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…

King Richard, in his journey aforesaid, talked with Abbot Joachim of his Visions and Prophesies, especially of Antichrist: he expounded unto him the place in the Revelation. There be seven Kings, five are fallen, one is now, another not yet come, He said they were seven Persecutors of the Church: Herod, Nero, Domitianus, Maxentius, Mahomet, Turka, the last, which is not yet come, was Antichrist, which is already borne at Rome, and should be there exalted into the Apostolic Sea, as the Apostle faith; He is an Adversary, and exalteth himself above all that is called GOD, then the wicked man shall be revealed, and the Lord shall consume him with the breath of his mouth, and destroy him with the brightness of his coming: Why said the King, I thought Antichrist should have been borne in Antioch, or Babylon, and of the Tribe of Dan, and ruled in Jerusalem three years and a half, and disputed against Enoch and Elijah, and put them to death, and then died himself, and that sixty days of repentance should be given to them that were seduced by his preaching.

King Richard, in his iourney aforesaid, talked with Abbot Ioachim of his Uisions and Prophesies, especially of Antichrist: hee expounded vnto him the place in the Reu•lation. There be seuen Kings, fiue are fallen, one is now, another not yet com, He said they were seuen Persecutors of the Church: Herod, Nero, Domitianus, Maxentius, Mahomet, Turka, the last, which is not yet come, was Antichrist, which is already borne at Rome, and should bee there exalted into the Apostolike Sea, as the Apostle faith; He is an Aduersary, and exhalteth himselfe aboue all that is called GOD, then the wicked man shall bee reuealed, and the Lord shall consume him with the breath of his mouth, and destroy him with the brightnesse of his comming: Why said the King, I thought Antichrist should haue béene borne in Anti•ch, or Babylon, and of the Tribe of Dan, and ruled in Ierusalem thrée yeares and a halfe, and disputed against Enoch and Elias, and put them to death, and then died himselfe, and that sixty daies of repentance should be giuen to them that were seduced by his preaching.

When King Richard went his journey, he committed the Custody of his Realm principally to the Bishop of Duresme, and the Bishop of Ely, and to two Lay men: The two Bishops fell at variance for superiority, at length this order was taken by the King, that Duresme should have vder his custody from Humber is the Scottish Seas. Ely was ordained Chancellor, having under his government from the said stood of Humber, all the South parts besides: but Ely being more ambitious, so practised with the King and his Ambassadors, sending his Letters to the Pope, obtained the authority Legative upon the whole Realm of England, and became so ambitious and proud, that all the Realm cried out of him, he being intolerable unto the Clergy and Laity. He assembled a general Council at London, in colour for Religion, but it was for his own pomp and oppression of the Clergy and Laity, wonderfully oppressing the Commons. He used o ride with & thousand Horses: Noble-mens Sons were glad to be his Slaves. He married