of the kings chiualrie till at length by the occasion of the French warres it came downe to ix If a weeke By the example whereof the Frenche king being prouoked began also the like round table in Fraunce for the maintaining of the knighthoode At which tune the sayd French king moreouer gaue free libertie through his realme to fel downe trees for making of ships maintayning of his nauie whereby the Realme of Englande was not a litle damnified During the same yere the Clergie of England graunted to the king tenthes for 3. yeres for the which the king in recompence againe graunted to them his Charter containing these priuiledges that no Archbishop nor Bishop should be arreigned before his Iustices siue ad sectam suam siue partis if the sayd clarke do submit claime his cleargy professing himselfe to be a member of holy Church who so doing shall not be bound to come to his answer before the Iustices And if it shall be layd vnto them to haue maryed two wiues or to haue maried a widow the Iustices shall haue no power to proceede against them to inquire for the matter So that the cause shall be reserued to the spirituall court c. About this present time at the setting vp of the rounde table the king made Prince Edwarde his eldest sonne the first prince of Wales At this while yet continued the truce betweene the 2. kings Albeit it is likely to be thought that y◠French king gaue many attempts to infringe the same Wherupon Henry earl of Lancaster with 600. men at armes and as many archers as were sent ouer to Gascoin y◠yere after an 1345. who there so valiantly is said to behaue him selfe that he subdued 55. towneships vnto the king 23. noble men he toke prisoners encountring with the French men at Attebroke So curteously and liberally he dealt with his souldiors y◠it was a ioy to them and a preferment to fight vnderneath him His maner was in winning any towne litle or nothing to reserue to himself but to sparie y◠who le spoile to his souldiors One example in the author whom I follow is touched howe the foresaide Earle at the winning of the towne of Bryers where he had graunted to euery soldior for hys bootie the house with all the implements therein which he by victory should obtaine among other his soldiors to one named Reh fell a certaine house with the implements thereof wherein was contained the mint and mony coyned for that country to the valure of a great substance which when the soldior had found in breaking vp a house where first the grosse mettall was not yet perfectly wrought he came to the Earle declaring to him the treasure to know what was his pleasure therein To whome the Earle answered that the house was his whatsoeuer he found therein Afterwarde the souldior finding a whole mint of pure siluer ready coyned signified the same to the earle for somuch as he thought such treasure to be to great for his portion to whom the sayd Earl againe answering declared that hee had once geuen him the whole house and that he had once geuen he would not call backe againe as childrē vse to play And therfore had hym enioy that which was graūted to him And if the mony were thrice as much it should be his owne Ex chron Albanens Which story whither it was true or otherwise in those dayes I haue not to affirm But certes if in these our couetous wretched daies nowe present any author should reporte the like acte to be practised I would hardly beleeue it to be true As the erl of Lancaster was thus occupied in Gascony the Scots were as busy here in England wasting spoyling without mercy which were thought not vnlike to be set on by y◠French king And therfore was iudged both by that by other diuers wayes to haue broken the coutnants of truce betwene him and the king of England Wherfore y◠next yere insuing An. 1346. king Edward first sending his letters to the court of Rome therin cōplaining to the pope of Philip de Ualois how he had trāsgressed and brokē the truce betwene them made which by cuidēt probations he there made manifest about the mōth of Iuly made hys voyage into Normandy in suche secrete wise that no man wel knewe whether he intended Where first he entred the towne of Bogs from thence proceeded vnto Cardone Where about the 27. of Iuly by the riuer of Cardone he had a strong battel with the Normands other French men which to stop hys passage defended y◠bridge At the which battel were taken of the Lords of France the erle of Ewe the erle of Tankeruile And of knights wyth other men of armes to the number of an 100. of foote men 600. and the towne and suburbs beaten downe to the hard wals And all that could be borne away transported to the shippes A little before mention was made how the French K. began first to infringe the truce taken and howe the Earle of Lancaster vpō the same was sent vnto Gascony Now for the more euidence of the matter cōcerning the falling of the French king from the league and other his wrongs vntrue dealing It shal better in the kings letter appeare who hearing word that the Lord Philip de Ualois contrary to the forme of truce taken at Uanes had apprehēded certaine of his nobles of Englande and had brought them to Paris to be imprisoned put to death beside other slaughters and spoilings made in Britaine Gascony and other places moe He therfore seing the truce to be broken of the French kings part being thereto of necessity compelled In the yeare aboue prefixed the 14. of the month of Iune did publish and send abroad hys letter of defiance containing thys effect The kings letters of defiance against the French king TO all and singular to whom these presents shal come publike greeting We thinke it is not vnknowen vnto you all that after the decease of Charles late king of Fraunce of famous memorie brother to our redoubted Lady mother Quene Isabel Quene of England That the crowne of Fraunce by iust inheritance hath fallen vnto vs as to the next heire male now liuing after the sayd king Nowe Phillip de Valoys being sonne but only to the vncle of the foresayde king Charles and therefore by degree of consanguinity being further of remoued from the same we being in the time of our minoritie hath violently by force and power cōtrary to God and iustice vsurped occupied and yet doth occupy the same inuading further and spoyling our landes in the Dukedome of Aquitania and ioyning himselfe with our rebellious ennemies the Scots seeking our subuersion both by land and by sea to the vttermost of hys endeuour And although wee to preuent the damages which might rise by warre haue offred to the sayde
the simple Also they shall instantly preache wythout deuotion or example of the Martyrs and shall detract the seculer princes taking away the sacraments of the church from the true pastors receiuing almes of the poore diseased and miserable and also associating them selues with the common people hauing familiaritie with women instructing them howe they shall deceiue their husbandes and friendes by their flatterye and deceitfull wordes and rob their husbandes to geue it vnto them for they will take all these stollen and euill gotten and say geue it vnto vs and we will pray for you so that they beyng curious to hide other mens faultes doe vtterly forget their owne and alas they will receiue all thinges of rouers pickers spoylers theeues and robbers of sacrilegious persons vserers adulterers Heretikes Schismatikes Apostataies whores and baudes of noble men periurers merchantes false iudges souldiours tyrantes princes of such as liue contrary to the law and of many peruers and wicked men following the persuasion of the deuil the sweetnes of sinne a delicate and transitory life and fulnes euen vnto eternall damnation All these things shall manifestly appeare in them vnto all people and they day by day shal waxe more wicked and hard hearted whē as their wickednes and disceits shal be found out then shall theyr gifts cease and then shal they go about their houses hungry as mad dogs loking down vpon the earth drawing in their necks as doues that they might bee satisfied with bread then shall the people crye out vpon them Woe be vnto you ye miserable children of sorow the worlde hath seduced you the deuil hath brideled your mouthes your flesh is frayle and your heartes without sauour your mindes haue bene vnstedfast and your eyes delighted in much vanitie and folly your daintie bellies desire delicate meates Your feete swift to runne vnto mischief remember when you were apparantly blessed yet enuious poore but rich simple mightie deuout flatterers vnfaithfull betrayers peruerse detracters holy hipocrites subuerters of the truth ouermuch vpright proude vnshamefast vnstedfast teachers delicate marters confessours for gaine meeke slaunderers religious couetous humble proud pitifull hard harted liers pleasant flatterers peace makers persecutors oppressors of the poore bringing in new sects newly inuented of your selues mercifull wicked louers of the world sellers of pardons spoylers of benefices vnprofitable orators sedicious cōspirators dronkards desirers of honor maintainers of mischiefe robbers of the worlde vnsaciable preachers men pleasers seducers of women and sowers of discorde for Moyses the glorious prophet spake very well of you in his song A people without coūcel or vnderstanding would to God they did know vnderstand and foresee the end You haue builded vp an high and when you could ascend no hier then did you fall euen as Symon Magus whom God ouerthrew and did strike with a cruel plage so you likewise thorowe your false doctrine naughtines lies detractions and wickednes are come to ruine and the people shall say vnto them goe yee teachers of wickednesse subuerters of the truth brethren of the Sunamitie fathers of heresies false apostles which haue fained your selues to followe the life of the Apostles and yet haue not fulfilled it in no part sonnes of iniquitie we wil not follow the knowledge of your waies for pride presumption hath deceiued you and insaciable cōcupiscence hath subuerted your erroneous hearts And whē as yet would ascēd hier thē was mete or comely for you by the iust iudgement of God you are fallen backe into perpetual opprobry and shame Thys blessed Hildegardis whose prophecy this is flourished about the yeare of our Lord a 1546. as it is wrytten in Martins chronicles Also Hugo in his second boke of sacraments in the 2. parte 3. chapter and 7. sayth the laity forsomuch as they entermedle wyth earthly matters necessary vnto an earthly life they are the least part of the body of Christ. And the clergy for so much as they doe dispose those things which pertaine vnto a spirituall life are as it were the right side of the body of Christ and afterward interpreting both these partes him selfe he sayeth A spirituall man ought to haue nothing but such as pertaineth vnto God vnto whom it is appoynted to be sustained by the tithes and oblations whych are offered vnto God But vnto the Christian and faithfull laietie the possession of the earth is graunted and vnto the cleargie the hole charge of spiritual matters is committed as it was in the old Testament And in his 7. chapter he declareth howe that certaine things are geuen vnto the Church of Christ by the deuotion of the faithfull the power and authority of the seculer power reserued least there might happen any confusion For so much as God him selfe cannot alow no disordered thing Wherupon oftētimes the worldly princes do graunt the bare vse of the church and oftentimes vse and power to exercise iustice which the clergy cannot exercise by any Ecclesiasticall minister or any one person of the clergy Notwithstāding they may haue certain lay persōs ministers vnto that office But in such sort sayeth he that they do acknowledge the power which they haue to come from the seculer prince or ruler and that they do vnderstand their possessions can neuer be alternate away from the kings power but if that necessity or reason doe require the same possessions in all such case of necessity do owe him obeisance and seruice For like as the kings power ought not to turne away the defence or sauegarde which he oweth vnto other so likewise the possessions obtained and possessed by the clergy according to the duty and homage which is due vnto the patronage of the kings power cannot by right be denied Thus much wryteth Hugo In the third acte the same yeare after the feast of S. Vitis as touching Tithes c. ¶ Tithes are pure almes VPon this article it is to be noted that for so much as almes is a worke of mercy as S. Augustine Chrysostome and others do ioyntly affirme and that mercy according to Lincolniensis minde for the present is a loue or desire to helpe the miserable out of his misery and for so much as the misery of mankinde is double that is to say spirituall and bodily the whiche is the want or taking away of the good and the goodes of man is eyther the goodes of the soule or of the body And the goods of the soule is double That is to say the lighting of the minde the vprightnes of affection the misery of the soule is also double as the darcknes of ignorance and a froward and wilfull sweruing from the truth And both the goodes of the soule are wont to be comprehended vnder one title of name that is to say wisdom and both the miseries of the soule vnder the name of follie Wherupon all the hole goodnes of the soule is wisdom and all the hole misery thereof is ignoraunce the miseries of the
long after Of some writers it was recorded that he was there slayne wyth the forenamed torment and Edward was conueied by some other to his mother Who fearing the treason of Godwine sent him soone ouer the sea to Normady againe This cruell facte of Godwine and his men against the innocent Normandes whether it came of himselfe or of the kings setting on seemeth to me to be the cause why the iustice of God did shortly after reuenge the quarell of these Normands in conquering subduing the english nation by William Conqueror and the Normandes which came with hym For so iust and right it was that as the Normandes comming with a naturall English Prince were murthered of English men so afterwarde the Englishe men shoulde be slaine and conquered by the Normandes comming with a forraine King being none of their naturall countrey Then it followeth in the storie that this king Canute or Hardeknout when he had reigned ij yeres being mery at Lambeth sodainly was striken dombe fell downe to the ground and within 8. daies after died without issue of his body Who was the last that raigned in England of the bloâ—d of the Danes This foresaid Godwine had by the daughter of Canutus his wife but one sonne which was drowned Of hys seconde wife he receiued vj. sonnes to wit Suanus Harold Tostius Wilmotus Sirthe or Surth and Leofricus with one daughter Galled Goditha which after was maried to king Edward the Confessor Concerning the story of this Alfred I find it somthing otherwise reported in our english chronicles that it shuld be after the death of Hardeknout forasmuch as the Earles Barons after his death assembled and made a councell that neuer after any of the Danes bloud should be king of England for the despite that they had done to english meÌ„ For euermore before if the English men and the Danes had happened to mete vpoÌ„ a bridge the english men shuld not so hardy to mooue a foote but stande still till the Dane were passed foorth And moreouer if the English men had not bowed downe their heades to doe reuerence vnto the Danes they should haue bene beaten and defiled For the which despites and villanie they were driuen out of the land after the death of Hardeknout for they had no Lorde that might maintaine them And after this maner auoided the Danes England that they neuer came againe The Erles and Barons by their common assent and counsaile sent vnto Normandy for these two brethren Alphred and Edward intending to crowne Alphred the elder brother to make him king of England And to thys the Earles and Barons made their othe but the Earle Godwine of Westsaxe falsly and traiterously thought to slea these two brethren assoone as they came into Englad to that inteÌ„t to make Harold his sonne king which sonne he had by his wife Hardeknoutes daughter that was a Dane And so this Godwine went priuily to Southampton to meete there with the two brethren at their landing And thus it fell that the messengers that went saith mine author into Normandie found but onely Alphred the elder brother For Edward his younger brother was gone to Hungarie to speake wyth his couâ—in the outlaw which was Edward Ironsides sonne When Alfrede had heard these messengers and perceiued their tidings he thanked God and in all hast sped him to England arriuing at Southampton There Godwin the false traitor hauing knowledge of his comming welcommed receaued him with much ioy preteÌ„ding to lead him vnto London where the Barons waited for to make him king And so they together passed forth towarde London But when they came to Guild downe the traitor coÌ„manded all his men to slea all that were in Alphredes coÌ„pany which came with him from Normandie And after that to take Alphrede to lead him into the Isle of Ely where they shuld put out both his eyes and so they did For they slew all the company that were there to the number of xij Gentlemen which came with Alfrede from Normandie and after that they tooke Alphrede and in the Isle of Ely they executed their commissioÌ„ That done they opened his body tooke out his bowels set a stake into the grounde and fastened an end of his bowels therunto with needles of â—â—on they pricked his teÌ„der body therby causing him to go about the stake till that all his bowels were drawen out And so died this innocent Alphred or Alured being the right heire of the crowne through treason of wicked Godwyne When the Lordes of Englande heard thereof and how Alphred that should haue ben their king was put to death through the false traitor Godwyne they were wonderous wroth and sware betwene God and them that he should die a worse death then did Edrith which betrayed his Lord Edmund Ironside and wold immediatly haue put him to death but that the Traitour fledde thence into Denmarke and there helde him iiij yeares and more and lost all his landes in England An other Latin story I haue bearing no name which saith that this comming in of Alphred the Normandes was in the time of Harold Canutus soÌ„ne And how Godwyne after he pretended great amitie to them sodenly in the night came vpon them at Gilford And after he had tithed the Normandes sent Alfrede to Harold at London who sent him to the Isle of Ely and caused his eyes to be put out And thus much of Canutus and of his sonnes Harold and Hardecanutus Besides these ij sonnes Canutus had also a daughter named Gunilda maried to Henricus the Emperour Of whome some write that she being accused to the emperor of spousebrech and hauing no champion or Knight that woulde fight for her after the maner of that couÌ„trey for trial of her cause a certaine litle dwarf or boy whom she brought with her out of England stirred vp of God fought in her cause against a mighty bigge Germain of a monstrous greatnesse which selâ—e dwarfe cutting â—y chauÌ„ce the sinews of his leg after stroke him to the grouÌ„d and so cut of his head and saued the life of the Queene if it be true that Gulielmus and Fabianus reporteth Of this Canutus it is storied that he folowing muche the superstition of Achelnotus Archbishop of Cant. went on pilgrimage to Rome and there founded an hospital for English pilgrimes He gaue the Pope pretious gifts and burdened the land with an yerely tribute called the Rome shoâ—e he shrined the body of Berinus gaue great lands and ornaments to the Cathedrall Churche of Winchester he builded S. Benets in Northfolk which was before an Hermitage Also S. Edmundes bury which king Ethelstane before ordeined for a Colledge of Priests he turned to an Abbey of monkes of S. Benets order Henricus Archdeacon of Huntyngton Lib. 6. maketh mention of thys Canutus as doeth also Polidorus Lib. 7. That he after his comming from Rome walking vppon a tune by
Oxforde aboue mentioned where the king kept his Courte Symon Langton Archbishop of Canterbury held a Councell where was condemned and burned a certayne Deacon as Nic. Triuet sayth for apostasie Also an other rude country man who had crucified him selfe superstitiously bare about the woundes in his feete handes was condemned to be closed vp perpetually wtin walles Ex Nic. Triuet About which yeare also AlexaÌ„der kyng of the Scots maryed Iohanne sister to king Henry Not long after began the new building of the minster of Salisbury Whereat Pandulphus the Popes Legate layd the fiue first stones One for the Pope suche was the fortune of that Churche to haue the Popes stone in hys foundation the second for the yong king Henry the third for the good Earle of Salisbury The fourth for the Counties The fift for the Byshop of Salisbury c. Which was about the same yeare aboue mentioned an 1221. Ex Chron. Do. Sal. In the same yeare about S. Iames tyde fell a dissention betwene the Citizens of London men of Westminster the occasioÌ„ wherof was this A certein game betwene these two parties was appoynted to try whether parte in wrastling could ouercome the other Thus in striuing for maistry ech part contending agaynst the other as the maner is in such pastime it happened the LoÌ„diners to get the uictory and the other side was put to foyle but especially the stuard of the Abbot of Westminster Who beyng not a litle confounded therwith begaÌ„ to forethinke in his minde how to be reuenged agayne of the Londiners WherupoÌ„ an other day was set which was at LaÌ„mas that the LoÌ„diners should come agayn to wrastle and who so had the victory should haue the belweather which was the price of the game appointed As the parties were thus occupied in their play the stuard sodenly bringeth vpon the Londiners vnwares a company of haruest meÌ„ prepared for the same before letteth driue at the Londiners Who at length beyng wounded and greeuously hurt after much bloudshed were driuen backe agayne into the Citie This contumely thus beyng receaued the Citizens egerly stroken with ire and impacience ran to the common vell and by that ringing therof assembled their commons together to consult with themselues what was to be done in the case so contumelious wherin when diuers sentences were giuen diuersly Serle the same tyme Maior of London a wise discrete man gaue this counsaile that the Abbot of Westminster should be talked withal who if he would rectifie the iniurie done and satisfie for the harme receiued it should be to them sufficient But contrary onâ— Constantine a great maÌ„ then in the Little of London in much heat exciting that people gaue this sentence that all the houses of the Abbot of Westminster but especially the house of the steward shold be cast downe to the ground In fine that which he so vnaduisedly counsailed was as madly performed for the furious people according to his couÌ„saile so did This tumultuous outrage as it coulde not be priuye comming to the knowledge of Hubert de Burgo Lord chief iustice of england aboue mentioned he comming with a sufficient streÌ„gth of armed souldiours to the City of London seÌ„t to the Maior Aldermen of the city to will them to come vnto him Who so obeying his commaundement required of theÌ„ the principall beginners of the ryot To whome Constantine there being present answered that he woulde a warrant that which was done sorrowing moreouer that they had not done more then they did in that matter The iustice vpon the same his confession commaunded him with 2. other wtout any further tumult to be taken And so with the same two was haÌ„ged offering for his life xv thousand markes c. The sayd Hubert Erle of Kent Lord chiefe iustice although he was a faythfull trusty officer to hys prince had the whole guiding of the realme in his own hands the king as yet beyng in hys minoritie yet afterwarde what indignation he sustained for this his seueritâ—e and other thinges both of the nobles of the commons how sharpely he was tossed and trounsed of hys prince woÌ„der it is to see as in his due place time by the Lords leaue hereafter shall appeare Haec'ex Mat. Parisiens And for somuch as meÌ„tion hath bene made of the wraÌ„gling betwene the coÌ„moners of LondoÌ„ of Westminster both time occasion bringeth me in remembraunce somthing to speake likewise of the Ecclesiasticall conflictes among churchmeÌ„ nothing inferiour in my minde nor lesse worthy to be noted then the other For so I read in Mat. Parisiens and in Flor histor that at what time this wrasfling was among the Citizens for the sheep the like conteÌ„tion kindled flamed betweene Eustace Byshop of London the chapter of Paules on the one side the Abbot of Westminster with his Couent on the other side about spirituall iurisdiction subiectioÌ„ to wit whether the monastery of Westminster were exempted from the subiection iurisdiction of the B. of LondoÌ„ or not Which controuersie at last coÌ„ming into comprimis was coÌ„mitted to the arbitrement of Stephen Archb. of Canterbury Phillip Bishop of Wintchester Thomas of Merton Richard prior of Dunstable And at length was thus agreed that the monastery of Westminster should be vtterly exempted froÌ„ the iurisdiction of the bishop of London And that Stanes with the appurtenaunce therto belonging should appertayn to the Monastery of Westminster Also that the Manure of Sunnebury should be due proper to the Church of S. Paule and also the Church of S. Margarite with all the landes belonging to the same to be exempted from all other iurisdiction but onely to the Bishop of Rome And so was this matter decided an 1222. Ibidem Floro histor The same yeare as writeth Mat Parisiens horrible tempestes with such thrundring lightning whirlewindes went through all the land that muche harme was done Churches steeples towers houses diuers trees with the violeÌ„ce of winds were blown vp by the rootes In Warwickeshyre a certeine wife with eight other in her house were slayne In Grantham the Church was set on fire by lightning most terrible with suche a stincke left there behinde that no man could after a long tyme abide it The author addeth that manifest markes of the tempest did remayne long after in that Monastery to be seene Some also write that firie Dracons and spirites were seene then flying in the ayre An. 1223. Phillip the French king dyed after whoÌ„ hys sonne Ludouicke succeeded in the crown To whom kyng Henry seÌ„ding his message and desiring him to remember his promise and couenaunt made in rendring agayne the landes lost in Normandy coulde obtayne nothing at hys hands WhereupoÌ„ Richard Earle of Cornewale also William the kinges vncle Earl of Salisbury with diuers other nobles made ouer into Fraunce where they
not dissemble this hys mischieuous fact nor content himselfe therewith but that he would deuise and practise yet an other For by reason of those sclaunders whiche a little before I touched of the death and slaughter of hys wife Iola he incited Iohn Brennus his father in laws to make warre agaynst hym who caused the subiectes of his Empire to withdraw from him their allegeance as also the inhabitants of Picenum inhabitantes of Lumberdy And thus ioyning themselues together craued farther ayd of the Frenche king whereby they made a great power That done they deuided theyr host in two armies inuading with the one the Empire with the other the proper territories and ditions belonging in the inheritaunce of Fredericke Iohn Brennus and Pandolphe Sauellanus leading the one as Generals into Campania and the kingdome of Naples and the other with Iohn Columna Cardinals his Legat and that Thomas before conuicted of treason being his Liefetenantes he sendeth into Picenum Of this treason of the Pope agaynst Fredericus both also Mat. Paris make mention during hys warres in Asia Who sayth he purposed to haue deposed him and to haue placed alium quem libet filium pacis obedientiae loco eius subrogare that is any other he cared not whom so that he were the childe of peace and obedience in hys steede And for the more certaintie thereof the said Mat. Paris pag. 71. repeateth the letter which a certayne Earle of Siria wrote vnto him concerning the same which letter here vnder insueth word for word To the high and mighty Prince Fredericus by the grace of God Emperour of Rome and euer Augustus and most puissant king of Sicilia Thomas Earle of Actran his faythfull and trusty subiect in all thing humble salutation After your departure most excellent Prince Gregory the Byshop of Rome publique enemy to your magnificeÌ„ce gathering together a great power host of men By Iohannes Brennius late king of Ierusalem and other stout captaynes whome he hath made generals of the same hys host As a foreigne enemy inuading your dominions and possessions of your highnes subiectes agaynst the lawe of Christianitie hath purposed and determined to vanquish and subdue you with the materiall or temporall sworde whome he cannot maister and ouercome with the spirituall sworde he sayth For the foresayd Iohn Brennus gathering out of Fraunce and other prouinces heare adioyning a great armye geueth vnto them of the treasure he hath gotten by what meanes together I cannot tell great wages in hope to recouer and get from you the Empire And furthermore the same Iohn and others the captaynes of the see Apostolicall inuading your land burne and destroy all as they goe driuing away and taking for their booties all that they can come by as well cattell as other thinges And such as they take prisoners they constrayne by inflicting them with grieuous punishementes to raunsome themselues for great summes of money neither spare they man woman nor childe but take and keepe your townes and castles hauing no regarde that you be in the seruice of Iesus Christ. And further if any make mention of your maiesty vnto him he sayth there is none other Emperour but himselfe Your friends and subiectes most excellent Prince much maruell hereupon yea and also the Clergy themselues of the Empire doe maruell with what coÌ„science or vpon what consideration the Bishop of Rome can doe the same making such bloudy warres and slaughter vpon Christian men especially seeing that Christ commaunded Peter when he stroke with the materiall sworde to put vp the same into the scabbard saying all that strike with the sword shall perish with the sword Or els by what lawe he dayly can excommunicate such pirates burners of mens houses and robbers when he himselfe is the patron and mayntayner of suche himselfe hereat they greatly muse and maruell Wherefore most mighty and renowmed Emperour I beseeche your highnes to coÌ„sider your owne safety for that the sayd Iohn Brennus hath layde and fortifie all the portes and hauens with no small company of men and souldiours that if not knowing therof your grace shold ariue in any of them the same garisons of his shoulde apprehend and take you as a prisoner whiche thing to chaunce GOD forefend Thus whilest the host of this hostile enemy the Pope was encamped in the dominioÌ„s of Fridericke he receaued the letters which Fridericke by his Legates sent into Europa as you heard wherby he vnderstood the good successe he had in Asia Who not onely tooke no delecration at all therin but was also in a vehement perturbatioÌ„ therwith wherby manifestly it may appeare what was the cause meaning of the Pope that he was so solicitous vrgent to haue Fredericke the Emperour make a voiage into Asia Doubtlesse euen the same that Pelias had wheÌ„ by hys instigation he procured Iason with all the chosen youth and floure of Grecia to sayle into Colchus to fetch awaye the golden flease and that by the oportunitie of his absence he might vse or rather abuse hys power tyranny And that Fridericke might either be long afflicted molested in the Asian warre or that he might perish and lose his life therin was that he sought and all that he desired And when he saw that fortune neither fauored his fetthes nor serued to his loÌ„ging lust he was as a man berest of his wits specially at these tidings of the prosperous successe of the Emperour He tare and threw his letters on the ground and with all opprobrious words rebuked reuised the Legates for the Emperor their masters sake which thing also BloÌ„dus himselfe denieth not although he write altogether in the fauour of the Pope And to the intent that he might couer this his rage and vnbridled fury with some cloke colour of iust deserued dolour He fayned him selfe therefore so much to mislike therwith as though the Emperour therein had onely respected his owne priuate coÌ„moditie not regarding the vtilitie of the Christians for yâ— the Saracens had licence although without armour weapoÌ„ to haue repayre vnto the sepulcher of Christ had left for theÌ„ somewhat neare the same an hosterie or lodging place For which occasion sayth Blondus his Lord Pope rebuked the Emperours Legates by the name of traytors and such like other opprobrious wordes Now go to frend Blondus by what strong argumentes proue you your Lord Pope that the peace which the Emperour hath concluded to be either against the Christian common wealth or that the Emperour was a traytour But who is it that seeth not these thinges either by reading of old and ancient writers or els partly by me that haue gathered collected the same out of diuers monuments and historyes plainly perceaueth not the conspâ—racies treasons of your good Lord the Pope so notable and filthy as also hys manâ—est shame and infamie What there be diuers that write how the Pope commaunded
their expectation and good opinion they had in the Popes holines For whilest the Emperors legates atteÌ„ded the answer of their peace before promised Rainerus the cardinall went secretly to Uiterbium wyth a certen number of soldiors and toke the towne which before was on the Emperors part The Emperor hauing vnderstanding hereof mustereth his bandes and with a sufficient power entreth the popes dition againe to recouer Uiterbium But yet taking this war so in hand not thinking thereby to expel al conditions of peace at the request of certaine of the Cardinals was contented to leaue Uiterbium being furnished by the Emperor of warlicke prouision before and came to Aqua From thence he sent againe other ambassadors to Rome wyth them also the Emperor of CoÌ„stantinople with the Erle of Tholonse who he thought were able to do much with the pope in the prosecuting of this peace And although at the time of Easter the matter semed to haue ben through and peace concluded for that his legates had sworne in the behalfe of the Emperor and as he willed them that he wold submit him selfe to the Pope And againe for that the Cardinals and others coÌ„monly called named him Fridericus the Christian prince yet all this was no more but for a further fetch and purpose Not for that they ment in dede to coÌ„clude any peace with him or to go through there wtall but that through this dissimulation likelihood of peace which they vnderstoode the Emperor much desired he should set free open the passages which he straitly kept that no man could passe come to Rome whether a great multitude daily resorted flocked for religions sake But when all came to all that the Legates perceiued no conclusion of peace was simply purposed on their behalfe they began to dispaire of the matter letting the Emperor so to vnderstande The Emperor yet notwithstanding doubted not but if he might himselfe speake with the Pope he vpon reasonable conditions should wel enough accord with him wherfore he by his Legates and letters desired him to appoynt a place where the Emperor might resort to him The Pope seemed to be contented herewithall and appoynted a day at Fescennia where they would talke together that the Pope wâ—â—â— be there before him and accept the Emperours comming But the Pope in this while had made a confederacy with the French king against Fredericus who when he knew those 3. gallies to be ready and brought to Centincellas which he before had spoken for vnto the Genewes secretly in the night with his company hastening thether in post speede tooke ship and first came to Genua and from theÌ„re to Lions in Fraunce where he calling a Councel with a loude voyce summoneth Fredericke and appoynting him a day commanded him there personally to plead his cause And yet although he vnderstood the sodeine departing of him out of Italy made plaine demonstration of no conclusion or meaning of a peace and also knewe the Councel which the Pope had called wherein he was himselfe both plaintife and iudge and at the same councel those which he had by bribes allured preteÌ„ded the destruction of the Emperor with many other such euident demoÌ„strations both of his enuious hatefull heart to wardes him yet the most modest Emperor vsing the innocency vprightnes of his cause as one most desirous of peace and christian coÌ„cord sent the Patriarch of Antioch which lately was come out of Syria the B. of Panormia and Thadeus Suessanus the president of his court a most skilful and prudent Ciuilian to the councell at Lyons which signified vnto them the the Emperor would be there for the defence of his owne cause and for that the day was very short required a time more coÌ„uenieÌ„t for him thither to make his repaire The Emperor also being onward on his way come as farre as Taurinum sent before other messengers as the master of the Flemish order Peter de Vineis to geue them vnderstanding of the Emperors comming and that he wold proroge the day of hearing till that he might conueniently trauel thether â—â—â—for any thing that could be either sayd or done or vpon how iust cause so euer required the pope wold not geue so much as 3. dayes space in the which time the Embassadors assured them of the Emperours presence As though there had bene no common prouiso for euery man in that case by the lawe to haue vsed vppon any reasonable let What should I longer protract the time when the day by them appointed was come the Pope with his confederates whom for money bribes he had gotten to that councell against gods law against christian doctrine against both the prescript of the law of nature and reason against the rule of equitie against the order of law appoynted against the coÌ„stitutions of Emperors and also the decrees of the Empire without any obseruation of the law or graunting dilatory daies wtout probation of any crime or his cause suffered to be pleaded vnto or heard what might be answered therein taking vpon him to be both aduersarie iudge condeÌ„ned the Emperour being absent What more wicked sentence was euer pronounced what more crueller fact coÌ„sidering the persone might be committed Or what thing more brutish beastly could haue bene imagined or deuised And yet hereat were these by shops nothing ashamed but meaning to leaue their doings in wryting as an impudent testimonie to their posteritie established the same for a law to continue But marke what vengeance God toke vpon this wicked iudge The wryters of the Annales recorde that when Fredericus the Emperor and Conradus his sonne being Cesar were both dead the Pope gaping for the inheritaÌ„ce of Naples Sicile and thinking by force to haue subdued the same came to Naples with a great host of men where was heard in the Popes court manifestly pronounced this voyce Veni miser ad iudicium Dei Thou wretch come to receiue thy iudgemeÌ„t And the next day after the Pope was founde in his bed dead all blacke and blewe as though he had bene beaten with bats as before in the history of king Iohn is declared When the Emperor had vnderstanding of this cruell tyrannical sentence of the Pope passed and pronounced against him considering his furious purpose mind therin thought good by hys letters to let all christian princes potentates vnderstand as wel what iniuries manifolde displeasures hee had susteined by the 4. Popes in all theyr times as also the cruelty and tyranny of this Pope in pronouncing the sentence of iudgement and condemnation against him passing the bounds both of iustice equitie and reason which letter as he wrote the same here vnderfolloweth to be seene The letter of the Emperour to the French King and other Princes for the sentence geuen against him in the councel of Lyons by the Pope and Cardinals ALthough we suppose not the
seÌ„ding out their monition of excommunication against theÌ„ that stand bound concerning the same contractes 6. Item the Byshoppes and Prelates decree prouinciall couÌ„cels and Sinodall Statuts enacting ordering therin many thinges to the high great preiudice of the temporall iurisdiction wherin they ought to haue no cognitioÌ„ at all neither to intermeddle themselues therwith 7. Item the foresayd Officials take vpon theÌ„ before Notaries to sweare persons for performance of contractes bargaynes made by them in places vnder the iurisdiction temporal concerning the sale of inheritance or otherwise incroching thereby vpon their iurisdiction when verelye they haue nothing to do with any contracts and obligations but with such as are made and agreed vpon within the compasse of their owne seat and iurisdiction 8. Item the sayd Officials of ther meere office call before them the laity to aunswere to such matters of correctioÌ„ as shal be layd to theyr charge the cognition where of as they say doth appertayn vnto them And when the sayd persoÌ„s do appeare before them deny the crime obiected against them the Officials deteyne them and put them in prison although in such cases they are to be released and that imprisonment appertaineth onely to the temporall power not to them 9. Item in the cases aforesayd although by making of their purgations and other the proces therein they be fouÌ„d cleare of that which is layd to theyr charge and are acquitted these yet the said officials will in no wise discharge and dismisse theÌ„ before they haue to the vttermost payd for the writings and proces in that behalfe a good piece of mony when by law it ought to be done gratis and for nothing 10. Item it must not be forgotten to talke of the senteÌ„ce of excoÌ„munication which is decreed by vertue of one only citation so often times as a man sayleth in his appearance 11. Item mentioÌ„ is to be made of those kinde of obligatioÌ„s De nisi whereby a man is excommunicated by and by if he make not payment at the day prefixed although he be not able so to do 12. Item whosoeuer by vertue of excommunicatioÌ„ in the Bishops court is excommunicate and he â—â— excoÌ„municate do not satisfy the summe due about the excommunication by by the summ is doubled And the secular power charged by the bishops or their officials that they vnder paine of excoÌ„mmunication compell the excoÌ„municate by attaching their goods to pay the sayd summe and not to misse a iote which monitioÌ„ if the layry refuseth to put in executioÌ„ they themselues are then excommunicate in no wise to be absolued before they disburse that mony the which the principall excommunicate person should haue payd 13. Item if the Balifes Hedborowes or other the kings officers and iudges of the temporaltye receiuing the foresayd monitions do put the same in execution finde those that be excoÌ„municate to be beggerlye and nothing worth the sayd officers are bound at their owne proper costs and charges to resort to the Bishops sea or consistory where soeuer it is there to take a corporall oath that the partyes excoÌ„municate are nothing worth This if they fayle those officers are sure to be excommunicate and therby inforced to disburse the due of the first excommunicate persons 14. IteÌ„ if two lay men be in sute together before a temporall iudge about an action either reall or personall one of theÌ„ after contestation of law and great proces therin do appeale vnto an ecclesiasticall iudge he will presume then to deteine before him the plea of such cases actions both reall personal causing by vertue of his monitions authority the temporall iudge to cease leaue of from medling therein which if the secular iudge obeyeth not he is pronounced excommunicate compelled to make satisfaction by occasions wherof the teÌ„poral iurisdiction is much annoyed and cleane loseth the prerogatiue thereof because by law no man may appeale from a spirituall iudge to the temporall law 15. Item if a lay man inhabiter of any the kings townes procureth his debter being also a lay man to be arested by vertue of secular iustice in that place he which is so arrested appealeth causeth also his creditor to be arrested the officials will take vpoÌ„ them to heare this matter And if any thing be atteÌ„pted concerning the appeale they misse not to demauÌ„d cost and satisfaction both of the iustice and also of him to whom the arrest was made And if any of the Princes retinne compelleth them to resist this iniury they are straight wayes pronounced excommunicate 16. Item if the sayd Bishops haue a number of Officials vnder them whom they terme Deanes of the clergy which vsually causeth all sorts of people through the kinges dominions onely by word of mouth to come afore theÌ„ that sometime without commissioÌ„ when that in euery Dioces there ought onely to be but one seat or Consistory wherâ—â— matters should be heard and decided And hereby it hapneth diuers times that many are wrongfully without cause cited to the end that they may pay mony enough to rid themselues thereof which is to the no small preiudice of the Kinges Maiestyes subiectes and the temporall iurisdiction 17. Item the sayd rulers of the clerks sealeth vp the houses of their clergy which are situate in the kinges townes and other of his noble mens villagyes to the preindice of the kinges maiestyes iurisdiction other of his nobility for that in such kinde of places the Bishops haue no suche kinde of iurisdiction 18. Item the sayd Prelates or their officials doe presume to seale vp the moueable goods of maryed Clerkes and of marchaunts where in such cases the order thereof apperteineth to the temporall law 19. Item they compel the laity to put in surety to answere clerkes before them in the spirituall court yea and chiefly the kinges owne seruitures 20. Item they presume to heare and haue the cognition of actions which are reall or at leastwise mixt that is both reall and personall 21. Item the sayd prelates go about to haue cognition of such temporall mens matters as dwel in hospitals almes houses the kings peculiars and in villagies of his subiectes although the plea thereof apperteineth to the King himselfe and his subiects forbidding vnder payne of excoÌ„munication great forfeits no man so hardy to commeÌ„ce any sute agaynst any of them but before theÌ„selues in pain of a great summe of mony 22. Item to the end the Clergye and Ecclesiasticall rule should be multiplied they conferre a number of Tonsures to children vnder age some of them being sonnes of bondmen other some bastardes borne yea and to many more maried folkes insufficient vnable and vnlearned 23. Item they do cause by the gouernors of their clerkes widow women to be inforced defiled and will haue the discussing therof as in like maner they will determine the matters
Phillip of Fraunce a truce is taken For seeing that you without our consent tooke truce with hym wee by the aduice of our Princes which know the bonds dedes and couenants betwixt vs who also thought no lesse but that sauing your honour we might do the same haue also made a league with the said Phillip king of Fraunce and for certaine causes doe reuoke and call backe the Liefetenantship which we assigned vnto you by our letters Neuerthelesse geuing you for a certaine to vnderstande that in our saide treaties and peace concluded wee haue so brotherly considered you that if you wil agree condescend vnto our counsel your cause by our meane and help shal be brought to good passe and effect About which things farther to conferre with your brotherhode herein we haue sent a deuout religious man Eliarhardus reader and brother of the Heremites of S. Augustine and Chaplaine of our Courte whome about the premisses we desire with speedy expedition to be sent to vs again Dated at Franckforde the 14 day of Iune in the 24. yeare of oure raigne and 14. of our Empire The answere of the King of England to the Emperour TO the high and mighty Prince Lorde Ludouicke by the grace of God Emperor of the Romanes alwaies Augustus Edward by the same grace king of Fraunce and England and Lord of Ireland salutation and prosperous successe We haue reuerently receined your highnes letters amongst other thinges containing that the noble Phillip de Valois to the intent a peace and concorde betweene vs and him might be concluded hath geuen vnto you by his letters ful power and authoritie thereunto at your highnesse request And that if the same might content vs to doe in like sort your highnesse woulde trauaile to bring the concorde to passe And that it would not moue vs any whit at all that your highnesse and the sayde Phillip are in league together For in so much as wee without your astent and consent you say tooke truce with the sayd Phillip you haue also done the like with him which thing you might well do sauing your honoure by the counsaile of all your Nobles and Princes and for certaine causes reuoke againe the Lieftenauntship which you committed vnto vs. Doubtlesse the zeale and good will you haue to make this concorde and agreement we much commend letting you to vnderstand that we alwayes haue bene desirous still are to haue a reasonable peace with the sayde Phillip which peace as much as to vs our honour saued appertained we haue in iustice and by law prosecuted and in very deede it should be to vs acceptable and as wee woulde wish if by such a Mediatour as your Celsitude is it might be brought to passe But forasmuch as we vnderstande the same our right and title to the kingdome of France to be manifest and cleare inough we purpose not to commit the same by any of our letters to doutfull arbitrement But while wee well consider and reuolue with our selues howe your highnesse vpon circumspect consideration manifestly beholding our iust and rightful doing and the straight dealing and obstinate purpose and iniurie of the sayd Philip with vs and in our behalfe against the said Philip your graces highnes made a special league adopting vs of your great and bountifull loue towardes our person to be one of your sonnes Wherefore thus againe to alter and breake the same wee cannot sufficiently maruell Seeing your inuincible highnes being instituted of God to the laude and commendation of good men and reuenge of euill and wicked doers hath made a league against vs with the saide Philip de Valoys our notorious and iniurious enemy And as touching that which you say without your assignement and consent wee tooke a truce or dayes of respite with the said Phillip which we ought not to haue done If your grace well consider the circumstance of the matter we haue done but as we might therein For when we laide oure siege to Tourney it was requisite we followed their aduise whose aide and societie therein we had Besides the soden and imminent necessity which we there stood in the distance of the place betwixt your highnesse and vs furthermore was suche as by that no meanes wee might attaine the same nor vse your assent therein Yea further if your grace wel remember your self your graunt vnto vs was such that whensoeuer oportunitie thereunto should serue we might entreate of any peace and graunt what time wee thought mete thereunto without your consent therin So that to conclude any finall peace with the saide Philip de Valois without either your consent or otherwise making your highnesse priuie thereunto it might not be lawfull for vs Which thing wythout your said counsaile consent and aduise we neuer minded or purposed to do But haue in all our doings done that which vs beseemed so farre as by any meanes our power would stretch hoping likewise that your brotherly beneuolence for a time would haue more louingly supported vs. It is thought also by some that the reuoking backe againe or restraint of your foresayd Liefetenantship was prematurate or done all out of time when as according to your promise made to vs herein by your letters imperiall you ought not so to haue done before the Realme and kingdome of Fraunce or at the least the greatest part thereof were of vs obtained and quietly in peaceable wise enioyed These premised therefore we desire you according to our nobilitie duely to consider and heereafter to doe that which shall be thought both meete and conuenient because that God willing we meaâ—e to recoÌ„pence and gratifie both you yours according to the measure of your beneuolence bestowed vpon vs. The almighty graunt vnto your Celfitude so much felicitie as your hart desireth Dated at London the 18. day of Iuly in the 2. yeare of the raign of our kingdom of Fraunce and of England 15. In this meane time died Pope Benedict the 12. mentioned a little before after whome succeeded in that roume Pope Clement the 6. Of whome it is reported in storyes that he was very liberall and bountiful to hys Cardinals of Rome in riching and heaping them with goods possessions not of his owne but with the Ecclesiasticall dignities and preferments of the Churches of England For so recordeth the author that he bestowed vpon his Cardinals the liuyngs and promotions suche as were or should be vacant in churches of England and weÌ„t about to set vp new titles for his Cardinals here within this realm But the kyng beyng offeÌ„ded therwith made voyd and frustrate all those foresayd prouisions of the pope chargyng moreouer and commaunding no person whatsoeuer to busy himself with any such prouisions vnder paine of prisonment lâ—syng his lyfe Which law was made the next yere folowing which was an 1344. It followed then that the said Pope Clement agayne began to make new pronisioÌ„s for two of his Cardinals of benefices and
false crueltie And therefore the foresaide Synode to the glory of almighty God and preseruation of his catholicke faith and augmenting of Christian religion and for the saluation of mens soules hath corporally reiected and cast forth of the houshold of God the foresaid I. Wicklieffe I. Hus and Ierome who amongst other things did beleeue preach teach and maintaine of the Sacrament of the aultar and other sacrameÌ„ts of the church articles of the faith coÌ„trary to that the holy Church of Rome beleueth holdeth preacheth and teacheth haue presumed obstinately to preach teach hold and beleue many other moe to the damnation of themselues and of others and the sayde Synode hath separated the same as obstinate and malipert heretickes from the Communion of the faithfull people and haue declared them to be spiritually throwne forth and many other things both wholesome profitable hath the same Councell as touching the premisses stablished and decreed whereby they which by the meanes of those Arch-heretikes and by their false doctrine haue spiritually departed from the Lords house may by the canonicall rules be reduced to the straight path of truth and veritie And moreouer as we to our great griefe do heare not only in the kingdome of Bohemia and Dukedome of Morauia and other places aboue recited but also in certaine parts and prouinces neere adioining and bordering vpon the same there be many other of the secretaries and followers of the foresayd Archheritickes and hereticall opinions casting behind their backes as well the feare of God as the shame of the world neither receiuing fruit of conuersion repentaunce by the miserable destruction of the foresayde Iohn Hus and Hierome but as men drowned in the dungeon of their sinnes cease not to blaspheme the Lord God taking his name in vayne whose minds the father of lies hath damnably blinded and do read and study the foresaid bookes or workes contayning heresies erroures being lately by the foresayd Synode condeÌ„ned to be burned also to the perill of themselues and many other simple men against the statutes decrees and ordinaunces in the Synode aforesayd and the Canonicall sanctions do presume to preach teach the same to the great perill of soules the derogation of the Catholicke fayth and sclaunder of many other besides We therfore considering that errour when it is not relisted seemeth to be allowed and liked and hauing a desire to resist such euill and pernicious errours and vtterly roote them out from amongst the companie of faythfull christians especially froÌ„ the afore recited places of Bohemia Morauia and other straights and Ilands ioyning and bordering vpon the same least they shold stretch out enlarge their â—â—â—ites we will and commaund your discretions by our letters Apostolicall the holy Councell of CoÌ„stance approuing and allowing the same that you that are Archbishops Bishops and other of the clergy and euery one of you by himself or by an other or others being graue and fit persons to haue spirituall iurisdiction do see that al and singuler persons of what dignitie office preeminence state or conditioÌ„ so euer they be and by what name soeuer they are knowne which shall presume otherwise to teache preach or obserue touching the most high and excelent the most wholesome and superadmirable Sacrament of the bloud of our Lorde Iesus Christe or els of the Sacrament of Baptisme confession of sinnes penaunce for sins and extreme vnction or els of any other Sacramentes of the Church articles of the faith then that which the right holy vniuersall church of Rome doth hold teach preach obserue or els that shall presume obstinately by any wayes or meanes priuily or apertly to hold beleue and teach the Articles bookes or doctrine of the foresayd Archhereticks Iohn Wickleffe Iohn Hus Hieronimus of Prage being by the foresayd Synode of Constaunce with theyr authours as is sayd damned and condemned or dare presume publikly or priuily to allow or commend in any wise the death and end of the said archheretiks or of any other their receiuers ayders and fauourers in the fauour or supportation of the foresayd errors as also their beleuers and adherentes that then as before you see and cause them and euery of them to be most seuerly punished that you iudge and geue sentence vpon them as hereticks and that as arrant hereticks you leaue them to the secular court or power Let the receiuers also and fauourers and defenders of such most pestiferous persons notwtstanding they neyther beleue fauour nor haue deuotion towardes their errors but happely shal receaue or entertain such pestiferous persons because of carnall affection or friendly loue besides the punishmene due vnto theÌ„ by both lawes ouer and aboue the same punishment by competent iudges be so afflicted for so haynous actes of theirs with so seuere payn punishment excruciated that the same may be to other in like case offending an example of terrour that at the least those whome the feare of God by no meanes may reuoke from such euill doing yet the seueritie of this our discipline may force and constrayne As touching the third sort which shal be any maner of wayes infected with this damnable sect and shall after coÌ„petent admonition repeÌ„t and amend themselues of such errours and sectes aforesayd and will returne agayn into the lap and vnitie of our holy mother the Churche fully acknowledge and confesse the Catholike fayth towardes them let the seueritie of iustice as the quallitie of the facte shall require be somewhat tempered with a tast of mercy And furthermore we will and command that by thys our authoritie Apostolicall ye exhort and admonish al the professours of the catholicke fayth as Emperours kings Dukes Princes Marquesses Earles Barons Knights and other Magistrates Rectors Consuls Proconsuls Shires Countries and Uniuersities of the kingdomes Prouinces Cities otwnes Castles villages their lands other places al other executing teÌ„poral iurisdiction according to the form exigence of the law that they expell out of their kingdoms prouincies Cities towns castles villages lands other places al all maner of suche heretickes according to the effect and tenour of the Councell of Laterane beginning Sicut ait ecclesia c. that those whom publikely and manifestly by the euidence of their deedes shall be knowne to be such as like sicke and scabed sheepe infect the Lords flock they expell and banish till such tyme as from vs or you or els other ecclesiasticall iudges or Inquisitours holding the fayth and communion of the holye church of Rome they shall receiue other order and countermaund and that they suffer no such within theyr shyres and circuites to preach or to keepe either house or familye either yet to vse any handicrafte or occupations or other trades of merchaundise or els to solace themselues anye wayes or frequent the company of Christen men And furthermore if suche publike and knowne heretiques shall
of mony delayed the time in making of their truce Camillus cōming vpon them did most shamefully driue them out againe But what need I to rehearse old histories when as our own examples are sufficient for vs Ye know your selues how often these delayes haue bene hurtfull vnto you how oftē the delay of a few dayes hath growne to a long tracte of tyme. For now this is the 8. yeare that you haue spent in delayes you haue seene that alwayes of one delay an other hath sprong and risen Wherfore I do require that Panormitan shuld consider that the conclusion being this day disturbed we know not whether it will be brought to passe hereafter againe or no. Many impedimentes or lets may rise Neither doth Panormitan say that this delay being obtayned he wold afterward consent with his fellowes vnto the conclusiōs for he denyeth that he hath any commaundement therunto which is more to be considered he sayth that the Ambassadours at their returne from Mentz may bring such newes wherby these conclusions may be omitted as though any thyng were more excellent then the truth The which thing doth manifestly declare that they do not seeke delayes for the better examination of the matter but for to impugne the conclusions the more strongly Neither do I agree with Panormitan as touching the effects which he sayd should ryse eyther of the denyall or graunting of the requests For I see no cause why the Princes should so greatly require any delay There are no letters of anye Prince come vnto vs as touching such request neyther is there any man lately come from them neyther is it greatly materiall vnto them but that the matters of faith shoulde be determined But this is a most pernicious conclusion which Panormitane hath made and not to be looked for at the handes of those most godly princes wheras he saith if we do please them they will take our part If contrariwise they will decline vnto Eugenius and wholy resist rebell agaynst vs. This is a meruailous word a wonderfull conclusion altogether vnworthye to be spoken of such a man The decrees of the Councell of Constance are that all maner of men of what state or condition soeuer they be are bound to the ordinaunces and decrees of the generall Councels But Panormitanes wordes do not tend to that effect for he would not haue the Princes obedient vnto the Councel but that councell to be obedient vnto that princes Alas most reuerend Fathers alas what times daies what maners and conditiōs are these Into what misery are we now brought How shall we at anye time bring to passe that the Pope being Christes Uicare and as they say an other Christ in earth should be subiect vnto the coūcell of Christians if the Councell it selfe ought to obey wordly Princes But I pray you look for no such things at the Princes handes Do not beleeue that they will forsake theyr mother the Church Do not thinke them so farr alienate frō the truth that they would haue iustice suppressed The conclusions whereupon the controuersie is are most true most holy most allowable If the princes do refuse them they do not resist agaynst vs but against the holy Scriptures yea and agaynst Christ himselfe which you ought neither to beleue neither was it comely for Panormitane so to say Panormitan by your licēce be it spoken you haue vttered most cruell words neyther do you seeme to go about any other matter then to inculcate terrour and feare into the mindes of the Fathers for you haue rehearsed great perils and daungers except we submitt our selues vnto the princes But you most reuerend fathers shall not be afearde of them which kill the body the soule they cannot kill neyshal ye forsake the truth although you should shedde your bloud for the same Neither ought we to be any whit more slacke in the quarrell of our mother the church and the Catholicke fayth then those most holy Martyrs whiche haue established the Church with theyr bloud For why should it be anye greeuous matter vnto vs to suffer for Christ which for our sakes hath suffered so cruel greuous death Who when he was an immortall God voyd of all passiōs toke vpō him the shape of a mortal man feared not for our redemption to suffer tormentes vpon the crosse Set before your eyes the Prince of the Apostles Peter Paule Andrew Iames and Barthelmew and not to speake onely of Bishops Marke what Stephen Laurence Sebastian Fabian did Some were hanged some headed some stoned to death other some burned and others tormented with most cruell and grieuous tormentes suffered for Christes sake I pray you for Gods sake let vs follow the example of these men If we will be byshops and succeed in honour let vs not feare Martyrdome Alas what effeminate harts haue we Alas what faynt harted people are we They in tymes past by the contempt of death conuerted the whole world which was full of gentilitie and idolatrye and we through our sluggishnes desire of life do bring the Christian Religion out of the whole world into one corner I feare greatly least that little also which is left we shall lose through our cowardlines if that by following Panormitanes minde we do commit the whole gouernaunce defence of the Church vnto the princes But nowe play the stout and valiaunt men in this time of tribulation feare not to suffer death for the Churche whiche Curtius feared not to doe for the cittie of Rome which Menchotheus for Thebes Codrus for Athens willingly took vpon them Not onely the martyrs but also the Gentiles might moue and stirre vs to cast of all the feare of death What is to be sayd of Theremens the Athemen With how ioyfull hart and minde and pleasaunt countenaunce did he drink the poyson What say you vnto the Socrates that most excellent Philosopher did he eyther weepe or sigh when he supped vp the poyson They hoped for that whiche we are most certayne of Not by dying to dye but to chaunge this present life for a better Truly we ought to be ashamed being admonished by so many examples instructed with so great learning yea and redeemed with the precious bloud of Christ so greatly to feare death Cato writeth not of one or two men but of whole legions which haue chearfully couragiously gone vnto those places frō whence they knew they shuld not return Wyth like courage did the Lacedemoniās geue thēselues to death at Thermopilis of whom Simonides writeth thus Dic hospes Spartanos te hic vidisse iacentes Dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur Report thou straunger the Spartaines here to lye Whiles that their coūtry lawes they obeyed willingly Neither iudge the contrary but that the Lacedemonians went euen of purpose vnto death vnto whome theyr Captayne Leonidas sayd O ye Lacedemonians goe forward couragiously for this day we shal sup together
themselues aboue the vniuersall church thought it lawfull for them to doe all things after their owne pleasure and that no one man froÌ„ henceforth should transport the councell from one place to another as Eugenius atteÌ„pted to doe now to Bononia now to Florentia theÌ„ agayne to Bononia after to Ferraria and after that agayne to Florentia and that hereafter the Bishops should withdraw theyr minds from the carefulnes of temporall goodes whiche as he himselfe did see had no mind at all on spiritual matters therfore by how much this SessioÌ„ was most holy and necessary by so much more the assent of the Ambassadours was most laudable acceptable to all the fathers These wordes thus spoken he rose vp and the congregation was dissolued Now after that Gabriel Condulmarius was deposed from the bishopricke of Rome the principall fathers of the Councell being called together in the Chapter house of the great Church consulted together whether it were expedeÌ„t that a new bishop should be created out of haÌ„d or deâ—erred for a time Such as thought good that the election shoulde be done with speed shewed how daungerous a thing it was for such a coÌ„gregatioÌ„ to be without a head also what a pestiferous sicknes was in al the City which not onely consumed young men and children but also men of middle age and old men in like maner and that this plague came first by straungers vnto the poore of the Citty and so infected the rich now was come vnto the fathers of the counceel amplifiyng moreouer and encreasing the terror therof and making the thing worse then it was as the maner is Neither doth the decree sayd they any thing let or hinder wherein it is prouided that there should be delay of lx dayes after the sea is voyde for that is to be vnderstand when as the sea is voyd at such time as there is no Councell holden neyther ought we to tary or make any delay least the Princes being perswaded by Gabriel should resist Unto whom the deposition of Gabriell and the election of some other is to be certified all vnder one message The other which thought good that there should be a delay sayde that the Councell did lacke no head for so muche as Christ was the head thereof neither did lacke a ruler for so much as it was gouerned by the Presidents other officers and that no mention shoulde be made of any pestilence in such case seing that vnto stout strong men death is not to be feared neither can any thing daunt or feare theÌ„ which contend for the Christian fayth As for that pestileÌ„ce which doth now encrease and grow in the City forasmuch as iudgement is now geuen it is to be hoped that it wyll asswage which was thought to haue come for the neglecting of iustice Also that in so doubtful a matter they ought rather to vse the princes agaynst theyr will then to neglect them and that it is not be feared but that in this case God will helpe those that are stoute valiaunt The matter being thus discussed amongest them albeit that there was as many mindes as there was men yet it seemed vnto them all that it was most profitable to choose the Byshop by and by but most honest to deferre it Hereupon Iohn Segouius a man of excellent learning sayd Most reuerend fathers I am diuersly drawne by sundry reasons to this side and that But as I way the matter more deeply in my minde this is my opinion that to come to a speedy election it seemeth good to speake after mans iudgement but to delay it for two moneths to speak after Gods iudgement it seemeth much better I do iudge that not onely the wordes but also the meaning of our decree ought to be obserued Wherefore if ye will geue any credite vnto me folow rather daungerous honesty theÌ„ secure vtility albeit that in deede vtility cannot be discerned from honesty This opinion of delay took place among the Fathers and they determined to staye for the space of two monethes In the meane time messegers were sent vnto the princes to declare the deposition of Eugenius by the Synode and publish it abroad During this time the corrupt ayre was nothing at all purged but the mortality dayly encreasing many died and were sicke Whereupon a sodayne feare came vpon the fathers Neyther were they sufficiently aduised what they might do for they thought it not to be without daunger either to depart or to tary Notwithstanding they thought it good to tary also they caused other to tary that since they had ouercome famine and the assaults of theyr enemies on earth they would not seeme to shrinke for the persecutioÌ„ of any plague or sicknes But forsomuch as the could not all be kept there it was politickly prouided that the councell should not seme to be dissolued for any maÌ„s departure And for the more establishmeÌ„t of the matter there were certaine thinges read before the fathers which they called De stabilimento whose authority continued long time after When as the Dogge dayes were come and that all herbes withe red with heat the pestilence dayly encreased more more that it is incredible how many dyed It was to horrible to see the corses hourely caryed through the streetes when on euery side there was weeping wayling sighing There was no house voyd of mourning no myrth or laughter in no place but matrones bewayling their husbandes the husbandes theyr wiues Men women went through the streetes and durst not speake one vnto another Some taryed at home and other some that went abroad had perfumes to smell vnto to preserue them agaynst the plague The common people dyed without nuÌ„ber and like as in the cold Autumne the leaues of the trees do fall euen so did the youth of the City consume and fall away The violence of the disease was such that ye should haue met a maÌ„ mery in the street now and within x. houres heard that he had bene buryed The number of the dead corses was such also that they lacked place to bury them in in so much that all the Churchyards were digged vp and filled with dead corses great holes made in the Parish Churches wheras a great number of corses being thrust in together they couered them ouer with earth For which cause the fathers were so afraid that there appeared no bloud in their faces and specially the sodayne death of Lodouicus the Prothonotary did make all men afrayd who was a strong man florishing in age singularly learned in both lawes whoÌ„ the same enuious and raging sicknes tooke away in a few houres By and by after dyed Lodouicus the Patriarke of Aquileia a man of great age and brought vp alwayes in troubles and aduersity neither coulde he see the day of the Popes election which he had long wished for Notwtstanding he tooke partly a consolation in that he had
to themselues Luke 11. 3. Interroâ— The aunswere Note a 〈◊〉 thy saying of Gregory 4. Interrogation The aunswere 5. Interrogation The aunswere 6. Interrogation The aunswere In what degree of kindred a man may marry By this rule the mariage of Kyng Henry with Queene Katherine Dowager was vnlawfull 7. Interrogation The aunswere A discrete saying of Gregory to be noted 8. Interrog The aunswere 25. q 2. cap. in Galliarum 9. Interrog The aunswere The Churching of woemen He speaketh here after the custome of the tyme. Mothers that nurse not their owne Children reprehended Gregory calleth tâ—e Emperor hys Lord. A letter 〈◊〉 Gregory to Mellitus A letter 〈◊〉 Gregoryâ— Austen A letter of Gregory to King â—thelbert An. 600. PolycroÌ„ lib. 5. ca. 9. Fab. part 5. ca. 119. Archbishops of London of York made by Austen Mellitus Byshop of London The Brittaynes and Scottes vsed not the rites of Rome Abbey of Bangor Ex libro Iornalensi Fabiano alijs Ethelfride king of Northumberland Brockmayl Consul of Chester The monastery of Bangor Galfridus Monumetensis Polychron Lib. 5. cap. 10. Liber bibliothecae lornalensis Gu Malmesâ—eriensis lib. 1. de Reg. Fabian part 5. cap. 109.120 A pittifull slaughter of vnarmed Monkes of Bangor Whether Austen or the Brittaynes in this case were more to blame Laurentius Archbish. after Austen Baptising in riuers not in footes Baptising among the old Romaines was not vsed with so many ceremonyes as since Anno. 60â— S Dauid in Wales otherwise called Dewy Computation of tyme examined Galfridus Monumetensis Anno. 610. Poly. lib. 5. cap. 10. A story of Iohn Patriarch of Alexandria Mercy may liue a mayden for no man will marry her This Iohn was so bountifull in geuing that he assayd to striue in a maner with the Lord whether the Lorde should geue more or he should distribute more of that whiche was geuen The actes of Gregory the first Whereupon the Romaine Byshop vse in their stile Seruus seruoruÌ„ Dei Sabinianus bishop of Rome Boniâ—acius 3. Byshop of Rome How Rome began first to take an head aboue other churches Phocus traitor and murderer of hys Emperour Bloud reuenged with bloud Volumus ac mandamus Statuimus ac praecipimus brought in by Boniface the third Fabian cap. 120. Ethelbert and Sigebert builders of Paules Church The Arcâ—bishop 〈◊〉 translate from London to Doroberâ—â—â— Malmesberiensis 〈◊〉 de pontifâ— H. Huntington lib 3. This Edward was the third of that name before the Conquest The Monastery of Westminster An. 616. Bloud reuenged with bloud Edwine first Christened king in Northâ—â—berland Giraldus Gambrenâ—â—â— The order and maner of the conuersion of Edwine to the faith of Christ. The trouble of Edwine The maruelous calling of Edwine Edwine miraculously deliuered W. Malmesburiensis lib. de Reg. This Queene was Edelburga daughter to King Ethelbert the Christened King of Kent God calleth commonly by affliction and trouble An other daunger of Edwyne An. 627. Polycron lib. 5. ca. â—2 Hen. Hunt lib. 3. Fabianus parte 5. A part of a trusty seruaunt Edwyne forgetteth hys promise to Christ. Prosperitie forgetfull Olde custome in matters of religion not to be followed but onely truth Old custome letteth Edwyne to be Christened A miracle of God in the conuersion of kyng Edwyne The part of a godly bish exemplified in Paulinus Edwyne baptised He was baptised in S. Peters Church at Yorke which he first caused to be made of woode which after by S. Oswald was builded of stone An. 628. Note Paulinus christened in riâ—ers What true iustice of a good Prince may do in a realme Great peace and trueth among the people in the dayes of Edwyne Anno. 634. Archbishop of Canterbury and Yorke the one ardayneth the other Ex Flor. hist. Iames a godly Deacon A Deacon then might baptise Erpwaldus otherwise naâ—named Corpwaldus Kyng of Eastangles conuerted to the fayth of Christ. S. Oswalde kyng of Northumberland Anno. 636. Galfridus Malmesberiensis Polycro Historia iornalensis Fabian Strength of prayer ouercommeth armyes Penda beaten in the field The commendation of king Oswalde King Oswaldâ— disdayned not to expound and preach the gospell to hys people The goodnes and charitie of Oswald toward the poore Historia iornalensis Polycronicon lib. 5. cap. 12. Kinigilsus King of the Westsaxons conuerted to Christes fayth Ex Polycron lib. 5. cap. 13. Fabian part 5. Landes geuen to Winchester Malmesberiensis lib. de pontifi Angl. Gestrensis lib. 5. Hist. Iornalensis Hunting lib. 3. Berinus walking on the sea with lye and al. Oswaldus godfather and sonne in lawe to Kinigilsus and all in one day Kyng Oswald slayne in the field Anno. 643. Penda King of Mercians slayne Oswy King of Northumberland The conâ—uerting oâ— the Mercâ—ans to the fayth of Christ. Wolferâ—â— first chriâ—â—â—ned king 〈◊〉 Mercia The Eastâ—angles reduced to the Chriâ—â—â—â—an fayth Oswy and Oswyne fellow kinges in Northumberland Note the worthy liberalitie 〈◊〉 the king and noâ—â—e in the birtâ—â— H Hunting de historiâ— Angloruâ— lib. 9. Example of true almoâ—e A perfect example of humilitie in a Prince Oswyne trayterously murdered An. 651. Benedictâ— Benet the bringer 〈◊〉 of Bede The vse of glasing first brought into this Realme Botulpus Aidaâ—eus Finiamâ—s Colmaâ—â—us Cutbertus Iarumannâ—â— Ceddaâ— Wilfridus O quanta mutatio Beda lib. 4. cap. 5. Hunting Polycr Iornalensis Fabia An. 664. Controuersie about Easter day Ex Beda lib. 2. cap. 23. A disputation betweene the Romayne Bishops and the Scottish bishops for the day of Easter and other ceremonyes The king beginneth Colman speaketh Wilfride replyeth Vniuersality alledged Colman agayne speaketh Wilfride replieth Why Paule circumcised Timothy Example of Peter alledged but no proofe brought thereof Peter and Iohn did not agree in the celebrating of Easter In the counsell of Nice no such matter appeareth Colman agaynâ— aunswereth Wilfride replyeth The aucthoritie of men is not to be sticked vnto for their doyng of myracles The example of them that follow not for lack of teaching excuseth not them which being taught will not follow Yea sir Suffragia ecclesiae a non numeranda sunt sed ponderanda Aug. The king concludeth Mobile mutatur semper cum principe â—ulgus Egfride or Edfride of Northumberland Malmesber Huntingt Fab. cap. 135. Wilfride Archbishop of Yorke Southsaxons conuerted to Christen fayth H Huntingt Lib. 3. The 〈◊〉 Wyghâ—â—â— conuenâ—â— to Christ Alfride Kyng of Northeâ—â— Wilfride restored â—igayne to the sea of Yorke Mercia diuided in â— v. byshopprickes The wickeâ— seâ—t of Mahumet Apoc. 13. An. 666. Ex Polycron Ex Giran Camâ—â—â—â— Ex Stepen no Calâ—â—â— riensi Theodorus Archbish. of Cant. Gis. Malmesbericir sis lib. 1. de gestis pontifi Anglorum Bede lib. 4. cap. 22. Gul. Malmosb lib. de gostes ponâ—ifo Anglorum Lib. 1. Polichron lib. 5. ca. 19. An. 680. Bede lib. 4. cap. 21. An. 705. Osredus Kenredus Osricus Kinges of Northumberland The kingdome of Brittaine ceaseth Iua or Iue King of WestsaxoÌ„s Polycron lib. 5. cap. 21. S. Cuthlake a popishe Sainct Crowland the curteous Lying
Charta Charta de foresta The Pope raiseth warre Anno. 1226. The popes wicked malice against the Christian Earle of Tholouse Marke reader the right nature of pharisies striuing for the chiefe place The Pope geueth the right possessions away from the owners Reimundus wrongfully disherited by the Pope Reimundus the good Earle of Tholouse answereth for him selfe Albingenses falsly suspected for heresie The proud vilanie of the Popes Legate Marke reader the practise here of prelates for thy learning The clergie of Fraunce answering to the legate Inferiors euermore bolde to speake in difficult causes of trueth then the rich The obiectâ—ons of the clergie 〈◊〉 Fraunce against the Popes 〈◊〉 God graunt say we The Cardâ—nall repulsed and defeyted of hiâ— purpose in Fraunce Ex Math. Parisiensi Pag. 63. The Pope rayseth was against the Earle the people of Tholouse â—eâ—timony 〈◊〉 the autor 〈◊〉 the clâ—aâ—nge 〈◊〉 Reimunâ—s and of 〈◊〉 Albinâ—oles â—he vnreaâ—â—nable tyâ—â—nny of the â—ope against 〈◊〉 Tholosâ—ins â—â—commuâ—â—cation aâ—â—sed â—wes the â—â—ench king 〈◊〉 Romanus 〈◊〉 Popes â—â—gate marâ—ing against â—lbingenses â—eimundus â—â—le of Thoâ—â—use excomâ—unicated â—he citie of â—uinion beâ—â—eged Poâ—licie of â—arre Famine and pestilence in the French campe The freÌ„ch souldiours destroied at the siege of Auinion Lewes the freÌ„ch kyng dyeth at the siege of Auinion The false dealing of the popes Legate in betraying the citie of Auinion The popes Legate wickedly periured Periury of the papistes The citie of Auinion taken by treason and periury of the popes Legate The number of the French soldiours in this siege destroyed The incontinent lyfe of these Romish prelateâ— to be noted Anno. 1227. The kyng claymeth to be freed from gouernours and to be his owne man Hubert the iustice made Earle of Kent The kyng vndoeth and dissolueth the liberties which before he graunted Practises of princes to set in money The citizens of London freed froÌ„ tole through all England Anno. 1228. Ex Fabiae part 7 SeditioÌ„ betwene the Romanes and the Pope The Popes Church may be iudged by their dissentions and schismes No peace in the Popes Church Dissention betweene the prior anâ— couent of Durham the kyng Canonicall election The 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 sendeâ— Rome â—gains◠〈◊〉 kyng Appelâ—â—â— to Rome â— gaynst 〈◊〉 kyng Ex Math. Paris Another â—â— tention â—â—tweene 〈◊〉 Monkes 〈◊〉 Couentâ— the Câ—nons of Lâ—â—field Ex Matâ— Parisienâ— pag. 68. Stephe◠〈◊〉 Ateâ—o 〈◊〉 The châ—â—tâ—rs of the bible 〈◊〉 stincâ—â—â— by Stephen Langhtoâ— An other conteâ—â—â— distenâ—â—r 〈…〉 Monkes of Canteâ—buâ—â— and K. 〈◊〉 the third Obiection laide agâ—â—â— the new Archb. Appeaâ—◠〈◊〉 to Râ—â— K. Henr. seâ—deth to 〈◊〉 Pope Tithe of amoueable goods in England 〈◊〉 Ireland prâ—mised to the Pope for grauntinâ— the kinâ—â—s sute 〈◊〉 sacra 〈◊〉 â—â—pitie the 〈◊〉 will 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Pope◠〈◊〉 tâ— the election of Walter Archb. of Câ—â—t No but wheÌ„ your darling Tho. Becket came hee waâ— heard without such communicatâ—â—ns The election of Walter Archb. of Cant dissolâ—â—eâ— of the Pâ—pe for the kings mony Richarde chaÌ„celour of Lincolne â—ommended â—o the Pope â—o be Archb. â—f Cant. Richarde â—ade archb â—f Cant. by â—he Pope without election The effect of the Popes letters to the â—uffraganes of Cant. The pope beginneth first with a 〈◊〉 Ex Math. Paris This was a deare archb of Cant. bought with â—he tythes of â—ll England The Pope requireth the tâ—nthes of all the moueables in Englande Wales and Irelande The contentes of the Popes letters to the kyng The false preteÌ„ce of the pope vnder the name of the church wrekyng his owne cankered malice The kynges mouth stopped The Earles and Barons refused payment to the Pope The prelates in feare of the Popes curse Excommunication abused The Popes extortion Vsurers brought into England by the Pope to serue him with money Coâ—ne vpon the ground tythed to the Pope Ranulphus Erle of Chester denyeth to paye the Popes teâ—â—hs Anno. 1229. The Church of Couentry finished The popes freÌ„ch army thinking to destroy Reimunde is deby the way The inconstant loue of Princes toward them that be chiefe about them Anno. 1230. A soden terrour among the people in Paules church by thunder and lightning Ex Paris Pag. 75. Anno. 1231. Richard Archb. of Cant. The complaint of Rich. Archb. of Cant. against Hubert Lâ—rd chiefe iustice The kinges answere to Rich. the Archb. Excommunication abused Richard the archb complaineth to the pope of his â—ing 〈◊〉 of other matter 〈◊〉 Pluraliâ—◠〈◊〉 benefiâ—es complained of by the Archbish. 〈◊〉 Cant. The kingâ—â— tournieâ— coulde 〈◊〉 speede 〈◊〉 the Pope Respect of person 〈◊〉 much with the Pope Richard the Archb. in 〈◊〉 iourney 〈◊〉 Rome 〈◊〉 Raffe 〈◊〉 B. of Chichester eâ—eâ—ted Archb. of Cant. The K. 〈◊〉 the Archb. 〈◊〉 Cant. Ex Math. Paris A rare â—â—ample of â— good 〈◊〉 The praâ—â— of the 〈◊〉 elect SimoÌ„ Lâ—â—â—toÌ„ Arch◠〈◊〉 Yorke a â—licious â—â—biter of â—â—dolphus Archb. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 she 〈…〉 the pope â—â—cclection Radulfe â—rchb elect â—â—etâ—d by 〈◊〉 Pope 〈◊〉 Archb. 〈◊〉 Cant. eâ—â—ted 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 â—he popes â—ollerable â—actions â—pon Engâ—â—nd â—x Math. â—aris pa. 79. Hubert lord â—â—hief Iustice 〈◊〉 worker aâ—ainst the â—ope â—he copy of â—he letter written vnâ—er the kings â—uthoritie â—o restraine â—he benefices of the Roâ—â—ns withâ—n the realm Anno. 1232. A Romayne priest Chanon of Paules taken and robbed by souldiours The barnes of a Romane parson broke vp and the corne distributed to the poore The Romanes and Italian parsons in England robbed of their rents and corne A general spoile of the Romayne parsons in England The popes cholar stirred vp against England A furnish vicare of milde Christ. InquisitioÌ„ made for the spoyling of the popes corne Hubert de Burgo Robert Twing spoyled of his benefice by the Romaines The Byshops go about to bring Hubert out of the kings fauor Obiections laid against Hubert by the kyng Note that with Wint. the kyngs charter is no loÌ„ger in force then whilest he liueth Other crimes obiected to Hubert by the king Princâ—◠〈…〉 be truâ—â— The kings displeâ—â—â— against â—â—bert The kingâ— messag◠〈◊〉 the Marâ— of London Old 〈◊〉 borne â—n minde Some wiâ—â— then 〈◊〉 Good 〈◊〉 of â—â—â—creet Câ—â—â—zens Cruel 〈◊〉 saile 〈◊〉 of Peter's of Wint. The 〈◊〉 of displeâ—â— betweene Hubert anâ— the biâ—tâ—s of Wint. Hubert â—â—â—strate vpoâ— the grouâ—◠〈◊〉 himselfe 〈◊〉 God Sage counsaile of an Erle giueÌ„ to the kyng â—he marueâ—â—us worâ—ng of the â—ords helpe 〈◊〉 time of â—eed Iuxta â—â—rsum saith â—he storie 〈◊〉 ales alis â—lium ne loÌ„â—us ales â—x addita â—entis Mat. â—arisiensi â—ag 81. A notable â—xample of Gods iust â—unishment â—triking with â—eath him â—hat seeketh â—he death of â—nother CoÌ„mendation of Radulf B. of Chichester The Archb. of Dubline againe maketh interâ—ession for Hubert Hubert flyeth to the Church for his refuge Hubert violeÌ„tly drawen out of the Church Hubert cast into the tower of LondoÌ„ The kyng blamed for breaking the peace of holy Church The Kyng compelled to send