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…

About the same time that the Franciscans, and Dominic Fryers began, sprang up the Cro•bearers, or Crouche• Fryers, by Pope Innocent the 3. who raised an Army, signed with the Cross on their breast, to […] against the Albenses, whom the Pope and his sect account Heretics. About the parts of Toulouse, I find in some records, that the opinion of them was sound enough, professing against the wanton wealth, pride▪ and tyranny of the Prelates, denying the Popes authority to have ground in Scriptures, neither could they away with the ceremonies or traditions, as Images, Pardons, Purgatory, calling them blasphemous occupyings; many of them were slain at times, and burned by the Pope, and Simon Ecclesiasticus, with other moe.

About the same time that the Franciscans, and Dominicke Fryers began, sprang vp the Cro•bearers, or Crouche• Fryers, by Pope Innocent the 3. who raised an Army, signed with the Crosse on their brest, to 〈…〉 against the Albenses, whom the Pope and his sect account Hereticks. About the parts of Tholous, I finde in some records, that the opinion of them was sound enough, professing against the wanton wealth, pride▪ and tyranny of the Prelates, denying the Popes authoritie to haue ground in Scriptures, neither could they away with the ceremonies or traditions, as Images, Pardons, Purgatory, calling them blasphemous occupyings; many of them were slaine at times, and burned by the Pope, and Symon Ecclesiasticus, with other moe.

After King John, as aforesaid, had submitted himself, and his whole Realm under tribute to the Pope it is incredible how the insatiable avarice of the Romans did oppress the Commons, and all estates of the Realm, especially the Churchmen, who, what for the Pope, for the Legates, for the Holy Land, and other subtle devises to get away their money, were brought to such slavery and penury, that whereas the King durst not, or could not remedy their exclamations, they were almost driven by fore to remedy their own wrongs, that they writ to the Bishops, and other Ecclesiastical Governors, that they had rather die then be thus confounded of the Romans, that it was not unknown to them, how they had deposed men, and given away the Benefices after their own lust, and how they have thundered excommunications against you, if you place any, in any Spiritual Living, in any of your Diocese within the Realm, until fue Romans in every Diocese, and in every Cathedral, such as the Pope shall name, be provided for, to the value of 100. lib. yearly; and what other grievances they do inflict to the Laity, and Nobles. Wherefore, w considering the rigorous austerity of the romanists, which take upon them to Judg and condemn us, and lay on us intolerable burdens: therefore upon a full advise had amongst us, we have though good rather to resist then to be subject to their intolerable oppressions, and greater slavery to be looked for hereafter. Therefore we straitly command you, as your friends, that you do not intermeddle, or take part with them, letting you understand for trueth, that in case you shall be found culpable herein, not only your oods and possessions shall be in danger of burning, but ao your bodies, shall incur the same peril as shall the said Romish oppressors.