peintz feust monstre a eux per le Chanceller Comment ils avoient entendug les causes du summons du Parlement en general mes la volunte le Roy fust que les causes feussent monstres a eux en especiall Loux disoit coment le Roy avoit entendu que le Pape per forcedun fait quel il dit que le Roy Johan fesoit au Pape de lui faire homage pur le Royalme Dengleterre et la terre Dirlande Et que per cause du dit homage qil lui deveroit paier chescun an perpetuelment mill Marcs est en volunte de faire process devers le Roy et son Roialme pur le dit service et ceus recoverir de qel le Roy pria as ditg Prelats Ducs Countees et Barons lour avys et bon conseil et ce qil efferroit en cas que le Pape vorroit proceder devers lui ou son dit Roialm pur celle cause Et les Prelats requeroient au Roy qils se purroient sur ce per eux sont aviser et respondre lendemain queux Prelatz le de lendemain a de priems pur eux mesmes puis les auters Ducs Countz Barons grantz responderent disoient que le dit Roy Johan ne nul autre purra mettre lui ne son Roialme ne son people en tiele subjection saunz assent et accorde de eur Et les Communes sur ce demaundez et Avisez respondirent en mesme le manere Par quoi feust ordein et assentu per Commune assent en manere qeusuyt En ce present Parlement tenuz a Westm lundy prosche in apres la invention de la Seint Croice laâ— du Regne le Roy Edward quadrantessime tant sur lestat de Seint Eglise come des droitz de son Royalme et de sa Corone meinteinur entre auters choses estoient monstres Coment ad estee parlee et dit que le Pape per force dune fait qiele il dit que le Roy John iadys Roy de Engleterre fesoit au Pape au perpetuite de luy faire Homage pur le Royalme Dengleterre et laterre de Iâ—eland et pur cause du dit homage de lui rendre un annuel cens ad este en volunte de fair process devers le Roy pur les ditz services et ceus recoverer la quele chose monstre as Prelatz Ducs Countz Barons et la Commune pur ent avoir lour avys et bon Conceil et demand de eux ce qe le Roy enferra en cas que le Pape vorroit proceder ou rien attempter devers lui ou son Roialme pur celle cause queux Prelatz Ducs Countz Barons et Communes eu surce plein deliberacion responderent et disoient dune accord que le dit Roy Johanne ne nul autre purra mettre lui ne son Roialme ne son people en tiele subjection sanz assent de eux et com piert per pluseurs evidences que si ce feust fair ce feust fait sanz lour assent Et encountre son serement en sa Coronation Et outre ce les Ducs Countz Barons Grants et Communes accorderent et granterent que en cas que le Pape se Afforceroit ou rien attempteroit per process ou en autre manere de fait de Constreindre le Roy ou ses Subjects de perfaire ce qest dit qil voet clamer cella partie qils resistont et contre esteront oue tout leur puissance Since this unanimous gallant peremptory resolution of K. Edward the 3d. and all his Bishops Dukes Earls Barons Commons assembled in this Parliament against this Charter thus resolved to be null and voyd and to resist the Pope with all their power in case he should demand or issue any processe against the King or his kingdom to recover it being 297. years past No Pope ever presumed for ought I can find to demand this Homage or Rent of any of our Kings or to send out Processe to endeavour its recovery And a discontinuance non-claim of this Charter Homage Rent for so long a space upon such a solemn deliberate Parliamentary resolution entred with special care in the Parliament Rolls must needs be a perpetual barre in point of Law and Justice against such a voyd injurious Charter procured with so much perjury treachery impiety fraud force circumvention as you have already heard 16ly All our Histories Chronicles generally Old and New declaim against this Charter as most detestable infamous illegal null in Law and no wayes obligatory to our kings or kingdoms in the least degree yea the Author of the Answer to Bellarmines Apologia cap. 3. and learned Dr. Richard Crakenthorp in his Treatise of the Popes Temporal Monarchy cap. 12. p. 245. to 262. proves the Nullity of it by 4. strong Arguments and Mr. John Speed in his History of Great Britain London 1623. p. 577 580 581. proves both Charters voyd by many more Reasons the summe of them is That this was an act in King John I. Of manifest perjury against his Coronation Oath 2ly Of Constraint 3ly Of Combination 4ly Of fear he being drawn thereto by the Pope himself who had set up both the French power and his own Barons and Prelates against him 5ly An act of a person actually interdicted excommunicated by the Pope himself and so unable to avouch or grant any thing to the Church or Pope 6ly The witnesses if any were stood excommunicated for conversing with him 7ly Neither the Barons 8ly Nor the Clergy 9ly Nor the body of the Kingdom people 10ly Nor his next heir and successor to the Crown ever consented thereto 11ly Fraught with many false untruths as done freely and voluntarily without fear or force in a general assembly of the Barons by their advice and consent by the inspiration of the holy Ghost because the King had nothing fit to give away to God or the Pope for the satisfaction of his sins but his crown and kingdomes 12ly From the proviso of exception in the Grant Salvis nobis haeredibus nostris Justitiis Libertatibus Regalibus nostris extant in both charters if there were two which saves the right of Soveraignty Kingship and Soveraign Dominion in and over the Kingdoms of England and Ireland intirely to the King which he never transferred to the Pope The Liberty of a King is freely and absolutely to rule his Subjects according to Law without being subject or servant to any Superiour and the very essence of Regality Independency of Authority on any but God alone Now these being expresly reserved excepted utterly made void whatsoever was before mentioned either as granting Soveraignty and doing homage and fealty by his Successors for the Kingdoms to the Pope as his Subjects and the subsequent clause of losing the right and inheritance of the crown in case of contradicting ought therein mentioned after
recipiatis ab eodem Magistro Giffredo sufficientem quietanciam de pecunia suptadicta Teste Rege apud Ledes Decimo octavo die Augusti This is the very last demand and payment of this Annual Pension I can yet discover by King Edward the 1. or any of his Successors the contests between this King Edward his Successors Nobles Parliaments and Popes growing so high concerning the title to Scotland Provisions First-fruits and other Usurpations on the King Crown Kingdom Church people that they would never pay this pretended illegal Tribute any more and when the Pope intended about 58. years after this to demand it and the arrears thereof from King Edward the 3d. you have heard how he and his whole Parliament Anno 40 E. 3. resolved to withstand him therein with all their might as being void and un-obligatory either to the King or Kingdom Now left any Pontificians should conclude from these recited voluntary payments of it by some of our Kings now and then that they admitted it a just right and duty to which they were bound by King Johns Charter the premises quite refute it not one of our Kings paying it constantly willingly cordially as a duty but meerly as a Political bribe or gratuity to get the quicker dispatch of their affairs they were then necessitated to transact at Rome where nothing would succeed well without money and Annual Pensions too of 50. 60. 100. Marks by the year besides other gratuities given and paid by our Kings as well to Cardinals and Popes Notaries as to the Pope himself without which our Kings themselves could hardly and that with much expence and delay obtain their justest suites There are many presidents of such Annual Pensions given and paid to Cardinals Notaries Officers of Popes in our Patent and Liberate Rolls for the foresaid ends I shall present you only with these few instead of many others REX omnibus ad quos c Salutem Sciatis quod concessimus Venerabili Patri Domino M. Sanctae Mariae in Porticu Diacono Cardinali Sexaginta Marcas singulis Annis ad Scaccarum nostrum percipiendas viz. Unam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Paschae aliam medietatem ad Scaccarium nostrum Sancti Michaelis donec per nos eidem uberius provideatur In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium Decimo Octavo die Januarii REX Thesaurario Camerariis suis salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro dilecto Clerico nostro Magistro Angelo Domini Papae Notario Decem Marcas de Termino Paschae Anno regni nostri 13. de annuo feodo suo viginti Marcarum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium Vicesimo Octavo die Maii. REX eisdem salutem Liberate de Thesauro nostro eidem Angelo Triginta Marcas de Termino sancti Michaelis Anno Regni nostri Nono et Viginti Marcas Anno regni nostri decimo de annuo feodo suo Viginti Macca rum quod de nobis percipit ad Scaccarium nostrum Teste ut supra REX omnibus ad quos c. Salutem Attendentes affectionis sinceritatem diligentiae sollicitudinem quas vener abilem Patrem Lucam de Flisco sanctae Mariae via lata diaconum Cardinalem Consanguineum amicum nostrum Carissimum erga nos negotiorum nostrorum expeditionem gerere novimus et habere quinquaginta Marcas sterlingorum annuatim per aequales portiones ad scaccarium nostrum videlicet in festis Paschae et sancti Michaelis percipiendas duximus concedendas In cujus c. Dat. apud Donypas Decimo quarto die Octobris Per breve de privato sigillo Consimiles Literas habet venerabilis Pater Dominus Petrus de Piperna sanctae Mariae novae Diaconus Cardinalis Amicus Regis Karissimus de quinquaginta Marcis sterlingorum annuatim percipiendis ad scaccarium praedictum in festis predictis Teste ut supra Per breve de privato sigillo Consimiles Literas habet venerabilis Pater Dominus Willielmus de Pergumo sancti Nicholai in carcere Tulliano Diaconus Cardinalis Amicus noster Karissimus de Quinquaginta marcis sterlingorum annuatim percipiendis ad scaccarium praedictum in festis praedictis Teste ut supra Per breve de privato sigillo Consimiles Litteras habet Venerabilis Pater Franciscus sanctae Mariae in Cosmodii Diaconus Cardinalis et amicus Regis Karissimus de Quinquaginta Marcis sterlingorum annuatim percipiendis ad scaccarium predictum in fest is predictis Teste ut supra Per breve de privato sigillo REX omnibus ad quos c. Qui sincerae Affectionis fervore gratuitae binevolentiae studio nostris utili atibus procurandis invigilant insistunt dignum duximus naturali consonum esse novimus aequitati ut eis mutuae vicissitudiais beneficia rependamus Attendentes igitur venerabilis patris Domini Gentilis titulo sancti Martini in montibus Presbyteri Cardinalis amici nostri Charissimi circumspectam industriam et sollicitudinem operosam quas in nostris negotiis in sancta Romana Curia promovendis hactenus adhibuit eumque adhibiturum speramus Deo propitio in futurum pensionem annuam Quinquaginta Marcarum sterlingorum ad scaccarium nostrum percipiendam ad duos Anni Terminos videlicetin festis Paschae et sancti Michaelis per aequales portiones sibi duximus tenore praesent ium concedendam In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Odynham Vndecimo die Januarii In all these Pensions and Annuities I shall desire the Readers to observe 1. That they are granted out of the Kings Eschequer only payable half yearly at the feasts of Easter Michaelmas just as King Johns pension of a thousand Marks by the year to the Pope was 2ly That the warrants for payment of the one other run in the same form 3ly That the sole motive or ground of our Kings granting and paying these pensions was only to get the easier dispatch of their businesses in the Court of Rome by the assistance of these their Pensioners which otherwise for Romes and the Popes credit they could not obtain were their sutes never so reasonable And this was the sole reason why any of our Kings paid this annuity first granted by King John at any time to any Pope even to procure a speedy auspicious answer or else assistance from him in their affairs with forreign Princes or relating to their own Rebellious Prelates Subjects or complaints against the Popes and his Legates intollerable Usurpations Exactions on their Crowns or Subjects Not that they ever reputed King Johns Charters valid or obligatory to him or them in the least degree they protesting resolving the contrary as the premises demonstrate Now to evidence this Charter and Rent yet more fully to be null in Law beyond contradiction I shall desire the Popes learnedest Advocates pleading for their validity to take notice of
to be good Husbands but is most commonly wasted and given unto them that have least deserved and so for want of money to redeem this Land the Common-weale falls to decay then do they also sell the Commons whereby the poor are relieved It were more fit to sell the wast Lands of the Common-weale the which no man will hire and brings no benefit to the Common-weale to the end the Treasury may be enriched and that the Citizens may profit by the tilling thereof But if they may have a Farmer it is not lawfull to sell it Although that Aristotle commends them of Constantinople who sold their Lands for a continual Rent the which is a meer Alienation and money taken before diminisheth the Rent the which was expresly defended by an Edict made by Charles the Ninth And although that afterwards he made another Edict for the renting out of waste Lands and paying of Fines by the perswasion of such as sought to make money For the Parliament of Paris upon the Verification of the said Edict decreed That the Rents should not be redeemed and that there should be no Fine pay'd at the beginning and for that the Commissioners for this Sale did sue unto the King that it might be lawfull to give money at the entry The Court all the Chambers being assembled decreed That the purchasers might not give above a third of the sum at the entry in regard of the value of the Lands the which third part should be received by the receivers of the Revenues a part to be imployed to redeem the revenues that are sold imposing a Quadruple penalty to be Levyed as well upon Receivers as those that had gotten any assignation of the said Moneyes And it is not here needful to relate what losses the King and Common weal have sustayned by such Alienation of the Wast Lands King Francis the second coming to the Crown Commanded his Proctors and Magistrates to redeem the publique Revenues from private occupyers wherein he Complained that the Crown Lands and Revenues were so dismembred and wasted as that which remained did not suffice for the charges that were layd upon them But our King hath far greater cause to Complaine now when as there scarce remaines any thing that is to be sold In the general Accounts of the Treasure made in January in the year 1572. there was no receit made of any Revenues although there was six and Thirty Tousand Crowns in the Receit When as King Francis died as it appeareth by an Account of the Treasure made in the year 1569. and by the same Estate the Alienation of the revenues Impositions and subsidies amounted to Foureteen Millions Nine Hundred sixty and one Thousand Four Hundred and seaventy Livres fiften Soulz and eighty deniers not comprehending Twelve Hundred Thousand Livres for the fourth and half fourth and Four Hundred and fifty Thousand Livres upon the strike of salt the which the Country Guienne redeemed in the years 1549. and 1553. Whereby it plainly appears that the Kings Revenues are almost all engaged and made away for fifteen or sixteen Millions at the most the which is worth above Fifty Millions for that Earldoms Baronies and other seigniories have not been sold for above nine years purchase and if it were redeemed and let to Farme it would amount yearly to almost Three Millions the which would suffice to maintaine the Kings house in state and to pay most of the officers their wages not medling with any of the other ordinary or extraordinary charges And if we may compare a smal Kingdom with a greater the revenues of the Crown of England comprehending the Land subsidies Tares Customs Imposts and all other charges amount to little more then sixscore and ten Thousand pounds sterling a year having a good part of the temporal Lands of the Church annexed to it and yet the Queen doth maintaine her Court and the estate of her Realm very Royally and redeemed the Revenues not selling any 3dly As all these Civilians States Kingdoms Statesmen abroad so our own Parliaments Lawes Judges Lawyers at home from age to age have unanimously resolved That the Kings of England cannot give grant alienate sell morgage their kingdoms nor the Manors Lands Rents Revenues Forts antient Jewels Ships Magazins belonging to the Crown setled on them in trust for the maintenance of their Government the safety of the kingdom and ease of the people from publike Taxes without common consent of their Parliaments Lords Subjects and that if any alienations be made of them they may and ought to be resumed as not only void in Law but contrary both to the Oath and duty of those Kings who alienated them 1. This is most apparent by the description of our Kings Office used at their Coronations the substance whereof still remaineth in the Oath yet taken thus expressed in the Lawes of King Edward the Confessor Lex 17. a Moreover The King by his Right and by his Office ought to defend and conserve fully and wholly in all amplenesse WITHOVT DIMINVTION all the Lands Honors Dignities Rights and Liberties of the Crown of his kingdom And further to reduce into their pristine state all such things as have been dispersed wasted and lost which appertain to his kingdom Therefore this Surrender and Charter of King John was expresly against his Office Duty of a King and he and his Successors might and ought in justice to recall it as voyd prejudicial and dishonorable 2ly By the several Acts of Resumption in all ages of lands given or alienated from the Crown by our Kings The first I shall mention is that of King Henry the 2. thus related in Brompton Nubrigensis and others Anno Dom 1155. Quomodo Dominica Regis redintegrantur Considerans autem Rex Henricus secundus quod Regii redditus breves essent qui avito tempore uberes fuerant eo quod Regia Dominica per mollitiem Regis Stephani ad alios multosque dominos majori ex parte migrassent praecepit ea cum omni integritate à quibuscunque detentoribus resignari et in jus pristinum revocari Et hi quidem qui regus oppidis seu vicis hactenus incliti fuerant Chartas quas a Rege Stephano vel extorserunt vel obsequiis emerant quibus tuti forent protulerunt sed quoniam Chartae invasoris Juri legitimi Principis praejudicium facere minime debuerunt eisdem Instrumentis esse tuti minime potuerunt So Neubrigensis or as Brompton Quidem verò in dies Chartas Regis Stephani protulerant Quibus à Rege responsum est Quod Chartae Invasoris praejudicium legitimo Principi minune faccre debeant The case of K. Johns Charters in relation to his Successors Itaque primo indignati deinde conterriti et contristati aegre quidem sed tamen integre Usurpata et diu tanquam solido jure detenta resignarunt Cumque in cunctis Regni provinciis omnes usque ad unum de quo post pauca
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
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
many Ministers refused to publish in or near London for which the whole City was Interdicted 344 345 346 348 to 36â— Their appeal against these Excommunications Interdicts as not warranted by any power from God and Saint Peter to the next General Council and to Christs Tribunal celebrating Divine Offices notwithstanding their revilings against the Pope 360 361 362. His Licenses to elect the Archbishop of York other Bishops Abbots Priors in the presence onely of certain Commissioners nominated who were to assent thereto without whose concurrence he would not confirm them 348. His Appeal Patent Prohibitions to the Chapter of York not to elect their Dean or any other Person whose Loyalty the King suspected recommending to them his Chancellour Walter Gâ—â—y whom they rejecting elected Simon Langeton Archbishop whose Election was nulled because contrary to the Kings Popes inhibition his own promise to the Pope dangerous to the Realm that the Power of it and of the Church should be in two Brothers hands and Gâ—â—y thereupon made Archbishop 349 350. The King commands the Archbishops suspension to be published at St. Albans and throughout England â—aisâ—th two Armies against the Barons and rebellious Clergy whom they plundered abused in all places 351. His licenses for electing approving Abbots Abbesses Deans Bishopâ— recommendations of persons to be elected and prohibitions delayes to elect others refuseth to confirm persons elected against his will 351 353 to 357. His Letters concerning the union and against the severing of Glaston Abby from the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells 356 357. The Popes Legates care to preserve his and his Heirs rights in France from suffering prejudice by his new Canons there made in a Council 357 â—58 His Bull exempting his Free-Chappels from Excommunications and all Episcopal Jurisdiction 358 359. The Barons Londoners slight the Popes Excommunications Interdicts Bulls Legares authority reject King John call in elect crown Lewes for their King swear Homage Fealty to him as their Soveraign who swore to ayde them and restore their Lands Liberties The Popes Legate â—alo assembling some Bishops Abbots Clerks to him excommunicated him with all his ayders and assistants especially Simon Langeton with Bells and Candles commanding all Bishops and others to publish it every Lords-day and Holy-day throughout all England Simon Langeton appeals against it as voyd in the behalf of Lewes 362. Lewes his Advocates Objections against King Johns Title to the Crown his condemnation to dye by the Peers of France for the murder of his Nephew Arthur Pope Innocents answer to all their Objections on King Jobas behalf and the lawfulnesse of his War against him The Realm of England being his own and he in actual possession of it by reason of King Johns Charter Oath of Feaâ—ty and annual rent payd for it who was now his Vassal and therefore might not be Warred upon without complaint first made to him his Superior Lord to whom the King of England is Subject as his Vassal with their replyes thereto 362 to 367. King Lewes his notable Letter against his Title to the Crown to the Abbot of St. Augustines to stay his Excommunication against him who proceeds notwithstanding Appendix 18 19 20. King Lewes his Oath with 16. more of his Barons to banish all the English Barons who adhered to him against their native Soveraign King John as Traytors and extirpate all their kinted if ever the Crown of England were peaceably setled on him 366. His sicknesse poysoning by a Monk pious death at Swinestead Abby forgiving his enemies causing his Son Henry to do the like and swearing all present to do Fealty to him as next Heir to the Crown 366. The Monks scandals raised of his Adulteâ—y Tyranny Cruelty c. during his life and damnation after his death 256 284 285 286 366 367. His piety and good deeds 366 367. He possessed no Land peaceably at his death whence he was stiled John the exiled 366 752. stiled the Image of a King and Popes Vassal 1068. What encroachments Pope Innocent and his Legates made upon his Ecclesiastical and Temporal Prerogatives and Jurisdiction 229 230 367 368. Pope Innocent kept him so long excommunicated interdicted till he brought him and his Kingdoms under Tribute encouraging his Barons by his Bulls Letters to rise up against him as an obstinate enemy of the Church till he had enormously humbled and made him effeminately to enthral both himself and his Realms to the Roman Church but after the Pope postponing the shame of the world and fear of God exposed the same Barons after the manner of Rome whom he at first supported excited to death and miserable disinherison that he might swallow up the fattest of them and by the unsatiable avarice of the Romans this Prince of Provinces was brought under Tribute King Johns president made a pattern for Popes to disinherit other Emperors Kings Princes and keep their Kingdoms Territories Persons so long under Interdicts and Excommunications till they reduced them under the like Tribute and bondage 414. His detestable Charter burnt in Pope Innocentâ— his Study at Lyons 31. years after Its transcript subscribed sealed out of fear by the English Bishops at the Popes command to the enormous prejudice of the King and Kingdom 300 663. The Pope Pandulph and others disdainfully stiled him his Vassaâ— in Letters Discourses 292 295 296 297 359 362 365. John King of Jerusalem 411. John King of Scots his League with King John 261. Ireland Popes pretended Title to it 9 291 292. Its Archbishops Bishops Deans Chapters Chief Justices acts actions in it See Index 4 6 8. Legates in it and their acts See Index 13. Conquered and the English Laws Government setled in it by King John 260 261. Souldiers brought thence to assist King John against the French 269. King Johns surrender of and granting an annual rent of 3000 Marks out of it to the Pope besides Peter-pence and Fealty to the Pope for it 274 275 289 290 291 292 300. St. Patricks Purgatory and Christs gifts to him in it 69. The Popes grant of an Ayde to the King in it 406 407. King Henry sent for ayde of men the Chief Justice and some Nobles out of it to Gascoign whereat the disaffected Irish rejoycing the King commanded the Chief Justice to stay there to prevent danger and borrow monies from the Popes Collector if there were cause 818. How Bastardy was there to be judged proceeded in 393 394 474. Grievances complaints of the Archbishop of Tuam and his Suffragans to the King and Pope against his Justice and Officers oppressions there 827 828 857 858 859. Isabella King Johns Queen divorced from imprisoned by him for adultery and some put to death as over-familiar with her 227 256 285. An Anniversary for her 755 756. Queen Isabellaes Dower mother to King Edward 3. resumed 325. Italy Popes pretended Title to it 9 291 316 321. The grant of it to the Pope may be resumed 316. The Emperors march Armies sent into it
them who yet prevented them 986 987 988. Their Articles of Agreement concerning the Archbishops return into England upon certain conditions 997 998. See Index 3. Boniface Their Provisions touching the spoyls and plunders of Ecclesiastical Persons Goods during the Troubles Inquisitions after them and for their safe custody 999 to 1006. The Kings Letters to the Bishop of London and other Bishops to excommunicate some Barons for breaking their Oaths and Agreement with him seising his Castles wasting his Lands in an hostile manner and drawing Prince Edward to rebel against him 1013 1014. The King sends for a Legate into England to assist him and excommunicate the Bishops Barons in arms against him who not daring to enter into England sends for some Bishops into France and there Excommunicates and Interdicts them They by advice of some Bishops and their Officials appeal against it to the Pope himself to better times and a General Council also to the Supream Judge for certain causes and convenient reasons afterwards ratified by the Bishops and Clergy in a Council at Reding the Inhabitants of Dovor tear the Interdict which they seised on and cast it into the Sea 1014 1015 1016 1018. Roger Abbot of Canterbury published the Popes Bull of Excommunication against them there nulling their provisions and League at Oxford absolving the King and all others from their Oath to observe them from which the Bishop of Worcester and other Clerks adhering to the Barons asserted and preached publickly the Pope had no power nor authority to absolve them being made and sworn to by common consent 1015 1016. Ottobon the Popes Legate soon after coming into England in his red Cardinals Robes excommunicates all the Bishops Clergy adhering to Simon Monteford against the King in a Council at Northampton suspended them from their Office and Benefices and then excommunicated all the Barons and others adhering to him encouraged in their Rebellion by the Bishops and Clergy 1018 1019. Their overthrow at the battle of Evesham the award and accord made between the King and them in the Parliament at Kenelworth 1019. Matthew Westminsters recapitulation and censure of their provisions of Oxford proceedings war arms aginnst the King and Bishops encouragement of them 1020 1021 1022. The disinherited Barons lurk in the Isle of Ely their high and sharp answer to the Legates Proposals sent to them which much incensed him and the King against them 1022 1023. He summoned all the Archbishops Bishops Barons and others that hold by Knight service to assemble with Horse and Arms to subdue them The Bishops and Abbots assembled in Parliament resuse to ayde him with their Armes protesting they held their Baronies onely in Francalmoign not by Knight-service that they were obliged to assist him onely with their Spiritual armes prayers tears not with the material Sword and were bound by their Benefices to maintain peace not war c. 1024 1025. The Earl of Glocester refuseth to send Armes to assist against them yet sent Letters Patents under his hand he would never bear Arms against the King or Prince Edward to avoid the Note or Treason He besieged the Legate in the Tower prohibits any Victuals to be carried to him Those in the Isle of Ely sallying out plunder'd all the Kings Jewels at Westminster so distressed him for want of Mony thath pawned his Jewels the precious Stones golden Images in Westminster Abby to Merchants to raise a little Money for the present which he afterwards redeemed restored The Legate excommunicated all the disturbers of the kingdoms peace and Interdicted all the Churches in and near London 1025 1026. The Popes Bull setting forth the Kings sad oppressions persecutions by his Barons wars the great losse he sustained debts he incurred and miseries he and the Realm sustained thereby exhorting the Archbishops and Bishops to a liberal supply and payment of 7. years Disme which he granted to him that he might the better defend the Church Realm maintain their Liberties Rights and promote Gods service with greater zeal 1027 1088. They discharge King Henry from his Oath and Voyage to the Holy Land for the kingdoms safety which might be endangered by his and Prince Edwards absence out of it at one time 1049 1050. See more in Hen. 3. King John Barons of the Cinqu ports their priviledge 887. Barons of the Exchequer the treasurers valediction to them being made a Bishop 511. agreeing with the Collection St. Matthew St. James and St. Andrews Holy-days A Writ to them for repairing Westminster Abby 820. Barons of France Summoned by King Philip to invade England and depose King John 267 268. They and their King affirm that no King could give his kingdom without the general assent of his Barons who were bound to defend it for by his voluntary act make it Tributary else his Nobles might be made Servants 298 319 320. Their Baronies derived from escheated to and held of the Crown 322 323. Adjudge King John to death and to forfeit his Dominions in France for the murther of his Nephew Arthur 363 364 365. Appen 18 19. Their notable confederacy against the Popes Prelates usurpations on their Liberties by their Canons Excommunications 699 to 705. Borens of Scotland their Oaths and ratification of their Kings League with Henry 3. 620. 621. Saint Basils Appeal to the Virgin Mary against Julian 24. Bastards disabled to enjoy Benefices without the Popes special Dispensation to gain Mony 467. born before Matrimony made legitimate hereditable by subsequent marriage by Canon not Common-law which the Lords would not alter at the Bishops request 445 471 472 704 878 879. Bastardy no Appeal to be mitted to Rome or elsewhere against a Certificate thereof by the Ordinary when returned into the Kings Court 393 324 472 473 782. In what form Certificates of it are to be made by the agreement of the Barons and Bishops in Parliament in England certified to Ireland 472 473 782 878 879. No second Certificate to be made to the Judges after the first retorned in Court 782. Bastardy noâ— tryable in the Ecclesiastical Court prohibitions against such Tryals there 471 472 477 782 878 879. Bayle Pledges Manucaptors given in cases of Misdemeanors 372 884. or danger from Persons suspected 256 265 392 446 495 705 941 942. For Women who held in capite not to marry without the Kings License 602. Bayliffs of the King summoned to account their Exactions enquired after redressed 281 282. Of Bishops to give an account to their Executors of Rents received 576. Complaints of Canons against their proceedings by the Prelates Clergy of England and Ireland as contrary to the Churches Liberties 827 828 857 858 891 898 to 1010. See Sheriffs Prohibitions Those of Ireland complained of to the Pope for hindering their Servants to make Wills or take up the Crosse Ibid. redeem their Vowes when crossed 828. Bedâ—ls exactions 910. Benefices appropriated the mischiefs thereby 1041. License to mortgage their Profits for three years for the Holy Land
8 9. to be tried by their Peers in the Kings Courts 256 282 341 343 346. Penances Popish enjoyned by Legates Priests 287. Pensions of our Kings to Roman Cardinals and Popes Officers for better dispatch of their affairs in the Court of Rome 314 315. 756 785. 977. 1048. Peâ—jâ—ry oaths prohibited in sundry cases by Fathers Councils Canons Statutes to prevent it 706 707. Breach of Oaths upon Civil Contracts not punishable in Ecclesiastical Courts though submitted to by the parties 880 881. Excommunications submitted to for it See Excommunications Persecution oppression for Kings Emperors to resume demand their rights Lands Castles usurped by Popes or Prelats 255 260 262 410 516 to 528. St. Peter his own professed disclaimer texts against his own since pretended Soveraign Monarchical Ecclesiastical Temporal power which Pope and their Parasites ascribe to and derive from him to themselves The Texts produced for impertinent subvert it 9 10 11 12. Was equal to and had not the least Monarchical or superintendent Jurisdiction over the other Apostles Ibid. Not Christs Sole Vicar Successor in his Regal or Sacerdotal Offices upon his ascention into heaven 11 12 13. Inferior to the Virgin Mary left Mistresse Chief Comforter instructer Governor of the Apostles Church yea Lady Empres1e of the world by Christ and successor in his Soveraign Kingly authority in his stead by Popish Saints and Doctors resolutions authorized by Popes 16 17 18 19 20 c. Sate first at Antioch and gave that Church precedency if any not Rome 10 490 491 492 643. No certain proof that ever he sate Bishop at â—ome the Scripture story contradicts it 10. Placed on the left hand and Paul on the right hand of the Crosse in Popes Bulls 487. His forged Wooden Chair at Rome lately consecrated with an annual Festival An. 1557. to which Popes infallibility is affixed 5. Neither Christ nor Peter ever made Popes their sole Vicars or Successors 10. He neither had nor claimed any temporalties or temporal Jurisdiction much lesse over Kings or kingdomes 10 11 12 258 259. 360 538 539. Christ persecuted in Peter his Vicar and Kings 1019. Popes succeed him not either in merit or workes usurp his office are most unlike him so have not his power 10. 12. 264 360 639 654. 531 532 560 799 to 805. 654 699. 700 544. Most prophanely swear by St. Peter 350 800. In King Johns Charters though the surrender was joynt to God St. Peter and Paul yet the Fealty for England and Ireland is done only to God and St. Peter without St. Paul and Popes yet stile them and other their Dominions St. Peters Patrimony not Gods or St. Pauls when as Peter had neither silver nor gold nor any earthly patrimony nor yet St. Paul 74 273 274 275 289 290 297 305. 360. Popes temporalties are St. Peters Spiritual patrimony 658. The annual rent for England not granted to God St. Peter Paul or Popes but to the Roman Church 306. England denyed by the French ever to have been be or shall be St. Peters Patrimony 297. Popes stile themselves Peters Successors Vicars yea St. Peter 78. 465. Sardinia stiled St. Popes Spiritual Patrimony by Popes 9 78. 515 658. 710. Peters pallace S Petri limina 78 465. Abbots Bishops take an Oath of fealty to St. Peter to preserve St. Peters Royalties to wit Popes own not Peters 465. The foundations of St. Peters and Popes Vniversal Monarchy Vicarship overturned by Popes principles practises authorized Devotions and Articles of their Roman faith 10 11 23 c. 29 63 66 67 68 c. 75 80. His Sword Keyes power to binde and loose claimed by Popes in their Excommunications of the Emperor and his name Cephas 409 538. Prayers used only for his delivery out of prison which Popes neglected not Soldiers or Croysadoes 513. The Care of the Church only belonged to him not the Dominion or property which Christ reserved to himself Not what he or Popes exact on earth is bound in heaven 568. Christ and he menaced bent their Bow against the Pope and Church of Rome 608. The Pope challengeth his power to binde loose depose Emperors as delegated to him and his Successors of Rome against Christs and St. Peters expresse Doctrine 656 658. St. Peters net was to catch and bring souls to heaven to promote the salvation peace and happinesse of the World not to catch money lands or Crowns by war rapines 360 994. Forsook all for Christ 1019. The Pope must be presumed to do nothing though never so bad but what Christ and St. Peter would have done whose Vicar Successor he is 303. See Paul Peter-pence granted by Ina and Offa to the English School at Rome not St. Peter called Peter-pence because payable on St. Peters day not to Peter or Popes 3 78. excepted in King Johns Charter demanded by Popes 273 289 306. 311 312. 649. 666 668. Granted to St. Albans Abby by King Off confirmed by Popes Bulls since 25. Abrogated 5 Pictures of Christ and the Virgin Mary See Christ Mary 14 15 16. Pilgrimages to the Virgin Maries Images in sundry places to pray offer to them 51 58. Pledges 881 882 885. See Baile Plague chased away at Rome by the Virgin Maries picture carryed in procession She the Papists Chief protector from and spell against it 41. A great one in Wales 231. The Bishop of London died thereof 954. and Monks 565. Pluralities Canons Councils Oaths against them their scandal mischiefs inconvenience to the Church and peoples soul proceeding from covetousnesse quite opposite to the Apostles institution of many Bishops Ministers in one Church not one over many 48â— 489 492 502 1009 1042 1043 1044 1045 1065 1066. yet connived at dispensed with for money by Popes against their own Constitutions to gratifie Noblemens sonnes avarice Kings Chaplains whose interest was preferred before the peoples souls 422. 467 488 489 492 493 502 506 569 632 764 765 954 955 984 1042 1043 1044 1045 1048. Bestowed on Alexander Cementarius by King John for defending his right against the Pope who deprived him of all and reduced him to beggery 258 259. The Archbp of Yorks election vacated by the Pope because he had a plurality of benefices 1009 1010. The Bp of Winchesters nulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury because a Pluralist 1063 1064. Cause of Gods wrath plagues upon the Realms 1042. 1043 Pontagium Exemption from it 229. Poor Hospitals exempted from Dismes to the Holy Land 862 834 835. Poor Bishops in Wales relieved else where the Bishopricks being wasted with Wars 728 638. Excused from going to General Councils upon Popes summons 638. Poor people feasted by King Henry 3 at Westminster at St. Edwards feast 876. Have no audience at Rome with the Pope or his Officers for want of money 1069 1070. Popes Their transcendent pretended asserted Soveraign Jurisdiction and Universal Monarchy in Spirituals Temporals over all Councils Patriarchs Emperors Kings kingdomes Nations in the world whether Christian or Pagan 5 6 7 8.
beneficiantibus quam beneficiatis utiliter est provisum unde quia nonnunquam beneficiatis hujusmodi decedentibus beneficia quae obtinuerunt inconsultis hiis ad quos eorum donatio pertinebat aliis successivè collatis perpetuâ— illis ad quos pertinent videbantur amitti propter quod etiam murmurabant plurimi et alii se difficiliores ad conferendum talibus beneficia exhibebant Nos volentes super hoc congruum remedium adhibere ne cuiquam sua liberalitas sit dampnosa per quam potius meruit gratiam favorem statuimus ut Clericis Ecclesiae Romanae vel aliis Italicis qui Praebendas vel Ecclesias seu alia Ecclesiastica beneficia in Anglia obtinent vel obtinuerint à modo decedentibus Praebendae vel Ecclesiae seu alia beneficia nequaquam à nobis vel alio illa vice alicui conferantur sed ad illos liberè redeant ad quos illorum donatio dignoscitur pertinere Datum Laterani quarto Calendas Marcii Pontificatus nostri anno quinto Yet neither this nor the renewing of it by Gregory the 9th with a special Indulgence directed Venerabilibus fratribus universis Archiepiscopis Episcopis ac dilectis filiis Abbatibus aliis Ecclesiarum Praelatis per Angliam constitutis c. ut si quando ad vos Literae Apostolicae pro beneficiandis hujusmodi de caetero emanarunt ad provisionem ipsorum inviti non teneamur nisi de hac indulgentia plenam fecerint mentionem Datum Laterani 15 Calendas Maii Pontificatus nostri anno quarto c. could quiet the English or keep them from that Confederation in Matthew Paris Anno 1231. beginning Tali Episcopo tali Capitulo universitas eorum qui magis volunt mori quam à Romanis confundi c. Which thâ— Popes by wisdome and joyning the Regal authority with their Spiritual found means to bring to nought and pursuing the Papal Interest without regarding what had past from them gave the Kingdom occasion Anno 1241. to observe that in only three years Otho had remained Legate here he bestowed more then 300. Spiritual promotions ad suam vel Papae voluntatem the Pope having contracted as the report went with the Romans to conferre to none but their Children and Allies the Rich Benefices here especially of Religious Houses as those perhaps he had most power over and to that effect had written to the Bishops of Canterbury and Salisbury ut trecentis Romanis in primis beneficiis vacantibus providerent So that in the Council at Lyons An. 1242. they complained of these Exorbitances and shew the Revenues the Italians received in England not to be lesse then 60 or 70 thousand Marks And in the year following An. 1246. reiterated their griefs to Innocent 4. Quod Italicus Italico succedit which yet was with little successe for the Popes having as we have heard first setled all Elections in the Ecclesiasticks and after upon several occasions on the submitting of the English to his desires bestowed the Benefices in this and other Kingdoms on his Dependents John the 22. or as some think Clement 5. his immediate predecessor endeavoured the breaking of Elections by Cathedrals and Convents reserving the free Donation of all preferments to himself alone From whence proceeded the reiterated complaints against Papal Provisions in the Parliaments of Edward the 3. and Richard the 2. for this Kingdom never received his attempts in that kind Of which God willing I shall render you a full account in due place and time out of our Parliament Rolls and other Records Upon the great complaints and opposition then made against the multitudes of Popes Provisions to forraigners both in France and England the Pope was enforced to grant some seeming mitigation and relaxation of them this year thus related by Matthew Paris Tempore quoque sub eodem concessit Dominus Papa his qui dignitatibus gaudebant supra modum in partibus maximè Transalpinis opprimebantur ut ritè de ipsis dignitatibus ipsi ad quos pertinebat electio Deum habentes prae oculis ordinarent Literae autem super hoc in libro Additam ntorum annotantur where they are thus entred INNOCENTIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis Abbati Conventui monasterii Sancti Albani ordinis sancti Benedicti ad Romanorum Ecclesiam nullo medio pertinentis Lincolniensis Dioecesis salutem Appostolicam benedictionem Editum a nobis de novo statutum de verbo ad verbum praesentibus fecimus annotari Cujus tenor talis est Innocentius Episcopus servus servorum Dei venerabilibus fratribus Archiepiscopis Episcopis ac dilectis filiis Abbatibus Prioribus Praepositis Decanis Archidiaconis Archiepresbyteris aliis Ecclesiarum Praelatis earumque Capitulis Conventibus seu Collegiis tam exemptis quam non empâ—â—s ac patronis clericis ac laicis praesentes literas inspecturis salutem Apostolicam benedictionem Postquam regimini generali Ecclesiae nos licet immeritos divina pietas voluit praesidere cordi semper habuimus quod honestatem ordinem in omnibus servaremus ac in provisionibus faciendis haberemus illius providentiae modum per quem Ecclesiis monasteris sive aliis piis locis honor commodum perveniret Quod autem quandoque contrarium accidisse dignoscitur tum propter improbitatem nimiam petitorum saepe nobis dolorem intulit cordi nostro suspiria cumulavit Maxime cum post multa diffugia et excogitatae resistentiae studium provisiones quasdam prorsus inviti fecimus quas potuisse vitare pro magno et solenni gaudio duceremus Cum itaque dudum fuerimus mente vigiles ut super hiis adhibere remedium possemus opportunum nos pro quiete mentis nostrae ac pro Ecclesiarum monasteriorum locorum praedictorum salute duximus statuendum quod singuli vestrum canonias praebendas ac beneficia seu personatus dignitates cum cura vel sine cura redditus etiam pensiones ad collationem aut electionem seu praesentationem vestram spectantia quae obtinentur à quibuscunque oriundis extra regna in quibus Canonicatus praebendae ac alia supradicta seu apud sedem Apostolicam maneant seu alibi commorentur extunc personis idoneis Deum habendo prae oculis conferre vel eas ad illa eligere ac electas confirmare praesentatas admittere sublato cujustibet contradictionis et appellationis obstaculo valeatis extunc personae ipsae in eisdem Canonâ—â—s Praebendis ac beneficiis seu dignitatibus personatibus redditibus pensionibus plenum jus inconcussum obtineant Nec tamen de iis priusquam vacent se aliquatenus intromittant sed ipso jure quam citiùs vacaverint assequantur ipsi intrandi ac retinendi nullius requisito consensu liberam habeant facultatem Ita tamen quod illi qui nunc ipsa
a manifest departure although not of bodies yet of hearts from the Church of Rome and a general exasperation against her extinguishing as it were the fire of mens devotion to her 773. He resolved to send for a Legar which should compell the Bishops by the Popes authority to pay the contribution demanded although an heavy Tribute and new intollerable servitude to the Church 774. He extorts gold from the Londoners against their Charters as if slaves of the basest condition 773. He oppressed exacted great sums of monies from several religious houses the world being then so addicted to spoyls and rapines that whoever could extort any thing from â—eligious houses thought he rather merited then demerited 775 He gave away his escheats vacant rents Churches to unworthy illiterate scurrillous Foreigners in contempt and revenge to the English committing and causing to be committed many thousands of souls to such aliens as were altogether unlearned unworthy obscene and knew not the English tongue to provoke the anger hatred of those English who were worthy and learned against him 775. His Speech Oath against the pride insolency of the Prelates Religious persons Templars Hospitalers occasioned by their Liberties Charters and great superfluous possessions which made them mad and ought to be prudently advisedly resumed as they were imprudently and unadvisedly dispersed by Kings That as the Pope sometimes yea very often revoked nulled his former Bulls Acts by Non-Obstantes so he might likewise revoke all Charters he and his ancestors had unadvisedly granted them Whereto the Master of the Hospital of Jerusalem answering What is this you say my Lord the King God forbid such a displeasing and absurd word should fall from your mouth So long as you observe Justice you may be a King and so soon as you shall infringe it you cease to be a King To which he replyed too uncircumspectly O you Englishmen what means this will you precipitate me from the kingdom as you did my father and kill me being deposed 776 The Pope by Albertus his Nuncio prohibits him to invade the King of France his Lands whiles imployed in the holy war proffers the Realm of Sicily to his brother Richard who refused it The Kings Letter of thanks to the Pope for this proffer of Sicily to his Brother and all other favours received from the Church of Rome requiring that a competent ayde might be given his brother by the Clergy to gain it yet with a saving the ayde he had granted himself for the Holy Land 776 777. Pope Innocent by his connivance granted more provisions and more oppressed the Church of England during his Papacy then all his predecessors the rents of the Romans besides other revenues amounting annually to above 70000 marks his own regal rents not to the 3d. part thereof 777. England trodden under foot by aliens subject to many Lords deprived of his sincere love languished without consolation to despair enthralled in extreme conditions whereby which was most grievous the venemous hatred between the Church and people daily encreased 778 His Writs against Bishops for contempts to admit his Clerks upon presentations 781. He prohibits Bakers by proclamation to imprint the signe of the crossâ— Agnus Dei or name of Jesus on any bread put to sale 783. His Writs to sundry Noble men not to foment the difference between Archbishop Boniface and the Bishop of Winton nor take part with or bear armes or make tumults for either of them 788. He summons a new Parliament at London demands an ayde of money The Archbishop and two Bishops sent to him to perswade him according to his Oath to permit the Church to enjoy her Liberties especially in elections not to intrude persons into them by regal power to the destruction of the Prelates Subjects and great damage of the Church to correct these and other his Errors according to his Oath and the Great Charter which done they would yield to his request His sharp satyrical reply to all 3. Bishops promoted by his meer grace though unworthy wishing them first to repent resign their Bishopricks as unfiâ— for them to give him good example who would thereupon elect fiâ—ter for the future They grant him an ayde upon condition to confirm the Great Charter though frequently violated by him and his Father K. John against their Oathes for which they got infinite sums of money He confirmes the Great Charter A solemn excommunication denounced against all infringers of it and the Churches Liberties by the Archbishop and Bishops in Westminster hall in presence of the King and Nobles His Promise Oath to observe all Articles of the Charter as he was a man a Christian a Knight a Crowned and anointed King 795 796 797. When he had a lighted Taper put into his hand whiles the excommunication was read he delivered it to a Bishop to hold saying he was no Priest holding his hand upon his breast with a serene and chearfull countenance ibid. His Letters to the Pope on behalf of the Bishop of Chichester and his Chaplains for provisions for them 797. to excite all Christian Princes to joyn with him in ayding the Holy Land 798. He gives one Cup to put the Eucharist in of 4. marks price to every Archbishops and of 3. Marks to every Bishops Cathedral in Ireland the sum of 100 marks to be distributed to the Hospital of St. Johns Freers Minorites and others in Ireland as his Chief Justice should deem meet 798. Pope Innocent 4. in a great passion against Bishop Grosthead said of K. H. 3. with a proud minde Is not the King of England our Vassal and that I may say more our Bondsâ—ave who can at our beck imprison and enthral him to ignominy 800. His Writs to Earl Richard Guardians of the Realm in his absence to bestow livings on particular Clerks which next fell void in his gift of such and such values by the year 806. His Writs to promote the Croysado and certify the number of those who crossed themselves in Ireland 807 808. His protection from suites to the Archbishop of Ardmach during his journey to Rome 808. His Writ to celebrate the Masse of St. Edward every day in his Chappel during his absence in foreign parts 808. The Pope offers him and his Sonne Edmund the kingdome of Sicily and Apulia which his brother Earl Richard refused he indiscreetly accepts thereof binds himself by Oath and Covenant to perform the hard conditions comprised in the Popes Priviledge whereby he granted it obligeth himself by Letters Writs under his seal in vast sums of money debts to the Pope and his Merchants under pain of interdict disinheritance spends a world of Treasure about it yet never got possession thereof being cheated of all his money and it at lasâ— The Writs Procurations transactions between him the Pope Cardinals and Parliament concerning it 807 821 834 859 860 865 866 87â— 914 915 916. See Apulia Sicily Index 13. His Nobles Parliaments opposition against it 930 931 932. His
Their pretended Titles to all Christian Empires Kingdoms Countries and the Indies 9. 291 292. Their Antichristian Treasonable practises in excommunicating interdicting deposing King John Otho 5. Frederick 2. Conrade Manfred and others absolving all their Subjects from their Oaths homage obedience to them stirring them up to rebell take up arms Croysadoes against them exciting all Christian Princes to invade depose them giving their kingdomes to others to enslave them to the See of Rome as their Vassals Tributaries only for opposing their injurious usurpations upon the undoubted antient rights of their Crowns Kingdoms against all Lawes of God Nature Nations the expresse precepts practise of St. Peter St. Paul and Christ himself whose Vicars Successors they falsly stile themselves 250 to 272 414 415. 516 518. 526. 540 541 547 552 553 554. 656 658 659. 666. 753 754 755 See Index 3 10 12 14. part 1. Their intollerable incroachments upon the Kings Prerogatives and Subjects Properties by depriving them of their rights of electing Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors of presentation to Benefices Prebends by nulling Legal Elections by Provisions Commendaes and other Papal Innovations See Elections Commendaes Provisions Non-obstantes Index 3 4 Their intollerable detestable Ambition Avarice Bribery Oppressions Rapines Injustice Symony Tyranny Dispenâ—ations Bulls Non-obstantes Hypocrisie Fraud malice impiety scandalous unchristian antichristian practices rendring them execrable to God and all good men 484. 490. 491 500. 509. 546. 560. 5â—4 608 611. 612. 6â—6 617. 622. 645. 646. 647. 654. 664. 66â— to 681. 684. 694. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 716. 728 730. 748. 750 751. 752. 753. 7â—0 771 777 798. to 805. 815. 821. 823. to 826. 848 8â—0 926. 927. 1069. 1070. See Index 10. 11. 12. thoughout Croysadoes Rome Their execrable Idolatry blasphemous assertions practises adorations invocations of the Virgin Mary other Saints Hostiaes Their lying Legends Miracles grosse Errours Corruptions in Religion interdicting suspending Gods publike Worship for sundry years at their Papal pleasures Their purging the 2. Commandement out of the Decalogue willfull corrupting depraving of Scripture Texts in their authorized Psalters Hours Offices Rosaries Letanies Mariales of the Virgin Mary See Adoration Advocate Mary Miracles Prayer to Saints Transubstantiation Images Idolatry Rome and Roman Church They are neither Christs nor St. Peters real Successors Vicars or sole Universal Vicars they no wayes imitate but contradict their Doctrine Precepts Examples See Christ Peter Paul Rome Their Supremacy Monarchy Vicarship wrested Scriptures foundations whereon it is built clearly refuted subverted by Scripture their own Papal practises positions doctrines concerning the Virgin Mary and Teansubstantiation 9 to 80. See Mary Peter Transubstantiation Their Protections of the persons estates of all that are crossed or do homage to them 340. to 350. 383 402. 410. 448. 59â— 774. Their Canonizing of Saints for Blasphemy Treason Rebellion against Emperors Kings and opposing their Soveraign Authority 49 50 64. See Caâ—â—aization Their pretended plenitude of Apostolical power is only for the Churches edification not oppression or invasion of the rights Crowns of the Emperor Kings or other Bishops 799 800. Appealed against yea summoned before Christs Tribunal for their Tyranny injustice corruption by Grosthead Se vald the Church of Christ 805 812 927 See Grosthead Sewald Church Appeals Innocent 3 4. Their absurd impious Pardons Indulgences of sinnes for many thousand dayes yeares See Indulgences Pardons Their detestable practises in making Canons against several Corruptions onely to get money for Dispensations See Commendaes Exemptions Dispensations Marriage Pluralities In nulling vacating all their own Grants Bulls Exemptions Priviledges purchased at dear â—ates by New Bulls and Non-obstantes See Non-obstante In holding themselves bound by no Laws Oaths Bulls Sentences whatsoever and unaccountable to Emperours Kings Councils or any mortals for any Crimes or Offences whatsoever though tending to the Churches souls and Religions ruine 5 6. In dispensing with nulling all others Oathes Charters Contracts for filthy luchre See Absolution Oathes Their Papal authority neglected Excommunications Bulls contemned by their own Cardinals the eminâ—ntest holiest Bishops as well as by Kings Emperours Nobles others 549 See Excommunications Baâ—ons Antichristian severed from as such See Antichrist Greek Church Their power in Temporal things opposed denyed 258 259 473 498. 9 10 11. See Peter Their detestable insolence ingratitude towards Emperours Kings who endowed them with possessions a Resolution to resume them to reduce them to the piety humility of Apostolical Bishops in the primitive Church to cure their corruptions and rebellions against them 661. to 66â— 700. 701. They no wayes considered the hand of God upon them in being made Fugitives like cain 750 753. See more of them Index 3. 10. 11. 12. Frederick Henry 3. King John Barons Paul Peter Index 3. Grostbead and Sewald Absolutions Excommunication Interdicts Rome Sicily Prayers to be made to God onely not Saints or Angels 56 to 63. Onely heard not seen in the Looking-glass of the Trinity 57 58. Publick Prayers appointed by and for our Kings and Kingdoms upon emergent occasions 2. 3. 577. 828. 829. Kings ought to have not onely prayers from Monks but money too but if they exact any Mony from them they lose their prayers 847. Devout and humble prayers the Sword wherewith Bishops and Clergy-men ought to fight 1004. Saint Peters weapons to rescue him out of prison but not Popes who little regard them 541. Pope Alexander 4. his hypocrisie in desiring all to pray for him 813. 848. See Index 10. Preaching of Croysadoes by preaching Freers and Popes agents to pick mens purses destroy undermine Christians more used practised by Popes than preaching of Christ crucified to save mens souls against Christs command to Peter Mat 26. 52. 541. 607. 728. See Croyladâ—â—s Monks All summoned to hear the Crosse preached under pain of Excommunication but not other Sermons 466. preaching Freers how they begin conclude their Sermons 5â— Diligent preaching of Gods word the principal duty of Bishops Ministers Kings duty to encourage them in their faithful discharge and punish them for their neglect thereof 2. 1011. 1012. 1041. The principal means of converting men to God 607. The first thing to be done in all Visitations 744. Faith perished for want of preaching and Preachers by Popes confession 516. Who yet suppressed it for six whole years and more and their Masse too throughout England during the Interdict to the irre airable lâ—â—â—â— of the Church and mens souls 253. 333. Much neglectdd by Popes and most of our popish Archbishops Bishops who were greater Excommunicators and Souldiers than Preachers of Gods word 386. 457. 750. 799. 880. 803. 1011. 1012. 1041. 1044. 1061. The damnablenesse greatnesse of their sinne therein set out by Bishop Grosthead the onely diligent constant frequent Preacher to the people then read of 702 799. 801. 802. 804. 1242. 1043. Preaching Freers turning Courtiers Princes Counsellours cast off their Freers Weeds and preaching too 541. Clergy-mens greedinesse of pluralities of Livings but neglect of