Germany or any other Christian Kingdom throughout the World as I hope to evidence in due time for the Honour of our Kings Kingdoms Churches Nation if God send life health oportunity encouragements to accomplish such an heroick Undertaking not hitherto essayed by any of our own or other Nation If any shall demand why I preposterously against my Chronological Method published this Second Tome before the Edition of the First I answer Because in my primitive undertaking of this Subject upon the motion of an Honourable Great Officer of State I designed it to be the First beginning my Collections from the First Year of King John when the Charter Clause Fine Liberate and Patent Rolls in the Tower begin All the rest except some few Chartae Antiquae of former Kings reignes never transcribed into Rolls being long since perished or lost beyond recovery and accordingly fitted it for the Presse But afterward upon second thoughts and motions mounting my Chronological Collections in relation to the Kings of our Isle as high as the first preaching embracing of the Gospel therein by the Apostles or their Disciples and to Lucius our first Christian King and deducing them down to King John in a more copious manner then I originally intended a Work of much pains search study difficulty requiring farr longer time to compile then this Tome swelling to another large Folio Volume and my Chronological Introduction to it from Adam the first Monarch in the World till Christs Ascention into Heaven and from thence in relation to the Roman Greek German Emperors and other Christian Kings in forreign parts till our modern age thought fit to be superadded amounting to another Volume requiring a larger proportion of time then I can yet promise to my self had I no other publike or private Divertions to interrupt its progresse I was thereupon not only induced but in some sort necessitated to praepone this Second Tome in point of publication before the First lest death or sickness should deprive posterity of both Whereas if God shall preserve my life bealth afford leisure and encouragement I intend to publish the First with other ensuing Tomes with all convenient expedition What the General and particular Contents of this large Volume are the Title Page the Table of the Books and Chapters and Index in the cloze thereof will fully satisfie the perusers If any require an account from me What persons may probably receive information or benefit thereby I answer with all humility and sobriety That if I be not much mistaken Our KINGS Themselves their Great Officers of State in England and Ireland the reverend learned Prelates Divines Judges Lawyers Nobility and Gentry in both these Kingdoms and all studious professors of the Protestant Faith or Romish Religion may receive more or less advantage thereby in these particulars First our Kings and Counsellors of State may herein discern the antient Ecclesiastical and Civil Prerogatives Jurisdictions Rights Liberties of the Kings Crowns kingdoms Churches Clergy Subjects of England and Ireland herein vindicated and by what Papal artifices frauds conspiracies policies treacheries violences instruments they were gradually invaded undermined encroached usurped upon and trodden under foot by Popes their Legates Nuncioes Agents Confederates how they were countermined opposed and those recovered from them by degrees 2ly Our Protestant Bishops Clergy may here learn and discover how treacherous rebellious seditious undutifull their Popish predecessors frequently were to our Kings Kingdoms Curches yea to their own interests how oppressed fleeced tyrannized over vexed squiesed enforced to trot to and from Rome and other forreign parts whiles under the Tyrannical Vsurped Jurisdiction Citations Censures arbitrary Power Rapines Provisions Oppressions of Popes their Legates Nuncioes and other Agents sent from Rome and what just cause our Kings Kingdomes Churches had in point of conscience as well as policy for their publick ease liberty safety tranquillity prosperity to cast off their Vsurpations Innovations Oppressions and renounce all subjection to or communion with the Roman Pontifs See Court for their manifold Corruptions Extortions Abuses Frauds unsatiable Avarice detestable Tyranny Bribery Simony Injustice Ambition Pride Treachery antimonarchical and antichristian practises which even our Popish Kings Nobles Commons yea sundry of our most conscientious Romish Prelates Monkes Priests Historians publikely abominated and protested against with highest detestation Which if now duly pondered by those of the Romish perswasion may justly move perswade them to reject both the pretended Authority Sanctity Infallibility and real Corruptions of the Popes Court See Church of Rome and return to their due Allegiance to our Kings and unto the bosom of our Reformed Church wherein the true worship of God is more sincerely performed his Word more orthodoxly powerfully preached his Sacraments more purely administred then in any of the Roman Churches or in the Popes own Chappels 3ly All Judges Practisers Students of the Common Laws in England or Ireland may here peruse some memorable resolutions and Records concerning points of Law many Excellent Rare Writs Prohibitions Patents and other Records not formerly published for the most part hitherto unknown against the illegal Constitutions Canons Assemblies Oathes Inquisitions Interdicts Excommunications Provisions Extorsions Rapines Oppressions Vexations Citations Appeals other Vsurpations of Popes Legats Nuncioes Delegates of Rome yea some of our Popish Archbishops Bishops Archdeacons and their Ecclesiastical Officers Courts upon the Rights Prerogatives of the Crown the Kings Temporal Courts Lawes the Advowsons rights Properties of Patrons the Liberties consciences of the Subjects in England and Ireland when ever invaded or endangered by them 4ly The learned Nobility and Gentry of both Nations studious of History Antiquity Church or State-affairs may herein peruse many rare usefull Records never formerly brought to publike view illustrating divers obscure rectifying some mistaken passages supplying sundry defects in our Histories and Annals in the reigns of King John and Henry the III. especially concerning the Archbishops Bishops Bishopricks Affairs of Ireland and sundry transactions between these Kings their Embassadors Procurators and the Popes Cardinals Legates Nuncioes Court of Rome not extant in former Histories or Authors Perchance some Readers may demand why I printed all the Records in their proper Latin or French Dialect and most of the Historical passages interwoven with them out of Matthew Paris Matthew Westminster and other Latin Historians Writers in their own Language I answer I did it upon 3. accounts 1. Because I conceived they would be more authentick usefull gratefull especially to Lawyers and Gown-men in their original proper Dialects then in the best English Translation 2ly To avoid all cavills exceptions of Criticks or Romanists against their translations wherewith they would evade when as now they cannot deny nor disprove their authority being presented to them in their proper words 3ly To make them more communicable and diffusive to Statesmen and Scholars in forraign parts If any Chronologers shall find fault that some few Records and Historical passages herein mentioned
his Crown kingdom and not to act or assent to any thing contrary or prejudicial thereunto 640 641. He denyes Pope Innocent the 4. his request to come into England wherein he had a special right by reason of the prejudice that would arise to it and infamy of the Popes Court whose stink ascended to heaven 654. The Emperors notable Letter to him against the ingratitude pride insolency treachery of Popes Prelates Clerks against Emperors Kings others from whom they received their endowments oppressing the Sons of their Donors by whose almes they were fatted enriched forgetting their native condition being the Sons of their poor Subjects yet neither reverencing fearing Emperor or King when made Popes or Prelates The injustice tyranny of Pope Innocent 4. in denouncing a sentence of Excommunication and deprivation against him without any ciration hearing conviction of any fraud or pravity to the enormous prejudice of all Kings who might justly expect the like proceedings if he a Christian Emperor lawfully unanimously elected approved by the Church whiles the Clergy flourished in Faith and Religion owned Emperor by God and magnificently governing other Kingdoms was thus dethroned who had nought to do with him in temporal matters if peccant in them That he was not the first neither should he be the last who was thus infested by the abuse of Papal authority since their ambition sought to swallow down Jordan and all earthly powers though the turpitude of the Court of Rome was such as all might execrate and honesty shame prohibited to recite That their plentifull rents revenues wherewith they were enriched to the impoverishing of most Realms made them mad That the more they received the more they coveted insnaring dethroning their Pations advancers That he intended to reduce all Clerks especially the greatest to their primitive humility state condition in the Apostles age when they were famous for piety miracles conquering Kings Princes by their Apostolical lives humility sanctity not aâ—mes That those now being addicted to the world drunken with delights cast God behind their backs all their Religion being suffocated by the affluence of riches and wealth That it was a work of charity for him and all Christian Kings to substract their hurtfull riches wherewith they were damnably burdened and that they should serve God in doing it exhorting him to joyn therein 661 662. His extraordinary anger against the English Bishops for setting their hands and seals out of effeminate fear to the transcript of King Johns detestable Charter burnt at Lyons at the Popes command after his and the Nobles protestation against it therein and resolution never to pay or suffer the Tribute therein mentioned to be payd His Oath after the Nobles protestation Thâ—â— although the Bishops were dishonestly incurvated yet he would firm'y stand for the liberty of the Realm neither would he whiles he lived pay the church of Rome the annual reat under the name of Tribute 300 663. The Popes secret rancour and great anger against him and the Realm for daring to bewaile or mutter against his manifold injuries his vaunting speeches That if he could tame Frederick he would easily tread under feet the insolent pride of the English who complained of the oppressions of the Roman Court especially of the Tribute in the Council instigating the King of France in a secret conference at Glungy to wage War upon the King of England for so great an injury till he had disiaherited or so enormously buâ—t him that he should wholly submit to the will of the Roman Court volens â—olens which he refused because he was King Henries Kinsman and their Queens Sisters because he had no manifest right to the Crown of England because there was a Truce between him and the King of England which he would rather Prolong that so he might relieve the Holy Land because much Christian blood would be shed before the Realm of England would yield to France because the Christians in the Holy Land were now oppressed besieged by the Pagans who expected his relief and because he had a stronger and more hurtfull enemy to the Chruch of Rome to be first conquered to wit Frederick 663 664. His priviledge that no Legate should come into his Realm unlesse requested fraudulently abused by the Popes sending certain sophistical Legates having greater power to excort rents money and were more insolent then Legates in all things although they had not the ensigns of Legates being Clerks or Freers Minors or Preachers who made them his Beadles and Tax-masters to the scandal and detriment of their Order 664 690 691 692. He summons a Parliament at London by reason of the Popes indignation against him and all his Nobles oppressing them with many daily intollerable grievances and divers new devices to extort monies more then before their complaints against his grievances which they could no longer tolerate without the brand of sluggishnesse and imminent ruine being done in contempt and spight his Papal indignation so swelling against the miserable English for that they durst complain against their daily injaries and oppressions in the Council which he so multiplied without intermission that the English were more vile in his eyes Court then any other even of the remotest Nations Insolently saying It is expediens for us to compound with the Emperor Frederick that we may trample the little King of England our Vassal under feet who now kicks with the beel against us 664 665. The King Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Nobles draw up 7. Articles in Parliament against the Popes grievances and oppressions 1. In extorting collecting several sums of money by general Taxes and Assesses without the Kings assent or consent against the antient Customs Liberties and Rights of the Realm and against the Appeal and contradiction of the Proctors of the King and Kingdom made in a General Council 2. In hindring Patrons to present their Clerks to vacant Livings and bestowing them by Provisoes on other Roman Clerks utterly ignorant of the English tongue to the peril of the peoples souls and impoverishing of the Realm beyond measure by transporting money out of it 3 In granting pensions out of Livings by Provision and more Provisions of Benefices then he promised after his Bull against them 4. That one Italian succeeded another 5. That Subjects causes were drawn out of the Realm by the Popes authority against the Custome of the Realm against the written Laws that men ought not to be condemned amongst their enemies and against Indulgences granted by his predecessors to the Kings and Realm of England 6. The frequent mention of that infamous word Non-obstante in his Bulls by which the Religion of an Oath antient customes vigor of writings the established authority of Charters Laws Priviledges were debilitated vanished away and his not carrying himself courteously towards the Realm in revoking the plenitude of his power as he promised 7. That in the Benefices of Italians neither their rights nor sustentation of the poor nor hospitality nor preaching of
papal Divinity Law in that age 872. 873 to 890. No particular person can wave alter decline the Jurisdictions of the Kings Courts by his Contract oath nor give a Jurisdiction to Ecclesiastical Courts in Temporal matters contracts nor yet the Pope by his Bulls 872 to 890. Popes and popish Usurers endeavoured to do it by clauses in their Instruments priviledges contracts with our Kings 452. 453. 454 767. 768. 846 919. 931. 1001. 1002. and the Bishops by their Constitutions 998 to 913. See Prohibitions Popes Popish Canonists Prelates by their Constitutions exempted themselves Clerks Lands Goods Churches from all Emperours Laymens Jurisdiction Judicature Courts Laws Taxes for publick defence as subject onely to Gods judgement and their own and their very Concubines Harlots too 5. 6 7. 8. 874. 878. 886 897. 898 to 9â—2 Popes have no Jurisdiction in Temporal things or affairs 258. 259. 260. 278. 279. 360. 361. 473. 478. 872 882. When how Jurisdictions may be altered transferred and how to be excepted against 887. 888. Encroachments of Jurisdiction by Popes their Legates Delegates Archbishops Bishops Ecclesiastical persons Courts restrained by Kings Prohibitions 872 to 913. Appendix 8 9. See Prohibitions Jus Patronatus 971. Justices Itinerant licensed by Archbishops to give Oathes and impanel Juries in times prohibited by Canons at the Xings petition 394 407. K. KIngs particularly Kings of England Gods Vicars upon Earth chief Governors Patrons Protectors of the Church Christian Religion Gods Worship 1 2 3 4 5 872 873. Their Ecclesiastical Supremacy over all Prelates Priests persons causes within their Dominions in what particulars it principally consists Ibid. Popes claims and pretended Soveraign Monarchy Jurisdiction over them and their Kingdoms 5 6 7 8. Popes Popish Canonists exempt all Prelates Clergy-men their Lands Goods yea Concubines from their Jurisdiction Laws Taxes Judicatures for civil criminal matters as well as Ecclesiastical and make them meer cyphers 5 6 7 8 9. Excommunicate Interdict depose them absolve their Subjects from their Allegiance dispose of their Crowns Kingdoms at their pleasure See Frederick 2. Otho King John Henry 3. Index 10 12 14. Absolution Excommunication Interdicts Oaths Their Papal Titles to all their Kingdoms Territories 9 291 292. Our Kings Soveraign Authority Jurisdiction in Ecclesiastical as well as Civil things derived only from God not Popes 1 2 3 4 229 305 323 324 325 326 571 576 582 583 592 688 720 721. Their care duty zeal Writs endeavours to preserve defend the antient just Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown Kingdom against all Papal and Prelatical Usurpations in England Ireland France 227 228 230 232 233 236 237 239 240 to 273 300 301 302 303 323 324 326 338 356 586 592 593 to 598 640 641 644 645 663 710 727 739 740 962 963 964. Appendix 7 to 12 24 25. See Prerogative Prohibitions and Index 3 4 5 10 12. Right in Bishops elections dispensed with it out of special grace in some cases of Elections in Ireland See Index 4. and Elections Excepted out of Archbishops general Excommunications See Excommunications His Grants Acts by misinformation or circumvention nulled 304 373 374 482. They cannot alien their Crowns Kingdoms Crown-Lands without their Barons Subjects consents being against their Oaths trusts duty and Trustees of them only for the publick safety benefit of their Subjects 273 274 275 289. 290 291 316 to 329. Such alienations resumed Ibid. See Alienation Resumption Their care duty Oath Writs to preserve defend protect the just Rights Liberties of the Church Prelates Clergy in their persons possessions whereof God hath made them Defenders without prejudice to their Crowns and Royal Prerogatives See Index 2 3 4 5 6 10 12. p. 227 229 230 2â—3 234 242 251 252 279 323 324 334 335 336 380 381 571 57â— 575 576 58â— 592 593 6â—6 637 666 667 668 670 to 675 678 680 688 689 716 748 749 928 929 968 995 to 1007 1016 1017 1027 1028 1033. Obliged to protect foster the Rights Liberties of their Lay-Subjects against Popes and Prelates Usurpations 507 666 667 670 671 672. Kings desire declaration to govern by Law not power â—88 to do Justice to all great and small according to Law in all his Courts 989. Kings remain such whiles just cease to be Kings when they prove unjust 776. The King declared of full age by the Pope resumes the custody of his Castles 391 392. What virtues are requisite in Kings and by what precious stones represented 247 248. The King of England the most Christian of all Christiaâ— Kings where Faith Holiness hath more flourished then in any Kingdom throughout the World 712. His Coronation Oath See Oath Adorned with Armes Laws 588. Appealed to for Justice by Foreign Princes 588. The Kings Counsil Writs issued subscribed by them and their advice Acts done in their presence 265 277 278 381 389 390 394 1007 1008. See Index 8 9. and Writs His ill Counsellors especially Aliens complained against removed banished by the Barons 300. See Aliens Barons Pope obeyed by Bishops Abbots more then the King 300 933 934. Append. 9 10. See more in Prerogative Prohibitions Knights made at solemn Festivals the Popes Legates Nephew Knighted by King H. 3. with others 570 711. L. LApse after 6. months 389. None against the King by his Prerogative 481 482 563. Laws Popes usurped power to limit null dispense against the Law of God and the Apostles to take away all positive Laws without a cause and null all Princes Lay-mens Laws 5 6. No Princes Laws can binde Bishops or Clergymen though for their benefit unlesse ratified by the Pope 6. The making and interpreting of Laws in the Virgin Mary who knew both the Civil Canon Laws and Decretals 19. Laws of England setled in Ireland See Ireland Of King Edward the Confessor and King H. 1. sworn to be observed by our Kings evil Laws to be abolished 279 282 283 336 370. See Charter of Liberties Students of the Canon Law in the Universities of Oxford and Paris advised with in Appeals by the King 588. The Bishops learned in the Canon Laws much insisted on them to advance their own Jurisdiction exempt themselves and all the Clergy from Kings and secular Courts Jurisdiction 249 251 253 874 to 913. See Canons Canon Law Index 3. Judge Bractons learned Treatise of the Laws and Customs of England in the reign of King Henry 3. 872 to 888. Laymen though Emperors Kings Judges uncapable by Popes Popish Prelates Canons of any Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over Ecclesiastical persons causes things or over Priests Concubines not to be witnesses against Clergymen 5 6 7 8 874 890 to 913. Their ill esteem of them and their authority though Emperors Kings Ibid. and Index 3 10 12. Lay-patrons Benefices exempted by order of Parliament and Popes Bulls from First-fruits and Popes Provisions by the Barons stout oppositions against them 507 508 718. Excommunicated Interdicted for arresting criminal Clerks or their Concubines suing Clergymen in the Kings secular Courts 6
tacuisset Unde ipse Rex ipsum plus aliis honoravit quasi pro praemio Custodiam Abbatiae potius sancti Albani quamvis non vacaret improbus exactor concessit ut sic de alieno Clericum suum fidei transgressor remuneraret Ipse igitur Robertus inconsulto imo invito Abbate qui protempore fuit videlicet Johanne de Colla viro religiosissimo literatissimo omnia quae in Ecclesia Curia fuerunt pro libitu diripuit sibi appropriavit Et in qualibet Balliva quas obedientias appellamus constituit maxime in janua janitorem omnium diligentem exploratorem protervum unde plusquam Mille Marcas ab eadem domo asiute nimis emunxit Robertus Clericus memoratus Hic tamen quosdam Abbatis Ministros praecipuos cum quodam S. Albani Monacho videlicet Dominum Clericum Magistrum Walterum Monachum Pictorem dilexit habuit familiares quibus gemmas suas alia secreta revelavit sibi a dicto Admiralio collata dicta audiente Matthaeo qui haec scripsit ennaravit If this Embassy to Admiralius were a real truth it discovers the transcendent wickednesse and impiety of the Popes Archbishops and Bishops Treasons to cheats put upon King John which should cast him upon such a temptation and necessity as this to trust a Saracen rather then a Christian and to renounce the Christian Religion as vain But the whole contexture proves it a most scandalous malicious forgery of this Monke of St. Albars for sequestring that Abby 1. It is recorded by no other Historian but himself 2. All the parts thereof appear to be a malicious Satyr Libel invective against King John invented by the Historians under the Person of Murmelius and Robert one of the Ambassadors to render him odious to his subjects excite them to rebel against him and deprive him of his Crown as a person unfit and unworthy to raign over them and to justify their election of Lewis of France for their King 4. All the premised passages Glorious Victories successes of King John prove him to be a quite contrary person to what was here represented to Admiralius 5. Had he formerly resigned up his Crown and Kingdom or under an Annual Tribute Rent to the Pope as this Monk relates King John had then no power to surrender or subject them to Murme lius a Sarazen without the Popes consent 6. This Kingdom being subject to none but God it was a very great impiety in the Pope to unite and enthrall it to the See of Rome 7ly That King John would renounce the Christian Religion as vain and embrace the Mahumetan as true is most improbable it had been truer of Pope Innocent For 1. King John commanded all Bishops Abbots Monks Priests to celebrate Divine Service and Sacraments during the above 6. years Interdict in all their Churches when the impious Pope and Prelates prohibited them and suspended those who obeyed his pious precept 2ly He seized all the Temporalties Benefices Goods of those who disobeyed him 3ly He encouraged all who celebrated Divine Service and Sacraments 4ly He with most passionate importunity pressed the Pope and Bishops to release the Interdict and that Divine Service and Sacraments might be every where administred which they both delayed and refused till their own covetous and ambitious ends were satisfied shewing himself a far more religious devout zealous Christian then the Pope Bishops and his Clergy who for above 6. years space together suspended all Divine Service and Sacraments throughout his Realm against his will and Writs to wreck their own malice upon this King and deprive him at last of his Crown and Kingdoms 5ly His constant profession and maintenance of the Christian Religion during his life the 5. Religious houses he built and his piety at his death prove this to be a malicious forgery that he would embrace Mahumetanism and abjure the Christian Religion 6ly It is very improbable as this forged Narrative relates that King John would make himself and his opulent Kingdom a Tributary and Vassal to another Prince so remote of his own voluntary motion without War or Conquest 7ly That King John should send such mean and despicable Ambassadors as these here mentioned to so great a Prince as Murmelius about so weighty an affair as this 8ly That he should do it with such privacy that none of his Nobles should know or consent unto it 9ly That these Messengers should find this Saracen King reading St. Pauls Epistles when they were presented to him and that he should professe the Christian Religion to be the best and purest of any yet blame St. Paul for electing it before that wherein he was educated 10ly That Robert should make such a relation to him and them concerning Admirallus his description of his own deformity of King John his Masters Tyranny Vices and unworthinesse to reign and King John continue him in his favour notwithstanding 11ly That Robert only of the three should be rewarded by Murmelius and that with so many and rich presents being so despicable a person and the first who was the most honorable eloquent properest person go unrewarded 12ly The ground of this Historians malice and frequent Invectives against King John and this forged Legend of his against him and this Robert was because the King seized the Lands and Monastery of St. Albans into his hands whereof he was a Monk for their Abbots and Monks refusal to celebrate Divine Service during the Interdict upon the Kings command and committing the custody thereof to this Robert at least three or four years before this pretended Embassy discovers Roberts Embassy thither and claiming the custody of this Abby by giving him a great share of the gifts bestowed on him by Murmelius to be a meer forged Fable 13ly He subjoyns this further forgery of King Johns mis-belief and denying the Resurrection of the dead grounded only upon his speech or jest of a fat Stagge Diebus quoque sub eisdem adeo insipiebat Rex Johannes ut de mortuorum Resurrectione futura aliis fidem Christianam contingentibus male sentiret quaedam inenerabilia diceret deliramenta quorum unum duximus recitandum as the worst of all the rest and that but a truth discovering his little esteem of the merits of Popish Masses by which the Monks got and held their livings Contigit ut venatu capto cervo quodam pinguissimo in praesentia Regis cum excoriaretur aeridens diceret O quam prospere vixit iste nunquam tamen missam audivit To make King John some amends for these malicious slanders who to over-top his new English Pope and Barons by that Papal hand by which himself was subjected to them this Historian gives Pope Innocent the 3d. this true Character evidencing him to be little better then a Devil incarnate EX tunc igitur Rex Johannes praeconceptum propositum suum a quo credidit resilire suam coepit conditionem
evidens praestatur obstaculum sequuntur dispendia plebs devota fidelium beneficio quietis excluso variis molestiis fatigatur Quae communis statura judicii Apostolicae dignitatis auctoritas justae discussionis examine prudenter appendens ut omnium generalis una mater utilitati provideat singulorum manus fortium Regum videlicet Praelatorum Principum aliorum fidelium non indigne advocare decrevit ut multiplicatis clamoribus dominum suscitet dormientem plurium adjuta consiliis praementia faciat onera leviora expeditionis optatae portum foeliciter petitura Inter quos te Frater Episcope devotum Ecclesiae filium nobile membrum ipsius ut venires ad matris Ecclesiae gremium ad proximum ventnrum festum Resurrectionis dominicae literis recolimus Apostolicis convocasse Verum sicut pro certo didicimus singularis ille dudum Ecclesiae filius Apostolico provectus defensus auxilio de puero tunc omni destituto suffragio ad Imperii culmen humero materno translatus ea non contentus injuria qua mercede recompensans in qua patris irrumpit solium matris exponere pudicitiam vendicare Sanctuarium indevotus intemptat astutus ad haec in ipsa armatur insidiis Praelatisnuper vocatis a nobis accessum suis terroribus interdicens ut nullius expers calumniae illam quam gravibus infestat molestiis nec in filiorum patiatur solatio respirare Cum igitur tam Sanctum generalis utilitatis propositum sub fiducia divini favoris assumptum humanis non debeat versutiis retardari fraternitatem vestram rogamus monentes attente per Apostolica scripta districte percipiendo mandantes Deum praeferens homini difficultaribus omnibus ob meritum fidei ante in supra-dicto termino ad sedem Apostolicam accedere non omittas ut mater filiorum roborata praesentia hostis adversantis obstaculo providentia divina subsato piae intentionis exordium foelici consummatione concludat Nos enim super omnibus quae ad tantum negotium expediunt annuente Domino providere curabimus prout tibi exparte nostra plenius exponetur Datum Laterani Idibus Octobris Pontificatus nostri anno decimo quarto Facti igitur aequanimiores Praelati ad iter inchoatum praeparaverunt imperterriti sperantes indubitanter quod Dominus Papa Deo favente saltem per mare vias sibi securissimas praeparasset Anglici tamen Francorum consilio adquiescentes obiterque ad loca tutiora se transferentes utpote Norwicensis quidam alii rei exitum sub silentio cautius explorarunt During the Wars and these contests between the Emperor Pope and Bishops about this Council the Tartars encouraged by the Christians differences invaded Hungary with a great Army Pro qua immani tribulatione Ecclesiae damnosa quae inter Dominum Papam Dominum Imperatorem orta est discordia indicuntur jejunia orationes cum eleemosynis largioribus diversis Regionibus The Emperour by his Letters to the King of England and other Christian Princes signified the great danger all Christendome and Christian Religion were in by the Tartars invasions occasioned by the Popes implacable malice in stirring up his subjects to rebel against him and protecting encouraging assisting them in their rebellions whereby he was much disabled to resist and fight the Tartars Adding Cum voluntas Papae pro jure fuerit linguae lubricum discursum non regenti à multiplici genere dissidii quod attemptavit non dedignatus est abstinere per legatos nuntios suos crucem quam adversus tyrannidem Tartarorum vel Saracenorum terram sanctam invadentium occupantium exercuisse debuit decebat jussit contra me brachium Ecclesiae advocatum publicari rebellibus nostris graviter contra honorem nostrum famam exultando conspirantibus Et cum maxima nobis immineat cura nos a domesticis familiaribus hostibus expedire qualiter barbaros expellemus And in his letters to the King of France he added this Clause ait enim commovit vehementius Reipublicae sedulus Procurator Admiramur super Francorum prudentia quod non subtilius caeteris Papales astutias consideratis vel non attenditis cupiditates Proponit enim ambitio ipsius insatiabilis omnia fidelium Regna suo subjicere dominatui ab Anglorum conculcata Corona sumens exemplariter consequentiam et ut culmen Imperii suis inclinet nutibus ausa est praesumptuoso conatu et ausu temerario protervius inhiare This Antichristian Pope notwithstanding the apparent danger to all Christian Princes by the Tartars invasion and these Letters of the Emperor proceeded impetuously in his designes against him convening a Council to depose him notwithstanding the Emperors prohibitions but with very ill successe to his Legates and Prelates Dierum ipsorum curriculo infausto casu dominus Prenestinus nomine Jacobus quandoque Legatus in Francia dominus Otto Cardinalis in carcere Tulliano Diaconus aliquando Legatus in Dacia postea in Anglia Gregorius de Romagna tunc ad Januenses Legatus missus ut sibi omnes obedientes ab omnibus peccatis suis absolveret apud Januam commorabantur de classe sibi providentes Erant autem cum ipsis Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates quamplurimi qui cum timerent minas Imperatoris si transfretarent frequenter Epistolas nuncios à Domino Papa receperunt consolatorias admonitorias ut non omitterent navigando ad Concilium properare imo potius spretis secularibus comminationibus Patri spirituali promptius obedirent Facta autem fuit conventio inter eos Januenses mediante non minima pecunia ut ipsi Januenses omnes tam Legatos quam Praelatos cum sua sequela indempnes et illaesos etiam invito Imperatore ad Romanam Curiam salvo perducerent Et dum super his tractatum haberent diligentem prolixum fluctuantibus aliquibus quid tutius quid consultius foret agendum significavit Dominus Papa quod in brachio seculari auxilium efficax tam validum obviam per mare ad ipsorum ducatum protectionem ipsis exeuntibus de portu indubitanter in navali expeditione transmitteret quod nullo modo valerent resistere manus adversantium nec etiam ipse Imperator quem Dominus Papa Sathanae dederat in perditionem utpote anathemate multiplici innodatum Quo mandato nimis eos paterna consolatio animavit imo adeo ut cujuslibet periculi discrimen vel mortem amplecterentur But how vain and destructive this their groundlesse confidence and obedience to the Pope proved the sequel will demonstrate Cum autem haec praedicta Imperatori innotuissent intellexit evidenter quod Dominus Papa ad dejectionem ipsius sitienter anhelebat ad hoc tam districte Praelatos advocabat in nullo voluntati ejus contradicturos coepit formidare sibi vehementer desiderabat ut per ipsum itinerantes per terram venirent ut plenius
sicut de vobis prae caeteris viventibus confidimus nullo modo omittatis Teste Rege apud Merleberg 20. die Novembris The King having erected a Chauntery in his Hospital of Basingstok for decayed Priests within his own Demesne and commanded Masse to be sung there by virtue of his Royal Prerogative belonging to his Predecessors Kings of England ever since the first planting of Christian religion and Cardinal Ottobons authority too issued this Prohibition to the Official of the Bishop of Winchester and others not to disturb question or hinder the Guardians or bretheren of the Hospital concerning this Chauntry against his said antien Royal Priviledge REX Magistro N. de Rotland Offic. Winton salutem Cum ex privilegio Regibus Angliae praedecessoribus nostris et nobis in ipsis * a prima institutione Christianae Religionis concesso liberae semper Cantariae in singulis domibus nostris et nostrae fundationis et maxime in propriis dominicis nostris hactenus habitae sint et obtentae Ac nos in Hospitali nostro de Basingstok quod in proprio dominico nostro ad sustentationem ministrorum altaris Christi ad imbecilitatem vergentium fundavimus authoritate nichilominus Venerabilis Patris O. Sancti Adriani Diaconi Cardinalis interveniente divina prout convenit fecerimus et mandaverimus celebrari dilectionem vestram rogamus ne Custodibus vel fratribus Hospitalis praedicti super eorum Cantaria praedicta molestiam aut impedimentum inferatis vel procuretis inferri Vobis insuper prohibemus ne sicut honorem nostrum et Coronae nostrae conservare tenemini ipsos contra privilegium nostrum praedictum in placitum inde trahere praesumatis Teste Rege apud Wodestok 8. die Julii Consimilis Litera dirigitur Priori de Seleburne hoc adjecto et ne insuper hiis quae ex gratia nostra tenetis et habetis vos ingratos reputare debeamus Consimilis Litera dirigitur Vicario de Basingestocke The King out of his extraordinary grace granted the profits of the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of Worcester of antient right belonging to him during the vacancy to Godfry Gifford his Chancellor Bishop elect thereof towards the repair of the Houses and Edifices of the Bishoprick fallen to decay REX omnibus c. salutem Licet ad nos de antiqua et approbata consuetudine Regni nostri custodia Episcopatuum vacantium et fructus de eisdem vacationis tempore provenientes pertinere noscantur Pensantes tamen merita probitatis discreti viri Magistri Godefridi Giffardo Cancellarii nostri ad Wygorn Ecclesiam Electi qui per continuum suae familiaritatis obsequium quasi à pueritia gratum se nobis semper exhibere studuit devotum Attendentes insuper quod Domus Aedificia dicti Episcopatus per negligentem praelatorum praeteriti temporis custodiam dirutae sunt non mediocriter consumptae ita quod magna reparatione sumptuosa refectione indigent in praesenti ad quae idem Electus qui nostris insistendo obsequiis gravibus se ipsum sumptibus expensis propter maliciam temporis exinanivit hiis diebus non sufficeret fructus praedicti Episcopatus quos in proprios usus convertere aut aliter sicut placeret disponere potuimus de eisdem eidem Electo donamus concedimus de gratia nostra speciali In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Wyndes 30. die Junii Anno Regni nostri 52. The Archbishop of Cassal in Ireland having through ignorance not fraud malice or contempt of the King confirmed some elections of Bishops made in his province before the election presented to and confirmed by the King did by his special Patent under his Seal acknowledge this his Error to avoyd a heavy fine and consure and oblige both himself and his Successors for all time to come to confirm no Bishops election till first certifyed to and confirmed by the King and promised to do his endeavour that his Chapter should make the like acknowledgment thus entred on Record for preservation of the Kings Right and Prerogative An excellent president for all Bishops guilty of the like or greater incroachments upon the Kings Crown Dignity and Prerogative to make the like submissions and acknowledgements upon Record for the Kings honor and prevention of future encroachments upon his Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Regal authority UNiversis praesentes Literas visuris vel audituris David permissione divina Archiepiscopus Cassalen salutem in Domino Cum nos Electiones de quibusdam in nostra Provincia Cassalen factas non in contemptum Regiae dignitatis sed sine fraude et malitia confirmaremus ignorantes ipsas Electiones prius esse Domino nostro H. Illustri Angliae praesentandas quam ipsis Electis munus confirmationis impenderemus idcirco nos propter ignorantiam Iuris Regii gratiam ipsius Regis in hac parte assecuti tenore praesentium pro nobis et successoribus nostris obligamus et bona fide promittimus quod nullum de caetero de nostra Provincia Electum authoritate nostra confirmabimus antequam licentia eligendi a Domino Rege prout moris est fuerit petita ac etiam ipsa Electio eidem Domino Regi fuerit praesentata Ad hoc etiam apponemus diligentiam quam cito post reditum nostrum commode intendere poterimus quod litera Capituli nostri super eodem conficiatur et cui Rex placuerit tribuatur In cujus rei testimonium sigillum nostrum praesentibus duximus apponendum Dat. apud Winton 4 die Novembris Anno Regni Regis nostri Henrici tertii 52. The Cardinal of Praxedis in Rome having obtained by colour of a Provision an annuity of 80. Marks by the year from the Archbishop of York till he should be promoted to a Prebendary of 100l a year in that Church and a controversie arrising thereupon Othobon the Popes Legat making an award that the Cardinal during his life should receive an Annuity of 40. Mark each year out of the Prebendary of Newband and 60. Marks out of the Prebendary of Wetewang and that these Prebendaries should be therewith charged into whose hands soever they came the King by his Patent confirmed this award so that if the Prebendaries by any avoydance should be in his or his heirs disposal they should yet be charged with these Annuities REX Venerabili Patri Archiepiscopo Eboracensi Capitulo salutem Cum Dominus Ancherus titulo Sanctae Praxedis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Presbyter Cardinalis peteret à Domino Archiepiscopo Ebor. Octoginta Marc. annuas donec esset ei provisum in Ecclesia Ebor. de Prebend Centum Libr. ratione Prebend de Wetewade eidem Cardinali per summum Pontificem assignatae per bonae memoriae Godefridum quondam Eborac Arch. Th. de Ludeham fratri suo collocatae nihilominus Praebenda quae consistat in Ecclesia de â—â—eband à Domino Cancellar Eborac vendicaret Tandem de consilio venerabilis
some other Ecclesiastical Affairs transactions between the King Pope and Court of Rome from the end of the 40th Year of King Henry the 3d. till the expiration of his Reign Anno Domini 1272. A Brief Necessary INTRODUCTION to An Exact Chronological Vindication c. wherein the Antient Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed and exercised by our Christian British Roman Saxon Danish Norman and English Kings within their Dominions is particularly stated The Vsurped pretended Vniversal Monarchy and Supream Authority of St. Peter and Popes his imaginary Successors in his Chair at Rome as well in Ecclesiasticals as Temporals with their Claims Titles to and Grounds thereof are concisely related and fully refuted subverted even by the contradictory Practises Devotions Resolutions Principles Assertions of their Roman Church Popes Doctors Votaries concerning the Virgin Mary and Christ in opposition to our Reformed Protestant Churches and Religion THis Second Tome being brought forth to the Worlds View before the First I repute it not only convenient but necessary by way of Introduction to the Chronological and Historical part thereof to present you with a Brief Account of these 4. particulars First What Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction it is that our Christian Kings and Monarchs as Gods Vicars have claimed exercised over all Prelates Spiritual or other persons causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions by an antient undoubted Right in all ages from their first Conversion to Christianity as Supream Heads or Governors of them next under God upon all emergent Occasions unlesse when forcibly or fraudulently interrupted therein by Popes and Popish Prelates and in what particular branches it principally consists Secondly What pretended claimes the Popes or Bishops of Rome of later ages have made and still make to the Supream Vniversal Ecclesiastical and likewise to the Soveraign absolute Temporal Jurisdiction or Monarchy over all Patriarchs Bishops Clergymen Emperors Kings Princes Nobles Laicks Churches Empires Kingdoms Nations throughout the World whether Christian or Pagan and particularly over our Kings kingdomes Istes of Great Britain and Ireland Thirdly By what fictitious Titles Deeds or Conveyances they derive and appropriate this Vniversal Ecclesiastical and Temporal Monarchy wholly and solely to themselves and their successors in the See of Rome Fourthly That the very Practises Resolutions and established Doctrines of their own Popes Doctors concerning the Virgin Mary Christ and Transubstantion refute yea totally subvert this their pretended Title Right unto this their Soveraign Universal Monarchy For the first of these The Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed exercised by our Kings Monarchs as Gods Vicats over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdoms and Dominions in all ages from their first conversion to Christianity as Supream Heads or Governors of them next under God upon all emergent occasions is not as our Romish Antagonists would perswade their seduced Proselytes an actual absolute authority to Administer the Word Sacraments of Baptism the Lords Supper or confer holy Orders by their own actual imposition of hands or exercise the Priests or Bishops peculiar ministerial Offices nor yet by their Laws Edicts or Royal commands to abrogate repeal contradict or dispense with any divine Lawes Precepts Ordinances Institutions Duties enjoyned or prescribed by GOD himself to his Church or Christians in the Old or New Testament nor to set up or countenance any Idolatry Heresie Sect False Doctrine Worship Superstition Innovation Corruption Vice repugnant to the Word of God which all true Christian Monarchs Kings how great soever have utterly disclaimed but it principally consists in these ensuing branches which will best define and explain it First in a Soveraign power by their Lawes Edicts to command enjoyn all Ecclesiastical and other persons whatsoever within their Dominions to serve worship professe fear love obey the only true God to believe embrace the Holy Scriptures and Articles of Faith revealed in them to observe keep use all Gods moral Commandements Evangelical Precepts Sacraments Institutions perform all religious publike and private duties prescribed to them in their respective places callings as Christians relating unto God as well as to men and to punish all such by themselves or their subordinate Ecclesiastical or Civil Magistrates who shall obstinately willfully or supinely offend in any of the premises with Ecclesiastical or Civil censures according to the quality of their persons and offences 2ly To prohibit suppresse and extirpate to their power all Atheism Blasphemy Heresie Idolatry Paganism Irreligion False worships Religions Errors Superstitions Sects Schisms Prophanations Crimes tending to Gods dishonor the prejudice or scandal of the true Religion the endangering of their Subjects souls or disturbance of the Churches as well as Kingdoms publick peace by Laws Edicts and suitable punishments inflicted on all who are guilty of such offences as oportunity shall require 3ly To protect maintain countenance encourage the Churches Ministers and people of God committed to their care in the faithfull publick and private discharge of their Christian duties both towards God and man 4ly To provide a competent number and succession of pious holy learned painfull able Bishops Ministers Pastors diligently to preach teach Gods Word catechize instruct both by Doctrin and Conversation pray with for administer the Sacraments duely and perform all other Episcopal ministerial offices to them and all their Subjects throughout their Realms To provide competent maintenance for them to enjoyn them diligently faithfully to discharge their pastoral duties avoid all scandals offences exorbitances in Doctrine Life And to rebuke correct remove deprive them for negligence Heresie Scisme Simony Scandalous Crimes and other offences in or against their sacred places and Functions 5ly To prescribe institute publike standing Sacred dayes Festivals Fasts for Gods ordinary publike worship and Church-meetings extraordinary Festivals Fasts Humiliations upon extraordinary emergent Occasions as Mercies Victories Dangers Wars Pestilences or other Judgements and see them religiously observed 6ly To erect new Churches Chappels Parishes Bishopricks Archbishopricks Colleges Houses of Religion divide unite or dissolve old to translate Bishops Sees from one City to another yea Abbies Priories into Bishopricks Bishopricks into Archbishopricks To endow them with what Ecclesiastical Priviledges Franchises Jurisdictions Exemptions they please to limit the bounds of their Diocesses Provinces exempt what peculiars Churches Free Chappels Religious Houses Societies they think meet from their Archiepiscopal or Episcopal Visitations Jurisdictions Censures To settle their respective precedencies in all publike Councils Solemnities and determin all Controversies concerning the same 7ly To elect nominate approve confirm yea antiently to invest per Annulum Baculum all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors and present to all Ecclesiastical Dignities Offices Benefices any ways belonging to their Crowns by patronage lapse or other prerogative upon vacancies by death translation Simony resignation or deprivation To grant Charters Licenses to Deans Chapters Covents or other persons to elect Bishops Abbots c. yet so as to approve or disapprove their Elections when made and
petty oppositions against them The Pope to raise moneys for himself and his own Wars under a pretext of supplying and ayding the Holy Land against the Saracens issued forth his Bulls for a new Crossado throughout the Christian world which he caused to be re-published HOc denique anno qui est annus octavus postquam constitutae sunt treugae decennales in Terra promissionis inter Romanum Imperatorem Fredericum Babyloniae Soldanum facta est praedicatio crucis per orbem universum Christiana fide insignitum ad commonitionem instantiam Domini Papae Gregorii qui literas in diversas orbis partes sub hac forma direxit the same verbatim with those forecited p. 447 448 449. GREGORIUS Episcopus servus servorum Dei Universis Domini nostri Jeseu Christi fidelibus per regnum Angliae constitutis ad quos literae istae pervenerint salutem Apostolicam benedictionem Rachel suum videns in verae fidei cognitione principium accrescentium in salutem filiorum dexterae pia mater sancta Romana Ecclesia cujus magna est quasi mare de suae prolis internecione contritio vocem lamentationis fletus luctus emisit hactenus emittit quam audiri cupimus in excelso ut per diem noctem fidelium oculi doloris lachrymam deducentes non taceant donec misereatur Dominus non quiescant c. Dat. Spoleti 2. Nonas Septemb. Pontificatus nostri anno octavo Assignati sunt autem praedicatores a domino Papa in opus crucis animarum oberrantium lucrifactionem per orbem universum fratres de ordine Praedicatorum ac Minorum cum magistris in Theologia perfectis utpote magister Johannes da sancto Albano oriundus aliquando Decanus Ecclesiae sancti Quintini postea thesaurarius Ecclesiae Sarisburiensis alii viri discreti ac sancti qui in opus Evangelii profecti praedicaverunt ubique Domino cooperante sermonem confirmante sequentibus signis Habuerunt autem ex mandato Apostolico provinciarum Archidiaconos Decanos qui in locis singulis parochianos viros mulieres convenire fecerunt ita ut nullus remaneret sub poena Anathematis quin eorum praedicationibus interesset Whereupon they inform us of this fabulous Miracle wrought upon a Creeple to set on this design with more speed and vigour COntigit autem hoc anno 3. Idus Junii in villa de Clare ubi magister Rogerus de Lewes frater quidem de ordine Minorum pro negotio crucis Evangelium in Dominica praedicavit ut mulier quaedam omni membrorum officio jam per triennium destituta poenam metuens excommunicationis paucum quod habuit argenti cuidam viro sibi vicino contulit qui eam in humeris suis ad locum veheret praedicationis Ubi cum gemens jaceret lugens quousque vir Dei praedicationem absolvisset motus compassione super gemitibus mulieris quam lugentem jacere conspexit accessit ad eam atque causam ad quid illuc venisset inquisivit Quae cum diceret quod metu excommunicationis ad locum sermonis fuisset delata praecepit ut iret in domum suam nesciens quod membris omnibus esset dissoluta Sed cum astantes vicini ejus testarentur quod omnium erat usu membrorum jam elapso triennio privata interrogabat si crederet quod Deus potens erat ut sibi si vellet redderet sanitatem Cui illa Credo Domine Tunc vir Dei mulierem inter brachia complectens levavit eam fiducialiter ait Sanet te Deus omnipotens in quem credis Et cum mulier ad vocern jubentis se erigeret confidens in Domino coeperunt ossa ejus nervi cum compagibus dum surgeret crepare ut visum sit astantibus quod omnia ossa ejus in frusta fuissent comminuta Et sic mulier sanitati pristinae restituta abiit in domum suam exaltans magnificans Dominum qui talem servis suis contulit potestatem Thus were the ignorant people cheated of their monyes and their blind devotion abused year after year by these pious fraudes and forged Miracles of the Pope and his freers Predicants to the scandal of Religion This year Pope Gregory the 9th to advance his own Papal Authority over all Christian Kingdomes Churches throughout the world by giving prescribing Lawes and Decretals to them to gain mony for dispensations against them and other Canons published his Books of Decretals bearing his own name whereof we have this account HIS quoque temporibus Gregorius Papa IX videns Decretalium taediosam prolixitatem sub quodam compendio eas eleganter abbreviatas collectas solenniter authentice per totius mundi latitudinem legi praecepit et divulgari Illas autem ab auctore ipsarum Gregorianas appellamus sic incipientes Rex pacificus c. In quibus quaedam innovavit ne scilicet illegitimi in Praelatas vel Ecclesiastica beneficia nisi adepta a sede Romana legitimationis dispensatione obtineant sciens inde curiae Romanae pro impetratione tali multa emolumenta provenire sicut ex statuto Innocentii pro dispensatione plurium beneficiorum obtinendorum These monopolies of Papal Dispensations in these two cases of Illegitimations and Pluralties being very gainful though scandalous and unchristian Projects And lest such who needed or desired such dispensations should want monyes to purchase them or any other indulgences or to defray Papal exactions upon all occasions this Pope and his Agents sent abroad Usurers and sharking Broakers into all Countries under the Titles of Marchants especially into England which proved a pernicious pest and greivance to the Kingdom and Churchmen as this relation of their practices discovers INvaluit autem his diebus adeo Caursinorum pestis abominanda ut vix esset aliquis in tota Anglia maxime Praelatus qui retibus illorum jam non illaquearetur Etiam ipse Rex debito inaestimabili eis tenebatur obligatus Circumveniebant enim in necessitatibus indigentes usuram sub specie negotiationis palliantes nescire dissimulantes quod quicquid accrescit sorti usura est quocunque nomine censeatur Manifestum est enim eorum accommodationes ab ordine charitatis sequestrari cum non manum porrigant egentibus auxiliatricem ut eis subveniant sed circumveniant non ut alienae succurrant inediae sed ut suae consulant avaritiae cum Quicquid agant homines intentio judicet omnes Debitores autem suos sub tali obligatione sibi obligaverunt Universis praesens scriptum visuris N. Prior et Conventus N. salutem in Domino Noveritis nos mutuo recepisse apud Londinum pro nostris et Ecclesiae nostrae negotiis utiliter expediendis ab illo N. et illo N. pro se et sociis suis civibus et mercatoribus civitatis N. centum et quatuor marcas bonorum et legalium esterlingorum tredecim solidis et quatuor
the Kings great enormous disinheriting he sent his Proctor to him to plead his right and prohibited his Delegates upon their allegiance not to attempt any thing to his or his Clerks prejudice under pain of seising their Baronies 725 726. His detestable infamous avarice symony usuries abuse of Croysadoes and promoting them by Freers which scandals rendred him and his Papelins odious and made the devotion of many to wax cold 728 729. His infamous Priviledge to the Bishop of Norwich to extort monies and mouse-traps to catch such who took up the Crosse 729. His grant of a Croysado to the French King upon condition to give him power afterwards to extort as much thence against the Emperor Frederick the horrid crying extortions used therein Gods curse upon those rapines by the total overthrow of the French Army and taking their King Captive by the Saracens which caused many Christians to apostatize utter blasphemies and almost ruined France 733 734. The Kings Prohibition to put a Dean into St. Carantoc by his Provision belonging to his presentation by the vacancy of the Bishoprick of Exon 736. The Templars and others appeals to him against Bishop Grosthead who by money given to the Pope purchased his favour and exemption from the Bishop to his shame who cryed out thereupon O money money how potent art thou in the Court of Rome the Popes indignation thereupon 737 740. His Letters to Grosthead upon the Kings complaint to absolve the Kings Sheriff and Officers from an Excommunication against them for executing the Kings Writs 738. He favoured Archbishop Boniface in his rapines and oppressions 740 741. His new Decretal concerning Archbishops and Bishops Visitations Procurations against exactions Visitation Oaths and coactions by which Archbishop Boniface intended to visit his Province 743 744. His Letters for nulling and reversing the Archbishops sentence of Excommunication against the Chapter of Pauls and Bishop of London upon an appeal against it 745 746. His detestable Provision to a Bastard and illiterate Foreigner against right and piety to the Church of Westele decreeing all acts attempted against it voyd to put his Proctor into and keep him in possession of it removing all others excommunicating all opposers without any appeal 746. His request to King H. 3. to remove to Burdeaux and from thence to passe into England to fleece corrupt it in person worse then his Usurers or Nuncioes He for money hindred those who had taken the Crosse to ayd the French King absolved them from their peregrination sold them to Earl Richard and other Nobles as the Jews used to sell Oxen and Doves in the Temple whereat the English were highly offended with him 746 747. Archbishop Boniface goes to his Court in person to fortifie himself against his Suffragans and their Appeals by his Papal authority he and the Court of Rome being shaken like a reed with winds hither and thither by money intervening 747 748. His provision to and vexation of the Abbot of St. Albans 842 843 844 846 847. He courtenanced the Bishop of Winton against the King for which he obliged his Bishoprick to him in unestimable debts 748. He confirms Eâ—bâ—lmar though unfit in the Bishoprick of Winton for money gifts licensing him and other Bishops for money to retain all their former benefices rents promotions together with their Bishopricks 749 750 751 752. He preferred by Provisions any unfit scandalous illiterate persons covetous Romans and others contemners of souls to Bishopricks benefices for money for which he was by Gods justice deservedly expelled from Rome forced like Cain to wander from place to place he trampled England more vilely under his feet where Religion most flourished oppressed spoyled it more then any other Nation when no English men had any preferment in Italy or other Realms whence they prayed the God of vengeance to whet his sword against him and his Nuncioes provisions and make it drunk in their blood 750. He oppressed the Church of God more then all his predecessors not considering the scourge of God upon him 753. His unchristian practises and Innovations in setting up and openly protecting Usurers in England against the Old and New Testament condemning Usury suffering them to dwell amongst Christians in conferring Benefices by Provisions for money on barbarous Romans who never came into England nor took care of the peoples souls in erecting many Orders of Freers and imploying them to promote collect his rapines taxes Croysadoes armed with many Papal powers and licensing them to purchase great possessions against their Vows Orders yea disturbing all Christendome with Wars out of malice and hatred against the Emperor to the danger of the Universal Church and Christianity 753 754. He induced Peter de Vinea by great bribes promises to poyson destroy the Emperor Frederick who most confided in and imployed him his exclamation against the Pope for his treachery and persecutions at his death 754 755. By Pope Innocent 3 Gregory 9. and his Excommunications Wars persecutions depositions of the Emperors Otho and Frederick the Imperial Soveraignty withered away 753. His implacable malice to the Emperor 755. His exemption of the Kings Houshold Clerks from payment of First-fruits granted by him to Archbishop Boniface 758. His Non-obstantes made presidents for King Henry to avoyd his Charters 760. The more potent he was the more grievous to oppresse 761. His Papal Balls Provisions frequently contradicted by Bishop Grosthead who said he should Satanize if he obeyed them 762. He summoned the Dean and Chapter of Pauls to appear before him at Archbishop Boniface his suit from whose sentence he had absolved them 762. The Abbot of Westminster his Chaplain attends long in his Court bound in great debts for him to quell the Monks who were backed by the King whose foundation it was 763 764. Prelates and Religious persons reduced to extreme servitude by him all their former priviledges subverted by his detestable Non-obstantes 765. His strange Provision of Foreigners to St. Albans he became a stepfather and the Church of Rome a step-mother to England alienating their hearts from them by intollerable contempts injuries oppressions persecutions 765. He granted King H. 3. a Disme for three years towards his voyage to the Holy Land only to spoyle well-affected Christians of their monies by this pretext which the Prelates oppose 766 767 768 770 771 772 773 774. His Indulgences granted to those who took up the Crosse 768. The Pope and King assist each other in their rapines oppressions tyranny exactions which exasperated most mens hearts stirred them up generally against the Church of Rome extinguished the fire of devotion towards and caused a defection of their hearts from her 772 773. Many Schoolmasters for great sums of money got licenses from him not to reside upon their benefices or take Orders under pretext of teaching School which Grosthead oppugned 574. His Bull for augmentation of small Vicaredges out of Religious houses impropriations 774 775. He sent Albert his Nuncio to prohibit King H.
attempt the Pope had disinherited and precipitated from the Imperial dignity so great a Prince then whom there was not a greater yea not an equal not being convicted of nor confessing the crimes objected That if he deserved to be deposed he was not to be adjudged cashiered but by a General Council That no credit was to be given to the crimes objected against him by professed enemies whereof the Pope was known to be the principal That he was yet guiltlesse as to them and a good neighbour who never discerned any infidelity in him in secular matters or in the Catholick Faith That they knew be faithfully warred for our Lord Jesus Christ against the Saracens jeoparding himself both by Land and Sea for his cause That they found not so much Religion in the Pope who instead of assisting promoting protecting him warring in Gods cause as he ought to do â—ickedly endeavoured to confound and supplant him whiles absent That they could not precipitate themselves into so great dangers to impugne Frederick himself being so potent whom so many Kingdoms would assist against them and whose just cause would afford him assistance That the Pope cared not for the prodigal effusion of their blood so as they might satisfie his wrath That if he should conquer him by them or others he would tread down all other Princes of the world under his feet assuming hornes of boasting and pride because he had broken in pieces the great Emperor Frederick himself That they would send Messengers to him to enquire diligently and certifie them of the Orthodoxy of his Faith That if they found nothing in him but what was sound why should they impugne him If otherwise they would persecute both him yea and the Pope himself if he shall think evil of God or any other mortal even unto death whereupon the Nuncioes departed confounded His satisfactory pious answer to the French Messengers concerning the Orthodoxy of his Faith the treacheries of the Pope and prayer to God to avenge them 540 541. He maketh a Truce with the Soldan recovers the Cities taken from him by the Popes forces marched towards Rome against the Pope who endeavoured not only to depose but murder him writes Letters to the King of England relating the Popes impious proceedings Rebellions Wars raised against and ingratitude towards him exhorts him to adhere to and assist him in this cause which concerned the Jurisdiction honour security of all other Kings Princes whose rights he patronized which Letters much discredited the Popes authority and prejudiced the Clergies honour 541 to 545. His expostulatory Letters to King H. 3. for permitting the Popes Agents continually to extort vast sums of money out of his Realm to maintain Wars against him and suffering his scandalous Bulls to be published in all places to his infamy against the Law of Nature Nations bonds of affinity between them being his Son-in-law Brother Friend against whom he had declared no War his cause concerning the Interest Prerogative of other Kings Crowns and his own the Pope to his infamy claiming a Lordly Dominion over him as his Vassal To which he unworthily answered That he durst not contradict the Popes will 546 547 548. The Pope to divert his march to Rome stirs up the Earl of Flanders to invade his Territories 548. He makes peace with Millain and Bononia reduceth the Cities near Rome to obedience by his forces and Letters causeth the Romans and most of the Cardinals to desert the Pope who desired a General Counsil to settle a peace between them which he assented to The Pope despairing of his cause consents to a Truce till the Council His Legate in France perswades him to break it and bid open defyance to the Emperor having raised monies enough to maintain one years War against him He summons all the Emperors enemies to the Council to depose him who thereupon by his Letters to the King of England and others prohibits the Bishops to repair to it stops all their passages by Land who upon the Popes Letters repairing thither with a strong Convoy sent from Jenoa by Sea three Popes Nuncioes above one hundred Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Pâ—oxies of Prelates besides Embassadors from Cities in Rebellion against the Emperor and above 4000 Mariners of Jenoa were taken prisoners by the Emperors Gallies and some Bishops slain drowned in the fight wherein God signally owned his cause against the Pope his Letters concerning it 549 to 558. He surprizeth the Popes new Castle built with the Croysado money whereupon he dyed of grief and discontent 647. The Cardinals desire his release of the imprisoned Cardinals and license to elect a New Pope to which he condescends Their division double election he assents to one but dislikes the other being a Roman and his professed enemy 647 648. Cardinal Columna taken prisoner his Castles demolished for seeming favourable to him 648. The English Bishops Embassy to him to remit his indignation against the Church of Rome though justly provoked to permit command the Cardinals to elect a New Pope after Coelestine the 4. his death Ibid. His answer That the pertinacious pride and unsatiable covetousnesse of the Church of Rome not he hindred the proceedings to a New Popes election That if he hindred the successes of the Roman and English Church none might admire since the one endeavoured by all means to depose him from his Imperial dignity and the other desisted not to excommunicate not a little to defame him and pour forth their money to his detriment 648 649. He commanded the disagreeing Cardinals to elect a Pope to take off the infamy that he hindred the election releaseth all the imprisoned Cardinals and Prelates at their request for the Churches peace who thereupon became more obstinate schismatical and hating each other then before He thus deluded besieged Rome and the Romans as the authors of this schisme to the detriment of the Church and Empire from which suspicion the Roman Citizens freeing themselves by their Agents and laying all the blame on the schismatical Cardinals he by publick Proclamation in his Camp commanded all the Cities and possessions of the Church and Cardinals to be depopulated by his Souldiers which they vigorously pursuing the Cardinals petitioned him to forbear his indignation and plunder of them promising faithfully speedily to elect a Pope profitable both to the Church and Empire they elect Innocent the 4 Pope 649 650 651. This Pope being confirmed trayterously ratified his former sentence of Excommunication raised forces against him routs his Army publickly defamed him That he never heard divine service nor prayers occasioned by his Excommunications and Prelates refusal to communicate with him that he did not worthily reverence Ecclesiastical persons that he did neither rightly speak nor think of the Catholick Faith that he lay with Saâ—â—cen women that he called Saracens and other Insidels into the Empire wherein they built fortified Citus Which calumnies caused many Noble grave persons to depart from him and his
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Antonii de Rosellis Monarchia and others * Mat. 6 7 8 9 10. * Zeph. 1. 8. 1 Pet. 3. 3. a See Bishop Jewels Defence of the Apology of the Church of England part 1. ch 2 divis 3. part 6 ch 11. 12 13 14 15 16. Queen Elizabeths Injunctions Articles of Religion An. 1562. Artic. 36. confirmed by the Stature of 13 Eliz. ch 12. Articles of Ireland n. 57 58. Bâ— Ushers Speech in the Castle-Chamber at Dublin 22 Nov. An. 1628. Concerning the Oath of Supremacy Lond. 1634. b See Bishop Jewel Bishop Usher in a Sir Roger Twisden his Historical Vindication of the Church of England chap. 5. A learned pithy Treatise to this purpose * See 37 H. 8. c. 17. 1 E 6. ch 2. Sir John Davis his Irish Reports p. 96 97 98. * See the Statutes and Customes of Clarendon Tome 1. Book 2. ch 12. p. 611 612 to 616. Tome 2. Book 4. ch 2. p. 799. * 26 H. 8. c 3. 28 H. 8. c. 10. 31 H. 8. c. 1â— 36 H. 8. c. 17. 1 Edw. 6. c. 2. 1 Eliz. c. 1. 8 Eliz. c. 1. II. a Ribadeniera Les