The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

Then must the peace and all the appointments made between us and france, be broken, and the king must take a dispensation for his oath. For the king of france will attempt nothing in Italy, until he have sent his ambassadors / and have made a perpetual peace with our king, the Sacrament of the body of our saviour broke between them, to confirm the appointment. But I suppose that the breaking signifieth that the appointment shall not long endure / for a great deal of flower would not make so many hosts,¹ as they call them, or singing loves, as hath been broken in our days between christen princes (as they will be called) to confirm promises that have not long been kept. Other use of that blessed sacrament will the princes none know: but christ ordained it to be a perpetual memory that his body was broken for our sins upon the cross, & that all that repent should receive as oft as they ea•e ⟨image 53⟩of it / forgiveness of their misdeeds through faith. If the kings of the earth when they break that sacrament between them, do say on this wise: The body of our saviour (which was broken on the cross for the sin of all ye repent & have good harts & would fain keep his law) be broken unto my damnation, if I break this oath: then is it a terrible oath, and they had need to take head how they make it. •d if it be lawfully made, not to break it at all. But as they care for the •rothe / which they make in wedlocke• so they care for this.

Then must the peace and all the apointementes made betwene vs and fraunce, be broken, and the kynge must take a dyspensacion for hys oth. For the kynge of fraunce wyll attempte nothing in Italy, vntyll he haue sent hys ambassadours / and haue made a perpetuall peace wyth oure kynge, the Sacrament of the bodye of oure sauiour broke betwene them, to confyrme the appointement. But I suppose that the breakyng signifyeth that the appointemēt shall not long endure / for a greate deale of flower wolde not make so manye hoostes,¹ as they call them, or synginge loues, as hathe bene broken in our dayes betwene christen princes (as they wylbe called) to confirme promises that haue not long bene kept. Other vse of that blessed sacrament wyll the prīces none know: but christ ordeined it to be a perpetuall memorye yt his bodye was brokē for oure sinnes vpō ye crosse, & yt all that repent shuld receaue as oft as they eae