim citing him by the name of Bishop and not of Pope to appeare at the Councell Alexander reiecteth Caesars Ambassadors most contumeliously and in very arrogant termes telleth them plainly That the Romane Bishop was to bee iudged by no mortall creature They doing no good vpon Alexander retire towards Octauianus him they salute as Pope and accompany to Papia There the Councell being assembled and the cause vpon sufficient witnesse through all circumstances iudicially examined Victor is declared Pope and so acknowledged by all the German Bishops by the commandement of Caesar At which pretended iniury Alexander being mooued he accurseth Fredericke and Victor and forthwith dateth his letters of iustification vnto all Christians Kings and Potentates That what He did was done with equitie and good reason But at his returne into the City finding many new vpstart aduersaries openly opposing against him he went to Tarracine And there going on shipbord purposely there layde for him by William of Sicil hee retyred into France where by the good leaue of Philip assembling a Conuenticle in Claremount in all hast he proclaimeth his curse against the Emperor and the Antipope His Maiesty albeit he foresaw the mischiefes likely to arise vpon this dissension notwithstanding he continueth his siege against Millan vntill enforced by famin and wants the inhabitants voluntarily surrendred the City at discretion This dispatched he sent his Ambassadors to the French King to desire that he would call a Councel at Didion Whether if hee would bring his Pope then would his Maiesty also promise to bee there and with him to bring his Pope also What answer these Ambassadours receiued it is not truely known but so much is recorded to memory that the Earle of Blois gaue the Emperor his faith that the King his master would not faile to be there Whereupon at the prefixed day the Emperor with Victor kept promise and pitched his tents neere Didion Thither came also Henrie the second and William kings of England and Scotland But Alexander could not only not be perswaded to come vnder pretence that the assembly was congregated by the Emperor and not by him but he also so wrought with Philip that he came vnto the place indeed but before the Emperor where washing his hands in the riuer hard by forthwith by the voice of an Herauld he summoned his Maiesty as if herein he had satisfied his oath and so departed Wherewith the Emperor the Kings the other Princes being much agreeued wished Victor to returne to his Popedome and they retired euery man to his own home Victor ariued at Lucca in Hetruria fell sicke and died in whose place succeeded Guido Bishop of Cremona called Paschal the third And vnto him at Goslaria the Emperor and all the Princes and Bishops of Germany did their reuerence Alexander who was yet in France to keep Rome in obedience constituted Iohn the Cardinall his Vicar generall and regranted liberty to the Romanes to chuse their owne Consuls prouided that they were such as were fauorites of his faction Then departeth he from France into Sicil foorthwith returneth to Rome and is willingly receiued of the Romanes and Guido reiected Whereupon the cities of Italie incouraged by the comming of Alexander to hope after liberty contrary to their oathes sworne before vnto the Emperor they reedified Millan but lately razed and subuerted by Caesar Then at the instigation of Alexander they enter into actuall rebellion they inuade the Emperors ministers and fauorits some of whom they expell and some they murder Then vsing his further councell and assistance they proceed to the building of a new City called Alexandria in honor of Alexander and contempt of Frederick culling out of euery City fifteen thousand men for inhabitation vnto whome they deuide the territory and assigne portions whereupon to build their dwellings Vpon intelligence of these rebellious combinations Caesar leuieth an armie and prepareth for Italie where inforcing certaine of the rebels to composition he besiegeth Alexandria but this siege proued nothing honourable for

during the short time of his Papacy As a good schoolemaster hee persisted constant in good will towards Caesar And against the French he assisted him with treasure and conioyned him in league with the Florentines the Siennois the Luquois the Roytelets of Italy the Apostolique sea with Henry of England and Lewes of Hungary But Adrian in the second yeere of his Papacy being departed not without suspition of poyson the fatall practises of the Bishops by so much the more eagernesse outflamed by how much they had gathered materialls to worke vpon during the time of the former respiration For Iulius of Medices otherwise Clement the seuenth after much wrangling being elected Pope before his installation was no man more esteemed of Caesar From the Church of Toledo by his bounty he receiued an annuity of ten thousand duckats He reconciled him so throughly into the fauour of Adrian from whence he was fallen that in all affaires of importance Adrian made him only of his counsell But no sooner Pope no sooner traitor Against his Lord hee complotteth league vpon league discharging his bills of account with acquittances of this nature For Francis the French king being in Italy and after the taking of Millan dispersing his forces throughout Lombardy Clement worketh the dis-union of the Hadrian confederacy and forbiddeth the Florentins the Syennois and the Luccois to pay the money which by the conuention they ought to haue sent vnto Caesar By Albert Pius Prince of Carpi he concluded a Clandestine league with king Francis meane time cunningly treating with the Imperialists by way of sequestration and Indifferency to impledge the territory of Millan into his discretion But the deuise being vtterly disliked and fortune against all imagination so crossing his designements that in a memorable defeature Francis was taken prisoner at Paruie and carried captiue into Spaine then to his perpetuall reproch of leuity and inconstancy to flater with Caesar he parted with an infinit masse of mony for his souldiers arrerages yet during these passages in iealouzy that Charles would turne his thoughts to the conquest of Millan which of all his Italian pretendācies was only left vnconquered he goeth to counsel with Loyesse the Queen mother Henry king of England the Venetians and some other Potentates how to expulse the Imperialists out of Italie and redeeme Francis To set forward the execution whereof he dealeth with Ferdinand Dauila a man of eminent place souldiery in Caesars Campe assaieth to draw him to the party and for a bait offereth him the title of the kingdom of Naples Dauila being of a subtill close disposition accepteth learneth the secrets of the enemies proiects and acquainteth his master therewith Caesar laugheth at the mans periury who being the principall architect of all iniurious preiudiciall proceedings against him had notwithstanding himselfe made his enemy priuy to counsels giuen him very serious cautions in future how to proceede in his affaires and how to prouide for his owne security with an intimation to become carefull to bind the loyalties of his men of warre with greater deuotion to his seruice Wherby finding himselfe ouer-reacht by Dauila he giueth not ouer but trieth another way to the wood And thus it was Francis being set at liberty by Caesar and vnwilling to make good these conuentions wherunto by the treaty of Madril he stood obliged he takes hold of the occasion absolueth him of his oath confederateth anew with the French and some others and proclaimeth the confederacy by the name of the Most holy League Inserting amongst the Articles that Caesar also might be cōprehended therin So that he would first re-deliuer vpon a competent ransome the children of France as yet in hostage for their father restore Millan to Sforza and enter Italie for his Coronation with no greater troops then should seeme requisite to the discretions of the Pope and the Venetians What indifferent Reader weighing the originall of this league the time wherein it was concluded and the occasions wherupon it was broched can make any other construction to his vprightest censure but that his Holinesse had small intention by these iniurious breaches of concluded articles to further the publique peace but rather to administer matter of implacable heart-burnings and assured wars between the Princes For by one Apostaticall Breue first the conditions of the peace are prescribed to so high and mighty an Emperor by his subiect and Vassall Sforza of Milan secondly the oath of the French King duely and solemnly taken is pardoned and frustrated thirdly Caesar is commanded to re-deliuer the children of France as if it were not enough by the releasement of the fathers oath to be once deluded Fourthly He is commanded not to winke at but to perpetuate the tyranny of the Italian Kinglings Fiftly he is commanded to forbeare to come vnto Italy vnlesse he proportioned his troops to the shape of the Papal and Venetian limitations Sixtly He is commanded to giue pardon to Traitors and for conclusion in case of not-performance warre is denounced by sea and by land Amidst which dishonorable limitations what could Caesar doe but in true acknowledgement of the vprightnes of his cause reiect these base conditions with as great courage on the one side as they were insolently propounded by the other reposing more hope in his innocency then in the multitude of Horse or shipping And surely God almighty the vnpartiall Iudge of humane actions so moderated the execution of his diuine iustice that whatsoeuer complots this architect of euill counsell meant to haue throwne downe vpon the head of Caesar the very same befell his own person euen when he thought himselfe to stand vpon so sure a ground as to be an onely Spectator of the ensuing troubles For Caesar beeing awakened at the Report of so famous a Confederacie dispatched into Italy the Duke of Burbon Fronsperg Captaines of admirable reputation for their cariage in the last warres with warrant to defend Naples now by the tenor of the league giuen in prey to warre and dis-vnion These Leaders pretending as if they meant to passe by Florence now growen proud by the continuance of peace their mighty Citizen the Pope and the late league at last bending their course by the mountaines and rocks vpon the sixt day of May they solemnly entred Rome droue Clement into the Bastil of Adrian and vpon want of all necessaries his Bulls his Breues and execrations thicke and threefold breathed out against the Germanes and Spaniards standing him in no stead compelled him to yeeld but with so seruile and base conditions as vpon the like neuer did Souldier to this day giue vp his fort The insolency of the Spaniard and the inhumanity of the Germane I am not able in apt words to display See Guicoiardine and the Histories of those times For besides their horrible pillagings their spoiles their rauishments and their wasts no kinde of scorne was left vnpractised against the Pope

accounted it his holiest proiect to season his New and high calling with the destruction of Roger Duke of Sicil. Whereupon he flyeth to Armes marshalleth his forces and speedily vanquisheth But by the vnexpected comming in of Roger his sonne his Popeship is taken and his Cardinals made prisoners Iulius the second in seauen yeeres space was the cause of the slaughter of two hundred thousand Christian soules He limited a reward to any man that could kill a Frenchman Marching out of the City accoutred with Pauls sword and other such holy Furniture to fight against the French and the confederate Princes He vnsheathed the blade and cast the Keyes into Tiber saying Sithence Peters keies can no longer stead vs welcome the sword of good S. Paul Gregory the ninth receiuing newes of the recouery of Ierusalem caused the Emperors Embassadors to be murdred Clement the sixt to effectuate his proper deseignes from time to time sowed occasions of warre discord amongst the Christian Princes and rather then to faile of his purposes hee would not spare to set them on working by massiue promises by entertainment by trecheries and many cunning deuises Clement the fourth without either formall proceeding or obiection of reason consented that the Noble Emperour Conradus the last of the house of Sweuia should be publiquely beheaded Sixtus the fourth managed many wars and was the author of the Pactian league wherein Iulian de Medices and many other gentlemen miserably miscaried Innocent the third persecuted Caesar Philip. And is reported to haue boasted That either the Pope should take the Diadem from Philip or Philip the Apostolike Miter from Innocent Paul the third was prepared for great Innouations to be practised against the saints of God For he raised the German warre Like vnto him was Alexander the sixt whome the Papists affirme to bee most cruell Of whom they vulgarly repeated these verses If after death Borgia did spue vp blood Wonder t' is none For his cold stomack could Not well disgest so great an ingorg'd flood Onuphrius writeth that euen a light word was with him a sufficient colour to put any man to death Vpon what termes the tumults of France were first raised the league instituted the massacre contriued and the warres continued the closets of Pius the fift and Gregory the thirteenth can best testifie 9. Traitors and mouers of Seditions ALexander the third manifestly ingaged himselfe in a plot of treason against Fredericke For proofe whereof Frederick summoned a Dyet at Norimberge assembled the Princes of the Empire and before them caused the Popes traiterous letter directed to the Soldan to be opened with the meanes of his deliuery Gregory the second procured all Spaine AEmylia Liguria Italy other prouinces to reuolt from the Empire Antichristian-like forbidding the people to pay those tributs which Christ himselfe had formerly commanded Sixtus the fourth by entertainement of murdring rascals hauing slaine Iulius of Medices was the occasion of great tumults in Florence Gregory the seuenth by plotting of infinit practises studied to take away the life of Henry the fourth so far forth that hee would haue murdred him in S. Maries Church being at his praiers He soundly buffeted Alexander the second Emperour of the East and barbarously slew Cincius Against him saith Bembo crieth the Bloud of the Church poured out by his miserable trecheries Paschal the eleuent spent the whole course of his life in warre and commotions Gregory the ninth by his Legats publiquely commanded the Princes of Germany to depose Fredericke Guilty of the same treason were Iulius the second Hadrian the fourth and Gregory the third Gregory the thirteenth the successor of Pius Quintus in impiety and tyrannie was the Author approuer and commender of the Parisien massacre then the which the sunne neuer beheld a more Satanical stratagem whence rose the prouerb Nuptiae Gallicae By the conniuance of Sixtus the fifth Henry the third was stabbed to death by a trayterous Monke and by him the said Murder was exceeding well allowed 10. Parricids and impoysoners PAul the 3. impoysoned his mother and Niece that the whole inheritance of the Farnesian family might accrue vnto himselfe His other sister also whō he carnally knew vpō fancying of others he slew by poison Alexander the sixth by poison made away Gemen the brother and competitor of Baiazet for the hire of 200. thousand crownes And by the like medicine he purged away the life of many Senators Cardinals But preparing the like sauce at a supper for some other by mistaking of the Bottle himselfe drunk off the prepared cup and died Innocent the fourth being corrupted by rewards offered a bole of the like liquor to the Emperour Conrade This the said Emperour verified by his publique letters Gregory the seuenth by the ministerie of his companion Brazatus slew Nicholas the eleuenth with poison And againe some Authors affirme that by the seruice of this wicked villaine he impoisoned six or eight Cardinals obstacles in his preferment to the Papacie Paul the third did his best not onely to raise the Christian Princes against Henry the eight king of England but also plotted against him some practises of conspiracie Gregory the thirteenth loaded with his Indulgences Parry and others to haue laid violent hands vpon Queene Elizabeth 11. Whoremongers IOhn the eleuenth This man Theodora with the more state and pomp to inioy her fractique pleasure made first Bishop of Bononia secondly Archbishop of Rauenna and thirdly Pope of Rome Christopher the first who vpon the deposition of Leo had by the assistance of his female acquaintance inuaded the Papacie was againe himselfe by one Sergius the Amorite of a gallant whore named Marozia deposed and shamefully disgraced Iohn the thirteenth who liued player-like not Pope-like was addicted to all kinde of voluptuous pleasure Gregory the seuenth had secret commerce with the Countesse Matilda Clement the fifth was a publique fornicator and kept for his Leman the Countesse of Perigord a most beautifull Lady and the daughter of the Earle of Foix. 12. Adulterers SErgius the third begat Iohn the twelfth vpon that most impudent whore Marozia and in his Papacie committed infinite abominations amongst light women as writeth Luitprandus Ticinensis in his third book and 12. chapter de Imperatorum gestis Lando the first This man in fashion of an annointed Batchelor according to the custome of those daies consumed the greatest part of his life amongst women and was himselfe at last consumed when he had reigned seuen moneths Iohn the eleuenth Theodora a famous whore and Lady of Rome was so vehemently in loue with this Iohn the bastard of Lando at his comming to Rome that shee not onely desired but inforced him to keepe her company And the freer to inioy his company she caused him to translate the Bishops sea from Rome to Rauenna as writeth Ticinensis in his second booke Cap. 13. Iohn the twelfth the bastard of that famous whore Marozia spent the time of his whole Papacie in most

presumptions fore-shewing that hee was already acquainted with some plot of treason against Conrade For after he vnderstood that Conrade with a puissant armie of Germanes was passed Viterbium where then his Holinesse resided he was heard to prophesie That he was led as a Lamb to the slaughter Thus the posteritie of Frederick being for manie ages turmoiled by this succession of Bishops after infinit practises at last was vtterly ruinated by these bloudie monsters yea the Princes of Germanie were so involued in these fatal oppositiōs that none of thē either daring or willing to weare a Crowne at so deare a reckoning Alphons of Spaine and Richard of England by mony and the Popes fauour as the world saith began to aspire vnto that Dignity which for so many ages past the Germaines alone had enioyed and honourably maintained But neither of them either in iealousie one of another or in feare of their predecessors harmes euer came to the reall possession thereof so that for the space almost of 22. yeares the Empire became an Anarchy and so continued vntill by the generall suffrage of all the Princes Rodulph of Hauespurg was chosen Emperour ❧ Rodulphus Habspurgicus He raigned Anno 1273. About the second yeare of Edward the first AFter these lamentable Tragedies acted vpon the person of Frederick his issue is Rodulph of Hauespurg elected King of Romanes Who albeit he had pleighted his faith to Gregorie the tenth that hee would come to Rome and there be crowned as also had studied to deserue the friendship of him and other his successours with extraordinarie indeuours For that time had taught him that euen against all humane reason this viperous generation had clearely extinguished the two most worthy and glorious families of France and Sveuia As also for that they had transferred the Kingdome of Naples from the race of Frederick to the house of Aniow and therfore thought with himselfe that such Potentates as they were not rashly to be prouoked especially being now shielded with the fauours of the French and the peeuishnesse of the Germane Bishops As also that it was worke enough beseeming the Maiestie of a good and gracious Emperour to tender the welfare of his natiue Country now almost ruinated and rent by ciuill dissentions Notwithstanding his godlinesse his clemencie his deuotion his humanity his modestie and his obseruancie yet could hee deserue no other retribution from these vngratefull Politicians but intrusions vpon his Crowne and taunts against his person For Honorius the fourth being Bishop at that season arrogating vnto himselfe all Regall authority directly against the good will of Rodulph constituted Priziualna Earle of Ianua vicar Generall of the Empire throughout Italy And after his Maiestie for mony had quite claimed vnto many Cities their liberties this Honorius most wickedly sealed this scandalous transaction After the decease of Honorius Nicholas the fourth had vtterly dispossest this Emperour of Romandiola and Rauenna vnder the false pretext of an expedition against the Turke had not Death taken truce with his traiterous intents By a new creation of two Kings in Italie the one to gouerne Lumbardy the other Tuscanie he had plotted that by the commodiousnesse of their scituations all alongst the Teutonick Alps from hence by armes he might alwaies haue meanes to curb the French who now hold Sicil and the goodly Kingdome of Naples in full possession Wherof Rodulph taking notice resoluing with himselfe neuer to be made a stale to an other mans despight which by affectation of a titularie Crowne in Italie publiquely at all times giueth forth that at some time or other he would find sufficient occasions of diuersion and redresse but in plain termes he intimateth to his friends that he was wholly deterd from iournying into Italy for that he had formerly obserued That the entrance of the Caesars thereinto was applauded honoured and full of hopes but their returnes aukward heauie mournfull and miserable Not impertinently alluding vnto Esops fable of the Wolfe who told the Lyon lying sick in his den That in truth he had no reason to enter considering that he could well obserue the footing of euery beast in entrance going forward but not of one returning backward ❧ Albertus Primus He raigned 1298. About the six and twentieth yeare of Edward the first ALbeit Albert succeeding his father Rodulph in the Empire continued the same obseruancy towards the Roman Monarchy as his father formerly had done yet could he by no meanes escape the bitter quips taunts of these cloistered asses For at what time by his Ambassadours according to custome hee praied of Boneface the eight the Confirmation of his Election Boneface hauing a sword by his side and the Imperiall Crowne vppon his head sheweth himselfe in publique to the assemblie and with a high voice exclaymeth Ego sum Caesar Pontifex Behold here is Caesar and the Pope And in furie whereas it mought haue been done without his priuity or authority hee reiecteth the Election as friuolous and of no force denieth confirmation and with a full-foule mouth calleth him Homicide Afterwards vpon a bitter quarrell arising between this Maleface and Philip King of France for that his Maiesty would not acknowledge him for his supreme Lord he chāged his first opinion aprooued Albert Emperor by his Breues inuested him with the Kingdom of France and in a full Consistorie Excommunicated Philip. Yet againe when Albert re-answered that he would not stir one foote against the King of France vnlesse his Holynesse would confirme him and his heires in the Kingdome and Empire The Pope not able to conceale his imprisoned displeasure most arrogantly replied Non futurum id Iezabele viuente That that should neuer come to passe so long as Iezabel liued By which abusiue name he pointed at that most noble Dame Elizabeth the wife of Albert the daughter of Menihard Earle of Tirol and sister by the mothers side to Conrade late Duke of Sweuia In shew cauelling at this noble Lady as an implacable persecutrix of Clergy men against Gods commandements but in truth most barbarously enuying her in memory of her brother and her deceased Auncestors for their claming and retaining of their hereditary royalties against the vsurpations of the former Bishops Let the world be Iudge if they continue not the like yea the very same stratagems against all Princes at this day if they but crosse their ambitions The man that feareth God would think that a good and a vertuous life especially in a Prince should warrant his daies from vexation and his graue from infamy But here you see the contrary Albert followeth the steps of his father he is humble in offensiue glad to please yet not well requited His Lady neither medleth nor maketh with these contentious persons and yet in regard that her Auncesters displeased the Roman prelacie shee sauoreth and must be disgraced in most opprobrious manner yea the depth of the graue can not secure her

his Cardinals All without difference were alike made captiues all alike tortured He that was rāsomed to day by the Spanish to morrow was again in durance to the Germans Caesar writeth his letters to the Pope and the King of England that all this happened besides his priuity or command yea that he would not acknowledge such transgressors for his souldiers who durst attempt so wicked a seruice Yet sticketh hee not to attribute the mishap to the secret iudgements of God who would not suffer so grosse an indignity concluded against the Maiesty of the sacred Empire to escape without punishment Bona verba The Pope being restored to liberty maketh shew of great friendship but in secret worketh him all possible vexation For either vpon hope to possesse the Kingdome of Naples a precise condition in the articles or else in desire of reuenge he so wrought with the French king to renue the warre that at his direction Lautrick was sent into Italy for the conquest thereof But such was the euent that Lautrick died the pestilence raged through the Camp and nothing was effected Wherupon the French king for the loue of his children as yet captiues in Spaine was glad to accept of the proffered conditions The Bishop alwaies accustomed to goe with the streame vpon the peace perfected at Cambray betweene the Emperour the French and the other Princes enstalleth Charles at Bononia with the Imperial diadem and aydeth him in the siege and conquest of Florence the people whereof hee saw punished most seuerely But his Holines had not forgotten to requite Charles with many like courtesies if God had bestowed longer life vpon him For within three yeeres after hee had complotted a league with Francis the French King at Marsellis to take Millan from Caesar to inuade Sauoy bestowing his niece Katherin vpon his sonne Henry if to the good of the Christian common-wealth he had not beene by death preuented and that not without the suspition of poison as some suppose Could a more treacherous man be found liuing then this Clement who continually being taken into fauour and alliance with Caesar continually betrayed his faith and of a dissembling friend euermore proued a professed enemie After the decease of Clement succeeded Alexander Farnesius otherwise Paul the third a man almost spent with age yet of a farre more subtile disposition For vpon obseruation that the controuersies in religion did daily more and more augment and propagate with singular affection he studied Caesars fauour but to no other purpose then in thirst of the German bloud to combine his Maiestie and the other Princes in stricter bonds of perseuerance to take armes against the Lutherans hypocritically giuing out to all persons and in all places and that vpon his faith that hee would speedily assemble the Generall counsell so often petitioned and promised to the Germane Nation And surely so he did first proclaiming it to be held at Mantua then at Verona and lastly after the expiration of many yeares at Trent but not with any intention to salue the greeuances of the Christian Common-weale or the distemperature of the Church but that by holding the Germanes in suspence vpon the finall determinations of the Councel meane time he might win time to effectuate his secret resolutions viz. the suppression of the truth and the restitution of Germanie now through the light of the Gospell beginning to shake off Babilonian tyrannie to it pristinat captiuity So in the yeare of our Lord 1546. he celebrateth the Councell at Trent and maketh all possible faire weather with the Germanes But with what intent surely to combine the nobility to instigate his Maiestie to begin the warre against the Protestant Princes and the Euangelicall Cities In the beginning whereof good fortune prognosticated a prosperous progresse vnto Caesar by the taking of Iohn Frederick Elector of Saxonie the Lantgraue of Hessen the confiscating of all Wittembergs estates and the finacing of many confederat Cities yet in being too officious to giue his Holines content in keeping his prisoners more strictly then Honour could warrant and in coyning new articles of religion to the Popes best liking such an alteration followed vpon the rising of Maurice Prince Elector and Albert of Brandenburg and other new confederates that dismissing the captiuated Princes and granting liberty of Conscience through Germanie so disaduantageous were his proofes of papall countenance that he often wished that he had preferred the loues of the Princes before the Popes surest alliance For although to confesse truth the proceedings of Paul against his Maiestie were slower and better caried then those of his predecessors in regard that hee was his Champion to manage bloudy and difficult stratagems against the seruants of God yet vpon the death of Peter Aloysius duke of Parma Placentia murdered by treason for his tyrannie when Ferdinand Gonzaga Caesars Generall and Gouernour of Millan was inuested in his stead the Pope presently mistrusteth Caesar for an author of the murder and in vaine requesting the Restitution of Placentia he strait starteth from Caesar and bethinketh himselfe how to ioyne with the French And had ioyned in deed if hee had longer liued the time offering so fit an opportunity For now Henry vpon the defeature of the Princes and the seizing on Placentia aboue expectation growing into iealousie of the powerfulnesse of Caesar renueth his league with the Switzers and strengthneth his party with friends on all hands But in midst of these reuengefull deuises this miser dyed distracted more through griefe and anguish then any infirmity of Age the tenth day of Nouember 1549. After long wrangling in the Conclaue 1550. Iulius the third is saluted Pope being before his installment of the French faction and after so giuen ouer to belly-cheere and venery that he died of a Lethargy and wanted rather leisure then will to attempt against Caesar But Paul the fourth a most diuelish Hypocrite and next succeeding Marcellus the second a Pope also of a few daies standing by the packing of the Cardinalls wholly deuoted to the French seruice was consecrated High Priest This man during his Cardinalship was Caesars most malitious enemy Insomuch that by his prouocation Paul the third was perswaded to inuade Naples as an apourtenāt of the Church But now enioying fuller meanes to worke fuller despights hee maketh open profession of his late concealed malice and prosecuteth his followers with indignities of deepest fury For no sooner was he seated in the Chaire of the scarlet Beast but he casteth into durance Alexander Farnesius Cardinall of Sanflorian Camillus Collonna and Iulianus Caesar with his brother the Archbishop vpon suspition of a conspiracy complotted against him in fauour of the Imperialists As many the Seruants and ministers of Caesar here and there negotiating his affaires through Italy as he could lay hands on he seazeth and amongst these Tascis master of the forests to his maiesty and don Garzia Lassus a Duke of

Pope and sate in Peters Chayre two yeeres and sixe moneths During her Popedome she was gotten with child by a familiar friend her Chapleine and in a solemne Procession betweene the Colosse and Saint Clements Church shee fell in trauaile and in the middest of the City in the streetes and before all the people she brought foorth a Sonne and through paine died in the place Certainlie it can not bee doubted but that God suffered this whore to bee Pope to represent in plaine termes that Babylonian creature spoken of in the 17. of the Apocalips to the end that of her selfe and her inchantments the Elect might beware 16. Bawdes PAul the third surrendred his sister Iulia Fernese vnto Alexander the sixth to be defloured Sixtus the fourth by the testimony of Agrippa amongst the moderne Pandors was the most eminent As the man who excelled all other builders in the edifying of that most stately brothel-house which he dedicated to both sexes 17. Bastards MArtin the eleuenth by a common woman was the sonne of a Negromantique Priest So was Iohn the eleuenth begotten by Pope Lando Item Iohn the twelfth begotten by Sergius the third vpon Marozia Item Iohn the fourteenth then sonne of Iohn the twelfth Item Iohn the sixteenth the sonne of Leo a Priest Item Benedict the eighth the sonne of Bishop Gregorie Item Iohn the seuenteenth another sonne of the same Gregory Item Siluester the third the sonne of the Arch-priest Lawrance Item Adrian the fourth the sonne of Monk Robert Item Eugenius the fourth the sonne of Gregory the twelfth Pope Item Clement the seuenth the son of Leo the tenth Item Gregory the ninth the sonne of Innocent the third Item Adrian the fifth the son of Innocent the fourth Item Gregory the eleuenth the sonne of Clement the sixth 18. Drunkards LEo the tenth and Nicholas the fifth were famous for the loue of their liquor 19. Couetous persons THeodore of Niem did long agoe delineat the Auarice of the Romane Bishops For hee compared the Popes Exchequer to the Ocean whereunto all Riuers paid tribute and yet was it neuer satisfied Histories do affirme that at one gleaning the Popes had out of France ninety hundred thousand crownes Whereupon Lewes the ninth complained that his Kingdome was miserably exhausted by these Harpies The wealthy Kingdome of England to be miserably impouerished partly by tithes partly by procurations of the Apostolique Legats partly by donatiues and partly by the sale of Benefices Mathew Paris in his time did much complaine In those daies sayeth hee Pope Gregory either so permitting or procuring the insatiable auarice of the Romane Clergy grew to be so feruent that without any sparke of modesty confounding all law and equity as a common and brasen-faced-Harlot set all to sale to all sorts of persons and reputed Vsury as a trifle and Simony as a matter of no inconuenience Germany was pillaged after the same fashion By warre and cunning the Pope wrested from the Emperour his lawfull Patrimonies some after some throughout Italy By harlots they make also rich purchases they put out their mony to Interest and account no gaine base or vnlawfull 20. Church-robbers BOniface the seuenth when he saw that it was no longer safe for him to reside at Rome priuily and feloniously he purloyned certaine rich tresurers out of the Church of Saint Peter and fled to Constantinople Clement the seuenth was accused for periurie sacriledge and impoysoning c. 21. Simonianists FRom Gregory the ninth Caesar obtained his absolution for the price of one hundred thousand ounces of gold Benedict the ninth being strucken with feare for one thousand and fiue hundred pounds solde the Papacie to his Chapman Iohn Gratian afterward called Gregory the sixth Hereupon Iohn the Monk complained that Rome was founded by theeues and so continued vntill this day to liue by spoiles And Alan Chartierius saith you haue made the diuine sanctuary a banke of Exchange Alike in conscience were Leo the tenth Innocent the eighth Siluester the third Gregory the sixth Gregorie the twelfth Iohn the eighteenth c. So that Bernhard also complained That the Holy offices of the Church were become meerely questuarie 22. Ambitious persons IOhn the foure and twentieth by ambition onely affected the Papacie For by the testimony of Stella when he liued at Bononia he carried himselfe more like a Lord then a Legat He was gouernour of a great Armie and vnto him the fathers were glad to resort to elect a new Pope he gaue out many vnder hand-threats that vnlesse they would present one to the Papacie whō without exception himselfe should very well like of he should not preuaile Whereupon many were nominated of whom he meant neuer to approue one Whereupon the Fathers beseeched him to name the man whom he best fancied Then giue me Peters cloake quoth he and I will bestow it on him that shall be Pope Which being done he cast the cloake vpon his owne shoulders saying Behold your Pope Which stratagem though it displeased the Fathers yet they thought it fitter to be silent then to aggrauate displeasure Iohn the three twentith was a man most ambitious writing vnto the Greekes That hee onely was head of the Church and Christ his Vicar Vnto whom the Grecians re-answered in as many words We constantly acknowledge thy high authority ouer thy subiects thy high pride we can not indure thy auarice wee are not able to satisfie The diuell be with thee the Lord is with vs. So Iohn the two and twenteth after a long vacation being made Cardinall by the Councel of Naples being intrusted with the election elected himselfe which by the Canons he could not doe So Boniface the third that ambitious beast in the midst of a tumultuous number yet many gainesaying it was heaued into the Papacy confirmed worshipped and saluted Lord and Prince of all Bishops by that adulterous Emperor parricide and tyrant Phocas Afterward by ardent importunity or rather by his immoderate bribery he obtained that Rome should be called the Head of all the christian Churches vppon these idle reasons forsooth That the Empire first took his origen from Rome and so Peter gaue vnto his successors of Rome the Keies c. Read the history of Phocas and this Boniface to be further satisfied of their mutuall knaueries Let Paschal the eleuenth ranke with these fellowes For when William procurator and Clarke to king Henry speaking in his masters right amongst other reasons constantly affirmed That the King had rather loose his kingdome then the Inuestiture of Prelats the Pope made this proud reply If as thou saiest thy master will not suffer the Ecclesiasticall presentations to bee alienated from him for the losse of his kingdome then take thou notice precisely I speake it before God that neither I without the price of his head will suffer him to inioy them quietly Clement the sixt answered the Embassadors of Lewes the Emperor as arrogantly That he would neuer pardon his Maiesty before he had