The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

And contrary wise, the emperors have now and then deposed diverse popes at request of the Cardinals & other great prelates, by whose help only they were able to do it. For else verily though all Kings christened / had sworn to depose one Pope out of his seat, if they had not y• favour of other prelates thereto, they might haply by the secret practise of them, to be put out of their own seats in the mean time. The pope therefore, to be sure of him self & out of the fear & danger of the emperor, were he never so mighty, & that the emperor should not see / his daily open pastimes, made ⟨image 51⟩friendship and amity with the Venetians on the one side of him, and let them come in to certain cities of the Emperors in Italy and with the French king on the other side / and late him also up into certain Cities and possessions of the Emperors: and he himself in the midst: And shot out the Emperor from coming any more to Rome, and ever sent him his coronation home to him.¹ And then he made a law that no man should rebuke the Pope for what so ever mischief he did, saying, that the Pope was above all / and judge over all, and none over him, and therefore forbade in his law. Distinctio .xl. Si Papa. saying: though the pope be proved negligent about him self / and also the soul health of his brethren, and slack in his work and speechless as concerning any good, and draw with him by his ensample innumerable people to hell to be punished with him with diverse torments everlastingly: yet see that no mortal man presume once to rebuke his faults here. For he shall judge all men and no man him. O antichrist. Is he not antichrist that will not have his life tried by Gods word?

And cōtrary wyse, the emperours haue now and then deposed dyuerse popes at request of the Cardinalles & other great prelates, by whose helpe onely they were able to do it. For els verely though al Kynges christened / had sworne to depose one Pope out of his seat, if they had not y• fauour of other prelates therto, they might haply by the secret practise of them, to be put out of their own seates in ye meane tyme. The pope therfore, to be sure of him self & out of ye feare & daūger of ye emperour, were he neuer so mighty, & that ye emperour shuld not se / his dayly open pastimes, made ⟨image 51⟩