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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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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.
1If an other time the frenchmen come to nigh our holy father, as they be ever gaping for Italy, to bring the empire home again to france. Then the most holy vicar bringeth his whole power against them with the power of the venetians, and with his old friends the zwytzers. If he be not yet strong enough / then he sendeth to the bishops of England,2 to help their god, and to move their king to do somewhat for holy church, putting him in remembrance of whom he holdeth his crown & of his oath, and how many caps of maintenance have been ever sent unto his forefathers, ⟨image 52⟩and what honour it was unto them, and that he may easily get as great honour as they / and haply a more excellent title / if he will take our holy fathers part, besides that he shall purchase remission of all his since.