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A14601	A looking-glasse for papists to see their owne deformities in matters of faith, and religion: and for formall protestants; to make them more carefull of the true profession of Iesus Christ: lest at any time they fall away from the sinceritie of the Gospell of Christ. With a briefe history of the Popes liues, from the first three hundred yeeres after Christ, vntill Paul the fift.	R. W., minister in Norfolk.; Woods, Richard, minister of Frettenham, attributed name.; Wrathall, Richard, attributed name.; Burges, John, 1561?-1635.	1621 (1621)	STC 24912; ESTC S119311	60,513	116

City For in the fourth yeere after his comming thither he returned to Ierusalem and was present at the Counsell there Thence he came to Antioch and there continued seauen yeeres vntill the raigne of Nero when he came to Rome where hee repaired the Roman Church which was decaying After that when he had trauelled almost thorow all Europe he returned to Rome in the first of Nero and there was put to death Thus far Onuphrius Therefore it is but a tale that he sate Bishop of Rome 25. yeeres or at all but that hee was there as an Apostle as hath beene said before Now come wee to examine how the Pope succeedeth Peter PEter if he were at Rome it was as he was an Apostle to preach the Gospell and to establish the Church there as he did in other places euen as Paul did and the rest of the Apostles through the World according to their commission and commandement giuen by Christ Matthew 28. 19. Againe he was there to confirme with his bloud the Doctrine taught and was obedient to the Emperour and suffered death at his command whereby he left an ensample for doctrine and manner of liuing to his successors Now let vs see how the Pope succeedeth Peter He teacheth not Christ the onely meanes of saluation but his own traditions merits worshipping of Saints c. and persecuteth and putteth them to death that obey not his decrees and commands Secondly he yeeldeth not obedience to authority as Peter taught and practised 1 Peter 2. 13. Submit your selues vnto all manner or dinances of men for the Lords sake whether vnto the King as the Superior or to Rulers sent by him for punishment c. And Paul Rom. 13. Let euery soule be subject to the higher powers c. Whosoeuer resisteth power resisteth Gods ordinance But the Pope commandeth Kings curseth them and killeth them to that end he hath his triple Crowne and elaymeth soueraignty ouer the Church and commandeth the treasure of the World whereas Peter had neither gold nor siluer Acts 3. 6. The Lot of the Church is to be persecuted not to persecute we must not looke to fare better then our Master saith Christ Iohn 15. 20. Remember the words I said vnto you the seruant is not greater then the Master if they haue persecuted me they will also persecute you If the Pope be Christs seruant as hee calles himselfe Seruant of Seruants let him shew his markes for Christ as Paul Gal. 6. 17. Behold I beare in my body the markes of the Lord Iesus See 2 Cor. 11. 23. And therefore we conclude the Pope to be Antichrist not Christs seruant nor Peters successor Now enquire we the time when it is like the Pope beganne REuelation 20. 2. We haue a manifest Prophecie that Sathan should be bound which ranged at pleasure in the vnchristian World that is before Christ who shall lighten things that are hid in darkenesse 1 Cor. 4. 5. and Luk. 1. 79. Ioh. 1. 5. Ioh. 3. 19. This is condemnation that light is come into the World and men loued darkenesse c. Act. 17. 30. The time of this ignorance God regarded not but now biddeth all men Euery c. Now this light is Christ and the preaching of the Gospell Sathan therefore must be bound one thousand yeeres from Christs preaching that he should not through the darkenesse of error vexe men as he had done though their bodies be not freed from the Crosse and persecution that they may be like their Master Now the Apostles and Bishops of Rome with other Bishops Ierusalem Antioch Constantinople and the rest that succeeded not at Rome but wheresoeuer for preaching Christ crucified were so occupied what with preaching and vnder the Crosse for the space of the first 300. yeeres as they had no leysure to dreame of Supremacy After which time as Rest breeds Rust so by little and little they grew ambitious and now and then one Bishop or other would affect priority so as about the end of the next 300. yeeres they began to desire primacy but not supremacy As Policarpe Bishop of Ierusalem challenged the first place 426. yeeres after Christ Gelacius Bishop of Rome after him about 445. Iustine Emperor of Rome made Misda Bishop of Rome Patriarch about 520. About the same time Iohn of Constantinople Bishop was called vniuersall Bishop Iohn the first Bishop of Rome a good man was put in prison and dyed for the truth Pelagius Bishop of Rome was the first that challenged the primacy by Scripture Iohn Bishop of Constantinople called himselfe vniuersall Bishop 582. Gregory the Great Bishop of Rome first of that name reproued Iohn of Constantinople for calling himselfe vniuersall Bishop 591. Before him Iohn the third Bishop of Rome decreed that none should be called summus Sacerdos or vniuersal Bishop about 566. All this while no thought of a Pope or of Peters successor in Rome Now Phocas seruant to Mauricius Emperor killed his Master the Empresse and children most cruelly At this time Boniface the third Bishop of Rome obtained of this Butcher the title to be called vniuersall Bishop Anno 607. Note that the primacy of the Bishop of Rome was established by a murtherer and a Traytor who dyed miserably for the 612. of Christ he was slaine by the Souldiers of his Guard Abbas Vesper others say that Heraclius and Persius slew him cutting off his hands and feete others adde that his priuy members were cut off and his body burnt Estate Church Boniface the 3. liued but 9. moneths so soone his pride came to an end whose life and decrees perished together Anno 607. Martin the 1. Bishop of Rome was buffeted by the Emperour for reprouing him being an heretike and was further vilely entreated banished from Constantinople whither the Emperour sent for him to Pontus with his tongue cut out 649. Yet Rome no Supremacy but subiect to the Emperour both in creation and deposing Constance Emperour spoyled Rome because the Bishops were not willing he should remoue thither more in seuen dayes then all the Barbarians did in 360. yeers Anno Christi 662. Vitelian called Bishop of Rome to him the Emperour by singular grace confirmed the priuiledges of the Church which notwithstanding hee after brake and made them of no force Fasci Temporum The sixt Counsel of Constantinople approued Masse in the Latine tongue The Greeke Priests were permitted to liue in mariage but not the Priests of the West-Churches None to answere for a Childe but such as knew the Lords Prayer and the Beliefe of the faithfull In the second Volume of Counsels none to vow not to marry and that Priests which separated themselues from their Wiues because of their sacred Orders should be excluded from the Communion Peter viret in dialogo to them of Orbe In the 12. 13. Counsell of Tolledo such were Anathamised as forbid eating of flesh Pet. Viret Benet the 2. Bishop of Rome obtained of the Emperor that the election of the Bishop

of Rome made by the people Clergie and Souldiers without attending any more the authority of the Emperour should be lawfull Anno Christi 685. Sergius the 1. was chosen in a Schisme he was in danger for condemning the Heresie of the Monotholites He sent Vmbred to the Frisons to conuert them to the faith 688. Philippicus Bardanius Emperour made an Edict that all the Images of Saints should be taken from Churches 717. and that by consent of Iohn Patriarke of Constantinople No maruell though Pope and Papists be of another minde for they haue left the second Commandement out of the number of Commandements which the Church of Rome approues Gregorie the 2. excommunicated the Emperor Leo and discharged his people from obedience 714. Leo Emperour reformed the Church of Images although the Pope with-stood 720. Gregorie sent Boniface alias Wenefred an English Monk into diuers places to preach the faith he was martyred as was one Willobrordus sent before to preach by Sergius Nauclere Priests mariages against Purgatorie Reliques Fraternities Albertus Gallus Clement and Scotus with many other learned men in France and Germany withstood the Bishop reformed Boniface in reliques single-life Images Purgatorie and Popes Supremacy An. Christi 735. The Pope is not yet setled in his nest Constantine the fift Emperour was vehement against Images Anno Christi 741. Sergius the 2. absolued Pippin and the French of their oath to the King 752. Paul the 1. sate ten yeeres and odde He was vehement against the Emperour for Images 758. Theodor Bishop of Ierusalem maintained Images 758. Nicholas Bishop of Constance was against Images 766. Adrian the 1. gaue authority vnto Charles the Great to choose the Pope and to inuest Bishops and Archbishops 772. Leo the fourth Emperor was against Images 777. Raiginbald in Lumbardie would not obey the decree of Adrian but kept their Wiues still 779. Leo the 3. Bishop of Rome sate 20. yeeres He was imprisoned of the Romans for his cruelty but Charles the Great pacified all 796. Stephen the 4. Bishop of Rome sate one yere He sought his confirmation of Lodowicke Emperour 816. Gregory the 4. Bishop of Rome would not take the Bishopricke before he was confirmed of the Emperour 827. Yet no Supremacy Iohn the 8. a woman Pope sate two yeeres one moneth By generall consent shee was chosen Pope but not long after being great with childe by her seruant hauing for a while hid her great belly in the end going to Lateran betweene the Theater which they call the Collosse of Nero and Saint Clement falling into her throwes shee was deliuered hauing sate two yeeres and one moneth and foure dayes and was buried without honor Anno 158. See Platina Marianus Scotus Sigisbertus Ranulphe Volateran Bergonius Martin Benedict the 3. sate three yeeres being chosen he receiued the Office weeping taking God to witnesse that he was not worthy of such a charge he continued three dayes in fasting and prayer desiring God to giue him grace to gouerne the Church Sup. Cron. Nauclere He was deposed from the Papacy by the conspiracy of certaine wicked persons and a Cardinall vsurped the place but after againe he was restored Estat Church 857. Nicholas the 1. sate ten yeres he began to compel single life but could not preuaile his decrees were greatly resisted Huldrike Bishop of Asburge in Almaigne writ a worthy Epistle vnto him Extant 859. Plat. Esta Church In his Epistle he puts him in minde of the like decree made by Gregory who finding the fruit of his single life namely 6000. Infants heads found in a Pond whither he sent for Fish whereupon hee greatly repented himselfe of his decree which he confessed was the cause of so lamentable a murther and so hee altered his former decree Esta Church the Epistle at large 859. Adrian the second sate sixe yeeres he was chosen without the Emperour and excusing the matter the Emperour was appeased he was saluted Pope Plat. Ro. Barus after he granted the Election to the Citizens of Rome Nauc and Chron. Abb. 869. There was great diuision betweene the Greeke and Latine Church onely for the primacy and for the diuersity of Ceremonies Ro Barus Nauclere Iohn the ninth sate ten yeeres he wrote Saint Gregories life in foure Volumes he gaue occasion of great contention and warres in choosing of the Emperour The Pope was committed to prison but by the helpe of his friends he escaped and fledde into France where he remained a yeere In the meane time Charles the third Emperour was at Rome and kept it He sent for the Pope to Rome who returned and so they raigned two yeeres together Platina Florent and Ro. Barus Finally hee was poysoned or as some say slaine with the blow of a mallet vpon a conspiracy made against him Chron. Abb. Vestper Ro Barus 880. Martin the second sate one yeere and fiue moneths he restored Formosus Bishop disgraded by his Predecessor This Pope entred the Popedome by euill arts Supple Chron. 884. Adrian the third sate one yeere and three moneths he decreed the Emperor to be no more looked for in choosing of the Pope but that the Election of the Clergy should be free Dist ●… Anno 886. Leo the sixt sate seauen moneths and fifteene dayes Stephen the fift sate sixe yeeres and ten moneths Formosus Bishop of Portuens was appointed Pope and sate fiue yeeres and sixe moneths against the will of some Romans which pretended that Cardinall Sergius was chosen whereupon proceeded a great schisme cruell and scandelous and indured a great time this Formosus bought the Papacy Iohn le Maire Supp Cron. Boniface the sixt sate fifteene dayes Stephen the sixt sate one yeere and sixe moneths hee euilly requited his predecessor Formosus who made him Bishop of Anania he condemned his acts caused his body to be taken out of his Tombe threw his two fingers into Tiber and buried his body in lay mens apparell Plat. Naucler Ro. Barus At last he repented his faults and became a Monke Supp Cron. Romaine sate three moneths and 22. dayes hee established the acts and decrees of Formosus and disanulled the acts and decrees of Stephen Naucler Anno 900. Theodor the second sate 22. dayes he was a seditious man and a very monster in nature he condemned Stephen he restored the acts and fauourers of Formosus Naucler 900. Iohn the tenth sate two yeeres hee was a sedicious monster he restored Formosus and burned Stephens acts he moued sedition in Rome and for feare fledde to Rauenna Ro. Barus and Sigeber 905. Benet the fourth sate three yeeres he did nothing worthy of memory Platt Leo the fift sate forty dayes a Cardinall his familiar● called Christopher imprisoned him and by violence obtained the Papacy Leo dyed of griefe 905. Christopher sate seauen moneths he entered by violence and so he lost it for he was deposed and imprisoned was constrained to be a Monke which was the onely refuge of the miserable wherein disordered Church-men were detained and

2. Antichrist shall reigne but 3. yeeres and a halfe but the Popes haue reigned many hundreds of yeeres Ergo not Anti-christ 3. Antichrist shall be knowne by name but the Pope hath sundry names Ergo not Anti-christ 4. He must come of the stocke of the Iewes but neuer was any Iew Pope Ergo c. 5. His Seate must be at Ierusalem but the Popes Seate is at Rome Ergo not Anti-christ 6. He shall manifestly deny Christ so doth not the Pope say they Ergo c. 7. He shal doe strange miracles bring fire from heauen cause Images to speake so doth not Ergo. 8. He shall wage great battell and conqu●… all the world these agree not with the Pope Ergo the Pope is not Anti-christ See the answer of these in D. Willet Synopsis fol. 273. in quarto Now to proue the Pope to be Anti-christ we neede looke for no further proofe then the Scripture he being so liuely described there which we trust shall appeare euident to all men Note well the places 1. DAn 11. which contains a Prophecie of the kingdoms which should be enimies vnto the Church of God verse 3. of Greece verse 5. of Aegipt verse 28. of Syria verse 36. of the Romans vnder Antiochus Epiphanes by whom the Pope is figured it is said He shall doe what he will This is most true of the Pope his will must stand for reason Distinct 96. cap. Satis If the Pope shall draw infinit soules to hell no man is to say vnto him Sir why doe you so In like manner where he tooke the Cuppe from the Laitie in receiuing the Lords Supper it is heresie to speak against it non obstante that is though Christ did institute it so Againe the Pope may not be iudged for he is called Our Lord God the Pope Look Decrees 96. They say God and the Pope haue all one Consistorie therefore the Pope may doe what he will verse 37. It is said He shall not care for the God of his Fathers No more doth the Pope for he hath inuented and erected a new breaden god which his fathers neuer knew Nor for the desires of women for he hath prohibited lawfull marriage and permitteth adultery and Sodometry Nor care for any God for hee shall magnifie himselfe aboue all So doth the Pope Ergo Antichrist 2 Argument 2 Thessal 2. 4. Paules description in euery point is verified in the Pope He shall exalt himselfe aboue God and euery thing c. So the Pope hath challenged the full authority of Christ as before and exalteth himselfe aboue Emperours and Kings which are called Gods vpon earth yea the Pope hath calculated the difference betweene him and them saying the Pope is 47. degrees aboue the Emperour as the Sunne is 47. degrees bigger then the Moone Innocent the third in his Decretals Moreouer He shal sit in the Temple that is in the Church and hath the Keyes as he boasteth of heauen and hell verse 9. Anti-christ shall come with lying signes So doth the Pope c. verse 11. God shall send strong illusions Neuer so strong as in Popery as the father persecuteth the sonne è contra Husbands their Wiues Masters their Seruants è contra verse 3. Anti-christ is called the man of Sinne and a wicked man Where shall wee finde more wickednesse then in the Popes Some Coniurers Siluester the second some in league with the Diuell Alexander the sixt whooremongers incestuous Sodomites blasphemers Ergo Anti-christs See before the Conclusion of the Popes liues fol. 78. 3. Argument Reuel 8. 10. He is a Starre fallen from Heauen So the Pope is departed from the ancient faith of Rome to superstition and idolatry he hath the keyes of the bottomlesse pit Who but the Pope giueth the Crosse-keyes who saith he may carry downe to hell with him Chariots loaden with soules cap. Si Papa Distinct. 42. vers 3. Locusts arising out of the bottomlesse pit that is innumerable swarmes of begging Friers Iesuites Ergo Antichrist 4. Argument Reuel 17. 5. The seate of Antichrist is described in her fore-head a name written a Mystery Great Babylon that is Rome the Commaunder at that time of all the world And after the Emperours declining the Pope which commaundeth Emperours and Kings verse 3. The seauen heads are seauen mountains so is Rome built vpon seauen mountaines c. Ergo the Pope Antichrist 5. Argument 1 Iohn 2. 22. Who is a lier the same is Antichrist that denyeth the Father and the Sonne Who but the Pope that exalteth himselfe against all that is called God dispensing against the law of Nature against the precepts of the old and new Testament Vide Willet fol. 282. 6. Argument 2 Thess 2. 24. An Aduersary c. The Pope is an aduersary in doctrine liuing and teaching cleane contrary to the Doctrine of Christ and liuing cleane contrary to Christ and his Apostles See before for life and doctrine 7. Argument Reuelat. 17. 1. Anti-christ is called the Great Whoore. So Anno Christi 853. There was a right whoore elected Pope called Iohn the eight but it fell out to be Ioane bigge with childe See the Storie before fol. 16. She sate two yeeres and sixe moneths though some left her out of the Catalogue for shame as Marian Scotus writeth 8. Argument Reuel 13. 11. This place plainely describeth Anti-christ which succeeded the Roman Emperour as vile verse 12. and as powerfull See the Fathers BErnard saith The beast in the Apocalypse vnto whom is giuen a mouth to speake blasphemies occupieth Peters Chaire Epist 125. Ioachim Abbas saith Anti-christ was lately borne at Rome vpon the Reuel lib. 10. part 5. The Bishops in the Counsell of Rainspurge saith thus Hildebrand the Pope vnder the colour of Religion laid the foundation of Anti-christ Gregory the first and the best of all the Bishops of Rome that followed saith I doe confidently affirme that whosoeuer doth call himselfe Vniuersall Bishop or desire so to be called is the fore-runner of Anti-christ in his pride Anno Christi 591. Bernard vpon the words of Christ Matth. 10. 42. The Lords of the Nations reigne c. but it shall not be so among you saith to Pope Eugenius It is plaine that here dominion is forbidden the Apostles Go to then dare ye will to take vpon you ruling an Apostleship or in your Apostleship rule or dominion If you will haue both alike you shall loose both Otherwise you must not thinke your selfe exempt from the number of them of whom the Lord complayneth thus They haue reigned but not of me they haue beene but I haue not knowne them De consideratione ad Eugenium lib. 2. Chrysostome vpon 2 Thess 3. 4. 6. Hom. 4. As long as the Empire shall be had in awe no man shall straightly submit himselfe to Anti-christ but after the Empire shall be dissolued Anti-christ shall inuade the state of the Empire it standing voyde hee shall labour to pull vnto himselfe the Empire both of man and God Who seeth not at this day the Empire dissolued and the Pope euen Anti-christ to dominiere ouer Emperors Kings Hilarie ad Auxentium Hierome ad Algasiam question 11. and Oecumenius vpon 2 Thessal 2. will not admit that Anti-christ should sit at Ierusalem but in the Church of God For the most part all Princes and Bishops in Germanie and Italie haue published and called Gregorie the seauenth and Iohn the two and twentieth Anti-christ Auentinus Anal. lib. 5. 7. See the sentence of Pope Adrian the fourth fol. 17. against the Popes See Clement the seauenth fol. 27. where the Popes call one another Anti-christ Let them be iudged from their owne mouthes Thus hauing through Gods mercy brought this businesse to an end further then I euer intended it And seeing it pleased not God to giue it that effect wherevnto I laboured in the particular yet it may please him so to blesse and prosper it as it shall not returne in vaine vnto him which hath seene my desire my labour and studie in mine olde age for them that are not yet called Vnto whom I most humbly commend my Labour and them to be blessed of him Exhorting all the true Successours of Peter I meane the Pastours of Congregations to haue a care of their liues and Doctrine that so labouring together faithfully to gather into one the Sheepe that are scattered abroad into the folde of IESVS CHRIST when the great Shep-heard shall appeare wee may giue vp an account with ioy and not with griefe saying These are those LORD which thou hast giuen me To whom be ascribed of vs all glory praise power and thankes-giuing for euer and euer Amen FINIS

Nailes to the end those dead Idols might be adored by the Christians Before his death was such an Eclipse of the Sunne as was neuer seene Massius Plat. As he was preparing an army by Sea against the Turke the Romans being in troubles and seditions he was so vexed in minde that hee dyed with griefe Anno 1362. Vrban the fift sate eight yeeres He sent a Legat into Italie with full power and so repressed the Vicounts and other Gouernours of Townes threatning great losses if they would not submit themselues vnder the obedience of the Roman Church Armacan a learned man and Bishop of Ireland published Conclusions against Friers teaching that it was a villainous thing for a Christian to begge without neede Volater He sayd he could not finde foure Bibles in Oxford Iesuites began by Iohn Columbau and Francis Vincent of Burgony Volat Sabell Iohn Wickecliffe of Oxford in England a rare Theologian he touched liuely the abuses of the Popedome against begging Friers and Monkes hee had King Edward to friend The Pope as he returned into France dyed at Marcellus not without suspition of poyson Sabell Charles the fift Emperour and King of France caused the Scripture to be translated into French 1366. Gregorie the eleuenth sate at Auignon seauen yeeres and fiue moneths Many of the townes of Italy reuolted from his obedience At the perswasion of a Nunne he pronounced sentence of Interdiction against the Florentines the first Authors and seised all the townes about them and made warre vpon them Naucler Gregorie dyed being tormented with an intollerable paine in the bladder Plat. 1378. Vrban the sixt sate eleuen yeeres he was a cruell man of whom by prayer nothing could be obtayned Crautzius He being come to the Popedome sought to reuenge himselfe he was forsaken of his Cardinalls as a false Pope and Clement the seauenth chosen Clement the seauenth sate in Auignon fifteene yeeres and thus beganne the two and twentith Schisme of two Popes 29. yeeres vntill the Counsell of Constance the one cursing and warring with the other that about 200000. were miserably slaine and drowned Clement was chosen three months after Vrban Vrban made thirtie new Cardinals in one day and displaced the old and put them in prison Hee was vnder the safe keeping of the King of Naples for his pride certayne dayes at the length desiring that hee might goe to new Cesarea for his health hee was set at libertie where hee gathered forces against the King But Raymundus the Generall of the Kings forces Vrban comming with all his Court to the next shore he shipped them and brought the Pope to Genua and of seauen Cardinals being taken at new Cesarea putting fiue of them into sackes he drowned them in the Sea because he thought they fauoured Clement The Pope Vrban succeeding vnhappily in his Popedome dyed the eleuenth yeere of his Popedome few lamenting his death as a rude and execrable person Plattina Theodor. Cerinth The waters and fountaines were poysoned whereof he dyed and all his nobility Naucler These two Popes sent terrible Bulls into diuers parts of the world and so sowed defamatorie bookes wherein they named one another Antechrist Schismatickes Heretickes tyrants traytors theeues vniust sowers of tares and children of Belial Iohn de Ligni in a Treatise in fauour of Vrban and the Abbot of Saint Vast the Kings Chancellor of France in fauour of Clement That the Pope is Antechrist no better witnesses then themselues Clement dyed at Auignon 1394. Matthias a Bohemian proueth the Pope to be Antechrist and Friers heretickes Walter Brut In likewise many Noble men in England maintained Wickecliffes doctrine The Lord Montague Lord Clifford Earle of Salisburie Swinderby a priest wrote against Transubstantiation 1387. Boniface the ninth sate at Rome fifteene yeeres Hee was chosen after Vrban He made a Law whereby hee obtayned the seigniorie of all the world that is that no Parson should be promoted to any Benefice before hee had payed to the Apostolique Chamber all the reuenewes of the first yeere Hee made great marchandize of Indulgences and sold them for money Bennet the thirteenth sate at Auignon one and twentie yeeres He gaue to Charles the sixt King of France the tenth part of all Ecclesiasticall goods to make him his friend and to diuide the spoyle And as hee was in his Country Catalongue in a strong Castle called Pauiscole maintaining himselfe the true Vicar of Iesus Christ hee was condemned many wayes by the authority of the sayd Counsell Finally dying at Pauiscole he commanded his Cardinals that presently they should choose another in his place and they elected one Giles Menios and called him Clement the eight Plattina This Pope made Cardinalls at the instigation of Abphonsus King and did all that a Pope should doe But after Martin 1. had agreed with Alphonsus by his commandement Giles renounced all his right to the Popedome and was declared Bishop of Maiorque and the Cardinalls made by him willingly renounced their dignities Innocent the seauenth was chosen after Boniface the ninth sate at Rome two yeeres he being Cardinall was wont to taxe the negligence and fearefulnesse of the former Popes for he said it came to passe through their sloath that the Church of Rome and the destruction of the whole Christian Common-wealth was not yet cut off But when he came to the Papacie he followed the steppes of Vrban and Boniface whom being a priuate man hee had taxed Hee warred with the Citizens of Rome The Anti-pope Benedict reclayming Plattina With the neglect of his sepulcher his memory perished Hee had a care that Nicholas the fift should be restored to his Popedome Plat. 1404. Gregorie the twelfth sate eight yeeres he was chosen after the death of Innocent and an oath taken to yeeld if the profit of the Church required it but hee would not though hee promised before a Notarie before he was confirmed Pope 1407. Benet and Gregory were perswaded by Charles the sixt Emperour for the good and vnion of the Church to giue ouer their rights Benet gaue no answere but dismissed the Ambassadour without farewell and for feare to be constrained prouided for himselfe A Counsell was held at Pice to vnite the vniuersall Church whereunto Gregorie and Benet were cited but had no care to appeare but derided it So at the said Counsell Gregory and Benet were both deposed one called Alexander was instituted so were three Popes together but Gregorie fled to Austrich c. To their deposition all Christian Nations consented except a part of Spaine and the Count Arnimacke and the King of Scots who fauoured Benet Alexander the fift sate eight moneths He was a learned man a worthy and a godly man hee was chosen with the consent of all the Cardinalls in the Counsell of Pice Thus Gregorie and Bennet not giuing ouer were three Popes at once Alexander was so liberall to the poore and to men worthy of his charity as within a while he left nothing to himselfe Whereupon

the Popes doctrine and condemned that of the Gospel The Pope was besieged a long time with his Cardinalls in the Castle of Saint Angelo hee was taken prisoner by Charles Emperour and was ransomed with our money from England at 40000. ducats At Berne hee held a Disputation wherein Swinglius Bucer Cappo and Blaurer vanquished by Scripture the aduerse part Finally they confirmed by the authoritie of the Magistrates through all their land the sayd Articles abolished the Masse and threw downe Images and Altars Rome was sacked by the Emperour more miserably then euer by Gothes and Vandalls The Pope dyed in the end of September of a disease in the stomacke Others thinke he was poysoned by the smell of a Torch See Iohn Paptist Fulgentius 1534. Paul the third sate fifteene yeeres King Henry the eight banished the Popes authoritie who challenged to be Supreame head of the Church of England Fisher Bishop of Rochester and Thomas Moore Chancellour were beheaded because they would not agree to the Kings Edict This Paul was an Astrologian a Magitian and a Diuine Hee had a familiar one Denis Senila a Magitian whom hee made Cardinall with one Gaurice of Portugall Cecius and Mercell Negromancers and wicked villaines Of these hee did inquire the fortunes of himselfe and of his bastards Hee had a Sister called Iulia Fernese which hee gaue to Pope Alexander to be Cardinall and Bishop of Hostia which hee obtained for these are good prises or their younger brethren to maintaine their whooredomes or that which is worse See Agrippa This muttherer poysoned his mother and nephew that al the succession of the Ferneses might fall vpon him Hee had another sister whose carnall company hee sometime had but because she loued others company more then his hee poysoned her also He defloured another maid of a noble house pretending to be a Gentleman of the Legats and promised marriage who finding the truth she ranne madde Againe one Nicholas de Chesme finding him one day adulterously abusing his wife Laurea Fernese who was also the said Paules neece hee wounded so well with his dagger as he carried the markes to his graue Moreouer this good father Paul tooke his pleasure with his daughter Constance and poysoned her husband He also had in his Table the number of 45000. whores of whom he exacted euery moneth tribute to haue liberty to exercise their whoredome See Baleus and Eusebius captiue Hee cursed King Henry the eight and gaue his kingdome to whomsoeuer could get it He gaue leaue by an Indulgence to communicate the Lords Supper vnder both kindes and to eate all manner of meates at all times The Ministers of the Lantzgraues Countrey refused the Indulgence Estate of the Church He ordained the Counsell of Trent the first of Nouember 1542. The Pope dyed the tenth of Nouember Iulius the third sate fiue yeeres Because of auncient custome the Pope might giue his red Hatre to whom he would he made Cardinall a young boy called Innocent The Cardinals being against it asked what he saw in this young man that deserued it Hee answered I pray you what found you in me to doe me this honour to make me Pope without any desert Aduaunce this young man and he will merit it He was a ribbald and a mighty blasphemer he loued Swines flesh his Steward and Physitian sayd it was not good for the gout He cryed out Bring me my porke flesh All di spitto di Deo that is In despite of God At another time for his Peacocke detayned being very angry c. hee sayd If God were so angry for an Apple as to cast our first Parents out of Paradise wherefore should it not be lawfull for me that am his Vicar to be angry for a Peacock better then an Apple He had three bowles at feasts for euacuation Estate of the Church Marcellus the second sate twenty dayes he was President of the Counsell of Trent where he put out Iames Nichiantes Bishop of Fossa Claodia because hee would not allow Traditions to be receiued and allowed with like reuerence as the Gospell Also Guillam de Venice sayd that the Counsell of Venice was aboue the Pope and Vergerius was also put from the Counsell because he denyed the Legend of Saint George and Saint Christopher to be true which he proued from Paul the third for he hath commāded that both these Legends should be taken out of the Breuiarie and commanded that all such should be taken out which were not true Hee died of the Iaundise the 20. day after his election 1555. Paul the fourth sate foure yeeres two moneths and twenty seauen dayes This Pope inuented a new sect of Monks and called them Iesuites Before he was Pope hee writ a Booke vnto Paul the third touching the reformation of the Church but being Pope hee cared neither for Iesus Christ nor for his Church In his book he confirmeth almost all the points we vse to reprehend in Poperie He grieued the people of Rome because of his warres and exactions that scarce had hee yeeleded vp the spirit but the Roman people whihc wished death vnto him because of his warres and exactions and tyrannies broke the prisons of the Inquisitions deliuered the prisoners fired the whole building threw downe the Popes Image cutting off the head and right hand thereof which were drawne three dayes together thorow the Towne and then cast into Tyber Hee kept openly a Gentlemans wife Hee vsed to eate Snailes and to drinke strong wine called Magnagarra for lust Hee died in bed with his whoore 1565. Estate of the Church Pius the fourth sate sixe yeeres Hee caused to be strangled the fift of March 1561. in the night in Saint Angelo the Cardinall Charles Caraffe He beheaded also in another prison the County of Palliane and certaine other Cardinalls shewing their bodies the next day vnto the people He cited the Queene of Nauarre because of the profession of the Gospell to answer in the Popes Consistorie and for want of appearance within sixe moneths her Countrey to be giuen to the next Conqueror The fourth of December was ended the Counsel of Trent 1563. which from the beginning to the ending continued eighteene yeeres wherein all the Articles of Popish doctrine were confirmed The eight of September Pius the fourth died Pius the fift sate sixe yeeres Iohn Functius a learned Chronographer amongst all of our time was beheaded because he with other Preachers of the Gospell were against the dreames of Osiander The Pope sent a great Present to the Duke of Alua as a recompence of so great paynes he had taken to maintaine the Popedome He sent his roaring Bull of Basan against Queene Elizabeth 1571. Gregorie the thirteenth sate thirteene yeeres The Pope by adding of tenne dayes in October so as for the fift they should reckon fifteene This to eternize the Popes name was called the Gregorian Kallender The Pope dayly vrged the performance of his Kallender in Germany D. Chytreus 1585. Whereupon presently