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…

It may be he is angry, with the Proviso in the said Statute,¹ Because no manner of person shall miss-judge of the intent of this Statute, limiting orders to eat fish, and forbear the eating of flesh, but that the same is purposely intended and meant politicly, and not for any superstition to be maintained in the choice of meats, be it enacted, that whosoever shall by ⟨p. 40⟩preaching, teaching, writing, or open speech, notify that any eating of Fish, or forbearing of flesh, mentioned in this statute is of any necessity for the saving of the soul of man, or that it is the service of Cod, otherwise than as other politic laws are and be, that then such person shall be punished as Spreaders of false news are or ought to be. Why doth he lay it against her Majesty, that she hath abolished all difference of meats? ²we profess as doth S. Augustine, In nostro i••unio nihil melius est, quam ut non manducans manducantem ne judicet. In our Fasting, there is nothing worthy better account than this, that he which eateth not, doth not condemn another which eateth. We warn the people in times of abstinence to live in the obedience of such order, as the Law and Magistrates have appointed, and that, whiles they forsake a common and necessary diet of flesh, they feed not their fantasy with such costly sorts of fish, or such dainty banqueting and junkets, whereby they should give force to the lusts of the flesh ⟨p. 41⟩in the day of their Fasting.

It maye bée hée is angrye, wyth the Prouisoe in the sayde Statute,¹ Because no manner of person shall misse-iudge of the intente of thys Statute, limiting orders to eate fish, and forbeare the eating of fleshe, but that the same is purposely intended and meant politiquely, and not for any superstition to be maintained in the choice of meates, bee it enacted, that whosoeuer shall by ⟨p. 40⟩