Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

This Pope, to gather great sums of Money, appointed a Jubilee in the year of our Lord 1450. there resorted great number of people to Rome, more then at any time before were seen there. At which time, as there were a great sort of people going to Mount Vatican, to behold the Image of our Saviour, which they had there to show to Pilgrims, a Mule of the Cardinals of Saint Mark coming that way, the people for multitude being not able to void the way, one or two falling upon the Mule, there was such a throng, that two hundred men and three horses were strangled upon the bridge, and many fell over into the water and were drowned: wherefore the Pope caused the small houses to be plucked down, to make the Bridge broader. In the year 1453. Constantinople was taken by the Turks.

This Pope, to gather great summes of Mony, appointed a Iubile in the yeare of our Lord 1450. there resorted great number of people to Rome, more then at any time before were seene there. At which time, as there were a great sort of people going to Mount Uaticane, to behold the Image of our Sauiour, which they had there to shew to Pilgrims, a Mule of the Cardinals of Saint Marke comming that way, the people for multitude being not able to voyde the way, one or two falling vpon the Mule, there was such a throng, that two hundred men and thrée horses were strangled vpon the bridge, and many fell ouer into the water and were drowued: wherefore the Pope caused the small houses to bee plucked downe, to make the Bridge broader. In the yeare 1453. Constantinople was taken by the Turkes.

In the year one thousand four hundred fifty five, when the death of Pope Nicholas was published, the Germans bewailing their miserable estate, persuaded the Emperor that he should be no longer under the Popes obedience, except they first obtained certain things touching the Charter of Appeals, showing that they were in worse case then either the French-men or Italians, and as it were their Servants, and especially of the Italians: that they alone had not the use of their Laws, and that the French Nation had not made their suit in vain unto their King, against the exactions of the Popes, by whom they were defended, which also provided decrees for the liberty of his people: The Emperor promised, he would provide for them, no less then the King of France had done for the French-men. But Aeneas Siluius brake off the matter, saying; Though there be variance amongst Princes in weighty matters, yet peace may be made again: but between the Prince and the Common people, there is always mortal hatred, and because he should be Successor unto the Pope; he concluded, he thought it better to accord to the Pope, then to follow their desires, whose minds are led with covetousness, rather then by reason: and the Emperor chose him Ambassador to Pope Calixtus, to swear unto him in his Name, and to promise the absolute obedience of all Germany. Thus twice Frederick of Austria contemned and derided the Germans, frustrating them of their native ordinances, and brought them into subjection under the Pope, which was the cause that seven years before his death, he caused his Son Maximilian to be crowned King of the Romans, least after his death the Empire should be transported unto another Family, as it afterwards came to pass. Whereupon Germany being in this miserable poverty, and grievous subjection of the Popes tyranny and polling, with tears and sighs lamenting their estate, continued so almost unto Luther's time, as those Histories hereafter do testify.