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Christianographie, or The description of the multitude and sundry sorts of Christians in the vvorld not subiect to the Pope VVith their vnitie, and hovv they agree with us in the principall points of difference betweene us and the Church of Rome.
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Pagitt, Ephraim, 1574 or 5-1647.
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Hildebrand being examined hee had judgement to be deposed and expelled For unadvisedly preaching of Sacriledges and Factions defending perjuries and scandals a beleever of dreames and divinations a notorious Negromancer a Man possessed with an uncleane spirit an Apostate from the true faith c. This being done the Pope stirreth up the Saxons to create Harman Prince of Luxenburg Emperor who was slaine by a woman with a stone cast from a wall Then he seduceth Ecbert Marquis of Saxonie to take upon him the Empire who was slaine in a Mill by the Emperors Guard hard by Brunswicke All these Plots failing the Emperor Henry calleth an Ecclesiasticall Diet wherein Heldebrand is againe condemned and deposed and Gilbert Archbishop of Ravenna is chosen Pope and called Clement the third Hildebrand dyed in exile after whose death Vrbane intruded upon the Papacie aided with the Dutches Matildas Money and the Armies of the Normans who confirmeth Hildebrands Decrees and also draweth into Parricide the Emperor Henries sonne Conrade who was by his Father made Vizeroie of Jtalie and the Pope bestowing Matilda the rich Princesse upon him they expulse Clement But Vrban the Pope and Conrade being quickly dispatched Paschal by the aforesaid Faction was made Pope who reviveth Hildebrands curse against Henry and procureth the Emperors other sonne Henry to take Armes against his Father and to take upon him his Imperiall Estate Henry the Father whom they could not quell by force was taken by treason against publique oath of safe conduct as hee was travelling to Ments to a Diet and so was degraded by his Sonne and by him committed to Prison where hee finished his troublesome dayes in most miserable manner Thus by the meanes before named the Papacie hath obtained such greatnesse that whereas before the Popes were to have the Allowance and Confirmation of the Emperors since Gregorie the sevenths time the Emperors crave the Popes allowance and confirmation For meanes to get money to support Papacie Meanes to get Money Agripâ— de vanit scientiarum eap 61. primus in dulgentiarum nundinas primus in purgatorium extendit indulgentias idems they have invented many as Pope Boniface the eighth first instituted the sale or Market of Pardons hee first made pardons extend into Purgatorie Of their blasphemous Bulls and Indulgences reade a booke called Fiscus Papalis The summes of money which the Pope receiveth for first fruits Palls Jndulgences Bulls Confessionalls Jndults Rescrips Testaments Dispensation tot quots cannot be counted The Archbishop of Ments paid for his Pall to the Popes 26000. Florence The Curtezans of Rome pay yeerely about 40000. ducats The Popes Legats demanded or received for Chrisme in one City before named Ireuaeus Rhodoginus 80 pound weight of Gold What may he have in all other places also for Palls Curtesans and Chrisme The Archbishop of Maidenburg writeth that in the time of Pope Martin the fift There was brought out of France to Rome nine times 1000. Crownes What then might the Pope have out of Germany Spaine England and other Countries You may see a relation of the Popes receipts out of England pag. 640. in Bishop Jewells defence The Popes Treasure issuing out of Purgatorie onely is inexhaustible a Mint lately found out and possessed by the Pope alone for no Patriarch in the world hath any share in it Boter in Latin printed at Coloine Pape non deerunt pecuniae quans diu ipsi manus eruns calamus or ever had For the Popes meanes it is reported That Sixtus the fourth was wont to say that the Pope could never want money solong as his hand could hold a pen. For the Popes State and Magnificence His State and Magnificence it is set downe in the bookes called Caeremoniae Ecclesiae Romanae Sacrarum Caeemoniarum lib. prim pag. 17. in words to this effect Whensoever the Popes holinesse is perswaded to ride on horseback then must the Emperor or King which is present hold his stirrop and after a while leade the horse by the bridle in his hand And alwaies when the Pope will be carried in a Chaire then is the Emperor or King whosoever it bee bound of duty to how downe his necke and to take up the Chaire upon his shoulders And likewise when the Pope goeth to Dinner the duty of the Emperor or King is to serve him with water wherewith to wash his holy hands And he must besure to attend at the Table untill the first course beserved And all men living are bound of Duty as soone as they come within his presence to fall three times downe upon their knees and then to kisse his feete And wheresoever he passeth by there must they all fall down upon their knees and worship him c. as it is set forth in the Booke aforesaid As you have seene the Popes Magnificence so his munificence For his Munificence and gifts Camden in the life of Queene Elizab. 141. Idem ibidem and largesses issuing out of his Treasury are not very great as Pope Clement the 8. gave to Tyrone for all his good services in Ireland a plume of Phenix feathers And Vrban the third gave Earle John sonne to Henry the second King of England a Coronet of Peacockes feathers Leo the tenth gave a Rose to Fredericke Duke of Saxony and Iulius the second a sword to King Henry the seventh And some Princes they reward with Titles or give them their Feete to kisse for a Favour And oftentimes he payeth his men of Warre with his treasure issuing out of Purgatorie as Clement the sixt gave to his crossed Souldiers by his Bull power every one of them to deliver three or foure Soules out of Purgatory even whom they would And by reason of this his wealth greatnesse before named the Pope taketh upon him superlative Authority and hee is very unlike our Lord and Saviour whose Vicar he pretendeth to be for whereas Christ paid Tribute to Caesar he maketh Caesar pay him Tribute And whereas Christ washed his Disciples feet the Pope maketh the Emperor his Lord kisse his Feete To confirme the forenamed relation of the Popes rising reade Guiccardines historie His Relation Lib. 4. prope finem who in the latter end of his fourth Booke not onely denieth the feined Donation of Constantine but affirmeth that divers learned men reported that Silvester he lived in divers Ages Then he sheweth how obscure base they were during the time that the barbarous nations made havocke of Italie Secondly that in the Institution of the Exarchate the Popes had nothing to doe with the Temporall Sword but lived as subject to the Emperors Thirdly that they were not very much obeyed in matters Spirituall by reason of the corruption of their manners Fourthly that after the overthrow of the Exarchate the Emperors now neglecting Italie the Romans began to bee governed by the advice and power of the Popes Fiftly That Pipin of France and his sonne Charles having overthrowne the
Kingdomes of England England Scotland Ireland Scotland and Ireland which being two Ilands the first of them to wit great Britaine containeth in compasse 1836 miles Cambdeni Britannia pag. 2. and Jreland 400 miles in length and about 200 in breadth The Monarch of great Britaine hath in actuall possession 19 antient Kingdomes and principalities England antiently conteined seven Scotland three Wales hath had 3 principalities Ireland five Wales three and the I le of Man one The inhabitants speake nine severall languages as English Scotish Welch Cornish Jrish Monish Gotish in the Orcade Iles which are 32 French in Iarsy and Garnsy and Dutch in severall places where many Netherlanders dwell having Churches their service in their owne tongue The Kingdome of England Imperiorum mundi Catalogus Authore Ioanne Boter Rex Angliae pag. 17. is divided into 52 sheeres In one onely whereof called Yorkeshire it is thought that 70 thousand men may be levied The cheife Citie is London in which and the Subburbs 2 miles about there are esteemed to be about 600000 soules In the last plague there was buried in one yeare about 63000 persons The whole I le of great Britaine may be reputed for one impregnable fortres the sea coasts being generally cliffie and in accessible The shipping thereof are of great force and doubled as I heare since the beginning of the Raigne of our late Soveraigne Lord King Iames. In Auglia Cantu ariensis Patriarcha nominatur Glossa d. 21. verb. Archiepiscopus apud Miraeum notit Episcop lib. 1 Cap 14 pag. 34. In these two Ilands before named are the sees of 8 Archbishops The Archbishop of Canterbury hath hed the title of a Patriarch England hath about 25 Bishoprickes Scotland hath many and Ireland hath had above 40. Againe Iread that there are not so many statly and bewtiful Churches in so much circuit of ground in al the world as are in England And last of all the glory of great Britaine is our religious and pious King Charles for whose prosperity and long life I most humbly supplicate Almighty God Also the kingdome of Denmarke which conteineth under it Denmarke and Norway Boter rel univers par 2 Rex Daniae Norvegtacoe si stende spatio di piu di mille e trecento miglia Mirae lib. 4 cap. 23 notit Episcop the Cimbricke Chersonesse the Balticke Iland and others and the Kingdome of Norway which alone conteineth in length about 1300 miles and in breadth halfe so much there are rekoned in Denmarke and Norwaty two Archbishops and 14 Bishops the Archbishop of Lunden is primate of Denmarke and the Archbishop of Nidrosia is Primate of Norway To this kingdome belong some great Ilands in the Ocean The kingdome of Sweden with Scricfinnia Sweden astimâ—tur haec terrarum pars Italia et Francia maior Im per munds Catat Rex Sueciae Biarmia and other provinces thereunto belonging is bigger than France and Italie but not so peopled The Swedes possesse in Livonia Revalia and Narue and other peeces of good estimation It is divided besides Livonia into three severall kingdomes viz Cothland Sweueland and Vandalia in Sweveland Vpsalia is their cheife Citie and an Archbishopricke Stockholme is the Kings seat There is mainreined in Sweveland and Gothland about 32 Companies of foote every troope consisting of five or six hundred harquebussiers and thirteene companies of horse The late King was thought to have eight thousand peeces of great Ordnance and most of brasse There are in Sweden one Archbishop and six Bishops Part of the Netherlands videl three parts of the Duchy of Guelders Part of the Netherlands Relation of the most famous King domes etcpag 200 the Earledomes of Holland Zeland Zutphen The Lordships of Freezland Vtrech Overissell and Groning and some part of Brabant and Flanders and these countries where the Protestants religion is publiquely professed although they are not so great as the other possessed by the Papists yet they are more populous and richer they keepe about 30000. men in continuall garison In Switzerland of the thirteene Cantons the Protestants in strength Switzers Grizons Sr. Edwins Sands relation sect 45. and amplenesse of Territorie much exceed the Papists I reade that two thirds of the Switzers and Grizous were Protestants For the Protestants in Germany Germanie preface to Mr. Brerewoods enquiries In the preface to Mr. Brerewoods inquire I finde the whole Empire excluding Bohemia and Austria where of the one is rather an Arbiâ—er in the election of the Emperor then an Elector and the Archduke of the other hath onely a kinde of extraordinary place in the dyet amongst the ecclesiasticall Princes consisteth of three orders or Sâ—ats the Princes Ecclesiasticall the Princes temporall and the free Cities Of the last of these to wit the cities some of them termed the hanse townes are seated in the Northerne parts of Germany betweene Dantisck Eastward and Hamburge Westward Many of these Cities as Hamburge Stoad and Lubeck in times past a Dukedome have beene able to put to sea every one of them 150 shipps These Sea townes with the rest of the Inland free Cities Pretestantium partes sequuntâ—â— libere â—ivitates omnes soculares Principes fere omnes Catholicoruns a secularibus principes pauci ut Bavarus Clevensis Thes Politie a potelesma 6. Sleâ—d Comment lib. 24. pag. 302. doe in a manner either in whole or a part professe the reformed religion except three in lower Swe via which adhere wholly to the Roman Church called Gmond whirlingen and Dickels puhell Of the strength and wealth of these inland free Cities we may guesse by a particular losse Which was in Anno 1554 Albert Marquesse of Brandenburge whose sword was in a manner a law and his revenue besieged the City of Norinberg he burnt 100 of the villages belonging to it 70 Manors and farmes appertaining to the Citizens and 3000 acres of wood and yet after all this spoile he compounded with them for 200000 Crownes and sixe peeces of Ordnance All the Princes temporall of the Empire were firmly Protestants Preface before named anno 162â— none of note excepted besides the Duke of Bavaria and Cleve Now what the multitudes of subiects there are professing the same Faith with these Princes we may guesse by the amplenesse of the Dominions under the Government of such onely who for their Commands are chiefâ— and most ominent among them As of the Prince Elector Pilatine the Duke of Saxony the Marquesse of Brandenburg the Duke of Mirtemburg Landgrave of Hesse Manquesse of Buden Prince of Anhault Dukes of Brunswiâ—ke Holst Luneburg Mecâ—lenburg Pomexane Sweyburg Amongst whom the Marquesse of Brandenburg hath for his dominion not onely the Marchisate it selfe containing an circuite about 520 miles and furnished with 50 Cities and aborit 60 other walled Townes but likewise part of Prus â—â— for which he is feudatary unto the King of Poladd The Region of Prignitz The Dukedome of Crossèn the signiories