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A14151
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The practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale
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Tyndale, William, d. 1536.
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1548
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popes cleane contrary And the poÌ„pe of hys consecratyon was after his old worldly fation How be it yet he is made a saynte for his worshyppyng of the holy seate of sainct peter not that seate of peter which is Christs gospell but an other lyed to be peters is in dede cathedra pestilencie a chayr of false doctrine And because he could no skyll of oure lordes gospell he sayde of matens with oure lady saye they If any maÌ„ vnderstaÌ„d the laten let hym reade his lyfe compare it vnto the scriptur theÌ„ he shal se such holynes as were here to long to be rehersed And euery abbay euery cathedral church did shrine theÌ„ one God or other mingled the lyues of the very saintes wyth starke lyes to moue men to offre which thyng they call deuocion And though in all their doinges they oppresse the teÌ„poralty their comeÌ„ wealth be greuous vnto the rych and paynfull to yâ— poore yet they be so many so exercised in wyles so subtyl so knit sworne together that they coÌ„passe the teÌ„poralty make theÌ„ beare theÌ„ whether they wil or wyll not as the euye doth the oke partly with iugglinge besyde that with wordly polycy For euery abbot wyl make him that may do most in the shyre or wyth the kynge the stuarde of hys landes geue hym a fee yerely and wyl leÌ„d vnto some feast other that by such meanes they do what they wyll And lytle master parsoÌ„ after the same maner if he come into an house the wife be snoutefaire he wil rote him self there by one craft or other ether by vsiÌ„g such pastime as the good man doth or in beinge benefycyall by one waye or other or he wyll lend hym and so bryng hym into hys daunger that he can not thruste hym oute when he wolde but must be coÌ„pelled to beare him aÌ„d to let hym be homely whether he wyll or not ¶ An ensample of practyse out oâ— oure owne chronycles Take an ensaÌ„ple of their practise out of our owne stories Kyng Herolde Kyng Herold exiled or banished Robert Archbisshope of Canterburye For what cause the Inglysh polychronicon specifieth not Robert of caÌ„terbury But if the cause weare not sum what suspect I thynke they wolde not haue Passed it ouer with scylence Thys Robert gat hiÌ„ immediately vnto kynge Wylliam the conqueroure then duke of Normandye And the pope Alexander sente duke Wylliam a baner to go and conquere Ingland and cleane remission vnto whosoeuer wold folow the baner and goo wyth kynge Wyllyam here marke how streight the pope folowed-Christs steppes aÌ„d his apostles Remission of siÌ„nes to conquere englande they preached forgeuenes of synnes to all that repented throw Christes bloude shedyng the Pope preacheth forgeuenesse of synnes to all that will slea their bretheren bought with Chrystes bloud to subdue them vnto hys tyraÌ„nie What so euer othâ—r cause duke wyliaÌ„ had against kynge Herold thou maiest be sure that the pope wolde not haue medled yf Herold had not troubled hys kingdom â—â—e neyther shuld duke willyam haue bene able to conquer the land at that tyme except the spyritualtie had wroughte on hys syde What bloud did that conquest cost England thorowe whych almoost all the lordes of the Inglysh bloude were slayne â— the Normandes became rulers and all the laâ—es were chaunged into Frenche But what careth the holy father for sheading of laye mens bloude It were bâ—tter that .x. hundred thousand laye knaues loste theyr liues then that holy church shuld louse one ynch of her honour or sainct Peters seate one iote of her ryght Ancelmus And Ancelmus that was bysshoppe in shorte time after neuer left striuinge with that myghtie prince kynge Wyllyam the second vntyll he had compelled hym maugre hys teth to delyuer vp the inuestiture or election of bysshops vnto sainct Peters vycare whych inuestiture was of old tyme the kynges duetâ—e And 〈…〉 when the sayde kyng Wyllyam 〈…〉 the tribut that pryestes gaue 〈…〉 to their bysshops for theyr whores 〈…〉 dyd not Raffe bisshop of Chich◠〈…〉 goddes seruice as they call it 〈…〉 the church dores with thornes thorow out al hys diâ—cese vntyll the kynge had yelded hym vppâ— hys trybute agayne For when the holy father had forbidden pryestes theyr wyues the bysshop permitted theÌ„ whores of their owne for a yearely tribute do yet in all laÌ„des saue in Ingland where they maye not haue any other saue mennes wyues onely And agayne for the election of Steuen langton archbysshop of Canterbury what miserye and wretchednesse was in the royalme a longe ceason TheÌ„ was the land interdited many yeares And when that holpe not then Irelande rebelled agaynst kinge Iohn immedyatly Note and not wythout the secrete workinge of oure Prelates I dare well saye But fynally when neyther the interditing nether that secrete subtiltie holpe â–ª wheÌ„ Ihon wold in no meanes consent the saint peters vicar shuld raygne alone ouer the spiritualtye ouer all that perteyned vnto theÌ„ and that they shulde synne do all mischefe vnpunisshed the pope sent remissyoÌ„ of synnes to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce for to go and conquere hys land 〈◊〉 â–ª of synnes to coÌ„quere Wherof king IhoÌ„ was so sore afrayd that he yelded vp his croune vnto the pope sware to hold the laÌ„d of hiÌ„ aÌ„d that his successours shuld do so lykewise And agayn in Kyng Richardes dayes the second Thomas Arundell archbysshop of CaÌ„terbury chauÌ„celare was exyled with the Earle of Darbye Thomas AruÌ„dell The outwarde preteÌ„ce of the varyaunce betwene the Kynge aÌ„d his lordes was for the delyueraunce of the towne of Braste in Brytayne But our prelates had an other secret mystery a bruing They coulde not at they re owne luste slea the poore wretches which at that tyme were conuerted vnto repentaunce and to the true faith to put their trust in christs death bloudsheadyng for the remission of their sinnes by the preachinge of Iohan Wyclefe As sone as the archbysshop was out of the royaume Practyse the Irishmen began to rebell againste kynge Rychard as before against Kynge Ihon But not hardelye withoute the inuisyble inspyration of them that rule bothe in the courte and also in the consciences of al men They be one kingdom sworne together one to helpe an other scatered abroade in all royalmes And howe be it that they stryue amonge them selues who shal be greatest yet agaiÌ„st the temporall powr they be always at one though they disseÌ„ble it and fayne as thogh one helde againste the other to know theyr enemies secretes to betray them with all They caÌ„ inspyre priuelye into the brestes of the people what myschefe they lyst no maÌ„ shal know wheÌ„ce it coÌ„meth Their letters go secretly froÌ„ one to an other thorow out all kyngdoÌ„s SaiÌ„ct peters vicar shall haue worde in .xv. or .xvi. dayes froÌ„ the vttermost part of christendom The
bysshops of England at their nede caÌ„ wryte vnto the bysshops of Ireland scotland denmarke douchland fraunce and spayne promysiÌ„g them as good a turne an other tyme puttyng them in remembraunce that they be all one holy churche that the cause of the one is the cause of the other sayenge if our â—ugglyng breake out yours can not be longe hyd And the other shall serue their turne aÌ„d bring the game vnto their handes no man shall know how it cometh about As sone as king Richard was gone to Ireland to subdue these rebellyous the bysshope cam in agayn and preuented the kinge and toke vp his power against him and toke him prisoner and put him downe aÌ„d to death most cruelly and crouned the earle of darby kiÌ„g O mercyfull Christ what bloud hath that coronacion cost England But what care they Their causes muste be auenged He is not worthy to be kynge that wyll not auenge their quarels· For do not the kynges receaue their kyngdome of the beast and sweare to worshyp hym and maynteine hys throne And then when the erle of Darbye whych is kyng Henry the fourth was crouned the prelates toke hys swerde and hys sonnes Henry the fifth after hym as all the kinges swerdes syns and abused them to shed christeÌ„ bloude at their pleasur And they coupled their cause vnto the kynges cause as now made it treasoÌ„ to beleue in Christ as the scriptur teacheth to resyst the bisshopes as now and thruste theÌ„ in the kynges prysons as now so that it is no new inueÌ„cion that they now do but euen an old practyse though they haue done their busy cure to hyde theyr science that their conueyaunce shuld not be espyed And in kyng henrye the .vj. dayes how raged they as fierce lions agaiÌ„st good duke Humfre of Gloceter the kynges vncle and protectour of the realme in the kings youth and childehod Duke Umfre because that for him they myght not slea whom they wold and make what cheuysaunce they lusted Wold not the bysshop of Wynchester haue fallen vppon him and oppressed hym openly with myght and power in the Citie of London had not the cityzens come to hys helpe But at the last they found the meanes to contryue a dryft to bryng their matters to passe and made a parlament farre from the cityzens of London where was slayne the good duke and only welth of the royalme and the myghty shylde that so longe before had kept it from sorow which shortly after his death sell theron by heapes But the cronicles can not tell wherfore he dyed nor by what meanes No meruell verely For he had nede of other eyes then such as the world seeth with all that shud spye out theyr priuye pathes Neuerthelesse the cronycles testifye that he was a vertuous man a godly and good to the comen welth Moreouer the Protectour of Purgatorie sayth in hys Dialoge quod I aÌ„d quod he and quod youre frende how that he was a noble man and a great clerke and so wyse that he coulde spye falce myracles and dysclose them and Iudge them from the true whych is an hatefull science vnto our spyrytualtye and moare abhorred them necromancie or wytchcrafte and a thynge wherfore a man by their lawe I dare well saye is worthy to dye and that secretly yf it be possible Now to be good to the comen welth and to se false miracles and thirdely to witâ—stande that Fraunce then brought vnder the fete of the Inglyshmen shuld not be set vp agayn by whose power the pope holdeth doune the Emperour reygneth in his stead becauses why he myght dye though by what meanes be not knowen For to be good to the comen wealth is to be hurtefull to the spiritualtye thre causes seing the one is the others pray as the lambe is the wolues Secondaryly if a man be so cleare eyed that he can spye false myracles howe can iugglers gette theyr lyuinge and be in price where such a fellow is Thyrdlye to kepe doune the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of frauÌ„ce is to pul S Peters vicar out of his seate Now if the great baude yâ— whore of babylon were destroied then wold the bordel and stues of our prelates shortly perish Yf Abadon that destroyer king of the grassehoppers which deuoure all that is greane were destroyed then were the kingdom of our caterpyllers at an ende ¶ By what craft the pope kepeth the Emperour doune Marke an other practise of our most holy prelates When the empyre was translated vnto the germaynes though the emperour was fallen doune and had kyssed the Popes fete and was become his sworne seruauÌ„t yet there was much strife and open warre oftimes betwene the popes and the emperours And the popes haue put doune many good Emperours by helpe of the Bisshopes which euery where secretly persuaded the lordes to forsake the emperouâ—s to take dispensacioÌ„s of the pope for their othes And coÌ„trary wyse the emperours haue now and then deposed dyuerse popes at request of the Cardinalles other great prelates by whose helpe onely they were able to do it For els verely though al Kynges christened had sworne to depose one Pope out of his seat if they had not yâ— fauour of other prelates therto they might haply by the secret practise of them to be put out of their own seates in the meane tyme. The pope therfore to be sure of him self out of the feare dauÌ„ger of the emperour were he neuer so mighty that the emperour shuld not se his dayly open pastimes made frendship and amytye with the Uenecianâ— on the one syde of him and let them com in to certayne cyties of the Emperours in Italy and with the French king on the other syde and late him also vp into certayne Cytyes and possessyons of the Emperoures and he himselfe in the middes And shotte out the Emperoure froÌ„ coÌ„minge any more to Rome and euer sent him his coronacion home to hym No maÌ„ rebuk the pope And then he made a lawe that no man shuld rebuke the Pope for what so euer myschefe he dyd sayeng that the Pope was aboue al and iudge ouer all and none ouer him and therfore forbade in his law Distinctio .xl. Si Papa sayenge though the pope be proued negligent aboute him self aÌ„d also the soule helth of his brethern and slacke in his worke and speachlesse as concernynge anye good and drawe with him by his ensample inumerable people to hell to be punished with him with diuerse tormeÌ„tes euerlastingly yet se that no mortal maÌ„ presume once to rebuke his fautes here For he shall iudge all men and no man him O antichryst Is he not aÌ„tichrist that wyll not haue his lyfe tryed by Gods worde â—enecians Yf the Uenecians catch any of our holy fathers townes or possessions whether by warre or that they haue bought it or that it be layde to morgage vnto them or that the olde Pope hath geuen it with the