The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

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.

¹Yf an other tyme the frenchmen come to nye our holy father, as they be euer gaping for Italy, to brynge the empyre home agayne to fraunce. Then the moost holy vicare bryngeth his whole power agaynste them with the power of the venecians, and with hys old frendes the zwytzers. If he be not yet stronge ynough / then he sendeth to the bisshops of England,² to help their god, and to moue their kyng to do somwhat for holy churche, puttyng him in remembraunce of whom he holdeth his croune & of hys othe, and how many cappes of mayntenaunce haue bene euer sent vnto hys forefathers, ⟨image 52⟩and what honour it was vnto them, and that he maye easely gett as greate honoure as they / and happly a more excellent title / yf he wyl take our holy fathers parte, besydes that he shall purchase remyssyon of all hys synnes.

1. 1FrenchmenFrēchmen
2. 2Englishmen