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

Pope John the thirteenth (of whom Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury received his pall) is noted to be monstrously vicious:¹ he was an whoremaster, adulterous, incestuous, libidinous: a gamester, an extortioner, perjured, a fighter, a murderer, cruel, and tyrannous: of his Cardinals some he put out their eyes, from some he cut out their tongues, some their fingers, some their noses, &c. In a general council before Otho the first Emperor of the Germans, these objections were articulate against him: first, that he never said his service: that in saying his Mass he did not communicate: that he ordained Deacons in a stable: that he committed incest with two of his sisters: that playing at dice, he called for the Devil to help: that for money he made boys bishops: that he deflowered virgins and strangers: that of the palace of Lateran he made a stews: & that he lay with Stephana his fathers concubine: likewise with Ramera, and with Anna, and her niece: that he put out the eyes of bishop Benedict: that he caused houses to be set on fire: that he broke open houses: that he drank to the Devil: that he never crossed himself, &c. For the which causes he was deposed by the consent of the Emperor, and the Prelates: and Pope Leo placed in his room. But after, thorough the harlots of Rome,² and their great promises, he was restored again, and Leo put out. At length, about the tenth year of this Pope, he being found without the city with another mans wife, was so wounded of her husband, that within eight days after he died.³

Pope Iohn the thirtinth (of whom Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury receiued his pall) is noted to be monstrously vitious:¹ he was an whoremaster, adulterous, incestuous, libidinous: a gamester, an extorcioner, periured, a fighter, a murtherer, cruell, and tyrannous: of his Cardinals some he put out their eies, from some he cut out their tounges, some their fingers, some their noses, &c. In a generall councell before Otho the first Emperour of the Germanes, these obiections were articulate against him: first, that he neuer said his seruice: that in saying his Masse he did not communicate: that he ordained Deacons in a stable: that hée committed incest with two of his sisters: that playing at dice, he called for the Diuell to help: that for mony he made boies bishops: that he defloured virgins and straungers: that of the palace of Laterane he made a stewes: & that he lay with Stephana his fathers concubine: likewise with Ramera, and with Anna, and her néece: that he put out the eies of bishop Benedict: that he caused houses to be set on fire: that he broke open houses: that he dranke to the Diuell: that hée neuer crossed himselfe, &c. For the which causes he was deposed by the consent of the Emperour, and the Prelates: and Pope Leo placed in his roome. But after, thorough the harlots of Rome,