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A solemn contestation of diverse popes, for the advancing of their supremacyA solemne contestation of diuerse popes, for the aduaunsing of theyr supremacie
A solemn contestation of diverse popes, for the advancing of their supremacy: quoted and collected faithfully out of their own canon law, according to the very words, stile, and tenor of the same their own canons, decrees, decretals, clementines, extravagantes, bulls, epistles, and common gloss upon the same. Histories and stories of Romane bishops [et]c. In form and words, as their are to be seen, and found by the quotations here unto annexedA solemne contestation of diuerse popes, for the aduaunsing of theyr supremacie: quoted and collected faithfully out of their own canon law, according to the very wordes, stile, and tenor of the same theyr own canons, decres, decretales, clementines, extrauagantes, bulles, epistles, and commen glose vpon the same. Histories and stories of Romane bishops [et]c. In forme and wordes, as their are to be seane, and found by the quotations here vnto annexed
London: printed by John Daye, 1560London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1560
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These be the cases wherein I only have power to dispense, and no man else, nether bishop, nor Metropolitan, nor legate, without a special licence from me.
These be the cases wherin I only haue power to dispēse, and no man els, nether bisshop, nor Metropolitane, nor legate, without a speciall licence from me.
After that I have now sufficiently declared my power in earth, in heaven, & in purgatory, how great it is, & what is the fullness thereof, in binding, losing, commanding, permitting, electing, confirming, ⟨image 50⟩deposing, dispensing, doing, and undoing &c.1 I will entreat now a little of my riches likewise and great possessions, that every man may see by my wealth and abundance of all things, rents, tithes, tributes, my silks, my purple, Mitres, Crowns, Gold, silver, Pearls & Gems, Lands, & Lordships, how God here prospereth & magnifieth his vicar in the earth. For to me pertaineth first the imperial city of Rome, the Palace of Lateran, the kingdom of Sicily is proper to me, Apulia, Capua be mine. Also the kingdom of England and Ireland be ⟨image 51⟩they not or ought to be tributaries to me?A To these I adjoin also, besides other provinces and countries both in the occident and orient, from the North to the South, these dominions by name, Bas Surrianum, Montembordon, & lunae insulā, Cor•icae regnū, Paruam Mantuā, Montenselete, Insulam venetiarū, Ducatum ferrariae, Canellum, Caniodā, Ducatum Histriae, Dalmatiam, Exarchatū Ravennae, Faventiam, Cesenam, Castrū Tiberia•us, Roccā Mediolanū, Castrū ceperianum, Castrum Cuianū, Terr ̄ Cornulariā, Ducatū Arimini, Contā, Montē ferretum, Montem Capiniae, seu Olympicum, Castrū exforij, Robin, Eugubin, Vbin, forum Sempronij, Galli, & Senogalli, Anconā, Gosam, Ducatū perusij, Urbenetā, & Tudertū, Castrū Cinianū, Ducatū Spoletanū, Theanū, Calabriā, Ducatū Neapolim, Ducatū Beneventi, Salernū, Sorrenti insulā, Cardiniā insulā, Anciae insulā, Territorium Cutisan, Territorium praeneinum, Terran Silandis, Terra