The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

¹If the Venetians catch any of our holy ⟨image 51⟩fathers towns or possessions whether by war or that they have bought it, or that it be laid to mortgage unto them or that the old Pope hath given it with the marriage of some daughter unto the duke of Venice: then the holy father that succeedeth, when he seeth his season, sendeth for it again, saying that it is not lawful for lay men to with hold saint Peters patrimony. If they allege that they bought it and so forth: his fatherhood answereth that the old Pope had none authority to make any such chevisance with saint Peters inheritance: he could have but the use of it his life long / and after it must needs return unto his successor again. And upon that he interdicteth them and curseth them as black as coals / and down to the pit of hell.

¹Yf the Uenecians catch any of our holy ⟨image 51⟩fathers townes or possessions whether by warre or that they haue bought it, or that it be layde to morgage vnto them or that ye olde Pope hath geuen it with the mariage of som doughter vnto the duke of Uenyce: then the holy father that succedeth, whē he seeth his ceason, sendeth for it agayne, sayenge that it is not laufull for lay men to with holde sainct Peters patrimony. Yf they allege that they bought it and so forth: his fatherhod answereth that the old Pope had none auctoritie to make any such cheuisaunce with sainct Peters enheritaunce: he coude haue but the vse of it his lyfe longe / and after it must nedes returne vnto his successoure agayne. And vpō that he interdyt•th them and curseth them as blacke as coles / and doune to the pyt of hell.

1. 1Venetians.•enecians.