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
Authority and a grave sound Counsellor friendly and quietly called unto him divers Earls and Barons and taking this Henry the young Prince son of King John set him before them all using these words Behold Right Honourable and Well-beloved Although we have persecuted the Father of this young Prince for his evil demeanour and worthily yet this young Childe whom here you see before you as he is in years tender so is he pure and innocent from these his Fathers doings Wherefore in as much as every man is charged only with the burthen of his own works and transgressions Neither shall the Childe as the Scripture teacheth us bear the iniquity of his Father We ought therefore of duty and conscience to pardon this young Prince and take compassion of his Age as ye see And now forasmuch as he is the Kings natural and eldest son and must be our Soveraign and King and Successor of this Kingdom come let us appoint him our King and Governour and let us remove from us this Lewes the French Kings son and suppresse his people which is a confusion and shame to our Nation and the yokâ— of our servitude let us cast off from our shoulders To these words spake and answered the Earl of Gloucester And by what reason and right said he can we so do seeing we have called him hither and sworn to him our Fealty Whereunto the Earl Marshall inferred again and said Good right and reason we have and ought of duty to do no lesse for that contrary to our mind and calling he hath abused our aâ—fiance and Fealties Truth it is we called him and meant to preferre him to be our Chieftain and Governour but he eftsoons surprised in pride hath contemned and despised us and if we shall so suffer him he will subvert and overthrow both us and our Nation and so shall we remain a spectacle of shame to all men and be as outcasts of all the world At these words all they as inspired from above cryed all together with one voice Be it so he shall be our King and so the day was appointed for his Coronation which was the day of Simon and Jude This Coronation was kept not at Westminster forasmuch as Westminster at the same time was holden of the French-men but at Gloucester the safest place as was though at that time in the Realm Anno 1216. by Gualo the Popes Legate through counsel of all the Lords and Barons that held with his Father King John The manner of his Coronation is thus related by Matthew Paris LEgatus associatis sibi Episcopis Comitibus memoratis duxerunt eum ad Ecclesiam Conventualem cum processione solemni Regem acclamando Ubi ante majus altare constitutus juravit coram Clero populo appositis sibi sacro-sanctis Evangeliis plurimorum Sanctorum reliquiis dictante juramentum Jocelino Bathoniensi Quod honorem pacem ac reverentiam portabit Deo Sanctae Ecclesiae ejus ordinatis omnibus diebus vitae suae Juravit etiam quod in populo sibi commisso rectam justitiam tenebit quodque leges malas iniquas consuetudines si quae siut in Regno delebit bonas observabit ab omnibus faciet observari Deinde fecit homagium Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae et Innocentio Papae de Regno Angliae et Hyberniae et juravit quod Mille Marcas quas Pater ejus Romanae contulerat Ecclesiae fideliter persolveret quamdiu praedicta Regna teneret Et his ita gestis Petrus Wintoniensis Jocelinus Bathoniensis Episcopi ipsum in Regem ungentes Coronaverunt sollemniter cum canticis modulationibus quae in Coronationibus Regum solent decantari Tandem expletis Missarum solemniis duxerunt Regem cum processione solemni Episcopi Comites saepedicti regalibus indutum ad mensam ubi omnes in ordine suo considentes epulabantur in laetitia exultatione In crastino autem Rex cepit homagia fidelitates ab omnibus Episcopis Comitibus Baronibus aliisque omnibus qui aderant omnes ei fidelissimum obsequium promiserunt Coronatus est autem Henricus tertius Anno Aetatis suae Decimo in die Apostolorum Simonis Judae scilicet xxviij die mensis Octobris Rex autem post Coronationem suam remansit in custodia Willielmi Comitis Pembroc magni videlicet Mareschalli qui protenus misit Literas ad omnes Vicecomites de Regno Angliae Castellanos praecipiens singulis ut Regi nuper Coronato essent intendentes promittens omnibus possessiones pariter ac donaria multa ita ut dicto Regi fideliter adhâ—rerent Sicque Nobiles universi Castellani qui Patri ejus servierant ei multo fidelius quam Regi Johanni adhaeserunt quia propria Patris iniquitas ut cunctis videbatur filio non debuit imputari Unde omnes sese ad defensionem praeparantes Castella sua optime munire coeperunt Animabat praeterea eos qui partes Regis fovebant quamplurimum quod singulis diebus Dominicis ac festivis Lodovicum cum complicibus ejus et fautoribus excommunicari videbant Soon after King Henries party increasing many of the Barons revolting from Lewes Quod spreto juramento terras possessiones Castella eorundem optimatum quae eorum auxilio subegerat illis murmurantibus in suam redegerat potestatem ponens in eis milites alienigenas nationes his Forces taking in many Castles and the Pope likewise threatning to ratifie the Excommunication denounced by Gualo against Lewes unlesse he departed England thereupon a Truce was made between Henry and Lewes till a month after Easter In Whitson week the Popes Legate to encourage the Kings Army to fight the French Kings Forces at Lincoln Ostendit omnibus quam iniqua erat Lodovici ac Baronum ei adhaerentium causa pro qua fuerant excommunicati ab unitate Ecclesiae segregati Et ut denique exercitum illum animaret ad pugnam albis indutus vestibus cum clero universo he again Lodovicum nominatim excommunicavit cum complicibus fautoribus suis praecipue omnes illos qui apud Lincolniam contra Regem Angliae obsidionem agebant cum tota Civitate continens scilicet contentum Eis autem qui negotium hoc in propriis personis expediendum susceperunt de concessa sibi potestate ab omnipotenti Deo sede Apostolica plenam suorum veniam peccatorum de quibus veraciter confessi suerunt indulsit in retributione justorum salutis aeternae praemiâ— repromisit Deinde collata omnibus absolutione Dei benedictione ad arma convolarunt universi After a sharp conflict they routed the Barons and Lewes forces slew and took many of them prisoners with the losse only of three men and took the City of Lincoln with all the Treasure and Baggage of the Enemy those who escaped flying to London many of them were cut off by the way Whereupon Lewes sending to his Father Philip
against any Christians In the year 1177. no lesse then 30. Nuns of the Monastery of Ambresbery were accused and convicted at one time for their Vnclean Lives to the dissolution and infamy of their Order whereof they had been publickly defamed Whereupon Rex King Henry the 2d by power of his Regal Prerogative expulsis Sanctimonialibus de Abbatia de Ambresberie propter Incontinentiam per alios domos Religiosos in arctiore custodia distributis expelling the Nuns from this Abby for their Incontinency distributed them throughout other Religious houses in stricter custody by way of pennance and gave it to the Abbesse and Nuns of Fount-Everoit for a perpetual possession who sending a Covent of Nuns thither from Fount-Everoit Richard Archbishop of Canterbury inducted them into the Abby of Ambresbery on the 1. of the Kalends of June being the Lords day King Henry the Father Bartholomew Bishop of Exeter John Bishop of Norwich and many other of the Clergy and people being then present as Roger de Hoveden relates in precise termes And by his Charter Anno 1179. confirmed the Lands of this Abby to them with many Liberties and that by advice and consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury and many other Bishops Great men and Barons of the Realm King John in the first year of his Reign by his Charter reciting all the premises in the Prologue confirmed this Charter of his Father ratified these Nuns Deprivations and Imprisonments in other Monasteries for their Incontinency by his Father with consent of his Bishops Nobles and request of Pope Alexander transferring this Abby and all Lands thereto belonging from one rank of Nuns to another takes both these Nuns Persons Lands into his Royal protection as if they were his own demesnes grants them several Tithes Churches large Priviledges and prohibits BY HIS REGAL AUTHORITY GRANTED TO HIM FROM GOD that none of his Officers or Subjects should disturbe them therein nor implead them but in the presence of himself and his Heirs The Charter it self runs in these words JOhannes Dei gratia rex Angliae dominus Hiberniae c. Sciatis Moniales de Ambresburia circiter xxx propter vitae suae turpiditudinem ordinis sui dissolutionem infamiam quae divulgabatur publicè mandato domini papae Alexandri voluntate etiam domini regis Henerici patris nostri consilio quoque prudentia Richardi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi apostolicae sedis legati Joselini Sarum Bartholomei Exoniensis Rogeri Wigornensis G. Londonensis aliorum plurimorum Episcoporum Magnatum Baronum nostrorum a monasterio suo fuisse amotas in aliis monasteriis collocatas moniales de ordine Fontis Ebrardi ibidem ad serviendum Deo introductas Quamobrem concedimus presenti cartâ confirmamus ordini religioni Fontis Ebrardi pro salute animae regis Henerici patris mei religionis honestate pro salute nostra omnium antecessorum nostrorum donationem quam dominus rex Henricus pater noster fecit ecclesiae prefatae Fontis Ebrardi scilicet ecclesiam sanctae Mariae sancti Melori de Ambresbery cum omnibus rebus quae ad eam pertinent tam in ecclesiasticis quam in mundanis possessionibus ut ordo instituta ecclesiae Fontis Ebrardi ibidem quiete conserventur conventus monialium multo major quam fuerat sub custodia Priorissae secundum ordinem praefatae ecclesiae Deo famuletur Hanc ecclesiam cum omnibus rebus quae ad eam pertinent omnes possessiones Fontis Ebrardi sciatis nos velle manutenere defendere liberas quietas esse ab omni seculari servitio exactione gravamine accepisse in manu nostra defensione protectione contra omnes homines sicut propriam nostram domini regis Henerici patris nostri antecessorum nostrorum elemosinam c. with sundry other Lands Quare volumus firmiter praecipimus quod praedictae moniales earum ministri servientes omnes possessiones suas elemosinas habeant teneant cum sacha socha Tol Theam Infangenethef Utfangenethef cum omnibus libertatibus liberis consuetudinibus quietantiis suis in bosco plano in pascuis pratis pasturis in aquis molendinis in viis semitis in stagnis vivariis in mariscis piscariis in grangiis vergultis infra burgum extra in omnibus rebus solutas liberas quietas de siris hundredis de placitis querelis de pecunia pro murdris latrociniis de Hamscka de Forstall de Wapentake Hidagiis Geldis Denegeldis Hornegeldis Fornageldis assartis factis ante confirmationem domini Regis patris nostri factam anno scilicet incarnationis Domini MCLXXIX de assisis donis Scotis auxiliis operationibus castellorum domorum wallorum parcorum vivariorum pontium fossarum flegwita hengewita flemanfremtha summagio warpeni averpeni Theingpeny hunderedespeni de Mischening blodewite â—ithwite Et sint in perpetuum quietae pertotam terram nostram citra mare ultra mare tam per terram quam per aquam de theoloneo passagio pontagio tallagio lestagio stallagio de omni consuetudine omnibus occasionibus quae ad nos vel ad haeredes nostros vel successores nostros pertinent vel pertinere possunt excepta sola justitia mortis membrorum Prohibemus etiam regia authoritate a Deo nobis concessa ne aliquis hominum sive minister noster sive alius in tota terra nostra praeâ—ato monasterio vel ullis rebus ad ipsum pertinentibus molestiam sive in juriam sive contumeliam inferat nec res vel jura sua nec nativos vel fugitivos suos vel catalla earum pro consuetudine aliqua vel servitio aut exactione pro aliqua causa disturbet de rebus suis quas homines earum affidare poterunt suas esse proprias nec de aliqua possessione sua in placitum ponatur nisi in praesentia nostra vel haeredum nostrorum sicut carta domini regis Henrici patris nostri regis Richardi fratris nostri testantur Testibus Willeilmo comite Arundelliae R. comite Leicestriae W. de Stagno B. camerario W. de Clapam W. de Cantilupo R. de Wanci W. de Ewla R. de Montebegun Dat-per manus Huberti Cantuariensis archiepiscopi cancellarii nostri xxx die Augusti apud Rupem Andel. Anno regni nostri primo This Patent of King John is recited and confirmed by an Inspeximus Pat. 22. H. 6. pars 1. m. 14. wherein I shall desire all Romish Votaries to consider the notorious incontinency of these professed Virgin-Nuns in this age no lesse then 30. of them in one Abby were notoriously defamed condemned thrust out of their Abby and sent Prisoners to other Houses by Pope
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
dicetur voluntati Regiae paruissent Rex transhumbranas Provincias adiit Comitemque Albemarlensem Gulielmum qui ibidem sub Stephano Rex verior fuerat de re consimili eodemque cateros pondere authoritatis convenit Ille diu haesitans multumque aestuans tandemcorde saurius potestati succubuit et quaecunque ex Regio dominio pluribus jam annis possederat cum ingenti anxietate resignavit maxime famosum illud et nobile Castrum quod dicitur Scarcheburch quod idem Comes in Eboracensi provincia super rupis planiciem turrim Infantium augustius fabricavit In eadem ergo Piovincia Rebus ad votum gestis Rex ad superiora Angliae remeans solum Hugonem de Mortuo Mari virum fortem nobilem rebellem invenit Castrum Regium de Brugenorth retinendo Qui cum juberetur propriis esse contentus reddere quae de jure regio possidebat pertinacissime renuit se ad resistendum modis quibus potuit praeparavit Rex vero Exercitu celeriter congregato Brigiam obsedit post tempus modicum fortiter oppugnatum in deditionem recepit dicto Comiti cujus cor paulo ante quasi cor Leonis fuerat humiliato supplici veniam largitus est After which to compleat this resumption Item repetiit a Rege Scotorum Northumbriam Regi quoque Scotorum qui boriales Angliae regiones scilicet Northumbriam Cumberlandiam et Westmerlandiam nomine dictae Imperatricis et Haeredis ejus olim ad David Regem Scotorum adquisitas tanquam jus proprium possidebat mandare curavit regem Angliae non debere tanta regni sui parte fraudari justumque est reddi quod fuit suo nomine adquisitum Ille vero Rex Scotiae Regem Angliae in hac parte prudenter praevalere Considerans praenominatos fines cum integritate restituit repetenti et ab eo vicissim Comitatum Huntingdoniae prisco sibi Jure competentem recepit By his Example King Richard the First selling and demising much of his Crown-lands to raise monies towards his Voyage to the Holy Land upon his return thence Anno Dom. 1193. by perswasions and intreaties rather then force resumed and got surrenders of them again as void in Law and prejudicial to the Crown c Illi autem emptores mox Regio metu attoniti nulla habita quaestione de sorte non percepta omnia resignarunt Dunolmensis etiam Episcopus qui Comitatum Northumbriae gravi summa comparatum per aliquot annos possideret resignando desinens esse Comes in simplicem Episcopum rediit ut prius Nec in hac parte prae caeteris privilegium habuit Anno Dom 1224. All the Nobles and others of England who had any of King Henry the 3d. his Castles and Lands were enjoyned to surrender them up to him by the Pope and Bishops under pain of Excommunication Saluberrimo usi consilio venerunt apud Northamptonam ad Regem universi a Comite Cestrensi incipientes reddiderunt singuli Castella Municipia honores custodias Regi quae ad Coronam spectare videbantur So in 1 R. 2. rot Parl. n. 48. 10 R. 2. c. 1. 1 H 4. rot Parl. nu 100. 6 H. 4. rot Parl. n. 14. 8 H. 4. rot Parl. nu 29. 52. 1 H. 5. rot Parl. n. 9. 1 H. 5. c. 3. 26 H. 6. rot Parl. n. 54. 29 H. 6. n. 17. 31 H. 6. c. 7. 35 H. 6. n. 47. 4 E. 4. rot Parl. n. 39 40. 7 E. 4. rot Parl. n. 8. 8 E. 4. rot Parl. n. 26. 13 E. 4. rot Parl. n. 6. There are several resumptions and revocations made by Acts of Parliament of the Grants of our Kings of the Lands and Revenues of the Crown to the publique prejudice and restitution of them made to the Crown for the better support thereof and ease of the people in their publique Taxes as being not valid nor obligatory to those Kings who made them much lesse to their Successors especially when made by those who though Kings de facto had no just Title to the Crown Therefore King Johns Charters upon this account might more justly be declared void and repealed if ever valid then any others repealed by these Acts which conveyed not the whole Kingdoms of England and Ireland but only some parcels of the Crown Lands and Revenues still held of our Kings by rents and services as supreme Lords 3ly By this resolution of f Matthew Paris himself and the Lawyers of England Anno Dom. 1251. in the case of King Henry the 3d. his secret mortgage of his Realm to the Pope for monies borrowed of him in his Wars and disbursed therein by the Pope which they declared to be null void and blasted at least by Gods divine Judgement Ipso quoque tempore Rex secus quam deceret aut expediret se suumque Regnum sub poena exhaeredationis quod tamen facere nec potuit nec debuit Dom Papae obligavit ad solutionem totius the sauri quam in expeditione sui belli pro ipso Rege foret expositurus Unde Papa nulla gerens super Anglia viscera pietatis largè imo prodigaliter mutuo pecuniam ab Italicis Vsurariis quos Mercatores vocant accepit Quam ipsomet Papa extorquente mulgente a Rege Anglia ultimae servitutis pedissequa solvere cogeretur Sed justo Dei judicio tota illa innumerabilis pecunia rapta praedata penitus nullum vel Papae vel Regi commodum suscitavit If this King could not morgage his kingdom to the Pope for monies lent much lesse could King Iohn surrender his kingdoms of England and Ireland to the Pope and his Successors and resume them under an annual Rent without any consideration 4ly The 1 Title of the Crown and kingdom of France being devolved by meer right upon King Edward the 3d there grew some fears and jealousies in the Nobility and Commons of England that they should be put in subjection to the Crown and Realm of France against Law and their antient privileges to prevent which the King and Parliament in the 14 of Edward the 3d. Statute 4. passed a special Act printed in our Statutes at large declaring That the Realm of England never was nor ought to be in subjection nor in the obeysance of the Kings of France nor of the Realm of France And then Enacted That the King of England or his Heirs by colour of his or their Titles to the Crown Seal Arms and Title of the King of France should not in any time to come put the Realm of England or people of the same of what estate or condition soever they be in subjection or obeisance of him nor his heirs or successors AS KINGS OF FRANCE nor be subject nor obedient but shall be free and quit of all manner of subjection and obeysance as they were wont to be in the times of his Progenitors Kings of England FOR EUER If the Kings of England themselves could not
Accessit praeterea ad majoris odii incentivum adventus nunciorum Regis quos Romam miserat qui Bullam Domini Papae Archiepiscopis Angliae et eorum Suffraganeis deferebant quae talem continebat sententiam videlicet quod Dominus Papa Regem Angliae plenae aetatis adjudicaverat quod ex tunc negotia Regni idem Rex principaliter cum suorum domesticorum consilio ordinaret Significavit etiam executoribus praelibatis Dominus Papa in Literis supradictis quatenus authoritate Apostolica denunciarunt Comitibus Baronibus Militibus et aliis uniâ—ersis qui custodias habebant Castrorum honorum et villarum quae ad Regis dominium speâ—tabant ut continuo visis Literis Regi illas redderent Contradictores autem per censuram Ecclesiasticam ad satisfactionem compellerent Unde pars maxima Comitum Baronum quorum corda concupiscentia possidebat hujusmodi praecepta indigne ferens bellumque suscitare disponens convenit in unum conspiratione absque follibus conflata supradictas occasiones praetendebat ut pacem Regni perturbaret Custodias autem jam dictas per admonitionem Archiepiscoporum et Episcoporum Regi reddere supersedit volens potius arma movere quam Regi satisfacere de praemissis Hereupon Anno Domini 1224. Rex Henricus ad natale tenuit Curiam suam apud Northamptonam praesente Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi cum suis Suffraganeis militia magna nimis Comes vero Cestrensis cum suis conspiratoribus apud Leicestriam tenuit festum suum tumens minas contra Regem Justitiarium intendens pro custodiis Castrorum ac terrarum quas idem Rex exigebat ab illo In crastino autem post Missarum solemnia Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis cum suis Suffraganeis Episcopis albis induti vestibus et candelis accensis excommunicaverunt omnes Regis et Regni perturbatores et Sanctae Ecclesiae et rerum Ecclesiasticarum invasores Deinde idem Archiepiscopus misit solemnes nuncios apud Leicestriam ad Comitem Cestriae et suos complices firmiter denuntians singulis et universis quod nisi in crastino resignarent in manus Regis omnia Castella et honores ad Coronam spectantia ipse et omnes Episcopi nominatim excommunicarent illos sicut a Domino Papa fuerat demandatum Tunc Comes Cestrensis ejus complices cum per exploratores edocti fuissent quod Rex majorem quam ipsi haberet numerum armatorum consternati sunt valde quia si facultas eis suppeteret in Regem propter Justitiarium potencer arma moverent Sed cum proprium conspexissent defectum verebantur dubium certamen mire et praeterea timuerunt Archiepiscopum et Episcopos ne forte illos excommunicarent nisi desisterent ab incoeptis Unde saluberimo usi consilio venerunt apud Northamptonam ad Regem universi et a Comite Cestrensi incipientes reddiderunt singuli Castella et municipia honores et custodias Regi quae ad Coronam spectare videbantur Thus the Popes Bulls and Bishops Excommunications which here accidentally produced the best effect I read of for want of power in the Barons to resist the Kings Temporal Sword Forces not this Ecclesiastical Thunderbolt were then made use of in most secular affairs and not only the Temporal Lords and Commons thereby subjected enthralled to the Popes and Prelates Jurisdictions but the King and Kingdom too upon meer politick and secular concernments and affairs The same year Falcatius de Brent seizing upon Henry de Braybroc one of the Kings Justices Itinerant for giving Judgement against and imposing Fines upon him in Assizes of Novel-disseisin for Lands and houses he had forcibly entred into in Luton and afterwards carrying him Prisoner to Bedford Castle The King Bishops and Barons then sitting in a Parliamentary Council at Northampton presently went and besieged the Castle Tunc Archiepiscopus Episcopi universi after a treble summons and admonition to surrender it withstood ipsum Falcatium omnes qui in Castelli praesidio erant candelis accensis excommunicationis mucrone percusserunt Which Excommunication they slighting and deriding manfully defended the Castle near 9. weeks space till taken by force Falcatius by judgement abjured the Realm for ever and lost all his goods After which Romanam Curiam adiit qui sciebat eam pro pecunia sibi de facili in quacunque causa propiciandam Sed machinatio sua non est a Deo permissa vel a sanctis quibus tot irrogavit injurias writes Matthew Westminster Yet Alexander de Savenesby sped better who was then consecrated Bishop of Chester Romae a Domino Papa Honorio die Paschae no doubt for current money King Henry to pacify and gratify the Archbishop of whose fidelity he formerly had cause to doubt writ this ensuing Letter to the Pope to give way for the return of his Brother Simon Langeton into England out of which it seems he was formerly banished as well as excommunicated and deprived of all his Ecclesiastical Benifices for adhering to Lewes and contemning the Popes excommunications DOmino Papae salutem Quod Venerabilis Pater S. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus sirmiter fideliter nobis adhereat nos agenda nostra ea sollicitudine promovendo qua circa nos cuncta fuerint prospera cuncta tranquilla sicut paternitati vestrae notum fieri volumus tam praesentium attestatione Literarum quam nunciorum fidelium nostrorum viva voce Volentes igitur sicut debemus Sinceritate vestra digna vicissitudine respondere ad ea ex multiplici merito suo nitimur quae sibi grata fuerint accepta Verum quia placeret ei plurimum sicut humanum est Magistri Simonis fratris sui regressus in Terram nostram regressum ipsius moram libenter concederemus si ad hoc vester assensus preveniret quod ex multimoda affectione sicut decet exoramus quia in nostra multorum magnatum fidelium nostrorum praesentia constitutus idem Archiepiscopus promisit manucepit quod regressio ipsius sive mora nobis vel Regno nostro in nullo erit damnosa Beneplacitum igitur voluntatis vestrae quam circa hoc expectandum duximus recurrentibus sanctitatis vestrae Literis nobis petimus intimari Teste meipso apud North. xix die Decembris Coram H. de Burg. Justic Bathon Surr. Episcopis I cannot finde that the Pope consented to this request esteeming it very dangerous for this firebrand to return or continue in England in this juncture of Affaires What a Power the Pope then usurped in making and commanding Truces between England and France in which cases he frequently interposed his advice and Papal Authority upon request and sometimes by meer intrusion will in part appear by this Record REX Venerabilibus viris Amicis in Christo Charissimis Episcopo Senon Episcopo Silvanectenis salutem Paternitati vestrae referimus de hiis quae de Mandato Domini Papae nobis
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
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
Gods word nor the usefull ornaments of the Churches nor cure of souls nor divine services in the Churches were performed as they ought to be and according to the custom of the Country That their houses walls fell down together with their roofs and were dilapidated To which other complaints to the King and Parliament against the Court of Rome were superadded which they sent to the Pope by their respective Messengers with five several Letters two from the King to the Pope and his Cardinals a third from all the Archbishops Bishops a 4th from all the Abbots Priorâ— the 5th from all the Earls and Temporal Lords speedily to reform all these their grievances to prevent unavoydable mischiefs to the King Pope and Church of Rome and their revolt from subjection to them 666 to 672. They complained the Pope demanded Knight-service due only to the King Lords from their Tenants from Prelates Clergymen to find him so many Horse or Foot for half a year or pay a great ransome in lieu of it under pain of Excommunication which they must reveal to no man That he granted one years fruits of all Benefices that fell voyd within the Province of Canterbury to Archbishop Boniface That he by sealed Bulls required the Abbots of the Cistercian Order in England to send him golden Jewels to adorn his Planets and Copes as if they might be got for nothing That he published this new unheard of Statute in England not without the brand of covetousnesse That if any Clerk should from thenceforth dye intestate his goods should be converted to the use of the Pope which he commanded the Freers Preachers and Minors diligently to execute seising on the money plate and goods of three rich Archdeacons which the King hearing of prohibited detesting the multiplied and manifold cunning avarice of the Court of Rome and by the common advice of his Prelates and Nobles in Parliament issued several successive Prohibitions to the Abbot of St. Albans and others not to pay any Tallage to the Pope or his Agents before the return of their Messengers sent to Rome against these grievances under pain of seising his Barony and to the Bishops not to exact or levy any such Tax for any Clerk Religious person or Layman to the prejudice of his Royal dignity against his and his Nobles Provisions in Parliament which he neither would nor could endure 671 672 673 674. The Pope placing his confidence in gold and silver contemned the zealous Letters and memorable complaints of the King and whole Kingdom against his exactions requiring the Bishop of Norwich and others to levy a subsidie for him at which all were amazed they receiving such a new grievance instead of the relief expected the Kings wrath and indignation thereat and new memorable Prohibitions against it the English Church thereby ground as it were between two Mill-stones and placed between Sylla and Carybdis the King by the general advice and assistance of his Nobles endeavouring the salvation and instauration of the Realm on the one side and the Pope endeavouring its impoverishing on the other Many Prelates fearing the instability and effeminacy of the King and his Counsils resolutions fomented the Papal part though they never had seen that the Church received any happy encrease but rather incurred unhappy detriment by such effusions of their money 673 674. He summons a new Parliament at winton concerning the manifold dissolutions of the whole Realm and especially of the Church wherein the Messengers sent to the Court of Rome reported That they could discerne no humility nor moderation in the Popes gestures or words concerning the oppressions wherein the Realm Church of England were grieved and complained That when they expected a pleasing answer the Pope told them The King of England who now kicks the heel and Frederizeth hath his Counsil and I have mine which I will pursue That from that time scarce any Englishman could dispatch any businesse in Court yea they were all repelled and reviled as Schismaticks so as so many and such Epistles of the King and Universality both of the Nobles and Prelates of the Realm had no efficiency at all At which report the King and Nobles being much grieved exasperated at the repulse of their just petitions by the Court of Rome to which they had so often freely contributed the King by their advice commanded proclamations to be made through all Counties Cities Boroughs and Villages of the Realm That no Prelate Câ—â—rk oâ— other person throughout the Realm should consent to any Contribution to the Pope or transmit any money toward his ayd or in any wise obey his Papal command in contributing aydes which was accordingly done The Pope hearing thereof fell into a vehement anger writ to the English Prelates more sharply then before under pain of Excommunication and suspension to pay in the ayd he demanded to his Nuncio in the New Temple before the Feast of Assumption which the King resolving manfully to resist as he had begun for the freeing of the Realm and Church from Papal extortions by the threats of Earl Richard his brother to whom the Pope granted a Croysado and the whisperings of certain ambitious Clergy-men and Papal Bishops his Counsellors whereof the Bishop of Worcester was principal to whom he granted a power of interdicting the Realm was so inclined by their counsils more then was just that his constancy was enervated with the same levity it was conceived being so terrified with the Popes menaces that he trembled for fear where no fear was yea womanishly relinquished what he had manfully undertaken submitting to him as conquered affrighted whereupon the whole endeavour as well of the Nobles as Bishops and the hope of freeing the English Church and Realm miserably withered and came to nought not without the bleeding grief of many hearts all this resistance vanishing like a cloud before the shining Sun the Clergy satisfying the gapings of the Roman avatice with this Contribution without resistance the richest Prelates Clergymen who had greatest revenues which they over-heartily loved fearing to lose them by the Popes indignation complying with his designs and those who resolved to resist through the Noblemens encouragement the Kings eyes being averted and his ears closed against them by the Court Prelates being forced to comply and pay 6000 Marks to the Pope to the great impoverishing of the Realm which was transported by the Popes Nuncioes and Merchants to ayd the Landegrave against the Emperor Frederick part whereof he intercepting grievously reprehended the effeminacy of the English and Earl Richard complaining much of it before his fellow Souldiers who seemed to have consented to the Popes party to the destruction of the Realm of England and detriment of the Empire because he gathered much treasure together out of the assistance of the Crucesignati by the Popes permission whereby the audacious rapines of the Romans were infinitely encreased by how much they found no contradiction in them flying from those who chased
Januarii 3. 1664. Imprimatur WILL. MORICE THE SECOND TOME OF AN EXACT CHRONOLOGICAL VINDICATION AND HISTORICAL DEMONSTRATION OF OUR British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English Kings Supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions From the First Year of the Reign of King John Anno Dom. 1199. till the Death of King Henry the III. in the year 1273. WHEREIN The several branches of our Kings Ecclesiastical Soveraignty are truly stated the Popes usurped Vniversal Monarchy subverted by their own Popish Assertions concerning the Virgin Mary Transubstantiation and Christs corporal presence on earth in every Hostia Popes Popish Prelates Intollerable USURPATIONS on Vnchristian Practises against the Persons antient undoubted ECCLESIASTICAL TEMPORAL PREROGATIVES JURISDICTIONS RIGHTS of these KINGS CROWNES PRIVILEGES the LIBERTIES PROPERTIES of the Churches Kingdomes Clergy Nobility Commonalty of ENGLAND and IRELAND By Legates Nuncioes Delegates Bulls Palls Exemptions Dispensations Non-obstantes Decretals Canons Appeals Citations Journeys to Rome Inhibitions Sequestrations Provisions Ratifying void vacating legal Elections Presentations to Ecclesiastical Dignities Benefices at their pleasures By Croysadoes Procurations Tenths Firstfruits illegal Oathes Extortions Rapines Excommunications Interdicts Absolutions from Oathes Vowes open Treasons Rebellions Wars to depose enslave our KINGS KINGDOMES and make them HOMAGERS VASSALLS TRIBUTARIES to the SEE OF ROME With their and our Parliaments Nobles Clergies Commons successive memorable Complaints Oppositions Letters Writs Prohibitions Proceedings against them in the height of Popery The principal Transactions of State between these Kings and the Popes Cardinals Legates Court of Rome with their unparallel'd Avarice Bribery Simony Treachery Tyranny Frauds Impieties Extortions Corruptions are impartially related out of the best Historians in or next that age and irrefragable rare Records in the Tower not formerly published With Vsefull Observations on from them And several Indexes to this Tome By WILLIAM PRYNNE Esquire a Bencher and Reader of the Honourable Society of LINCOLNES INNE Tit. 3. 1. Put them in minde to be subject to Principalities and Powers to obey Magistrates to be ready to every good work 2 Pet. 2. 14 15. An heart they have exercised with covetous practises cursed children which have forsaken the right way and are gone astray following the way of Balaam who loved the wages of unrighteousnesse LONDON Printed for the Author by Thomas Ratcliffe 1665. and are to be sold by Abel Roper at the Sun over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet Gabriel Bedell at the inner Temple Gate and Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Britaine To the Right Honourable EDWARD Earle of CLARENDON Lord High Chancellor of ENGLAND Chancellor of the Vniversity of OXFORD and one of His MAJESTIES most Honourable Privy Counsell MY LORD IT is the Institution of God and Nature that all things by a divine and natural right should terminate in their Original and revert to the Spring from which they issue Hence St. Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles and of our British Isle resolves that as all things in heaven and earth visible and invisible whether Thrones Dominions Principalities Powers or other Creatures were and are created By so likewise TO and FOR GOD their ALPHA and OMEGA Yea King Solomon long before him not only concluded in point of Divinity The Lord hath made all things FOR HIMSELF but thus demonstrates it by natural experimental Philosophy All rivers run into the Sea unto the place from whence the Rivers come THITHER THEY RETURN AGAIN This Contemplation hath excited yea obliged me in point of Right and Equity not only to return but dedicate this Large Chronological Vindication and Historical Demonstration to Your Lordship from whose unexpected Voluntary Motion and Subsequent Encouragements to collect publish it for the Honour of our Kings Nation Church Kingdome and benefit of Posterity it received its Original Conception Augmentation Production at vacant hours borrowed for the most part from my natural rest and repasts without the least neglect of my other distracting publick Imployments Which may justly excuse all Defects of Ornament Method Stile Substance any Curious Eyes shall discover therein or in my yet uncompleated Preceding or Succeeding Tomes of the same heroick subject not hitherto at large historically discussed by any Antiquary or Historian I have seen I have prefaced this Tome brought forth into the VVorld like Pharez before its elder brother with a brief necessary Introduction to supply the want of my Larger Introduction comprised in the First Book of the First Tome not yet compleated over-large to be annexed to this as I at first designed Wherein I have truly stated that antient Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed exercised as there was occasion by our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English Kings which I have historically vindicated in Fact and Right in this and my other intended Tomes Whereunto I have subjoyned a short Synopsis of Roman Popes and their Parasites impudent Claims to a Vniversal Antimonarchical if not Antichristian Soveraign Monarchy over all Churches Empires Kingdomes Nations Emperors Kings Prelates Priests persons throughout the world as well in Temporals as Spirituals under their own forged Titles of Christs Vniversal Vicars His and St. Peters Successors which Supremacy they have for sundry ages attempted to exercise and enlarge upon all advantages by scandalous Bulls Excommunications Interdicts Treasons Rebellions Absolutions of Subjects from their Oathes Allegeance deposals of Christian Emperors Kings wresting their Crownes Regal Authority and Kingdomes out of their hands by force and fraud to the grand disturbance of all Christian Realms to which they have forged Titles The sandy foundations of this their pretended Papal Monarchy I have utterly subverted in a new way by the avowed practises of their own Popes Church and Articles of their Romish Faith concerning the Vniversal Empire yea Deification of the Virgin Mary whom they have not only seated Soul and body in the very Throne of the sacred Trinity in heaven but elevated above God the Father and Christ her Sonne intituling her to all their Soveraign Power over all creatures in heaven earth hell to all their Divine Attributes Titles Offices Worship invoking adoring her in their publike private authorized Devotions more then them yea ascribing to her a commanding power over them in heaven it self And by their Doctrine of Transubstantiation or Christs real presence both in his human body soul Deity in every consecrated Host adoring it as God Christ himself seconded with their Legends of his frequent corporeal real visible apparitions on earth which infallibly overturn the foundations whereon they build St. Peters and their own Supremacy Upon which occasion I have briefly and I hope irrefragably refuted by new Topicks not hitherto used or not fully pressed by Protestant Divines their idolatrous Invocations Adorations of the Virgin Mary and other Saints wherein they not only imitate but farr exceed the antient
Idolatry Heresie of Pagans the Collyridian hereticks Together with their pretended Doctrine Miracle of Transubstantiation the Great Dianaes of the Pontificians now most insisted on to reduce them from their Romish Idolatry Superstition Errors and keep unstable Protestants from apostatizing to them in this and succeeding ages by the seducements of their superabounding active Emissaries This Tome as those intended to succeed it principally consists of memorable Records preserved in the Tower of London not formerly published intermixed with observable Historical passages pertinent to my Theam taken for the most part out of our best antientest Historians of the Roman Religion writing in or nearest the reigns of K. John and Henry the 3d which I have printed at large in their proper Dialects as most authentick the better to communicate them to forreign Nations and prevent all Cavills of Pontifician or other Criticks against their translations with some usefull Observations on Deductions from them for the Readers information or Romanists refutation if not conviction all which I hope are so genuine solid impartial that no carping Zoilus nor Advocate for Popes or the Court of Rome shall be justly able to quarrell with much lesse to refute or contradict them All the Records herein transcribed were perused with my own eyes and carefully examined re-examined by the Originals which are of so venerable irrefragable authority being carefully enrolled in the respective years they bear date by sworn Clerks without any rasure alteration diminution and so remaining till this present that no person by our Common Lawes may or ought to averr against them By their Verdict I have here not only corrected some mistakes ratified illustrated sundry obscure dubious passages in our Historians Chronologers and King Johns printed Charter but also supplyed many observable defects omitted or pretermitted Bulls Letters Patents Writs Records Transactions relating to the Ecclesiastical Supremacy of our Kings the Church-affairs Archbishops Bishops Clergy Lawes Customs Spiritual Temporal Courts Jurisdictions proceedings in England and Ireland not extant in nor remembred by any Histories or Law-books whatsoever not unworthy the knowledge if not of his Sacred Majesty yet of the greatest learnedest Counsellers Officers of State Prelates Divines Judges Professors of the Common or Canon Lawes the studious Nobility Gentry whether Protestants or Pontificians of both these Kingdoms from whose publike if not private view they have hitherto been concealed If these my crude Historical Collections which I had neither sufficient time nor leisure to digest polish according to the dignity of the subject matter shall through the Almighties blessing on and Your Lordships favourable Acceptation of them produce any Glory to God any honour advantage to our Reformed Protestant Religion Churches Realms any satisfactory Vindication of His Majesties or His Royal Predecessors Soveraign Ecclesiastical Civil just antient Rights Prerogatives against the injurious claimes pretences of Vsurping Romish Popes or Prelates any reformation of revived old Ecclesiastical Vsurpations Excommunications Vexations Corruptions Exactions Extravagances redressed suppressed by these and our other Kings Writs Prohibitions even in times of Popery any conviction conversion reduction of seduced Pontificians or Romish Proselytes to due obedience to his Majesty and the bosom of our Church by discovering to them the manifold unchristian if not Antichristian Practises Corruptions Vices Frauds Errors Exorbitances of Popes the Visible Heads Popish Cardinals Legates Nuncioes Prelates the chief pillars hinges of the Roman Church and the manifold just occasions given by them to our Kings Kingdoms to renounce all dependance on all communion with them Or if they shall contribute any increase of knowledge or other benefit to the honourable Profession and Professors of the Law whereof Your Lordship under his Majesty is and long may you still continue in all splendor and felicity to be the most eminent Patron as well as Member all which particulars were the chief ends aimed at in this Vndertaking I shall then repute my extraordinary expense paines therein sufficiently remunerated and be thereby encouraged with greater vigor and all possible expedition through Gods gracious assistance to compleat the anteceding and succeeding Tomes of this Chronological Vindication Which if God shall vouchsafe me life health oportunity to finish I hope I may crave leave to sue forth my Quietus est from any future labours of this nature because it will then be high time for me only to prepare for another world conclude with Paul the aged I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith Hence forth there is layd up for me a Crown of righteousnesse which the Lord the Righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me only but unto all them also who love his appearing Which Crown of Righteousness that this Soveraign Lord of Lords and King of Kings may most graciously bestow upon Your Lordship in Heaven after You have long served honoured both HIM His MAJESTY His Realms Churches in your Generation upon earth shall be the daily prayer of Your Lordships most Humble Devoted Obliged Servant WILLIAM PRYNNE From my Study in Licolns Inne May 29. 1665. the most joyfull day Festival of his Majesties Birth and Restitution to his Royal Throne at Whitehall To the Candid and Ingenuous Readers especially Professors or Students of the Common Laws in England and Ireland Kinde Readers I Here present to your View and Censure The Second Tome of An Exact CHRONOLOGICAL VINDICATION and HISTORICAL DEMONSTRATION of our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman and English KINGS SUPREAM ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions c. A Subject heretofore cursorily handled debated by Sir Edward Cooke in the First Part of his Fifth Reports Of the Kings Ecclesiastical Law by Sir John Davis in his Irish Reports The Case of Praemunire by Sir Christopher Sybthorp Knight one of His Majesties Iustices of the Court of Chief Place in Ireland in his Friendly Advertisement to the pretended Catholicks of Ireland Dublin 1621. Part 1. Concerning the Kings Supremacy and the Oath in that behalf to be taken and of late by my learned Friend Sir Roger Twisden in his elaborate acute Vindication of the Church of England in point of Schism as it stands separate from the Church of Rome and was reformed 1 Elizabethae London 1663. But never yet Chronologically and Historically Vindicated Demonstrated by any Lawyers Antiquaries Historians Chronologers or Divines in such ample manner as the Dignity of the subject matter demerits or as some learned French and German Lawyers Antiquaries Writers have Vindicated the Soveraign Ecclesiastical Prerogatives Rights Liberties of the Kings Emperors Churches of France and Germany in large Folio and Quarto Volumes when as our Histories Annals Records afford us more copious Presidents more numerous eminent Monuments of this kinde then France
himself saith of Christ in reference to his ascending into heaven The Lord said unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand untill I make thine enemies thy footstool Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly That God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified both Lord and Christ Which he thus seconded both before the Councel and High Priest of the Jews Acts 5. 31 32. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgivenesse of sins and we are witnesses of these things And in his Sermon to Cornelius Acts 10. 36. he addes He not I is Lord of all Which St. Paul whom he stiles Our beloved brother and fellow Apostle and whose Epistles he voucheth as concurring with his own 2 Pet. 3 15 16. thus amplifies 1 Cor. 15. 24 25 26. For Christ must reign till he hath put all his enemies under his feet the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death Then cometh the end when he shall deliver up the Kingdom to God even the Father when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power Compared with Ephes 1. 20 21 22. Col. 1. 17 18 19. Phil. 2. 9 10 11. 2 Tim. 5. 14 15 16. And St. John thus thirds Rev. 11. 15 16 17. And there were great voices in heaven saying The Kingdoms of the world are become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ and He not St. Peter or the Pope his pretended successor shall reign for ever and ever And the twenty four Elders fell upon their faces and worshipped God saying We give thee thanks O Lord God Almighty which art wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee not delegated to the Pope or St. Peter thy great power and hast reigned And Rev. 19. 6. I heard as the voyce of a great multitude and as of mighty thunderings saying Allelujah for the Lord God omnipotent not Pope reigneth Moreover David in relation to the Kingdom Kingship of Christ after his resurrection and ascension assures us Psal 29. 10. The Lord sitteth King for ever Psal 97. 1. The Lord reigneth let the earth rejoyce let the multitude of Isles be glad thereof Yea Dan. 2. 44. c. 4. 3 34. c. 6. 26. c. 7. 14 27. Luke 1. 33. It was prophesied and predicted of Christ That his Kingdom shall never be destroyed that his Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and his Dominion an everlasting Dominion from generation to generation without any inter-regnum or succession and shall be even unto the end and shall not passe away or be transferred and shall not be left to other people therefore not to St. Peter or Roman Pontiffs of several Nations and all Dominions shall serve and obey him not St. Peter or Popes Compared with Mich. 4. 7. And the Lord not Popes shall reign over them for ever Isa 9. 6 7. Luke 1. 38 39. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of his Father David and the government shall be upon his shoulders and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his Kingdom and of the encrease of his government there shall be no end Therefore by the concurrent verdicts of St. Peter himself backed by St. Paul St. John and all these sacred Texts it is infallible that Christ neither at his ascension nor at any time else ever transferred the right exercise dominion of his Kingdom Church or government thereof much lesse of all Kingdoms Nations Monarchs in the world to St. Peter or his Roman successors but intirely reserved it to himself as personal and untransferrable to any other And so they must bid farewell for ever to St. Peters pretended Universal Monarchy and Patrimony as Christs Successors or Vicars by the Testimony of all these sacred Texts whereon they would gladly found and establish it The third Texts are such as destroy both St. Peters and all Popes Titles to Christs Universal High Priesthood or Shepherdship over the Catholick Church as the precedent do their Kingship The first is St. Peters own expression 1 Pet. 5. 2 3 4. Feed the flock of God which is amongst you neither as being Lords over Gods heritage but being ensamples to the flock And when the Chief Shepherd Christ shall appear therefore Christ not he was then Chief Pastor of the Sheep you shall receive a Crown of glory that fadeth not away The next is that of St. Paul Hebr. 13. 20. Our Lord Iesus Christ brought again from the dead is the Great Shepherd of the Sheep to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen compared with Hebr. 7. 21. to the end ch 10 12. 15 to 22. and Psal 110. 4. The Lord sware and will not repent in relation to Jesus Christ and his Priesthood Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedech And they truly were many Priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangable or untransferrable Priesthood that passeth not to another by succession or delegation therefore not to St. Peter or any other Roman Pontiff Wherefore he is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him not by Peter Mary or the Pope seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them For such an high Priest became us who is holy harmlesse undefiled separate from sinners and made higher then the heavens are any Roman Pontiffs so qualified and who needed not daily as these Priests did and all Popes and Masse-Priests too to offer up sacrifice for their own sinnes and then for the peoples for this he did once when he offered up himself and is consecrated for evermore For by his own blood he entred in once into the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us After he had offered one sacrifice for ever he sate down at the right hand of God from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool for by one offering he hath perfected for ever those that are sanctified And having him an High Priest over the House of God not St. Peter nor his successors let us draw near with a pure heart in full assurance of faith Popes therefore and their seduced Pontificians must now bid adieu to their Antichristian Titles of Pontifex Optimus Maximus Pontifex Summus Sanctissimus Episcopus Vniversalis Oecumenicus Pastor summus Pastor Pastorum and to their Vicarship and succession in Christs Vniversal High Priesthood as well as to his Kingship unlesse they will renounce all these Canonical Scriptures Vnking Vnpriest our Saviour Christ and usurp both his Royal Throne and Chair upon Christs pretended Donation of them to St. Peter at his ascention who never heard of claimed but professedly disavowed any such Gift and all Popes of Rome too for some hundreds of years Of no greater Credit or Validity then their forged Donation of all Ecclesiastical and Temporal Soveraignty and
every thing that hath breath as well beasts fowls fishes and creeping things as men prayse the Lord not our Lady as Bonaventure hath blasphemously perverted it 4ly Whether they be not more sottish stupid herein then the very worst of Pagan Idolaters who by the light of Nature never prayed to any Saint Angel creature for help in time of trouble nor adored any thing but what they really believed to be a God and their God able to help and save them Hence Plato in his Alcibiades 2. De Oratione ad Deum Legum Dialog l. 4. 6. and in his Definitiones Philosophorum Rerum resolves That God only is to be adored sacrificed and prayed to in publike and private defining Sacrificium est donum Victimae DEO Praecatio est petitio bonorum aut quae bona videntur hominibus à DEO The like saith Cicero in his Books de Natura Deorum Ovid. Fastorum lib. Tristium l. 1. Eleg. 1. Virgil. Aeneid l. 3. Homerus Iliad l. 9. Terentius Phormion Act. 2. Scen. 2. Dionysius Halicarn Antiqu. Rom. l. 2. pa. 5. Plutarchi Numa Pompilius Pindarus Euripides Sophocles in their Poems Diodorus Siculus Alexander ab Alexandro Gen. Dierum lib. 3. cap. 13. and other Heathen Authors attest whence Jonah 5 6. when God sent a mighty tempest so that the ship wherein Jonah fled from Tarshish was like to be broken the heathen mariners being afraid cryed every man to his God Yea the shipmaster comming to Jonah who lay fast asleep said unto him arise call upon thy God if so be that God will think upon us that we perish noâ— After which ver 14. They cryed unto the Lord and said we beseech thee O Lord we beseech thee let us not perish c. So Jonah 3. 8. The King and people of Niniveh proclaiming a fast prescribed that both man and beast should cry mightily unto God The Psalmist assures us Psal 107. 18 19 23 28 29. That all sorts of men in their affictions and all that go down to the sea in ships like the mariners in Jonah do then cry unto the Lord God in their trouble and storms not to any Saint Angel or other creature and he bringeth them out of their distresses Thus the Priests of Baal cryed and prayed unto Baal to hear them as to their God 1 Kings 18. 21 24 26 27. Thus the Idolaters transplanted from Assiria and other Countries to Samaria being destroyed by Lions made and served several Gods of their own and yet feared the God of the land 2 Kings 17. 26. to 35. So the Israelites revolting to Idolatry cryed and offered incense only unto the new Gods they had chosen to save them in the time of trouble which they could not do Yea the most sottish Idolater who planted watered a tree burnt one part thereof and made the residue a God fell down unto it worshipped and prayed unto it upon this account alone that he beleeved it to be his God saying Deliver me for thou art my God Isa 44. 9. Yea Cyrus and Artaxerxes two heathen Kings prescribed prayers and sacrifices to be made unto the God of heaven for their lives and the lives of their sons Ezra 6. 8 9. c. 7. 21. And the Athenians erected an Altar to the unknown God they ignorantly worshipped As the Scriptures are expresse that God only is to be adored worshipped prayed to That the Apostles Saints in the Old and New Testament never made any prayers or supplications to any Angel Saint but God alone yea Christ himself in the Lords prayer instructed his Disciples to pray only to God no petition or clause of that exact pattern of prayer being communicable to any Angel creature but only to God So the Roman Historians and Poets as Tacitus Annal. l. 4. c. 3. l. 16. c. 6. Seneca de Consolatione ad Polybium c. 31 32. Martial Epig. l. 4. Epig. 1. l. 7. Epig. 51. l. 10. Epig. 32. l. 11. Epig. 4. C. Plinius secundus Epist l. 10. Epist 44 45 60 101. Panegyr Trajano dictus p. 21 25 49 52 59 142 167 168. Iulius Capitolinus in Vita Antonini Pii p. 10. Aelius Lampridius p. 280 281 333 to 358 388 in the Lives of Antoninus Dâ—odumenus Alexander Severus Iulius Capitolinus p. 412 413 423 424 439 440 459 460 473 c. 490 491 492. Flavius Vopiscus p. 860 to 693. record that the Pagan Romans prayed only to their Gods and none else for the lives safeties of their Emperors and others yea reputed prayer a divine worship adoration peculiar only to the Gods and incommunicable to any others If therefore the Roman Church Popes beleeve not Mary and other Saints to be real Gods and yet invoke adore her or them as their only Ayders Protectors Saviours Deliverers in their distresses They are farre more sottish idolatrous then the very bruits and sottishest Pagan Idolaters there being no president in the Old or New Testament of any prayer made to Angels or Saints departed or other creature but unto God alone or what was reputed to be a God who knew searched the very secrets of their hearts and was able to save and deliver them in their extremities which none but the true God alone can do Now whereas Popes and Popish Doctors have fancied that the Virgin Mary and other Saints departed do know their persons necessities hear their prayers and can supply their wants it is directly contradicted by Job 5. 1 c. 24. 20 21. 2 Kings 22. 20. 2 Chron. 6. 9. c. 34. 28. Eccl. 3. 22. c. 6. 4 12. c. 7. 24. c. 8. 7. c. 9. 5 6. Isay 63. 1 6. c. 8. 19. c. 26. 13 14. Psalm 88. 5 10. Psal 115. 17. Lam. 3. 6. John 5. 25. Augustinus De Cura pro mortuis p. 13 14 15. And whereas they suggest That they see all their prayers and necessities in the looking glasse of the Deity as their Seraphical Doctors resolve it is the most sottish whimsie that ever was invented For 1. the Scripture assures us that God is invisible in his own essence that no man nor eye hath seen or can see God at any time Rom. 1. 20. Col. 1. 15. 1 Tim. 1. 17. c. 6. 16. Heb. 11. 27. John 6. 46. cap. 1. 18. 1 John 4. 12. 20. If then God be thus invisible in himself how can he be fancied to be a meer common looking-glass which not only all Saints departed clearly behold but likewise see all things done or spoken on earth by reflection in him who is invisible 2ly No species can be received into or reflected by or from a glasse but only at a convenient distance and that by a corporeal visible substance capable to receive reflect corporeal species visible to the eye But that all things acted yea all prayers uttered on earth should be visible or reflected in God a Spirit at so grand a distance as the highest heavens are from earth and that so visibly as all the Saints
fuerat inauditum as our Monks affirm and there did Homage to him After which Anno 1211. he entring into Wales with a puissant Army as far as Snowdune Reges omnes et Nobiles sine contradictione subjugavit De subjectione in posterum obsides viginti octo suscepit et inde cum prosperitate ad Albuni Monasterium remeavit Lewellin Prince of Northwales being enforced to render himself to his mercy without any battel or fight at all These admirable successes with his Lords Nobles Subjects constant attendance on and adherence to him notwithstanding the Popes Interdict Curse Thunderbolts thereupon the Pope attempts to decoy him out of his Royalties and Resolutions by a Treaty to which end he dispatched two Nuncioes to the King who in his victorious return from Wales veniens apud Northamptonam Nuncios Domini Papae ibidem cum mandatis Apostolicis obvios habuit Pandulphum videlicet Subdiaconum Domini Papae familiar ssimum ac de militia Templi fratrem Durandum Qui ad hoc venerunt ut pacem inter Regnum Sacerdotium reformarent Rex autem ad exhortationem Nunciorum gratanter concessit ut Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis Monachi atque omnes Episcopi ab Anglia proscripti cum pace sua redirent ad propria Sed quia de damnis datis de bonis eorum confiscatis Rex Archiepiscopo Episcopis satisfacere noluit having no reason to do it these Bishops putting him to so vast expences both at Rome and in his Wars against those they stirred up against him Nuncii infecto negotio ad Gallias remearunt The Chronicle compiled by the School-master of St. Albans in the last year of K. Henry the 4th and then printed by him reprinted by Winkynde Worde 1502. by William Caxtons appointment whose Title it bears adds much to this relation of a conferrence first between the King and exiled Bishops and soon after between these Nuncioes and the King relating their insolent speeches and behaviour towards him omitted by other Historians transcribed in part by Mr. Fox which I shall here insert These foure Byshops who Interdicted the Kingdom and cursed all them that put or should meddle with holy Chirche goods agenst the will of them that ought theym went over the Sea and came to the Byshop of Canterbury and told him all the thing And the Archbyshop to them said that they should goe againe to Canterbury and hee should come thither to them or else hee would send unto them certaine persons in his stead that should doe as much as if hee himselfe were there And when the Byshops heard this they turned againe into England and came unto Canterbury The tydings came to the King that the Byshops were come againe to Canterbury and himselfe might not come thither that tyme hee sent thither Byshops Earles and Abbots for to treat with them that the King should receive the Archbyshop Stephen and the Priour and all the Monkes of Canterbury that hee should never after that tyme nothing take of holy Chirche agenst the will of them that oweth the goodes And that the King should make full amends to them of whom hee had any goodes taken And the holy Chirche should have all Fraunchise as far forth as they had in Saint Edwards tyme the holy Confessour So when the fourme of accordment thus was ordeined it was in a paire of Indentures and they put their Seales to that one part and they that came in the Kings name put their Seales to that other part of the Indentures And foure Bishops aboyesaid took the one part of the Indentures to them and that other part of the Indentures they bare with them to shew to the King When the King saw the fourme and understood he held him full well appaid of all manner of things as they had ordeined saving as touching restitution of the goods for to make agen To that thing hee would not accord and so hee sent word agen to the foure Byshops that they should do out and put away that one poynt of restitution But they answered That they would not doe one word out Tho sent the King to the Archbyshop by the foure Byshops that hee should come to Canterbury for to speake with him there and sent unto him safe conduct under Pledges That is to say his Justices Gilbert Peyteum William de la Brener and John Fitz Hugh that in their conduct safely hee should come and goe agen at his owne will And thus in this manner the Archbyshop Stephen came to Canterbury When the Archbyshop was come the King came to Chilhaz for hee would no nighe Canterbury at that tyme. But hee sent by his Tresorer Byshop of Winchester that hee should doe out of the Indentures the clause of restitution for to make of the goodes And the Archbyshop made his Dathe that hee would not never doe out oo word thereof ne yet it change of that the Byshops had spoken and ordeined And tho the Archbyshop yede agen to Rome without any more doing King Iohn was then wrother then ever hee was before and let make a common cry throughout all England that all those that had holy Chirche Rents and went over the Sea that they should come againe into England at a certain day or else they should loose their Rents for evermore And that he commanded to every Sheriffe throughout all England that they should enquire if any Byshop Abbot or Priour or any other Prelate of holy Chirche fro that day afterward receive any Commandement that cometh fro the Pope that they should take the body and bring it before him and that they should take into the Kings hands all their Lands of holy Chirche that were gave to any man by the Archbyshop or by the Priour of Canterbury from the tyme of the Election of the Archbyshop And commanded that all the Woodes that were the Archbyshops should be cast down unto the ground and all sould Andin the same yeare the Irishmen began to Warre upon King John and the King ordeined him for to goe into Ireland and lete arear an huge Tax throughout all England that is for to say Thirty Thousand Marks And thus hee sent throughout all England unto the Monks of the Order of C steaux that they should help him of Six Thousand Marke of Silver And they answered and said That they durst nothing doe without their chiefe Abbot of Cisteaux Wherefore King John when hee came agen from Ireland did them soe much sorrow and care that they wist not whyder to abide for hee took soe much raunsome of every house and the sumine amounted to Nine Thousand and Three Hundred Marke soe that they were cleane lost and destroyed and voyded their houses and their londs throughout all England And the Abbot of Waversay drade soe much his menace that hee forsooke all the Abby and went thence and privily ordeined him over the See to the house of Cisteaux When the tydings came
to the Pope that the King had done soe much malice then hee was towards the King full wroth and sent two Legates unto the King that one was called Pandulfe and that other Durâ—unt that they should warne the King in the Popes name that hee should cease of his Persecution that hee did unto holy Chirche and amend the wrong and the trespasse that hee had done to the Archbyshop of Canterbury and to the Priour and to the Monkes of Canterbury and to all the Clergy of England And that hee should restore all the goodes agen that hee had taken of them agenst their will and else they should curse him by name And to do this thing and to confirm the Pope toke them his Letters in Bulles Patents These two Legates came into Englond and came to the King to Northampton there that hee held his Parliament and full courteously they him salewed and said Syr we come from the Pope of Rome the peace of the holy Chirche and the Lond to amend And wee admonish you first in the Popes half that yee make full restitution of the goodes that yee have ravished and taken of holy Chirche and of the Lond and that yee receive Stephen Archbyshop of Canterbury into his Dignitee and the Priour of Canterbury and his Monkes and that yee yeld agen unto the Archbyshop all his Londs and Rents without any withhoulding And Syr yet moreover That yee shall make restitution unto all holy Chirche whereof they shall hould them well apaid Tho answered the King as touching the Priour and his Monkes of Canterbury all that yee have said I will doe gladly and all things that yee will ordeine But as touching the Archbyshop I shall tell you in my hert as it lyes That the Archbyshop leave his Archbyshoprick and that the Pope then for him would pray and then upon a venture mee should lyke some other Byshoprick to give him in Englond And upon this condition I will him accept and receive And neverthelesse as Archbyshop in England if hee abyde hee shall never have soe good safe conduyte but that hee shall be take Tho said Pandulph unto the King Sir holy Chirche was wont never to discharge an Archbyshop without cause reasonable But it ever hath heene wont to chastize Princes that to God and holy Chirche were disobedyent What how now said the King menace yee mee Nay said Pandulph But yee now have openly tould as it standeth in your heart And to you wee will tell what is the Popes will And thus it standeth that hee hath you hooly enterdyted and accursed for the wrongs that yee have done to holy Chirche and to the Clergy And forasmuch as yee dwell and heth in will to abyde in malice and in wretchednesse and will not come out thereof ne to amend yee shall understond that this time afterward the sentence is upon you geven and houldeth stede and strength and upon all tho that with you hath communed before this time whether they bene Earles Barons or Knights or any other whatsoever that they bee wee them assoylle safely unto this day And from this tyme afterward of what condition soever they bene wee them accurse that with you comyne ony word and doe wee sentence upon them openly and specially And wee assoylle clene Earles Barons Knights and all other men of their homages services and feautees that they should unto you doe And this tydynge to conferme wee geve plaine power to the Byshop of Winchester and to the Byshop of Norwich And the same power wee geve into Scotland to the Byshops of Rochester and of Salisbury And in Wales wee geve the same power to the Byshop of Saint Davids and of Landaff and of Saint Asse And moreover wee sente thrughout all Chrystendome that all the Byshops beyond the Sea that they doe accurse all those that helpe you or any Counsell giveth you in any manner nede that yee have to doe in any part of the World And wee assoylle them alsoe all by authoryte of the Pope and commaund them alsoe with you for to fight as with him that is Enemy to all holy Chirche Tho answered the King What may yee doe more to mee Tho answered Pandulph Wee say to you in the word of God that yee ne no Heyre that yee have never after this day may be Crowned Tho said the King By him that is Almighty God and I had wift this ere that yee came into my Londe that yee had brought mee such tydings I should have made you ride all one year Tho answered Pandulph Full well wende wee at our first cominge that yee would have beene obedyent to God and holy Chirche and have fullfilled the Popes Commandement And now wee have shewed unto you and pronounced the Popes will as wee were charged therewith And as now yee have said that if yee had wist the cause of our coming that yee would have do us to ryde all au hoole yeare And as well yee might have said that yee would have taken an hoole yeare of respyte by the Popes leave But for to suffer what dethe yee could ordeyne wee shall not spare for to tell you hooly all the Popes Message and his will that wee were charged with And anone tho commaunded the King the Shyriffs and Baylyffs of Northampton that were in the Kings presence that they should bring forth all the Prysoners that they might bee done to death before Pandulph for bycause the King wened that they would have gaynsaid their deeds for cause of the Dethe all thing that they had spoken afore When the Prysoners were come before the King the King commanded some to bee hanged and some to bee drawne and some to drawe out their Eyne out of their head And among all other there was a Clerke that had falsyde the Kings moneye and the King commanded that hee should be hanged and drawed And when Pandulph heard this Commandement of the King hee sterte him upright quickly and anone axed a Booke and a Candle and would have cursyd the King and all them that would set upon the Clerke any hand And Pandulph himselfe went for to seeke a Crosse And the King followed him and delivered him the Clerke by the hond that hee should doe with him what hee would and thus was the Clerke delivered and went thens And Pandulph and Duraunt his fellow wente from the King and came agen to the Pope of Rome and tould him that King Iohan would not amended bee but ever abode soe accursyd And neverthelesse the Pope graunted that yeare throughout all England that Priests might sing Masse in covenable Churches and consecrate our Lords body and give it to syck men which were likely to passe out of this World and alsoe that men might Chrysten Children over all the Londe And when the Pope wift and saw that the King would not bee under the rule of holy Chirche for no manner thing the Pope then sente to the King of Fraunce
administratione libera eorundem in pace dimitti Interdictum vero utlagatio vulgariter nuncupatum quod proponi fecimus contra Ecclesiasticas personas publice revocabimus protestando per nostras Patentes Literas Archiepiscopo tribuendas id ad nos nullatenus pertinere quod illud de caetero contra Ecclesiasticas personas nullatenus faciemus proponi revocantes praeterea utlagationem Laicorum ad hoc negotium pertinentium remittentes omnia quae post Interdictum recepimus ab hominibus Ecclesiasticis praeter Regni consuetudinem Ecclesiae libertatem Sivero super damnis vel ablatis aut eorum quantitate vel aestimatione quaestio fuerit de facto suborta per Legatum vel delegatum Domini Papae receptis probationibus terminetur Et his omnibus rite peractis relaxabitur sententia Interdicti not before Super caeteris autem capitulis si quae fuerint dubitationes subortae de quibus merito debeat dubitari nisi per Legatum vel delegatum Domini Papae de partium fuerint voluntate sopitae ad ipsius referantur arbitrium ut super his quae ipse decreverit observentur Teste meipso apud Dover Decima tertia die Maii. Anno Regni nostri Decimo quarto Rebus ut jam dictum est expeditis convenerunt iterum Rex Anglorum Pandulphus cum Proceribus Regni apud domum Militum Templi juxta Doveram decimo quinto die Maii in vigilia scilicet Dominicae Ascensionis ubi idem Rex iuxta quod Romae fuerat sententiatum resignavit Coronam suam cum Regnis Angliae et Hiberniae in manus Domini Papae cuius tunc vices gerebat Pandulphus memoratus The School-master of St. Albans William Caxton Speed and other of our Chronologers relate the forme and manner of the resignation of his Crown to be thus Thenne put the King him to the Court of Rome and thenne gaat hee up the Reame of Englond and of Irelond for him and for his Heyres for evermore that should come after him soo that King John and his Heyres should take the two Reames of the Popes hands and should every yeare pay ferme unto the Court of Rome a Thousand Marke of Silver And tho took the King the Crowne off his head and set it upon Pandulphus his knees at whose feet he also laid his Scepter Robe Sword and Ring his Royal ensignes as John de Serres relates and these words said hee in hearing of all the great Lords of Englond Here I resigne up the Crowne and the Realme of Englond into the Pope Innocentius his honds the third and put mee hooly in his Mercy and in his Ordinance Tho received Pandulph the Crowne of King John and kept it five dayes as fore seasing takyng off two Reames of Englond and of Irelond And confermed all manner of thing by his Chartre that followeth after There recited in English in Mr. Fox his Acts and Monuments but I shall present you with it as recorded by Matthew Paris if there were two successive Charters made as he and others relate Facta autem resignatione dedit Papae ejus successoribus Regna praedicta quae Charta subscripta confirmavit JOHANNES Dei gratia Rex Angliae c. Omnibus Christi fidelibus hanc Chartam inspecturis salutem in Domino Universitati vestrae per hanc Chartam sigillo nostro munitam volumus esse notum quob cum Deum et Matrem nostram Sanctam Ecclesiam offenderimus in multis et proinde divina misericordia plurimum indigeamus nec quid digne offerre possimus pro satisfactione Deo et Ecclesiae debita facienda nisi nosmetipsos humiliemus et Regna nostra volentes nosipsos humiliare pro illo qui se pro nobis humiliavit usque ad mortem gratia Sancti Spiritus inspirante non vi Interdicti nec timore coacti sed uostra bona spontaneaque voluntate ac communi consilio Baronum nostrorum conferimus er libere concedimus Deo et Sanctis Apostolicis ejus Petro et Paulo et Sancto Romanae Ecclesiae matri nostrae ac Domino Papae Innocentio ejusque Catholicis successoribus totum Regnum Angliae et totum Regnum Hiberniae cum omni jure et pertinentiis suis pro remissione omnium peccatorum nostrorum et totius generis nostri tam pro vivis quam pro defunctis et a modo illa ab ea et Ecclesia Romana tanquam secundarius recipientes et tenentes in praesentia prudentis viri Pandulphi Domini Papae Subdiaconi et familiaris Erinde praedicto Domino Papae Innocentio ejusque Catholicis successoribus et Ecclesiae secundum subscriptam formam fecimus et inravimus et homagium legium in praesentia Pandulphi si coram Domino Papa esse poterimus eidem faciemus Successores nostros et haeredes de uxore nostra in perpetuum obligantes ut simili modo summo Pontifici qui pro tempore fuerit et Ecclesiae Romanae sine contradictione debeant fidelitatem praestare et homagium recognoscere Ad judicium autem hujus nostrae perpetuae petuae obligationis et concessionis volumus et stabilimus ut de propriis et specialibus redditibus nostris praedictorum Regnorum pro omni ser vitio et consuetudine quae pro ipsis facere debemus salvis per omnia denariis Beati Petri Ecclesia Romana Mille Marcas Esterlingorum percipiat annuatim in festo scilicet Sancti Michaelis quingentas Marcas et in Pascha quingentas septingentas scilicet pro Regno Angliae et trecentas pro Regno Hyberniae salvis nobis et haeredibus nostris justitiis Libertatibus et Regalibus nostris Quae omnia sicut supra scripta sunt rata esse volentes atque firma obligamus nos et successores nostros contra non venire et si nos vel aliquis successorum nostrorum contra haec attentare praesumpserit quicunque ille fuerit nisi rite Commonitus resipuerit cadat a jure Regni Et haec Charta obligationis et concessionis nostrae semper firma permaneat Teste meipso apud Domum Militum Templi jurta Doveram coram H. Dublinensi Archiepiscopo Iohanni Nor wicensi Episcopo Galfrido filio Petri W. Comite Saresberiae W. Comite Pembroc R. Comite Bononiae W. Comite Warrennae S. Comite Wintou W. Comite Arundel W. Comite de Ferrariis W. Briwere Petro filio Hereberti Warino filio Geroldi Decimo quinto die Maii Anno Regni nostri Decimo quarto This Charter would not suffice the Usurping Pope and his Legate but King John must likewise swear Homage to the Pope and his Successors and become their most absolute Vassal in this new form CArta itaque Regis in scriptum ut dictum est redacta tradidit eam Rex Pandulpho Romam Papae Innocentio deferendam continuo cunctis videntibus homagium fecit subscriptum Ego Iohannes Dei gratia Rex Angliae et Dominus
primi Anni Mille Marcas Sterlingorum per manum praedicti Legati Ecclesiae Romanae persolvimus Testibus Domino S. Cantuâ—ricnsi Archiepiscopo W. London P. Winton R. Elyensi H Lincolniensi Episcopis Waltero de Gray Cancellario nostro W. Com Sarum Fratre nostro R Comite Caestriae W Mar Comite Pembroc W Comite de Ferrariis S Comite Wintoniae Roberto de Ros Petro filio H. Briwer M filio Hereberti Briano de Insula Dapifero nostro Dat per manum Magistri Richardi de Marescis apud Sanctum Paulum London tertio die Octobris Anno ab incarnatione Domini MCCXIII Regni vero nostri Decimo Quinto Before I present you at large with the Judgements Resolutions of others concerning the Nullity of King Johâ—s Charters and the Rent reserved on them in the age wherein they were made and since I shall crave leave to acquaint you with my own thoughts concerning this doubt whether he made sealed two Charters or only one I am clear of opinion that King John never made and sealed but one Charter and took but one Oath of Homage and Fealty to the Pope to wit the last sealed with a Golden Seal not two as Matthew Paris and others misguided by him conceive for which I have these strong inducements 1. This only is extant on Record in the Charter Rolls of King John the other not nor any mention or memorial concerning it and had the first of so great moment to the King Kingdom Pope been real it would have been carefully recorded in the Charter Rolls as well as the latter 2ly There is no mention made in any of Pope Innocents Letters Messages to the Barons and Bishops of England King John himself the French King or any else but only of this latter Charter sealed with his Bull of Gold 3ly King John himself his Bishops Barons in their Appeals and Invectives against him hereafter cited mention only the latter Charter without any intimation of a precedent 4ly Matthew Paris himself in his ensuing passages Anno 1231. concerning Stephen Langhtons protestation and appeal against it and the vacating of the new Chancellors election by the Pope and the Embassadors and Proxie of King Henry the 3d. and the whole Kingdom in the Council of Lyons Anno 1245. mention only one Charter then casually burnt and the Parliament of 40 E. 3. do the like Therefore but one 5ly Because the Popes Cardinals Kings Letters and Records concerning it hereafter transcribed resolve as much 6ly It is very improbable that the Pope would demand or King John make two distinct Resignations of his Crown and Kingdoms by two Charters and take two Oathes of Homage and Fealty to him and that almost in the self-same words without any additional clauses covenants either by the King or Pope within the compasse of five moneths the first bearing date May 15. the other the 3d. of October next following And if King John was so unwilling and hardly enforced perswaded to seal the first Charter and so much grieved perplexed reproached contemned derided as he was for sealing the first Charter as Matthew Paris and others relate the release of the Interdict continued still as a bridle over him after its sealing when he expected its final release he would never have sealed the second through any menaces force or perswasions whatsoever especially before the Interdict was finally discharged which continued long after the last Charter was sealed through the Archbishops and Bishops obstinacy Treachery Impiety 7ly It is not probable the Barons or Bishops would have permitted him in their presence to have made a second Charter and Homage to the Pope since they so much detested the first 8ly Matthew Paris his relation of his proffer to resign his Crown and Kingdoms to Murmelius the Sarazen compared with those Messengers relations to him touching the present freedom of the Kingdom subject only unto God after his first supposed surrender of it by Charter and Homage to the Pope proves this Embassy to be fabulous or his first Charter of Resignation fictitious both being inconsistent 9ly His own relation what moved King John to send to the Pope to resign his Crown and Kingdoms to him on purpose to curbe the Archbishop Bishops and Barons after their restitution and to bribe him with a great sum of money to effect it knowing him to be the most covetous ambitious proud person in the world contradicts the story and inducements for making his first Charter sealed with Wax upon far different grounds In fine I conceive this mistake of two distinct Charters the one sealed with Wax the other with Gold surrendring the Kingdoms of England and Ireland to the Pope and resuming them under an annual rent grew from this occasion Pandulphus the Popes first Legate brought a form of an accord of Peace between the Pope exiled Bishops and their confederates and King Iohn drawn at Rome which if he would submit to he might be received into the Popes favour the Churches bosom and preserve both his kingdoms and life This agreement he swore to and sealed the 13th day of May and delivered to Pandulphus recorded by Mat. Paris at large the Earls and Barons siding with the Pope were to enforce him to perform and see it duly observed perchance he then treated with him three dayes after concerning the resignation of his Crown and kingdoms to the Pope and had some oath or engagement from him afterwards to ratifie it under his seal which this Monk mistook for the Charter actually surrendring his crown in October following which I conceive to be the Charter recited in the Autographum of Pope Innocents Bull under his Seal witnessed with the Subscriptions and Seals of 12. Cardinals and 3. Bishops dated Novemb 4. 1213. a full moneth after this second Charter October 3. before and sent to King Iohn wherein the Pope declared to him how willingly and joyfully he accepted the Kingdoms resigned to him and set them again to King Iohn which Dr. Crakenthorp mistooke for his first Charter and the same with that in the Manuscript collection of Nicholas Cardinal of Arragon There are several Opinions among Popes their Flatterers Historians and others concerning the Popes right to England and Ireland and these two Charters of King John granting and resuming from Pope Innocent and his successors his Realms of England and Ireland under an annual Rent which I think fit here to relate and examin ere I proceed further being the grandest Papal encroachment on the Crown a Lelius Zecchus b Marta c Alvarus Pelagius d Augustinus Steuchus and other Popish parasites as they assert in general That the Pope is absolutely the Lord of the whole Christian world and that Kings and Emperors must acknowledge their Empires and Kingdoms to be held of him the whole world being his territory So they assert that the Emperor of Rome Germany the Kings of France Arragon Naples Granado Portugal Spain Sicily Jerusalem Bohemia Hungaria
Church of England and those Bishops Monks not to this Pope Nocent and his Successors 4ly The satisfaction that was made by the King to the Archbishop Bishops and Monks in admitting restoring them to their Temporalties goods confiscated and what ever unreasonable dammage they could pretend to though Arch Traitors Rebels Enemies to him deserving rather a Gibbet after so many successive Treasons and Practises against him was more then sufficient being then made and secured to the Church he had offended without this resignation or oblation of his kingdoms to this Pope by this charter and swearing homage to him And so the charter void upon this account 5ly That this Charter was made by the inspiration of the holy Ghost is as direct a lye and blasphemy against the holy Ghost as that of Ananias to St. Peter who lyed not only to men but to God For 1. The holy Ghost never instructed any King to resign up his Kingdoms without his Subjects consents to any who had not the least right or pretence thereto 2ly He never taught any Pope Prelate Apostle or Clergy-man to receive Crowns Scepters kingdoms or Oaths of Fealty Homage and subjection from Kings to them as their Vassals but expresly prohibits them to do it commanding them to live in subjection to them and not intangle themselves in tho affairs of this world as I have largely demonstrated 3ly The premised passages of Mat Paris Mat. Westminster and others assures us That Pope Innocent and his Legate Pandulphus inspired those motions into King John which induced him to make this Charter which were full of Antichristian menaces and untruths As that near all the Barons and Commons of England had by their Charters promised homage and fealty to the King of France and to assist him to seise his Crown and kingdoms by force of arms c. Now whether such an insolent Impostor as Pandulphus such an Antichristian Pope as this Innocent were in truth the holy Ghost or their false fraudulent menaces surmises infused into this King by the inspirations of the holy Ghost or can be so reputed without blasphemy let all sober Christians judge they really proceeding from the very father of Lyes the Devil 6ly This pretended holy Ghost inspired him to insert these 8. notorious Lyes and false Suggestions together into the very next words of the Charter 1. That he did it non vi inducti so the later Charter but the first non vi interdicti 2. Nec timore coacti 3. Sed nostra bona spontaneaque voluntate which 3. all the premised passages disprove 4. Ac Communi consilio Baronum nostrorum offerimus as the last or conferimus as the first Charter Contradicted by the Barons themselves King Henry the 3d. the whole Kingdom and their Proctors to the Popes face in the Council of Lyons King Edward the 3d. and his whole Parliament by our Historian yea the French King and all his Nobles as you have heard 5. Libere concedimus c. 6ly Deo Sanctis Apostolis Petro Paulo who neither required approved nor accepted this satisfaction nor to whom King John ever intended it 7ly Et Sanctae Ecclesiae Romanae matri nostrae she being then his and our Churches stepmother enemy not mother all made stales to usher in this clause which hath the sole colour of truth Ac Domino nostro is added in the last not in the first charter Papae Innocentio ejusque Catholicis successoribus totum Regnum Angliae totum Regnum Hyber niae the word nostrum is omitted in both Charters and annexed to neither therefore void in Law cum omni jure pertinentiis suis 8ly For this pretended end Pro remissione omnium peccatorum meorum the only supposed delinquent totius generis nostri tam pro vivis quam pro defunctis the later whereof were no wayes privie to not guilty of his surmised offences against the Pope and Church Which Charter being against his Oath trust office duty and the Laws increased his Sins but could no wayes tend towards the remission of them as this Pope and Pandulphus untruly suggested 7ly It s Nullity in Law is most apparent from these 3. grand defects 1. King Johns surrender of his Crowns kingdoms to Pandulphus at least 5. dayes before was only by word of mouth not Patent or Charter and so voyd in Law 2ly Pandulphus had no special Letter of Attorny from the Pope either to receive this charter or surrender to the Popes use or regrant his kingdoms to King John under this special annual rent homage and other conditions 3ly Here is no reconveyance of them from the Pope or his Legat to King Iohn by any special Bull but only King Johns bare charter to the Pope Therefore all a meer void Pageantry passing just nothing 8ly The Tenure of King John in the last Charter quite subverts the Popes Title For whereas the first runs Et amodo illa ab eo to wit Pope Innocent the later is amodo illa A Deo Ecclesia Romana tanquam feodum the first is secundarius recipientes tenentes That the Kings of England hold their Crowns Kingdoms immediatly and only from God and King Iohn as well as his Predecessors not from the Pope or Church of Rome I have formerly evidenced Therfore he by this Charter holding and receiving it only from God not the Pope to whom he here granted it as concedimus Deo evidenceth by whom alone Kings reign receive their kingdoms the Pope being not mentioned in this clause and the Church of Rome no party to this Charter nor Proprietarie of our Realms nor exalted so as to out God himself of the Kings immediate Tenure of his Crown from him alone as his Soveraign Lord the Charter must needs be void 9ly Upon this account the Oath of Homage made and sworn by the King to Pope Innocent in the presence of his Legat Pandulphus seeing all the branches thereof relate only to him and his Successors not to God St. Peter St. Paul or the Church of Rome only inserted for a blind in the prologue not in any branches of the Oath must necessarily be void in Law and conscience else God the Supream Landlord and his Church alone commanding one thing and the Pope another contrary thereunto as oft he doth the King and his Successors by his Oath and Homage should be bound to obey the Pope before God or the Church under pain of forfeiting their right in the two kingdoms which were both irreligious and absurd 10ly The Clause whereby the King obligeth his heirs and successors to do homage to the Pope and his Successors and not to contradict any thing in this charter under pain of forfeiting his Right to these kingdoms is contrary to the Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown specially excepted out of this grant yea contrary to the coronation Oath and Laws of the Realm Therefore it makes the Charter Null to
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
Teste Rege apud Windesor xxij die Martii Eodem modo scribitur omnibus Vicecomitibus Angliae Matthew Paris gives us this account of the Kings seising the Lands of Normans in England Circa dierum illorum curricula Rex Francorum Parisiis convocatos omnes ultramarinos qui terras habuerunt in Anglia sic est affatus Quicunque in Regno meo conversatur habens terras in Anglia cum nequeat quis competenter duobus Dominis servire vel penitus mihi vel Regi Angliae inseparabiliter adhaereat Unde aliqui terras redditus habentes in Anglia eas relinquentes possessionibus quas habebant in Francia adhaeserunt aliqui e converso Super quo certificatus Rex Angliae omnes de Regno Franciae praecipue Normannos jussit terris suis quas in Anglia habuerunt disseisiri Unde Regi Francorum videbatur quod Rex Anglorum quia non in adoptionem eorum statuit conditionem terris hinc vel inde suis privandorum ut ad alterutrum Regum transmigrarent libere sicut ipse Rex Francorum fecerat treugas initas inter eos confregisset Sed quia nimis corpore debilitatus post reditum suum de Pictavia fuerat noluit certamina suscitare imo potius dissimulando pertransire impetuosas Normannorum querelas insurgendi in Regem Anglorum proterviam avidam voluntatem reprimere satagebat This Record and passage of Matthew Paris will very well explain the Statute De Praerogativa Regis An. 12 E. 2. c. 12. and Stamfords Glosse thereon Placita Coronae l. 3. c. 36. compared with Bracton l. 2. c. 35. sect 12 15. And l. 5. De Exceptionibus c. 24. sect 1. fol. 427. Est etiam alia exceptio quae tenenti competit ex persona petentis propter defectum nationis quae dilatoria est non perimit actionem ut si quis Alienigena qui fuerit ad fidem Regis Angliae tali non respondeatur saltem donec terrae fuerint communes nec etiam sive Rex ei concesserit placitare quia sicut Anglicus non auditur in placitando aliquem de terris tenementis in Francia ita nec debet Francigena Alienigena qui fuerit ad fidem Regis Franciae audiri placitando in Anglia sed tamen sunt aliqui Francigenae in Francia qui sunt ad fidem utriusque semper fuerunt ante Normanniam deperditam post qui placitant hic ibi ea ratione qua sunt ad fidem utriusque sicut fuit W. Comes Marr. manens in Anglia M. de Feynes manens in Francia alii plures Et ita tamen si contingat guerram moveri inter Reges remaneat personaliter quilibet eorum cum eo cui fecerit ligeantiam faciat servitium debitum ei cum quo non steterit in persona And c. 25. sect 3. Item respondere poterit quia particeps de quo dicitur nihil capere potest quia est ad fidem Regis Franciae nihil capere poterit antequam fiat fides Regi Angliae cum terrae sint communes concordes ideo non est necesse quae in brevi nominentur The Sheriff of Cambridge and Huntingdon seising the Lands of the Prior of St. Neoth and others by pretext of the Kings Writs the year before to seise the Lands of all Prior Aliens into the Kings hands the King upon the Priors complaint issued this Writ to the Sheriff to restore the possession of their Lands unto them and to shew by what warrant he seised them and to hear his judgement REX Vicecom Cantabrig Hunting salutem Monstravit nobis Prior de Sancto Neoth quod tu occasione praecepti nostri quod nuper tibi fecimus de terris Abbatum Priorum aliorum virorum religiosorum de partibus transmarinis cedentium vel decedentium in manum nostram capiendis ipsum Priorem de Prioratu suo Disseisivisti in manum nostram caepisti Quod quidem ex dicto mandato nostro elicere non potuisti Et quia fines ejusdem mandati nostri excecisti tibi praecipimus quod eidem Priori de praedicto Prioratu suo cum omnibus pertinentiis suis omnibus aliis de partibus transmarinis quos de terris suis contra formam praedicti mandati nostri in aliquo Disseisivisti talem seisinam habere facias qualem inde habuerunt ante susceptionem ejusdem mandati nostri Et si quid de bonis eorum ea occasione caepisti per pacem quam tecum fecerunt vel alio modo id eis sine dilatione reddi facias Et tu nihilominus sicut corpus tuum diligis coram nobis in crastino Claus Pascha ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ad ostendendum quo warranto ipsum Prioratum caepisti in manum nostram terras quorundam aliorum ad audiendum inde judicium tuum Ei habeas ibi hoc breve Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium Undecimo die Aprilis Anno Regni nostri xxix There being a Parliament summoned at London this year by the King and the Bishops being likewise required by Martin the Popes Agent to repair thither about an Ayde to the King and Pope the King thereupon fearing some designs from Scotland commanded the Bishop of Durham notwithstanding his former summons to remain at home for defence of those parts till further order by this Writ REX N. Dunelmensi Episcopo salutem Mandamus vobis rogantes quod ne que occasione adventus B. Cantuariensis electi cui ob nostram reverentiam ejus honorem occurrisse proposuistis neque occasione alicujus summonitionis nostrae seu quaestionis vobis hactenus factae a partibus vestris vos versus partes transferatis Australes sed ad securitatem nostram vestram ad tuitionem partium vestrarum in eisdem propter quorundam insidias de quibus ad vos rumor satis manifeste ut credimus pervenit remaneatis donec habitis cum fidelibus nostris tractatu pleniore certitudine evidenti aliud vobis duxerimus significandum Nos autem super omni summonitione quaestione facta vos interim conservabimus indempnes Teste Regeapud Westm xxij die Aprilis The like Writs upon the like occasion I find issued to the Bishop of Durham and others Claus 30 E. 1. m. 7. dorso Claus 6 E. 2. m. 12. dorso Claus 20 E. 3. pars 2. dors 22. Claus 46 E. 3. dors 11. Claus 12 R. 2. m. 42. dorso The Sheriff of Buckingham distraining the Tenants of the Abby of Westminster for Hidage and view of Frankpledge against the Liberties granted them by the Kings Charters as their supreme Lord the King thereupon issued this Precept to the Sheriff for preservation of their Liberties CUm inter Libertates quas Rex concessit Abbati Conventui Westm concesserit eis quod quieti sint in omnibus Comitatibus Angliae de Hydagio
and regulating Abuses in his Majesties Customs p. 210 219 238 239. An Act for regulating the Trade of Silkthrowing p. 290. An Additional Act concerning matters of Assurances used among Merchants p. 352 353 354 355 356 An Act for repairing of Dover Harbour p. 389 392. An Act for the better Regulating of the Manufacture of Broad Wollen Cloth within the West riding of the County of Yorke p. 411 413 Anno 13 Caroli 2. with sundry other Acts made since resolve As all these Acts in general so more particularly The late Act for Safety and Preservation of his Majesties Person and Government against Treasonable and Seditious Practices and Attempts Anno 13 Caroli 2. p. 6. resolves and declares That the Oath usually called The Solemne League and Covenant being not made by Act of Parliament and without the Kings Royal Assent was in it selfe an unlawfull Oath and imposed upon the Subjects of this Realm against the Fundamental Lawes and Liberties of this Kingdom and that all Orders and Ordinances of both or either Houses of Parliament though all the Bishops as well as Temporal Lords be Members of and present in them much more then of any Council Synod Archbishop Bishop Archdeacon Coâ—missary or other Ecclesiastical person or officer out of Parliament FOR IMPOSING OF OATHES to which the Kings Royal assent either in person or by Commission was not expresly had or given and by consequence all other Oaths hereafter so made or imposed in or out of Parl. were in their first creation and making and still are so shall be taken to BE NULL AND VOID TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES WHATSOEVER And Sir Edward Cooke in his 4. Institutes from the consideration of some of these Acts asserts That an Oath is so sacred and so deeply concerneth the consciences of Christian men as the same cannot be ministred to any unless the same be allowed by the Common Law or by some Act of Parliament That no old Oath allowed by the Common Law or an Act of Parliament can be altered nor any New Oath raised without an Act of Parliament nor any Oath administred by any that have not allowance by the Common Law or by an Act of Parliament And so was it resolved in Parliament Anno 26 Elizabeth in the case of the Vndersheriff and in the case of Commissioners for Policies of Assurance in which Parliament I attended writes he as Attorney General Whereunto he subjoynes That Oathes which have no warrant by Law are rather Nova Tormenta quà m Sacramenta and that it is an high contempt to administer any old much more then to make or impose a New Oath without warrant of Law to be punished by Fine and Imprisonment And therefore Commissioners that sit by force of any Commission that is not allowed by the Common Law nor warranted by Authority of Parliament much lesse then such who have no Commission at all from the King under the Great Seal but only from a Bishop Archdeacon or other Subject that ministreth any Oath whatsoever are guilty of an high contempt and for the same are to be fyned and imprisoned And no Commissions are legal but such as are allowed by the Common Law or warranted by some Act of Parliament And therefore Commissions much more Articles of new Inquiries or of Novel Inventions are against Law and ought not to be put in Execution Dors Claus An. 19 R. 2. n. 17. Certain poor Christians that had spoken against the worshipping of Images were by the Bishops inquired of and sworn to worship Images which Oath was against the express Law of God and against the Lawes of the Land for that they had no warrant to minister the same And in his 12. Report f. 26 27. Pasch 4 Jacobi He reports That upon a motion made by the Commons in Parliament in what cases the Ordinary may examine any person upon Oath Chief Justice Popham and himself upon a reference and demand from the Lords of the Counsil touching this question upon good consideration and view of the Books resolved That the Ordinary cannot constrain any Ecclesiastical or temporal person upon their Oathes to answer in cases of Infamy Adultery Incontinency Felony Simony hearing of Masse Heresie c. but only of Matrimony and Testaments it being not only against the antient Lawes of the Realm but also in prejudice of the Kings Crown and Diginty as they proved by the forecited Books and Prohibitions After these Prohibitions I do not find by our Histories or Records that any Bishops made Inquisitions upon Oath in their Visitations or Consistories from 36 H. 3. till Queen Maries dayes when Bishop Boner introduced them Yea William Lindewood our greatest Canonist and Advocate for Episcopal Jurisdiction and the Canon Law flourishing and made Bishop in King Henry the 6. his reign writing of Episcopal Inquisitions asserts That solemn preparatory Inquisitions are regularly made sine exactione Iuramenti without exaction of an Oath That from the beginning when a general Inquisition is to be made by Archbishops Bishops or Archdeacons in their Visitations non debet exigi Iuramentum an Oath ought not to be exacted especially by which any one shall be constrained to detect another mans secret finne or offence And Angelus de Elavasio a famous Canonist writing about the year of our Lord 1480. in his Summa Angelica resolves That Bishops and other Visitors in their Visitations ought first to preach the word of God and afterwards Inquirat et sine Iuramento et coactione they are to inquire of those things which belong to their office to correct without an Oath and coaction inducing the people to reform those things that are amisse by wholesome connsels and gentle perswasions or or by reprehentions as they shall deem meet This course was observed in all the Visitations of our Archbishops of Canterbury recorded by Matthew Parker or Godwin in their Lives out of our Historians and their own Registers wherein I finde no mention of any Inquiry or presentations upon Oath witnesse the Visitations of Boniface Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Kylwarby John Peckham Walter Raynolds John Stratford Simon Islippe William Courtney Thomas Arundell Thomas Bourgchier John Morton and others All which I thought fit from these presidents to demonstrate for vindication of the Kings Prerogative the antient Laws Customs of the Realm the Subjects Liberties and others information I now return to my former Chronological method and theam K. Henry the 3. not only to evidence his Devotion though Superstitious but Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Spiritual and Religious things Feasts and Reliques as they were then reputed Circa idem tempus scripsit Dominus Rex omnibus Regni sui Magnatibus ut in festo Sancti Aedvardi videlicet translatione quae celebratur in Quindena Sancti Michaelis jubens ut omnes ibidem convenirent ut joeundissimos cujusdam Sancti beneficii coelitus Anglis nuper collati rumores exaudirent Et praetereà ut tam
Manfreds hands in which des gn God blasted both the Popes forces and Kings rapines to their perpetual infamy I shall close up this year and Chapter too with the words of Mat. Paris Transiit igitur annus ille Ecclesiae et Praelatis ultimae servitutis genitivus Regni Angliae praedativus Terrae Sanctae sterilis et potius nocivus BOOK IV. CHAP. III. Comprising sundry Evidences out of Law-books Histories and Records manifesting our 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 Enchroachments 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 Mandates issued to restrain them And some other Ecclesiastical affaires transactions between the King Pope and Court of Rome of most concernment from the end of the 40th year of King Henry the 3d till the expiration of his Reign Anno Domini 1272. I Have presented you in the precedent Chapters with many memorable Records Writs Prohibitions restraining the Popes and Prelates Usurpations upon the Rights Crown Courts of King Henry the 3d. and his Subjects Liberties till the 40. year of his Reign about which time or soon after Henry de Bracton a famous Judge under him learned both in the Civil Canon and Common Laws of the Realm published five most excellent Books De Legibus Consuetudinibus Angliae wherein he asserts the Kings Supremacy over all persons whatsoever as having no Peer at all much less any Superior within his Realm stiling him Dei Vicarius several times in sundry places already transcribed in my Second Book chap. 2. p. 30 31 32. concerning King Lucius which I shall not here repeat Which passages of his will well explain those clauses in him which seem to patronize the Popes Supremacy viz. Apud homines verò est differentia personarum quia hominum quidem sunt praecellentes Praelati aliis principantur Dominus Papa videlicet in rebus spiritualibus quae pertinent ad Sacerdotium sub eo Archiepiscopi Episcopi alii Praelati inseriores Item in temporalibus sunt Imperatores Reges et Principes in hiis quae pertinent ad Regnum sub eis Duces Comites Barones Magnates sive Vavasores Milites etiam liberi villani diversae potestates sub Rege constitutae Ad Papam et ad Sacerdotium quidem pertinent ea quae spiritualia sunt ad Regem vero et ad Regnum ea quae sunt temporalia juxta illud Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum Et unde ad Papam nihil pettinet ut de temporalibus disponat vel ordinet non magis quam Reges vel Principes de spiritualibus ne quis eorum falcem immittat in messem alienam Et sicut Papa potest ordinare in spiritualibus quoad ordines et dignitates ita potest Rex in temporalibus in haereditatibus dandis vel haeredibus constituendis secundum consuetudinem Regni sui Which passages as they absolutely refute the Popes Temporal Supremacy and Jurisdiction in England upon pretext of K. Johns Charter or the grant of Peter-pence so they admit the Popes Supremacy only in Spiritual things to wit in consecrating depriving Bishops Priests administring Sacraments inflicting Ecclesiastical censures exercising their Ministerial function but not in the sapream Ecclesiastical Government of the Church or Clergy of England vested only in the King not Pope as Gods Vicar to whom all the Archbishops Bishops and Prelates of the Realm were then immediately subject as to their Soveraign Lord and Patron not so unto the Pope who notwithstanding his encroachments on the Crown in King Johns Reign which were regained only by degrees in those bad times by his successors could make no Archbishop Bishop in England or Ireland nor call Synods nor enact Laws or Canons to bind the Church or Clergy of England or Ireland without the Kings Royal assent who by his Writs of Prohibition controlled both the Popes his Legates Delegates and Archbishops Bishops yea Synods Jurisdictions and extravagant proceedings beyond their legal bounds as Bracton himself informs us in his Treatise of Jurisdictions and Prohibitions pertinent to my Theam wherein you may most clearly discerne a combination between the Pope Bishops and Ecclesiastical Courts especially by Bulls and Delegations from the Pope totally to subvert the Jurisdiction of the Kings Temporal Courts in that age and to engrosse them into their own hands to the prejudice of the King his Crown and Dignity and subversion of the antient Laws Customs Rights Priviledges of the Kingdom and Kings Officers Subjects and their diligence vigilancy courage to prevent it by several Writs and forms of Prohibitions thus digested into a perspicuous method and recorded to posterity by Judge Bracton 1. Est etiam jurisdictio quaedam ordinaria quaedam delegata quae pertinet ad sacertium forum Ecclesiasticum sicut in causis spiritualibus spiritualitati annexis Est etiam alia jurisdictio ordinaria vel delegata quae pertinet ad Coronam dignitatem Regis ad Regnum in causis placitis rerum temporalium in foro seculari unde videndum cujus judicium forum actor adire debeat Et verum est quod sive Laicum sive Clericum velit quis convenire debet adire judicem sequi forum rei judicium habebit illum apud quem reushabet domicilium sive domicilium habuerit sub jurisdictione unius vel duorum 2. Et licet generaliter verum sit quod actor forum rei sequi debeat fallit tamen in casibus propter diversitatem jurisdictionum causarum de rebus spiritualibus temporalibus earum sequela sicut in causa matrimoniali rebus permissis ob causam matrimonii quae in foro Ecclesiastico terminari debent quia cujus juris i. jurisdictionis est principale ejusdem juris erit accessorium Et eodem modo sicut in foro seculari agatur de aliquo placito quod pertinet ad Coronam dignitatem Regis fides fuerit opposita in contractu non propter hoc pertinebit cognitio super principali ad judicem Ecclesiasticum 3. Item fallit in causa testamentaria aliis pluribus causis Ecclesiasticis Item ratione criminis convenitur quis ubi deliquit ut si quis crimen commiserit in terra aliena quia ubi deliquit ibi subjceat juri sicut videri poterit de Vtfangthef per exemplum Item ratione contractus quia conveniendus ubi contraxit Item ratione rei petitae ut si Clericus petat versus Clericum Laicum debitum quod non sit de Testamento vel de Matrimonio sequi debet
Villa ad Ecclesiam de Cestreton vestrae Dioc. vacantem in qua Prior Conventus de Kenwilwroth jus vendicant patronatus et Magister Thomasius Procurator Magistri Petri de Collumpna cui in eadem Ecclesia dicebatur authoritate Apostolica provideri occasione clamii praedictorum Religiosorum opposuerit se praesentationi nostrae praedictae Ac praedicti Clerici postmodum se supposuerint ordinationi vestrae super jure suo in hac parte Nos submissionem hujusmodi gratam habentes ordinationem quam inter eos inde feceritis hac vice volumus esse ratam Salvo tamen jure cujuslibet post cessionem seu decessum Clericorum praedictorum In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Windes 6. die Martii The King granted this Patent to John le Bell to apprize sell the Fruits and Corn of the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of Sarum then in his hands and manured by him by the Oathes of honest men and to pay the monies into the Exchequer commanding all Bayliffs and others to assist him therein REX Omnibus Ballivis aliis Tenentibus de Episcopatu Sarr salutem Sciatis quod de Consilio Procerum nostrorum assignavimus dilectum Clericum nostrum Johannem le Bell ad appreciandum per Sacramentum proborum legalium hominum modis quibus melius fidelius fieri poterit omnes fructus et blada terrarum Episcopatus Sarr nuper vacantis et in manu nostra existentis quas sumptibus nostris excoli fecimus et ad fructus et blada ipsa cum illa appreciaverit vendenda ita quod de denariis inde provenientibus nobis respondeat ad Scaccarium nostrum Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Johanni super hoc consulentes sitis intendentes auxiliantes Et singuli vestrum qui Ballivas tenetis venire faciatis coram eo in Ballivis vestris ad mandatum ipsius tot tales per quos negotium praedictum melius celetius valeat expediri In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westm. 8. die Augusti The Bishop of Winchester having compounded with the King for 2229 l. 13 s. 1 d. for Corn and stock of the Temporalties and having paid part thereof into the Exchequer the King gave him further day for payment of the residue by this Patent REX Omnibus c. salutem Sciatis quod de duobus millibus ducentis viginti novem libris tresdecim solid uno denar in quibus Venerabilis Pater J. Winton Episcopus nobis tenebatur pro exemptione bladi dicti Episcopatus instauri ejusdem quod à nobis recepit postquam temporalia praedicti Episcopatus ei reddidimus solvit idem Episcopus mille libr. in Scaccario nostro die Jovis proxima post festum Sancti Hilarii Anno Regni nostri Quadragesimo septimo perâ—talliam quam ibi inde recepit Et de aliis mille libris ad idem Scaccarium solvendis dedimus ei terminos subscriptos videlicet quod solvat in Scaccario praedicto ad festum Sancti Michaelis Anno Regni nostri praedicto CC. L. Marc. ad festum Paschae proximo sequent CC. L. Marc. sic de anno in annum Quingentas Marc. ad eosdem terminos donec praedictae mille librae nobis persolvantur Residuas verò ducentas viginti novem libr. tresdecim solid unum denar perdonavimus Episcopo supradicto de gratia nostra speciali In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westm 18. die Januarii The Archbishops Bishops and Clergy by reason of the Wars between the King and his Barons being summoned to assist the King with Horses and Armes manfully and powerfully according to the quantity of their Estates and the King and Lords of his Counsil ordering that all Religious and Beneficed persons should be rated to find armed men or pay a competent Subsidy according to the common rate of their Benefices according as their Bishops should ordain the King thereupon issued these Writs to Sheriffs not to destrein them upon this occasion nor intermeddle therein VIc Cantebrigiae Huntingdon salutem Cum nuper per Literas nostras Patentes praeceperimus quod Archiepiscopi Episcopi c. qui ad hoc sufficerent viriliter et potenter se praeparent cum equis et armis ita quod essent ad nos London dominica proxima post festum beati Petri ad vincula prox praeteritum ad communem Regni nostri defensionem contra hostilem adventum alienigenarum nobiscum versus mare profecturi quod assumpto tecum custode pacis venire faceres de qualibet villata ad eundem diem octo sex vel quatuor ad minus secundum magnitudinem Villae de melioribus probioribus peditibus cum armis competentibus similiter de Civitatibus Castris Burgis tà m equites quà m pedites secundum magnitudinem facultates eorundem praedicti homines nondum adeo sufficienter plenariè venerint sicut nuper mandaverimus Nos communi periculo indempnitati terrae nostrae providere volentes c. Et quia per Praelatos et Barones de Consilio nostro provisum est quod viri Religiosi de Ecclesiis suis quas tenent in proprios usus et Rectores Ecclesiarum ac omnes alii beneficiati de Ecclesiis seu beneficiis suis Ecclesiasticis secundum communem aestimationem eorundem armatos inveniant vel subsidium competens praestabunt juxta ordinationem Episcoporum suorum Tibi praecipimus quod ipsos occasione praedicta non distringas nec te inde intromittas Teste c. Vrban the 4th being elected Pope and King Henry interrupted by his Wars with the Barons to send to congratulate his Election â—e having made an agreement with his Barons sent this complemental Epistle to him together with a special Messenger to treat concerning the businesse of the Croysado and other affaires of his Realm SAnctissimo in Christo Patri Domino â— Dei gratia Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae summo Pontifici Rex Angliae salutem cum reverentia honore Mundana Fabricae Rector providus opitex sublimis qui rete sui piscaminis per Petri Ministerium laxavit in capturam Ecclesiae laboranti benignè subvenit ipsamque mundi fluctictibus diu agitatam sua disponente gratia submergi non permisit Hujus namque operis successorem providum post expectationem diutinam lacrhymosa plebis desolatae suspiria ex insperato providit columpnam suae domus in aedificium completum provide substituit quatenus in ipsa donorum dispensator fiat magnificus teneat prae ceteris culmen sublimitatis qui de creditis sibi talentis rationem abundantem etiam in minoribus reddidit cum usura Congruum namquè magnificum Dei beneficium censetur cunctis ut hunc quem tot virtutum insigniis gratiarum plenitudine Dominus decoravit ad sui gregis profectum constituat super multa fiatque
decenter ac congrue in tantae necessitatis articulo subvenite Ad subventionem igitur Regis ipsius decimam partem omnium Ecclesiasticorum reddituum proventuum Archiepiscoporum Episcoporum aliorumque Praelatorum nec non Ecclesiarum Cathedralium aliorum Monasteriorum domorum Prioratuum caeterorumque Ecclesiasticorum regularium ac secularium exemptorum non exemptorum Angliae Walliae Hiberniae cujus◠cunque sunt religionis vel ordinis Militiae Templi Hospitalis S. Johannis Jerusolimitan S. Mariae Theotonicorum Cisterc Cartufien S. Clarae Dominibus duntaxat exceptis usque ad Triennium de fratrum nostrorum Consilio duximus deputandum Quocirca discretioni tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus decimam praedictam quam secundum veram non secundum antiquam extimationem reddituum et proventuum praedictorum pro eo quod hujusmodi extimatio frequenter pro varietate temporum variatur exigi Volumus et mandamus per te vel per alium aut alios viros providos et fideles quos ad hoc putaveris deputandos per totum praedictum tempus in supradictis Regno et partibus colligi facias diligenter in utilitates Regis ejusdem prout tibi per alias nostras literas exprimimus dispensandum Non obstante sialiquibus sub quacunque forma verborum a sede Apostolica sit indultum quod excommunicari vel interdici non possint vel quod ad praestationem subventionis vel subsidii alicujus minime teneantur per literas sedis ejusdem quae plenam et expressam de indulto hujusmodi et toto tenore ipsius de verbo ad verbum non fecerint mentionem seu quibuslibet privilegiis vel indulgentiis dictae sedis cujuscunque tenoris existant quibus a praestatione decimae proventuum eorundem valeant quomodolibet se tueri et constitutone de duabus dietis edita in Concilio generali contradictores authoritate nostra appellatione postposita compescendo All former Popes Bulls Priviledges whatsoever are here nulled by this Non Obstante Dat. Viterbii Quinto Idus Junii Pontificatus nostri Anno secundo Quia verò executioni praedicti negotii per nos ipsos intendere variis arduis occupati negotiis non valemus de vestra circumspectione plenam in Domino fiduciam obtinentes vobis in virtute obedientiae firmiter praecipiendo mandamus quatenus de universis redditibus proventibus Episcopatus omnium Ecclesiarum Landavens Civitatis Diocesiis tam Cathedral quam aliarum nec non Monasteriorum etiam exemptorum aliorumque locorum Ecclesiasticorum Regularium secularium quarumlibet personarum cujuscunque ordinis vel dignitatis existant hiis qui expressè à talibus in eisdem literis eximuntur Venerabilibus Patribus sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus duntaxat exceptis decimam secundum veram extimationem reddituum et proventuum eorundem quod intelligimus secundum verum valorem eorum etiam si verus valor ipsorum proventuum ultra taxationem quam fieri mandavimus se extendat in tribus terminis tertiam scilicet partem in proximo festo resurrectionis Dominicae aliam tertiam in festo beati Johanni Baptistae reliquam tertiam partem in festo beati Michaelis proximo subsequentibus ex intregro colligentes Venerabili in Christo Patri Waltero Eboracen Electo quondam Bathon Wellen. discretis viris Magistro Stephano Cantuariens Ruffunio Clivell in Eboracensi Ecclesia Archdiaconis quos ad eam recipiendam expendendam de nostro consilio et assensu pro ipsius Regis et Regni utilitatibus durimus deputandos fideliter assignatis contradictores et rebelles per Censuram Ecclesiasticam appellatione postposita compescendo Invocato ad hoc si necesse fuerit auxilio brachii secularis Et ut praefatum mandatum plenam sortiatur effectum in non solventes aut fraudulenter vel minus solventes de suis redditibus seu proventibus decimam hujusmodi secundum extimationem praedictam excommunicationis sententiam ex nunc in scriptis proferimus eamque mandavimus per vos in omnibus Ecclesiis earundem Civitatis et Diocesis sollempniter publicari singulis diebus Dominicis et festivis Ad alias graviores paenas spirituales et temporales contra tales nihilominus processuri postquam ipsorum fraus vel contumacia undecunque patuerit in praemissis Ab illo autem tempore deberi praedictam decimam declaramus eam pro eodem tempore solvi praecipimus quo Dominus Papa praefato Regi decimam ipsam provida deliberatione concessit Dat. Lond. 17. Kal. Febr. Pont. Domini Clementir Papae quarti Anno secundo In this Commission and Bull it is observable 1. That this Pope and his Legate expresse an extraordinary compassion and affection to the King Crown and Kingdome of England but it was solely for the extraordinary gaines and advantages they received by and from not out of any cordial affection towards them as the premises evidence 2ly That the Pope takes upon him by his Papal authoty at the Kings request for his and his Kingdoms benefit as was pretended to grant the King a three years tenth of the Revenues and Profits of all Archbishops Bishops Ecclesiastical or Religious persons and orders whatsoever as well exempt as not exempt notwithstanding all former Bulls and Priviledges of Exemption by his predecessors which must be meer Cyphers and Nullities when he pleaseth so little did Popes value the power or Bull of their predecessors 3ly That his Legat and his Commissioners must have the sole power of Levying collecting and ordering this Disme not the King and his Ministers within his own Realme who must be subordinate to them and supplicate his favor upon all occasions 4thly That it must be taxed not according to the usuall but improved values and levyed with greatest severity by all sorts of Censures upon such who refused or neglected to pay it the Pope and his Agents being to share with the King who had the smallest part in this as well as in former Dismes of this nature what ever was pretended to the contrary The arrears of his annual Rent reserved out of England and Ireland being to be paid out of it in the first place 5ly That the Ecclesiastical livings and preferments of the Popes Cardinals and creatures within the Kings Dominions must be wholy exempt from this Disme but no other persons whatsoever though priviledged by sundry Bulls of his Predecessors and all benefit of Appeals from his Legats Censures in it taxing collecting taken away yea the refusers excommunicated before hand and their excomunications publickly denounced in all Churches every Lords day and Holy day such then was the Antichristian Tyranny and abuse of Ecclesiastical Censures for secular ends The King having received this great Boon and Favor from the Pope writ these complemental Letters of thanks to him and his Cardinals expressing his extraordinary Obligations to them his readiness to serve them upon all
license to the Judges itinerant to take Oaths try some cases on times prohibited by the Canons so it were not drawn into president 394. Pope Honorius Bull to him and the Bishops to grant a Subsidy to the King 396 His Decree against Priests Concubines 397. Adviseth the King to assemble all the Clergy and Laity to hear the Popes Legates Message 398 to â—02 Caused the Pope to recall Otto calls the King to a Synod at Westminster to answer the Popes demands 402. Pope Gregory the 9. his Epistles to him to denounce his Excommunication against the Emperor Frederick 409 to 414. His death 418. Pope Gregory the 9. his applauses of him 419 420. Walter de Hevesham elected by the Monks by a Conge de eslier refused by the King Suffragans for insufficiency incontinency with a Nun on whom he begot divers Children and other causes His election nulled by the Pope at last upon promise to him of a Dism against the Emperor p. 307 418 419. The Popes sentence against him Ibid. Richard upon the nulling of Walters election at the Kings and Suffragan Bishops request declared Archbishop by Pope Gregories Bull without the Monks election by way of provision p. 419 420 421 430 778. Consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester without a Pall 421. Vngratefully denyed an ayde to the King in Parliament when he readily granted aydes to the Pope 428 429. He complains to the King against Hubert his Chief Justice for denying him the Wardship Custody of the heir of Gilbert de Clare and Castle of Tunbridge because he held of the King in Capite 429 430 Excommunicates Hubert and all else but the King for not betraying the Kings prerogative in Wards as invaders of the Churches Liberties Ibid. Makes a Trayterous Complaint against the King and Hubert to the Pope from whom he obtained what ever he demanded but dyed in his returne from Rome 430 431. Ralph Nevil Bishop of Chichester the Kings Chancellor elected by the Monks approved by the King yet rejected by the Pope only because Simon Langeton informed him he would cause the King and Nobles to oppose King Johns Charter Tribute if confirmed Archbishop 293 294 431. John their Subprior thereupon elected approved at Rome by the Cardinals but perswaded by the Pope to desist for his age inhability for so great a trust 432 433. Richard Blundus an Oxford Student thereupon elected but refused by the Pope because he had 2. benefices and borrowed great sums of mony as was thought not proved to purchase the place by Symony p. 433. Edmund Treasurer of Salisbury thereupon nominated Archbishop by the Pope to the Monks at Rome who durst not deny the Pope nor do any thing therein without the Kings consent Yet the Pope sent him a Pall into England before any election whereupon the King and Monks were content to accept of him without exception 294 433 434. Consecrated by the Bishop of London 434. Present at a Parliament as Bishop elect before his Consecration He and his Suffragans admoneshed King H. 3. to remove the Bishop of Winchester and other ill Counsellors 443 444. After his Consecration he and they advise the like threaten to excommunicate the King unlesse he reformed his error and all hinderers of peace concord with the Lords whereto he answered he would obey them in all things 443 445. Sent by the K. into Wales with other Bishops to treat a peace between the King Lewellin the Earl Marshall 445. An Act that no Assise of Dareign presentment should lie of a Prebennd made by his and other Bishops advice ibid. Present in the Council of Merton and debate concerning Bastardy 472 474. The custody of its temporalties and Rochesters belong to the King during both their vacancies 479. Its Services New-years gifts not to be sued for in Ecclesiastical Courts Ib. 476. A difference between a Bishop and Archbishop in Ireland referred by the King to this Archbishop and the Bishop of Cicester 482. Reprehends the King for sending for a Legate into England to the prejudice of his Dignity and the publike 485. The Archbishop of Yorks contest with him for precedency in the Council of London under the Popes Legat ruled for Canterbury 487. Goes to Rome though recalled by the Popes Legat A sentence there given against him for the Monks of Rochester touching their Bishops election and in the cause of the Earl of Aâ—undel condemned in about 1000. Marks costs his sentence reversed 498 499. Otto and the King his enemies Ib. Obtains a priviledge to the prejudice of the Monks of Canterbury deposeth the Prior and enjoynes penance to the Monks for interlining rasing burning a Deed of Priviledge Interdicts the Chapter nulls the Priors election as made in an undue place and without his consent 499 500. His Charter composition with the Monks and Monastery of St. Augustines to secure their priviledges by his lodging in it whiles the Legat lay in his Palace 499 500 792. His and his Suffragans complaints of the injuries oppressions done to the Church by the Kings ill Counsel and Popes Legat against his Oath Charter frequent promises and excommunications 544. Earl Richard bewayles the desolation of the Kingdom to him by the Popes Legates ill counsil and exactions 546. Yields to the Popes intollerable exactions which he at first opposed Complained to the Pope by Messengers Letters of the Kings detaining Cathedral Conventual Churches long in his hands hindring their free elections Procured a Bull for money that the Archbp of the place should present to them after 6. months voydance which the King caused the Pope to revoke as contrary to his prerogative 563. whereupon being exceedingly grieved he resolved to imitate Becket reprehended the King voluntarily banished himself into France to the Abby where Becket sojourned weary of his life addicting himself to fasting prayers tears falls sick dyes p. 563 564. 698. The Legat absolved those he excommunicated against the priviledge of his See 564. His Executors by the Kings Writ permitted to dispose of his goods according to his will and to call all his Bayliffs to account for the Rents 576. The Corn fruits provisions of the Archbishoprick during the vacancy after his death sent into France to victual the Kings forces 579. The King blamed by the French as the banisher persecuter of this holy Bishop 591. The King dreaded not his Sentence of Excommunication but violated his promise Charter notwithstanding it 611. His Miracles attested by many Archbishops his Canonization moved for in the Council of Lyons but deferred then by the Pope 642 644. Canonized by the Pope for a Saint 685. A Chapel built at Westminster for his honor 686 697 698. Reputed austere furious by his Suffragans 740. Applauded after his death 773 926. The disinherited Barons in the Isle of Eâ—y pleaded they firmly held the Articles of Faith they had learned from him and other Bishops 1022. Supposed by Boniface to have put his Church into great debts p. 683 684. Boniface elected
510 511 565. Hugh de Pateshull a Writ to him to enquire how many Benefices Prebendaries were in his Diocesse how many of them were conferred on Aliens by Popes or Legates Provisions with the persons names values p. 573. Pope Innocent absolveth the Prince of Northwoles from the Charter Oath Excommunication of the Bishop of Coventry and others to whose censure he submitted himself in case he violated them to King Henry 3. p. 608 609. A persecutor of the Monks his electors till his death p. 624. The Monks forcibly dispersed by the King forced to fly to other Monasteries during the vacancy p. 624. William de Monte Pessulano after his death elected by the Monks his praise p. 624 625. resignes his election to the King because he and some of the Canons opposed it p. 624 625 627. Roger de Weseham elected by the major part by the Bishop of Lincolnes meanes against the Kings consent allowed consecrated by the Pope at Lyons Richard Keeper of the Great Seal whom the King recommended elected by some few put by at which the King was highly displeased p. 625 626 627. The King detaines his Temporalties a long time for this affront but at last by the Popes mediation restored them p. 627 687. The King presents to the Church of St. Michael Coventry appropriated without his license during the vacancy The Vicar cites his Clerk before the Popes Delegates placed force in the Church to keep him out which the Sheriff by the Kings order removing some were wounded for which the Bishop Excommunicating the Sheriff and his Officers the King issued Writs to the Bishop to absolve them and to the Popes Delegates Vicar others not to prosecute the suit p. 687 688 689. A Prohibition to him and his Proctors not to exact Subsidies from or exercise any Jurisdiction in the Kings Free Chappels within his Diocesse p. 724 735. Not to grant Administration of the goods of Clerks intestate debters to the King till the debt satisfied p. 782. joynes with Archbishop Boniface in Excommunicating the Bishop of Winchesters servants for their force on his Official p. 786. his absence from Parliament excused by sicknesse p. 795. Writs to him for the businesse of the Crosse and collection of Dismes p. 807 814. voluntarily resigned his Bishoprick p. 851 925. Roger de Molend the Kings Nephew elected by the Monks approved by the King though he recommended his Treasurer to them p. 925. A Writ to him to sequester the Ecclesiastical livings of John Waterand in his Diocesse who refused to account to the King p. 978. A difference concerning a presentation to Cestreton Church referred to him by Writ p. 993. Writs for collecting the Dismes in this Diocesse p. 1033 1034. A Prohibition to him not to exercise any Jurisdiction in the Church of All Saints Derby being the Kings Free Chappel p. 1047. Cicester Chichester Bishoprick Bishops Commissioners to enquire damages done in it to the exiled Bishops p 278. A license to the Dean and Chapter to elect a Bishop in the presence of certain persons entrusted by the King p. 348. Ralph de Nevil Chancellor to King Henry 3. elected Archbishop of Canterbury rejected by the Pope for his stoutnesse and opposition to King Johns Charter of resignation 293 294 431. The Popes Delegate in the case between the Abbot of Glastonbury and Bishop of Bath and Wells 357. Present in the Parliament at Merton and Lords vote concerning Bastardy 472. The Monks of Winchester require nominate him for their Bishop in opposition to Ethelmar whom the King recommended for which he incurred the Kings displeasure who put him from his Chancellorship which he repented soon after 501 510. A Writ to him and other Bishops concerning the Priviledges of Canterbury 600. his death 613. Robert Passeleve the Kings Treasurer elected by the Canons approved by the King rejected by the Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop Boniface as insufficient 625 626 627. Ralph de Withz presently substituted in his place by the Bishop of Lincolns means without the Kings assent who very angry at the affront commanded him and his to be kept out of the City detained the Temporalties a long time in his hands restored them after much mediation and submission at last 625 626 627. Consecrated at Lyons by the Pope 627. A Writ to him to unlock the barnes of a Clerk sequestred or else the Sheriff to break them open 718 719. Present in the Parliament at London where he denyes an Ayd to the King 721. A Prohibition to him not to hold plea of a Debt then pending in the Exchequer 757. To take the account of the Bishop of Winchester concerning Compositions for absolutions from the Crosse 758. Appointed by the King with others to preach up a Croysado 766 797 806 807. Consents with the Bishop of Lincoln in opposing a Disme to the King though granted by the Pope 771 772 Joynes with Archbishop Boniface in excommunicating the Bishop of Winchester and his servants 786. The Kings Letter to the Pope in his behalf for his good service in preaching the Crosse 797. Expenses allowed him for it with Writs concerning this service 815 816. John Clypping summoned by the King to St. Edwards Feast at Westminster 826. Writs to the Collectors of Dismes in this Diocesse 917 1050 1051. Stephen with three other Bishops summons all exempt Abbots and other Religious persons to Oxford to know whether they would stand to and defend the Barons Ordinances 954. Excommunicated by the Popes Legate for adhering to the Barons against the King goes to Rome to the Pope to purchase his absolution and peace 1018 1021. a Writ of safe conduct for his going and returning to answer Articles against him for it before the Popes Legate 1020 1021 1023. Subscribes a Writ to remove a Lay force from a Prebendary with the Kings Counsil and other Bishops 1005. D. St. Davids or Menevia Archbishoprick Bishoprick Archbishops Bishops ST David translates the Archbishoprick of Wales from Coerlegion to St. Davids 234 235. what Bishops were Suffragans to it K. H. 2. subduing Wales subjected it and all its Suffragans to Canterbury Ibid. St. David first Archbishop thereof after its translation by him to Menevia 234. 2â— Archbishops after him therein using a Pall and plenaty Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction Ibid Sampson the last of the 24 Archbishops carried his Pall â—â— Dole in Britany 19 Archbishops succeeded him therein using Archiepiscopal Jurisdiction but without a Pall 234 235. Wilfrid Bishop thereof after Wales subduing by K. H. 2. p. 235. Bernard made Bishop by K. H. 2. compelled by him to receive his consecration from make his profession of subjection to the See of Canterbury and to take an Oath not to raise any contention concerning the Archbishoprick thereof against Canterbury 235. which Oath he violates after K. H. 2 his death appeals to Rome to revive the Archbishoprick but hath sentence given against him by Pope Eugenius Ibid. Gilardus or Geofry Archdeacon of Brechon made Bishop thereof by the
and others advice 228. William de Marisco one of Pope Innocents Delegates to hear the difference and appeal between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Abbot Monks of St. Augustines Cant. concerning Faversham Appendix p. 13 14 15. One of his Delegates to admonish King John to receive Stephen Langeton as Archbishop or else to Interdict the Realm his conference with the King the Kings high answer Writs to him concerning it 250 251 252. Interdicts the Realm Excommunicates the Kings Officers departs the Kingdom for which his goods temporalties are seised he and his relations banished by the King 253 254. Caused the Pope to excommunicate the King his Orders to publish the Excommunication every Lords day in all Conventual Churches throughout England disobeyed by the Bishops and Clergy therein slighted by the Nobility 257 258 259. King Johns victories successes notwithstanding it 260 261. The King upon the Popes messages offers to restore him to his Bishoprick but not to the profits which offer is rejected 261 262 263. Caused the Pope to absolve all the Kings Subjects from their Allegiance who must not eat or drink with him to deprive him and his Heirs of the Realm and give it to the French King which sentence he publisheth endeavouring to execute in France stirring up the French King to raise forces to dethrone him and seise his Kingdom 264 265 267 to 272. The King thereby and the Popes Legates perswasion enforced to be reconciled to him restore his Bishoprick with the profits damages to engage by Patents Oathes of himself and Nobles to effect it dishonouably to resign his Crown Kingdoms swear Homage to become the Popes Vassal Tributary 271 to 286 288 289 290. what monies he received of the King before his return 272 333. what after 288 331 333. His return and reception by the King 277 278 279. Commissioners to enquire of his damages 279 280. His commission to suspend all Clergymen who adherd to communicated with received Livings from the King or officiated during the Interdict till they went to Rome for absolution 334 335. A Witnesse to the Kings infamous Charter Homage Fealty to the Pope 290. To his Charter of the Patronage and Custody of Rochester Bishoprick to Archbp Langeton 339. King Johns Patent to him that none should enter into or detain his Fees by gift sale morgage or grant without his assent 380. resigned his Bishoprick 384. Eustace de Fauconbridge succeeded him 384. King H. 3. his Writ of Proclamation to the Sheriff of Middlesex that none should enter into or detain any lands of his by gift sale morgage grant without his assent to remove and fine all who should do contrary 380 381. One of the Kings Council 381. His contest with the Abbot of Westminster where he was consecrated to visit receive procurations processions exercise Episcopal Jurisdiction over the Abby referred to arbitrators awarded against him 384. A Writ concerning the Bishop of Elies Liberties issued by the King in his presence as one of his Counsil 398. His death 421. Roger Niger elected approved by the King consecrated his praise 421. Consecrated Archbishop Edmund at Canterbury 434. Solemnly excommunicated all such who bâ—cke open the Romans barns threshed out their coin and those who laid violent hands on Cincius a Canon of Pauls 436. Accused for assenting to those who thus spoiled the Romans forced to Rome about it to his great â—â—xation expence and to take up money of the Popes Vsurers whom he endeavoured to expell the City who laughing at him by the Popes favour after much pains put him to silence 437 469 902. Reprehends King Henry for pulling Hubert de Burgo accused of High Treason out of a Chapel of his Diocesse threatned to excommunicate all who offered this violence unlesse he were restored to it which to prevent the King was enforced against his will to do 438 439. Excommunicates the Kings officers at Dover for staying the Bishop of Carlisâ—e taking him and his goods out of a ship by the Kings command endeavouring to go out of the Realm without his license Repairs to the King at Hereford with his army complains of this violence to the Bishop excommunicates all actors authors of it in the Kings presence though out of his Diocesse in both with other Bishops the King much murmuring at and prohibiting it 439. The Popes Commissioner to examine the canonicalnesse of the Abbot of St. Alâ—â—â—s election tender him his new prescribed Oath of homage fâ—alty to the Popes and See of Rome his execution thereof 459 460 463 464 465. Present in the Parliament at Melton and setling of Bastardy according to common Law against the Canons 472. Prohibits any to sell victuals to the Jewes under pain of Excommunication the Kings Mandate to the contrary 475 476. Helps consecrate the Bishop of Rochester 499. Consecrates Pauls Church 566. A writ to certifie the number value of all Benefices in his Diocesse all provisions to aliens and by whom granted 572 573. The Prince of â—ales subjects himself to his and two other English Bishops Ecclesiastical censuies if he violated his Charter and Oath to the King 609. Fulco Basset his prayses elected against the Kings will by the Canons 623. Seals the Pope transcript of King Johâ—s most detestable Charter of his Realms surrender subjection to the Pope when burnt contrary to the Kings kingdoms protestations against it last of all the Bishops against his conscience p. 300. Constituted by the Pope to execute his exaction of the 3d. part of all residents and half of nonresidents benefices through England with severe penalties 676. Present at St. Edwards Feast Fair at Westminster to adore the blood of Christ there resaâ—ved 7â—0 One of the Bishop of Du hams provisors of his three reserved mannors upon his resignation by the Popes appointment 724. The Kings Prohibition to him not to remove his Clerk out of possession of Enesord Church to which he presented him by his ancient prerogative to vacant benefices of the Archbishoprick whiles in his hands not to put the Popes Clerk by provision in derogation of his prerogative by the Popes Decree and Mandate under pain of violating his Oath of Fealâ—y to him and seisure of his Barony if he proceeded therein 725. A prohibition to the Inhabitants of Pencrich not to permit him to exercise any Jurisdiction within the Kings free Chappel there 728 796. nor in any other Free Chappel within his Diocesse 734 735. He resists the Archbishops Visitation at Pauls St. Bartholmews and London for which the Archbishop excommunicated him 741 742. He appeals prays ayd by Letters against it 742 743. Fearfull to offend the Archbishop by reason of his power agrees with him 744 751 752. The Excommunication declared null by the Pope and his Delegates 744 745 746 751 752. He agreed with Grosâ—head in opposing the Trieâ—â—ial Disme granted by the Pope to the King 771. His Letter to the Bishop of Norwich to publish Pope Innocents Decree concerning procurations and against exactions in
to his perpetual infamy and intollerable damage dishonour of the Realm Nation 251 to 292. Walter Gray King John promised in his presence to grant all the Barons petitions which the Pope should deem just which they refused 347. recommended to York by the King but rejected by the Canons electing Simon Langeton whose election was nulled 349 350. See Ebor. Walter de Cantelupo elected confirmed consecrated by the Pope without difficulty 484. Opposed Otto the Popes Legates Canon against Pluralities in the Council of London as prejudicial to Noblemens Sons 488. chosen an arbitrator between the Bishop of Lincoln his Dean and Chapter in the difference about their Visitation 509 Consecrated the Archbishop of Ardmach at Westminster 566. A Prohibition to him as Popes Delegate to proceed in the cause between the Bishop Dean and Chapter of Lincoln as prejudicial to the Kings Crown Dignity 576 577. Joynes with Grosthead in threatning to Interdict the Kings Chapples if he desisted not from persecuting the Bishop of Winton 590. The Popes Epistle to him to prosecute that businesse and send the names of all whisperers to him who incensed him against the Bishop 593. His other Bishops petition that the Prior and Monks of Canterbury might use no new Jurisdiction over them to disturbe the peace of the Clergy or Realm the Kings Prohibition thereon to them 600. Very dear to the Pope as created by him suspected to the English as apt to do any thing to the Kingdoms prejudice to please the Pope he departs suddenly out of the Realm to him 626. The chief of the Papal Bishops who promoted the Popes extortions disswaded Earl Richard and the King from opposing them having a power from the Pope to Interdict the Land by whose counsils the King being swayed effeminately relinquished his manly resolutions to withstand the Popes intollerable exactions trembling for fear of the Popes menaces 675. This Bishop imitating Grosthead in passing through his Diocesse by himself or his Clerks specially designed to visit it compelled as will Freemen as Villains without the Kings special command to take an Oath to make Inquisition according to his will against custome and the excellency of the Royal Dignity from whence great scandal and schism were engendred in the people Whereupon the King issued a Writ to the Sheriffs of Gloucester and Worcester commanding them that they should from thenceforth permit no Lay-person to appear before the said Bishop or his Clerks for the cause aforesaid so as he might be able justly to commend their diligence therein which quelled this his usurping innovation 705. Summoned to present at St. Edwards Feast at Westminster to honour and adore the false relique of Christs blood 715. Present with other Bishops in Parliament who joyned in a sharp reprehension of the King for violating the Churches Liberties and freedom in Elections denyed him an ayde then departed in discontent 721 722. One of the Bishop of Durbams provisors to retain 3 Mannors of his Bishoprick during life upon his surrender thereof 724. The Popes principal Commissioner Agent to publish his general Letters through all Bishopricks for a collection of Dismes and redemption of Vows for Richard Earl of Cornwall 731 732. The Popes command to him to absolve William Beauchamp the Kings Sheriff of Worcester and others from an Excommunication denounced by him against them for things belonging to the Kings Court to his prejudice or else the Archbishop to absolve them a Parent of Procuration by the King thereupon 735. The Kings Letter to the Pope to call him to an account for the Crosse-money and redemption of Vows received or distributed 758. Appointed one of the preachers of the Crosse to all the Londoners summoned to Westminster by the King 766. Joynes with Bishop Grosthead in opposing a Tax and Disme granted by the Pope to the King 771. Collectors assigned in his Bishoprick for the Disme granted the King in Parliament 814. Writs to them to hasten the Collection 917 1034. Protested he would rather be hanged then yield to such an insupportable exaction as Rustand demanded for the Pope from the English Prelates and Clergy 823. Excommunicated some of the Sheriff of Worcesters Bailiffs for distreining upon his Lands after which an Attachment and Distringas issuing against him for this contempt he released his Excommunication whereupon the King suspended his Attachment and Distringas 860. One of the Kings Counsil the Bishop of Ely his Will produced under his Seal 965. A Writ to him to sequester the Benefices of John Walerand an accountant and debtor to the King 978. A Writ to his Official prohibiting the citing of any of the Kings Clerks to answer for their Benefices out of the Realm 981. One of the Kings Proxies and solemn Nuncioes before the French King and Popes Legate Arbitrators of the differences between him and his Barons 1002. Peremptorily adhered to the Barons Constitutions at Oxford against the King asserted that the King having sworn to them the Pope had no power to absolve him from his Oath nor reverse those Provisions made and sworn to by common consent drawing with him many false Prophets into this his error ravenous Wolves in Sheeps cloathing against the Vicar of Christ and the Lords anointed their own King muttering not what the Holy Ghost gave them to utter but what the object of the supreme power this Bishop to gainsay 1016. The night before the battle of Lewes he absolved Simon Earl of Leicester and all his Souldiers Complices from all their sins commanding them upon the remission of their sins to fight manfully for justice the next day promising entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven to all who dyed in that cause 1022. Publickly excommunicated by name in the Council of Northampton by the Popes Legate for siding with and encouraging the Barons against the King He soon after dyed basely 1018. Godfry Gifford the Kings Chancellor elected Bishop one of the 6. persons chosen in and by the Parliament at Kenelworth to elect 6. more who upon their Oath were to draw up Articles tending to peace and settlement between King H. 3. and those who had been and then were in armes again him who thereupon drew up the Statute of Kenelworth 1019. The King upon his election presently granted him the profits of the Bishoprick during the vacancy belonging to the Crown of antient right towards the repair of the houses and edifices then fallen to decay gave him a special license to fence his houses within the Close at Worcester and at Widdington in Gloucester-shire with a wall of stone lime and battlements in form of a Castle by two special Patents and so to hold them to him and his successors for ever without question or impediment of him or his Heirs 1038 1064. His seal and testimony to Pope Martin the 4th his acquittance for 4000. Marks received from King Edward the 1. by his Agents for his use for some years arrears of the annual rent granted by King John to the Pope and
himself Bishop thereof being consecrated by the Archbishop of Ardmach to the prejudice of the Kings dignity when he neither demanded nor had the Kings consent to his election or confirmation conferred certain Churches belonging to the Bishoprick to the Kings and Bishops prejudice one of them on the Chancellor of Ireland Upon which the King issued a Writ to the Chief Justice that he should not detain that Church nor do such things for the future that he should take those persons according to the Custom of Ireland who were excommunicated by Hugo or his Officials remove all Lay-force resisting him out of Churches and if any menaced him or his in their goods or bodies to take good security and sufficient pledges from them to attempt no evil against the person elected the Archbishop and Hugo endeavouring to seclude the King and his heirâ— that no license should be demanded from them to elect a Bishop in the Church of Meden which would redound to their great prejudice p. 816 817. The Bishop of Midden certifies a confirmation of the Bishop of Ossory to the King p. 980. Executor of the Dism granted to the King in Ireland p. 1055. O. Ossory Bishoprick and Bishops THe Kings grant to the Queens Chaplain of the next Prebend or benefice belonging to the Patronage of that Bishoprick which should fall voyd during the vacancy p. 971. Galsridus de Sancto Leodegario his election to it confirmed by the Archbishop of Dublins official by his authority whiles absent at Rome certified to the King by his Official and 2. Irish Bishops whereupon seisin of all his Temporalties is awarded him by a Writ to the Chief Justice p. 980. T. Tuam Archbishoprick and Archbishops THomas an attachment against him and others for holding Plea of a Lay-fee against W. Earl Marshal at the suit of the Bishop of Fern against the Kings prohibition p. 372. Writs issued to him to levy an ayde granted upon the Clergy of Ireland by the Pope and to repair to Dublin to receive instructions concerning it p. 405 406. See Dublin Martin Archbishop refused to confirm or consecrate the Bishop of Elfin by the Popes order without the Kings consent p. 635. A Petition to the King for a license to elect a new Bishop after his death the Chief Justice commanded to grant one freely yet to require them to elect such a one who might be fit for their Church profitable to the kindom of Ireland and faithfull to the King 735. A mandate to the Archbishop to imploy Freers Predicants daily to preach the Crosse and collect Legacies redemptions of the Crosse and all monies belonging to that affair p. 768. The Archbishop requested the King that the Church of Hennechdun alias Eanden formerly belonging to his See but having two Bishops successively placed in it as a Cathedral might become parochial as at first as the Pope had ordained the examination thereof referred by Writ to the Chief Justice the value of the Lands and Edifices belonging to the Church to be enquired after to be exchanged for other Lands of like value that the King might build a Castle there The Patronage of the Church to remain at present in the Kings hands whose license was required for election and confirmation of the Bishops there till enquiry made who were the ancient patrons To inquire what land belonged to the Church before it was made a Bishoprick that the Archbishop should have the lands belonging to him of right and be assisted with favour to recover his right in the Kings Courts against the Tenants 783 784 828. Five Articles of Complaint Grievance of Florentius Archbishop thereof his Suffragans and Clergy whereby the Church of Ireland was enormously oppressed grieved defrauded of its rights Liberties by the Kings Justices Sheriffs other Officers and some Irish Barons referred by the King to Prince Edward to examin and redresse by the advice of his Chief Justice other discreet men of his Counsil there and of the Archbishops Bishops Abbots Barons Justices and all the great men of Ireland to be assembled for that purpose with all convenient expedition in such sort as should be most expedient for the Churches indemnity his and the Land of Irelands profit tranquility So as the glory of the Church might encrease by him and the beginning of his new government might receive more increase of praise 827 828. Wolter de Lundie Dean of Pauls being made Archbp the Pope granted him the profits of all his former livings by way of Commenda for two years not excepting his former grant to the King of all Dignities and livings falling void for 5. years towards his expedition to the Holy Land whereupon the King issued a Writ to his proxies not to collect the fruits of the Deanary and Prebendary of London or other benefices before his promotion by this Commenda which if they presumed they should answer them to him p. 913. He being made Archbp. by the Popes provision without the Kings license the King refused to restore his temporalties to him at last he permitted his Bailiffs to dwell in the houses and manure the Lands belonging to the Archbishoprick yet so that all the profits and rents thereof should be sequestred laid up and safely kept in certain places within the Archbishoprick without diminution untill the Archbishop should come to the King and do his Fealty in person to him Which he accordingly performing the King restored him to his grace favour Archbishoprick with the Temporalties and profits therof from the time of the sequestration by a Writ to the Chief Justice of Ireland 939. Thomas O Connor Bishop of Elfin being elected and confirmed Archbishop of Tuam by the Pope as the Pope certified the King by his Letters he approving and confirming his translation sent Writs to his Chief Justice and Escheator of Ireland to give him full seisin of all his Temporalties and possessions without delay and to all the Tenants of the Archbishoprick to obey and answer him as their Lord 956. The King receiving contrary Certificates concerning the elections of two persons to the Bishoprick of Clon commanded the Archbishop to confirm and consecrate him he had certified to be duly elected yet to inquire further of the election and give him a fuller account thereof that the King might know which of the two to admit without injury of right 979. See Clon After which one of them being confirmed and consecrated by the Archbishop of Dublin the other by the Archbishop of Tuam who upon his appeal to the Pope had his definitive sentence to be duly elected and confirmed the King upon the Popes certificate issued a Writ to his Escheator to give him sâ—ifin of the Temporalties without delay P. 991 992. See Elfin W. Waterford its Bishoprick Bishops and matters concerning them THe Bishoprick of Lismor united to â—â—t by J. Cardinal Presbyter of St. Stephen the Popes Legate in Ireland though formerly divided p. 373. R. Bishop of Waterford being in actual possession
in reprehending the King for his misgovernment 721 722. The King respites the seising the Bishop of Worcesters temporalties for suing against his prohibitions at his request 752. Extraordinary rich The Pope offers him the Realm of Sicily which he refuseth being only to exhaust his Treasure 776 777. Excepted out of Archbishop Boniface his general Excommunication 786 788. Present in Parliament at the general excommunication of the infringers of the Churches Liberties and Great Charter 796. Guardian of the Realm with Queen Elianor in King H. 3. his absence 806 to 824 refuseth Sicily or to lend the King or Edmund monies to gain it the Popes Letters for that purpose 808 8â—2 The Jewes sold to him by King H. 3. Append. 27. Elected Emperor and why App. 27 28. D. DErby VVilliam de Ferâ—ariis 757. E. ESsex Galfridus Geoffry Fitz-Peter 231. Chief Justice See more Index 8. Chief Justices of England G. de Mandevil Earl of Glocester and Essex 338 435. H. de Bohun Earl of Hereford and Essex 669 951. F. FLanders Philip refused to invade England p. 276. Ferrers de Ferrariis â—illiam 271. matters relating to him 257 271 274 276 277 290 331 338 339 472 721. G. GLocester G. de Mandeville p. 338. Gilbert de Clare his actions 558 559 721 788. Richard de Clare his actions for and against the King 931 935 950 967 977 1001 1002 1013 1014 1021 1024 1025 1032. H. HAssia and Turing Lantgrave Henry elected Emperor by the Popes means in opposition to Frederick 2. slain 680 753. Heresord Humsry de Bohun Marshal excommunicated p. 359 390. His acts and matters concerning him 452 472 715 721 788 796 862 951. Holland William set up and chosen Emperor against the Emperor Frederick the 2. by the Pope routed slain and his whole army defeated Appendix 27. K. KAncia Kent Hubert de Burgo his Negotiations troubles acts p. 452 453 472 485 498. See Chief Justices L. LEycester R p. 229. Simon de Montefort Monfort 400 472. Gave ill Counsell to King H. 3. against the publick 486. Guarded the Popes Legate with his arms to the Council at Pauls 488. Goes with a vast summe of mony to Rome thereby to prevent a divorce from his unlawfull mariage against his wives vow of virginity made before the Archbishop which the Pope confirmed 498 500. Yet being checked for it by the King he departs the Court with infamy goes beyond Sea with his wife Ibid. Sollicits the Prelates Abbots Priors Clergy to grant an ayde to the King at his and the Popes request by Letters to them which they deny 610. Joynes with the other Nobles in a Letter against Popes Extortions Innovations Oppressions of the Church of England 669 670. Joynes with the Bishops and other Lords in a sharp reprehension of the King in a Parliament which dissolved in discontents and denial of an ayde 721 721. Appointed an Ambassador to the Pope with others about the Priviledge sent K. H. 3. for the kingdom of Sicily thereby given him 914. Several Writs Letters Procurations concerning that his Imployment 915 to 920. Called by William de Valentia an old Traytor in Parliament before the King and Nobles His indignation reply thereto 931. He and other Nobles confederate together come with horse and arms to the Parliament at Oxford force the Poictovins to deliver up the Castles they had got possession of under pain of losing their heads and to depart the Realm 935 936 937 938. Letters by his and other Nobles advice to the Pope concerning Sicily 943 to 951 reputed to be crowned with Martyrdom 980. His Precepts during the Wars net to pillage or rob Churches or Churchyards ineffectuall 991 1000. He joyns in the Instrument of submitting the Articles of Oxon and other Differences between King Henry and his Barons to the King of France Popes Legat and others 1001 1002. His presentation under the Great Seal to the Treasurership of Yorke during the Kings imprisonment under him revoked after his enlargement 1010. A Writ to excommunicate the Welshmen Earl of Gâ—ocester and other opposites to him procured and signed by him in the Kings name 1013 1014. Absolved from his sinnes encouraged by some Bishops in all his Wars against the King slain in Rebellion the tempest at his death 1021 1022. Lincolne John matters concerning him p. 472 486 487 488. M. MAndevill 389 390. See Essex March Henry de Lizimaco matters concerning him p. 377 385 384 Hugo de Brune p. 750. Melun Viscont his confession of Lewes his intention to banish the English Barons who elected and made him King as Traytors when he conquered King John 366. N. NOrfolke and Suffolke Roger Bâ—god and Hugh de Bâ—god acts concerning them p. 280 299 359 390. 638 639 644 669 715 721 796 843. O OXon Albericus de Veer p. 251 261. R. de Veer 472. 669 721 796. Matters concerning them Ibid. P. ST Paul Pol against the Pope p. 700. Pembroc William Marescallus his Teste to K. H. 3. his write Charters Letters Oath to the exiled Bishops p. 230 274 276 277 280 290 33â— 338 339. The Kings Writ to him concerning the release of the interdict 332 appeals by him against the disturbets of the kingdomes peace 346. Sets up crowns assists H. 3. after K. Johns death 369 370 389 390. Richard Earl Marshall certain Bishops accused by the King in Parliament of overmuch familiarity with him 443. Bishops sent to treat a peace between the King and him 445. Gilbert swears to maintain the contract of marriage between King H. 3. and the Emperor 452. Present in the Parliament of Merton and Lords resolution not to alter the Law of Bastardy 472. Went armed to the Council at Pauls to guard Otto the Popes Legat 488. Takes up the Crosse and vowes to go to the Holy Land with Earl Richard 513. A Writ to him not to intermeddle in the quarrel between Archbishop Boniface and the Bishop of Winton 788. Perron confederates against the Popes and Prelates usurpations extravagances 700. Poictou taken prisoner by the Saracens 755. Provence King H. 3. maries his daughter 455. Is taken prisoner by the Saracens 755. P. RAinoldus a Forraign Earl 410. Richmond Peter of Britain 457. of Savoy p. 723. Rogerus a Forraign Eatl 410. S. SAbaudia Savoy 502. Thomas imprisoned 848 849. Sarum Salisbury William his actions p. 251 265 271 274 290 389. Swartzemburge 753. T. THolose Reymund The Pope and his Legates interdict excommunicate and grant a Croysado against him though an Orthodox Christian for favouring the Albigenses refusing to abjure the Earldom for him and his heirs and become the Popes vassals like King John p. 400 403 404 414. W. WArren William matters concerning him p. 271 274 276 277 338 339 346 389 372 494 721. John 836 943. Warwick H. 390. F. 472. John de Placeto 936 951. Winton S. acts matters concerning him p. 251 274 290 331 338 339 359. R. 669 721. INDEX 8. Of the Names of the Chancellors and other Great Officers of
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
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
passe peaceably through it from the Port of Dover to Lenn and to passe from thence to those Northern Realms with the next opportunity and winde because all sorts of Legates and Popes Nuncioes were accustomed to impoverish or by some meanes to perturbe the Realms into which they entred his free gifts to this Legate coming to visit him 697. His notable Prohibitions upon the complaint of Nobles and others to the Bishop of Lincoln his Officials rural Deans and others against summoning and enforcing Lay-persons by Ecclesiastical censures to appear before them in their Courts and Visitations to make Inquisitions and give in Informations or testimony upon Oath against their wills in cases of Incontinency and other scandals never formerly used against his Crown Dignity the Laws Customs of the Realm to the scandal vexation of his Subjects and danger of their reputations souls 699 704 705 706 728. His carrying of the Viol of Christs blood brought from Jerusalem from St. Pauls to St. Peters at Westminster with his own hands in a solemn procession bestowing it on that Church to be there reserved adored as a most precious though forged Relique 711 712. His new Fair granted to Westminster and suppression of all other Fairs and sale of goods in London for several dayes to draw company thither to adore this Relique 715. His notable Letter to the Bishop of Durham charging him with contempt against his Crown Dignity and ingratitude in distreining the Cattle of the Prior of Tinemuth 716. His pusillanimity in not recalling the Popes suspention of the Prelates to collate to Benefices till the Romans covetousnesse was satisfied and not protecting the Abbot of Abendune against the Popes citation to and vexations at Rome for conferring the Church of St. Helen on Aehelmar his half brother at his request who had given it to a Roman to whom the Pope enforced the Abbot to pay an annuity out of his Chamber to his Churches great detriment 716 717. His and his Officers spoyles rapines during the vacancy of the Abby of St. Edmund and Bishoprick of Bath and Wills 717 721. His Prohibitions against citing his Clerks out of the Realm and levying First fruits granted by the Pope to Archbishop Boniface out of Lay-mens Benefices 718 719. His confirmation of the antient liberties of the Dean and Chapter of York saving the antient Rights and Liberties of the Crown of which he was in actual possession 719 720. He summons a general Parliament at London wherein he demands an Ayde for which he was sharply reprehended being contrary to his late Charter to the Nobles and for his indiscreet prodigality to aliens whom he called in marrying his Nobles to ignoble aliens against their wills assents and disrespecting his native Subjects for keeping vacant Bishopricks Abbies long in his hands whereof he was to be the guardian defender protector who spoyled impoverished them to their destruction against the first and chief branch of his Coronation Oath 721 750. That he had no Chief Justice Chancellor or Treasurer made by the Common Counsil of the Realm as was fit and expedient he alwayes making such as followed his own will for his gain and promoted not the publick but their own singular profit by scraping wealth and gaining wards and rents for themselves At which he blushing as conscious promised he would most freely certainly and thankfully reform all these things thinking by this feigned humility to win all their hearts to condescend to his demands who often deceived by such promises delayed to grant an Ayde for a time till they saw an actual reformation whereupon the Parliament was adjourned 721 722. At the second meeting he taxed the Nobles for dealing uncivilly with him their King Lord in denying him that liberty which every of them used to chuse what Counsil Officers Servants he pleased and preferre depresse remove them at his pleasure Adding That Servants ought not to judge or fetter their Lord with their own conditions much lesse Vasâ—als their Prince that all inferiors ought rather to be directed ordered by the will of their Lord The Servant not being above his Lord nor the Disciple above his Master That he should not be reputed their King but their Servant if they might thus incline him at their pleasure wherefore he would neither remove his Justice Chancellor or Treasurer as they propounded nor substitute others yet demanded an Ayde of money from them to acquire his rights in foreign parts which concerned them likewise Upon which subtile answer by those who feared to be displaced had he followed the Barons general advice they all unanimously answered they would by no means unprofitably impoverish themselves to make foreigners proud with their goods and strengthen the enemies as well of the King as Kingdom as of late hapned in Poâ—ctou and Gascoign The Parliament thus dissolving in discontent he fell out with his Counsellors for losing the hearts of his Nobles who to raise monies caused him to sell his plate jewels oppresse and extort money from the Londoners to take up provisions for his Houshold by force without paying for them to beg money from particular Nobles Prelates Abbots when severed who denyed him any ayde whiles conjoyned by Letters Messengers to them one after another which took small effect with any 722 to 725. His Messengers to the Pope and prohibition to some Bishops his Delegates charging them upon their Oaths of Fealty not to prejudice the rights of his Crown in putting the Popes provisor into a Benefice to which he presented a Clerk by his Royal Prerogative under pain of seising their Baronies 725. The Dean Chapters Bishops of St. Asaphs two Charters to him under hand and seal That they ought not to elect a Bishop without humbly petitioning him and his Heirs for a license to elect and that he ought to confirm their election before any consecration 726 727. His Writs and Pope Innocents Bull concerning the Priviledges and Exemptions of his Free-Chapples from Episcopal Jurisdiction or Taxes 727 728 734 735. See Free-Chapples He sendeth for and craves pardon from the Londoners for injuries done them crosseth himself for the Holy Land to extort monies from his Nobles under that pretext who formerly denyed him an Ayde 729 730. He for money procures a Bull from the Pope to his Nobles when they had sold morâ—gaged their Lands and prepared all things for their journey to the Holy Land not to repair thither under pain of Excommunication till he might go with them as their Captain commanding the Constables of 〈◊〉 and other Ports to suffer no Nobleman who was crossed to passe beyond the Seas He exacts vast sums of money from the Jews and Christians under that pretext 730. His Letters to the Bishops of Ireland to preach the Crosse and raise monies for his pretended voyage 732 733. His Patent to the Master of the Jews Law in London to excommunicate all such Jews who promised any monies towards their Church-yard in London and payd them not so as he
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
Elphin His Writs to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Tenants to contribute towards the discharge of his debts 992. He prohibits the Cistercians and other Monks to buy and sell Wools or other Merchandâ—zâ— against their profession and order to the impoverishing of the Merchants of Lincoln and other Towns under pain of severe penalties if they transgressed therein for the future 992 993. He manures sowes the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of Sarum in his hands seals the corn and fruits thereof by Inquisition of honest men the money to be answered for them in his Exchequer 993. The Bishop of Winton compounds to give him 22 29 l. 13 s. 1 d. for the corn and stock upon his Temporalties 994. His prohibition to Sheriffs to distrain Religious and Beneficed persons to find Horse and Foot for the common defence of the Realm against enemies being appointed by accord to find Horse or Foot or pay such a sum of money in lieu thereof as the Bishops should appoint 994. His Epistle to Pope Urban 4. to congratulate his election to the Papacy from which he was for a time interrupted by the Barons Rebellion 994 995. His Writ against the Bishop of Bath and Wells for suing the Abbot of Glaston out of the Realm for a matter belonging to his Temporal Court against the custome of the Realm and in contempt prejudice of his Royal dignity 995. His Proclamations and Writs against offering violence to the persons Churches houses lands goods or liberties of any Ecclesiastical or Religious persons within the Diocesse of St. Davids whose Liberties he was bound and specially desired to maintain 996 997. His Charter to Richard Earl of Cornwall chosen King of Romans to tax his Tenants in Boroughs and Mannors which were the Kings Demesne for this time towards his journey to Rome for most weighty affairs concerning his and the Kings profit and honour 997. His Treaty and Articles with the Nobles concerning Archbishop Boniface and his Clerks return into England upon certain conditions to absolve all excommunicated to act nothing relating to the Church or State but by common consent of his Suffragans and the Nobles and bring with them no Letters Mandates or act ought to the prejudice of the King or Realm or carry any money out of it 997 998. He permitted Archbishop Boniface to confirm and consecrate Bishops beyond Sea against the Rights and Customs of the Realm His Writ to him to appoint some of his Suffragans to confirm consecrate the Bishop elect of Bath and Wells in England who could not come to him to be confirmed which he notwithstanding neglecting he commanded him to come forthwith into England in person or appoint others to do it else he would seise the profits of his Archbishoprick and not suffer them to be carried to him out of the Realm where he refused to execute his Episcopal Cure 998 999. His Writs Commissions by advice of and Articles of agreement with his Barons to enquire diligently of all who by reason of the troubles seised and spoyled the goods tithes fruits of Churches Bishops and Clerks who were Aliens Non-residents or beyond the Seas and of other Clerks to remove all Lay-force to secure their goods and rents from violence and give complainants full satisfaction according to Justice 999 to 1006. His and the Barons submission of the differences between them concerning the Ordinances of Oxford to the French Kings and Popes Legates arbitrement 1001 1002. His safe conduct protection and Letter of advice to the Popes Legate sent for into England 1006 1014 1015. A Disme granted him by the Clergy for the common defence of the Realm and Church his Writs for the Bishops to levy and pay it by a certain day to prevent its levying by his Bayliffs on their default 1006 1007 1008. He seiseth the Baronies of Archbishops Bishops Abbots who refused or neglected to send Horse and Armes to ayde him according to their Tenures upon summons 1008 1009. He commands the Bishop of Bangor by Writ to release an Interdict against Lewellin in a Lay-cause not belonging to his Court 1009 He revokes his presentation under his Great Seal to the Treasurership of York whiles a prisoner under Simon Montefort and conferres it on another when free and commands other Commissioners of his appointment to install him upon the Canons refusal 1010 1011. His memorable Writ to the Bishop of Hereford expressing the reason of instituting Bishops Pastors and their duty checking him for his neglect thereof and non-residence commanding him to return to reside on his Bishoprick and discharge his duty and the Archbishop and his Official to enforce him to it by Ecclesiastical censures under pain of seising his Temporalties since he was unworthy to reap the Temporalties who feared not irreverently to substract and neglect the spiritual duties of his Office taking the milk and wool of the flock but neither knowing feeding nor caring for them which neglect he could not permit to go unpunished 1011 1012. His Patent to some Citizens of Lincoln to protect the Jews there from all violence to their persons or goods 1013. His Writs to the Bishops of the Province of Canterbury to excommunicate the Earl of Gloucester and others for not going over into Ireland and seising the Kings Castles Towns in an hostile manner drawing the Prince to violate the late agreement made with the Barons against former and late publick Excommunications without sparing any great or small for this their contempt of God and the keys of the Church 1013 1014. His Inquisition to punish the violations of the rights of the Church of Norwich which he was obliged to defend by the Inhabitants of Len 1016 1017. His priviledge granted to the Archbishop of Dublin and his Tenants concerning distresses for debts 1017. He sends for two Legates successively to excommunicate the Barons and suspend the Bishops and Clergymen from their Office and Benefices who fomented them in their Rebellions 1018 1019. He summons a Parliament at Kenilworth Commissioners there elected and sworn to make an accord between him and those who had been and were in Armes against him who drew up a Statute and Articles accordingly 1019 1022. His protection and safe conduct to Clerks and others who had been against him to repair to the Legate to make their peace or demand Justice 1019 1020. The Popes Provisions of Benefices his intollerable exactions touching the businesse of Sicily the heavy yoak of the Roman Church Usurers the principal causes of the differences Wars between the King and his Barons whereupon the Prelates Barons assembling in Counsil against the Lord and his anointed said You see how we profit nothing if we thus let the King alone the Romans will come and take away our purses and money Let us therefore constitute 24. Elders round about his Throne which excluding the Parthians Medes and Elamites coming from Rome may free Jerusalem from Aegyptian servitude may order all and singular affairs of the Realm may receive the first
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
Moaks Writs to apprehend them 575. Apostles of Christ all equal to had the self-same Commission mission authority as St. Peter 9 10 11. instructed governed after Christs ascention by the Virgin Mary appointed by Christ for their Mistresse Lady Comforter Instructer in his stead not St. Peter by their Seraphick Doctors resolutions 16 to 21. Suddenly summoned to her at her death her funeral speech to them 68. Apostolical power derived to the Pope Christs their Apostolical doctrin only for the edification of the Church 799 800 Appeals antiently and of right from Bishops Councils Synods Popes sentences grievances to Christian Emperors Kings as supream ultimate Judges 3. To the Virgin Mary from Devils Lusts Tyrants Gods Christs Justice as the Chancellor of Heaven Fountain of Gods Mercy all bequeathed to her and that immediatly without appeal to any mediate Saint or Angels 16 21 22 24 25 53. From Popes unjust censures oppressions to the next General Council Church militant and triumphant Supream Judge and Christs Tribunal 639 644 645 666 678 805 812 1015 1021. Of the Pope himself to Christs Tribunal 927. Prohibited by our Kings Lawes to Popes or the See of Rome without their special licènse as able to do all Subjects right without them 4. 249 473. None permitted to the Popes or out of the Realm in cases of Bastardy certificates of it on the Kings Writs to his Justices by Ordinaries 393 394 472 473 782. Immediately to the Pope by the Canon Law pretermitting all mediate Judges 24. Popes Canonists bold groundlesse claims of a right of appeals to them and the Court of Rome for all grieved persons from all other Bishops Councils Synods Churches in the world and in case of injustice from all Emperors Kings Parliaments Kingdoms in temporal as well as Ecclesiastical matters notwithstanding any custome priviledge prescription but not from Popes or the See Apostolick to any other 6 7 8 231 232 245 928 929. Appeals to Popes contemned disallowed by our Archbps Bishops proceedings against appellants notwithstanding 231 232 384 741 to 744 791. Appendix 4 5 6 13 14. By Popes own Legats 329 330. Appeals by King John and H. 3. against Popes usurpations on the antient rights of the Crown only to declare justifie their rights against misinformations not to make Popes Judges of them with a saving of their rights to them and their heirs In elections of Archbishops Bishops Abbots without their special license or disallowance of them when elected to prevent their consecrations 229 230 240 241 246 to 252 348 349 353 354 384 405 418 419 422. 431 432 433 483 484 497 498 510 578 587 to 594 922 923 924 1062. See Index 3 4 10. Against dissolving a Union Election 357. Against exiled Bishops restitution 966 967. Against Popes provisions to Dignities Prebendaries Benefices belonging to them in right of the Crown or by prerogative 381 477 478 557. Against their Bishops acting or enacting any thing in their Convocations Councils to the prejudice of the Crown or kingdom 578 837. Against their Bishops Clergies Constitutions made in Councils to the prejudice of the rights Liberties of the Crown Nobles people 899 983 990 991 to 912. Against Usurpations on their Free-Chappels priviledges 557. See Free Chappels Against Bishops or Popes Delegates holding Plea of Lay-fee or goods not given in marriage or by Testament 726 735. See Prohibitions Against the Great Charter extorted by force of arms or invading detaining their Castles and other temporal rights not of Papal nor Ecclesiastical conusance 340 to 348 377 384 385 390 391 402 403 430 455 456 832. 833 988 999 1015 1016. Of the Archbishop of Canterbury against King Johns surrender of his Crown and Charter to the Pope 293 299 300 431. Against Popes Legates unjust proceedings Suspensions Excommunications 329 330 360 362 692 693 1015 1018. who assigned them a set time to appear in person before the Pope within 3. moneths space Ibid. Against Popes their Legates Nuncioes unjust Taxes Exactions Obligations provisions by our Bishops and Clergy 692. 693 694 823 824 841. Of the Archbishop against the King and his Chief Justice in case of a Wardship 429 430. By King Lewes the Barons Londoners against the Popes and his Legates excommunications interdicts as null 362. Of our Bishops Deanes and Chapters Priors and Monks in cases of Bishops and Abbots elections 245 246 405 418 419 498 499 In cases of Archbishops Bishops Visitors oppressions excommunications visitations undue proceedings 231 232 362 382 383 384 499 509 731 742 to 748 762 766 928 929 930. Appendix 2 4 to 18. Appeals of our Kings attested renewed by their Letters Patents and Proctors constituted to pursue declare and defend their rights 229 230 340 349 357 405 497 498 557 558 578 590 807 966 967. Of Suffragan Bishops Abbots Priors against the Archbishop of York made to the Pope in the Kings presence and approved by his Letters Patents 242 245 246. Of the King before the Popes Legates his Bishops Counsil â—81 Occasioned extraordinary expences at Rome and enriched Popes and the Court of Rome 383 737 852. See Index 3 10 12. All benefit of Appeals renounced in Obligations to Popes Usurers 468. Popes Tyrannical Bulls Letters to their Nuncioes Agents Delegates to levy Dismes and proceed notwithstanding any Appeals or without taking notice of them 232 233 329 345 353 359 389 406 442 683 693 694 696 740 780 859 1029. Appendix 5 10. Costs and Dammages awarded in them at Rome 232 499. Proceedings sentences after Appeals reversed as void by Popes Letters to the parties themselves or by his Delegares in their default 231 232 340 345 362 384 586. Appendix 13 14. Appropriations by the Kings license 4 378. Appendix 29. their mischiefs 1041. Archbishops of England Wales Ireland and others See Index 3 4 5. Of Ravenna 529. Of Canterbury as well as Popes set over Nations the Kingdom of England and Lords Garden therein to root up and destroy build plant c. 897. His transcendent underived power by his Constitutions at Westminster to interdict the Kings Castles Lands the whole Province of Canterbury inhibit his Judges Justices proceedings and excommunicate interdicâ— them for granting Prohibitions to relieve the oppressed subjects against his and Prelates encroachments 899 to 912. See Index 3. Archdeacons office exactions 233 573 674. See Index 6. The Pope seiseth the moneyes goods of 3. of them dying rich and intestate 671. Arches London an excommunication there 457. Armes all persons as well Bishops Abbots Clergymen as Barons and others to bear armes or contribute towards them in times of danger against invading enemies 268 269 890 994 1007 1008 1009 1024 1025. The Bishop of Belvoir taken and kept prisoner in his armes sworn never to bear arms more ere released 247. Armies summoned by our Kings Writs against Enemies Welshmen Scots 260 261 265 268 269 281 622 994 1007 1008 1009 1024. Arrests Attachments Imprisonments of Noblemen and others whose loyalty is suspected
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
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
7 8 874 898 to 913. Append. 10. See Excommunication Interdict Legacies where suit lyes for them in Ecclesiastical Courts 884. Indistinct in Wills to no particular use enquired after usurped seised by the Pope and his Agents for him and the Holy-Land 671 68â— 682 692 9â—1 965 966. Lestagiuâ— exemption from it 229. Letanies of the Virgin Mary used every Saturday 54. Letany said at beginning of Councils 487. Licenses of alienation of Lands in Capite in Mortmain 1056. See Alienation For Commendaes Pluralities See those Titles Life and Member losse of them proclaimed against Sheriffs Foresters and other the Kings Officers extortions 282. against Tumults 742. Light of the World Christ alone attributed to the Virgin Mary by Papists 42 43. St. Luke the Virgin Maries Chaplain who revealed much of his Gospel to her 18. Her picture drawn by him a charme against the Plague 41. M. MAgna Charta See Charter Mahomet King Johns apostacy to Mahomets Law a â—orged slander 284 285 286. The Emperor Frederick stiled him a grand Impostor 514 539. Some Christians by reason of the Saracens routing them in the Holy-Land questioned whether Christ or his Laws were the better 734. Mannors with advowsons appendant 940. Marriage of the Emperor with Isabella by Proxie the forme thereof and portion 450 451 452 453. The mother married against Oath instead of the daughter 377 378. A Canon made by the Popes Legate in a Council against Kings or Lords compelling Widdows or others to marry against their wills saving the right of King John and his Heirs 358. King H. 3. his Letter Proctor to the Pope concerning his marriage and the Popes confirmation thereof 454. Advocates excommunicated who hinder the speedy execution of marriages by undue exceptions 386. Children born before marriage illegitimate by the Common contrary to the Canon Law Certificates of being joyned in lawfull matrimony no appeals admitted against them 393 394 471 to 475 780. One of the Papists seven Sacraments yet prohibited Priests as more inconsistent with their Orders then Whoredom though prescribed to Adam and all his posterity 473. Popes Priests who must not marry made sole Judges thereof created a Sacrament though common to all Pagans some beasts birds as well as Christians 473. The Bishops Barons Nobles resolution concerning it in the Parliament at Merton certified to be observed in Ireland 472 474. A Virgin or Widdow vowing chastity though she enter not into Religion ought not to marry by the Canon Law yet the Pope confirmed the marriage for money 500. The whorish lives practises of Romish Nuns Votaries who vow against it 228 229 287 428. Of English Wards to Aliens of small value or ill manners by the King complained of as a grievance in Parliament 721. Wards and their marriages granted to Italians and Popes Agents Nephews 991. No women who held Castles in Capite to marry without the Kings special license under pain of forfeiting their Lands 602. A Writ to execute the Archbishops Officials sentence in a case of Matrimony 810. The Pope confirms unlawfull marriages against Vows Canons and within degrees of consanguinity out of hatred to the Emperor for money against Bishops sentences of divorce 498 500 531. See Divorse The Emperor Fredericks marriage of his daughter to Battacio a friend to the Greek and enemy to the Roman Church made a cause of his excommunication and deposing by Pope Innocent 4. p. 492 653 658. Mary of Aegypt her appeal to the Virgin Mary 25. Mary Magdalen Christs apparition with hers to St. Catharine of Seals to whose custody he commits her 69. a counterfeit one how punished 385. Mary the Virgin pourtrâ—yed by the Church of Rome and Papists as the Empresse Queen Lady of Heaven and Earth sitting on a Royal Throne in Majesty with a Crown and rayes of glory on about her head and a Scepter in her hand but Christ her Son as a little babe yet lying in her bosome armes or at her feet and so represented to them when they invocaâ—e her and him 14 15 16. The Legend of her tearing her marble Image for a contempt offered to her Sons 14. Her Image drawn by St. Luke carried in procession chased away the Plague 41. Her several Images Churches resorted to in several places 51. Their assertions Devotions averring her Soveraign Universal Monarchy and fulnesse of power over the Church Militant and Triumphant the whole world Heaven Earth Hell Purgatory and all Angels Saints Creatures in them as their Empresse Lady Queen both by inheritance emption redemption election and as Spouse Mother of the King eternal totally subverting St. Peters Popes pretended Monarchy 16 to 29 32 33 35 37 to 40 43 44 47 49 c. That the Crown of the Church Militant and Triumphant plenitude of power and power of the Keyes is in her by right of Empire in the Pope Bishops only by way of delegation execution 18 19. Christ by his Testament neither did not could bequeath the Monarchy of the Universe from her and had he done it to her prejudice she might reverse his will 29. Their authorized Prayers to her to command compell her Son now in Heaven by her Motherly right and power over him 22 23 41. That Christ as her Son yea God himself is subject to her adore rerence her obey her will in all things ever grant never oppose deny any thing that she requests for sinners or her worshippers servants 20 to 30 46 47 48. That Christ her Son descended thrice personally from Heaven after his ascention with the whole Court of Heaven to honour her at her Death Funeral Assumption into Heaven That he hath advanced her soul and body to his own right hand and placed her on the very Throne of the Trinity where she sits reigns over all Creatures blessed for ever in the very glory of Christ himself not only as an Empresse Queen Lady but as Gods companion associate a Goddesse cloathed with the Deity in her Son and as a Goddesse of Goddesses to whom all knees in heaven earth and under the earth do bow 16 to 25 28 38 39 40 42 43 56. The Church Popes of Rome professedly adore worship honour her with divine adoration by dedicating Altars Aves Ave Mary Bells Breviaries Candels Cathedrals Chappels Parish Churches Colledges Creeds Crowns Festivals Fraternities Houres of Prayer Hymnes Letanies Mariales Masses Monasteries Oblations Offices Pater Nosters Pilgrimages Postils Primers Processions Psalters Religious Orders of Monks Nuns Sermons Temples Te Deums to her for her publick private adoration invocation in all places by swearing vowing by her holding Councils Excommunicating Interdicting and passing all Ecclesiastical Censures Acts in her name and by her authority adoring invocating honouring her more then God himself or Christ her Son and canonizing those for Saints who most advance her adoration in their Church 16 21 22 23 24 25 to 48 50 to 64. They attribute transfer all Christs attributes Offices Titles to her in their authorized publick private Books of
of it not to be made on the Vassal without complaint first made to the Superior Lord 363 364. Prohibited by the Pope under pain of Excommunication interdict and deposition Upon King John when his Vassal and upon Princes under his protection crossed for his or the Holy War 6. 363. to 366. 370. 371. 449. 450. 404. In joyned by Popes under promises of remission of sinnes not only against Saracens but the E. of Tholouse the Greek Church the Emperors Otho Frederick Conrade Manfred K. John when interdicted excommunicated deposed by him for vindicating the rights of their Crowns 363 c. 414. 415. 419. 425. 426. 450. 470. 471. 490 491. 492. 513 515. 517. 546. 547. 549. Popes prohibited the Crucesignati to go against the Saracens according to their vow to imploy their armes and monies raised by dispensing with their Vows against these Christians Ibidem The Barons Warrs excited fomented by the Bishops and Clergy who ought to maintain peace not warre 1021 to 1026. See Barons The plunders and miseries of Warre 351. 806 to 907. Whales belong to the King an Inquisition for taking one away 739. 982. Wills of Bishops licensed authorized by the King to make them valid 576. 636. A Writ for removing an interred Corps from St. James Bristoll to Ambresbery according to the parties last Will 575. 576. Woods of Archbishopricks Bishopricks Abbyes now and then felled sold by the King during Vacancies and when seised for contempts or high Misdemeanors 262. 462. 913. Appendix 27. Of the Archbishoprick felled and sold by Boniface 626. Improved 973 974. Wooll of the Cistercians demanded of them by the King for one year denyed Writs prohibiting them to be Merchants of Wooll 480. 893. 993. 603. 604. Women authors of the worship of the V Mary as the Queen of Heaven of the Collyridian and other Heresies 56 57. to 63. Their visions and apparitions not to be credited 74. The Virgin Mary their Advocate Intercessor by Popish devotions 45. See Mary Sainted by Popes 56. Wreck to be sued for in the Ecclesiastical Court 783. Writs no new ought to issue out of Chancery without the consent of the Nobles and Prelates in Parliament 895. Writs of severall kindes bearing Teste sometimes in the Kings Name sometimes in the Name of the Gardians of the Realmes in his absence sometimes in his Privy Counsellors somtimes in the Chancellors or Chief Justices which you may observe throughout all the Writs here recorded as you read them See Index 8. Kings INDEX 15. Of Scripture Texts abused perverted alledged altered by Popes Pontificians and the Church of Rome to justifie their Errors Corruptions and St. Peters Popes Vniversal Monarchy Vicarship and those which most evidently refute them SCripture Texts professedly altered corrupted for their Adoration Exaltation Invocation of the Virgin Mary as breaker of the Serpents head their Advocate Empresse Lady Queen of Heaven Mediator Saviour Gen. 3. 15. It changed into She p. 16 18 34. Psal 3. 1. Ps 4. 1. Ps 5. 1. Ps 6. 1. Ps 7. 1. Ps 9. 1. Ps 11. 1. Ps 13. 1. Ps 16. 1. Ps 18. 1. Ps 20. 1. Ps 25. 1. Ps 26. 1. Ps 27. 1. Ps 28. 1. Ps 31. 1. Ps 34. 1. Ps 45. 1. Ps 51. 1. Ps 54. 1. Ps 70. 1. Ps 71. 1. Ps 79. 1. Ps 95. 1. Ps 105. 1. Ps 110. 1. Ps 119. 33. Ps 127. 1. Ps 128. 1. Ps 130. 1. Ps 132. 1. Ps 134. 1. Ps 140. 1. Ps 145. 21. Ps 148. 1. Ps 149. 1. Ps 150. 6. in all these Lord is directly changed by them into Lady and he into she and these Texts appropriated to God applyed to her Ps 12. Ps 36. Ps 91. Ps 125. 1. Mat. 11. 28. God Lord are altered into the Mother of God by Bonaventura Bernardinus de Busti and others by Popes approbation p. 23 29 35 39 40 50. Moreover the Second Commandement Exod. 20. 4 5 6. Deut. 5. 8â— 9 10. is quite obliterated out of all their Breviaries Missals Howres Offices Psalters Letanies Rosaries Primers of our Lady and most of their late Catechisins as inconsistent with their Images and adorations of them All which are against these direct Texts Deut. 4. 2. c. 12. 32. Josh 1. 7. Prov. 30. 6. Rom. 1. 25 26. 2 Pet. 3. 16. Rev. 22. 18. p. 50 56. They abuse wrest these particular sacred Texts applying them to the Virgin Mary her Kingdom Subjects Gen. 2. 28. c. 16. 9 13. c. 18. 3. c. 27. 29. c. 29. 20. p. 28 29 42 45. Deut. 33. 3. Judg. 9. 8 10. 1 Chron. 29. 11. 2 Chron. 12. 8. Esth 2. 17. c. 5. 2 3. Job 12. 10. Psal 36. 9. Ps 45. 9. Ps 48. 9. Ps 74. 12. Ps 89. 21. Ps 95. 4. Ps 103. 19. Ps 116. 16. Ps 145. 16. Prov. 8. 15 17. c. 23. 13. Cant. 2. 4. c. 5. 1. Isa 60. 7. c. 49. 6. Dan. 2. 44. Mat. 11. 28. Lu. 1. 33. c. 2. 32. John 1. 16. Ephes 1. 21 22. Phil. 2. 9 10. Hebr. 4. 16. p. 16 â—0 22 23 27 28 29 31 37 38 45 47. Besides other Apocrypha Texts They insist on the very words of the Idolatrous Jews Jer. 4. 17 18 19. to justifie their adoration of the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven as they did the Moon p. 16. Texts they impertinently or blasphemously alledge wrest misapply to prove St. Peters and Popes Universal Monarchy Supremacy over Kings Kingdoms c. Gen. 1. 16. Psal 2. 8. Ps 45. 16. Ps 72. 8. Ps 89. 27 37 38. Isa 9. 6 7. Dâ—â— 2. 44 c. 4. 3 34. c. 6. 26. c. 7. 14 27. Mich 4. 7. Mat. 16. 14 18 19. c. 26. 18 19 20. Lu. 1. 2â— Johâ— 21. 15 16 17. Acts 10. 12 13. Phil. 2. 9 10 11. p. 9 10 11 409 538 539 568 656 658. Texts produced by them to prove the consecrated Bread and Wine Transubstantiated into the very Body and Blood of Christ Mat. 26. 26 27 28. John 5. 53 54 55 56. p. 15 75 77 79 80. Several Scripture Texts over-tedious to recapitulate directly refuting Prayers to Angels Saints the Virgin Mary or to any but God alone p. 56 57 60. Saints seeing of Prayers in the New Popish Looking-glasse of the Trinity p. 57 58. The pretended Soveraign Monarchy and Vicarship of St. Peter and Popes p. 9 10 11 12 13. The Advocateship Mediatorship c. of the Virgin Mary proving Christ alone to be our only Advocate Intercessor Mediator Redeemer Reconciler Ayde Hope Help Deliverer Saviour Light Salvation High Priest p. 29 36 41 42. Texts proving that Christ alone was born without original and lived without actual sin not the Virgin Mary p. 46. That Vows are to be made to God alone p. 51. That all Miracles are ever visible to all mens eyes and seldome wrought by some extraordinary persons not every Priest and that God hath made our senses judges of the truth of Christs body incarnation resurrection ascension as well as Miracles p. 75 76. That the Verbe Is
saepe haec mystica corporis et sanguinis Sacramenta aut propter dubios aut certe propter ardentius amantes Christum visibili specie in agni forma aut carnis et sanguinis colore monsirata sint quatenus de se Christus clementer adhuc non credentibus fidem faceret ita ut dum oblata frangitur vel offertur hostia videretur agnus in manibus et cruor in calice quasi ex immolatione profluere ut quod latebat in mysterio patesceret adhuc dubitantibus in miraculo Fecit enim hoc pietas divina quibusdam jam credentibus tamen adhuc dubitantibus ut ipsi fiduciam de veritate perciperent et aliide miraculo ad fidem solidarentur de Christi gratia per eandem fidem uberius partisiparentur Nam quae verit as re promisit sine aspectu credenda sunt Sed quia duri corde sumus voluit divina mansuetudo in quibusdam omnibus satisfacere ut ulterius de his â—am nemo dubitet Porro quod si nec ostensa creduntur nec ea quae veritas testatur ex fide communicantur quaer at quilibet ob satisfactionem sui quid expectet quoniam nihil extra veritatem est et quicquid veritas habet hoc ostensio per speciem quando placuerit repraesentat Unde credere oportet quod et haec oportunissime ostensa sint et nihil dubitare de iis quae veritas repromittit quia quisquis extra veritatem aliquid quaerit non nisi falsitatem invenit semetipsum si ea quae à Christo dicta sunt nonreceperit extra veritatem sâ—cludit Quod autem dixi saepe quibusdam ardentius Christum amantibus haec praemonstrata fuisse unum à pluribus pandam Nam quidam Presbyter fuit Religiosus valde Plegiles nomine frequenter Missarum solennia celebrans ad corpus Sancti Nini Episcopi Confessoris qui cum digno moderamine Sanctam Christo propitio duceret vitam coepit omnipotentem Deum piis pulsare precibus ut sibi monstraret naturam corporis Christi atque sanguinis Itaque non ex infidelitate ut assolet sed ex pietate mentis ista petivit Fuerat enim à puero divinis legibus imbutus propter amorem superni Regis olim patriae fines dulcia liquerat arva ut Christi mysteria exul sedule discerâ—t Idcirco ejus amore mag is succensus quotidie preciosa munera offerens poscebat sibi praemonstrari quae foret species latitans sub forma panis vini Non quia de corpore Christi dubius esset sed quia vel sic Christum cernere vellet quem nemo mortalium jam super astra levatum in terris passum conspicere potest Venerat ergo dies idem celebrans pie solennia Missarum more solito procubuit genibus Te deprecor inquit omnipotens pande mihi exiguo in hoc mysterio naturam corporis Christi ut mihi liceat eum prospicere praesentem corporeo visu formam pueri quem olim sinus matris tulit vagientem nunc manibus contrectare Qui dum talia precaretur Angelus de coelo adveniens affatur Surge inquit propera si Christum videre placet adest praesens corporeo vestitus amictu quem sacra puerpera gessit Tum venerabilis Presbyter pavidus ab imo vultum erigens vidit super aram Patris filium puerum quem Simeon infantem portare suis ulnis promeruerat Cui Angelus inquit quia Christum videre placuit quem prius sub specie panis verbis mysticis sacrare solebas nunc oculis conspice manibus attrecta Tum Sacerdos coelesti munere fretus quod dictu mirum est ulnis trementibus puerum accepit et pectus proprium Christi pectori junxit Deinde profusus in amplexum dat oscula Deo et suis labiis pressit pia labia Christi Quibus ita exactis praeclara Dei membra restituit in verticem altaris et replevit coelesti pabulo Christi mensam Tunc rursus homo prostratus deprecatus est Deum ut dignaretur ipse iterum verti in pristinam speciem Qui expleta oratione surgens à terra invenit corpus Christi in formam remeasse Priorem uti deprecatus fuerat Et mira omnipotentis Dei dispensatio qui ob unius desiderium ita se praebere dignatus est visibilem non in figura Agni ut aliis quibusdam sub hoc mysterio sed in forma pueri quatenus et veritas patesceret in ostenso et Sacerdotis desiderium impleretur ex miraculo nostraque fides firmaretur ex relatu Veruntamen non prius idem communicasse pueri corpus et sanguinem legitur quam rediret in prioris formae speciem Ne absurdum videretur quod praesumpserat fides uberius requiratur interius in â—odem quod exterius visu conspexerat Hoc interim dixisse sufficiat de ostensione carnis Christi pro assertione veritatis although this Miracle was seen only by this Priest himself and no other spectators Our famous Historian Willielmus Malmesburiensis relating this Miracle out of Paschatius Presbyterum Plegildum visibiliter speciem pueri in altare contractasse post libata oscula in panis similitudinem conversum Ecclefiastico more sumpsisse addes quod arroganti cavillatione ferunt Berengarium sic carpere solitum speciosa certè pax Nebulonis ut cui oris praebuerat basium dentium inferret exitium quaele de pusione Judaico quod in Ecclesiam cum coaequaevo Christiano fortè ludibunde ingressus vidit puerum in ara membratim discerpi et viritim populo dividi Id cum innocentia puerili parentibus pro vero assereret in rogum detrusum ubi occluso ostio aestuabat incendium multis postea horis sine jactura corporis exuviarumque etiam crinium à Christianis extractum Interrogatusque quomodo voraces ignium globos evaserit respondit Illa pulchra foemina quam vidi sedere in cathedra cujus filius populo dividebatur semper mihi in camino astitit ad dextram not Christ the little divided Infant flammine as minas fumea volumina peplo suo summovens A Miracle calculated more for Maries honour then Christs her Son To these miraculous apparitions of Christ himself in the forme of a little Childe in the Hostia the Popish Patrons of Transubstantiation have added sundry other Miracles out of forged Authors and Saints Legends Tho. Bozius De Signis Ecclesiae l. 14. c. 7. Coccius De Thes Catholico l. 6. De Eucharistia Mr. Brerely Tract 4. l. 3. Bellarmine of the Sacrifice of the Masse De Eucharistia l. 3. c. 8. Baronius Anno 1059. nu 20. Anno 1091. nu 20 21. Mr. Mallon the Jesuit in his Reply to omit others relate 12. more Miracles collected by Bishop Morton in his Institution of the Lords Supper Book 4. ch 2. sect 1 2 3. One to an antient Eremite Anno
400. out of Simeon Metaphrastcs another in the Kings Chapple at Paris Anno 1258. wherein Christ appeared in the Hostia in forme of a little Infant as they say he did to Wintichindus a Pagan Saxon Prince converted to the Faith eo maximè miraculo quod in communione Paschali vidisset sacratissimam Eucharistiam ab omnibus sum◠forma pulcherrimi pueri in which form he frequently appeared to St. Catharine of Senis when she communicated which two last examples Bozius and Coccius have omitted The other Miracles are only his apparitions in forme of a Lambe finger raw flesh or drops of real blood issuing out of the Hostia or the appearance of blood in the Chalice Whereunto I shall adde what our Ailredus Abbas Rievallis and the Chronicle of Bromton record that King Edward the Confessor and Leofric Earl of Chester being in St. Peters Church of Westminster at Masse Agitur in altari coeleste mysterium manibus Sacerdotis divina Sacramenta tractantur Et ecce speciosus ille forma prae filiis hominum Christus Jesus in ara consistens oculis utriusque visibiliter corporalibus apparuit who in elevntione corporis Christi Sacramentum illud a forma panis in formam unius pueri aperte viderunt transmutari Puero dextra elevata primo Regem postea Comitem benedicente So Bromton Sacraque dextera super Regem extensa signum Sanctae Crucis eum benedicendo impinxit At Rex dimisso capite divinae adorabat praesentiam Majestatis humiliatoque corpore tantae benedictioni reverentiam exhibebat Comes itaque hoc viso versus Regem continuò se vergebat ut illam sanctam visionem illum faceret intueri Cui statim Rex ait Domine Comes quod tu vides Dei misericordia cooperante video et ego et Iesum Christum Salvatorem meum in forma humana visibiliter adoro cujus nomen sit benedictum in infinita secula Amen Inde ad preces lacrymasque conversi inebriantur ab ubertate domus Dei. Post finem officii conferunt de coelesti visione sermonem suspiriisque crebro sermonem interrumpentibus Te nunc ait Rex Leofrice per ejus quem vidimus majestatem obtestor ne quoad usque vixerimus sermo proferatur in publicum ne vel nos in perniciem nostram ob favorem vulgi pulfet elatio vel fidem deroget dictis infidelium aemulatio This Earl notwithstanding divina ut creditur inspiratione edoctus it a Domini sui servavit imperium ut tantae virtutis sublimit as posteros non lateret revealing it in his Confession to a certain religious Monk of Worcester rogans ut literis tradat tantae visionis arcanum which was kept secret till long after the Kings death and then read by the Freers in the ears of all the people Ita quod Rex voluit esse caelatum Dei est providentia propalatum ut Regis humilitas probaretur et nichilominus prodito miraculo fides credentium confirmaretur Our Chronicles likewise story of Peter the Hermit executed by King John for a false Prophet and Traytor That Christ had twice appeared to him in shape of a childe between the Priests hands once at York another time at Pomfret and that he had breathed on him thrice crying Peace Peace Peace teaching him many things which he anon after declared to the Bishops Therefore he was not only visible but acting and speaking too in this shape in these Hostia's if we believe these three domestick Miracles Moreover Henry de Knyghton stories that in the year 1382. Cornelius Clonne a Knight and disciple of Wickliff who would by no means believe the consecrated bread to be Christs very body hearing Masse in the Chappel of the Freers Predicants in London in fractione hostiae respexit et vidit oculo suo corporali in manibus fratris celebrantis veram carnem crudam et sanguinolentam divisam in tres partes Admirans vero stupefactus vocavit Armigerum suum ut ipse videret qui tamen nichil vidit nisi sicut prius solebat Miles vero in tertia particula similiter quae in calicem mitti debuit vidit eundem colorem albedinis quae prius erat sed tamen vidit in medio ejusdem particulae hoc nomen Jhesus scriptum literis carneis crudis et sanguineis quod admirabile erat aspectu Et in crastino in festo Sanctae Trinitatis idem frater praedicans in Cruce sancti Pauli pronunciavit istud toti populo in fine Sermonis idem Miles ibidem praesens narravit oretenus totum processum publicè apertè ad confirmationem fidei nostrae Et promisit se ibi pugnaturum moriturum in causa ista quod in Sacramento Altaris est verum corpus Christi non panis materialis solum ut ipsemet prius credidit Yea Osberne a Monk of Canterbury in the life of Archbishop Odo relates That certain Clerks then maintaining that the bread and wine after their consecration remained in their former substance and were not transubstantiated into the very body and bloud of Christ a special Miracle was then wrought for their conversion by blood dropping out of the Host as Odo was breaking it over the Chalice at the sight whereof Odo himself wept for joy and those Clergymen which before believed not Transubstantiation were converted and blessed the Archbp. that ever he was born By these other lying Miracles they endeavour to prove the truth of Christs bodily presence in the Hostia Th. Bozius concluding supremus locus detur miraculis velut testimonium ipsius Dei Which Miracles shewed by God do forcibly confirm the same adds Mr. Brerely and Mr. Mallon the Jesuit stiles them Miraculous demonstrations in confirmation of the Catholick cause much like the Mules adoration of the Hostia in the Hospital of Drochora in the Kingdom of Valentia An. 1239. and of Bovibile his sick Mules refusing his provender 3. days space and the falling down on his knees to the Hostia brought to him by St. Anthony of Padua in solemn procession thereby to convert the Master from his Heresie in not beleeving the Hostia to be Christs natural body which miracle was for the great consolation and edification of the Catholicks though it would not convert Bovibile himself who had not so much understanding as his Mule to acknowledge and adore his Maker in the Hostia as i Ribadeniera stories in the life of of St. Anthony of Padua on the high Altar of whose Church the Mule is yet engraven adoring the Hostia to confirm them in the faith of Transubstantiation and Adoration of the Host But whatever some Catholick Doctors assert of the reality of these miraculous transubstantiations yet Tho. Aquinas yea Vasquez and Becanus two Jesuites but especially Franciscus Collius Professor of Divinity at Millain De Sanguine Christo Miraculoso printed cum Privilegio Anno 1617. with
denuntiationem Quadragessimam partem valoris eorum sub ipsius Episcopi testimonio et aliquot Religiosorum virorum adhibitis nihilominus ad cautelam aliquibus fidelibus Laicis et discretis in locum idoneum ejusdem Diocaesis non differetur consignare Quod nos vobis fratres Archiepiscopis Episcopis sub eadem districte Mandamus Ab hac autem generalitate monachos Cistercienses c. excepimus Here this Pope takes upon him upon pretext of necessity for relief of the holy Land only to advise and recommend to all the Prelates of the holy Church the levying of the fortieth part of their Estates and Benefices and in what manner to levy it not absolutely to impose it to their prejudice Whence * Matthew Paris Matthew Westminster thus expresse it Ad instantiam Innocentiae Papae Data est quadragesima pars redditum omnium Ecclesiarum ad subsidium terrae promissionis Therefore a free Gift not an imposed Tax Neither would the King of England or France suffer it to be levyed in their Realms by the Popes Authority but only by their Royal Order grant and assent thereto as * Hoveden thus expresly relates PApa Innocentius misit unum Cardinalem ad Regem Franciae ad Regem Angliae postulans subsidium fieri de terris earum ad subventionem terrae Jerosolomitanae Ad cujus mandatum ipsi Reges concesserunt se daturos ad subventionem prefatae terrae Quadragesimam partem omnium reddituum suorum de uno Anno and no more they stinting the sums and duration of it Et Rex Angliae hoc ipsum mandavit fieri de redditibus et Ercaetis et Wardis suis Angliae et praecepit ut omnes laici terrarum suarum simili modo quadragessimam partem reddituum suorum darent in Eleemosynam ad subventionem terrae Ierosolomitanae Unde Galfridus filius Petri tunc temporis summus Justitiarius Angliae in hac forma scripsit Vicecomitibus Ballivis Angliae evidencing this Almes to be imposed granted not by the Popes or Kings meer absolute power but the free grant and advise of his Nobles and Peers as a meer Almes Gift and Benevolence GAlfridus filius Petri Comes Essex Universis Vicecomitibus Balliae suae salutem Sciatis quod dominus Rex Angliae ad instantiam praedicationem cujusdam Cardinalis a summo Pontifice missi in Franciam de consilio Magnatum suorum de partibus transmarinis concessit ad sanctae Ierusalem subsidium quadragessimam partem valoris omnium redituum et terrarum suarum unius Anni tam de Wardis quam de Excaetis in manu sua existentibus Quod etiam ipsi Magnates sui ultra mare voluntarie concesserunt Ad eorum etiam instantiam scripsit Dominus Rex omnibus Angliae Magnatibus per literas patentes rogans et inducens eos quatenus puro Corde et Charitatis intuitu idem illud de valore omnium reddituum et terrarum suarum unius Anni concederent quod quidem nec de debito nec de consuetudine nec de coactione nec de aliqua alia Authoritate Apostolica conceditur vel postulatur Unde precepit quod omnes Comites et Barones de qualibet Ballia in primis admoneantur inducantur diligenter quatenus pro se hanc collectam faciant in terris suis hoc modo scilicet ut quilibet quadragesimam partem valoris cujuslibet Villae suae sicut posset poni ad firmam per annum Et si in eadem Villa fuerint per servitium militare tenentes dent quadragesimam portionem modo praedicto si autem fuerint libere tenentes similirer dent eandem portionem modo praedicto computato reditu quem Dominis suis solverint per annum Hanc autem collectam colligi faciant per tam discretos legales qui ad hoc possint sciant sufficere qui eam recipiant tam de Comitibus quam de Baronibus praedictis Et postquam per manus eorum fuerit collecta receptores predictae collectae faciant in scriptum redigi distincte aperte quantum de quolibet receperint tam de Comitibus quam de Baronibus Militibus libere tenentibus nomina singulorum Villarum quantumcunque de singulis Villis quorum quaelibet sit imbreviari faciant Summam autem de Dominicis de Wardis excaeris redditibus Domini Regis faciant separatim imbreviari Si quis vero Clericus Laicum Feodum habuerit in Ballia aliqua vel homines tenentes Laicum Feodum in eorum terris fiat haec collecta per praedictos collectores modo praedicto De terris autem Cruce signatorum praedicta Collecta fiat modo praedicto Ita tamen quod eorum pecunia seperatim reponetur ab alia summa pecuniae nomina singulorum quorum ipsa pecunia fuerit subscribantur ut illi qui iter arripuerint pecuniam suam prompte recipiant Provideatur autem quod pecunia illa sit collecta ita quod unusquisque Vicecomes simul cum Collectoribus habeat eam apud Novum Templum Londoniae a die S. Hillarii in quindecim Dies imbreviamentum modo predicto ordinatum Viz de summa pecuniae nominibus eorum qui eam deberint nominibus Villarum de quibus data fuerit pecunia praedicta quantum de qualibet datum fuerit Si qui autem contradixerint huic collectae assensum praebere nomina eorum imbrevientur et coram nobis represententur apud Lundonium ad terminum praedictum hoc breve nomina collectorum ibidem habeantur Valete This therefore was but a voluntary precarious Almes and Collection left arbitrary by the Pope to the King who by advise of his Nobles and Barons beyond Seas reduced it to a certainty and recommended it to the Nobles and Barons of England by way of intreaty with directions how to levy it in the proportion he had fixed on as a thing not granted nor required by the King out of debt duty or custome or by any Apostolical authority but meerly as a voluntary Almes and Benevolence which other Nobles beyond Sea had voluntarily granted and the King at their request did by his Letters Patents intreat the English Nobles and Barons out of meer charity to imitate So as this is a most pregnant evidence against the Popes pretended Jurisdiction to impose any such Tax upon King Clergy or Subjects as some Popes and Pontificians would thence inferr from this Usurping Popes Letters whose Agent embezelled much of this coyn for the Popes own private Coffers as our Historians observe Indeed this Pope by his special Letter to all the Archbishops and Bishops of England commanded them to admonish all those who had formerly taken the Crosse upon them and afterwards laid it down to resume it and repair forthwith to the Earl of Flanders notwithstanding any Papal Dispensation fraudulently obtained to the contrary from his Predecessors or else after
admonition given them publikely to excommunicate them by name if known on every Lords day and Holy day with Bell Book and Candle and likewise to interdict them without admitting any appeal and to seclude them from all Divine Offices wheresoever they came But that any Archbishop or Bishop put this Antichristian severe command of his in execution I find not in our Historians who barely recite it and the premises prove it was never put in execution In the fourth year of King John some Irish Bishops and Archdeacons Suffragans to the Archbishop of Dublin endeavoured without this Kings precedent license and assent to elect an Archbishop and get him confirmed at Rome by the Pope against the Kings right and dignity Whereupon he entred this Appeal against them before himself to preserve his right and dignity therein VEnerabili Patri in Christo J. Dei gratia titulo Sancti Stephani in Caelio monte Presbytero Cardinali Apostolicae sedis legato J. eadem gratia c. Et debitam reverentiam Cum accepissemus Clocharen Cloanen Cenanen Ardacen Episcopos Archidiaconum Ardmac quosdam Alios velle manifeste operari contra ius et dignitatem nostram super Ecclesia Ardmacana Appellavimus Et ne ab illis vel ab aliis super praefata Ecclesia contra jus et dignitatem nostrum aliquid statuatur Appellationem illam coram nobis per has literas nostras Patentes per nuncios nostros innovamus Teste meipso apud Cenom decimo quinto die Augusti These Suffragans proceeding to elect an Archbishop without the King contrary to his Inhibition and Appeal he going to Rome to get approbation consecration and possession of it by the Popes authority the King thereupon the next year issued out Writs to all his Suffragans and Subjects within the Archbishoprick commanding them to make the like Appeal against him as he had done as one that acted against the rights and dignity of his Crown and was his Enemy and by no means to receive him for their Archbishop upon his return into Ireland REX c. Suffraganeis sedis Armacanae c. Propositum est nobis quod Eug. dictus electus Armacanae Ecclesiae contra assensum nostrum et post appellationem nostram ad Dominum Papam a nobis interpositam Romam profectus est ut in Archiepiscopum Armacanum contra dignitatem nostram promoveatur Et quia manifestum est ipsum E. sicut inimicum nostrum contra dignitatem nostram operari Vobis mandamus quatinus cum appellaverimus appellationem nostram per has literas nostras Patentes per latorem praesentium adhuc innovemus una Nobiscum pro statu Ecclesiae vestrae et dignitate nostra appelletis sicut nos et honorem nostrum diligitis Et si dictus electus in terram nostram Hyberniae redierit nullatenus eum in Archiepiscopum recipiatis Teste meipso apud Rothomagum Vicesimo secundo die Maii. Sub eadem forma scribitur omnibus fidelibus in Archiepiscopatu Armacan constitutis Pope Innocent being so vigilantly and strenuously opposed by King Johns Patents and Prohibitions in this business of conferring the Archbishopricks of St. Davids and Ardmagh on persons elected without his consent by his own Papal Consecrations of them and Provisions to them contrived how to usher in Provisions by degrees without any observation to which purpose he imployed the Archbishop of Ragusium whom he discharged from that Church for fear of death to move King John to bestow a Bishoprick and other Benefices on him in England to relieve his necessities and support his dignity whereupon the King out of his Royal bounty bestowed the Bishoprick of Karliol and the Archbishop of York the Church of Meleburn upon him The Pope being informed thereof sent a Letter to King John wherein he took upon him by his Apostolical Sees benignity to grant this Bishoprick and Benefice to him to supply his wants admonishing and exhorting the King at his Pontifical request to confirm this Bishoprick on him which the King accordingly did at his Petition by this Patent reciting the Popes Letter REX c. Venerabili Patri in Christo Fratri Charissimo J. Dei gratia Eborum Archiepiscopo J. eadem gratia Rex Angliae Dominus Hyberniae Dux Norm Aquitan Comes Andeg. salutem Literas Domini Papae suscepimus in haec verba INNOCENTIVS Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei Dilecto filio Johanni Illustri Regi Angliae salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Ad supplicationem instantem Venerabilis Fratris nostri Ragusini Archiepiscopi eum a Cura sollicitudine qua tenebatur Ecclesiae Ragusinae duximus absolvendum eo videlicet quod ibi non poterat secure morari si accessum haberet ad illam mortis sibi periculum imminebat Ne vero idem Archiepiscopus in vituperium Ministerii nostri defectum in temporalibus paciatur Episcopatum Karliolensem et Ecclesiam de Meleburne cum omnibus pertinentiis eorum de munificentia ac liberalitate tua ac concessione Venerabilis fratris nostri Eborum Archiepiscopi ei benigne collatis de sedis Apostolicae benignitate concedimus ad ipsius indigentiam sublevandam Serenitatem Regiam monentes attentius et hortantes quatenus eundem Archiepiscopum nostrarum praecum optentu sic officialii pontificalis intuitu recommendatum velis habere ejus necessitati compatiens ipsius subveniens paupertati dona praesentia per illustrem munificentiam sic reddens ampliora ut per hoc Regi Regum qui Sacerdos in aeternum videaris obsequium exhibere cum illud quod Ministris ejus impenditur sibi protestatur impendi Datum Ferentin Idus Maii. Pontificatus nostri Anno sexto Nos autem juxta petitionem Domini Papae praescriptam ipsi Archiepiscopo Ragusin praedictum Episcopatum Karleolensem de munificentia et libertate Regia not by the Popes Authority or Provision ei concessimus mandantes vobis quatenus ei tanquam Pastori et Episcopo nostro in omnibus intendatis Teste Domino Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo apud Merleb Decimo die Januarii Sub eadem forma scribitur Abbatibus Prioribus Archidiaconis omnibus Clericis Episcopatus Karliolensis The same year there being many contests between the Dean and Canons and Geoffry Archbishop of York who by his Archiepiscopal Authority and violence did much oppresse them the King upon their complaint by his Royal Authority and Letters Patents granted them this protection against him and his Instruments for the Churches peace REX c. Omnibus c. Sciatis nos suscepisse in pacem custodiam protectionem nostram Decanum Canonicos Sancti Petri Ebor. omnes homines res redditus possessiones eorum Et ideo vobis mandamus firmiter praecipimus quod praedictos Decanum Canonicos omnes homines terras res redditus possessiones eorum manu-teneatis custodiatis protegatis defendatis sicut nostra dominica Prohibemus