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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…
A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reverend Father in God, John Jewel, late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he delivered in divers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisbury, anno. 1570A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reuerende Father in God, Iohn Iewel, late Bishop of Salisburie. Wherevnto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he deliuered in diuers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisburie, anno. 1570
London: printed by R. Newberie & H. Bynneman, 1582
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A VIEW OF A SEDITIOUS BULL SENT INTO ENGLAND.A VIEVV OF A SEDITIOVS BVL SENT INTO 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.
Thus he goeth on, and increaseth his folly. He singeth by reports, and speaketh he wotteth not what. Hath her Majesty removed all the Nobility? Who would think the Vicar of Christ would be ⟨p. 55⟩so vain? You which have lived in countenance, and have been at the Court, and have these many years known the state of our Country, you know well that this is false. The Nobility are all in England, and in Court, and in Council, as before. I do not speak of such as became Traitors. You know what unnatural attempts were lately made. Their guilty conscience did make some to fly. I speak not of one in duraunce: I dispute not his case. A Prince ought to be very careful and jealous, for his preservation. It toucheth not himself only, but the welfare of his people. Of these I speak nothing. Yet when this Bull was stamped at Rome, all were at liberty. Mark the date, the fifth of the Calends of March in the year paste:1 at which time they were all at liberty and of the Council, or at least in good favour. Since which time, what hath bin wrought by this Bull, I pray you consider. Remember what ensued the Summer following. The coals were kindled here, but the bellows which gave the ⟨p. 56⟩wind lay at Rome, and there sate he which made the fire. At what time he wrote this Bull, she had displaced none, neither Lord, Baron, nor Earle: nor touched them in their lives, bodies, goods, or lands. Indeed Pope Paulus 4. cast Moronus into prison, and there kept him all the time of his papacy. Pius. 4. took Caraffa, a chief Cardinal, he caste him into prison, and in the midnight sent a slaughterman to put him to death. Pope Urbanus took six Cardinals, and knit them in bags, & threw them into the sea. Her mild, gracious, & merciful nature, hath never been distained by any the like cruelty, neither have any of her Noble men been so by her dishonoured.
Thus he goeth on, and increaseth hys follie. He singeth by reportes, and speaketh he wotteth not what. Hath hir Maiestie remoued all the Nobilitie? Who would thinke the Uicar of Christ wold be ⟨p. 55⟩so vaine? You which haue liued in countenaunce, and haue béene at the Court, and haue these many yeares knowne the state of our Countrey, you knowe well that this is false. The Nobilitie are all in England, and in Courte, and in Councel, as before. I doe not speake of suche as became Traitours. You knowe what vnnaturall attempts were lately made. Their guiltie conscience did make some to flie. I speake not of one in duraunce: I dispute not his case. A Prince oughte to be verye carefull and iealous, for hys preseruation. It toucheth not himselfe onely, but the welfare of his people. Of these I speake nothing. Yet when thys Bull was stamped at Rome, all were at libertie. Marke the date, the fifth of the Calends of March in the yeare paste: