An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

Next unto Calixtus, succeeded Pius Secundus, ¹otherwise called Aeneas Siluius, who wrote the 2. books of commentaries, ⟨p. 386⟩upon the council of Basil, This Aeneas at the writing of these his books, seemed to be a man of indifferent & tolerable judgement and doctrine, from the which afterward being Pope, he seemed to decline and swerve, seeking by all means possible, to abolish the books which before he had written: & whereas before he preferred general councils before the P. now being P. he did decree,² that no man should appeal from the B. of Rome to any councils: & likewise for priests marriages, whereas before he thought it best to have their wives restored, yet afterward he altered his mind otherwise. There was great discord betwixt this P. & Dorotheus archb. of Mentz: & upon the same between Frederick the Palatine, & the duke of Wittenberg, with others: by occasion whereof,³ besides the slaughter of many, the city of Mentz which was before free, lost the freedom & became servile.

Next vnto Calixtus, succéeded Pius Secundus, ¹otherwise called Aeneas Siluius, who wrote the 2. bookes of cōmentaries, ⟨p. 386⟩vpō the councell of Basill, This Aeneas at the writing of these his bookes, séemed to be a man of indifferent & tollerable iudgement and doctrine, from the which afterward being Pope, he séemed to decline and swarue, séeking by all meanes possible, to abolish the bookes which before he had written: & wheras before he preferred generall councels before the P. now being P. he did decrée,² that no mā should appeale from the B. of Rome to any councels: & likewise for priests mariages, whereas before he thought it best to haue their wiues restored, yet afterward he altered his mind otherwise. There was great discord betwixt this P. & Dorotheus archb. of Mentz: & vpō the same betwene Frederike the Palatine, & the duke of Wittenberg, with others: by occasion wherof,