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An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state…An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state…
An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state of religion used in the same. Newly set forth in Latin, and now translated into English.An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state of religion vsed in the same. Newly set forth in Latin, and nowe translated into Englishe.
Londini: printed by Reginald Wolf, 1562
The Apology of the Church of England.The Apologie of the Churche of Englande.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I am weary of examples, and it would be over tedious to rehearse all the notable deeds of the Popes of Rome. Of what religion I pray you were they that poisoned Henry the Emperor in the consecrated bread? that poisoned Pope Victor in the holy Chalice? that poisoned John our king here in England, in a drinking cup? Sure I am, who soever they were, and of what sect so ever they were, they were neither Lutherans nor Zwinglians. Who is it that is content at this day to let the greatest Kings and Monarchs of the world, to come and kiss his blessed feet? Who is he that commandeth the Emperor to hold his horse by the bridle, and the French king to hold his stirrup, when he goeth to horseback? Who was he that toke Francis Dandalo Duke of Venice,1 king of Candy and of Cyprus, bound him in chains,2 and threw him under his table there to gnaw bones amongst the dogs? Who was he that at Rome did set the crown upon the Emperors head Henry the sixth, not with his hand, but with his foot, and with the same foot did caste it down again, saying withal, that he had power both to make Emperors and to remove them?3 Who did set Henry the son, upon Henry the fourth his father being Emperor: and brought to pass that the Father was taken prisoner of the son, and that after they had shorne his crown & scornfully abused him, was ⟨image 30⟩thrown into a monastery,4 where for hunger and sorrow he might pine away to death? Who was he that in most shameful wise did set his feet upon Frederick the Emperor's neck, and as though that had not been enough, he added moreover these words out of the Psalms of David:5 Thou shalt walk upon the Aspis and upon the Cockatrice, and shalt tread down the Lyon and the Dragon. Such an example of despite and contempt against princely Majesty, as never was heard of before in any age: except peradventure in Tamerlane the Scythian, that savage and barbarous man, or in Sapor the king of Persia.