A blow for the Pope Touching the Popes prerogatives. Extracted word for word out…A blowe for the Pope Touching the Popes prerogatiues. Extracted word for word out…

The exaltation of Popes above Kings and Emperors out of Histories.

The exaltation of Popes aboue Kings and Emperours out of Histories.

First, after that Italy and the city of Rome were overrun by the Goths and Vandals, so that the seat of the Empire was removed to Constantinople, then began Joannes Patriarch of Constantinople, to put forth himself, and would needs be called universal Bishop of the world: but the Bishop of Rome in no case would suffer that, and stopped it. After this came the Emperors deputy, and Exarch of Ravenna to rule Italy: but the Bishop of Rome, through aid of the King of Lombards soon quailed him. Not long after about the year of the LORD five hundred, came Phocas the murderer, who slew the Emperor of Constantinople ⟨p. 8⟩his master Maurice and his children. By which Phocas, the Bishops of old Rome aspired first to their preeminence, to be counted the head Bishops over the whole Church, and so together with the Lombards began to rule the City of Rome: Afterwards when the Lombards would not yield to him, in accomplishing his ambitious desire, but would needs require of the Bishop the said City of Rome: he stirred up Pipinus, but first deposed Childericus the King of France, and so thrusting him into an Abbey, set up in his place Pipinus and his son Carolus Magnus, to put down the said King of Lombards called Aistulphus: and so translated the Empire from Constantinople to France, dividing the spoil between him and them: so that the Kings of France, had all the possessions and lands which before belonged to the Empire, and he to receive of them the quiet possession of the city of Rome, with such donations and Lordships, which now they challenge unto them, under the name of S. Peters patrimony, which they falsely ascribe to that donation of Constantinus the great.

FIrst, after that Italy and the citie of Rome were overrunne by the Gothes and Vandals, so that the seate of the Empyre was remooved to Constantinople, then beganne Ioannes Patriarch of Constantinople, to put foorth himselfe, and would needs bee called vniversall Bishop of the world: but the Bishop of Rome in no case would suffer that, and stopped it. After this came the Emperours deputy, and Exarch of Ravenna to rule Italy: but the Bishop of Rome, through ayde of the King of Lombards sone quailed him. Not long after about the yeare of the LORD fyue hundreth, came Phocas the murthrer, who slew the Emperour of Constantinople