A14151:138
The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled
The practise of prelates. Compiled by the faithful and godly learned man, William TyndaleThe practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale
London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and William Seres. Dwelling without Temple bar, 1548London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and Willyam Seres. Dwellynge wythout Temple barre, 1548
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And […] when the said king William […] the tribute that priests gave […] to their bishops for their whores […], did not Raffe bishop of Chichi […] God's service (as they call it) […] the church ⟨image 47⟩doors with thorns through out all his di• cese, until the king had yielded him upp• his tribute again? For when the holy father had forbidden priests their wives / the bishop permitted them whores of their own for a yearly tribute, & do yet in all lam des, save in England where they may not have any other save mens wives only.
And 〈…〉 when the sayde kyng Wyllyam 〈…〉 the tribut that pryestes gaue 〈…〉 to their bysshops for theyr whores 〈…〉, dyd not Raffe bisshop of Chich• 〈…〉 goddes seruice (as they call it) 〈…〉 the church ⟨image 47⟩dores with thornes thorow out al hys di• cese, vntyll the kynge had yelded hym vpp• hys trybute agayne? For when the holy father had forbidden pryestes theyr wyues / the bysshop permitted thē whores of their owne for a yearely tribute, & do yet in all lā des, saue in Ingland where they maye not haue any other saue mennes wyues onely.
And again for the election of Steven langton archbishop of Canterbury, what misery and wretchedness was in the realm a long season? Then was the land interdicted many years. And when that helped not, then Ireland rebelled against king John immediately,