A14151:179
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶Why the kings sister was turned unto france.¶Why the kinges syster was turned vnto fraunce.
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.
¶Why the kings sister was turned unto france.
¶Why the kinges syster was turned vnto fraunce.
When this peace was made, our holy Cardinals and Bishops (as their old Guise is to calk and caste .xl▪ L. yea an hundred year before what is like to chance unto their kingdom) considered how the Emperor y• now is, was most like to be chosen Emperor after his grandfather Maximilian / for ⟨image 61⟩Maximilian had already obtained of diverse of the ELECTORS that is should so be.
WHen this peace was made, oure holye Cardynalles and Bysshoppes (as their olde Gyse is to calke and caste .xl▪ L. yea an hundred yeare before what is lyke to chaunce vnto theyr kingdome) considered how the Emperour y• now is, was moost like to be chosen Emperour after hys graundfather Maximilian / for ⟨image 61⟩Maximilian had already obteyned of dyuerie of the ELECTOURS that is shulde so be.
They considered also how mighty he should be: first, King of Spain with all that pertaineth thereto, which was wont to be v.vi or .vij. kingdoms: then Duke of Burgoyne Earle of Flanders, of Holland / Zealand / and Brabant, with all that pertain thereto: then Emperor, and his brother Duke of Austria / and his sister queen of Hungry. Wherefore thought our prelates, if we take not heed betimes / our kingdom is like to be troubled & we to be brought under the feet. For this man shall be so mighty that he shall with power take out of the french kings hands, out of the hands of the Venetians / and from the Pope also, what soever pertaineth unto the empire / and what soever belongeth unto his other kingdoms and dominions thereto. And then he will come to Rome and be crowned there, and so shall he overlook our holy father and see what he doth. And then shall the old heretics rise up again & say that the Pope is Antichrist, and stir up again, and bring to light that we have hid & brought a sleep with much cost, pain and bloudeshedyng