A14151:149
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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¶By what craft the pope keepeth the Emperor down.¶By what craft the pope kepeth the Emperour doune.
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But the Venetians knowing more of our holy fathers practise, for their nines then we which dwell a far of / and wiser then we of cold countries / perceiving also that their colour changeth not with his cursing, and that they sink not, and that their meat digesteth as well as before / and that (as Erasmus sayeth) they s•yte as easily as before (with reverence of the holy course I speak it) & therefore fear not his interdiction ⟨image 52⟩nor excommunication.
But the Uenecians knowing more of oure holye fathers practyse, for their nyenes then we which dwel a farre of / and wyser then we of cold contrees / perceauing also that their colour chaūgeth not with his cursynge, and that they syncke not, ād that their meate digesteth as well as before / and that (as Erasmus sayeth) they s•yte as easyly as before (with reuerence of the holy course I speake it) & therfore feare not his interdiction ⟨image 52⟩nor excommunicatyon.
Then our holy father raiseth up all his power that he is able to make in Italy, against them / & sendeth for the zwytzers to come and help. If he be not yet strong enough / then he sendeth unto the bishops of france, warning them that if his seat decay / theirs can not long prosper, and therefore that they put their king in remembrance how that he is called most christen king and that they desire him to do somewhat for his title against this disobedient rebellions, unto the most holy see of Rome our mother holy church.
Then our holy father raiseth vp all his power that he is able to make in Italy, agaynste them / & sendeth for the zwytzers to come and helpe. Yf he be not yet strong ynough / then he sendeh vnto the bysshops of fraunce, warning them that if hys seate decaye / theyrs can not longe prosper, and therfore that they put theyr kynge in remē braunce how that he is called most chrysten kyng and that they desyre hym to do somwhat for hys tytie against this disobediēt rebellyons, vnto the most holy se of Rome our mother holy churche.