Henr. Coldyron answereth to the 3. article Iohn Pollomarius answereth to the 4. article Certayne chosen on both sides to determine the matter The oration of Cardinal 〈◊〉 Nicolas the 2. propounder charged by the Cardinall for the commeÌ„cing of Ioh. Wickliffe A prudent answere of the Bohemians to the Cardinall Iulian. The Ambassadours of the Bohemians return without agreement The coÌ„ming of the Legates to Prage Ioh. Rochezanus speaketh Ex Cochleo hist. lib. 7. Polomas answereth to the Bohemians The Bohemians reply againe to Polomar Polomar extolleth the Councelles Generall councelles may erre and haue erred Ex Cochleo hist. lib. 7. The Ambassadours of the councel and the Bohemians could not agree A declaration of 3. articles promised to the Bohemians by the Councell A declaration of the Councell to the Bohemians concernyng the first 3. articles The 2. proposition propounded by the Bohemians with the declaration from the Councell Punishing of publicke offences how and by whom Note here the popes addition The 3. article of the Bohemians with the declaration from the councell Liberty of preaching how farre and to whom at extendeth The 4. article of the Bohemians with the declaration from the Councell Temporal possessions in the clergie mens handes The papists staÌ„d hard for their temporal Lordships The Bohemians take a deliberatioÌ„ of the fourth article A declaration of the councel touching the fourth article of the communion Consecrat dist 2 quia pissus This is to set vp the church aboue the scripture The holie communion requireth amendment of lyfe Holy things nothing profit the wicked The reuereÌ„t receiuing of the sacraments Receiuing vnder one kinde for auoiding two perils Error grounded vpon errour Causes why to minister vnder one kinde Receiuing in both kindes permitted to the Bohemians The condition annexed Doubtes or questions of the Bohemians Aunswere Permission of both kindes granted to the Bohemians not of sufferance but by full authoritie Punishing of offences considered How and by whom offeÌ„ders ought to be punished To doe that God commaundeth is obedience and no sin though it be extraordinary The Israelites dyd steale from the Egyptians without sinne Sampson killed himselfe without sinne Of extraordinary commaundementes no generall lawes to be made Obiection Aunswere How the laitie hath power ouer the clergie and wherin The Pope wil be iudged by his own law Obiection Aunswere Obiection Aunswere Abuse of prelates in inhibiting true preachers Remedie of appeale Obiection Aunswere Actes of secular dominion to be exercised of the clergie after a double respecte â—el per se â—el per alium Obiection Aunswere Coactiue power whether in belongeth to the clergie and how The goods of the church in whose possession they be properly 12. q. 1 cap. expedit The clergie be administratours not Lordes of the temporalties of the Church The agreement betweene the Bohemians and the Councell Anno. 1438. Certaine petitions of the Bohemians put vp to the CouÌ„cell Anno. 1438. The communioÌ„ in both kindes to be generally graunted To haue a good and lawfull pastor and Bishop Free communioÌ„ vnder both kindes to be permitted to all princes The Gospells Epistles to be read in the vulgare tongue The scriptures read in the Slauons tongue of olde time Incorporations to be graunted to vniuersities an vnlawfull request A request for necessary reformation discipline The coÌ„ception of our Lady brought into the Church The visitation of our Lady brought in Vowsons giftes of benefices before they were voide debarred by the couÌ„cell which vowsons here ar called expectatiue graces IncoÌ„uenieÌ„ces that rise by vowsons of benefices No controuersies to be brought to Rome beyond 4. daies iourney from thence No fâ—â—uolous appeales to be made to the Pope Against the superfluous number of errours Against the popes first fruites Pragmatica Sanctiâ— per Carolum 7. An Acte made for the conuersion of the Iewes An Acte for studying the Hebrue Latine and Chaldey Against priestes that kept Concubines An Epistle of Martin Meyr to Aeneas Siluius translated into Englishe the â—atine wher of inextant in the former edition of this booke Ex Orth. Grat. The corruption of the Church of Rome detected The authoritie of the councell of Basill expended The epistle of the Cardinall Iulian to the Pope in the commendation of the councell of Basill Thambassadors of the Councell are returned from Egra What the church is Eugenius prouoketh the Church A strong argument against Eugenius The cause of the long delay of the Prelates The councel of Sene. An epistle of Eneas Siluius in defence of the councell of Basill The tâ—â—â—nal seate standeth not in one Bishop The authoritie of the Councell of Basill maintained by the Emperour and the French king so long as they liued The practise of Pope Eugenius to vndoe the Councell of Basill The Pope stirreth vp warre The Dolphin driueâ— away by a few Germaines The dissolution of tho Councell of Basill Fredericke of Austrich crowned Emperour great grand father to this Ferdinando The Legaâ— of the Greekes coÌ„descend first to the popes law The Greeke Churches refuse the Popes doctrine The inconuenience of discorde Ex Cochleo lib. 8. hist. Hussit Ex Antonin 3. part tit Ex hist. Cas pari Peucer lib. 5. Maruelous feare fallen vpon the popes army Gods holy angels pitch their tentes about them which feare him Psal. The cruell deceite and wicked facte of Mainardus against the souldiours of Boheme Certaine thousandes of the BohemiaÌ„ souldiors brent Ex Aenea Silu. lib. de hist. Boem cap. 51. England noÌ„ted of crueltie Burning slaying in England Anno 1439. R. Wiche Priest Martir Ex Fabian part 7. Ex antiquo alio Chronico Ex Regist. Hen. Chicheslei The bishops coÌ„sult to abolish the lawe of Premuniri facias The king aunswere to the bill of the Clergy touching the law of Premuniri A briefe aunswere to Cope concerning Lady Eleanor Cobham To the third obiection Vid. Centu. 8. Ral. ca. 4. To the 4. obiection M. Coperay leth without a cause See the former edition pag. 371. The 5. obiection The story of the Ladie Eleanor and Rog. Onley here pretermitted A question whether Eleanor the Duches was culpable in treason agaynst the king Certaine coniectures of the crime not to bee true 1. Coniecture 2 Coniecture 3 Coniecture 4 Coniecture 5. Coniecture 6. Coniecture 7 Coniecture 8. Coniecture 9. Coniecture 10. Coniecture A briefe aunswer to Maister Copes cauillations concerning Duke Humfreyes wyfe The contention betwene the Cardinall of Wint. Duke Humfrey Lorde protectour Anno. 1440. Eâ— Polycâ—ra Wint. presumeth to be Cardinall against the minde of his king Wint. incurreth the law of premuniâ—i Wint. intrudeth himselfe to be the kings gouernour The Cardinall defraudeth the king of his iewels The Cardinall deliuereth the K. of Scottes vpon his owne authoritie The Cardinall playeth the marchant The Cardinall a defrauder of the king The Cardinall taketh vpon him like a king The Cardinall traytour to the crowne The Card. a purchaser of of the kingâ— landes Peruerse counsaâ—le of
they tell vs what ye would vs to do or els we will fall vpon you if ye retaine vs longer Then spake one of the yong men to them bidding thē go and plucke downe yonder walles pointing to certayne high wals there nigh to Rome which they did in a moment The yong men crossing them for feare of the spirites scarse recouering thē selues at length came to their maister And it followeth moreouer in the epistle of the sayd Benno to the Cardinals We haue made mention to you before of diuers colledges of the church of Rome which refused to communicate with him As Leo then Archpriest of the Cardinals Benno Vgobaldus Iohannes the Cardinal Peter Chauncellor and Cardinall beyng all instituted before this Hildebrand These three also beyng consecrated by him that is Natro Innocentius and Leo forsoke him cursing the detestable errours which he held In like case Theodinus whom he constituted Archdeacon and other Cardinals mo Ioannes surnamed Primicerius Petrus oblationarius with all that appertayned vnto them sauing one onely man And now when this Hildebrand saw that the bishops also would forsake him he called vnto him the lay men and made them priuy of his counsail thinking thereby to separate the bishops that they should haue no cōference with the Cardinals After that he called together those bishops and beyng garded with bandes of lay men he enforced the bishops partly for feare and partly for his manacing wordes to sweare vnto him that they should neuer disagre vnto that which he would haue done that they should neuer defend the Kynges quarell and that they should neuer fauour or obey the Pope that should in his stead be instituted Which thing beyng done he sent them by meanes of the Prince of Salernites into Campania and thus did he separate them from the company of the Cardinals from the citie of Rome And not onely the bishops but also the Priests of the citie and clarkes of inferior orders as also the laye men he bound by their othes that at no tyme nor for any cause they should condiscend vnto the king As soone as Pope Alexander was dead which dyed somwhat before night the same day contrary to the Canons he was chosen Pope of the laymen But the Cardinals subscribed not to his election For the Canons prescribe vnder payne of cursing that none should be chosen Pope before the third day after the burial of his predecessours But he by sinister meane thus clyming to the seat remoued the Cardinals of the sayd seat from being of the counsail But with what persons he consulted night day Rome well heard and saw And he now puttyng the Cardinals from hys counsaile his lyfe fayth and doctrine no man could accuse or beare witnesse off where as in the Canons is commaunded that in euery place where so euer the Pope is should be with him iij. Cardinals beyng priests ij Deacons because of his Ecclesiasticall testimony and stile of veritie of whiche Canonical decree looke gentle Reader before He violently wrested the sacred scriptures to couer his falshood which kynd of Idolatry how great it is manifestly throughout all the Scripture it appeareth Contrary to the myndes and counsaile of the Cardinals and besides the determinate order of pronouncing iudgement by the Canons he rashly did excommunicate the Emperour beyng in no Synode solemnly accused before The sentence of which excommunication after rehersal of these presents shal also be manifested Christ willing to the which excommunication saith Benno none of the Cardinals would subscribe As soone as he arose out of hys seate papall to excommunicate the Emperour the same seate beyng made but a little before with big tymber sodainly by the appointment of God was rent and shiuered in pieces so that all men might plainly vnderstand what and how great and terrible schismes that lubber had sowne against the Church of Christ agaynst the seat of S. Peter and how cruelly he had dispersed the chayre of Christ in defilyng the lawes of the Church ruling by might and austeritie in that hys so perillous and presumptuous excommunication In the description of the same excommunication he inserteth those things wherin he himselfe erred when he absolued the Emperour being vniustly excommunicate and the bishops also communicating with him to the vttermost thus cutting mangling the vnitie of the Church and those that communicated with them did as much as in him lay to make two churches Also the same bold merchaunt commaunded that the Cardinals should fast to the intent that God would reueale whose opinion was better eyther of the Church of Rome or of Berengarius touching the controuersie of the Lordes body in the Sacrament And hereby he prooued himselfe to be a manifest Infidell for that in the Nicene Councell it is written he that doubteth is an Infidell Further he sought after a signe to establish his fayth concerning the Article of the Lordes body as did Gregory to confirme the womans fayth when the consecrated bread was transubstantiated into the forme of a fleshly finger He also sent two Cardinals Attones and Cunones vnto Anastasie that with the◠Archpriest of the same Church they should begin a fast of three dayes space And that euery of them euery day during those iij. dayes should say ouer the Psalter sing Masses that Christ would shew vnto them some such like signe of his body as he did to the foresayd Gregory which thing they could not see The Emperour was oftentymes woont to goe to S. Maries church in the mount Auentine to pray Hildebrand when he had by his espials searched out and knew all the doyngs of the Emperour caused the place where the Emperour was accustomed eyther standing or prostrate on his face to pray to be marked and for money he hired a naughty pact like himselfe to gather and lay together a heape of great stones directly ouer the place in the vault of the Church where the Emperour would stande that in throwyng the same downe vpon his head he should slay the Emperour About which purpose as the hireling hasted and was busie remouing to the place a stone of great hugenes waight it broke the planke whereon it lay and the hirelyng standyng thereupon both together fell downe from the roofe to the pauement of the church and with the same stone was dasht all in pieces And after the Romaines had vnderstanding of the handlyng of this matter they fastened a rope to one of the feete of this hire lyng and caused him to bee drawen through the streetes of the Citie three dayes together in example of others The Emperour notwithstanding according to his woonted clemencie caused hym to be buried Iohannes the bishop of Portua beyng one of the secret coūsail of Hildebrand came vp into the pulpit of S. Peter amongst other things in the hearing both of the Clergy and people sayd Hildebrand and we haue committed such a fact and so
health and communion with the seruaunts of the catholicke Church Of the which communion discipline and power he vaynely braggeth yâ— by the presumption of hys authoritie shal vniustly bynd or lose any maner of persoÌ„ And he doth vniustly bynd what soeuer he be that curseth any man being willing to make satisfaction and bewayling hys boldnes beyng also vncoâ—â—â—et and not confessing the crime but rather cursing that party in vayne he curseth and condemneth himself turning his weapon vpoÌ„ his own persoÌ„ to destructioÌ„ O straunge and new found trechery proceeding from the sanctuary nay rather from 〈◊〉 whiche as high Priest seemeth to rule the church to be a Iudge ouer the Iudges Hildebrand was earnestly in hand with the Emperor that he should depriue those Bishops which came in by simonie The Emperour thinking as a zelous Prince that this commission had proceeded from the throne of God without delay obeyed the same and forthwith without any consideration or iudiciall order depriued certayne Bishops and thought that by this his obedience to Hildebrand be 〈◊〉 an acceptable sacrifice to God not knowyng the 〈…〉 But Hildebrand then agayne placed those whom the Emperour for 〈◊〉 at his commaundement had before deposed and those whom by that meanes he made to beaâ—â— a hatefull heart to the Emperour he reconciled agayne vnto himselfe in great familiaritie and by many and great othes taken of theÌ„ for their fidelitie towards him he promoted aboue al the rest And thus by these prankes the Imperiall seat of the king beyng shortly after empaired destitute almost of frends he craftily purchasing the friendship and fauor of the greatest princes the better to bring his matters to passe sodainly agayne without any lawfull accusation without any canonicall vocation without all iudiciall order excoÌ„municated the Emperor so obedient alwayes vnto him set the Princes of the Empire all agaynst him And notwithstandyng as the Apostle sayeth that no man ought to circumuent his brother in his busines as much as in him lay he rather mortified and killed him then brotherly corrected him Thus the Emperor beyng many wayes circumvented as excommunicate besides the canonicall order and by the consent and counsail of Hildebrand spoiled of the greatest part of his Imperiall honour and ouercharged with great warres and slaughters of hys owne subiects in vayne desired he and sued for to haue the Canon read and heard causing him by force and violence at Canusium in the presence of Hildebrand to accuse himselfe by his owne confession Say you now I pray you all such as loue iustice and loue not to leane either vpon the left hand or els the right hand in the fauour of any person Say your mindes whether that such a confession beyng inforced vpon neuer so poore a man much lesse vpon an Emperor ought at such a tyme to be preiudiciall or not Or whether he which extorted the same confession is guilty of the Canon Or els he which beyng so peruersly iudged suffered the iniury of a most peruerse iudge Which also most paciently and publikely suffred this violence with lamentable affliction vpoÌ„ his bare feete clothed in thinne garments in the sharpe winter which neuer was vsed and was three dayes together at Canusium made a spectacle both of angels and men and a ludibrious mocking stocke to that proud Hildebrand Neuer trust me if that 14. Cardinals the Archdeacon himselfe and he that is called Primicerius beyng all wise and religious men besides many other of yâ— clarks of Laterane to the iudgement and priuiledge of whose holy seat the whole world is obedient waying and considering his intollerable apostasie departed not from participating and refused from communicating with him This glorious Hildebrand his affinitie by their new authoritie breaking the decrees of the Calcedone Councel not onely in wordes but also in publike writings haue agreed that it is tollerable both to baptise and communicate beyng out of the church of God and how blynd these men were and also what heretikes they be their own writings do declare What a mischiefe is this saith Benno they presume to iudge of the Church which swarme them selues in all errours who also esteeme the veritie but as a lye and least their poysoned falshood both in words writings should appeare they haue like subtill poysoners the sooner to deceiue mixed hony therwithall A lye sayth S. Augustine is euery thing pronounced with the intent of deceauing other It were too long and tedious here to recite all the detestable doyngs and diabolicall practises of coniurings charmes and filthy sorceries exercised betwene hym and Laurentius Theophilact otherwyse named Pope Benedict the 9. wherof a long narration foloweth in the foresayd epistle of Benno to the cardinals to be seen to whom the reader may repaire who so hath either laisure to read or mynd to vnderstand more of the abhominable partes and diuelish artes of this Hildebrand Thus hauing sufficiently alledged the wordes and testimonies of Benno and Auentinus concerning the actes and factes of this Pope Now let vs proceed in the order as followeth in his story to set forth the miserable vexation which the vertuous and godly Emperour sustayned by that vngodly person About what time Hildebrand was made Pope Henricus the 4. Emperour was incombred and much vexed with ciuill dissention in Germany by reason of certayne greuances of the Saxons against him his father Henricus the 3. Whereupon the matter growyng to sedition sides were taken great warres ensued betwixt 〈◊〉 Duke of Saxony Henricus the Emperour This 〈◊〉 tyme seemed to Hildebrand very opportune to worke his feates whose study drift was euer 〈◊〉 the beginning to aduaunce the dominion of the Romish fear aboue al other bishops and also to presse down the authoritie of the temporall enters vnder the 〈◊〉 men of the Church And although he went about the same 〈…〉 traynes and actes set forth to 〈…〉 he thought more effectuously to accomplish his purposed intent after that he was exalted thether where he would be And therefore now bearing himselfe the bolder by the authority of S. Peters throne first he began to pursue the acte set out by his predecessor as touching simonie cursing and excommunicating whosoeuer they were that receiued any spirituall liuing or promotion at lay mens hands as all such as were the geuers therof For this he called than Simonie that vnder that colour he might defeat the temporal potestates of their right and so bring the whole clergy at length to the lure of Rome And forasmuch as yâ— emperour was the head thinking first to begin with him he sendeth for him by letters and Legates to appeare in the councel of Laterane at Rome But the Emperour busied in his warres against the Saxones had no laysure to attend to councels Notwithstanding Gregorius the Pope procedeth in his councel rendring there the cause and reason before the bishops why he had excommunicate diuers of
of S. Martin to the Octaues following which thing stirred the kings hart more then is to be thought Thus although we offered to the Archbishop safe comming yet when he refused to meete vs in the borders of the king we to satisfie his minde condescended to meete him within the land of the French king in the place where hee himselfe appoynted becauâ—e there shoulde be no let in vs whereby to stoppe his profite After we had entred communication we began to exhort him all that we coulde to submit and humble himselfe to his soueraigne and king who had heaped him with such benefits and dignities wherby matter might be geuen vs to further occasion of reconciling them together He being thus moued and exhorted by vs departed aside to consult with his counsell vpon the matter At length after counsel taken he commeth againe answering in this maner That he woulde submit and humble himselfe to the King Saluo honore Dei ecclesiae libertate salua etiam honestate personae fuae possessionibus Ecclesiarum amplius sua suoruÌ„ in omnibus salua iusticia That is Sauing the honour of God and libertie of the Church sauing also the honestie of his person and the possessions of Churches and moreouer sauing the iustice of him and of all his in all things c. After which communication had among vs we moued required him more instantly tha the wold come to the specialities wheÌ„as yet he had broughtnothing in either which was certaine or particular Likewise we demanded of him if he would in all such things contained and comprehended in our letters stand submit himselfe to our letters so as the king and the bishops before were contented to doe To the which he answering againe said that he had receiued from you a coÌ„mmandement not to answere before he and all his were restored full to all their possessions And then he would so procede in the matter according as he should receiue coÌ„mandement froÌ„ the sea Apostolicall Thus we breaking of coÌ„munication seeing that he neither would stand to iudgement nor come to conformitie thought to make relation thereof to the king and so did declaring that which he had expressed to vs yet not vttering all but keeping backe a great part of that which we had heard and seene Which when the king and his nobles had vnderstanding of affirmed to vs againe that he therein was cleared so much the more for that the Archbishop would not stand to their iudgement nor abide their triall After much heauinesse and lamentation of the king the archbishop bishops and abbots of the Realme requiring of vs whether we had any such power by vertue of our commission to withstand him and proceede against him and perceiuing that our authoritie would not serue thereunto and fearing least the foresaid Archbishop refusing all order of iudgement woulde woorke againe disquietnesse to some noble personages of the Realme and seeing our authoritie could not extend so far to help them against him taking a consultation among themselues agreed together with one assent to make their appellation to your audience prefixing accordingly the terme of their appeale And this is the Epistle of these two Cardinals sent to the pope wherein may sufficiently appeare at the discourse and maner of that assembly although particularly euery thing not expressed concerning the talke betwixt the Cardinals and the Archbishop As wheÌ„ that William who of the two Cardinals was the more eloquent amoÌ„gst other communâ—cation had reasoned long with him concerning the peace of the church which Becket said he preferred aboue all things well then sayeth the Cardinall seeing all this contention betwene the king and you riseth vpon certain lawes customes to be abrogate and that you regard the peace of the Church so much then what say you will you renounce your Bishopricke and the king shall renounce his customes The peace of the Church now lieth in your handes either to retaine or to let goe what say you To whom he answereth againe that the proportion was not like For I saith he sauing the honour of my Church and my person can not renounce my Byshopricke Contrary it standeth the king vpon for his soules health and honor to renounce these his ordinaunces and customes Which thing he thus prooued because the Pope had condemned those customes and he likewise with the church of Rome had done the same c. ¶ The talke betweene the French king the king of England and Becket After the Cardinals were returned the French king seeing the king of England disquieted and solicitous to haue peace or at least wise pretending to set agreemeâ—t betweene them brought the matter to a communication among them In which communication the French king made himselfe as umpeare betweene them The King of England hearing that the Archb. would commit himselfe to his arbitrement was yâ— more willing to admit his presence Whereupon many being there present the Archb. prostrating himselfe at the Kings feete declared vnto him kneeling vpon his knees that he would coÌ„mit the whole cause whereof the dissention rose betwene them vnto his owne arbitrement adding thereto as he did before Saluo honore Dei that is sauing the honour of God The king who as is said before being greatly offeÌ„ded at this word hearing seeing the stiffenesse of the man sticking so much to this worde Saluo honore c. was highly therewith displeased Rebuking him with many grieuous words as a man proude and stubburne and also charging him with sondry great benefites bestowed vpon him as a person vnkinde forgetting what he had so gently done and bestowed vpon him And speaking to the French king there present See sit if it please you sayth the king of England whatsoeuer displeaseth this man that he sayeth to be contrary to the honor of God And so by this meanes he will vendicate chalenge to himselfe both that is his and mine also And yet notwithstanding for that I will not seeme to doe any thing contrary or preiudiciall to Gods honor this I offer him There hath bene kings in England before both of greater and les puissance then I am Likewise there hath bene bishops of Cant. many both great holy men what the greatest and most holiest of all his predecessours before him hath done to the least of my progenitors and predecessors before me let him do the same to me I am content They that stoode by hearing these wordes of the king crying all with one voice the king hath debased himselfe inough to the byshop The Archb. staying a little at this with silence what saith the French king to him my lorde Archbishop will you be better then those holy men will ye be greater then Peter What stand you doubting Here now haue you peace quietnes put in your owne handes if ye will take it To this yâ— Archb. answered againe truth it is sayth he
appeared For wheÌ„ the foresayd Pope Innocent 4. had knowlege the same tyme of certayne rich Clerkes leauing great substaunce â—â—niony which died intestate as of one Rob. Hailes ArchdeacoÌ„ of Lincolne which died leauing thousands of Marks and inush plate behyâ—de hyin all which because no will was made eaâ—â—â— to temporall mens handes also of M. Almarick Archdeacon of Bedford being fouÌ„d worth a great substaunce when he dyed and likewise of an other M. Iohn Hotosp ArchdeacoÌ„ of Northampton who died sodenly intestate leauing behinde him 5000. Markes and 30. standing pieces of plate with other infinite iewels besides sent forth vpoÌ„ the same â— statute to be proclaimed in England that whatsoeuer ecclesiastical person henceforth should decease in England intestate that is wythout making his will all his goodes should redound to the Popes vse Paris fol 203. Furthermore the Pope yet not satisfied with all thys addresseth newe letters to the bishop of Winchester and to w. bishop of Norwich for gathering vp amongst the clergie and religious houses in Englande 6000. Markes to the behouse of holy mother the Church without any excuse or delay by vertue of obedieÌ„ce Which tailage being greatly grudged of the Clergie when it came to the kings eare hee â—fâ—soones directeth contrary letters to all the Prelates and euery one of them commanding them vpoÌ„ forfeyting their temporaities to the king that no such subsidie of mony shoulde be gathered or transported out of the Realme But the Pope againe hearing therof in great anger wryteth to the prelates of England that this collection of mony vpon paine of excommunication and suspension shuld be prouided and brought to the new Temple in London by the feast of the Assumption next ensuing And furthermore forasmuch as he perceiued the kyng to goe about to gamestand his proceedings taking therat great disdaine he was about the same time to interdict the whole land To whome then one of his Cardinals called Ioannes Anglicus an Englishman borne speaking for the realme of England desired hys fatherhood for Gods cause to mitigate his modie ire with the bridle of temperance to assuage the passion of his minde which sayde he to tell you plaine is here stirred vp to much without cause Your fatherhode quod he may consider that these daies be euill First the holy lande lieth in great pearils to be lost All the Greke church is departed from vs. Frederick the Emperour is against vs the mightiest prince this day in all christendome Both you and wee which are the peeres of the Churche are banished from the Papalisea thrust out of Rome yea excluded out of all Italy Hungary with all the coastes bordering about it looketh for nothing but vtter subuersion by the Tartarians Germanie is wasted and afflicted with inward warres tumults Spaine is fierce cruell against vs euen to the cutting out of the Bishops tonges Fraunce by vs is so impouerished yâ— it is brought to beggerie which also conspireth against vs. Miserable England being so ofteÌ„ plagued by our manifold iniuries euen much like to Balaams asse beaten and bounst wyth spurres and staues beginneth at length to speake and coÌ„plaine of her vntollerable griefs burdens being so wearied and damnified that shee may seeme past all recouerie And we after the maner of Ismael hating all meÌ„ prouoke all men to hate vs. c. Ex Paris fol. 207. For all these woordes of Ioan. Anglicus hys Cardinall the Popes cholerike passion could not yet be appeased but forthwith he sendeth commaundement with full authority to the byshop of Worcester that in case the king would not spedely surcease his rebellion against his Apostolical proceedings he should interdict his land So that in condusion the king for all hys stoute enterprise was faine to relent at last and the Pope had his money Anno 1246. Ex Pariens fol. 204. Ye heard before of the Greke churches vnder the Empire of Constantinople howe they sequestred themselues from the companie of the Romish church In so much that Germanus the Patriarche of Constantinople and the Archbyshop of Antioch did excommunicate the Byshop of Rome And after the said Germanus an other Archbishop of Constantinople at the Councell of Lyons protested that where as before were 30. Suffraganes belonging to that prouince nowe there were not 3. that helde wyth the Churche of Rome And thys breache albeit it chiefly â—ast out in the tune of Pope Gregory the 9. Anno 1230. to open warre and bloudshed yet the same had begon and so continued long before in such forte as in the time of the Pope Innocent the thirde if any Priests had sayd Masse in theyr Churches they woulde wash the aultare afterwarde as appeareth by the actes of the Laterane Councell Capit. 4. Wherfore Pope Innocent now as his other predecessors had done before bearing an old grudge against those churches of the Greekes and neither willing by conference to trie with them nor able by learning to matche with them thought by force of armes to subdue them sent the prouinciall of the gray Friers with other associates of the same order into England with his precept authenticall containing in it these Articles 1. First that the sayd prouinciall or his Friers should inquire vppon all vsurers beyng aliue and of all such euill gotten goodes gayned per â—surariam prauitatem should make attachement for the vse and preparation of this warre agaynst the Greekes excommunicatyng all them by district censures of the Church that repugned agaynst it 2. That all they which tooke the badge of the Crosse for the recouery of the sayd Empire of the Greekes or with goodes and cattell would helpe sufficiently vnto the same should be absolued of all their sinnes 3. Item that all the goodes left in the Testamentes of them that were departed beyng gotten by vsurâ—e should be taken vp to the subsidie of the Empire aforesayd and whosoeuer repugned agaynst the same should be excommunicated 4. Item that such goodes as in the Testamentes of the dead left or which should be left three next yeares to come for restitution of such goodes as the dead had euill gotten they should take vp for the subsidie of the Empire aforesayd excommunicatyng c. 5. Item such goodes as were left to be distributed in godly vses after the arbitrement of executours by the willes of the dead or were not in their willes deputed to any certaine places or persons named nor yet were bestowed by the sayd executors to the foresaid vses they should collect to the vse and subsidie aforesaid and geue certificate to the sea Apostolicke of the quaÌ„titie thereof excoÌ„municating all repugners and rebellers agaynst the same 6. Item that they should diligently enquire of such mens goodes euill gotteÌ„ or euill come by as were alyue and them they should attache for the subsidie aforesaid in case the parties which ought to be satisfied for those goodes euill gotten could
with victuals Thus fare you well Written at the siege before the towne of Calis the 14 day of September After the siege and winning of Poisie the third day of September an 1346. the king through the midst of Fraūce directed his passage vnto Calis as by the tenor of this letter you heare besieged the same which siege he continued from the third of September aforesayd til the third day of August the yeare next ensuing vpon the which day it was rendered vp vnto the sayd king Edward the third and subdued vnto the crowne of England as after the Lord willing shall more appeare In the mean time during the siege of Calis Dauid the Scottish king at the request of the French king with a great army brast into the North parts of England and first besieging the towne of Lidell within sixe daies obteined the greatest part of the towne there taking all that he could find with Sir Walter Salby a valiant knight which was the keper of the hold caused him vncurteously to be put to the sword and so from thence proceeded further into England till at length being met with all by William Surthe Archbish. of Yorke and the L. Percy and the L. Neuell with other nobles of those parties calling gathering their men together in the plain nere to Durham the 17. day of October in the yere abouesayd through the gracious hand of Christ there were subdued conquered In the which conflict the Earles of Murrise and Stratheron with the flower of all the chiualry and principall warriors of Scotland were slaine Also the foresayd king Dauid with the Earles of Mentiffe Fiffes and other Lords and Williā Douglas Mas klime fleming and William Douglas other many moe men of armes were taken prisoners so the mischiefe which they intended to other fell vpon theyr owne heads During moreouer the sayd siege of Calis the foresayd Pope Clemēt the 6. writing to the king of England wēt about vnder the pretence of peace to stop hys proceedings whose letters here follow nuder written The letter of the Pope to the king of England in the behalfe of the Frenchmen CLement the Bishop seruaunt of Gods seruaunts To his welbeloued sonne in Christ Edward the puissaunt king of England Salutation and Apostolical blessing If you diligētly consider deare sonne as ought a catholicke Prince to do the slaughter of such an innumerable sort bought with the precious bloud of Christ our redemer the losse of their substaunce soules and the lamētable perils which the dissentions and warres stirred vp betwene you and our welbeloued sonne Philippe the noble king of Fraūce haue brought vpō vs and yet dayly do without intermissiō And also the bewayling of so many poore people crying out of Orphans and pupils lamentation of widowes and other miserable people which be robbed and spoyled and almost famished what exclamation they make with teares running downe theyr cheeks yelling and crying vnto God for helpe as also the destruction of churches monasteries holy places holy vessels and other ornamēts vnto gods seruice dedicated the sacrilegious robberies takings imprisonings the spoyling of holy churches religious persons with many other such innumerable detestable execrable mischiefes offending the eies of the diuine maiesty All which if your princely hart woulde consider and well remember with this also that Catholicke sayth especially in the East partes and the Christians there abiding by meanes of the same dissentions and warres destitute of the helpes of such catholicke men as are in the West parties are so afflicted of the Infidels seyng the other partes of Christendome so troubled with cruell persecutions yea and more crueller then euer it hath bene although in these times to amplify this our sayth in the sayd East parts is cruell persecution shewed more then hath bene of many yeares past doubtles we beleue it would pity your hart And to the end that such and so great euils should no further proceed nor yet that so great good as might be done by delating of our foresayd fayth in these times should be let hindered we desire you that ye would applye your minde to make some agreement and peace with the foresaid king For if my welbeloued sonne God hath geuen vnto you-prosperous successe and fortune ye ought rather to humble thē to extoll your selfe and so much the more readier to encline to his peace and to indeuour your selfe to please God which loueth peace and delighteth in peaceable men and to eschew the foresayd euils which without doubt doe grieuously offend him Furthermore we maruell greatly that vnto our reuerend brother Anibaldus Byshop of Tusculane and our beloued sonne Stephen of the title of S Iohn and Paule priest and Cardinall of the apostolicall sea being sent as Legats by vs and the same see Apostolical to intreat a peace who diligently and faythfully laboring for the same as louers of verity iustice and equity and therwithall regarders of your honour could not be suffered touching the intreatye of the same peace to come vnto your Graces presence Wherefore we desire your kingly highnesse more earnestly for the mercy of God with more vehemence require the same that you taking vp the foresaid horrible euils and preuenting the sweetnes of piety and compassion may escape the vengeance of Gods indignation which were to be feared if you should perseuer in your former euils as God forbid And as touching the intreaty for peace for which our foresayd Cardinals were sent vnto you howbeit secretly least it should be any derogation to your honor we desire you to condescend therunto with all your affection you will incline your minde to the same so pleasaunt vnto God so desired of the world as also to you the foresayd king vnto the catholicke sayth profitable And that the same peace by Gods help grace established made perfect you might assay your puissant strength about gods busines in the foresaid east partes so good occasion seruing as before is sayd in these our times being so apt aduasicements of your honor happy increasing of your princely name for seruētly we haue heard of you reported to behaue your selfe in all your attemptes Thus we doubt not but that you wil write vnto vs again touching the premisses and the purpose of your intention touching the same Dated at Auinion the 18 of February and 5 yeare of our Papacy The aunswere of the king of England to the foresayst letter of the Pope MOst holy father we vnderstand by the letters of the reuerēd fathers in God the Byshop of Tusculan and Stephen of the title of S. Iohn Priest Cardinals Legats of the Court of Rome as also by the letters of your holynesse sent vnto vs that ye maruell greatly for that your sayd Legates were of purpose sent vnto vs and commaunded to intreat of a peace betwene our aduersary of Fraunce and vs that we would not
he notifyed hys presence by hys letters which he sent abroade and especially in euery good towne or citie of name the tenour whereof ensueth ¶ The copy of the letters which Iohn Hus set vp in the common places of the Cities which he passed thorough going to the Councell MAister Iohn Hus goeth now vnto Constance there to declare his fayth which he hath hitherto holden and euen at this present doth hold and by Gods helpe will defend and keepe euen vnto death Therefore euen as he hath manifested throughout all the kingdome of Boheme by his letters and intimations willing before his departure to haue satisfied and giuen an accompt of his fayth vnto euery man which should obiect or lay anie thing against him in the generall conuocation holden in the Archbishop of Prages Court So likewise he doth manifest and signifie that if there be any man in this noble and Imperiall Citie the which will impute or lay any errour or heresie vnto him that he should prepare himselfe to come vnto the Councell for so much as the sayd maister Iohn Hus is ready to satisfie euery man at the sayd Councell which shall lay any thing vnto hys charge as touching his faith In all Cities as he passed by and principally when he was parted out of Boheme and entred into Almaine a great number of people did come vnto him and he was very gently receiued and entertained of hys hostes thorough all the townes of Germany and specially of the Citizens and burgeses and oftentimes of the Curates Insomuch as the sayd Hus did confesse in a certayne Episâ—le that hee founde in no place so great enimies as in Boheme And if it happened that there were any brute or noise before of his comming the streetes were alwayes full of people which were desirous to see Iohn Husse and gratifie him and amongst all other specially at Nurremberge where as certaine Merchaunts which went before certified the Citizens of his comming In the same Citie there were many Curates which came vnto hym desiring that they might talke with him secretly aparte vnto whome he aunswered that he loued much rather to pronounce and shew foorth his mind and opinion openly before all men than in huggermugger for he would kepe nothing close nor hidden So after dinner vntill it was night he spake before the Priests and Senatours and diuers other Citizens insomuch that they all had hym in great estimation and reuerence one onely doctor except which was a Charterhouse Monke and the Curate of Sainct Sebaulde which did improue all that he had said The twentith day after that he parted out of the towne of Prage which was the third day of Nouember he came vnto Constance and lodged at an honest matrons house being a widow named Faith in saint Galles streete The morrow after the Gentleman maister Iohn de Clum and maister Henry Latzemboge went to speake with the Pope and certified him that Iohn Husse was come whome they had brought to Constance to the generall Counsell vnder the Emperour his safe conduict desiring him also that he on his part would graunt the sayd Iohn Husse libertie to remaine in Constance without aâ—ue trouble vexation or interruption vnto whome the Pope aunswered that albeit that Iohn Husse had killed his brother yet would he go about as much as in him lay that no outrage or hurt should be done vnto him during his abode in the towne of Constance In this meane time the greatest aduersary that Iohn Husse had named maister Steuen Palletz the which was also a Bohemian was come vnto Constance But hys companion maister Stanislaus Znoma was not yet passed the borders of Boheme when he was striken with an impostume whereof he died As soone as the said Palletz was come to Constance he did associate vnto him one Michael de Causis the which had before falsly accused and blamed the saide Iohn Husse And this may not be forgotten that the said Palletz had bene familiarly conuersant and acquainted with the said Iohn Husse from hys youth vpward but after that there was a bull brought vnto Prage from Pope Iohn the 23. against the king of Apulia named Ladislaus the sayd Iohn Hus withstood it openly for so much as he saw that it was wicked and nought And as touching the said Palletz albeit that he had coÌ„fessed at a certaine banquet in the presence of the said Iohn Hus that the said Gull was contrary to al equity right yet notwithstanding forsomuch as he was obliged bouÌ„d vnto the Pope by meanes of certain benefices receiued at his hand he mainteined and defended the said bull against Iohn Hus. And this was the cause of the discord and falling out betwene theÌ„ As for Michaell de Caulis the companion of maister Palletz he was somtime the Curate of new Prage but he not being content therwith but seking after a further pray dreamed and imagined out a new denise how to attayne vnto it for he made a semblaunce that he had found out a new inuention or meane whereby the mines of gold in Gilory which were perished and lost might be renued and set on worke againe By this means he did so much with the king wenceslaus that he did put a great summe of mony into his hands to do that withall which he had promised This honest man after he had laboured and trauelled certaine daies about it and perceiuing that he brought nothing to passe and that by that meanes he was vtterly in despaire of his purpose hee conueied himselfe priuily out of the Realme of Boheme with the rest of the money and withdrewe himselfe as a worthy bird for such a nest into the court of Rome Such a man of such conditions was easily corrupt with mony and that by the aduersaries of the said Hus promised theÌ„ to do what he coulde for them the which hee did shortly after The two â—olly roisters Steuen Palletz Michaell de Causis drew out certaine articles against the said Husse sayeng that they had gathered them out of his own writings and specially out of his treatise which he had written of the Church They troited vp downe hither thither taking great paines to shewe the saide articles vnto the Cardinals Bishops Monks and such others of that sort doing them also to vnderstand that there were other matters of greater importance which the said I. Hus had committed and done against the holy constitutions and other ordinances of the Pope and the Church which if neede were they said they would propound before the Councell Through the kindling of this their fire they did so incense the Cardinals all the Priests that all they with one mind and consent thought to cause the good man to be taken and laid hands on The 26. day after the said Hus was come to ConstaÌ„ce during all which tune he was occupied in reading writing and familiar talke with his
his seate and office at the request of the Cardinalles that the whole Colledge of Cardinalles sent letters to the king of Boheme requiring him that together with them he would renounce forsake his obedience vnto pope Gregory and so it shoulde come to passe that by the authoritie of a new Byshop he should recouer againe his imperial dignity For this cause the king cōsēted to the wil of that Cardinals as touching a neutrality that is to say that he would neyther take part with Pope Gregory neyther yet with Benedict the xii Byshop of Auinion whiche was then named Pope as it doth appeare by Chronicles In this cause then for somuch as the archbishop Swinco with the Clergy were agaynst the kyng and abstayning from the deuine seruice many of them departed out of the Citty and the archbishop hymselfe breaking down the tombe of the Lord Wincelate contrary and agaynst the kinges will did also take Wickliffes bookes burned them therupon the king without any gaynsaying suffered that certayne goodes of theyrs which of their own wils were fled away should be spoyled because they shold not consent or accord with the bishop Wherupon it is easie to be vnderstanded and knowne that Iohn Husse was falsely accused for that matter Howbeit a certayn man one Naso rising vp sayd the Clergy sayd he did not abstayne from the deuine seruice because they woulde not sweare to consent vnto the king but because that they were spoyled and robbed of theyr goodes and substaunce And the Cardinall of Cambray who was one of the Iudges sayd here I must say somewhat which is come into my minde When as I came from Rome the same yeare that these thinges were done by chaunce I met on the way certayne Prelates of Boheme Whome when I demaunded what newes they had brought out of Boheme they aunswered that there was happened a wonderfull cruel and haynous fact for all the Clergy were spoyled of all theyr substaunce and very ill intreated and handled Then Iohn Hus alledging the same cause which he did before went forward vnto the secōd part of the Article which was obiected against him denying also that it happened thorough his fault that the Germaynes departed from the Uniuersitie of Prage But when as the king of Boheme according to the foundation of Charles the fourth his father granted three voices vnto the Bohemes the fourth vnto the Germaynes whereat the Germaynes grudging that they shoulde be exemted from theyr voices of theyr owne accorde departed went theyr wayes binding themselues with a great oth and vnder a great penalty both of their fame and also money that none of them should returne agayne vnto Prage Notwithstanding I am not ashamed to confesse that I did approue and allow the doinges of the king vnto whom of only I ow obedience for the commoditie and profite of my country And because you shal not thinke that I haue spoken any vntrueth here is present Albert Warren Tranius whiche was deacon of the faculties who hadde sworne to depart with the rest of the Germaynes he if that he wil say the truth shal easly clere me of this suspitiō But when as Albert would haue spoken he could not be heard But the foresayd Naso of whome before is made mention after he had asked leaue to speak sayd this matter do I vnderstand wel inough for I was in the Kinges court when these thyngs were done in Boheme when as I sawe the maysters of the 3. nations of the Germaynes Bauarians Saxons and Silesians amongst whome the Pollonians were also numbred most humbly come vnto the king requiring that he would not suffer the right of their voyces to be takē from them Then the kyng promised thē that he would forsee and prouide for theyr requestes But Iohn Hus and Ierome of Prage with diuers others perswaded the king that he should not so do Wherat the king at the first being not a little moued gaue him a sore checke that he and Hierom of Prage did somuch intermedie themselues and moued such open controuersies in somuch that he threatned them that except they woulde forsee and take heede hee woulde bring it to passe that the matter shoulde be determined and decreed by fire Wherfore most reuerēd fathers you shall vnderstand that the king of Boheme did neuer fauour with his hart these men whose vnshamefastnes is such that they feared not euen of late to entreat me euill being so much in the kinges fauour and credite After hym stepped forth Paletz saying verely most reuerend fathers not onely the learned men of other nations but also of Boheme it selfe are through the Councell of Iohn Hus and his adherentes banished out of Boheme of the which number some remayne yet in exile in Morauia Hereunto Iohn Hus answered how can thys be true sayd he sithēs I was not at Prage at that tyme when as these men you speake of departed and went awaye from thence These thynges were thus debated the day aforesayd as touching Iohn Hus. This done the sayd Iohn Hus was committed to the custody of the bishop of Rigen vnder whome Ierome of Prage was also prisoner But before that he was led away the Cardinall of Cambray calling him backe agayne in the presence of the Emperour sayd Iohn Hus I haue heard you say that if you had not ben willing of your own mind to come vnto Constance neyther the Emperour himselfe neither the king of Boheme coulde haue compelled you to do it Unto whom Iohn Hus answered vnder your licēce most reuerend father I neuer vsed any such kinde of talke or wordes But this I did say that there was in Boheme a great number of gentle mē and noble men which did fauour and loue me the whiche also might easely haue kepte me in some sure and secret place that I shoulde not haue bene constrayned to come vnto thys towne of Constance neyther at the will of the Emperour neyther of the king of Boheme With that the Cardinall of Cambray euen for very anger began to chaunge hys colour and despiteously said do you not see the vnshamefastnes of the man here And as they were murmuring and whispering on all partes the L. Ioh. de Clum ratifying and confirming that which Iohn Hus had spoken sayd that Iohn Hus had spoken very well for on my part sayd he which in comparison of a great many others am but of small force in the realme of Boheme yet alwayes if I would haue taken it in hand I could haue defended hym easely by the space of one yeare euen agaynst all the force power of both these great and mighty kinges How much better might they haue done it which are of more force or puissance then I am and haue stronger castles and places then I haue After that the L. de Clum had spoken the Cardinal of Cambray sayd let vs leaue thys talke And I tell you Iohn Hus and
1420. also Henry Radtgeber Priest in the same Citie an 1423. Iohn Draendorfe of noble birth and a Priest was burned at Wormes an 1424. Peter Thoraw at Spyre an 1426. Math. Hager also suffered at Berline in Germany not long after Ex Balei Centur. sept After the death of Pope Martine who reigned foureteene yeares succeeded Eugenius the fourth of that name about the yeare of our Lord 1431. Of whome Antoninus thus writeth that he was much geuen to wars as may well declare his conflictes and fighting with the Romaines also the battailes betweene the Venetians and the Florentians This Pope began first to celebrate the Councell of Basill which Councell Martin his predecessour had before intended according to the institution of the Councell of Constance Notwithstanding the said Eugenius perceauing afterward this Councell of Basill not to fauour him and his doings and fearing some detriment to come to him by the same afterward laboured by all subtill practise to dissolue and interrupt the saide Councell and from Basill to translate it first to Ferraria then to Florentia more neere to his owne sea of Rome Concerning the which Councell of Basill forsomuch as we haue begon heere to make mention it shall be no great digression out of the way to discourse something thereof the Lorde so permitting more at large so much as for the most principall matters thereof shall seeme sufficient or necessary to be knowne ¶ Heere foloweth the order and maner of the Councell of Basill touching the principall matters concluded therein briefly collected and abridged heere in this present booke The rest whereof we haue referred vnto our former edition wherein the full discourse of the whole disputation is to be seene more at large for suche as haue list and leisure to see more thereof IN the 39. session of the Councell of Constance as is before mentioned page 594. it was decreed and prouided concerning the order and tunes of such generall Councels as should heereafter followe The first that shoulde next ensue to be kept the fift yeare after the said Councell of Constance the second to be holden the seauenth yeare after that and so orderly all other to follow successiuely from ten yeare to ten yeare Wherefore according to this decree followed a generall Councell fiue yeares after the Councell of Constance celebrate and holden at Sene vnder Pope Martine an 1424. but it soone broke vp After the which Councell the tearme of seauen yeares being expired another Councell was holden at Basill in the yere of our Lord 1431. The which Councell is noted to haue bene the most troublesome and to haue endured longer then any other Councell beforetime celebrate and holden in the Church This Councell continued almost the space of seauenteene yeares wherein it was concluded as before in the Councel of Constance that the generall Councels were aboue the Pope and both of these two Councels did attribute the chiefe authoritie in decreeing and determining vnto the generall Councell which is the cause that the contrary part doth derogate so much from the authoritie of this present Councell When as Pope Martine the first had appointed Iulian Cardinall and Deacon of S. Angell his Legate to celebrate and holde a generall Councell at Basill for the reformation of the Churche and rooting out of heresies within short space after Pope Martin died in whose seate Eugenius the fourth succeeded who confirmed vnto the said Cardinall Iulian the same authoritie which his predecessor before had giuen him Vnto this Councell of Basill beeing begon came the Emperour Sigismund who during his life time with his presence and authoritie did protect and defend the said Synode After the Emperours death Pope Eugenius altering his former minde purpose would transport the Councell vnto Bononie and thereby hindred the successe of the Councell of Basill And first he helde a contrary Councell at Ferraria and afterward at Florence For after the death of the Emperour Sigismund there was no Princes or noble men that had any care or regard of the Councell Eugenius the Pope pretended causes as touching the Greekes which should come vnto the Councell and the vniting of their Church vnto the West Church the which Greekes woulde in no wise passe the Alpes Also as touching his owne incommoditie that he could not come vnto Basill being so long a iourney and that all his men might haue easie accesse vnto Bononia and that amongst the Germaines which in their owne countrey are so intractable nothing can be attempted for their reformation whereupon he cited Cardinall Iulian and the fathers of the Councel vnto Bononia vnder great penaltie vnder great penaltie They againe cited the Pope that either he should come himselfe vnto the Councell or send Ambassadors vnder the like penaltie For this cause the Ambassadours of Albert King of the Romaines and of the other Princes of Germany assembled together first at Norenberge and when as they coulde determine nothing there they assembled againe at Frankford to appease the dissention betweene the Councell and the Pope for it was thought that the Electors of the Empire might best assemble and meete in that place In the meane time the Emperours Ambassadours and the Ambassadours of the Electors went vnto Basill and hauing conference with the Ambassadours of the other Princes which were there they did earnestly exhort the fathers of the Councell that they would embrace and receiue the vnitie which they would offer The request of the Princes was that the fathers would transport the Councell and go vnto another place the which onely thing Pope Eugenius seemed alwaies to seeke and desire that therby he might either diuide the fathers of the Councell or take away their libertie Notwithstanding this sacred Synode thought good neither to deny the princes request nor to graunt that which Pope Eugenius required During this doubt the Emperours Ambassadours the Bishops of Patauia and Augusta being much required and stirred thereunto appointed a noble and valiant Baron called Conrad Weinsperge by the Kings commandement to be Protector and defender of the Councell and the fathers Whereby as the enemies perceiued the Emperours minde to be alienate from the Pope so the Fathers of the Councell vnderstood his good will towards them forsomuch as he would not haue sent them a protector if he had not iudged it a lawfull Councell neither againe would he haue iudged it a Coūcell in Basill if he had geuen credit to Pope Eugenius But by meanes of a great pestilēce which began to grow the assembly that should haue bene holden at Frankford was transported vnto Mentz The Ambassadours of the princes also thought good to go thether if they might find any meanes of vnity whereby they might vnite and knit the Pope againe vnto the Councell The assembly was very famous for there were present the Archbishops of Mentz Colen Treuers Electours of the sacred Empire and all the Ambassadours of the other Electours
punishment vpon them for their bloudy cruelty But before I remoue from the sayde story of the foresayde Duke and of the proud Cardinall his enemy I will hers by the way annexe a certaine instrument by the kyng and aduise of his counsayle made agaynst the sayde Cardinall taking vpon him to enter into this realme as Legate froÌ„ the Pope contrary to the old lawes and customes of thys realme as by the wordes of the sayd instrument here in Latine may well appeare In Dei nomine Amen Per presens publicum instrumentum cunctis appareat euidenter quod an Dom. 1428. Indictione septima pontificatus Sanct. in Christo pat D. nostri D. Martini c. Ego Richardus Candray procurator nomine procuratorio Christianissimi principis Domini Henrici Dei gratia Regis Angliae Franciae Domini Hiberniae Domini mei supremi de assensu pariter aduisamento Illustris potentis Principis Humfridi Ducis Gloucestriae Comitis Penbrochiae protectoris defensoris regni Angliae Ecclesiae Anglicanae caeterorum dominorum meorum de consilio suae Regiae celsitudinis ac consiliuÌ„ eiusdem facientiuÌ„ hac vice representantiuÌ„ dico allego in his scriptis propono quod dictus Christianissimus princepsdominus meus supremus suique inclytissimi progenitores dicti regni Angliae Reges fuerunt sunt tam speciali priuilegio quam consuetudine laudabili legitimeque praescripta nec non a teÌ„pore per teÌ„pus cuius contrarij memoria hominum non existat pacifice inconcusse obseruata sufficienter dotati legitimeque muniti quod nullus Apostolicae se dis Legatus venire debeat in regnum suum Angliae aut alias suas terras dominia nisi ad Regis Angliae pro tempore existentis vocationem petitionem requisitionem inuitationem seu rogatum Fueruntque sunt dicti Christianissimus princeps dominus meus supremus ac sui inclyti progenitores huiusmodi Reges Angliae in possessione quasi iuris facti priuilegij consuetudinis praedictorum absque interruptione quacunque toto omni tempore supradicto pacificè quiete Romanis pontificibus per totum tempus supradictum praemissa omnia singula scientibus tolerantibus iisdem consentieÌ„tibus tam tacite quam expresse ac extra omnem omnimodam possessionem quasi iuris facti LegatuÌ„ huiusmodi vtpraefertur in regnum Angliae aut alias suas terras et dominia mittendi nisi ad vocationem petitionem requisitionem Rogatum Regis Angliae pro tempore existentis Et quia reuerendis in Chri. pat D. D. Henricus Dei gratia c. sancti Eusebij praesbyter Cardinalis sanctaesedis Romanae Legatum se affirmans more Legati insignijs Apostolicae dignitatis vtens absque vocatione petitione requisitine inuitatione aut rogatu Christianissimi domini nostri Regis praedicti inclytum regnum Angliae de facto est ingressus protestor igitur palam publico in his scriptis nomine vice quibus supra ac omnium ipsius domini nostri Regis subditorum quod non fuit aut est intentionis praefati Christianiss principis domimini supremi ac dictorum dominorum meorum de coÌ„silio in derogationem legum iurium consuetudinum libertatum priuilegiorum dicti D. nostri Regis ac regni ingressum huiusmodi dicti reuerendiss patris vt Legati in Angliam authoritate ratificare vel approbare seu ipsum vt Legatum sedis Apostolicae in Angliam contra leges iura consuetudines libertates priuilegia praedicta quouismodo admittere seu recognoscere aut exercitio legationis suae huiusmodi aliquibusue per ipsum vt Legatum sedis Apost actis seu agendis attentatis seu attentandis aduersus praemissa leges iura consuetudines libertates priuilegia in aliquo consentire sed dissentire sicque dissentit dictus dominâ— noster Rex atque dissentiunt dicti domini mei de consilio per presentes c The summe and effecte whereof in Englishe is this that in the yeare of our Lord. 1428. as the King with Duke Humfrey Lord protectour the rest of the counsayle were in the Dukes house in the Parish of S. Bennets by Paules warfe one Richard Candray procuratour in the kinges name and behalfe did protest and denounce by thys publicke instrument that where as the kyng and all hys progenitours kinges before him of thys realme of EnglaÌ„d haue bene heretofoâ—e possessed tyme out of mynde with speciall priuiledge and custome vsed and obserued in thys Realme from tyme to time that no Legate from the Apostolicke sea should enter into thys land or anye of the kynges dominions without the calling petition request inuitement or desire of the kyng and for so much as Henry byshop of Wint. and Cardinall of S. Eusebius hath presumed so to enter as Legat from the Pope beyng neyther called sent for required or desired by the kyng therfore the sayd Richard Candray in the kynges name doth protest by this instrument that it standeth not with the kinges minde or intent by the aduise of hys counsayle to admit approue or ratifie the coÌ„ming of the sayd Legate in anye wise in derogation of the rightes customes and lawes of this hys realme or to recognise or assent to any exercise of this hys authoritie Legantine or to anye actes attempted or hereafter by hym to be attempted in this respect coÌ„trary to the foresayd lawes rightes customes and liberties of this Realme by these presentes c. And thus much as an Apendix annexed to the story of Duke Humfrey and the Cardinal of Wint. extracte out of an olde written volume remaining in the handes of maister William Bowyer ¶ The benefite and inuention of Printing IN following the course and order of yeares we find this foresayd yeare of our Lord. 1450. to be famous and memorable for the diuine and miraculous inuention of printing Nauclerus and Wymselingus folowing him referre the inuention thereof to the yeare 1440. In paralipom Abbatis Vrsp. it is recorded this facultie to be found an 1446. Auentinus and Zieglerus do say an 1450. The first inueÌ„tour thereof as moste agree is thought to bee a Germayne dwelling first in Argentine afterward Cittizen of Mentz named Iohn Faustus a goldsmith The occasioÌ„ of this inuention first was by engrauing the letters of the Alphabet in mettal who then laying blacke incke vpon the mettall gaue the forme of letters in paper The man being industruous and actiue perceiuing that thought to proceed further and to proue whether it woulde frame as well in words and in whole sentences as it did in letters Which when he perceaued to come well to passe he made certayne other of his counsaile one Iohn Guttemberge Peter Schafferd binding them by their othe to keepe silence for a season After x. yeares Iohn Guttemberge compartner with Faustus began then first to broch the matter at Strausbrough The Arte beyng yet
of the holy cup. The solemne publishing of the sentence of condemnation against I. Hus. The Emperours iourney into Arragon Pardons were here dogge cheape Concilium Foeeâ—fragum And hovv chauÌ„ceth it that the charte of Constantines donation is not here mentioned Prouide that the churchmen loose nothing in no case Ann. 1416. Ierome oâ— Prage replied agaynst the sermon of the Byshop of Lâ—dy 22. 23 25. 26. 27. â—â— Anno. 1417. 29. 30. 32. 33. Pope Benedict accused 35. The Pope curseth the councell 38. 39 39. Decrees for generall counsels The profession which the pope is bound to 40. The order â—aner of the Conclaue in chusing the Pope These were wise Cardinals they vvould not goe into the Conclaue but they would be sure to haue their goods safe vnspoyled Pope Martine hatched The Emperour leadeth the Popes horse by the bridle on the right hand The prince electour leadeth the popes horse on the left hand Apparell of the clergie Smell here reader this made well for the popes purse Ex paralipomeno Albatis â—rsp The number of prelates in the counsell of Constance Common vvomen in the councell of CoÌ„stance 60500. strauÌ„gers at the counsell of Constance The generall councell aboue the pope Communion in both kindes denyed by this conÌ„cell The safe coÌ„duct geuen to maister Iohn Hus. Ala. Caput pag. 929. Aunswer to Ala. Copâ— Iohn Hus taketh the Emperours safe coÌ„duct Letters of Iohn Hus set vp An other intimation of I. Hus set vp for his going to CoÌ„stance The offer of I. Hus to his enemies A writing aâ— Hus at the kinges â—aes The testimony of the good â—ish of Nazareth The Bish. of Nazareth witnesseth with Iohn hus Conrade the Archb. cleareth Iohn Hus. Iohn Hus requireth to geue testimony of his faith and could not be admitted Iohn Hus taketh his iourney to Constance The letters which Iohn Hus set vpon cities as he passed to Constance How I. Hus was receiued by the way going vp to the counsell Nurrenberge A Charterhouse moÌ„ke against Iohn Hus. Iohn Husses Hoâ—â—es named saith The Pope â—oÌ„senteth to â—elaâ—e conâ—câ—â— of Iohn Hus. Sâ—anislaus â—â—oma Husâ—â— enemy goâ—ng to Constance â—â—e â— by the way Steuen Palletz Michaâ—ll de Causis â—â—â—e enemies to Hus. A Bull against Ladiâ—â—us king of Apulia Michaell de Causis The wicked liâ—e of Mich. de Causis Huâ—â—es enemie described The enemies of Hus praâ—tile against him I. Hus desired to plead his cause before the whole councell 1. Hus is come before the Pope the cardinals The wordes of the pope the Cardinals to I. Hus. The auÌ„swere of Iohn Hus to the Pope and the Cardinals Dolus malus Cardinaliunâ— A Frier Minor putteâ—h two quâ—â—tions to Iohn Hus. A friâ—rly Iudas M.I. Clum â—peaketh for I. Hus. A wolfe in a Lambes skinne Didace a crafty Frier Many a man beguiled vnder the cloke of simplicitie I. Husses accusers triumphe ouer him when he was taken The pope breaketh promise The pope to please the councel was against I. Hus. The imprisoÌ„meÌ„t and sickenes of Iohn Hus. Articles against Iohn Hus. The supper of the Lord. Of the administration of Sacraments Of the Church Eclesiastical reuenues The bishops power The power of the keies of the Church Excommunication In vestitures The office of preacâ—ing Lupus agnuÌ„ accusat quod turbaâ—â—s sontem A heaping togeather of many greeuous crâ—nes The departure of the Germaines from the vâ—uersitie of Prage The 45. articles of Wickliffe The office of preaching forbidden by the Archb. Insurrectiós feared in Bohâ—â—me against the clergie Cayphas prophesied Maister Palletz lyeth for the holy Ghost had no leasure to come to that councell I. Hus sicke of an agew in prison I. Hus debarred of his aduocate The bookes which I. Hus wrote in prison Pope Iohn fled out of CoÌ„stance Noble men of Boheme labour for Iohn Hus. The safe coÌ„duct of the Emperor chalenged The extremities Iohn Hus â—â—tlered in prison The conâ—utation of certain slanders The Byshop of Luthonis The answer and accusation of the Bish. of Luthonis against Iohn Hus. The byshop of Luthonius answere confuted The byshops do quarell about the safe conduct of Iohn Hus. The safe coÌ„duct of Iohn Hus obteyned and shewed before the imprisonment of Iohn Hus. The byshops of the councell falsly enformed touching the safe conduct of Iohn Hus. Iohn Hus imprisoned before he was either condemned or heard Alexander the â— The answere touching the citation of I. Hus to the court of Rome I. Hus his procurers euill entreated at Rome I. Hus falsly reported to preach openly at Constance I. Hus falsely charged to preach comming to the councell I. Hus had many welwillers in Bohemia Vide supra pag. 597. An other supplication of the Bohemians for Iohn Hus. The Lordes could haue no answere of their supplication The protestation of I. Hus. Vid. in priore edit pag. 207. Articles foisted out of Husses bookes by enemies The councell euil ininformed against Iohn Hus. The nobles required that Iohn Hus not being conuicte nor coÌ„demned shoulde be deliuered out of prison A petition for M. Iohn Husses deliuerance out of prison The answer of the councell to the supplication I. Hus in no case must be baled No credite to be kept with an heretique Supplication to the Emperour Sigismund The Barons supplication to the king for I. Hus. The king forced by the importunity of the Cardinals to breake promise The mischieuous counsell of the popish band The craftie couÌ„saile of the papistes stopped by the Emperour I. Hus forced to keepe silence by outrage of the bishops and priestes The like practise in these latter dayes was vsed at Oxford against the godly fathers An outragious councel A great Eclipse of the Sunne They weÌ„t forth with swordes staues as it had bene to take a theife Peter and Iohn follow Christ into the bishops house Matter made against I. Hus False witnes against Iohn Hus The aunswer of Iohn Hus. Naming of bread forbid by the archb The Cardinall sophisticateth with I. Hus. The disputation of the English use An English man Iohn Hus agreeth with that blinde rime in the sacrament Stokes an Englishe man False witnes Iohn Hus falsely accused for calling S. Gregory a rimer The Cardinall of Florence Twenty witnesses preuayled against Iohn Hus but the testimony of al Boheme would not serue on his part The Cardinall of Cambray He meaneth Gerson An other accusation for defending of Wickliffes articles Certaine Articles of Wickliffe that I. Hus stoode in A treatise against SteueÌ„ Palletz Whether tenthes be pure almose Almose staÌ„deth of duty I. Hus his minde touching the coÌ„demnation of Wickliffes articles Wickliffes bookes burned in prage by Archb. Suinco A narration touching Wickliffes bookes The vniuersitie of prage maketh supplication to the king for sauing of Wickliffes bookes Wickliffs bookes burned in Prage against the kings will A decree that no maÌ„ should teach any more in chappels Iohn Hus appealed to the pope from the pope to Christ. A questioÌ„ of
counsaile you that you submit your selfe vnto the sentence and mind of the Councel as you did promise in the prison and if that you wyll do so it shall be greatly both for your profite and honour And the Emperour hymselfe began to tell hym the same tale saying Albeit that there be some which say that the 15 day after you were committed to prison you obtayned of vs our letters of safe conducte notwithstāding I can well proue by the witnes of many Princes and noble men that the sayd sase conducte was obtayned and gotten of vs by my Lord de Dube and de Clum before you were parted out of Prage vnder whose garde we haue sent for you to to the end that none shold do you any outrage or hurt but that you shold haue full liberty to speake freely before all the Councell and to answere as touching your fayth and doctrine and as you see my Lords the Cardinalles and Byshops haue so dealt with you that we doe very well perceaue theyr good will towardes you for the whych we haue great cause to thanke thē And for somuche as diuers haue told vs that we may not or ought not of right to defend anye man which is an hereticke or suspecte of heresie therefore now we geue you euen the same Councell which the Cardinal of Cambray hath geuen you already that you be not obstinate to mayntayne any opinion but that you do submit◠your selfe vnder such obedience as you owe vnto the authoritie of the holy Councell in all thinges that shall be laid against you and confirmed by credible witnesses The which thing if you do according to our Counsaile we will geue order that for the loue of vs and of our brother the whol realme of Boheme the Councell shall suffer you to depart in peace with an easie and tollerable penance satisfactiō The which thing if you do contrariwise refuse to do the presidentes of the Councell shall haue sufficient wherwithal to proceede agaynst you And for our part be ye well assured that we will sooner prepare and make the fire with our own handes to burne you withall then we wil endure or suffer any longer that you shal maintayn or vse this stifnes of opinions which you haue hitherto mayntayned and vsed Wherfore our aduise and councell is that you submit your self wholy vnto the iudgement of the coūcell Vnto whome I. Hus answered in this sort O most noble Emperour I render vnto your highnes most immortall thankes for your letters of safeconduct Uppon this L. Iohn de Clum did break him of his purpose and admonished him that he did in no poynt excuse himselfe of the blame of obstinacie Then said I. Hus O most gentle lord I do take God to my witnes that I was neuer minded to mayntain any opinion euer obstinately and that for this same intent and purpose I did come hether of myne owne good will that if any man could lay before me any better or more holy doctrine then mine that then I would chaunge myne opinion without anye further doubt After he had spoken and sayde these thinges he was sent awaye with the Sergeantes The morow after which was the viii day of Iune the uery same company which was assembled the day before assembled now againe at the Couent of the Franciscaues And in this assembly were also I. Husse hys friends Lord de Dube and Lord de Clum and Peter the Notary Thether was Iohn Hus also brought in his presence there were reade about 39. Articles the which they sayde were drawne out of his bookes Hus acknowledged all those that were faythfully and truly collected and gathered to be his of the which sort there were but very few The residue were counterfayted and forged by his aduersaryes specially by Stephen Palletz the principall authour of this mischiefe for they could finde no such thinge in the bookes out of the which they sayde they had drawne and gathered them or at the least if they were they were corrupted by flaunders as a man may easely perceiue by the number of Articles These be the same Articles in a matter whiche were shewed before in the prison to Iohn Hus and are rehearsed here in an other order Howbeit there were more Articles added vnto thē and other some corrected enlarged But now we will shew them one with an other and declare what the sayde Hus did aunswere both openly before them all as also in the prison for he left his aunsweres in the prison briefly written with hys owne hand in these wordes I Iohn Hus unworthy minister of Iesus Christ master of Arte and Bachelour of Diuinitie do confesse that I haue written a certayne small treatise intituled of the church the copy whereof was shewed me by the Notaryes of the three Presidentes of the Councell that is to saye the Patriarche of Constantinople the Byshop of Castle and the Byshop of Libusse the whiche deputies or presidentes in reprose of the sayd treatise deliuered vnto me certayne articles saying that they were drawne out of the sayd treatise and were written in the same The first Article There is but one holy uniuersall or Catholicke Church which is the vniversall company of al the predestinate I doe confesse that thys proposition is mine and is confirmed by the saying of S. Augustin vpon S. Iohn The second article S. Paule was neuer any member of the deuill albeit that he committed and did certayne actes like vnto the actes of the malignant Churche And likewise S. Peter which fell into an horrible sinne of periurie and deniall of his mayster it was by the permission of God that he might the more firmely and stedfastly rise a gayne and be confirmed I aunswere according to Sainct Augustine that it is expedient that the elect and predestinate should sinne and offend Hereby it appeareth that there is two maner of seperations from the holy church The first is not to perdition as all the elect are deuided from the Church The second is to perdition by the which certayne heretickes are through theyr deadly sinne deuided from the Church Yet notwithstanding by the grace of God they may returne agayne vnto the flocke and be of the sold of our Lord Iesus Christ of whome he speaketh himselfe saying I haue other sheep which are not of thys fold Iohn xx The third article No part or member of the Churche doth depart or fall away at any time from the bodye for so much as the charitie of predestination whiche is the bond and chayne of the same doth neuer fall Thys proposition is thus placed in my booke As the reprobate of the church proceed out of the same yet are not as partes or mēbers of the same for so much as no part or member of the same doth finally fall away because that the charitie of predestination which is the bond and chayne of the same doth neuer fall away This is proued by the