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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.
Again,1 Hominibus obscuris complevit: She hath made her Council of poor, dark, beggarly fellows, and hath placed them over the people. What hath Pope Pius to do with the Council of Princes? May not a King choose a Counsellor, unless he allow of him? Men take their own eyes to choose there wives, and Princes take their own ⟨p. 57⟩hearts to choose their Counsellors. As well he might say: No King shall have any Secretary, any Judge or Justice, or Sergeant, or Attorney, or Solicitor, or man at Law: any Captain for wars, any Guard to his person, any Physician to his body, any Sewer or Taster, but by his appointment. Oh what a charge this man taketh?
Againe,1 Hominibus obscuris compleuit: Shee hath made hir Councell of poore, darke, beggarly fellowes, and hath placed them ouer the people. What hathe Pope Pius to doe with the Councell of Princes? Maye not a King choose a Councellour, vnlesse he allow of hym? Men take their owne eyes to choose ther wiues, and Princes take their owne ⟨p. 57⟩heartes to choose their Councellours. As wel he might say: No King shal haue any Secretarie, any Iudge or Iustice, or Sergeant, or Attorney, or Solicitour, or man at Law: any Captain for wars, any Garde to his person, any Phisition to his body, any Sewer or Taster, but by his appointment. Oh what a charge this man taketh?
- 1••. Untruth.••. Vntruth.
He calleth her honourable Counsellors dark, and obscure, and beggarly. What if they had been such? May not Princes have any other Counsellors than Dukes and Earls? Cardinal Woolsey was able to do something in this realm in the late time of King Henry. Of what noble house came he? Of what noble house came B. Heth, Stephen Gardner, John Bourne, and M. Boxall? Of what honourable Parentage, of what noble blood came they? They were of the Council: yet who was their Father Grandfather, what Duke, Earle, Lord, Baron, or Knight? I speak not this in despite of their persons, let no man so mistake me: some of them are yet alive, I pray for them