A14151:170
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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And ever as he grew in promotions & dignity, so gathered he unto him of the most subtle witted, & of them that were drunk in the desire of honour most like unto himself And after they were sworn / he promoted them, and with great promises, made them in falsehood faithful: & of them ever presented unto the kings grace, & put them into his service, saying: this is a man mete for your grace. And by these spies (if ought were done or spoken in the court,1 against y• cardinal) of y• he had word within an hour or two. And then came the cardinal to court with all his magic, to persuade the contrary. If any in the court had spoken against the Cardinal, and the same not great in the kings favour / the Cardinal bad him walk a villain, and thrust him out of the court headlong. If he were in conceit which the kings grace, then he flattered, & persuaded and corrupt some with gifts, and sent some Ambassadors, and some he made Captains at Calais, Hams, Gynes, Jernsey & Gersey, or sent them to Ireland & into the north, and so occupied them till the king […] forgotten them and other were in their ⟨image 59⟩rooms / or till he had spied what they e••tended.
And euer as he grewe in promociōs & dignitie, so gathered he vnto him of ye most subtle wytted, & of thē that were dronke in the desyre of honour most lyke vnto hīself And after they were sworne / he promoted thē, and wyth great ꝓmyses, made them in falshed faithfull: & of them euer presented vnto the kyngs grace, & put thē into his seruyce, saying: thys is a man mete for youre grace. And by these spyes (if oughte weare done or spokē in the court,1 agaīst y• cardinall) of y• he had woorde within an houre or two. And thē came the cardinall to court with all hys magike, to persuade ye contrary. If any in the court had spokē against ye Cardinall, ād the same not great in the kinges fauour / the Cardinall bad hym walke a villayne, and thrust hym out of the courte headlong. If he were in conceyte wych the kynges grace, thē he flattered, & persuaded and corrupt sōme wt gyftes, and sente som Ambassadours, and some he made Captaines at Calais, Hāmes, Gynes, Iernsey & Gersey, or sent them to Irlande & into the north, and so occupyed them tyll the kynge forgottē them and other were in theyr