The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…

But in king Johns time the Bishop of Rome understanding the brute blindness, ignorance of Gods word, and superstition of Englishmen, & how much they were inclined to worship the Babilonicall beast of Rome, and to fear all his threatenings, and causeless curses, he abused them thus, & by their rebellion brought this noble realm, and kings of England under his most cruel tyranny, and to be a spoil of his most vile and unsatiable covetousness and ravenye, for a long, and a great deal to long a time. And to join unto the reports of Histories, matters of latter memory, could the Bishop of Rome have raised the late rebellions in the North and West countries in the times of King Henry, and King Edward, our gracious Sovereigns father and brother, but by abusing of the ignorant people? Or is it not most evident that the Bishop of Rome hath of late attempted by his Irish Patriarchs and Bishops sent from Rome with his bulls, (whereof some were apprehended) to break down the bars and hedges of the public peace in Ireland, only upon confidence easily to abuse the ignorance of the wild Irish men? ⟨p. 612⟩Or who seeth not that upon like confidence, yet more lately he hath likewise procured the breach of the public peace in England, (with the long and blessed continuance whereof he is sore grieved) by the ministry of his disguised Chaplains, creeping in lay mens apparel into the houses, and whispering in the ears of certain Northern borderers, being men most ignorant of their duty to God and their prince of all people of the Realm, whom therefore as most meet and ready to execute his intended purpose, he hath by the said ignorant mass priests, as blind guides leading the blind, brought those silly blind subjects into the deep ditch of horrible rebellion, damnable to them selves, and very dangerous to the state of the Realm, had not GOD of his mercy miraculously calmed that raging tempest, not only without any ship wrack of the common wealth, but almost without any shedding of christian and English blood at all.

But in kyng Johns tyme the Byshop of Rome vnderstandyng the brute blyndnes, ignorance of Gods worde, and superstition of Englishmen, & how much they were enclined to worship the Babilonicall beast of Rome, and to feare all his threatnings, and causelesse curses, he abused them thus, & by their rebellion brought this noble realme, and kings of England vnder his most cruell tyrannie, and to be a spoyle of his most vyle and vnsaciable couetousnes and rauenye, for a long, and a great deale to long a tyme. And to ioyne vnto the reportes of Histories, matters of latter memorie, coulde the Byshop of Rome haue raysed the late rebellions in the North and Weste countries in the tymes of Kyng Henry, and Kyng Edwarde, our gratious Soueraignes father and brother, but by abusing of the ignoraunt people? Or is it not most euident that the Byshop of Rome hath of late attempted by his Irish Patriarkes and Bishops sent from Rome with his bulles, (whereof some were apprehended) to breake downe the barres and hedges of the publibue peace in Ireland, onely vpon confidence easyly to abuse the ignoraunce of the wilde Irish men?