A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…

Again, She hath abolished all choice of ⟨p. 38⟩meats. I pray you where did God ever command the choice of meats? Paul sayeth:¹ Let no man condemn you in meat and drink: and to the Corinth: Meat maketh us not acceptable to God. ²And Christ saith: That which goeth into the mouth defileth not a man. What if some eat flesh, whose weak stomachs can not be nourished with fish? Do they not kill and eat flesh in the City of Rome? Doth not Pope Pius for money sell licence to eat what a man listeth? The thing is not made holy, because he selleth it, nor unholy because it cometh freely. This might be sufficient for answer. But yet, because he maketh him self so privy to our doings, and doeth so precisely charge us with his vain accusations, let him consider, that we to whom he maketh this report, and sendeth over this tale, are Englishmen, acquainted (better than he seemeth to be) with the laws of our country. What one fish day is changed thorough the whole year? What Lenten, Ember, Saturday, Friday, or other usual Fasting ⟨p. 39⟩day? Our Law saith,³ It shall not be lawful to any person or persons within this Realm to eat any flesh upon any days now usually observed as Fish days. Nay, besides those days which our forefathers kept, we have appointed that Wednesday in every week through out the year, be kept fish day, and that no manner of person shall eat any flesh on the same day. Whereby we have made nigh fifty fish days more, than have bin observed heretofore by the laws and customs of this realm. We cannot hear of the like increase of fasting days procured by the Pope, and kept in the Countries of Spain, France, Italy, or in his own City at Rome.

Again, She hath abolished all choice of ⟨p. 38⟩meates. I pray you where did God euer commaunde the choice of meates? Paule saieth:¹