first Popes who sent abroad Legates Nuncioes Letters to summon General Councils the antient prerogative of Emperors that to excommunicate deprive the Emperor who prohibited their meeting 652 653 753 755. The King of France and Richard Earl of Cornwall imployed them to raise moneyes and Dismes for the Holy Land the extortions exactions therein and sad issue of them to the irreparable dammage of France England and scandall of Christianity 733 734. The antient Priviledge of the Kings of England and Scotland that no Legat à latere should come into any of their Dominions by the Popes mission unlesse at the Kings special instant request to the Pope who eluded this Priviledge by sending Nuncioes Chaplains Clerks Freers Minors or Predicants into their Realms with the full power not Titles or Ensigns of Legates 485 486 469 492 493 615 671 690 692 693 960 1014. Some Irish Bishops without the Kings privity endeavouring to procure a Legate to be sent thither the King upon notice there of by his Chief Justice and others writes to the Pope to send no Legate thither against his will 458. Pope Gregory the 9th his Legare imprisoned for stirring up sedition in Lombardy against the Emperor 513 516. Three Legates with sundry Archbishops Bishops taken by the Emperors Galleys going to a Council upon Pope Gregory the 9th his summons Letters of encouragement against the Emperors advice and inhibition to depose him confiding in the strength of their conductors the Popes authority and Emperors disability to hurt them being excommunicated 553 to 557. A ALbertus Innocent the 4 his Notary prohibits King Henry to infest any of the French Kings lands however possessed whiles crossed imployed in his Holy Wars 723. 776. Profers the kingdom of Apulia Sicily and Calabria to Richard Earl of Cornwall to drain his treasure reports his answer refusal of it to the Pope 776 777 788. acquires many benefices in England then returns 777. P. Albinensis sent to the Emperor Frederick by Pope Honorius to take his engagement to go to the Holy Land and denounce him excommunicated if he went not 412. Alexander a Freer Minor armed with many formidable Papal Bulls covering his wolvish rapine with a sheeps skin his and his Companions rapines pride insolency 690 691. See John Archbishop of Messana a Freer Predicant sent into England by Pope Alexander with great Pomp and many attendants at the Bishop of Rochesters sollicitation to relieve him against Archbishop Boniface his oppressions and about the businesse of Sicily returned with rich rewards 928 932. Ardritius Primicerius Pope Martin the 4th his Chaplain and Nuncio in England to receive his Arrears of the annual Tribute 312 313. Arlot or Herlot Pope Alexander 3. his Nuncio in England sent for by King Henry 3. to excoriate it with new Papal Taxes the Popes Notary and special Clerk wanting the name not dignity power of a Legate his Pomp and attendants 930 931. Demands an infinite summe of money of the King for Apulia for which the Pope was obliged to his Merchants 931 932 942 943. The Kings and Parliaments answer to the Pope concerning Arlots proposals 942 944 945. The King bestowes an annuity on his Nephew which the Pope writes to him to continue for Arlots good affection to and service for him 952 953. His Nephew preferred to Ouston Church The Kings Writs to keep him in quiet possession of it 974 975. The Custody of sundry Wards and their Lands granted to another of his Nephews 991. B. BEraldus Albanensis a Cardinal sends his Chaplain to collect Procurations in Ireland where he seems to have been Legate the Kings Writ to his Justice Officers to assist him therein 559. Berardus de Nympha comes armed into England with Pope Innocent the 4th his Bulls to collect money from the Cruce signati for Earl Richard his rapines injustice therein 730 731 732 932 933. Popes blank Bulls found in his Chest after his death containing manifold machinations of the Romans to debase and oppresse England 939. B. Presbyter Cardinal Tit. Sanct. Johannis Pauli Popes Legat in France King Henry the 3d. his complemental Letter to him to prohibit any injury to be done by the Crucesignati against the Albigenses to any of his Subjects 375. C. CIncius a Roman Clerk Canon of Paul taken imprisoned by the Barons and people making an insurrection against them and the Popes agents for their intollerable oppressions of the English 434 435 436. D. DUrandus a Templar sent with Pandulphus by Innocent 3. to reconcile the exiled Bishops to King John their insolent speeches deportment toward King John See Pandulph 261 to 265. G. GOdefridus Gifridus de Vezanâ— a Clerk of Pope Martin the 4. his Chamber his Nuntio to King Edward 1. to demand receive the arrears of the annual Tribute granted by King John 312 313 314. Sent Legate into Scotland by Innocent 4. only to attract money thence 692. Gualo or Walo a Presbyter Cardinal of S. Martins His arrival in England Joyfully received by King John excommunicates Lewes and all his adherents with Bells and Candles at Gloucester and Simon de Langeton who appealed against it as null 362. King John placed his chief hope of resisting his enemies in him ibid. Is very active in setting up crowning King H. 3. after his fathers death causing him to do homage to the Church of Rome and Pope Innocent for England and Ireland and to swear faithfully to pay the annual rent for them which his father had granted so long as he enjoyed those Realms 306 360 369 370. Caused Lewes to be solemnly excommunicated every holyday Lords day with ringing Bells and Candles till he made Peace with King Henry and departed the Realm 362 370 371. Vpon what conditions he absolved him Ibid. He deprived Simon Langeton Archdeacon of Canterbury and Gervase de Hobrâ—gge who obstinately adhered to Lewes and the Barons and celebrated divine service mysteries to them and the Londoners after their excommunication of their benefices for which they were compelled likewise to go to Rome 362 371. He sent Inquisitors through all provinces of England suspending depriving them of their benefices for the smallest faults adhering to the Barons bestowing their Livings on his own Creatures Clerks enriched with others spoyls Received 1000 Marks from Hugh Bishop of Lincoln and vast sums from other Bishops and religious persons Canons exhausting their purses and reaping where he did not sow to make one grand heap out of many portions which the King then an Infant was forced to connive at 371 372. He bare sway in King H. 3. his Counsils who sealed some Writs Patents with his Seal before his own Seal mades and usurped on his Crown during his minority without opposition 372. Sent for the Bishop of Waterford into England to help consecrate the Bishop of Carlisle 373. His Ordinance concerning restoring the alienated Impropriations to the Bishoprick of Kâ—rliol at the Kings request 421. 376. Sent into France by Pope Innocent to
Articles proposed by him 267. He comes into England decoyed King John inducing him by threats and other indirect practises to restore the exiled Bishops and their adherents with the profits of their Bishopricks and damages sustained by their exile to receive Langeton as Archbishop to surrender his Crown Kingdoms to the Pope become his Vassal Homager Tributary for England and Ireland 269 to 293. He kept the Kings Crown in his hands five dayes after its resignation which the King took from his own head and put on this Legates 273. The Kings detestable Charter of Resignation Homage Oath of Fealty to the Pope made and delivered to him he named therein 273 274 289. He insolently tramples under his feet the money which the King gave him as a pledge of subjection to the Pope 274. He departs with the Kings Charter and 8000 l. sterling into France prohibits the French King to invade England being now St. Peters Patrimony or King John now his Vassal Tributary at which he was greatly incensed yet then forbore to invade England not upon Pandulphs prohibition but because the Earl of Flanders refused to assist him in such an unjust invasion 275 276. The King by Writ at his request delivered imprisoned Clerks to him 283. He carried King Johns Charter to Rome applauds his extraordinary humility to the Pope having never seen so humble a King accused Archbishop Langeton and much disparaged him notwithstanding his brother Simons opposition 330. Pope Innocents Letter to him and others to publish his Excommunication every Lords-day and Holy-day against the Barons in armes against King John as worse then Saracens 344 345 346. His execution thereof against the Barons Ibid The examination of the union of the Abby of Glaston to the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells and differences between the Bishop and Abbot referred to him and others by the Pope 357 358. Enjoyned with others as Pope Innocents Delegates to excommunicate several Barons Citizens of London by name and Interdict them who derided disobeyed declamed against their Excommunications Interdicts and the Pope for abusing and exceeding his authority 59 360 361. Bishop of Norwich elect he excommunicates the Earl of Albemarle for invading detaining the Kings Castles 378 379. His publick acknowledgement before several Bishops of the Kings Counsil concerning the Church of Acleya and Writ thereupon 381. He confirmed the election of the Bishop of London approved by the King 384. His and Gualâ—'s Ordinance concerning the Church of New Castle upon Tyne and Bishop of Carlisle's right to it 421. Peter Rubeus Rubey Pope Gregory the 9th his exactor of a new exaction of monies formerly unheard of execrable in all ages exacts an infinite sum of money from the miserable English giving an Oath of secrecy to Bishops Abbots Clerks not to discover his exactions to any other treating with every of them in private like Theeves who export Oaths from those they rob not to discover them 560 567. The Bishops generally complain of his extortions out of their Baronies held of the King desiring his protection against them from incessant Papal tortures by new-minted extortions 567 572. Their and the Clergâ—es exceptions against his unjust demands which they unanimously opposed 567 to 570. He diligently and greedily exacted Procurations and great sums of money by Letters sent to particular Bishops Abbots Monasteries under the title of the Popes Familiar and Kinsman both in England Ireland and Scotland having power to Interdict Excommunicate all opposers concealed the death of the Pope lest the King should retain the great sums of money collected 572. The Kings Prohibitions to him to exact no Contributions for the Pope from the Clerks imployed in his service 573 574. The Emperors Agent Walter de Ocra discovered seised all the monies he and his Companion had extorted out of England Scotland Ireland in the Merchants hands who were to return it confiscating it to the Emperors use 572 604 605. Peter Saracenus the Popes Agent in England taken imprisoned put to a great â—ansome by the Emperor 508 5â—9 Peter de Supino sent by Peter Rubeus into Ireland to extort monies thence with the Kings permission and Writ of assistance who extorted the 20th part of all the Clergies estates bringing thence 1500 Marks besides rich presents which he speedily transported but the Emperors Agent met with it at last 572 604 605. Philip Mâ—â—tins Agent left behind him when he fled out of England to extort monies leaving his filthy foot steps for him to follow 619. Prenestensis a Cardinal Bishop Pope Gregory the 9th his Nuncio sent against the Albigenses hindred by the Emperor 515 516. Imprisoned for stirring up Lombardy to rebell against the Emperor 523. R. R. Cardinal Deacon of St. Angelo Legate in France 423. Pope Honorius his Bull to him to induce the French King not to stay K. H. 3. his Nuneioes passage to Rome 396. Robert de Corcun a Cardinal Legate in France under Pope Innocent 3. held a Council at Burdeaux made sundry Canons his care to preserve the Righâ—s of King John and his Heirs therein 357 358. Mr. Romanus Pope Honorius 3. his Legate into France his Council his demands of each Bishop and Prelate in particular under an Oath of secrecy excommunicated all those who discovered the Popes secrets he exacted two Prebendaries from every Cathedral and the allowance of one or two Monks from every Monastery to prevent the infamy of the Church and Court of Rome for bribes symony and other extortions occasioned by her poverty the Bishops Archâ—eacons Clergies answer and strenuous opposition against â—â— 399 400 401. His preaching a Croysado against the Earl of Thoâ—ouse and Albigenses in France to get money which many held unchristian being to shed the blood of such Christians who offered to submit themselves to an inquiry of their Faith in every City that he might reduce them by his exhortations if erroneous He refused all peace with the Earl of Tholouse unlesse he would renounce his Earldom The King of France crosseth himself against the Albigenses and procures an Inhibition from the Pope to King H. 3. not to invade him whiles employed in this War 403 404. Rustand a Gascoign Lawyer Pope Alexander the 4th his Nuncio to King H. 3. to collect a Disme in England Ireland and Scotland to the Kings and Popes use indifferently notwithstanding any â—ormer Priviledges or Indulgences 821 822. Received with great honour by the King to the prejudice of the Realm 832. Had power to absolve all from their vows for money who vowed to go to the Holy Land 821 822. He joynes with the Bishop of Hereford in binding most English Bishops Abbots to the Popes Usurers in bâ—nds of 5 6 700 Mar. or more without their privity or consent for the Popes use 820 821. He enjoyned the Monks of St. Albans to pay 600 Marks to him at an impossible day to enforce them to borrow money of his Usurers besides use expenses the chiefest part of them being absent under
to excommunicate him every Lords day and Holy day in all Conventual Churches throughout England that all should strictly avoid his Company which they signified to the Bishops of England who through fear or favour became as dumb Doggs not daring but refusing to publish it yet by secret Whisperings it became common in all places mouths 257 258 259. He apprehended imprisoned Geoffry Archdeacon of Norwich for deserting his Imployment in the Exchequer and saying to his Companions It was not safe for beneficed Persons to continue longer in the service of an excommunicated King and a few days after put him to death by a heavy Cap of Lead set on his Head and want of Food 258 267. He seiseth the Bishoprick of Lincoln converted the Profits thereof to his own use and removed Hugh his Chancellour from his Chancellourship whom he made Bishop thereof for his Treachery and Ingratitude in going to Archbishop Langeton making Canonical obedience to him and receiving his Consecration from him instead of receiving it from the Archbishop of Rhoan for which he obtained the Kings special License to go beyond Sea 259. Most of the Nobles communicate with him notwithstanding his Excommunication secretly divulged to all he punished those who did the contrary 259. The Popes excommunication of the Emperour Otho about the same time for maintaining the Rights of the Empire according to his Oath exasperated the wrath and hatred of King John against him 260. His glorious Victories Successes in Wales Scotland and Ireland during his Interdict Excommunication opposition against the Pope His Voyage into Ireland above twenty petty Kings thereof out of fear submit swear homage and fealty to him He establisheth the Laws Government of England in it by Sheriffs and other Officers He subdues his Enemies there and returns thence with Triumph 260. He summons all the Prelates Clergy Religious Persons Orders Templars Hospitals and Abbots of Cluny to London Exacts receives 100000 pounds sterling from them and 40000 pound thereof from the White Monks whether they would or not nulling their Priviledges 260 261 262. He enters into League with the Emperour Otho forceth the King of Scots to a Peace to put in Hostages for his Loyalty not to receive his fugitive Subjects and pay him 10000 Marks Forced all the Kings Nobles in Wales to repair to him to Woodstock never heard in former Ages to submit do him Homage and put in Pledges for their Loyalty 261. The Popes two Nuncioes after his Victories sent to make Peace between him Canterbury and the exiled Bishops His condescention that they should return home in peace and enjoy their Bishopricks but not the mean Profits forfeited to him Which they insisting on returned unsatisfied Their insolent demands speeches to him before the Nobles in the Parliament of Northampton They excommunicate him publickly with all his Nobles Subjects who from thenceforth communicated with him absolving them from their Allegiance to him appointing several Bishops in England Scotland Wales and other parts of the World to publish his Excommunication in all places prohibiting him and his Heirs from thenceforth to be Crowned which the Pope seconded ratified after their return His indignation at this their Insolency answer to them commanding condemned Prisoners to be executed before them and one Clerk whom the King delivered to Pandulph to avoid his Excommunication with Bell Book and Candle which he threatned presently to denounce if he executed him 261 to â—66 His Chief Counsellours and Adherents of the Clergy and Laity against the Pope 265. The Welshmen excited to rebel by the Pope and exiles he marched against them to Chester with a potent Army which he dismisseth being terrified by sundry Letters that his Nobles absolved from their Allegiance by the Pope would either stay or betray him to his Enemies 265. Eustace de Vesci and Robert Fitz Walter accused to him of Treason fly the Realm 265. Peter the Hermit suborned by the Bishops to prophecy and preach publickly that by Ascention day next and from thenceforth he should not be King that thereon the Crown should be transferred to another The Kings conference with him his answer to him he is close imprisoned till the time to see the event which proves false The Kings mirth triumph on that day His evasion to make good the Prophecy That the Pope reigned not the King His Execution for his treasonable false Prophecy 265 266 267. The Pope deâ—oseth him at his exiled Bishops instance gives his Kingdom to Philip King of France excites him and all Nobles Souldiers in France and other Nations to cross themselves follow the King of France to vanquish and depose him granting them the same priviledges indulgencies protection in this unchristian unholy War as those who warred against the Saracens in the Holy Land which his Legate Pandulph Archbishop and English Bishops publish and promote in France 267 268. Pope Innocents secret Instructions to Pandulph to agree with the King if he would satisfie him the Church of Rome Bishops others concerned in this Affair and subscribe the Articles of Peace which he had drawn 267. His Writs to Sheriffs to seise all the Benefices Lands Rents the Archbishop exiled Bishops or Prior of Canterbury had given in England during their exise and banish those who had received them His Writs to all Bayliffs of Ports to list and furnish all Ships which could carry six Horses by a set day to resist the French Kings invasion by Sea and sommons of all who were bound or able to bear Arms by Land to meet at certain places to oppose him by Land The great Forces thereby raised able to resist any Prince under Heaven if unanimous and faithful 268 269 Pandulfus his repair to him terrifying him with inward and outward dangers losse of Soul Life Kingdom by the potency of his Foes and treachery infidelity of his own Subjects absolved fallen from their Allegiance to the French unless he assented to the Popes Proposals cast himself and his Realm into his Arms and Protection his unworthy condescention thereupon to restore the exiled Bishops Archbishop and their Adherents with all their dammages notwithstanding their successive Rebellions Treasons against him to revoke null all his Outlawries remit all his indignation against them to give them safe conduct to return ratified with his Charters Nobles Oath Letters to renounce his Jurisdiction over the Clergy surrender his Crown Kingdoms of England and Ireland to the Pope to hold them of him and his Successor under 1000 Marks Annual Rent and swear Homage and Fealty to him 226 269 to 296. The manner of his unworthy resigning his Crown Regal Ensigns to Pandulph and his insolent reception of them 273. His detestable deplorable Charter of Resignation Homage and Fealty to the Pope and his Successors whereby he made his Kingdom tributary and himself a Vassal to them That in the Charter Rolls differs in some memorable particulars from that in Matthew Paris 273 274 289 290 300 693 752. That he never made but
are inserted out of their due Chronological series or years to which they relate If they consider that this was occasioned either by the continued series of the History to which they relate hapning in divers years which could not well be dis-joyned without greater inconveniences or to unite some Records or Stories of the same kind together illustrating or ratifying each other though different in time or else by casualty or oversight at the Press and withall if they observe how the distinct years rolls of every Record and of most Historians are truly cited quoted in the Text or Margin I hope it will be reputed no Solecism nor just ground of complaint Perhaps some other curious Perusers of this Work may charge me with Tautologie or surplusage for inserting several Letters Procurations of our Kings to Popes Cardinals and Proctors sent to Rome or several Patents and Prohibitions to distinct persons Courts running almost in the same words But I hope the rarity and novelty of them never formerly published in print their confirmation and explanation of each other especially in cases of Prohibitions and the matters conteined in them not mentioned in Story together with my care to avoid the censure of omitting or concealing any records of this nature wherewith others might upbraid me And the constant Practise of the Clergy Popes Prelates Church and Laicks of Rome most likely to pick quarrels with me in repeating sundry dozens scores if not hundreds of Pater-Nosters together on their Beads though that prayer was purposely instituted by Christ himself to avoid and condemn all such repetitions and likewise Reiterations of Ave-Maries of the name of Jesus and other Petitions ejaculations in their Primers Letanies Missals Jesus Psalters Breviaries Offices Howers of the Virgin Mary Manuals of Prayers and other their Bookes of publike and private Devotion will at least acquit if not justifie me against this exception That which I deem some polite dainty Readers will most censure me for is want of Elegant lofty eloquent language embellishments and transitions But this defect my declining age want of competent time to review polish every passage together with the gravity variety of the subject matter the usual Vulgar stile of most of our Records and Law-books will apologize for this defect A plain English Garbe modest natural beauty bush being in Gods and wise mens judgements better decenter commendabler then any fantastick outlandish habit a painted spotted face or effeminate powdred frizled head not of Gods or Natures making but the Barbers or Tyre-womans To conclude all I shall desire of my ingenuous Readers is a friendly construction and kinde acceptation of these my Lucubrations a free pardon of all defects or involuntary oversights if any shall occurr therein together with their cordial prayers for Gods assistance and enablement of me in the compleating of the remaining Tomes if they shall be judged usefull for the publike or gratefull to posterity there being few or none I know or hear of who will probably be at the pains or cost to carry on or compleat them when I am translated hence to a better world and shall rest from all my studies labours in this Farewell The GENERAL CONTENTS of the BOOKS and CHAPTERS conteined in this Second Tome All the particulars whereof being many and various are comprised in the TABLE BOOK 3. CHAP. 1. page 227. COntaining Evidences of King John's Supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all Bishops Religious and Ecclesiastical persons Causes Bishopricks Monasteries Tithes Advowsons in granting Licenses to elect and to approve or reject Bishops Abbots when elected Examining the Jurisdictions of all Ecclesiastical Courts Imprisoning banishing Bishops Clergy-men seizing their Bishopricks Spiritualties Confiscating their Goods Benefices for their Contempts Rebellions Treasons against him and obedience to the Popes Interdicts and other unjust Commands with other particulars and his strenuous vigilant defence of the Rights of his Crown against Provisions and other Papal and Prelatical Usurpations in England and Ireland till the 15. year of his Reign CHAP. 2. page 270. Of King John's most unworthy prostitution not only of the undoubted Rights and priviledges of his Crown but of Himself his Diadem Kingdomes of England and Ireland after so many years Glorious Contests to the Tyrannical Usurpations of Pope Innocent and his own Trayterous Bishops and Clergy Of his resignation of his Crown and Kingdomes by Two supposed Charters but in truth only by one to the Pope and his Successors and resuming them as their Feudatory under an Annual Rent His Oath of Homage and Fealty to the Pope The Validity of this Charter these Rents and their payment debated the present and subsequent Oppositions against them This Kings Opposition against the Encroachments of his Treacherous Rebellious Bishops and Clergy who dealt most perfidiously with and stirred up the Barons warrs Rebellions against him after they had forced him to resign his Crown and protested against his unkingly actions when accomplished by their own procurement and designes With other memorable particulars and Records relating to these transactions and this Kings Charters proceedings in Ecclesiastical Elections Affairs as Supream Patron within his own Dominions BOOK 4. CHAP. 1. King Henry the 3. his succession to King John his Coronation necessitated Oath Homage Subjection to Transactions complyance with the Pope and See of Rome against his own and the Nobles wills his and their Complaints Oppositions Prohibitions against the Popes Bishops Clergies Incroachments Exactions both in England and Ireland With the chief passages concerning Ecclesiastical affairs in them during the first 20 years of his young and troublesome reign CHAP. 4. pag. 447. Containing sundry Records Patents and Historical passages evidencing this Kings Supream Jurisdiction in and over Ecclesiastical persons Courts Affairs in England and Ireland The intollerable Vsurpations Extortions Oppressions Innovations Proceedings of Popes their Legates Agents Instruments to the prejudice of the Rights Priviledges of the King Church Kingdom Subjects in both these Realms with the several Complaints and Oppositions against them The English and Irish Bishops Covents Courts Christians Encroachments upon the Kings Temporal Courts Rights Royal Dignity and Subjects Liberties The Prohibitions Writs Oppositions against them With the principal Ecclesiastical Affairs and transactions in relation to England and Ireland from the beginning of the 21. to the end of the 40th year of King Henry the 3d. his reign CHAP. 3. p. 872. Comprizing sundry evidences out of Law-books Histories and Records manifesting this Kings Soveraign Ecclesiastical as well as Temporal Authority over all Ecclesiastical persons Courts Causes in England and Ireland The Popes and his Instruments intollerable Extortions Oppressions Innovations Encroachments both upon the Kings Prerogative and Subjects Liberties Properties and their respective Oppositions Complaints against them Together with our Popish Prelates and Ecclesiastical Synods Courts illegal Usurpations upon the Kings Temporal Rights Courts Crown Dignity and Peoples Priviledges With the several Prohibitions Writs Mandates issued to restrain them And
thus put the Realm or all or any one of their English subjects in subjection and obeysance to the kingdom and Crown of France as they were Kings of France when rightfull Kings both of France and England as this Act declares and resolves much lesse then could King John without their assent subject both himself his Crown kingdoms of England and Ireland and all his Successors to the Pope under Homage and an Annual Tribute he having not the least colour of Title or Right to either and to whom they were not formerly subject as the English were to King Edward before the Crown of France descended to him being their lawfull King 5ly In the Parliament of 2 E 3. The excessive Dower of Queen Isabel the Kings Mother was by common consent of Parliament resumed into the Kings hands as prejudicial to the King kingdom and not setled by Parliament and she reduced to an annual pension of One thousand pounds by the year in lieu thereof or 3000. Marks as Henry de Knyghton stories No Joyntures of our Queens being irrevocable in Law unlesse confirmed by Parliament as most have been 6ly All the Commons of England in their Petition with the King Lords Commons and whole Parliament of 16 R. 2. in c. 5. of Praemunire declare and resolve That the Crown and Kingdom of England hath been so free at all times that it hath been in subjection to no Realm or forreign power but immediately subject to God and to none other Which by Popes Provisions and suites in the Court of Rome for Benefices and other particulars restrained in this Act under the penalty of a Praemunire should in all things touching the Regality thereof be submitted to the Bishop of Rome and the Lawes and Statutes of the Realm be by him defeated and frustrated at his will to the destruction of the King his Soveraignty Crown Regality and of all his Realm in defence whereof in all points they would live and die against the Popes usurpation theron restrained highly punished by this Law If then the Resolution of this whole Parliament King kingdom be true King Johns subjecting and resignation of his Crown kingdoms to the Pope and his successors and Homage to them as their Vassal and Feudary by this Charter must needs be voyd null as being most destructive to his Soveraignty Crown Regality and both Realms of England and Ireland and the ground of all Papal Encroachments complained of in this Statute of King Richard 7ly It is often adjudged resolved in our Law-Books Histories and the Statutes of 16 R. 2. c. 1. 4. 1 H 6. c. 5. 1 H. 6. rot Parl. n. 18. 21 R. 2. c. 9. 7 H. 4. 6. 25 H 8. c. 22. 26 H. 8. c. 13. 35 H. 8. c. 1. 1 Mariae c. 1. Parl. 2. c. 1 2. 1 Eliz c. 13. 13 Eliz c. 1. 1 Jac. c. 1. That the Kings of England can neither by their Charters nor last Wills alter change entayl the hereditary discent and succession of the Crown of England or disinherit the heir thereof without the general consent of the whole Nation by special Acts of Parliament nor yet demise grant sell alien or pledge the antient Jewels goods lands rents revenues ships forts or ammunition of the kingdom without particular Acts of Parliament enabling them That all the Lands purchased by our Kings to them and their heirs either in Gavelkind Burrough English or other Tenure shall not descend to the Kings younger sons nor the Crown and Crown-lands where there are two daughters descend to or be divided between both as in cases of common persons but all Lands and possessions whereof the King is seised in Ius Coronae shall secundum jus Coronae attend upon and follow the Crown as all Wards presentations and debts to the Crown in the deceased Kings life-time do likewise follow and not go to the Kings Executors and shall all descend come to him or her alone to whom the Crown descends for the better support of the King kingdom and ease of the people from unnecessary Aydes As was resolved in the cases of Queen Mary Queen Iâ—ne and Queen Elizabeth against the Will of King Edward the sixth setling the Crown on Queen Iane contrary to the Common Law and two Acts of Parliament whereupon it was adjudged void though ratified under the Great Seal of England and by the subscription of all the Privy Council Nobles and Judges except Hales Therefore à fortiori our Lawes must null these Alienations of King Iohn and Pension to the Pope as void and illegal to all intents being never ratified by common consent in Parliament but oft protested against therein as invalid as the premises demonstrate 8ly It is declared adjudged by several Acts of Parliament and all our Law-books That Feofments or Obligations made by menaces force and Duresse are voydable and not obligatory in point of Law To instance in particulars of greatest publike concernment In the Grand Parliamentary Council about the year of Christ 536. under our famous British King Arthur wherein were sundry Kings Princes Dukes Earls Nobles Archbishops and Bishops present this King receiving a Letter from the Roman Senate and their Procurator Lucius Tiberius exacting the payment of the annual Tribute due to the Roman Senate and State from the Britons which the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar reserved and commanded them annually to pay to the Romans upon their conquest of them The Letter being read before the King and this Great Council they all unanimously adjudged That this Tribute was exacted exirrationabili causa because it was exacted by Julius Caesar who invited by the divisions of the old Britons arived in Britain and by force and violence subiected it to their power shaken with domestick commotions Now for that they obtained it in this manner by force Uectigal ex ea injuste ceperunt Nihil enim quod vi et violentia acquiritur juste ab ullo possidetur qui violentiam intulit Irrationabilem ergo causam praetendit quamvis Iure sibi tributarios arbitratur Whereupon they all peremptorily resolved not to pay id quod iniuâ—tum est being thus extorted by force The very case of the Rent Pension annual Tribute and Surrender of King John extorted from him both by force and fraud 2dly Upon this very ground King Harold receiving a Message from William the Conquerour before he actually invaded England That according to his covenant with and Oath made to him whiles in Normandy that the Realm of England should remain unto him after the death of Edward the Confessor he would deliver him the possession thereof to avoid effusion of Christian blood returned this answer to him That he made this Oath through force and fear of death whiles under his power in Normandy That a forced Oath is not to be kept For if an Oath which a Virgin had knowingly made concerning her body in her fathers house without her parents assent was revocable and void
Thomas Beacon his Reliques of Rome and Mr. Calfhill his Book against Marshall fol. 91 92 93. who censure them as Superstitious and Papal Innovations Pope Gregory being informed that King Henry the 3d. by ill advice had alienated or given away and dissipated to sundry Bishops Churches and Noblemen divers Liberties Possessions Dignities and other things appertaining to the Right and State of the Crown of England to the great prejudice of the Church of Rome to which the Realm of England was well known to belong obliging himself by his Charters and Oathes not to revoke those Grants and Charters commanded the King to revoke them notwithstanding his Oathes by this Bull which I found extant under Seal in the White Tower GREGORIVS Episcopus servus servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo filio illustri Regi Angliae salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Gravi sumus turbatione commoti quod sicut audivimus quorundam minus discreto ductus consilio Libertates Possessiones Dignitates et alia quamplura quae ad jus et statum Coronae spectabant in grave praejudicium Ecclesiae Romanae ad quam Regnum Angliae pertinere dignoscitur et enormem laesionem ejusdem Regni in plures Praelatos Ecclesias et alios Magnates Angliae liberalitate improvida dispersisti et de non veniendo contra alienationem hujusmodi te Iuramentis necnon instrumentis publicis obligasti Attendentes igitur quod ex alienatione praedicta sedes Apostolica cui praejudicare minime pótuïsti non modicum laeditur et Regnum ipsum vir subsistere poterit cujus honor particularibus dimunitionibus enervatur Serenitati tuae praesentium authoritate mandamus quatenus Iuramentis et instrumentis praedictis nequaquam obstantibus alienata praedicta revocare procures Dat. Late an x. Calend. Martii Pontificatus nostri Anno Undecimo in sigill Gregorius Papa IX By colour of this Bull the King revoked many of his Grants as being invalid without the Popes consent as the forecited passage in Matthew Paris assures us relating to this Bull as I apprehend though he placeth his revocations a year or two before the date thereof since I find no other Bull preceding it nor any intimation thereof in this enjoyning him to violate his former Oathes or to recall his Grants of this nature Anno 1239. The Pope being informed by sundry frequent and almost daily complaints of the insatiable avarice and rapines of Otho his Legate in England resolved to recall him the second time in shew but by compact between the King and Legate still continued him at the Kings request to increase their oppressions exactions instead of redressing them Dominus Papa audiens per crebras admonitiones fere quotidianas scandalum jam in dies magis ac magis de Romanorum insatiabili cupiditate avaritia inextinguibili oriri in Anglia vocavit Dominum Ottonem Legatum suum ut cum omni festinatione Romam reverteretur Quod audiens Dominus Legatus convocavit omnes Episcopos Angliae ut Londinum die qua cantatur Laetare Hierusalem convenirent de reditu suo salvo conductu communiter tractaturi Dominus Rex vero cum hoc audisset timens sibi de Parliamento futuro in Octavis Paschae in quo adventum speraverat electi Valentini confidens de praesentia Domini Legati coepit nimis contristari timere ne Magnates aut Proceres terrae unanimiter insurgerent in eum propter varios crebros ejusdem excessus transgressiones contra suas proprias constitutiones toties promissas ac juratas Instantissime igitur procuravit Dominus Rex ut missis expeditissimis nuntiis ad Dominum Papam moraretur dictus Legatus in Anglia ut per eum imminens turbatio sedaretur Ipse vero Dominus Legatus Regem id petentem nolens contristari sustinuit expectando Legatus quoque ad Curiam Romanam maturando a Rege Archiepiscopis Episcopis Civibus quoque Londinensibus in sermone quem propter hoc specialiter fecit quasi irrediturus humiliter salutavit Equos nobiles sibi datos vendidit bonis conditionibus viles loco eorum comparavit sarcinas disposuit clitellas praeparavit Sed Rex credens eo absente expirare totis viribus elaboravit parumper adhuc ut moraretur Miserat enim ad Curiam Romanam unum Legistarum suorum quorum magnam catervam retinuit quasi venator canes venaticos super electores Praelatorum discopulandos videlicet Simonem Normannum ut impetraret a Papa ut daret in mandatis Legato quod adhuc in Anglia ut multis obviaret ibidem periculis remaneret Nec fefellit eum sua opinio Ecce enim omni supellectili Domini Legati cum aliis viaticis dispositis Simon Normannus venit ei offerens Literas secundum desiderium Regis impetratas Quibus Domino Legato obtemperante Rex prae gaudio saltitavit Quod comperientes nobiles qui Londini infecto negotio suo timentes Legati muscipulas venerant comperientes vulpina diverticula Regis recesserunt indignantes Regis verba sicut sophismata detestantes Soon after Vocavit Dominus Legatus omnes Episcopos Angliae ut in die qua cantatur Laetare Hierusalem convenirent Londini de negotiis Ecclesiae tractaturi Et debit ibidem cum diligenti deliberatione quaedam statuta Monachis Nigri ordinis sub succincta brevitate inviolabiliter observanda In quibus rigorem indiscretum in multis temperavit But this was only a specious popular Prologue to his design new exactions being demanded from the Prelates who took time to advise thereof till their next meeting in pursuit whereof Convenerunt omnes Episcopi Londinum pridie scilice Calendas Augusti de oppressionibus Ecclesiae Anglicanae tractaturi Exigebat enim Legatus post quotidianas Exactiones Procurationes Cui habito consilio responderunt Episcopi communiter quod toties bona Ecclesiae exhauserat Romana importunitas quod nullo modo amplius tolerarent exhibeat vos qui inconsulte vos vocavit Et sic non sine querulo murmure a Concilio recesserunt The Legate hereupon being defeated of his intended prey in England resolved to make a new attempt to enter into Scotland to make a prey of the Scotâ—ish Churches under pretext of reforming them where he met with great opposition from the King thus related Eisdem diebus Legatus in Scotiam intrare festinavit dispositisque rebus necessariis ducibus Anglicis qui viarum si forte pararentur infidias explorarent iter arripuit hospitia sumptuosa eligens in Abbatiis Ecclesiis Cathedralibus Et antequam Regnum Scotiae intrasset occurrit ei Rex Scotiae non acceptans ingressum suum Dixit enim quod nunquam aliquis Legatus excepto illo suo in Scotiam intravit Non enim ut asseruit opus erat Christianitas ibi floruit Ecclesia prospere se habebat Et cum sermones multiplicarentur et Rex
Rex nuper ratione Episcopatus Winton vacantis in manu Regis existentis contulerit prout moris est in Regno Argliae dilectis Clericis suis Wyberto de Kanc. Ecclesiam de Alberbur Willielmo de Sancto Gorono Ecclesiam de Stok vacantes per mortem quondam Petri Ruffiaol Ac quidam sicut Rex intellexit in elusionem et praejudicium juris sui praefatos Clericos suos impediunt quo minus assequi possint possessiones Ecclesiarum praedictarum Mandatum est praefato Justic quod si quam resistentiam aut impedimentum aliquod contra eosdem Clericos super possessione Ecclesiarum praedictarum invenerit idem Iustic juris Regis conservationi taliter in hac parte celeriter prospiciat quod Regiaut praefatis Clericis nullum praejudicium seu dispendium inferatur maxime cum ex hujusmodi impedimento et resistentia Regi et Haeredibus suis processu temporis gravis posset exhaeredatio provenire Teste c. apud Lusarch 16. die Januarii Anno c. 44. The Pope having vacated the election of the Bishop elect of Glasgo in Scotland and thereupon by his Papal Provision and power consecrated another to be Bishop against the King of Scotlands will he and his Cardinals writ to the King of England to write to the King of Scotland to restore the Temporalties to him without opposition whereupon the King writ thus to the King and Queen to perswade them to comply with the Pope without resistance unlesse he could shew him some good right and reason to the contrary and then he would acquiesce The Pope then alleaging a Right to present by Provision to all Bishopricks whose Elections he was pleased to null by right or wrong REX Regi Scociae salutem Dum dudum postulatione de Magistro Nicholao Archid. de Tyndal in Ecclesia Glasg facta et postmodum per seâ—em Astolicam cassata Dominus Papa ad quem occasione dictae postulationis cassatae spectabat dictae Ecclesiae providere Magistrum Johannem de Cheyham in Episcopum loci consecravit ac idem Dominus Papa per literas suas quarum transcriptum vobis mittimus nec non et omnes Cardinales nos specialiter rogaverunt quod erga vas partes nostras interponere curaremus ut praefato Episcopo qui plenam habet administrationem spiritualium ut audivimus Temporalia sua restitui faceretis Nos quamquam honori indempnitati vestrae tanquam propriae desideramus ut convenit providere videntes tamen quod id quod per Dominum Papam super praemissis actum est non poterit infirmari dilectioni vestrae bona fide duximus consulendum quatinus eidem Episcopo liberaliter in hac parte faciatis quod ei secundum Deum et Iustitiam fuerit faciendum Et si videremus quod huic negotio de jure possetis resistere aut aliquod commodum ex ipsa resistentia reportare nos pro eodem Episcopo licet de Regno nostro oriundus existat nihil vobis super hoc scripsissemus Teste Rege apud sanctum Audom 6. die Martii Anno c. 44. Eodem modo scribitur Reginae Scoc. Roberto de Bruys toti Consilio Scotiae tamen competenter mutatis The Bishop of Saint Andrews in Scotland having procured some Bulls from Rome prejudicial to the King of Scotland and dishonourable to the King of England he thereupon issued these mandates to the Barons of Dovor and other Cinque-Ports not to permit him to land in England nor any other of his enemies coming from beyond the Seas or parts of Scotland and to arrest them till further order BAronibus Ballivis suis Dovor aliorum quinque Portuum salutem Quia Magistri G. Episcopus Sancti Andr. de Scot. quaedam impetravit in Curia Romana in exhaeredationem dilecti et fidelis nostri A. Regis Scoc. illustris qui filiam nostram duxit in uâ—orem non sine nostro et ipsius Regis scandalo et dedecore manifesto propter quod sustinere nolumus quod Regnum nostrum ingrediatur ad explorandum adventum ipsius Episcopi et suorum et aliorum aemulorum nostrorum venientium de partibus transmarinis aut de partibus Scotiae mittimus ad vos W. de N. varlettum nostrum vobis in fide qua nobis tenemini mandantes quod eos omnes arrestare faciatis prout idem W. vobis injunxerit ex parte nostra donec aliud inde à nobis habueritis in mandatis Teste c. A Priory whereof the King was founder being much indebted the King by this Writ enabled the Prior to improve a great wood and wast held in feefarme and turn it into arrable alotting the Commoners a sufficient proportion of common for the benefit of the Priory EGidio de Edrington aliis salutem Cum Prioratus de N. à Progenitoribus nostris Regibus Angliae fundatus variis debitorum nexiis oppressionibus involvatur propter quod utilitati Prioratus ejusdem piae Compassionis affectu salubriter prospicere praeoptamus de boseo vasto extra Villam de N. quod Prior Com. de N. tenent ad feodi firmam de Rogero de Monte Alto grande possit commodum si redigeretur in culturam dicto Prioratui pervenire Vobis mandamus quod vos ambo vel alter vestrum qui ad hoc citius vacare potuerit ad boscum Vastum illud personaliter accedatis viso bosco Vasto illo convocatisque propter hoc coram vobis omnibus compatriotis vicinis jus aut proprietatem ratione communi vel aliter sibi vendicantibus ibidem diligenter provideatis quod assignata praedictis vicinis compatriotis rationabil commun secundum quantitatem terrarum tenementorum suorum adjacentium dicti Prior Conventus totum residuum bosci Vastae praedicti in usus praedictorum Prioris Conventus converti possit ad exhibendum alias faciendum quod suo commodo magis viderint expedire taliter vos habentes in hac parte quod merito commendare possimus Mandavimus enim Vic. nostro de N. quod ad certos diem locum quos ei scire feceritis praedictos vicinos compatriotas propter hoc venire faciat coram vobis In cujus c. Teste c. The Bishop of Norwich refusing to take caution of one taken and imprisoned by the Sheriffe upon a Capias Excommunicatum the King thereupon issued these Writs to the Bishop and Sheriffe to receive his caution and release him REX Norwic. Episcopo salutem Ostensum est nobis ex parte Eustachii de Kyneburl quem per literas vestras patentes secundum consuetudinem Angliae per Corpus suum tanquam Claves Ecclesiae contemnentem praecepimus Justiciari quod licet vobis frequenter se obtulerit stare mandatis Ecclesiae ut tenetur vos tamen cautionem legitimam ab eo admittere recusastis de quo miramur quamplurimum et movemur
Apostolick the Mother of Churches excelling all other Churches in power wealth the paradise of pleasure c. planted by God himself Popes grand affection to it 420 487. The Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of all England ought to have precedency of Yorke 487 570 684 772 899. The Patronage Custody Royalties of the Bishoprick of Rochester custody and restitution of its temporalties granted to the Archbishops of Canterbury by King Johns Charter 339 479 818 819. 877. See Rochester Augustin first Bishop of it 607. His Charter to the Monastery of St. Augustines sorged Appendix 17. Anselm his extravagant blasphemous Passages of the Virgin Maries Soveraign power Redemption Mediation Prayers to her c. His Oppositions Treason against King Henryes prerogatives 16 20 21 23 32 46 to 50 53. Canonized for them as a Roman Saint p. 64 226. Theobald the Bishop of St. Davids consecrated by made his profession of subjection to him Pope Eugenius his Letters Decree concerning it 235. Thomas Becket magnified canonized translated as a Roman Saint Martyr for the Church for his oppositions Treasons against K. H. Il. his royal Prerogatives and antient Liberties p. 226. 250. 380. 420. 431 563 564. 591. 785 787. 805 807 813 841 896. 926. Append. p. 9. The author introducer of our Ladies 7. Joyes 46 64. Christs pretended apparition speech to him 69. His Miracles 420. Archb. Edmund commends himself and cause to him 564 His name as a Saint Martyr used in our publike excommunications 796. Founder of St Thomas Hospital 785 787. The Bps resolve to be martyred like him S. Edmund p 563 564. 823 824. 896 926. yet flagg therein ibid. Hubert Crowned King John was Chancellor to him p. 227 229. His Charter to him concerning imprisoned Clerks and their purgation 230. Holds a Council and makes Canons against the Kings prohibition 232 233. Writs to the Justices to assist him to recover the rights of his Church 234. Disobâ—yes the Popes Citation of him to Rome opposed nulled his provision to the Bishoprick of S. Davids and revival as an Archbishoprick 235 236 237. See St. Davids A resignation of the Archdeaconry of Brecon to him made the pretended Bishop of St. Davids his Chaplain 236 237 238. His contests with excommunications of the Abbot Monks of Augustines Canterbury concerning the Church of Faversham other Churches the appeals and proceedings therein Appendix p. 3. to 18. Reginald Subprior of Canterbury after his death secretly elected at Midnight by the Monks to prevent the Kings nomination his Oath of Secrecy disclosed election opposed nulled by the Pope p. 242 243 246 244. John Gray Bishop of Norwich elected by the Kings license who approved thereof Writ for him yet rejected by the Pope because chosen before the others election nulled p. 243 244 245 246 247. Stephen Langeton an English Cardinal upon nulling the 2. former elections nominated to elected by the Monks then at Rome by Pope Innocents command without their fellowes or Kings consent consecrated Archbp by the Pope p. 247 248 421 770 his education learning p. 247 249 250 419 420 Pope Innocents Epistles presents to King John to admit him Archbp who refused it menaced the Pope and his Creatures seised the temporalties of the Archbp. banished him his Parents kinred and Monks of Cant. as Traytors p. 248 249 250 802. By his and his confederate Bishops Treachery the Kingdom was interdicted King excommunicated his subjects abso ved from their allegiance he and his deprived of the Crown given to the French King enforced to resign his Kingdoms to the Pope become his sworn Tributary Vassal Homager renounce the antient rights of his Crown receive him and his Confederats to favour restore them to their Bishopricks with the profits damages sustained by their exile before he could be absolved p. 251 to 291. 340 341 342 343. The Kings Nobles Letters Charters to him his arrival in England with the Kings humiliation Oath to him before he would absolve him 276 277 278 279. Instigates the Nobles against the King threatens to excommunicate him and revive the Interdict if he proceeded by arms against them 282 283 284 335. A witnesse to the Kings Charter of resignation of his Kingdoms annual pension and homage to the Pope 290. yet protested appealed against it though the occasion of it to render the King more odious p. 290 294 299 300 431 638 639. He opposed appealed against the Popes Legates Vâ—urpations Provisions in derogation of his See and Church of Englands rights for which he summoned a Synod of his Suffragans p. 330. What dammages from the King the Pope awarded him 331. Seisin of the ports of Sandwych Heth Romney awarded to him 334. His severity against the Clergymen who adhered faithfully to King John 334 335. Excites the Barons to take up arms against King John for their Liberties Extorts the Great Charter from him with new additional clauses 283 335 336 337 340 341. Wrests a new Charter for the freedom of elections of Bishops Abbots from him 336 337 338. and of the Patronage Royalâ—yes of the Bishoprick of Rochester as absolutely as the King enjoyed them p. 339 344 To require which he surrenders the Castle ammunition of Rochester to the Barons 344. refuseth to execute the Popes excommunication interdict against the Barons though oft pressed by the Legate and others p. 344 345 346 347. Accused suspended in the Council at Rome for confederating with the Barons against the King a just retaliation p. 347 348 351 361. His suspention taken off but he not to return into England till peace made between the King and his Barons 361. Crowned H. 3. at his second not first Cororâ—tion 379. Causeth his Trayterous predecessor Becket to be translated with great magnificence 380. The Popes delegate in the case of the Bishop of Lismor 382. An arbitrator between the Bishop of London and Abbot of Westminster concerning his exemption from the Bishops Jurisdiction 384. A Council held under him at Oxford wherein extorted Fees Pluralities and other abuses were condemned The Excommunications denounced in it the name of Christ and the Holy Ghost after God the Father omitted Maries and Saints inserted in their stead 385 386 54. Prohibited victuals to be sold to Jews 386 387. Demands a confirmation of the Great Charter from H. 3. p 387. His Conference with Lawes the French King 387 388. His Vsurpations on the Archdeaconries of Coventry during the vacancy prohibited 388. King H. 3. in policy commends his fidelity to him in Letters to the Pope Cardinals to procure their Letters to him to continue faithfull and assisting to him 389 390. He and his Suffragans denounce Excommunications against all invaders of the Church Church-goods disturbers of the King kingdom detainers of the Kings Lands Castles unlesse they surrendered them by a day p 391 392. He procures the Kings Letter to the Pope for his brothers return into England upon his engagement to do no prejudice to the King or kingdome â—b Grants a
to him to provide furniture and Books for the Kings Chappel at Windsor 752. De Westham Roger 851. De Weston John 1008. Wiger William 971. De Wigorn William 1010 1011. De Wikeman Robert Clerk 820. De Winton Peter Clerk of the Wardrobe 914. imployed about the dismes 1050 to 1056. Richard a Clerk 955. Witham William Miles 436. De Witwell Thomas a Monk 483. De Wulward G. Clerk Kings agent 601. Wybertus de Kantia 719. De VVymundeham Thomas a prohibition to him 728. Y. DE Yating VVilliam Kings Messenger 1008. Z. LE Zouche Alanus Miles A Commissioner chosen sworn in Parliament to draw Articles of Peace between H. 3. and the disinherited persons in arms 1019. The Names of Convert Jews sent to sundry Monasteries not here inserted you may read at leisure p. 835 to 841. INDEX 10. Alphabetical Of the Popes of Rome their actions intollerable Antimonarchical Vsurpations Tyrannies Treasons Rebellions atheistical irreligious Bulls Letters Nuncioes avaritious Practises Frauds Crimes Corruptions Extortions transactions between them our Kings Prelates Nobles Kingdoms with other particulars conteined in this Tome which will make some considerable Addition to Platina Onuphrius Balaeus Dr. Barnes others who have writ the Lives of Popes A. ADrian 4 his priviledge to St. Albans Appendix 21. His Epistles priviledges waived in Papal obligations 468. Alexander 3. The Lands of Ambresbiry transferred to the Nunnes of Founteveroit upon his Mandate for the whoredom of the former Abâ—esse and Nunns by King H. 2. with advice of his Bishops and Nobles p. 228. He decreed in the Council of Laâ—eraâ— children born before matrimony to be hereditable to their parents if they maried afterwards which the King Nobles of England contradicted refusing to alter the Law therein at the Bishops importunity 471 472 473 474 479. See Bastardy Index 14. Encouraged Archbishop Becket in his Oppositions Treasons against King H. 2. avenged his death canonized him as a Saint Martyr for the Church 563. See Becket Index 3. He resigned his Archbishoprick into his hands as unlawfully received from the King by investiture receiving it canonically from him again in opposition to the King Append. 25. Fled from Rome into France where the King received him Grieved not the French Church gave no Benesice nor Prebendary in it 777 778 654. Exempted Clergymen from taking or being enforced to take any Oath 707. His Bulls Decrees for the Monks of Canterbury against the Archbishop proved to be forged Appendix 16 17. Alexander 4. His election his humble Letters to all prelates to pray for him that God would give him power grace to rule the Church so as to deserve to be called Gods Vicar and Peters successor His hypocrisie speedy apostacy from it 813 818. Revived the warrs raised by his predecessor against the Emperor Fredericks party and Mansred invests Edmund K. H. 3d. his sonne by a ring in the kingdome of Sicily Apulia cheats him of vast summes of money upon this account 813 c. 834. 868 869 to 872. 917 to 924 931 9â—8 He followes the Bishop of Heresords device to oblige all the Bishops Abbots Priors of England to his Vsurers in vast summes of money against their wills without their privities pursued with fraud and violence 820 821 822 823 824 833 844 845 846. Sends Rustand his Legate into England Scotland and Ireland to collect a Disme to his and the Kings use to carry on his Warrs against Manfred 821 to 826. 841. See Rustand Index 12. Writes Letters to Richard Earl of Cornwall to lend monies toward it who refused to do it 8â—2 The English Prelates durst not so much as mutter against him 841 to 850. The Great Charter of King John and for the freedom of elections sent to Rome to be confirmed by him which he refused to do least he should displease the King 841 842. avoyded all his own and his predecessors Bulls priviledges by clauses of Non-obstante Ibid. 846. His Bull to Rustand to pay monyes to his Merchants upon forged forced obligations of Bishops Abbots Priors with their form 844 845 846 c. His Letters to the King on behaâ—f of the Cistercians to exempt them from paying the sum required 847 848. The King oppresseth them notwithstanding Ibid. His moderation of provisions upon the Prelates and Nobles complaints 848 849. His detestable hypocrisie discovered by his actions which made the love of many towards him to wax cold 848. His consolatory Letters to the King Queen concerning the captivity of the Duke of Savoy by his subjects 849. His bribery injustice corruption 850. Intrudes a Dean into York by provision fraud and vexed excommunicated Archbishop Sewall for opposing it 850 851. 926 927. Confirms Sewald Archbishop of York whether the King would or not 852 853. His Bull to confirm the intruded Prior of Winton by Simony against right justice 850 852 855. His Bull to excommunicate the Kings Justices Sheriffs Bayliffs in Ireland upon the Archbishop of Tuams and his Suffragans complaints against them and their proceedings by imprisonments indictment prohibitions to the oppression of the Clergy and invasion of the Churches Liberties the Kings Proctors protestation at Rome against these clauses as prejudicial to the Kings prerogative 857 858 859. Suits before his delegates in England superseded by the Kings Writs 859 860. His Bull to reimburse the Bishop of Hereford the moneyes lent him upon his bonâ—â— made to decoy the other Bishops and Abbots 860 861. His Agents Clerks Merchants imployed in collecting receiving the dismes granted The Kings Embassadors Proctors Agents Letters Procurations to him concerning the dismes the businesse of Sicily Apulia The intollerable impossible exactions conditions he imposed on him and his sonne forcing them to take an Oath to perform them of which he desired respite mitigation yet could hardly or not at all obtain 862 to 872. 914 to 936. 942 to 949. 961. His grant of the first years fruits of vacant Benefices in Ireland for 2. years to the Archbp of Tuam granted before to the King contests between him and the King concerning them 913. The King proffers to quit Sicily so as he would repay the monies received for it being unable to satisfie his vast summes demanded 919 920 921 941. His Letters Proctors to him not to confirm the Bishop of Elyes and Abbot of St. Edmunds elections whom he confirmed in despite of the King against his will 922 923 924. His New Statute that all exempt Abbots should repaire immediately to Rome for confirmation and benediction after their elections to fill his own purse exhaust theirs 925. 952. His imperious provision to the Abbot of St. Albans 926. Archbishop Sewals Letters Speeches concerning his tyranny vexations corruption his deriding his wholsom advice 926 927. Rustand recalled by accused before him 927 930. The Archbishop of Messana sent as his Legate into England 928. His Letter to King H. 3. concerning Archbishop Boniface his Oppressions of the Bishop of Rochester which he summoned him to answer before him at Rome
kinred who interdicted the Realm with Langeton and his Parents sâ—ising their goods temporalties and of all who obeyed the Interdict commanding it to be published in all Cathedral and Conventual Churches through England the Clergy in England refuse to publish it King John and his Nobles slight it Alexander Cementarius disputes writes against it and the Popes power to inflict it all his Nobles others publickly communicate with him he hath admirable successes in his wars affairs notwithstanding it 248 to 262. His Legates Agents insolent words messages deportment towards the King notwithstanding his promise to receive the exiled Bishops and Archbishop without restitution of the profits of their Bishopricks during their exile 252 261 to 265. He absolves King Johns subjects from their Fealty Oaths obedience to him prohibiting them under pain of excommunication strictly to avoid his company both in Table Counsil Conference 264 265. After which at the Archbishops and Bishops sollicitation he deprived King John and his heirs of the Crown of England gives it to King Philip of France and his heirs writes to him and all Nobles Souldiers in sundry Countries to take arms to deject him and conquer it for his contumacy rebellion to crosse themselves for that purpose granting them the same Indulgences as those who went to the Holy Land against the Saracens Sends Pandulphus his Legat to see it executed yet with secret instructions to him to agree with King John upon termes he was to propound to him 267 288. When the French King and John had both raised great forces by Land and Sea against each other Pandulf by fraudulent perswasions menaces terrors induced King John and his Nobles to receive the exiled Bishops give them dammages swear to make good the terms the Pope propounded for himself and exiles to resigne his Crown kingdoms of England and Ireland to this Pope by a special Charter enjoying them under him and his successors paying 1000. Marks annual rent swearing fealty to him as his vassal The manner therof being effected he prohibited the French King to invade him after vast expences to his great discontent because under his Papal protection by this submission 267 to 293. The Interdicts Excommunications Frauds force by which this Charter was extorted with the protests Declarations against and real Nullities of it 271 273 274 280 281 289 to 330. 414 1058. King Johns Oath to him 274 279 290. The Emperor by his Embassadors stirred up the English others to contradict withstand this Charter Tribute and other illegal oppressions 414 415. 613. His Bull to his Legate to conferr all vacant dignities benefices in England by postulation or Canonical election to correct all rebellious persons opposing his proceedings therein by Ecclesiastical censures without any appeal his tyranny inhumanity proceedings therein especially against those who had been loyal to the King during the Interdict 258 259 329 330 334 335. The Original of his provisions in England 237 329 330 778. His Bull to his Legate for releasing the long Antichristian Interdict of England after 7. years 3. months 14 days space during which divine Offices Sacraments and Christian burials ceased 331 332 33. His Bull for confirmation of the Great Charter of King John to his Prelates Barons and Freedom of Elections to the Church Clergy upon the Kings request 337 338 K. Johns complaint to him against his Great Charter as extorted from him by armed force fear circumvention rebellion and of designs to expell him the Realms now under the Crosse and Popes protection his Oath by St. Peter to avenge this injury His Bull perpetually nulling the great Charter notwithstanding its former confirmations prohibiting any to observe it under pain of excommunication reciting the Barons rebellion obstinacy perjury against their Oaths 341 342 343 345 346 347. He first excited the English Barons by his Bulls to take arms against King John as an obstinate enemy to the Church to enforce him to surrender his Crown to him and after his unworthy effeminate surrender of it to him as his Tributary endeavoured without fear of God or shame of the world to trample them under feet disinherit put them to death and swallow up their estates He promoted none to livings but unworthy outlandish Clerks 414 415. His Letter to the Barons charging them with rebellion disobedience to his commands and the King threatning to excommunicate them if they persisted therin 342. His Letters for the Barons Excommunication sent to the Archbishop and his Suffragans 344 345 348 351. The Archbishop delayes denyes to publish it siding with them for which he is cited to the Council at Rome suspended his Archbishoprick and all prohibited to obey him as Archbishop 343 to 348. His Bull reprehending the Chapter of York for electing Simon Langeton their Archbishop against the Kings and his prohibition and Simons promise his menaces of him and them His election nulled he swears he would provide an Archbishop himself for them unlesse they presently proceeded to a new election whereupon they elected Walter Gray whom the King at first propounded who paid ten thousand pound sterling for his Pall for which he stood bound in the Court of Rome to this Simon Magus and his Usurers 350 351. The Kings Letters to him not to null the union of the Abby of Glaston to the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells formerly confirmed being prejudicial to the Crown He appoints delegates to hear and determine the cause 356 357. His Care to preserve King John and his heirs rights in Normaudy 357 535. His Bull exempting all his French appels from Episcopal Jurisdiction and excommunications though a royal prerogative before 358 720 721 727 728 759. His Bull to the Abbot of Abbendon and others to excommunicate certain Barons Londoners and others by name for opposing rebelling against King John with their high contempt thereof and reviling speeches against him and his Papal power as Constantines not Peters successor either in merits or works making a prey of the Church and Kingdom he had invaded 359 360 361 362 414. He absolves the Archbishop upon caution but prohibits his return into England till the King and Barons were accorded 361. He sends Walâ— to the French King Philip to prohibit him or his sonne to invade King John being his Vassal or the Realm of England the Churches patrimony whereof he was supreme Lord by the Kings Charter Homage to him The French Kings reply thereto declaring the Charter void denying England to be St. Peters Patrimony Lewis his Proctors opposition objections before him against King Johns and plea for Lewes his Title to the Realm of England This Popes replyes thereto on King Johns behalf his Dilemma in this controversie between them The Barons reject King John elect receive crown Lewis notwithstanding his Legates prohibitions excommunications of Lewis and them which they contemn 358 to 367. His Usurpations upon King Johns Crown kingdom Church Subjects of England and Ireland 370. His Vnchristian Excommunication and
extortions and suspending all to present to benefices of 30 marks value or upward till his and the Popes covetousness was satisfied the English men bore heavier burdens under him then the Israelites susteined in Egypt 615. The Kings memorable prohibitions to him against his intolerable provisions rapines who perseveres in them with a stony heart notwithstanding 616. The Cinqueports garded to interrupt the Popes Bulls Provisions sent to him by many execrable means his Messenger imprisoned in Dover Castle but released upon his complaint by the King 617. The Kings prohibitions by advise of his Nobles to all the Bishops in England and Chief Justice in Ireland not to suffer him or any other Nuncio to collect any moneys for the Pope or conferr any benefices without his privity and consent 618 619. The Nobles Message to him in behalfe of the whole kingdome to depart the Realm within 3. dayes else they would hew him and all his in peeces The Kings answer to him thereon wishing the Devil to take him demanding his protection against the Nobles fury His speedy timorous flight and shamefull retreat out of England 619 620. His complaint to the Pope against the English for casting his Nuncio so ignominiously out of England whence he and the Romans extorted no lesse then 60000 Marks a year by provisions and other exactions 620. He accuseth the Abbot of Burgh in the Council of Lyons to Pope Innocent 4. for opposing a provision for which he was disgracefully cast out of the Popes palace and dyed of grief 638. The Complaint of the Nobles and Vniversality of England against him in their Letter sent to the Pope in that Council as having exercising greater power then ever any Legat had or used before without the Name of a Legat and of his new unreasonable suspentions of presentations provisions rapines 646 692. N. NIcholas Bishop of Tusculum a Cardinal Legate à latere from Innocent 3. into England at King Johns request to reconcile the Crown and Miter curbe the power rebellion of Stephen Archbishop of Canterbury and the Barons rising against him King Johns Writ Messengers sent to meet and entertain him his Pompous reception entertainment with Processions Psalms in all Cities Churches 287. The speedy increase of his horse from 7. to 50 besides his other family His penance enjoyned the Townsmen of Oxford for hanging 2. Clerks by the Kings command 287. He deprives the Abbot of Westminster and two more for dilapidations and incontinency placing others in their rooms 287 Appendix 18. His Treaty with King John and award of dammages to the exiled Bishops 287 288. King Johns infamous Charter of resignation of his Kingdoms annual rent homage fealty to the Pope extorted by delivered to him before the release of the Interdict 288 289 290. Pope Innocents Letter to him concerning the filling of vacant Churches with worthe persons canonically elected faithfull to the King profitable to the kingdom with the Kings consent his filling them and all vacant benefices with unworthy persons his own Clerks without the Archbishops Bishops Patrons assents suspending Clerks at his pleasure summoning them to appear before the Pope to their intolerable grievance expence his tyranny therein 329 330. Holds a great Council at Pauls concerning the Bishops damages releaseth the interdict by the Popes Letters for that purpose 331 333. The King grants him the Custody of the Abby of St Edmunds except escheats and vacancies of Churches and a protection against disturbance therein 333. Grants a safe conduct to an Italian at his request to come into England upon security given that no hurt should accrue to the King or kingdom by him or any who came with him 333. His answer to Abbots and others not mentioned in the Popes Bull who required dammages during the Interdict 334. A Writ to him to deal mercifully with such Clergy-men who lesse offended in communicating with obeying or receiving any benefice from the King during his excommunication interdict and not to inforce all of them being so great a multitude to go personally to the Pope for absolution 334 335 The Kings Letter to him to confirm Si places the Abbot of Burâ—on duly elected and approved by the King 351 352. He confirmed the election of the Dean of Sarum to the Bishoprick of Durham without and against the Kings or Popes assent out of zeal without knowledge 353 354. The Kings Writ to him as Popes delegate concerning the union of the Abby of Glastonbury to the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells 357 358. Mr. de Nogeriis Pope Gregory the 10. his Chaplain Nuncio to King Edw. 1. to collect Peter-pence demand the annual Tribute and for other affaires of the Church in the parts of England Wales Scotland and Ireland 311 312. O. Mr. OTto Pope Honorius 3. his Nuncio to King H. 3. his arrival Letters demands from the Pope for which the King summoned a General Council of the Clergy and Laity 398. He mediates a reconciliation between the King Falcatius de Brent and his Wife judicially banished for Treason demands two Marks by way of Procuration from all Conventual Churches of England 398 402. His demands of two dignities and two Monks portions in all Cathedrals Monasteries to free the Church Popes of Rome from the old great infamy usual scandal of Covetousness great expence of money delay of justice bribery occasioned by the poverty of the Church of Rome with the Kings Bishops Nobles indignation at and denyal of it 398 399 400 401. Suddenly recalled by the Pope through the Archbishops means whiles collecting Procurations He with a dejected countenance burns the Popes Letters to recall him and departs England 401 402. Otto Cardinal Deacon of St. Nicholus in Carcere Tulliano Pope Gregory the 9th his Legate sent for into England by the King without the Nobles privity Their great indignation against him for it and Archbishops dislike thereof as prejudicial to his Metropolitical authority 485. His pompous reception with processions ringing of Bells his great authority receiving of gifts disposing of vacant Benefices to all who came with him whether worthy or unworthy 485. His moderation endeavours at first to reconcile differences to appease the indignation conceived against him 485 486. The King wholly swayed by his and the Popes Counsils he almost did nothing without him and adored his footsteps The Nobles indignation speeches against him for it 485 486. Present in the Parliament at York to mediate a Peace between the Kings of England and Scotland the Charter of Peace between them sworn to and ratified in his presence He desires leave of the King of Scots to enter as a Legate into Scotland to regulate Ecclesiastical affairs there as in England who answered That neither in his Fathers time nor of any his ancestors any Legate had entrance into Scotland neither would he permit it whiles he was in his right sences But if he entred at his own perill he must expect violence from his rude Subjects from which he was unable to
Peter Rubeo in exacting a great Tax from the Prelates Abbots to shed Christian blood and conquer the Emperor The Bishops and Canons answers to and exceptions against his intollerable demands He endeavours to raise a schisme and division amongst the Clergy to obtain his exactions 567 568 569. He demands Procurations from the Cistercians who manfully denyed them as contrary to their Priviledges which the Pope dispensed with by his Non-obstante 569 570. The King upon his departure out of England by the Popes summonâ— feasted placed him in his own Royal Throne at dinner to the admiration of many Knighted his Nephew and bestowed an annuity of 30 l. a year on him which he presently sold accompanied by the King and Nobles in great state to the Sea side their solemn Valediction how much the Kingdom rejoyced at his departure he leaving not so much money in England when he left it as he had drained out of it he conferred above 300 rich Prebendaries and Benefices at his own and the Popes pleasure on their creatures spoyled the Church of Sarum and many other Cathedrals leaving them destitute of consolation did nothing at all for the Churches benefit demonstrated he was not sent to protect the sheep which famished but to fleece and gather up all the money he found amongst them for which he was deservedly scourged by God being taken prisoner and spoyled of all his pâ—cy by the Emperor 570 571 572 779. He is sammoned by the Pope to the Council against the Emperor animates the Prelates with Papal promises to resort to the Council against the Emperors Prohibitions and advice whom they contemned as unable to resist the Pope being so often excommunicated and delivered to Satan by him He and two other Legates with above 100 Prelates taken prisoners at Sea imprisoned spoyled by the Emperor 553 554 555 556 557 570 571. Released out of prison to elect a Pope he gives his Oath and Sureties to render himself to prison after the election which he did accordingly to release his Sureties 647 648. Othobon Octobon Cardinal Deacon of St. Adrian Pope Clement the 4th and Urban the 4th their Legate into England 7000 Marks due for seven years for the rent of England and Ireland ordered to be payd to him out of the Dismes of Ireland for Pope Clements use 310 311. Sent for and desired by the King to assist him against and excommunicate the Prelates Barons for opposing and taking up Armes against him The Kings safe conduct granted to him and his for their persons goods and exemption from all Customes Taxes wherever they should arrive or passe throughout the Realm 1104 1015. He comes in red garments into England summoned a Council at Westminster then at Northampton excommunicated suspended all the Bishops Clerks who had ayded or favoured Earl Simon against the King and the Bishops of Winton Worcester London Chichester by name citing them personally to appear before the Pope and all others then in Rebellion against the King 1018 1019 1021 1022. The Articles of Peace and Statutes of Kenilworth between the King and Barons made at his request 1019 1021 1022. The Kings protection and safe conduct to Bishops and others in Armes against him to repair to the Legate to make their Compositions and for other necessary affairs 1020. The Bishops and Barons appeal against his Excommunications of them as unjust to a General Council Church Triumphant and contemn them 1021 1022. The difinherited persons in Armes and others answers to his Propositions as unjustly disinherited excommunicated exhorting him to revoke his unjust sentence against which they appealed to the Pope a General Council and the Chief Judge checking him for banishing the Bishops faithfull to the Kingdom and usurping the profits of their Bishopricks for himself which they advised him to reform at which he was highly offended 1022 1023. The King feasted placed him in his own Royal Throne at dinner summons a Parliament requires ayd to subdue the Barons and others persisting in armes by force accused for banishing the Kings natural born Subjects that this Legate and aliens might more freely acquire their Lands 1024 1025. He possessed himself of the Tower of London published a Croysado at Pau's Crosse admonished the Earl of Gloucester to return to his allegiance to the King who refusing his advice besieged him in the Tower to which he fled prohibiting any to bring or sell victuals to him 1025. He excommunicated all disturbers of the publick peace interdicted all Churches in and near London permitting Religious Houses to say Masses privately with a low voyce without ringing Bells 1025. The Kings Writ to deliver his Jewels in the Tower to him and pawn them for money 1026. His publication of Pope Clement the 4th his Bull for a Disme granted to the King to supply his necessities to be levyed with severe penalties relating the injuries rebellions of the Barons against him and the necessity conveniency of the Clergies supplying him 1026 1030. He assigned persons for collecting and auditors for accounts of the Disme ordered disposed of by the King only as he directed 1033 to 1036 1047 1050 1051 1053 1055. He summons a Council at St. Pauls London of the Bishops of England Scotland and Ireland to reform and enlarge the former Canons of Otto The Canons made therein against sale of Ecclesiastical Sacraments and Holy things for Archbishops and Bishops personal residence on their Bishopricks and discharging their Pastoral duties against Clergymens exercising secular Offices or Jurisdiction against Pluralities Commendaes Clergymens Covetousnesse Non-residence and making any Pluralist a Bishop 1040 to 1046. P. PAndulphus Pope Innocent the 3d. his Subdeaton Familiar Legate to King John persecuted Alexander Cementarius for pleading writing for King John against the Pope 259. Sent into England to make peace between the King Priesthood and exiled Bishops who Interdicted the Realm by command of Archbishop Langeton and the Pope His high most insolent speeches deportment towards King John in the face of his Nobles and Parliament He absolves all his Subjects from their allegiance homages tenures to him enjoyned particular Bishops in England Wales Scotland and other parts beyond the Seas to excommunicate him publickly and all who communicated with him excites all to fight against him as an enemy to Holy Church tells him that neither he nor his Heirs should from that day be ever crowned would not fear to tell the King all his message from the Pope to his face though he should dye for it called for a Book and Candle to excommunicate the King for commanding some prisoners and a Clerk to be executed before him The Kings indignation against him for his insolency 262 to 265. Sent with the Bishops into France to publish King Johns deposition from his Crown and Kingdoms its donation to the French King and excite him to seise it by force of armes his private conference with and instructions from the Pope to make an accord with King John if he consented to certain
John who contemn the interdict excommunication authority of the Pope as null usurped celebrate divine offices revile the Popes proceedings 359 360 â—61 Their Interdict excommunication reviled vilified none daring to publish it in the City 361 362. The Citizens reject King John receive Lewes for their King swear homage realty to him celebrate divine service notwithstanding the Popes censures 362. The Inquisitions of the antient Liberties of England by King Johns order to be returned to London 387. Testes of Writs there 390 393 394. Cole-church London 782. A pretended Miracle of the name Jesus in fleshie Letters seen and published in London 73. The Popes agents flight to it 435. The Popes Vsurers called Caursini settle dwell in it notwithstanding the Bishops endeavours to expell them 437. The Major Citizens of London commanded by H. 3. forcibly to take Hubert de â—urgo out of sanctuary countermanded 438 439. A Writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs to protect the Jews therein permit them to buy victuals and all other necessaries notwithstanding the Bishops inhibitions to the contrary 475 476. The Popes Legate winters and holds a Council in it 485 490. The Oxford Scholars who assaulted the Popes Legat brought in chains to London and at last put to hard penance 494 495. Joyne with Earl Richard and other Nobles in opposing the Popes Legates Romans and other aliens extortions rapines 498. The Legat makes a farewell speech to them 505. The Mayor at the Kings command imprisons a Canon of Pauls in the Tower in chains accused of High-Treason for which the Dean and Canons of Pauls excommunicated him and all his ayders counsellers parties thereunto interdicted Pauls and the Bishop threatned to interdict the whole City if not released 512. A prohibition against their proceedings therein 829. An Heretick sent to and imprisoned in the Tower of London for denying Gregory 9. to be Pope head of the Church and declaiming against his Simony and other Vices 560 Martin the Popes exacting Legat sets up his exacting office there in the New Temple whom the Nobles joyntly oppose and write against 606 607 615 619. The Emperors Embassadors there entertained opposed the Legates exactions of moneyes against the Emperor 613. The Nobles and Commonalty of England seal their Letters to the Pope and Cardinals with the Cities Common seal 679 680. Fairs and Markets prohibited in it during Westminster fair and St. Edwards feast 714 715. The Londoners great wealth buying the Kings plate 722. King Henry vexeth them suspends their markets for 15. dayes extorts 2000 l. from them 723. The King remits his indignation against them reconciled to and craves pardon of them 729 730. The Jewes Church there repaired by them 735 736. The City in an uproar intend to ring their common Bell threaten to cut Archbishop Boniface in pieces for excommunicating the Dean and Chapter of Pauls and beating the Prior and Monks of St. Bartholmew who opposed his Visitation The Kings proclamation thereupon under forfeiture of life and member to prevent an insurrection 741 742. Its Jurisdictions its Barons not to be sued out of the City 887. The King extorts gold from the Citizens against their Charters by entreaties as from servants of vilest condition 773. Archbishop Boniface publikely excommunicates the Bishop of Winton and his followers for abusing and imprisoning his Official in St. Maryes Arches London 786. The Lords in Parl. emptying their purâ—â—s there depart in discontent 822. The Mayor Citizens commanded by Writ to come in solemn procession to Westminster 826. Jewes imprisoned in the Tower of London for crucifying a child at Lincoln 857. Devise of Lands in London by custom 862. The Legate resides in the Tower of London refused to surrender it to Gilbert declare Earl of Glocester who prohibited any victuals to be sold to him The Legate preached a Croysado excommunicates all the disturbers of the kingdoms peace in London privily returns to the Tower for safety whither the Jewes and their wives retired after him for shelter Interdicts all Churches in or near London pawns the Kings Jewels to raise monies 1025 1026. The Kings Writ and Proclamation to the Mayor and Sherâ—ffs of London against the Jewes purchasing Lands in fee and concerning their houses in London and other Towns 1058. Freers paenitents in London the Jewes School disturbing them with their noyse especially in Masse time granted to the Freers by the King 1064 1065. The Popes usurers stately Mansion houses protection in it Appendix 25 26. The Archbishop of York carried his Crosse before him through the mldst of the City 854 954. See Index 3. 6. Bishops of London Dean add Canons of St. Pauls and St. Martins London New Temple Tower of London Pauls Church Luton 392 619. M. MAidenestone Maydenestan the Archbishops Mannor 785. It s Church 596 A prohibition to meet there for the Archbishops Tax 634. A prohibition to build a Church of Canons and Prebends there or carry stones or assist towards it to the Kings disinherison 560 56â— Manketon Chappel 1005. Manselow Church 78â— Mantua 542. Mapeldon parson 882. Marchia Trevisiae 542 543. Mariot Castle 456. St. Margarâ—ts Westminster its procession 826. St. Martyns London the Kings free Chapel 361 432 496. Mary Magdalen of Saundon 862. Marseilles 513 514. Mâ—nstreworth Mannor 438. Merpisium Castle 384 385 Merewell Chappel 978. Merton Church Hubert takes sanctuary in it 438. Mâ—ssana 526 534 to 540. St. Michaels Church Coventre 687 688. St. Michaels upon Wyra 835. Midford Hundred 397 398. Middleton Church 978 979. Appendix 2 12 14. Middenbale Mannor 775. Millaine 527 530 533 to 540 514 952. Mirebel Castle 364. Moguntia Mâ—nâ—z 542. Mont Cassini surprized by the Emperor 517. Mons Regalis Mount-Royal 516 520 521. Mordune Church 650. N. NEwband Praebend 1039. Newbourn Church 376. Newcastle Burgesses vexed impoverished with Citations enforced to take unusual Oathes by the Bishops Officers Complaints and Prohibitions against them as illegal 969 970. It s Church 421 371. Newenton Church Linc. 1052 8â—8 Newerk Castle 372 375 Newton Mannor 438. New Temple London The Kings and Popes Treasure usually kept and Popes agents resided there 281 309 937 1035 1037. Northley person 497. Northampton Parliaments and Councils there c. 256 263 264 282 332 392 401. Northumberland resumed from the Scots 324 401. Norton Prebend 496. Norton Bayly 984. Norwich Writs directed to the Mayor of it concerning the interdicts release 332. To the Bayliffs thereof concerning selling victuals to the Jewes against the Bishops inhibition to do it 387. Trinity Church Norwich the Kings Writs of Inquiry to defend its rights 1017. the Kings proceedings against the Citizens for burning and spoyling the Priory Cathedral and great fine for it 1065 to 1070. See Indâ—x 3. Norwich Bishops Noâ—â—ingham Town Castle Chaplains meetings there c. 256 28â— 3â—0 577 823. Nucâ—era in Apâ—lia 932. O. ODdy Mannor Ebor. 977. Odiham Castle 936. Oke Church protection to it 736. Oâ—eron Isle Writs to it concerning the Croysade 863. St. Omer 320
Bohemia Popes pretended Title to it 291. Bulgarians subject to the Greek Church 491. conquest 41. Burgundy Dukedome unalienable by the King of France 319 320. C. CAlabria offered by the Pope to Richard Earl of Cornwall refused by him 776. Casimâ—r King of Poland his Will 319. Castell Popes pretended Title to that Realm 9. The King and Queen thereof their Title to succeed Arthur 364 365. Charles the Great Emperor his Charters of Donation to the Pope 292. voyd in Law 316. The Realm of France converted from Paganisme to Christianity by the Wars blood of the Nobles under him and other Kings who endowed the Clergy with Lands Priviledges they forgetting their Founders treacherously endeavoured to swallow up the Government Jurisdiction Priviledges Liberties Laws of secular Princes by their new Constitutions and judge them when as they ought to be judged by them 700 701. Councils under him 707. Charles the 5. Emperor takes King Francis 1. prisoner who avoyds his contract upon his release 319 320. Charles the 5. King of France his memorable Arrest Decree against excommunicating any of his Officers or Interdicting any of his Cities Towns Lands 702 703. Charles the 8. King of France his Donations of Crown Lands to the Church resumed 319. Charles the 9. his Edict concerning rents 322. Charles King of France his Brother Pope Urbans conditional donation of Sicily to him for four generations 948. Chazari subject to the Greek Church 491. Commadus the Roman Emperor his sale of publick Lands resumed 319. Conrade the Emperor Fredericks Son his Negociations in Italy 529. Offered as a pledge to Pope Gregory 534. his transactions with him 335 336. imployed by his Father to stop all passages to Rome by Land or Sea 652. King of Apulia and Sicily Pope Innocent 4. offers his Realms to Richard Earl of Cornwall to ejâ—ct Conrade by War who refused them King H. 3. embraceth his offer vows a journey thither his Son Edmund invested King thereof by a ring to disinherit Conrade who manfully opposed him and the Popes forces whom he routed 776 777 808 809 810. His Kingdom is Interdicted he Excommunicated without any citation or hearing commands his Clergymen to celebrate divine service notwithstanding these unlawfull Papal censures The Popes slanderous reports spread of him to render him odious excite the King of England and others against him his answers to these slanders 809 810 811 812. His sicknesse poysoning speeches against the Pope Church of Rome for their slanders injuries oppressions His death Ibid. Constantine the Great his resignation donation of Rome and the Empire of the World to Pope Sylvester in Christs right 8 9 13. a forgery 9. voyd in Law by the greatest Lawyers judgements 292 316 317 318. removes to Constantinople 9. Croatia Popes pretended Title thereto 9 291. Cyprus subject to the Emperor Frederick victuals prohibited to be carried out of it to the Holy Land 513. The Connestable of it for money dispensed with to hold his Wife against a divorce and other Rebels against the Emperor absolved from their Oaths to him by Pope Gregory 9. 531. D. DAâ—maâ—ia Popes pretended Title to it 9 291. Danes seised the Isle of Ely 922 David King of Scots surrenders Cumberland Nortbumberland and Westmorland to King H. 2. and receives the County of Huntingdon from him 324. Denmark Popes pretended Title to that Realm 9 291. a Legate sent thither to Crown the King thereof his gifts and exactions there 697. E. PRince Edmund King H. 3. his Son invested in the Kingdom of Apulia and Sicily by the Pope of which he never got possession 808 809 822 867 918 919 920 921 931 932 933. His grant of a pension therein as King of Sicily 866. presented to the Parliament by King H. 3. in an Apuliaâ— habit commended and prayed an Ayde for him 921. stiled King thereof 809 914 to 920. The Nobles Parliaments indignation and opposition against that affair 931 932 933. See Apulia Sicily K. Henryâ— King Edred his Charter to St. Albans confirmed Appendix p. 21. King Edward the Confessor Christ visibly appeared to him in the Hostia in form of a Childe and crossed him his concealment of it how divulged 72 73. King John sworn to cause his good Laws to be observed and used 279 283. The description of the Office of a King in them 323. His grant of the Realm of England to William the Conqueror without his Nobles consent voyd 327. King Edward 1. Pope Gregory the 10. his Letter to him for the arrears of Peter-pence and the annual rent for England and Ireland which he refused to pay 311 312. Pope Martin his successor's Letter to him for it his payment of part thereof acknowledged 312 313. Pope Honorius the 4. his Letter to him for it his payment thereof upon what occasion his last payment thereof 313 314. He grants several annual pensions out of his Exchequer to the Popes Cardinals Notaries to promote his affairs at Rome 314 315. Pope Boniface the 8. his Letter to him concerning his right to the Crown of Scotland 328. King Edward 3. and his whole Parliaments Declaration against King Johns Charter Homage Tribute to the Pope as null made without his Barons assent against his Oath at his Coronation and that if the Pope would issue processe for it they would assist the King and oppose it with all their might His Law against Popes Provisions 301 302 779. The Title to the Crown of France devolved to him His Act and Declaration concerning Englands unsubjection to it The Armes Title thereof 325. His Act resuming Queen Isabels Dower 325. King Egfrids Charter to St. Albans Appendix p. 21. Queen Elizabeth her revenue state frugalicy 323. her case of the Crowns descent 326. England Its Freedom Noblenesse Kings anciently subject to none but God himself 284 325 326. The King of England can neither surrender nor grant it nor the Crown Lands to the Pope nor any other without his Nobles Kingdoms concurrent assents 292 to 330 504 505. The Popes pretended Title to it as soveraign Lord thereof as an Island given by King Henry the 2. and King Johns Charters though voyd in Law 9 273 274 275 289 290 291 292 to 330 340 to 345 365 370 414 415 470 486 504 505 545 546 547 548 551 644 645 663 664 671 800. The Archbishops Bishops Barons peoples oppositions exclamations against King Johns unworthy subjecting and making it Tributary to the See of Rome his own bitter bewailing thereof after which his Nobles rose up against him who assisted him against the Pope before yea all things went crosse and inauspicious with him till his death 292 to 300 301 302 340 to 348 359 360 361 362. It s intollerable oppressions vexations grievances by avaritious ambitious insatiable tyrannical Popes Legates Nuncioes and Romish Agents by Croysadoes Dismes Taxes Procurations Provisions Rapines Exactions of various kinds with the Kings Nobles Prelates Letters complaints appeals oppositions against them 226 227 292 293 325 326 340 414
the only peace of Kings and kingdoms consisted in his and the Churches safety that he exhorted the Emperor by no mans rash advice to recede from the devotion due to him and the Church but humbly to obey and submit to him that he would and was obliged to him as to his Father and Lord whom he would assist in the fulnesse of all fidelity and obsequiousnesse advising him to a reconciliation with the Emperor upon due submission for the relief of the holy Land hindred by their quarrels 415 416 The contest between him and the Monks of Canterbury about the Archbishops election his disallowing their choice and his Proctors promise of a Disme to the Pope in England and Ireland to subdue the Emperor upon condition to null their election and make Richard Archbishop whom he recommended to him which he did accordingly Making an Archbishop hereupon by provision without any election though at the Kings and Suffragans request which introduced all subsequent provisions by Popes to other Bishopricks in England and Ireland 418 419 420 778 779. His grant of the Custody of all Archbishopricks Bishopricks in Ireland to satisfy debts His Patent to all Abbots Priors Nobles and other Lay-Subjects in Ireland to pay Tithes of Ponds and Fishings to the parishes wherein they were without expecting any Writ or Mandate because he would not have those Tithes detained to the peril of his soul 424. His Cowardise to oppose and forwardnesse to promote a Disme for the Pope through England Wales Ireland which most of the Nobles Clergy denyed to wage war against the Emperor to depose him according to his promise upon nulling the Archbishops election the Popes agents insolency Tyranny thereupon 425 426 427. He exacts an ayde from the Clergy to recover his rights beyond Sea 428. Complains to the Pope against the endeavors of the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland to deprive him of his antient Right of the Custody of Bishopricks there during their vacancie and suits in his Courts by his Bulls which he requests him not to grant to the hurt of his rights and authority 428. He denyed to grant a pension to one of the Popes creatures at his request by reason of his penury and want of money 428 429. The Archbishop and some other Prelates refuse to grant him an ayde of escuage in Parliament which all else assented to 429. His offence against the Pope for nulling the due election of his Chancellor to Canterbury by all the Monks after his restitution of the Temporalties without any cause and ordering a new election by his Bull his prohibition and appeal against it as contrary to his prerogative 431 432. The Monks refuse to elect any Archbishop without the Kings special license whereupon the Pope sent a Pall to Edmund made him Archbishop without their previous consent or the Kings license vacating 3. elections one after another approved by the King 433 434. The insurrection against the Romans by Popes provisions and spoyling of their Barns goods throughout England with the Kings and Prelates severe proceedings against them and those who countenanced them upon the Popes Letters 434 to 439. His severe proceedings against Hubert de Burgo Earl of Kent his Chief Justice and faithfull Counsellor for conniving at the plunderers of the Romans and other pretences taking him per force out of Sanctuaries to which he was constrained to restore him by the Bishops excommunications interdicts against the actors and assisters therein 438 439. He commanded the Bishop of Carlisle and his goods to be stayed by his Officers at Dover departing the realm against his license for which they were excommunicated by his insolent Bishops in the midst of his Army at Hereford though he murmured against and prohibited the excommunication 439. He erects an house for the Convert Jews in London and an Hospital 442 476. He resolves the wife of a Convert Jew who refused to turn Christian with her Husband should have no dower of his houses 442. His prohibition to Bishops to act any thing in their Convocation contrary to his Crown person State under pain of forfeiting their Baronies 443. His contest with reprehension by the Archbishop elect and Bishops in Parliament advising him to banish his Foreign ill Counsellors reform his practices whereby his Father lost Normandy his Subjects hearts almost all his Treasure kingdom and Crown of England the Realm troubled interdicted and the Prince of Provinces made Tributary to ignoble persons threatning to excommunicate him and all other contradictors in a short time if he corrected not his errors whereupon he humbly craved time to alter his counsil and take account of his Treasure till he could remove them and sends to the Earl Marshal and Prince of Wales for a reconciliation with them 443 444 445. His Writ for imprisoning and banishing all whores and Priests concubines out of Oxford upon their Oath never to return again or keep company with them 445 446. Clerks livings sequestred for his debt 446. His contract of marriage between the Emperor Frederick and his Sister Isabella and submission of himself and his Successors therein to the Jurisdiction Censure of the Pope and Church of Rome who promoted the match notwithstanding any exception of the Court or Royal dignity if he failed of paying her portâ—on on the dayes prescribed The instruments Letters concerning it 450 to 455. His proxy to the Pope to confirm his contract of marriage 454 455. His Remonstrance to the Pope of the Treachery of the Earl of Britain in revolting from him and delivering up his Castles in Gâ—scoigne to the French King against his Homage Fealty and expresse Oath desiring him by Ecclesiastical censuâ—es to compell him to reparations 455 456. His Letters signifying his consent to permit the Bishop of â—riaton to return into England at the Popes request on his behalf 457. His reprehensory Letter to the Chief Justice of Ireland for not executing his Letters sent to him and to prohibit a Legates comming into Ireland from the Pope without his license 458. His Letters to the Pope on behalf of the Abbot Elect of St. Albans the Pope thereby inforced on him a new Oath of Fealty his Letters slighted at Rome without great gifts and bribes 462 463 465. The Popes Vsurers harboured and maintained in London under him their execrable bonds and penalties 667 668 669. Append. 25 26. He repeals his grant made before his marriage because not made with assent of the Pope or his Legates without which he pretended he had no power to make any grant of his Lands as if he were not King but the Pope subjecting himself to his sentence and Excommunications 470 504 505. Pope Grâ—gory the 9. his Bull sharply reprehending him for alienating the Crown-lands to the prejudice of the See Apostolick as Lord thereof and ordering him to resume them notwithstanding his grants and Oath 504 505. His Parliament at Merton Law Nobles resolution in case of Bastardy contrary to the Popes Canons and
to suppresse the Popes seditions raised against him in and force him out of Italy 503 513 523 524 528 530 to 550. Pope Innocent and his Cardinals driven banished out of it by the Emperor Frederick 676. Julian the Apostate slain by the Virgin Maries appointment upon St. Basils appeal to her 24. Juliâ—â— Caesar his conquest of Britain and rent reserved by force denyed to be payd by King Arthur 326 327. L. LAzi subject to the Greek Church 461. Lewes Son to King Philip of France invades King John 292. Confederates with the Barons against him swears to assist them his speech to the Popes Legate commanding and his Father disswading him not to invade K. John being the Popes Vassal and crossed for the Holy War He chose rather to be excommunicated then violate his Oath to the Barons 297 298. He and his Father deny that King John could give away his Crown Kingdom or make it Tributary to the Pope without his Barons consent who opposed it That by his resignation of it to the Pope it presently became voyd therefore being voyd he could not dispose thereof without his Barons That if he had any Title to it he had forfeited it by his surrender by his Treason against King Richard the 1. in his life time and murder of his Nephew Arthur for which he was condemned to dye by the French Peers That he had a better Title to it then King John by descent and by the Barons electing him for their King and rejecting John 297 298. Appendix 18 19. His Advocates allegation amplification of these Objections before the Pope himself with his answers and their replyes thereto 298 362 to 367. His Letter to Alexander Abbot of St. Augustines of Canterbury to the same effect to incline him to his party and hinder his publishing the Legates Excommunication against him Appendix 18 19 20. His arrival in England with an Army the Barons and Londoners reception crowning him for their King their Oath of Homage and Fealty to him and his Oath to them to restore them their good Laws and lost inheritances 362. Gualo the Pope Legate follows him into England he with some Bishops Abbots and Clerks publickly excommunicates him and all his adherents with Bells and Candles commanding him to be excommunicated on all Lords-dayes and Holy-dayes throughout all England 362. He is likewise boldly excommunicated by Alexander Abbot of St. Augustines by the Legates command notwithstanding all his threats and menaces for which his followers plundered some of his goods Tenants in the Isle of Thonet where he landed Appendix 19 20. Simon Langeton his Chancellor and Gervose de Hobrugge Praecentor of Pauls appeal against his Excommunication in his behalf as null and voyd in Law efficiate to and communicate with him notwithstanding He the Barons and Londoners slight controul their Excommunications and Interdict though reiterated with their particular names exclame against the Pope as having no power from God or St. Peter to meddle with Kingdoms or Temporal affairs 359 360 361 362. He took a secret Oath with 16. more of his chief Earls and Barons to extirpate all the Englâ—sh Barons adhering to him and their posterity as execrable Traytors to their Soveraign King John whom he could not trust if peaceably setled in the Throne which being revealed to them by Vicount Melun they sued to King John for reconciliation 366. His total defeat at Lincoln by King Henry 3. his forces after King Johns death 370 371. His new supplyes sent from France and Eustace his Admiral taken at Sea by King Henries Navy whereupon he is necessitated to sue for peace The Articles of peace between him and King H. 3. out of which the English Clergy adhering to him were excepted and left to the Popes and Legates â—apine His departure from England never to return into it more 371 372. The Archbishop and three Bishops more their Embassy to him in Normandy when King of France demanding the restitution of Normandy and other Lands in France according to his Oath at his departure who retorts only King Henries breach of his Oath in violating the Great Charter swoâ—n to by all without any other answer 387 388. King Lewes 8 of France devised his Jewels and Goods to be sold to satisfie his Legacies lest any thing belonging to the Crown wherein he had no disposing Interest should be sold 321. King Lewes 12. the Father of his Country would not meddle with the Crown Lands disposal 321. Lombardy the Pope by his Nuncio stirred them up to rebell against the Emperor Frederick for which he is imprisoned Lombardy invaded wasted put to a fine and ransome by him and forced to obedience 522 to 527 529 551 611. Loraign Dukedom Popes pretences to it 9. Lucerne State cannot pawn nor sell their Lands 320. Lyons imaginary Kingdom Popes Title thereto 9. M. MAcedo Emperor of Constant nople resumed what Michael the Emperor gave 319. Majorca and Minorca Popes pretended Title to them 9. Manfred King of Sicily King H. 3. his proposals to the Pope for a Marriage-Treaty or War with him holding or quitting Sicily 920. Contemned hated by the Pope crowned King of Apulia by the Nobles who do him Homage Fealty deliver him possession of the Cities Castles without any mention of Edmund he created Archbishops and Bishops without the Pope against his assent who more obeyed him then the Pope 948. He assist Brancaleo the Roman Senator against the Pope Appendix 28. Marchia 522. Marocco Murmelius King thereof 284. Qu. Mary of England her Title to the Crown 326. Maximilian 1. Emperor George Cassander his Consultation written by his command 22. N. NAples Popes pretended Title to it 9 291. Navarre Popes pretended Title thereto 9 291. Nigella Popes pretended Title to it 9. Normandy Bishops thereof divorce King John 227. Dean and Canons ought not to elect Bishops there without the Kings special license and assent 229 230. King John Fore judged thereof by the Barons of France for the murder of his Nephew Arthur in the French Kings Court The judgement held unjust by the English and Pope 363 364. Appendix 18. King H. 3. demands possession thereof from Lewes according to his Oath who denyes to give it 387 388. King John lost it by ill Counsel and losing his Subjects hearts 444. Norway Popes pretended Title to it 291. See Haco O. KIng Ossa Founder of and Priviledge to St. Albans Monastery 716. Appendix 21. Grants and payes Peter-pence to the English School at Rome 292. Otho 5. Emperor excommunicated interdicted deposed by Pope Innocent 3 only for resuming the Lands of the Empire which he had usurped according to his Oath 259 260. King Johns League with him 261. He held the Donation of the Lands of the Empire to the Pope voyd 316. Frederick made Emperor by the Pope out of hatred to persecute and depose him 539. Rebelled against the Pope persecuted hated excommunicated deprived ruined by him and the Empires Soveraignty by his and Fredericks deposing reputed an
773 778 824. It s grosse corruption in granting licenses for Non-residency for money upon any subtle pretence and to shake off Christs yoak 774. The discords and contentions of the English concerning Elections and Jurisdiction added fuel food and annual revenues to the Popes and Court of Rome 852. Their exorbitant Tyranny over English Abbots Prelates notwithstanding their Priviledges 926 927 928. Their domineering over the Laity and Clergy of England and bestowing their vacant Benefices by Provisions at their pleasures to Aliens excommunicating all Bishops Abbots Priors who durst to contradict them through the Kings folly and sloathfulnesse the Nobles disdaining this their pride although late rose up to provide a remedy compelling most Aliens to fly the Realm commanding all Religious persons who farmed the Romans Benefices to pay their rents to the Barons Proctors at a time and place they assigned under pain of burning their Houses and inflicting on their persons what they provided the Romans should suffer if they did otherwise commanding the Bishops that no man should intermeddle with their rents under the foresaid penalty By which Provision England was free from the Roman exactions near three years till Simon Montefort was slain in battle 980. Their provisions of Benefices for Aliens intollerable rapines extortions abuses for Apulia the principal occasion of the Wars between the King and his Barons begun carried on fomented by the Bishops instigations to secure their purses and money from the Roman Harpyes 1020 1021 1022. Gualther Mapes his memorable Verses of the grosse bribery injustice corruption of the Pope Court of Rome and all sorts of Officers therein whereof he was an eye-witnesse 1069 1070. Their Merchants Usurers defiled all England with usurâ— and were worse then the Jews who were supplanted by them Appendix 26. Falling away from the Pope and Roman Church long since predicted for their corruption 401 799 800 801. The Greek Church deserted separated from excommunicated them upon this account See Greek Church Romans Their Senator Citizens insurrection against Popes chasing them from Rome contemning their menaces Excommunications as exempted from them by priviledge 415. Appendix 28. See Index 10. Gregory 9. Innocent 4. and 14. Fredericks 2. The Pope agrees to conferre all vacant Benefices in England especially of Religious persons on Romans writes for 300 Benefices to be provided for them in three Diocesses the number values of their Benefices Provisions inquired after by Writ amount to above 60000 Marks annual rent besides other profits being near three times more then the Kings ordinary revenue 564 572 573 777. The Romans Corn threshed out spoyled by the English who are excommunicated imprisoned severely punished for it 434 to 439 1000 to 1006. Russia Popes pretended Title to it 9. Russians subject to the Greek Church 391. S. SAracens Croysadoes Wars against them they rejoyce at the Emperors and Popes discords Wars 517 521 573 643 649 650 651 652 679 739 754. Sardinia Popes pretended Title to it 9. The Emperor Frederick according to his Oath seised on it as a part of the Empire usurped by Popes for which Pope Gregory 9. excommunicated him 515 516 537 538. Saxons seised the Isle of Ely when they invaded England 922. Scotland Scots their submission Hostages to King John and League with him 260 261. King H. 2. resumes Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland from the Scots King formerly granted to David by the Empresse in his name he being not to be defrauded of so great a part of his Realm upon restitution whereof he gave him the County of Huntingdon belonging to him of antient right 324. The Popes pretended Title to it 9 291. Eustace de Vesci accused of Treason flyes into it 265. King Edw. 1 his Soveraign Dominion over it and Pope Boniface his Letter concerning it 328. A peace between the King of Scots and King H. 3 to whom he did Homage and swore Fealty in the Legates presence He refused to admit the Popes Legate into Scotland telling him â—e needed him not That no Legate ever entred it in his or his Fathers or any of his ancestors dayes neither would he suffer any to enter whiles he was compas mentis That if he entred the Scots were rude persons from whose violence he could not protect him whereupon the Legate changed his covetous mind of entring Scotland 486. Another Popes Legate desiring to enter Scotland is met and opposed by the King who told him never Legate entred it before him that they had no need of him that Christianity there flourished and the Church was prosperous After many discourses by mediation of the Nobles of both Realms when the King was about to deny his entrance he procured a writing lest he should return confounded into England That his present coming thither should never be drawn into consequence in time to come Whereupon he called the Bishops and others of Scotland unto good Cities beyond the Sea collected the 13th part of their goods and sent it to the Pope departing secretly without the Kings license and carrying the writing away with him 506. The Scots Kings and Nobles Charter of Peace League Fealty and submission to King H. 3. ratified by their Oaths and submission to the Popes Jurisdiction and Censures if infringed 620 621. Godefry sent thither as Popes Legates to collect money that Church having no need of a Legate 692. Scythia infected with the Collyridian heresie 58. Sicilia the Popes pretended Title to it claiming it as the Churches Patrimony 9 291. Frederick King of it persecuted by Otho the Emperor for seising some Castles of the Empire whiles vacant for which he was excommunicated deposed by Pope Innocent 260. Pope Gregory stirs up the Sicilians to rebell against the Emperor Frederick King thereof when crossed for the Holy Land 415 417. Excommunicated by the Pope for oppressing some Churches in it and keeping them vacant with his refutation thereof 516 523 524 528 529 530. Pope Innocent 4. stiled it St. Peters Patrimony 658. Proffered by the Pope to Richard Earl of Cornwall to drain his Treasure and engage him in his Wars against the Emperor and Conrade his refusal of it bestowed upon King H. 3. for Edmund his Son whom his Legate invested in poffession of it by a Ring upon certain Articles and Covenants which he swore to impossible to perform by which he cheated the King and obliged him in vast sums of money without ever gaining possession No Clerk to go to the Court of Rome unlesse he first took an Oath to procure nothing from thence to the prejudice of the King concerning Sicily with the Procurations transactions concerning it between King H. 3. Edmund Pope Alexander and his Successor 865 to 872 945 to 950 956 to 962 1049. Appendix 28 29. Prince Edmund stiles it his Realm writes a Letter to all the Bishops Abbots Nobles people of it to receive him as their King promising to maintain all and every their Liberties advance their honour and prosecute that affair with all his
as the most easie safe to ascend by into Heaven 34. 35. 36. 64. 65. Franchises of Rochester and Norwich Cities seised on by the King as forfeited by the Citizens misdemeanours 779 1066 1067. Franchalmoign Lands given to Monasteries and Bishops to hold by this Tenure 228. Those who held by it bound to pray not to finde Armes or fight with the material but spiritual sword 1024. 1025. What Cases concerning it belong to the Civil what to the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction 881 882 889. Fraud and Circumvention null Grants of the King none ought to take advantage of his own Fraud 373. 374. Impious frauds circumventions of Popes Ibid. 809. 813. 824. 825. 844. 845. Appendix 28 29. See Croysadoes Aydes Gregory 9. Innocent 3. 4. Sicily and Index 12. Of Irish Bishops and Archbishops 482. 489. See Index 4. Free-Chappels of the King exempt from all Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Jurisdiction from Popes Dismes Procurations Provisions Taxes several Writs of Prohibition and Bulls concerning them to that effect 2. 358. 557. 720. 721. 727. 729. 748. 759. 982. 983. 1047. Fremtha exemption from it 229. G GAlyes of Jenoa taken by the Emperor 556. See Jenoa Gelds exemption from them 248. God onely to be adored invocated prayed to 56. 57. 58. 60. 61. 62. The propagation defence protection of his true Worship Faith Gospel Church Ministers People the principal duty office care of Christian Kings his Vicars upon earth 1. 2. 3. See Kings Our only ayde hope help deliverer Comforter Redeemer Saviour 36. All these other his Attributes and divine worship attributed to the Virgin Mary by the Church of Rome 16 to 60. sparsim Papists Blaphemies that the Virgin Mary hath done more for God than God hath done for her or all Mankinde 54. 55. That God hath bequeathed all his Mercy unto her to dispence reserving his Justice only to himself 25 c. That God his subject to her will and commanded by her 21. 22. 27. 28. 39. 40. 49. 53. The Virgin Mary adored by Papists as and more than God 12. 16 to 55. Made a Looking-glass for Saints to see Prayers in though invisible He doth not see but hears prayers 57. 58. Goddess the Virgin Mary made stiled a Goddess yea Goddess of Goddesses by Popish Cardinals Writers 16. 26. 56. See Mary The Gospâ—l usuâ—lly read in Councils 487. Grace Mary the mother fountain sole dispenser of it 25. 26. 37. 38. 48. She is most gracious to Sinners when Christ is most displeased with and hides his face from them 16. Great Charter Sâ—e Charter Greek Church Patriarch excommunicated the Pope and Roman Church separate from them and absolve those the Pope excommunicated 490. 491 511. See Greek Church Index 14. part 1. H HAir long of Priests cut by Kings Writs 479. Harlots See Nunnes Oxford Whores Hauking and Hunting restrained by King John 256. Heresie punished suppressed by Kings 2. 3. 550. 551. 650. Not to believe the Popes usurped Sâ—premacy nor submit to his Kâ—ys Excommunications Heresit 6. 410. 558. 656. 560. 657. 658. Of the Collyridians exceeded by Papists 58. to 62. All Heresies destroyed by the Virgin Mary 19. The Emperour Frederick falsly slandered therewith by Popes his vindication from it 410. 514. 515. 540. 541. Popes Bishops to take an oath of Purgation onely in case of Heresie 707. Hereticks arrested imprisoned proceeded against by Kings Writs 2. 3. 385. 403. 40â— 475. 560. Albigenses how persecuted 375. 403 404. Of Millain protected by the Pope against the Emperour See Frederick 2. Hâ—rnâ—gâ—ld 228. Hester a Type of the Virgin Mary 18. 20. 25. 45. Hidâ—ge exemption from it 228. Hypocrisie of Popes desiring Prayers to be made for them in all places the more boldly to prey upon and pick Christians purses 824. 848. Holy Ghosts inspiration inâ—â—rted into King Johns Charter a direct lye against the Holy Ghost 273. 289. 304. 305. Homage of King John to the Pope and Church of Rome for England and Ireland 273. 274. 279. 289. 299s See King John and Innocent 3. Of King Henâ—y 3 to the Pope of his Nobles Bishops to him at his Coronation 370. Of the Emperour to the Pope 400. Of the Irish and Welsh to King John 260. 261. Hoâ—pitals that were poor exempted from Dismes by the Kings Writs 862. See Poor and Index 13. Hospâ—tallâ—s forced to pay Taxes to King John 260. 261. Their Goods Lands seised by the Emperour for their Tâ—â—aâ—on against him 418 416. Their Lands given them by Usurpers and bought without the Emperours License in Sicily resumed by him by the Custom of the Realm 521. Their great pride wealth priviledges made them mad 776. See Templars Hostages required from Nobles whose Loyalty was suspected when absolved by Popes from their Allegiance 256. 265. Hanged at Nottingham Ibid. Given by the Welsh King Nobles to King John 261. Hundred-Court Hundredespeni exemptions from them 228. 229. I JAcoh and Isaac delivered by Gods love to the Virgin Mary 31. Idolatry punishable suppressed by Kings 2. 3. Of the Church of Rome in adoring the Hostia Virgin Mary Saints and praying unto them worse than that of Heathens and the Collyridians 56 to 68. and 16 to 56. See Mary Jesus his Name seen in fleshly Letters in a Popish Hostia 73. Prohibited by H. 3. his Proclamation to be imprinted on Bakers sale bread 783. Reputed one of the great Impostures by Fredericks the 2d a grosse slander of Popes to engage all Christians to rise up against him as a publick Enemy of Christ 514. 539. See Frederick 2. Jesuites assertions of the Popes Universal Monarchy 5. 8. Of the Virgin Maries association into the power of the Deity 38. 54. Censure of Christs miraculous apparitions in the Hostia 74. See Index 1. the Jesuites there quoted Jews converted by Crucifixes and Christs Images pierced by them dropping blood 14. Delivered from the Babylonish Captivity by the Virgin Mary 31. Kings Writs to sell Victuals and other necessaries to them notwithstanding Bishops Constitutions to prohibit communion with them and excommunications against them under pain of Imprisonment 387. 475. 476. 906. 907. A House erected by H. 3. for converted Jews 442. The Names of several converted Jews Males Females sent by Kings Writs to several Abbies Priories Monasteries to receive and allow them Corodies who were unwilling to it 835 to 841. Dower of a Jews wife denied because she turned not Christian with her Husband 44â— Forced by Popes excommunications and Secular power to remit all Usury to such who crossed themselves for the Holy Land to restore their Pledges and to respite the payment of Debts by Christians unable to pay them 448. 449. A Writ to apprehend and imprison an Apostate Jew 634. See Apostates King Johns great extortions of money from them which made them weary of their lives willing to quit the Realm and leave all they had behind them to get a livelyhood elsewhere sold by him like Titus and Vespatian to his Brother Earl Richard to tear out their howels when he had flead
whoredom uncleannesse in other parts Ibid. Enabled to marry by our Kings 4. A Nun ravished by an Archbishop elect of Canterbury who begat many children on her 418. O. OAth the sacred bond thereof and infamy in violating it among all Nations 402 403 343 849. Popes not bound by any Oathes but may break all by the Canonists doctrine 5. Brake the League with the Saracens ratified by Oath to the scandal prejudice of Christians 408. Absolve Subjects Crucesignati from their Oaths for money against the Law of God Nature See Absolution Croysadoes enforce the Jewes by excommunications to remit to the Crucesignati their use-money which they had taken an Oath to pay and to release their Oathes 448. Popes prophane Oathes by St. Peter 340 800. Violate null their own Charter of Investituâ—es ratified by Oath and the Sacrament as extorted by force 328. Bishops prophane Oathes 382 383. Coronation Oath of the Emperors Otho Frederick others to resume the dispersed invaded rights of the Empire for observing whereof by resuming the Lands usurped by Popes they were excommunicated deposed Popes cannot absolve them from it nor their Oath to the Pope to maintain the Churches Liberties 259 260. 316 317 318 515 516. Of King John 227. Append. 19. Of King H. 3. 370. Of King John and his Barons on his Soul to perform Articles for the Bishops safe return restitution to their Bishopricks and damages 271 272 276 277 279 287 288. His Oath of Fealty to the Pope and his successors upon passing his detestable Charter 274 279 290 341. King H. 3. his Oath of Fealty to the Pope and to pay the annual rent granted by King Johns Chatter 370 551. the Emperor Frederick his Oath of Fealty to the Pope 655 656 65â— no discharge of his Coronation Oath to resume the rights of the Empire 316 318 657. King John his Oath to observe the Lawes of King Henry the 1. Edward Confessor and Great Charter of Liberties 279 283 333 936. His violation of and absolution from it soon after by the Pope 340 341 342. Append. 19 King Henry the 3d his Oaths to maintain the Liberties of the Church and Great Charter his frequent violations of them notwithstanding complained of objected against him in Parliaments his renewing thereof by new Charters Oathes Excommunications 370 371 â—87 388 444 544 611 613 614. 796 797 896 928 929 935 936 939. The Oath of aâ— Barons and all others to them for the Great Charters and the Common Lawes inviolable observation and to force the King to keep them if violated 283 335 336 371 387 444 544. His Oath and his Nobles upon his Soul for his Sisters marrying the Emperor to observe the Mariage contract with him for his Sisters portion and the Emperors to marry her 451 452 453 454. His and his Son Edmunds Oath to the Pope to perform their Articles and payment of monies to him for Sicily 866. His Prince Edwards and the Barons Oathes for observing the Provisions of Oxford two Popes absolution of them from it as forced and derogatory to the Crown 934 936 948 988 989 1015 1016 1021 1022. Lewes of France his Oath to the Barons and the Barons Londoners to him upon his Coronation 362. To King Henry 3. when he departed England 371. Alexander King of Scots his League Oath and Fealty to King H. 3. and penalty if violated 620 621. David Prince of Wales his Charter Oath of Homage Fealty to H. 3. and excommunication for violating it notwithstanding the Popes absolving him from it 609 621 622 623 976 977. Of the Emperor Frederick to go to the Holy Land under pain of Excommunication his Excommunication for violating it 409 410 412 4â—3 See Frederick 2. The Earl of Britain his Oath on the Sacrament as Christs very body to K. H. 3. violated and his Excommunication by the Pope desired for it who yet entertained him for his General 456. Upon the Altar and St. Edwards Cossia by K. H. 3. yet not credited by reason of former violations 935. Or Prince David up in the Bishops Crosse 609. Resumption of Crown-lands by the Popes Bull notwithstanding an Oath to ratifie them 470 504 505 The Barons Oathes of Homage and Fealty to King H. 3. at â—iâ— Coronation 370. Archbishops Bishops Oathes of Fealty to our Kings due of right in England Ireland France before their Temporalties restored and at their Coronations their obligations to maintain the rights and prerogatives of the Crown thereby which yet they often violated charged upon them in several Writs 3 343 370 381 559 482 640 641 686 688. 729 784 798. 808 818 832. 939 940 941 991 992. Infringed by suing or answering in Ecclesiastical Courts for Lay fee belonging to the Kings Courts 758 832. Fealty sworn by a Proctor upon the Archbishops Soul by the Kings grace in case of sicknesse or inability to attend him in person 482 483 686. Oath of Fealty to Kings ought to be inviolably observed 237 341 343 364 4â—2 403 849 988. Arthur executed as a Traytor by King Joha for violating it 364. Yet Subjects were absolved from it by Popes against their own Doctrine to serve their own ends 5â—6 260 263 264 265 516 524 539 5â—0 See Absolution Popes new Oath of Fealty obedience to visit his Palace keep his secrets come to his Synods nor morgage nor alien their Lands without his License c. imposed on the Abbot of St. Albans and other Abbots in a forcible fraudulent manner his grief for taking it 464 465 466. Oath by Proxie in aâ—mam Regis Domini 271 337 451 452 453 482 483 650 653 686 946. Oath not to reveal an election violated and thereupon a new election made 243 244 Not to reveal the Popes or Legates secrets 400 465 566 567. Of the Bishop of Belvoir taken in arms never to beat arms more during his life upon his enlargement 227. Of Whores and Priests Concubines in Oxford never to return thither or cohabit with them upon their release 445 446. Extorted by force menaces fear reputed declared void by Popes others prohibited by Canons Writs 235 327 328 342 343 622. 705 706 707 708 9â—4 936 946 988 989 1015 1016 1021 1022. Oath not to revive or prosecute the revival of the Archbishoprick of St Davidâ— prohibited by the Pope as against the Canons 295 Oathes of Canonical Obedience prohibited as dangerous illegal by Councils Popes such obedience to be only subscribed not sworn unto 235 623. 629 630 699 707. Of the Bishop of Durbam to the Archbishop of York by a writing signed with the Crosse without Oath 623. Prohibited in cases of Tithes 727. Cautionary De stando et parendo mandatis Papae or Ecclesiae against the antient Law Custom of the Realm 3. 830 831. yet extorted by force from Kings Emperors others interdicted excommunicated by Popes ere absolved 271 272 279 287 288 384 311. Refused by the Emperor till he knew the particular conditions required 651 652. Of Calumny not enjoyned to
Transylvania Vallachia and particularly to our Kingdoms of England Ireland and Scotland you may read at leisure in Dr. Marta De Jurisdictione pars 1. cap. 26. Gregorius Papa 7. lib. 1. Epist 8 13 28. Augustinus Steuchus De Donatione Constantini p. 199 c. Carerius l. 3. cap. 3. Polydor Virgil Hist l. 17. Baronius Annal. Anno 1097. nu 18 c. Anno 1173. nu 9 10. Henricus Spondanus Epitom Annal. Baronii An. 740. nu 30. 775. nu 7. 847. nu 8. 1135. nu 4. 1159. nu 3. 1172. nu 2. in Matthew Paris Matthew Westminster and Walsingham An. 1155 1213 1214 1301 1302. and Dr. Richard Crakenthorp of the Popes Temporal Monarchy cap. 1. For the third particular by what fictitious and perverted sacred Charters Popes claim this their transcendent power and Universal Monarchy the premised Authors will informe you and I have elsewhere at large related The Texts they principally insist on are Gen. 1. 16. Jer. 1. 10. Psal 2. 8. Psal 72. 8. Isa 9. 6 7. Psal 45. 16. Psal 89. 27 37 38. Dan. 2. 44. c. 4. 3 34. c. 6. 26. c. 7. 14 27. Mich. 4. 7. Ephes 1. 20 21. Luke 1. 23. Mat. 16. 14 18 19. John 21. 15 16 17. All which the premised Popish Authors and others blasphemously or absurdly apply and appropriate to St. Peter and themselves as pretended successors to Christ in his Kingly and Priestly Soveraign power I shall only mention and insist on two Texts more as properest for their purpose The first is Mat. 28. 18 19 20. where our Saviour Christ immediately before his ascention into heaven after his triumphant resurrection from the dead spake thus to his eleven Disciples joyntly not to Peter alone saying All power is given unto me both in heaven and in earth Go ye therefore and teach all Nations c. and lo I am with you alwayes unto the end of the world Whence they thus inferre by head and shoulders Ergo all this power in heaven and earth then given to Christ was immediately at his corporal ascension into heaven transferred to appropriated by him wholly and solely to St. Peter and his Successors at Rome not Antioch his first See as Christs immediate Successors or Vicars in his Regal and Sacerdotal Soveraignty For answer hereunto I would here seriously demand of any ingenious Papist or religious Votary to the See of Rome whether there be one syllable or the least implication in this Text 1. That this Soveraign Power was then given to our Saviour only on purpose to delegate the immediate right or exercise of it both in heaven and earth to any other person or persons Or 2ly That it was transferred wholly and solely to St. Peter but not to the rest of the Disciples to whom Christ then joyntly spake these words and as much to any other of them as to Peter with this superadded precept and promise inferred and deduced from this his power Go ye in the plural number not thou Peter or Peter only therefore into all the world c. And lo I am with you all not with Peter alone and his Roman Successors alwayes even unto the end of the world Or 3ly What shadow of evidence can they produce that St. Peter ever claimed or exercised such a Soveraign power as then delegated to him by Christ which himself professedly several times disclaimed both in words deeds and writing as Acts 2. 34 35 36. ch 4. 10 11. ch 5. 31 32. ch 8. 14. ch 10. 25 36 42. ch 11. 2 to 19. 1 Pet. 2. 6 7 13 14 17. ch 5. 1 to 7. 2 Pet. 2. 1 10. ch 3. 2 15. directly and infallibly assure us against this Pontifical whimsey Or 4ly What irrefragable proof that St. Peter ever sate an actual or sole Bishop of Rome or fixed his Soveraign Episcopal Chair or See for ever in it which the Sacred and Evangelical story seems to contradict Or 5ly That ever Christ himself or St. Peter transferred or perpetually appropriated this Soveraign Universal Kingly and Priestly power to any or every the Bishops of Rome that should succeed him in that See in case he ever sate there to the end of the world though an Heretick Schismatick Adulterer Sodomite Nicromancer Symoniack Childe Tyrant or the most ambitious avaritions vitious flagitious luxurious impious atheistical Prelate ever breathing in the world as many of them have been or a notorious strumpet as Pope Jone as their own other Historians attest to omit the frequent plurality of Popes at once condemning excommunicating murdering degrading one another as antichristian and uncanonical Till all these with other particulars be fully demonstrated by Scripture or other irrefragable Authorities not by their own Testimonies in their own cases this Text to which themselves entitle the Virgin Mary as Queen Empresse of heaven and earth will no more evince St. Peters or the Popes Vniversal Monarchy then those premised Their second claim and Title to it is Phil. 2. 9 10 11. Wherefore God hath highly exalted him Christ Jesus not Peter and given him not Peter or his Roman successors a Name above every Name that in the Name of Jesus not Peter or the Pope of Rome every knee should bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth And that every tongue should confesse that Jesus Christ not Peter not the Pope is Lord to the glory of God the Father not of St. Peter or his successors at Rome But how this Text which they likewise alledge for the Virgin Maries Universal Monarchy can with any colour of truth or without highest blasphemy injury to Christ be applyed appropriated by Popes and their Parasites to Mary or to Peter and themselves as Christs Vicars upon earth let all who have judgement or conscience discern Since St. Paul the Apostle hath appropriated it to Jesus Christ alone as highly exalted to and sitting down on his Fathers throne at the right hand of his Majesty in the highest heavens as his words expresly resolve and it is altogether incommunicable to St. Peter much more to Popes as every syllable in the Text context and the illative Wherefore infallibly demonstrates They must therefore for ever disclaim any colour right or Title to this their Universal Soveraign Monarchy or any other mis-alledged Texts which I have elsewhere answered at large and shall not here insist on The original basis ground-work reason of St. Peters and the Popes Vniversal Monarchy in Temporals and Spirituals is thus laid down by Dr. Marta and other Pontificians Duo tempora considerantur in Christo Alterum ante passionem tunc propter humilitatem judicare recusavit Nam Lucae c. 12. dixit Quis me constituit divisorem inter vos Joan. c. 18. Regnum meum non est de hoc mundo Alterum verò post resurrectionem tunc dixit Data est mihi omnis potestas in coelo in terra Mat. ult Joan. ult
yet Cardinal Baronius Spondanus Bellarmine and other Pontificians confesse to be both Hereticks and Idolaters only for sacrificing Cakes and adoring her as aforesaid which I desire all Romanists seriously to consider 6ly I further appeal to all judicious unbiassed Roman Catholicks whether upon serious consideration of the premises our Protestant Kings Bishops Churches of England Scotland and Ireland had not just cause grounds in point of conscience to abominate all these heretical blasphemous idolatrous Abominations Devotions Assertions Practises of the Church of Rome as Antichristian Innovations Corruptions to separate themselves from them and all others of like nature accompanying them and to renounce the Popes usurped Authority which introduced fomented establshsd them and would never to this day suppresse or reform them after all detections convictions of their execrable impiety idolatry and inconsistency with the Principles Verity Purity of the Christian Religion and Divine Worship of God alone prescribed in his Word 7ly Whether this was not the main ground of their impious bold obliterating the 2. Commandement out of the Decalogue in all their 1 Offices Primers Hours Psalters of our Lady and most of their late 2 Catechismes because it is diametrically repugnant to and inconsistent with their erections invocations adorations of prostrations to the Images Statues Pictures of our Lady and saying Ave Maries Pater nosters with other prayers to and before them as if she and they were God himself And because it is directly contrary to this their usual forme of consecrating their adored Images of God Christ the Virgin Mary and other Saints thus recorded in their 3 Rituale Parachorum Benedictio Imaginum Dei aut B. Mariae Uirginis vel Sanctorum Adjutorium nostrum c. Domine exaudi c. Dominus vobiscum c. Oremus Omnipotens sempiterne Deus te suppliciter exoramus ut hanc Imaginem in memoriam et honorem tui vel unigeniti filii tui Domini nostri Iesu Christi vel beatissimae Uirginis Matris Domini vel beati N. praeparatam bene †dicere et sanctificare †digneris ut quicunque ad ipsum venerandum se devote inclinaverint salutem mentis et corporis consequantur et quicquid juste petierint se impetrasse fatentur c. Et aspergantur aqua benedicta And to the larger special forme de Benedictione Imaginis beatae Mariae Uirginis to be made by their Bishops alone in all their Pontifical accoutrements with no lesse then 4. special Prayers quatenus precibus ejusdem sacratissimae Uirginis quocunque eandem Reginam et gratiocissimam Dominam nostram coram bac effigie suppliciter honorare studuerint et de instantibus periculis eruantur et in conspectu divinae Majestatis tuae de commissis et omissis veniam impetrent ac mereantur in praesenti gratiam quam desiderant adipisci et in futuro perpetua salvatione cum electis tuis valeant gratulari And with the reptition of Psal 87. 123. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou blessed Lady Mary that dwellest in the Heavens c. with the Magnificat Luke 1. and Allelujahs Ave Maries and these two special Antiphonaes chanted to her before her new consecrated Images by their whole Cathedral Chorus with sound of Organs Sacbuts and all kinds of Musick as at the consecration of Nebuchadonosors golden Image Sub tuum praesidium confugimus Sancta Dei genetrix nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper Uirgo gloriosa et benedicta O gloriosa Dei genetrix Uirgo semper Maria quae Dominum omnium meruisti portare et Regem Angelorum sola Uirgo lactare nostri quesumus pia memorare et pro nobis Iesum Christum deprecare ut tuis fulti patrociniis ad coelestia Regna mereamur pervenire All which are prescribed in the very Pontificale Romanum Clementis 8. Pontificis Max. jussu restitutum atque editum authorized by his special Bull prefixed to it in perpetuam rei memoriam Datum Romae apud Sanctum Petrum sub Annulo Piscatoris die decima Februarii 1596. Pontificatus nostri anno quinto printed then at Rome and since that Antwerpiae 1627. lib. 3. p. 364. Which Prayers Antiphonaes Images can no more consist with nor stand upright before the Second Commandements presence then the Image of Dagon with and before the Ark of God but must needs fall down on their faces and loose both their heads and feet before it which it quite cuts off to prevent which they have totally expunged it out of all their Offices Primers Houres Crownes Litanies late Catechismes and other Offices of our Lady worthy our special notice 8ly Whether the premised passages concerning their Lady Maries Universal Soveraign Power Monarchy over all Angels powers Kingdoms Nations Persons Churches Creatures both in Heaven Earth Purgatory and Hell as their real Lady Queen Empresse Goddesse with her Prophetical and Sacerdotal Offices of the Advocate Mediatrix Reconciliatrix Redemptrix Saviouresse Helper Instructor c. of all Catholicks Saints or Sinners and of all afflicted distressed persons in earth purgatory and hell it self do not very much ecclipse impeach if not subvert the Soveraign Kingly power Priesthood and Prophetical Offices of Christ and totally overthrow all St. Peters and Popes Claims Titles Charters pretences thereunto even by their own premised Doctrines resolutions and these very Texts of Psal 110. 1. Mat. 28. 19 20. Phil. 2. 9 10. with others on which they found her temporal Monarchy over the whole Church world whiles on earth and ever since her Ascension into Heaven And if so as the premises clearly evidence Whether they must not now in point of conscience justice policy henceforth renounce their Popes pretended Universal Ecclesiastical and Temporal Monarchy over all Churches Kingdoms Nations Persons throughout the world if they will avoid her displeasure retain her favour or enjoy the benefit of her Intercession Advocation Mediation and Reconciliation Or else abandon her forecited Dominion Monarchy and Empire over them to retain and enjoy the Popes Or otherwise professedly disclaim and abjure both their pretended Monarchies Powers as inconsistent with Christs Soveraign Regal Sacerdotal Prophetical Offices and the antient Soveraign Ecclesiastical and Temporal Prerogatives of all Christian Emperors Kings Monarchs but more especially of our own I have the longer insisted on these particulars as not only most pertinent to subvert the Popes pretended Universal Monarchy Vicarship and the very foundations whereon it depends and as most powerfull arguments both to reclaim all seduced Pontificians from the Idolatry of the Church of Rome and keep all unstable Protestants from Apostatizing to her but likewise because our two Archbishops of Canterbury Anselme and Becket canonized for Saints in and by the Popes and Church of Rome who first introduced the Offices Joyes publick Invocations of the Virgin Mary into our English Church and extolled her Soveraignty Excellencies above
the Highest Attempts the most Audacious Dangerous Conspiracies and Treasonable Vsurpations ever formerly made not only upon the just antient Rights Priviledges Prerogatives of the Crown but also upon this King and his Kingdoms of England and Ireland themselves occasioned by the Treacheries Rebellions of some of his disloyal Popish Prelates at home instigating the Barons to take up Arms against Him and by the Unchristian Practises Tyranny of Pope Innocent the III. combining with those perfidious Bishops who perswaded him to Interdict the whole Kingdom Excommunicate King John himself for sundry years and at last to deprive him of his Crown Kingdomes and give them to the King of France yea injoyning exciting him and other foreign Enemies to raise puissant forces by Land and Sea to deprive him and his Posterity of the Crown and Realms of England and Ireland by open force The Clashes betwixt the Papal Crosier and Royal Scepter during his reign arising from small beginnings and the contests between Him Stephen Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops Barons confederating with him farre exceeding those of King Henry the I. and II. with Archbishop Aâ—selm and Becket his trayterous predecessors canonized for their Treasons and producing the saddâ—st Tragedies ever acted in any Age on the Theatre of our other Little World Which though resolutely and gallantly resisted encountred by King John with great Regal Magnanimity Courage Pâ—udence and good success for sundry years at first yet at last through the Terrours of the Popes long-continued Interdicts Excommunications Abjudication of him from his Crown Kingdoms the formidable Forces of his Foreign Enemies ready to invade seise upon Him and them the Treachery of many of his own Bishops Clergy Nobility Subjects all absolved from their Allegiance to him by this nocent Pope Innocent on whose cordial assistance he could not safely rely but principally through the panniâ—k Fears Terrours wrought in his mind by the prophecies of Peter the Hermit forged Letters and the uncessant intoxicating Sollicitations of Pandulpbus the Popes Legate representing all these Dangers to his sad melancholly Thoughts in their blackest colours perswading him there was no other possible means left to preserve his Life Crown Kingdoms ward off the impendent Dangers disperse the Tempestuous Clouds then hanging over him or to save his Immortal Soul but by making his peace with God and taking Sanctuary in Pope Innocents bosom by casting Himself down at his Papal feet and resigning his Crown Kingdoms of England and Ireland into his hands to protect dispose of as his Own was thereupon in conclusion though with much reluctancy induced to resigne them by a detestable Charter into this Popes Legates hands to his use to become the Popes feudatory under an Annual Rent yea to do Homage swear Fealty to him and his successors as their Vassal to his perpetual Infamy as likewise to part with other Chief Flowers of his Royal Ecclesiastical Prerogative and Jurisdiction over his perfidious Usurping Popish Bishops to his own and his Successors grand prejudice Which encouraged succeeding Popes Prelates upon every oportunity to make many new successive dangerous bold Incroachments upon the Prerogatives Rights Priviledges of our Kings their Subjects Liberties Properties to their Intollerable Grievance till at last they were necessitated by degrees to shake off their unsupportable Papal yoaks and Usurpations I shall begin with some Histories and Records in the first Year of King Johns Reign evidencing the Supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction both claimed and exercised by him in and over all Persons Causes within his Realms with his vigilant care industry to preserve the same against Foreign Papal Domestick Episcopal and Monastical Usurpations upon several emergent occasions proceeding in a Chronological Method except only where the Series of the History to make it compleat and more intelligible or some other just occasion shall necessitate me to resort to Subsequent Years and Records before their just order of Time BOOK III. CHAP. I. Conteining Evidences of King Johns Supream Jurisdiction over all Bishops Religious and Ecclesiastical Persons Causes Bishopricks Monasteries Tithes Advousons in granting Licenses to elect and to approve or reject Bishops Abbots when elected examining the Jurisdictions of all Ecclesiastical Courts Imprisoning Banishing Bishops Clergy-men seizing their Bishopricks Spiritualties Confiscating their Goods Benefices for their Contempts and Obedience to the Popes Interdicts and unjust Commands with other particulars and his strenuous vigilant defence of the Rights of his Crown against Provisions and other Papal and Prelatical Usurpations in England and Ireland till the 15. year of his Reign IT is very observable that King John at his Coronation in Westminster Abby June 9. Anno Dom. 1199. was sworn in the first place by Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury as Matthew Paris and others relate Quod sanctam Ecclesiam ejus ordinatos diligeret eam ob incursione malignatium INDEMNEM CONSERVARET Dignitates illius bonafide et sine malo ingenio SERVABIT ILLAESAS as Roger Hoveden expresseth it This Archbishop with all the Bishops Abbots Nobles present at and consenting to this Oath and doing Homage and Fealty to him thereby declared him to be Supream Governour Patron Protector and Head on Earth of the Church of England as well in Ecclesiastical as Temporal affairs else this Oath had been Nugatory The 13. of June following he was solemnly divorced in Normandy in the presence of 3. of his Norman Bishops from the Duke of Gloucesters daughter Unde magnam Summi Pontificis Innocentii tertii Curiae Romanae indignationem incurrit praesumens temere contra Leges Canones dissolvere quod eorum suerat Auctoritate Colligatum as Radulfus de Diceto informs us But he no more valuing their Indignation then he did their Canons and Laws soon after married Isabel sole daughter and heir of the Earl of Engolesme who was crowned Queen Octob. 8. by Archbishop Hubert this Pope and Cardinals not daring to question or null his marriage Immediately after Pope Innocent the 3d. sent his Legate to King John desiring him to release Philip Bishop of Bâ—lvoire taken Prisoner by King Richard the first in the Field and kept Prisoner by him all his life notwithstanding this and other Popes importunate Letters for his enlargement VNDER PAIN OF AN INTERDICT who had-then by the space of two years been detained under most cruel Imprisonment some months in his very Armes in which he was taken fighting not suffered to be put off day or night But because the said Bishop was taken in Armes as a Souldier and Plunderer against the Dignity of his Order the King notwithstanding this Popes intreaties and menaces would not enlarge him untill he had paid 6000. marks of sterling money to his Exchequer and 2000. marks for his expences during his Imprisonment under King Richard and himself which he accordingly paid And till he had also taken an Oath before the Cardinals and other Bishops never thereafter to bear Armes during his life
Denmark Swecia Norway Croatia Dalmatia and Scotland are the Popes Vassals Tributaries holding all their Crowns Kingdoms from him as his Feudatories under several annual rents and tributes and an Oath of Homage and Fealty It is no wonder therefore if they pretend the like Title under the like Tenure and Vassallage to the Realms of England and Ireland Pope Alexander the 2d had the impudency to affirm That ever since the kingdom of England received Christianity it hath been in the hands and power of St Peter if his Epistle be not forged by e Baronius If this were a truth then King Iohns resignation of his kingdom to the Pope was only a restitution of that antient right the Pope had thereto before in Recognition of the Popes Soveraign Dominion over it and his resuming of it from the Pope under an annual rent nothing but an revival of the former Service due to Rome as f Marta g Carerius and h Schioppius argue in the cases of Constantines pretended Donation Charles the Great Pepins and others grants of Lands and Territories to the See of Rome But none of our Monks or Historians of that or any age since though professed Votaries to the Pope ever made such a pretence or conclusion as this Therefore it is a meer forgery a Cardinal Bellarmin and other Romanists falsely averre That the kingdom of England was semper Beneficiarium et Tributarium Romano Pontifici because King Ina and Offa Anno 740. Adelphus Anno 847. paid a penny for every house to Saint Peter by way of Tribute confirmed by several Lawes And King Henry the 2d acknowledged the Pope to be his Temporal Lord himself his Feudatory and his Kingdom the Popes Patrimony The falshood of which having at large refuted I shall pretermit as fabulous only if true it quite subverts or enervates this Charter of King Iohn and reservation of the annual rent as a New thing honor rent not formerly acknowledged by his predecessors But their principal Title to England and Ireland is from King Iohns Charter under his golden Bull which they boast to be yet extant in the Vatican by which the Pope hath as Bellarmine and Marta assert Directum Dominium in Regnum Angliae et Hiberniae that King Iohn and his Successors are thereby made Feudatories and Vassals to the Pope whence b Pope Innocent the 3d. in a vaunting manner said of King Iohn Vassallus noster est Rex Angliae et Romanae Ecclesiae To counterplead and enervate this Grand pretended Title of the Pope I shall desire the Readers to consider 1. That Sir Thomas Moor Lord Chancellor of England who c lost his head under King Henry the 8. his Master in defence of the Popes Supremacy in England is so far ashamed of Pope Innocents proceedings against King Iohn that he avowes it in print d to be utterly UNTRUE that King John did make his Realms thus Tributdry to the Pope or that ever such pensions were paid to Rome for them wherein doubtlesse he mistakes Adding That if he so did or any other English King should so do such an act was of no validity at all as Rossius Warwicensis also resolves 2ly That e Edmond Campian a great Advocate for the Papacy writes Such Instruments might happily then be moved and drawn and yet dye unratified though the copies stand recorded denying any annual pensions paid thereby for England or Ireland to Rome 3ly f M. Antonius Coccius Sabellicus informes us That this pretended Rent out of England and Ireland was granted by King Iohn out of a Religious Vow to expiate his gaining these kingdoms by fratricide without mentioning any Charter or resignation Haâ—d mâ—riâ—ò post Johannes Rex Angliae Ricardum fratrem interfecit Regnumque parricidio adeptus à Ludovico Philippi filio qui tum in Gallia regnabat gravi bello petitus est Tum vero novisse fertur si regnum sibi incolume mansisset futurum ut Anglia et Hybernia vectigales essent Apostolicae sedis magnumque auro pondus voto nuncupavit quod duae illustres Insulae quotannis Romano Pontifico penderent sui itaque Voti damnatus quum ipse tum Successores plerique ut rite actum erat ratum habuere But this voluminous Historian is utterly mistaken in his whole relation of this pension For 1. King Iohn did not murder his brother King Richard who died of a shot out of Chaluz Castle as all our g Historians record 2ly He obtained not the Realm by parricide but by his Brothers special bequest at his death and heir to him 3ly This Rent was granted before Lewis the French Kings Sonne warred on him upon Philips intended invasion but admit it true the very force of warr nulls it 4ly None of our Historians mention any such Vow of King John as the cause of this grant 5ly Not one much lesse many of his Successors acknowledged it rightly granted nor ever confirmed but protested against it as null though one or two of them now and then voluntarily paid it upon other grounds Raphael Volaterans Geogr. l. 3. f. 54. concurring with Sabellicus records that Johannis cum gravi bello à Ludovico Gallorum Rege premeretur EX VOTO Angliam Iberniamque Romano Pontifice Vectigales fecit ut auri Marcas 70. quotannis penderent Anno salutis 1208. he being mistaken in the occasion quarrel summe year of the grant which was not till 1213. and Lewis his warre above a year after that And admit it true this Vow Grant being made by Duresse and force of Warr can be of no validity 4ly h Polydor Virgil a Stranger but yet the last collector of the Popes Peter-pence in England who pried into our Histories Annals and the i Century writers out of him write thus of this Rent and Grant reciting King Iohns surrender of his Crown Nunquamnisi à Romano Papa recepturus sic enim fieri jusserat Nocentius crudelis et sanguinis Anglici sitientissimus add the Centuriators ex quo fama est Johannem cupientem perpetuare memoriam muneris accepti therfore a meer free gift not tribute in their judgements ea lege fuisse se Beneficiarium not tributarium ut Reges deinceps à Pontifice duntaxat Romano jura regni consequerentur Caeterum has reconciliationis Leges qui secuti sunt Reges mimme servarunt neque Annales Anglici de hujusmodi donatione loquuntur Iohanni tantummodo qui deliquisset imposita non item Successoribus sustinenda fuisse satis constat So that by this resolution of the Popes own Collector in England the grant of these annual rents obliged only King John himself the delinquent who imposed them not his heirs successors or kingdoms in the least degree To which the Century collectors assent 5ly a Matthew Paris and Matthew Westminster themselves both Monks extraordinary Votaries to the Popes and inveterate Enemies to King John deride scorn his Charter to the Pope which they first inserted into their Histories stiling it
Domini Papae Clerico vel ejus certo Nuncio has literas deferenti modis omnibus Liberetis de decima aute dicta nos eas in eadem decima volumus allocari In cujus c. Teste Rege apud sanctum Paulum London Vicesimo sexto die Julii REX Venerabilibus Patribus O. sancti Adriani Diacono Cardinali Apostolicae sedis Legato W. Eborum Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati discretis viris Magistris S. Cantuar. R. Cleiveland in Ecclesia Eborum Archidiaconis salutem Cum sanctissimo Patri Domino C Papae teneamur in septem Millibus Marcarum de Arreragiis annui Census mille Marcarum quas de nobis percipit ad scaccarium nostrum Quam quidem pecuniam de Decima nobis concessa in Hibernia persolvi volumus sine mora Uos rogamus quatinus predicta Septem Millia Marcarum eidem Domino Papae omnibus modis assignetis de Decima antedicta Et nos eas in eadem Decima faciemus allocari In Cujus c. After this for two years space and an half this Annuity remained unpayd and then the King at the Popes importunity Anno. 54. of his raign sent these Letters Patents to the Bishop and Dean of Lincoln to pay it without delay or difficulty to the Nuntio of the Sea Apostolick and Church of Rome out of the Tenthes of the Diocesse of Lincoln promising to allow it and allowing it on their Account by this Patent REX Episcopo Decano Lincolniae salutem Cum vos assignaverimus ad satisfaciendum Magistro Sinicio Apostolicae sedis Ecclesiae Romanae Nuncio et procuratori nomine ipsius Ecclesiae de Duabus Millibus Quadringentis et Uiginta et una Marcis quatuor solidis sex denariis et obolo in quibus eidem Ecclesiae tenemur pro Arreragiis Annui Census Mille Marcarum quas dicta Ecclesia de nobis percipit ad scaccarium nostrum quam quidem pecuniam de Summa nobiscum pro Decima Lincoln Dioc. conventa persolvi volumus sine mora vobis mandamus quatinus pecuniam predictam prefato magistro Sinicio vel ad ejus mandatum nomine predictae Ecclesiae sine dilatione vel difficultate aliqua modis omnibus vos vel alter vestrum plenarie liberetis de summa predicta Nos enim pecuniam ipsam quam eidem vel ad ejus mandatum solveritis unde liter as suas de Acquietancia penes vos habueritis vobis in Summa predicta nobiscum conventa volumus allocari per presentes Literas allocamus In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium Decimo die Novembris This is the last payment during King Henry the 3d. his reign who paid it with much reluctancy and unwillingnesse delaying it many years together and never issuing out Warrants to pay it but when he had extraordinary pressing occasions to make use of the Popes and Cardinals favour and assistance whereby he might reap far greater advantages then the damage of its payment now and then at his own pleasure amounted to King Henry the 3d. deceasing in the 57. year of his reign and King Edward the 1. succeeding him Pope Gregory the X. in the 3d. year of his reign sent this complemental Bull unto him the original whereof I found in the White Tower with sundry other Bulls of consequence long buried under dust and cob-webs humbly requiring and beseeching the King to assist and advise Nogerius his Chaplain in collecting the Tribute of the Church of Rome and Peter-pence in England Wales Scotland and Ireland to give him a safe conduct whenever desired and particularly to assign unto him freely and fully seven years arrears formerly due and that present years Annual Pension wherein he stood bound to the Church The Transcript whereof I shall here present you with GREGORIVS Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei Charissimo in Christo Filio Edwardo Regi Angliae Illustri salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Quod ad benevolentiam tibi favorabilem matrem tuam Romanam Ecclesiam reverentiam jugiter exhibens filialem non solum de juribus in quibus teneris eidem promptitudine sibi respondeas liberali immo etiam ubicunque de suis pertractandis Negotiis agitur fructuosus Adjutor propitius habearis firmam spem gerimus infallibilem fiduciam obtinemus Cum itaque dilectum filium Magistrum de Nogeriis Capellanum nostrum nobis fratribus nostris merito suae probitatis acceptum pro Censibus Colligendis et denario Beati Petri ac debitis praefatae Ecclesiae requirendis aliisque nostris et ipsius Ecclesiae Negotiis ad partes Angliae Walliae Scotiae Hyberniae jamdudum duxerimus transmittendum Celsitudinem Regiam requirimus attentius rogamus quatenus Capellanum ipsum benigne recipiens honeste per tractans Annuum Censum in quo Constat eidem Ecclesiae te teneri pro instanti et septem transactis annis in quibus non fuit Census hujusmodi persolutus Capellano ipsi nostro et Ecclesiae memoratae nomine Llberaliter facias et integre assignari dictum Capellanum praefata negotia promoventem habens circa illa pro nostra Apostolicae sedis reverentia propensius commendatum eidem super hiis ac etiam in securo conductu per Reginum tuum cum ab ipso fueris requisitus auxilium opportunum consilium impensurus Ita quod proinde serenitatem Regiam dignis laudrbus gratiarum actionibus prosequamur Dat. Lugduni viij Idus Novembris Pontificatus nostri Anno Tertio I cannot find in the Liberate or other Rolls that those arrears were ever satisfied by King Edward the 1. which incurred in his Father King Henry the 3d. his reign But by Pope Martin the 4th his Bull and his Nuncioes solemn acquittance to him declared by his agreement before Witnesses of quality and attested under their Seals it appears that King Edward the 1. after a Treaty about these 8. years arrears was contented and promised to pay 4000. Marks for 4. years incurred during his reign at the Feast of Michaelmas Anno 1277. by the hands of foreign Marchants there named the receipt whereof he acknowledged by his Bull in form following MARTINVS Episcopus servus servorum Dei Karissimo in Christo filio Edwardo Regi Angliae Illustri salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Exparte tua fuit propositum coram Nobit ut cum de Annuo Censu Mille Marcarum Argenti in quo Ecclesiae Romanae teneris pro Dctennio jam transacto in festo Beati Michaelis de mense Septembris tunc currente Anno Domini Milesimo Ducentesimo septuagesimo septimo terminato ipsi Romanae Ecclesiae fuerit pro parte tua per diversas solutiones integre satisfactum nec fueris de satisfactione hujusmodi a sede Apostolica opportunas quietationis literas assecutus Petebatur a nobis ut providere tibi in hac parte paterna diligentia curaremus Nos igitur Petitioni tuae utpote justae
much more the Oath which he being under the Scepter of the King had made without his knowledge by compulsion ought to be nulled and made voyd Moreover he affirmed Nimis praesumptuosum fuisse quod absque generali consensu Regni haereditatem vobis juraverat alienandam That King Edward being then living he could neither give away the kingdom in possession or reversion to him or any other without the Kings consent ET SINE POPVLICONSENSV SENATVS DECRETO super Regnum Angliae mulierem extraneam inconsultis Principibus me non debere nec sine grandi injuria posse adducere novit That however he and Edward had tampered for the Kingdom yet Edward himself coming in by Election not by any title of Inheritance His promise that he should enjoy it after him was of no validity for how could he give that wherein he was not interessed All which Allegations militate most strongly against the validity of King Johns Charter Pension and Oath of Homage to the Pope gotten by meer force from one who had no right to grant or alienate his kingdoms or prejudice his Successors 3ly The * Barons having by force of arms extorted the Confirmation of the Great Charter from King John Pope Innocent the 3d. himself upon King Johns complaint unto him against this force repealed and nulled the Great Charter of their Liberties by his Bull upon the account of force and fraud Videns se omni consilio auxilio destitutum quicquid illi ausi sunt petere non est ausus ipse nâ—gare Unde compulsus est per vim et metum qui cadere poterat in virum etiam constantissimum compositionem inire cum ipsis non solum vilem et turpem verum etiam illicitam et iniquam in nimiam derogationem ac diminutionem sui juris pariter et honoris c. Nos tantae malignitatis audaciam dissimulare nolentes in Apostolicae sedis contemptum Regalis juris dispendium Anglicanae gentis opprobrium c. nisi per authoritatem nostram revocarentur omnia quae a tanto Principe Cruce signato taliter sunt extorta et ipso volente ea servare ex parte Dei omnipotentis Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti authoritate quoque Apostolorum ejus Petri et Pauli ac nostra de communi fratrum nostrorum consilio compositionem hujusmodi reprobamus penitus et damnamus sub intimatione Anathematis prohibentes ne dictus Rex eas observari praesumat aut Barones cum complicibus suis ipsam exigant observari tam cartam quam obligationes cautiones quaecunque pro ipso vel de ipsa sunt factae irritantes penitus et cassantes ut nullo unquam tempore aliquam habeant firmitatem Therefore from this Popes own resolution against the Great Charter within two years after King Johns most detestable Charter to himself of his kingdoms surrender homage and annual pension made with greater evidences of external and internal force fear besides apparent fraud more injurious to the Kings Crown opprobrious to the English Nation then his Grand Charter to the Barons thus nulled repealed as never to be observed by the King or Barons must much more then be void and the observation thereof to be never exacted by the Pope or his complices Vpon this Account the Great Charter was afterwards reconfirmed by New Oathes and several Parliaments without any force or fear upon our Kings to take away all disputes concerning its validity 4ly Iudgements Acts of Parliament themselves when obtained by force fear fraud circumvention derogatory to the Kings Prerogative and Rights of the Crown have been totally repealed nulled and declared void by subsequent Parliaments for these very reasons wiinesse the Parliament of 15 E. 3. reversed by 15 E. 3. Stat. 2. in the print but in truth by 17 E. 3. rot parl nu 3. the Parliament of 10 R. 2. reversed by 11 R. 2. c. 3. rot Parl. nu 70. 113. 21 R. 2. repealed by 1 H. 4. c. 3. the Parliaments of 38 39 H. 6. 17 E. 4. c. 7. 1 Rich. 3. reversed by 1 H. 7. c. 1. Therefore much more ought King Johns forced Charters to be null and voyd upon this account by the Fundamental Lawes of England wherewith the Civil Law accords it being a principle in that Law ratified by a perpetual Edict Interpositas metu transactiones ratas non haberi And the Emperors Honorius and Theodosius in their Code of Lawes command That those Sales Donations and Transactions shall be void quae per potentiam extortae sunt which are extorted by power as King Iohns Charter was 5. Pope Pascalis the 2. being in the Army of the Emperor Henry the 5th almost in nature of a prisoner about Investitures per Annulum Baculum of which he endeavoured to deprive the Emperor after many contestations about them did resign up the right of Investitures to the Emperor when he crowned and anointed him Dato sibi in praesenti per manum Apostolico sub ttstimonio astantis Ecclesiae privilegio investiturae Ecclesiasticae juxta quod utriusque praedecessoribus placuerat permanere consueverat cuius invulsibilem stabilitatem Dominus Papa mox sub Anathemate confirmavit Whereupon they all sang Gloria in excelsis c. supposing all schismes and scandals utterly abolished thereby out of Christs kingdom After which the Pope with all his Bishops Cardinals Clerks as well great as small prospera Imperatori imprecantibus nimio amoris vinculo eum aliquandiu deducentibus per Longobardiam ad Alpes inde ad terras Germanicas foeliciter est reversus The very next year this Pope calling a Council of Bishops to Lateran Gerhard Bishop of Engolesm read the Popes Writing made to the Emperor before all the Council Privilegium illud quod non est Privilegium sed verè dici debet PRAVILEGIUM pro liberatorum captivorum Ecclesiae à Domino Paschali Papa per violentiam Regis Henrici extortum And upon this pretext that it was extorted by force they all passed this sentence upon it Omnes hoc in sancto Concilio congregati canonica censura et autoritate Ecclesiastica iudicio sancti Spiritus denunciavimus et irritum esse iudicamus et omnino ne quid autoritatis et efficacitatis habeat penitus excommunicamus et clamabant omnes Amen Amen 6ly After him Pope Boniface the 8. Ann. 1301. in his Bull to K. Edw. the 1. relating some things done by the Kings of Scotland which seemed prejudicial to their Rights whereof the King of England took advantage to prove his Soveraign Dominion over Scotland resolved Et licet contra morem solitum aliqua fuerint hactenus in prejudicium ea tamen utpote per vim et metum quae cadere poterunt in constantem illicita nequaquam debent de Iure subsistere aut in eiusdem Regni praeiudicium redundare If then Pope Paschal the 2. and the whole Lateran Council adjudged his
Obedience to him till conformable to his Papal pleasure and to dispence with the Kings own Oathes to his Barons and people 8ly A pretended supream Antichristian Papal authority actually to deprive the King and his Heirs of his very hereditary Crown Kingdoms and give them away to other foreign Princes 9ly To command foreign Kings and all Christian Nobles Knights Souldiers by force of armes to seize upon and expell him his Kingdoms and issue out Crossadoes to War against and dethrone him as if he were a meer Saracen and Turk 10ly A Jurisdiction to deprive suspend sequester excommunicate the Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Ecclesiastical and Temporal Peers and Cities of the Realm at his Papal pleasure and summon them to attend the Pope personally at Rome to undergo his Papal censures 11ly A liberty inserted into the Great Charter for all Bishops Clergymen Monks and others to depart out of the Realm resort to Rome or to the Kings Enemies without his Royal license first obtained and to return again at their pleasures 12ly A liberty for all Chapters Covents Monks Clergymen freely to elect whom they pleased to Bishopricks Monasteries Deaneries and other preferments in the Kings Donation and to reject whatever persons the King should specially recommend unto them though never so deserving so as the King could prefer no person to any elective Dignity within his Realms but whom the Chapters Covents Clergy should voluntarily elect and the Pope or his Legates actually confirm at their pleasures 13ly A power to sequester suspend deprive excommunicate and reduce to extream necessity all such Scholars Clergymen and Loyal Subjects who had so much loyalty and courage as to appear in defence of the King and his Cause against the Popes illegal injurious encroachments and to protect advance reward encourage all Traytors and Rebells against the King to advance the Popes Usurpations 14ly A power to sell Archbishopricks Bishopricks Monasteries and all other Ecclesiastical preferments Palls to those who would give most money for them to extort monies for Papal Benedictions Valedictions dismissions from attendance in General Councils or the See of Rome upon summons thither 15ly An over-awing authority over all the Bishops Clergy of England Ireland to obey the Popes most unjust treasonable commands against the expresse commands protestations of the King Barons Kingdoms to the Kings Realms and Churches prejudice 16ly A power to hear and determine by Appeal or otherwise all causes and controversies concerning elections unions or disunions of Churches or other Ecclesiastical Offices As to the Kings and Kingdoms Temporal Rights and Jurisdictions Pope Innocent made these unparalleld encroachments on them 1. An actual Interdiction of the whole Realm sundry years for a pretended personal contempt in the King alone and after that the like Interdict of the Londoners and Barons temporal Estates for their Rebellions and civil offences against the King 2ly An Antichristian power to dethrone dis-inherit the King and his Heirs of their hereditary right in the Crown Kingdoms of England and Ireland and to transfer them to foreign Kings and Enemies without the Kings or Kingdoms consent or any tryal hearing of the King or Kingdom 3ly A forcible wrested resignation from the King of his Crown Scepter Kingdoms to the Pope and his Successors without his Barons or Kingdoms consents by a void illegal extorted Charter 4ly A resuming of them by King John and his Heirs from the Pope and his Successors under an Annual Rent or Pension and extorting of an Oath of Homage and Fealty from the King as a meer Vassal and Tributary to the Pope and Church of Rome directly contrary to the Rights of the Crown and freedom Office Royaly of a King 5ly A power to confirm null repeal the Kings own Temporal Charters yea Great Charters of Liberties and the Forrest and judge of their validity or invalidity at his Papal pleasure 6ly A power to examine hear determine the Right and Title of King John and others to the Crown of England and decide them in the Court of Rome as the supream Judicature in such cases 7ly A Jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil controversies touching Priviledges Rights Franchises between the King and his Barons and excommunicate them for not submitting to his Papal Edicts therein 8ly A power to make Truces and prohibit Christian Kings to War upon each others Kingdoms under pain of Excommunication and Interdiction 9ly A pretended right to protect all Kings and Nobles who took up the Crosse from any civil proceedings Wars against each other during the Crossado and to recommend promote grant prescribe Taxes Tenths to maintain those Wars against the Turks but in truth to fill his Papal coffers 10ly A power to exempt Treacherous Rebellious Clergymen from being Out-lawed or Interdicted by the King and force the King by publike Patents to disclaim this his antient Prerogative with his power of detaining any Clerks in Prison for capital Crimes or Felonies if demanded to be delivered by and to their Ordinaries All these with some other Usurpations of lesse concernment reducible to these heads were introduced by Pope Innocent the 3d. during the reign of King John never practised in England before by any of his ambitious Predecessors and so fastned upon the necks of the King Kingdom by wholesale by means of King Johns forced resignation of his Crown to the Pope intestine Wars differences between the King his Bishops Barons this Pope and his Legates policies that his Successors for many years after though they frequently complained petitioned against them with much earnestnesse and regret yet were hardly able with all their power or policy to resist much lesse to shake them off but only by piece-meal and inches as they had strength and opportunity to do it I shall now proceed to his Sons and Successors long yet troublesome reign by like unhappy contests between the Crosâ—er and Scepter the King and his Barons upon pretext of publike Liberty and our Ecclesiastical affairs under him THE FOVRTH BOOK CHAP. I. K. Henry the 3d. his succession to K. John his Coronation necessitated Oath Homage Subjection to Transactions Complyance with the Pope and See of Rome against his own and the Nobles wills his and their Complaints Oppositions Prohibitions against the Popes Bishops Clergies Encroachments Exactions both in England and Ireland with the chief passages concerning the Ecclesiastical affairs in them during the first 20. years of his young troublesome reign KIng John being taken out of this world by poyson through the implacable malice of the Monks and Prelates having then many Enemies both of Earls Barons and more especially of the Popish Clergy Henry his eldest son was then but of the Age of 9. Years at which time most of the Lords of England adhering to Lewes the French Kings son whom they had sent for before in displeasure of King John to be their King and had sworn to him their Allegiance Thereupon William Earl Marshall a Noble man of great
respondisset dicens Qua fronte ipsum Regem in necessitatibus vestris aliquid rogabitis qui ei sic tergiversando supplicanti in instanti articulo respondetis Ait quidam Abbatum Cisterciensium Domine recolimus quod quando consecrabatur in Regem juravit se cuilibet justitiam exhibiturum Non petimus ab eo quicquam speciale non potest nec debet illud nobis denegare quod juratum est generale Nos justo regat moderamine gravamen nullum contra justitiam inferendo Si autem pro salute animae suae suorumque antecessorum statu Regni sui aliquod bonum speciale nobis contulerit sinum pandimus gratanter recipientes A resolute answer of ingratefull covetous Monkes Hereupon Ipso quoque anno non permissi sunt Abbates Cisterciensis ordinis transfretare ad generale capitulum nunc eo quod eodem anno a Rege rogati de lanarum suarum exhibitione eum juvare noluerunt nec voluerunt timentes sibi a Regis fatellibus maxime per mare quasi ipso Rege nesciente eo quod lanas suas unius anni ut dictum est negaverunt laqueos praeparari se igitur eleganter per procuratores excusarunt ne viderentur talia procurasse Per idem tempus videlicet in crastino Sancti Michaâ—lis dedicata est Ecclesia Conventualis Canonicorum de Waltham ab Episcopo Norwicensi solemniter valde assistentibus aliis plurimis Episcopis Praelatis Magnatibus venerabilibus statim post dedicationem Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli Londinensis ut peregrinantes hinc inde indistanter remearent Eodemque tempore Adam Abbas de Wareduna confirmatus est in Episcopum Cunerensem Qui Episcopatus est in Hibernia subjacens Metropolitanae Diocaesi Archiepiscopi Armachani Eodem tempore Griffinus filius Leolini in carcere fratris sui David tenebatur in arcta custodia vinctus quem in dolo vocaverat ad pacificum concilium sub ducatu Magistri Richardi Bangorensis Episcopi quorundam aliorum Nobilium Walliensium propter quod facinus Episcopus ipse recessit a Wallia ipso David excommunicato Who slighting his Excommunication as a vain scar-crow thereupon the Bishop Veniens ad Regem Angliae super hoc scelere nequiter perpetrato gravem reposuit querimoniam postulans instantissime ut Rex liberaret injuste a David nepote suo fratrem incarceratum ne tanta talisque facinorosa transgressio remotas regiones Curiamque Romanam in honoris Regii laesionem macularet Rex igitur David nepotem suum graviter super illa prodit one increpans praecepit persuasit efficaciter ut fratrem suum liberans famae suae restaurationem absolutionis beneficium promereretur Quod tamen procaciter David facere abnuit Regi veraciter significans quod si ipsum Griffinum a carcere liberaret profecto nunquam Wallia pacis gauderet securitate Quod cum Griffino innotuisset Regi latenter significavit quod si ipsum a carcere fratris potenter liberaret terram suam ab ipso Rege teneret fideliter inde ducentas Marcas annuatim cum gratiarum actionibus obsequii retributione persolvendo praestito super hoc fidelitatis juramento obside tradito speciali Insuper juvaret eum diligenter omnes libi rebelles Wallenses longinquos indomitos subjugare Quidam etiam potent ssimus Wallensium nomine Griffinus filius Madoch adjutorium Domino Regi spospondit indefessum securum si Walliam intraret hostiliter moturus bellum contra David fallacem multis injuriosum The King thereupon entred Wales with a great Army subdued it without effusion of blood and enlarged Griffin who swore Homage and Allegiance to him Circa idem tempus scilicet postquam generale Capitulum ordinis Cisterciensium solutum est venerunt Abbates recedentes ab eodem Capitulo hos rumores veraciter de adventu Regis Francorum ad illos venientis nobis nunciates videlicet quod mutato more Romanorum scripserat Dominus Papa eorum Capitulo orans eleganter ut continue instanter Domino preces funderent pro Ecclesiae statu vacillantis Similiter quidam Cardinales alii potentes hoc impreciabile munus ab eis flagitabant ut scilicet Ecclesiae suo statu roborato tutius Deo militando famularentur Noverant enim quod eo quod Abbates ejusdem ordinis anno praeterito ne ad Capitulum accederent per bella fuerant impediti tunc plenius ad Capitulum generale convenirent Rex autem Francorum instantius aliis auxilium precum instantiam postulabat quia se senserat postquam iter in Pictaviam moturus bellum arripuerat nimis de corporis sui statu debilitatum deterioratum alacritate corporali potius indigentem Solus autem Rex Anglia missis illuc nunciis solennibus auxilium pecuniare ab eis instantius postulavit Erant autem ibidem Monachi ab omni Natione Christiana quae sub coelo est A quibus omnibus non sine Anglorum qui ibidem erant confusione solam meruit sine benedictione repulsam Exigebat enim ab constitutis in Anglia lanas Abbatiis The King upon this denyal and affront of theirs by way of retaliation Eodem anno prohibuit Dominus Rex ne lanae Cisterciensium Monachorum venales ad partes transmarinas ad suum commodum transveherentur volens eos sic gravare damnificare eo quod eum transfretatum in Gasconiam auxilio pecuniari nec voluerunt nec etiam valuerunt juvare Petrus de Supino and Petrus de Rubeo Pope Gregories Legates and grand extorters of monies in England Ireland Scotland to maintain his Wars against the Emperor departing speedily out of the Realm so soon as they received secret tydings of this Popes death which was for some dayes concealed from the people thereupon Walterus de Ocra Nuncius Imperialis eos pedetentim insequebatur iter suum equis non parcentes maturabant Et cum transalpinassent se in suorum parentum Civitates domos clanculo receperunt pecuniam qua onerati venerant in locorum abditis reponentes praesentiam quoque suam non omnibus exponentes Et cum nec ipsos nec praedam eorum praedictus Walterus liquido potuit invenire nisi per levis famae sibila haec omnia Domino suo Imperatori significavit Dominus igitur Imperator per singulas Civitates Italiae ditioni suae subjectas diligenter fecit indagari qui fuissent illi Papales Nuncii vel Mercatores qui ad subversionem Imperii et Reipublicae fomentum belli per diversas Regiones praecipue Anglicanam fraudulenter collegerant pecuniam ut Papae ipsam conferrent sic ei darent cornua pruritum ad perturbandum Imperium Fecit igitur ipsos capi et captos arctius quasi fâ—nestos inimicos conveniri et infiscata omni eorum substantia cum domibus et totius parentelae eorum viris spectabilioribus cum uxoribus et liberis incarceratis
Iusticiar quod accipiat a praedicto Capitulo per literas suas patentes cautelam quod alias non cedet in praejudicium Regis Et huc significatum est eidem Capitulo ut ab ipso licentiam petant eligendi I shall conclude the History of this year Anno 30 H. 3. 1246. with Matthew Paris his observation Transit igitur annus ille Terrae Sanctae suspectus Ecclesiae nocivus universali adversarius Imperio Regnis quoque Francorum et Anglorum depraedator Romanae Curiae infamis et turbulentus by reason of Pope Innocents intollerable Insolencies Rapines Oppressions Innovations Treasons which he prosecuted with greater vigor the next year Anno 1247. quiest annus Regni Domini Henrici 3. Regis 31. as the same Historian thus informs us Eodemque tempore urgente mandato Papali redivivo de importabili contributione praetacta ad quam Episcopi in generali Concilio clerum infoeliciter obligarunt fecit Dominus Rex Magnates suos necnon Angliae Archidiaconos per scripta sua Regia Londinum convocari Quo cùm pervenissent die praefixo Episcopi omnes such was their Treachery Timidity and Servility to the Pope whose interest they preferred before the Kings Kingdoms Churches and their own common liberty and publike safety sese gratis absentarunt ne viderentur propriis factis eminus adversari Sciebant enim corda omnium usque ad animae amaritudinem non immerito sauciari The Parliaments and Clergies Letters to the Pope and proceedings therein are formerly related Notwithstanding which Letters Pope Innocent sent several Freers Minorites and other Harpies with the power authority but not the Name of Legates into England Scotland Ireland and France to exact and levy monies to carry on his Wars against the Emperor which were generally opposed in most places thus related by Matthew Paris and others Dum fortuna praestigiosa mundo talibus illuderet fallaciis duo Fratres de ordine Minorum Johannes Alexander natione Anglici potestatem a Domino Papa obtinentes extorquendi pecuniam ad opus Domini Papae in Angliam ab ipso Papa destinantur Qui multis Bullatis Literis Papalibus armati sub ovino vellere lupinam rapacitatem palliantes post ad Regem simplici intuitu vultu demisso sermone blando pervenientes per Regnum vagandi postulabant auxilium ad opus Domini Papae charitatem petituri nullam se coertionem facturos asserentes Ex licentia igitur Domini Regis nihil sinistri super his meditantis dicti fratres à Curia Regis jam Legati sophistici donis Clericorum regalium superbientes Nobiles mannos obsidentes sellis deauratis falerati preciocissimis vestibus adornati calceamentisque militaribus quae vulgariter Heuses dicuntur saeculariter imo potius prodigaliter calceati calcarati in laesionem et opprobrium ordinis et professionis suae profecti sunt officio et tyrannide fungentes Legatorum et procurationes exigentes et extorquentes 20. solidos pro procuratione parum reputarunt Adeuntes igitur primo praecellentiores Angliae Praelatos pecuniam ad opus Domini Papae sub poena formidabili procaciter exigunt terminum responsionis vel solutionis nimis abbreviantes Literas Papales fulminantes ostendendo quas quasi cornua minacia protuletunt Et cum ad Episcopum Lincolniensem pervenissent qui semper ordinis eorum aemulator amator singularis adeo ut ad ordinem eorum propositum habuerat convolandi extiterat obstupuit vehementer videns talem fratrum Minorum monstruosam in habitu gestu necnon officio transformationem non enim de facili deprehendi potuit cujusnam ordinis jam essent vel conditionis Et cum sacros apices Papalis mandati eminus dejurantes praecipuè de credentia pecuniae nam parvam quantitatem sex millia videlicet Marcarum ex Episcopatu suo instanter exigebant Cui Episcopus non sine magno cordis stupore dolore respondit Frater haec exactio salva Papali auctoritate inexaudibilis et inhonesta est quia ad implendum impossibilis est nec me solum contingens imo totius Cleri et populi necnon et Regni universitatem Arbitror igitur temerarium et absurdum tibi certum super hoc inconsulta Regni communitate praecipitanter dando responsum tam arduo consilio ex negotio diffiniendo consentire Et he inde recedentes ad Ecclesiam Sancti Albani falerati transformati ut praedictum est pervenerunt non curantes ad solitum fratrum Minorum hospitium quod infra portam Curiae honestissimè cum omnibus pertinentiis aedificatum est ad opus specialiter Praedicatorum Minorum venire vel descendere in hospitio solenniori ubi scilicet Episcopi honorabiles viri declinant sunt recepti reverenter Et ecce sicut ab Episcopo memorato sex Marcarum millia exigebant ita quadragintas Marcas ab dicto Abbate ad opus Domini Papae instantissime sub magna poena et in brevi termino nisi ipsi ordinando providerent persolvendas postulabant Quibus cum Abbas eodem modo quo praedictus Episcopus respondit humiliter respondisset ipsi Fratres habitum cum gestu saecularem induentes equos suos nobiles ascendentes cum minaci murmure recesserunt Eisdemque diebus Dominus Papa apices suos authenticos per solennes Nuncios Praedicatores Minores misit ad omnes Franciae Praelatos sigillatim supplicans ut unusquisque juxta suam possibilitatem sibi unam quantitatem pecuniae accommodaret Et ipse proculdubio cùm respiraret quod cuilibet competeret redderet indubitanter Quod cum Regi Francorum innotuisset suspectam habens Romanae Curiae avaritiam prohibuit ne quis Praelatus Regni sui sub poena amissionis omnium bonorum suorum taliter terram suam depauperaret Et sic cum sibilo et derisione omnium Papales Legati sophistici quorum humeris hoc officium incumbebat inanes et vacui a Regno recesserunt memorato Et dum ima summis rota fortunalis sic commutaret Dominus Papa non credens sufficere ad pecuniam argumentose vindemiandam jam missos diversos numismatis collectores in Angliam Magistrum Marinum alterum Martinum Capellanum suum qui ex nominis sui impositione in hoc mundano mari piscatorem non hominum sed eorum possessionum prudenter elegerat destinavit ut aliis venantibus iste piscando miseros Anglos vel puniendo eminus inescaret vel fallendo cautius irretiret Nic igitur quamvis insigniis Legati non polleret potestate tamen Legati ut sic Domini Regis privilegio illuderetur fortius armabatur Illis quoque diebus missus est à Domino Papa Godefridus filius praefecti Romae electus Bethlimitanus Legatus in Scotiam nescitur ad quid cum ibidem fides Catholica vigeat incontaminata pax tam Cleri quà m populi
Patris Domini O. Sancti Adriani Diaconi Cardinalis Apostolicae sedis in Angliae tunc Legati de voluntate consensu dicti Domini Cardinalis pro bono pacis inter ipsum Dominum Archiepiscopum Cancellarium memorat alis mota perpetuò concorditer conquievit Ita quod Praebenda de Newband ad cujuscunque manus pervenerit in praestatione annua quadraginta Marcarum maneat onerata et Praebenda de Wetewang in praestatione sexaginta Marcarum ad quemcunque pervenerit oneratuâ— praefato Domino Cardinali quamdiu virerit solvend et omni dicti Card. petitione et vendicatione et per hoc omnis litis materia perpetuo sopiatur Nos igitur pro nobis et haeredibus nostris concedimus quosi supradictarum Praebendarum vel alterius earum collatio ad nos vel haeredes nostros per vacationem sedis vel alio modo aliquo tempore devolvatur in nullum nisi cum praedicto onere transferantur vel transferatur sed liceat praedicto Capitulo Praebendas vel Praebendam in suis manibus re tinere donec a substituendis Canonicis vel substituendo Canonico de dictis praestationibus statutis terminis solvendis eidem Capitulo idoneo caveatur Pro quibus praestationibus praedictum Capitulum se praedicto Cardinali ad instantiam Domini Arch. obligavit In quorum omnium robur Testimonium has literas fieri fecimus Patentes Teste meipso apud Eboracum 15. die Septembris Anno Regni nostri quinquagesimo secundo Anno 1268. 9. Kal. Maii. Othobonus Legatus with the Kings consent apud Sanctum Paulum Londini magnum Concilium celebravit praesentibus Vniversis Praeiatis Angliae Scotiae Hiberniae in eadem as Matthew Westminster and others relate In which Council he thus complaines of the general corruption of our Church and Realm in that age there held by his Legatine authority making and publishing sundry Constitutions therein for the Regulation of the Clergy and Churches of England Scotland and Ireland quae inter jura hujus Regni Ecclesiastica etiamnum observantur writes Matthew Parker which I finde published at large by Johannis de Aton with his Glosses on them They are prefaced with an Elegant Prologue wherein the Legate complaines Sanè si antiqua remota pestis hujusmodi exterminia dolenda suscepimus amarius flendo modernum vulnus incumbens quod non modo auribus sed etiam oculis manibus se palam exhibet estimamus eo quod temporibus hujusmodi diei mali quantum à primis longanimitate discedant tanto duriori cervice in profundiora malorum contemptu damnabiliori descendunt dum juris semita directa divertitur in obliquum cedit potentiae veritas justitiam favor expellit et dum omnes quae sua sibi videntur exposcunt quae Christi sunt quae animarum profectibus consulunt quae Ecclesiarum decus erigunt non solum in negligentiae nebulis sed etiam in dispectus et ignorantiae latebris tenebrosis abscondunt And then subjoynes Nos igitur ad Regnum inclitum quod diebus prorimis a gloriae suae culmine in ohtensionem utriusque potestatis exciderat necnon ad Scotiae Hiberniae et Walliae partes de gremio sanctae matris Ecclesiae commisso nobis in ipsos plenae legationis officio destinati plantandi et evellendi atque edificandi sollicitudinem de manu sanctissimi patris Domini Clementis in ipsius Vniversalis Ecclesiae summi Pontisicis non ex affectu propriae voluntatis sed pro debitae obedientiae bono suscepto ut nostrum juxta doctrinam Apostoli Ministerium impleamus cum sacrorum Canonum instituta quorum imitationem Principum quoque secularium leges assumunt Constitutiones quoque bonae memoriae Otobonis Portuensis Episcopi tune Sancti Nichei in carcere Tulliano Diaconi Cardinalis in Regnis Angliae Scotiae Apostolicae sedis Legati necnon Provincialium Conciliorum Provisiones mores actus fidelium subditorum salubriter informantes quod harum aliqua â— nonnullis invenimus observari dignum duximus praesenti sacro approbante Concilio ad omnem sanctam et Dei placitam observationem certas Constitutiones facere atque jam promulgatis certa quaedam capitula necnon poenas adjicere quae auctore Deo profectum valeant inducere salutarem I shall recite only the Prologues and contents of some few of these Constitutions discovering the grosse Symony Covetousenesse Pride Pluralities Commendaes Nonresidence and other abuses of the Clergy in that age principally occasioned by the Symony Covetousenesse Provisions dispensations of Popes themselves and their instruments against all Laws and Canons and worthy our consideration to reforme the like abuses Ne pro Sacramentis Ecclesiasticis aliquid exigatur Quoniam caeca cupiditas ita ruit in praeceps ut operum terrenorum quaestu minimè contenta pro sacramentis etiam Divinis quae aestimationem non capiunt precium profana venalitate suscipiat Praefatus Legatus contra hoc statuit praecepit oleum sanctificatum chrisma à ministris Ecclesiae purè atque devotè qualibet exclusa cupiditatis labâ— conferri nulla difficultate in eis exhibendis adhibita praetextu alicujus consuetudinis quae dicatur ab eis qui ea recipiunt aliqua quibuslibet persolvenda c. De Cleric is arma portantibus and De habitu Clericorum he relates their abuses in both these at large * De residentia Archiepiscoporum et Episcoporum reâ— cites and defines Pastor bonus cognoseens gregem suum debet ipsum et mentis et corporis oculis jugiter intueri ne ipsum insidiosus lupus invadat sicut hostis persequendo invigilat sic Prelatus resistat continue defendendo Oportet igitur ut corporali presentia ipsum tueatur sollicite quia vadens pastor et veniens saepe non invenit quod reliquit eo quod illue adversarius non residens nec recedens neque dormiens asportavit Sane licet Episcopi ad personalem residentiam curâ— gregis Domini sibi commissi tam divinis quam Ecclesiasticis praeceptis noscantur astricti quia tamen in partibus nostrae Legationis nonulli sunt qui hoc attendere non videntur noâ— igitur praedicti Legati monitionem exhortationem super hoc ad Archiepiscopos Episcopos providenter emissam aemulationis condignae studio subsequentes ipsos hortamur in Domino in virtute sanctae obedientiae atque sub divini attestatione judicii monemus ut ad commissi gregis curam et ad dispensatarum sibi Ecclesiarum solatium praecipue diebus solemnibus quadragessimalibus et advehtus prâ—sentiam suam debitam exhibeant c. * De appropriationibus Ecclesiarum discovers their mischifes and inconveniences De Delegationibus causarum intimates that a judicial power intrusted in and appropriated to a particular person by divine or humane Lawes cannot be delegated by him to another person of inferior quality De Juramento Advocatorum shewes their corruption in
Scotland by the Scots King 486 506. Sir Robert Twâ—ng his complaint to the King Nobles in Parliament of his oppression fraud in depriving him of his presentation to his only Church by a Provision their Letters to the Pope on his behalf 437 506 507. His insatiable avarice depriving â—f Laymen Ecclesiastical and Religious persons of their presentations by Provisions conferring them on strangers and other grievances complained against by all the Nobles in Parliament their Letters to him to reform them with his answer thereto 506 507 508. His Letter to his Legate concerning moderation of Provisions not to grant advowsons of Lay Patrons by the Popes authority without their assents 508 778 779. Peter 8 aracen his Agent in England taken imprisoued by the Emperor till ransomed He refused to pay his ransom writ to moved King H. 3. to pay it his discontent thereat 508 509. The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln appeal to him against their Bishops Visication of them 509. The Monks of St. Albans offer a sum of money at his feet which he gratefully received to confirm their Priors election They bribe his Cardinals Agents of all sorts who would do nothing for the Kings or others Letters without great gifts for which they would not so much as invite them to a small dinner 462 463. He prohibited the ordination preferment of Bastards Pluralities c. only to gain monies for dispensations in such cases by the See Apostolick which alone must grant them 467 753. The Grecians set up Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople as an Antipope against him who denyed his Supremacy renounced him and the Church of Rome for their detestable symonies and corruptions 490 491 512 513 643 752. The Emperor opposed against him Helias chief of the â—reeâ—s Minors a most famous preacher who absolved all this Pope had bound with an Anathema who had rendred the Church of Rome infamous by symony usury various rapines and became a step-father to her sons thirsting only after money which he extorted by sundly devices not caring at all for prayers masses exhortations which used to free oppressed ones from persecutions fradulently and privately disposing in his own Chamber the money collected for relief of the Holy Land without the Cardinals consent imploying it and the forces raised against the Saracens against the Emperor and Greek Church better Christians then himself prohibiting them to go to the Holy Land against their vows when ready yea marching towards it to imploy them against the Emperor against whom he was raging mad to destroy the rights of the Empire and trample him under feet He sealed many blank Bulls and sent them to his Legates to write whâ—â— they pleased in them for his or their advantage 408 409 512 513 514 753. He excommunicated Helias for reprehending instead of reforming these his execrable crimes His words double dealing breach of faith generally declamed against by the Crucesignati Ibid. He more desired the encrease of gold and silver then of the Christian faith 517. He perswades commands all who had taken up the Crosse for the Holy Land not to proceed but return home again when they were in their journey towards it by his Pulls Nuncioes who thereupon exclaimed against his double dealing and were like to mutiny against his Nuncio had not the Prelates pacified them 512 513 514. Richard Earl of Cornwall proceeds in his voyage notwithstanding this Prohibition Ibid. The Emperor Frederick according to his Oath resuming the Isles Territories belonging to the Empire notwithstanding this Popes Inhibition he thereupon studying revenge fomented the Rebellion of the Citizens of Millâ—ia against him excommunicated deprived him of the Empire without any hearing or conviction excited all he could against him under pretence he had raised sedition against him in Rome intending to exâ—ell him and his Cardinals thence against the priviledge dignity of the See Apostolick and to tread the Liberties of the Church under seet against his Oaths His scandalous Excommunications Letters successively published in England and elsewhere to defame him with his memorable Letters replyes thereto shewing his Rebellion against the Emperor slanders of and unchristian deportment towards him to his great infamy his endeavours to depose him 514 515 to 550 649 752 753. Verses found in his Chamber that Rome should cease to be the Head of the World which he and the Emperor applyed to each other 520. His extreme avarice abuse of money collected for the Holy Land exacting monie by several other means to War against the Emperor His stirring up his Subjects of Millâ—â—in other Cities to rebell against him who were defeated punished destroyed for their Rebellions notwithstanding his Panal assistance and benediction 532 539 541 to 550 604 605 649. His execrable infamous contradictory slanders published against the Emperor in all places as inclined to Mahumetism Athtism to exhort exasperate all Christians unanimously to rise up against him as an open enemy of Christ and his Church against which the French people justified him as more pious religious lesse oppressive then himself his impiety dishonesty being so notorious execrable to all that his authority was regarded by none or very few his Letters actions so scandalous that his fame and authority suffered great detriment ruine in all places so as wise and holy men feared greatly the total losse of the Roman Churches Popes Clergies honour and that God in justice would smite them with an incurable wound 539 540 544. He caused another Emperor to be elected who peremptorily refused it two others elected blasted by God 540 753. The French Kings and Nobles notable answer to his Letters and Nuncio 544 555 The Emperors Letters countenancing those who contemned his Excommunications 656 657. The English Bishops complaints against his oppressions injuries contrary to the Kings Oath Charters Priviledges their Excommunication of their infringers King H. 3. neither would nor durst contradict his exactions though against his Priviledges and Subjects Liberties 545 546 548. He exacts the fifth part of the Clergies goods for which the Emperor expostulated with the King Archbishop Edmund others opposed but yielded to it at last 546 547 563. The Romans and Cardinals consult together to oppose his Papal violence to the danger of Christianity 548. Having gained money enough in France to wage War with the Emperor for a whole year he perfidiously brake his Truce sends for the Cardinals who procured made the Truce with him from thenceforth to defie and denounce War boldly against him to his face which John de Columpna one of them disswading him from and contradicting as savouring of inconstancy he told him He would not from thenceforth account him for a Cardinal To which he replyed Nor I thee for a Pope Upon which the King of France detained all the money there collected for him till he saw the issue 549. He summoned the Duke of Venice and other enemies of the Emperor to a Council engaged the King and Prelates of England to exhaust the Kingdoms Treasure
and Dignity 968. The Kings Writs to all Bayliffs of the Ports diligently to search inquire after all Italian Clerks Laymen and others who brought any of his Papal Bulls Letters prejudicial to the King kingdom and to arrest their persons Letters Bulls 968. The Kings congratulatory Letters to him for his advancement to the Papacy and his complemental Letters received from him 985 980 995 To absolve him from his Oath to observe the provisions of Oxford prejudicial to his Crown Kingdom His Letters to his Cardinals to promote it with other affairs of his Realm and to preserve the Rights of his Crown against the Barons and their Oxford provisions for which he constituted sent Proctors to Rome 985 986 990. The Appeal Complaint of the King kingdom Nobles against the Antimonarchical Constitutions of Archbishop Boniface and his Suffragans to the great prejudice and grievance of his Crown kingdom Proctors constituted to repeal them as grievances and provide remedies against them 983 989 990 995. The Kings prohibition to draw any of his subjects to the Court of Rome out of the Realm 995 996. His Letters to him in behalf of an Abbot elected approved by him to promote his affairs 996. The Kings suit to him to send a Legat into England to assist him against his Bishops Barons then in arms against him his safe conduct and Letters to the Legate how to proceed against them His Excommunications of proceedings against the Barons Bishops and their adherents 1014 1015 1016 1018 to 1026. He said he desired to live no longer then to subdue the English Barons against whom he was much incensed 1015. His Bull for dissolving all their Statutes Leagues Confederacies against the King directed to the Bishop of Norwich and Roger Abbot of St. Augustines his excommunications to be denounced against them with Bell Book Candle in all Conventual and other Churches on all Lords dayes and Holy-dayes 1015 1016 1018. His death before their execution successors pursuit of the premises 1020 1021. INDEX 11. Of the Popes Cardinals matters concerning them Letters to from and Negotiations with them by our Kings Nobles and Others CArdinals the nobler Members Pillars of the Roman Church 307. They claim the Papal power as devolved to residing in them during the vacancy of the See of Rome grant recall provisions p. 650 651. See Mat. Westminster An. 1243. p. 173. They elect the Pope 605 647 648 649 650 651 759. Their delayes schisms discords supplanting poysoning each other in electing Popes 647 to 651. 759. They Present to vacant Churches against right 516. 521 522. Some of them disliked opposed the proceedings of Popes and corruptions of the Roman Church 489 490 548 549 517 592 800 801. Imprisoned plundered by the Emperor Frederick for their Treasons Rebellions Schisms obstinacy in resorting to a Council by Sea to depose him against his acvice and prohibition 515 519 551 648 649 650 655 656 657 753. Counsell advise order causes sit in judgement joyn in censures Bulls subscriptions with the Pope who stiles them his Brethren 234 340 342 419 433 452 453 515 519 526 538 548 652 653 656 677 658 919 920 925 948 953 Appendix 24. Enforced Pope Innocent 4. to reverse his Decree for intestates goods as belonging to him for its scandal injustice 692. Pensions granted presents sent to several of them and their Nephews by our Kings to promote their affaires in the Court of Rome 314 315 442 5â—9 570 736 756 866 977 1031 1039 1048. Letters of the Emperor King Henry 3. our Nobles others to all the Cardinals in general concerning publike affairs grievances oppressions or for particular persons 307 308 491 517 519 531 581 582 670 671 679 680 689 870 915 916 241 943 944 948 961 962 963 964 986 987 988 1018 1030. Letters of King Henry 3. and the Nobles to some particular Cardinals concerning publike or private affairs 375 423 843 871 943 944 958 961 962 964 986 987 1031. They ought to oppose restrain Popes excesses 519. Their covetousnesse corruptions rapines Bribery Simony Injustice Pride Tyranny 925 951 953. See Index 13. Pope Gregory the 9. his Cardinals demand a share in the Annual rent for England and Ireland by King Johns Charter Letters concerning it 307 308. The names actions of the particular Cardinals in several ages herein mentioned 234 287 288 314 315 375 376 390 427 432 433 489 490. 525 545 549 551 552 553 to 569 581 583 605 647 648 649 651 652 655 656 657 728 738 753 871 920 961 1026 1027 1033 1039 1040 1048. Appendix 24. Pope Gregory disowneth John Columpna for a Cardinal for opposing his breach of the Truce with the Emperor Frederick who also disowned him for Pope 549. His Epistle concerning the rapines corruptions of the Pope Church of Rome revolt of the Greek Church c. 489 490 491. Taken detained in prison his Castles demolished by the Romans for seeming favourable to the Emperor 647 648. The richest greatest of all the Cardinals chief fomenter of the differences between the Pope Emperor his pride death 606. Robert Summercote and English Cardinal reprehends Simon a Norman for telling the Pope the King of England trusted Strangers because no English man was faithfull to him the eminentest of all the Cardinals like to be elected Pope poysoned during the election to prevent his choice 647 648 753. INDEX 12. Of Popes Legates Nuncioes real sophistical sent into England Scotland Ireland France other Kingdomes Countries their general and particular Names rapines avarice pomp pride frauds inventions to extort gain monyes kingdoms for Popes wealth promotions for themselves their Clerks Kinred by hook or crook by infamous Bulls provisions Procurations Croysadoes Disms Dispensations Excommunications Interdicts Appeals Citations to Rome Absolutions Exemptions Non-obstantes blank Bulls and other devices mentioned in this Tome POpes Legates with the Titles Ensigns of Legates others with the power of Legates or more without the Title badges sent successively into England Wales Iceland France elswhere to publish Popes Excommunications Interdicts Bulls Croysadoes Disms Suspentions Citations Mandates c. to and against Emperors Kings Princes Bishops Abbots Priors and all sorts of persons to exact collect monies pillage sacred Churches Monasteries Mansions founded by our devout simple Ancestors for relief of the poor strangers and sustentation of religious persons invade Empires Kingdoms which Popes ambitiously aspire after though base ignoble to enthrall them Emperors Kings Nobles all others to their Tyranny raise up wars seditions schisms in all places to reap where they never sowed casting the shame of the world and fear of God behind their backs but not to sow the seed of Gods word to gain souls to Christ 414 415 416. 490. The English Nobilities Commonalties Clergies general insurrections and petitions against them for their unsufferable rapines vexations oppressions disposing their Prebendaries Benefices to alicus by Papal provisions 436 437 438 616 619 620 663. Pope Gregory the 9. and Innocent 4. some of the
the King should nominate granted by the Pope 632 1063 1064. See Pluâ—alities Finde pledges to keep the Ornaments of the Kings Chapple to which they were presented 971. A Writ for one of them against frauds to the Kings disinherison 781. Queens Chaplaâ—n a promise to him of the next Church or Prebend that falls voyd in an Irish Bishoprick 971. To remove him from a Living got by a Popes Provision 781. Chaplâ—â—ns of the Pope imployed to collect Dismes and other duâ—â—es 311 312 313 382 424 425 691 855 863 864 944 981. An annuity and living granted to one of them appointed to be the Kings Clerk 855 977. Imployed as the Kings Proctors in the Court oâ— Rome 808. Chapples of the King their Furniture Priviledgeâ— Ornaments 971. His order for the Chaplains wages and assigning Masses to be said in them 496 734 735 736 759 808 828 971 979 982 983 996 1000 1005. See Free-Chapples Consecrations of them left arbitrary to the Canons 504. The Charter of King Johns detestable resignation of his Crown Realms of England and Ireland to the Pope under an annual rent of 1000 Marks and of his Homage Fealty for them 273 274 288 289 290 341. The differences between that in Matthew Paris and that in the Charter Roll 289 290 305 306. But one only sealed with a golden seal not two successive ones 290 291. Burnt in the Popes Closet at â—yons 31. years after 300 310. The Transcript of it sent thereupon to all the English Bishops to ratifie with their seals which they most trayterously set to it after the Kings Nobles Kingdoms protestation against it in the Council of Lyons 300 301 640 641 644 645 663. The menaces force fraud antichristian practices by which it was procured 253 to 306 316 to 329 414 415 1068. The false suggestions recitals in it 296 297 303 304 307. The many nullities of it in Law Conscience 274 275 300 301 to â—06 316 to 329 41â— 415 638 639 644 to 648 The Archbishops solemn appeal at the High Altar of Pauls against it in behalf of the whole Realm 274 294 299 300 431 638 639 1068. The Lords Barons Justices common peoples general declamations protestations against it and him as most vile detestable 295 296. His own detestation of grief for indignation against it 294 295 296 297. Four Parliaments unanimous protestations against it â—â— null voyd because extorted by force against his Oath made without the Parons consent falsly thrust into it 294 296 299 300 301 302 638 639 644 to 648 1066. The French Kings Peers Nobles protestation against it as null 297 298 299. Appendixâ—9 â—9 The Emperor Frederick his declamation against it as null and of dangerous president to all Christian Emperors Kings whom Popes endeavoured to trample under feet and make Tributaries by that ill president 414 415 547 5â—1 613. The Kings Parliaments Kingdoms appeal and protestation against it in the General Council at Lyons by their Embassadors Proctors the Popes present silence but subsequent rancor against them for it 299 300 638 639 640 641 644 646 663 664 666 1066. The judgement of our own Monkish Historians Popish Writers and resolutions of Foreign Historians Statesmen Lawyers asserting its nullity 291 292 293 299 302 303 752 1066. Voyd by Popes own principles and resolutions in like cases 327 328 340 341 342 343 344 345 Released by the Popes own command with the Homage and Fealty the next Parliament after 296. Some Foreign Historians mistakes concerning it 292 293. Popes Papists vain boasts of the Popes Soveraign Dominion Right Title to the Realms of England and Ireland by it and insultations over our Kings as their Tributaries Vassals slaves 9 291 292 293 301 302 325 329 340 to 346 363 365 370 414 504 505 547 800. When how oft â—ong this annual Rent granted by it was payd by our Kings upon what occasions and when it ceased 274 292 293 307 to 315 1054 1055. King John though ever victorious successefull before it professed he never prospered after it and that his Barons rose up against rejected him and crowned Lâ—wes King principally for this his unworthy Charter which rendred him not only despicable but detestable to them others and himself 295 296 297 298 340 to 368. Charter of Liberties and Laws by King Henry 1. 282 283 335. The Great Charter of Liberties and the Forest by King John how procured from him by the Barons sworn to confirmed by his Seal Oath the Oaths of the Barons the Popes Bull 25 Conservators thereof to whom all others were sworn 333 334 335 340 796. Appealed against by King John to the Pope as extorted by force who absolves him from it by his Bulls for ever 327 328 340 to 346. What new clauses were inserted therein by the Bishops for their advantage 336 367 368. The Barons take up Armes against him after its nulling for which they were excommunicated 345 to 348. Often sworn to confirmed redeemed yet violated by K. Henry 3 for which he was taxed in Parliaments and denyed Aydes till he re-confirmed it with New Oaths Provisions Excommunications for its better inviolable observation for the future Writs Proclamations for its observation to Sheriffs 4 371 387 388 772 775 776 796 797 822 841 895 896 897 899 900 901 909 910 911 921 928 929 930 936 989. See Barons The Popes Confirmation of it of other Charters and submission to his Jurisdiction Censures if violated 336 337 450 to 455 620 621. King Johns Charter for the freedom of Elections of Archbishops Bishops Abbots 336 337 338 339 848. See Elections Of the grant of the Advowson Patronage Royalties of the Bishoprick of Rochester to the Archbishop and his Successors 339. Christ Head of the Church not the Pope 519. Our only Advocate Mediator Redeemer Refuge Saviour way light life help 29 30 41 42 43. The Church and every true Christian more really the natural body flesh bones of Christ and Christ himself by Scripture Reason Fathers resolutions then the consecrated Hostia 79. The consecrated Elements in the Eucharist not Transubstantiated into his very natural body and blood by For this is my body c. pronounced over them 68 to 80. See Transubstantiation All his power in Heaven and Earth not delegated to St. Peter or the Roman Popes at his ascension as Papists assert 10 11 12. Had no Vicar-general whiles corporally present on Earth but in one place at once transferred not his Kingly or Priestly Office to St. Peter or his Successors at Rome as his Successor or Viceroy when he ascended 11 12 13. Gave all his Apostles the self-same power gifts which were only Ministerial nor Monarchical Ibid. Pictured prayed to by Romanists as yet a little Infant in his Mothers lap or as still hanging crucified on his Crosse or not yet risen ascended into Heaven 13 14. His Sepulchre at Venice as now lying there interred 15. In what strange ignominious unhumane manner they assert him yet corporally present on
Appeals Councils Archbishops Bishops Clergymen excommunicated suspended from their Offices Bishoprick Benefices for not publishing or not submitting to them or officiating to conversing with or receiving any promotion from Kings or others excommunicated 334 335 345 346 347 348 359 36â— 371 372 385 410. Threatned by the Pope to King H 3. if he did not strictly inquire after and exemplarily punish according to his Coronation Oath those who threshed out and took away the Romans corn yea send them personally to him to Rome to be absolved for it 536 437. Absolutions from them denyed by Popes their Legates instruments to Emperors Kings others till they extorted an Oath from them to stand to and obey the Popes or Churches Judgements Commands though an illegal Oath and Usurpation See Absolution Popes Excommunications in temporal matters and in their own causes where Judges parties and professed Enemies reputed null and void by the Emperor Frederick 424 2â—5 513 to 533 536 543 544 548. 648 657 658 660 661 662. By Conrad 810 811 812. By Brancaleo and the Romans who pleaded Exemptions from it Appendix 28. By our English Archbishops Bishops Clergymâ—n 345 346 347 348 361 362 371 598. 1020 to 1024. By our King John and his Nobles against whom no Bishops in England durst publish the Popes excommunication but only whisper it privately 257 258 259. By the English Barons and Citizens of London Lewes and his adherents in King Johns reign 345 360 361 362 367. Appendix 18 19 20. By the Barons in King H. 3. his reign 1015 1020 1021 1022. King Johns victorious glorious Successes in England Ireland Scotland Wales during the Popes excommunication and Interdict of him and his Realm 260 261. The Emperor Fredericks victories successes whiles excommunicated by Pope Gregory and Innocent 4. whom he chased from Rome and fled like Cain before him from place to place 415 427 428 548 554 to 557. See Frederick and Index 10. Gregory and Innocent 4. Popes general excommunications of the Barons and others in arms without reciting their particular names held null voyd thereupon their particular names were inserted in renewed Excommunications interdicts 345 359. 360. The Kings Chappels not to be excommunicated but by Popes special command 358 720 721. See Free Chappels The Popes new policy custom when war arose between Kings or King Nobles to assist that party which made addresses to him by excommunicating the other and countenancing the weaker against the stronger party that when they recovered their power they might be perpetually obliged to him and become his Vassals 680. An exemption from excommunication for any crimes or offence but by the Popes special command granted for money 682 The Freach Nobles engagement against Popes Prelates Papal Excommunications and other encroachments on their Liberties 699 700 701 702. The Emperor Fredericks Letters to the Romans and Cardinals for suffering him to be excommunicated by the Popes in Rome it self against their duties allegeance and to K. H. 3. for suffering his excommunications to be published in England against the bonds of amity affinity common interest of Kings 515. to 533. 544 546 547 548 648 649. Helias a Monk by the Emperors command absolves those the Pope excommunicated 513 514. The Emperor apprehended and long detained Otho the Popes Legat in prison for publishing the Popes Excommunication against him in England 648 Popes Canons concerning Excommunications abuses and absolutions from them not observed by them 659 660. Tenants of Lords continuing excommunicate 40 dayes absolved from their fealty to them their Lands forfeited to the Supream Lord till submission to the Church by Popes Legates Constitutions 358. Excommunications nulled revoked by Popes revived against the same parties in the same cause for money upon other pretences to the great scandal of the Clergy 762. After Appeals to Popes nulled by his Bulls Legates if not revoked by those who denounced them 232 242. Excommunications threatned denounced by our Archbishops and Bishops against our Kings and those who adhered to them 263 268. 444. Against the King and all other infringers of the Churches Liberties Great Charter of Liberties and of the Forest and good Lawes of the Realm 385 391 444 499 544 611 613. 796 797. 910 911 919 935. Of all the infringers of the Barons Provisions made and sworn to at Oxford 1021 1023. Of all infringers of the publike Peace of the Realm 386 391. Of all Traytors to the King and kingdome 443 444. Of-Sheriffs Bayliffs other the Kings Officers and Judges for executing the Kings Writs Mandates discharging their Trusts distraining Bishops and their Tenants for publike Taxes sesing their Temporalties for contempts apprehending imprisoning executing Clergymen for Murder Felony Criminal affairs in affront of the Kings Soveraign authority 326 7 230 231 238 249 253. 254 387. 386 787. 430 438 439. 512 584 586 587 to 596. 655 657 688 689. 701 702 703 704 735 738 739 758 784. 829 830 857 858 859 860. 874 878 885 to 913. Appendix 5. 6. Archbishops Bishops banished their Temporalties seised persons attached proceedings prohibited they forced to absolve the Kings Officers and cry peccavi for such excommunications of them being against the Law and destructive to the Kings Soveraign power Ibid. 983. 990. 991. 997 998. See Arrests and Prohibitions Of such who violate sequestrations of Church-living 386. Of such who take malefactors goods or distrain in Churches Church-yards or Sanctuaries or kept victuals from persons flying to them 386 387 438 439 516 892 893 906. Of malitious false accusers witnesses and their suborners 386. Of Sheriffs Officers refusing to apprehend excommunicate persons or releasing them before satisfaction to the Church or conversing with them 386 883 884 891 892 903 904 906. Of Theeves Robbers Pyrats their receivers countenancers 386 449. Of such Virgins Widdows who marry against their Vow of Chastity though not professed by the Canons dispensed with by the Pope 500. Of defrauders detainers of any sort of Tithes to whom they are due 386 499 500. Of intruders into Churches to defraud Patrons of their rights 386. Of Advocates delaying the execution of marriage contracts through malice or frivolous cavils 386. Of persons serving or selling victuals to Jewes against Bishops inhibitions countermanded by the Kings Writs 386 387. 475. 894. 905 906. Of Priests Concubines 397. Of unjust takers distrainers of the goods of Bishops Priests or their Tenants or offerers of violence to their persons 230. 242. 243. 384. 386. 425. 515. 516. 536. 537. 538. 656. 657. 796. 797. 811. 830. 831. 841. 898. 903. 904. 906. See Arrests Of Lords and Bayliffs hindring Tenants to make prove Wills before Ordinaries 909 910. Of persons refusing to take Oathes not in cases of Matrimony and Testament or to present accuse or give testimony upon Oath in Bishops Visitations Courts against the Kings prerogative Lawes Custome of the Realm prohibitions in such cases 699. 704. to 711. 728. 764. 892 907 969 970. See Prohibitions Oath Of Judges others who
conferre it on whom he pleased nulls the election of Ralph the Kings Chancellor by the Monks approved by the King without alledging any cause but his own Papal pleasure commanding the Monks to make a new election by clauses prejudicial to his Prerogative 431. The Kings Inhibition thereupon to the Monks to do nothing therein to the prejudice of his Crown nor go to a new election without his special license 432. Nulls their Priors new election by the Kings license because old too simple to govern that Church nulled their third election of Blundus approved by the King because he held two Benefices without his license 433. Commanded the Monks at Rome to elect Edmund to whom he sent a Pall who refused to do it without the Kings license they and the King at last enforced to accept of him for Archbishop without any election 433 434. The corn goods of his foreign Clerks by provisions publickly threshed out and sold by a general insurrection against them 434 435 436. The Pope very angry at the tidings thereof writes biting Letters to the King for not punishing the offendors contrary to his Coronation Oath threatens to Excommunicate him if he did not exemplarily punish them to deterre others commanding some Bishops and Abbots to Excommunicate all they found guilty thereof till absolved by himself Whereupon sundry found guilty by inquisition were imprisoned others forced to fly 436 437 438 c. Hubert de Burgo his Mannors sequestred to give them satisfaction he removed from his Chief Justiceship for conniving at confederating with these Rioters and not punishing them 438. His Bull for visiting all Religious Orders Houses in all places for their vices corruptions by his special visitors their severe proceedings therein appeals against them 440 441 442. His Letters on behalf of Hugh de Burgo 443. King Henry submits himself at his command to prolong the Truce with France for three years to ayd the Holy Land 446 447. His abusive Bulls to all Christians for the ayd of the Holy Land only to extort monies upon that pretext levyed by and payd to his own Agents to be imployed against the Emperor Frederick promoted by Freers without the names of Nuncioes yet having their power and authority to absolve men from their Vows for money when crossed and to compell them to pay their monies by Excommunications Interdicts the Indulgences therein contained 447 to 451 466 367 He propounds a marriage between Isabella King Henries Sister and the Emperor his Letters concerning it the Kings answer to him and submitting himself to the Jurisdiction censures of the Pope and Roman Church in case he failed to pay the marriage portion promised 450 to 455. King Henry 3. sends Proctors to him concerning his own Marriage-Treaty to be ratified by his Papal authority dispensation which he prayed 454. Humbly relorted to him for counsil refuge upon all emergent occasions his over-submissive Procurations Letters to that purpose 454 455. His remonstrance to him of grievances by Philip Earl of Britain in seising his Castles Lands and revolting from his Allegiance and prayer to compell him to give him satisfaction who instead thereof imployed him in his Wars 455 456. His Letter to the King for receiving the Bishop of Winton into England who fled out of it was sent for by him to Rome to supply him with monies and ayd him in his Wars being a better Souldier then Preacher which he is content to do at the Popes request 456 457. His Legate prohibited to enter into Ireland without the Kings command 458. His encroachments upon the elections and confirmations of Abbots his new Oath of Fealty exacted from the Abbot of St. Albans to the prejudice of the Crown Churches Abbots Priviledges his Bulls and his Delegates proceedings therein 458 to 467. Published new compendious Decretals to get monies and usurp a legislative power over the world 457. He set up countenanced Usurers called Caursini in all places especially in England to whom most Prelates Abbots were bound in strange Obligatlons to raise monies for his use protected by him against the Bishop of London whose threats to excommunicate and banish them the City they derided 467 to 470. The insolency cruelty secular imployment of the Freers Minorites against their Orders by his countenancing them 469 470. King H. 3. by his Bull endeavours to revoke sundry of his grants as if unable to make them without his consent 470 486. His frequent abuse of Croysadoes and new wayes to raise money by dispencing with Vows and perverting it to his own use to the gâ—eat scandal of many discovered declamed against 470 471. Confirmed the Archbishop of Rhoaâ—s election which the King approved 482. His license to hold Pluralities to such of the Kings Clerks as he should appoint 483. I he miserable estate of England by his Agents Bulls Provisions to unlearned vitious Foreigners extortions symony abuse of Ecclesiastical censures being made a common prey by his Hypocrisie Tyranny 484. The Greek Church rejects his pretended authority over them separated from the Church of Rome for his and her avarice symony corruptions and claims superiority over it against whom he grants a Croysado and sends Souldiers to reduce them 484 489 to 494. He sends Otto at the Kings request into England under pretext to reform abuses who proved a ravenous wolfe 485 c. See Index 12. Opposed by Archbishop Edmund as prejudicial to his Archiepiscopal authority Ibid. The Nobles refuse to grant King H. 3. an Ayd publickly reprehend him in Parliament for saying publickly and secretly he could dispose exchange or alien nothing in his Kingdom without the Popes or Legates consent as if he were not King but the Popes Feudatory Vassal as many stiled him 470 485 486 504 5â—5 He Decrees St. Edwards Feast to be publickly observed His Canonization of Francis and Dâ—mâ—ick for Saints published and that his Legates Decrees in Councils should be valid after his Legateship ended 488. Recalls his Legate Otto from England by reason of the commotions against him for his rapines the Kings supplication for his stay notwithstanding them 49â— 493 505. Gives sentence for the Monks of Rochester and Earl of Arandel at Rome against Archbishop Edmund awarding them costs of suit yet granted him a priviledge to the prejudice of the Monks of Canterbury whom he oppressed by it 498 499. His unjust sentence by bribery against the Canons in the cause of Alienor married to the Earl of Leycester against her vew of chastity and in case of the Monks and Bishop elect of Winton upon appeals to him 498 500 to 504. His Statutes concerning the reformation of the black Monks and proceedings on them 503 504. His sharp Letter Bull to King H. 3. for giving alienating the Lands of the Crown to Bishops Abbots Nobles others to the prejudice of the See Apostolick to whom the Realm of England belonged and command to resume them notwithstanding his improvident Charters Oath 504 505. His Legate not permitted to enter