A14151:154
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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When our king hath granted to take our holy fathers part / then the pretence & cloak out ward must be, that the king will ⟨image 53⟩challenge his right in france. And to aid the king in his right, must the commons be milked till they bleed again. Then to do the king service, the lords sell or lay their lands to mortgage. Then is clean remission given to slay french dogs.1 He that dyeth in the quarrel shall never see purgatory / but file tor heaven straight, even with a thought.
When our king hath graunted to take our holy fathers part / then the pretence & cloke out ward must be, that the kyng wil ⟨image 53⟩•alenge his ryghte in fraunce. And to ayde the king in his ryght, must the commens be mylked tyll they blede agayne. Then to do the king seruice, the lordes sell or laye their landes to morgage. Then is cleane remission geuen to sleo french dogges.1 He that dyeth in the quarell shall neuer see purgatorye / but file tor heauen streyght, euen with a thought.
- 1Remission of since.Remissio• of synnes.
When the Pope hath what he desireth in Italy, then must we make peace with the Frenchmen again immediately / that france be not all together trodden under the feet: but that it rema• alway in a mean state / strong Enough to match the emperor & to keep him down, but not to mighty for oppressing the pope, and then our prelates to bring the peace about / send immediately a fryer forest / or a vicar of Croydon / to preach before y king & his lords / which preacher roareth and crieth unto them as though he hallowed his hounds and maketh exclamations, saying: Alas what will ye do? spare Christen blood: will ye slay your own souls? Be not the frenchmen as well christen as ye? Moreover ye slay pore innocents that never offended? make peace for the passion of christ, kill