The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

IN short space thereafter Thomas wolfse / now Cardinal and Legate a latere and greatly desirous to be Pope also / thought it exceeding expedient / for his many secrete purposes to bring our King and the King of France that now is together: both to make a perpetual peace and amity between them, and that (while the two kings and their lords dallied together) the great cardinals and Bishops of both parties, might betray them both / and the Emperor and all Christen kings thereto.

IN shorte space thereafter Thomas wolfse / now Cardinall and Legate a latere and greatlye desyrous to be Pope also / thought it exceading expedient / for his many secrete purposes to bring our Kyng and the Kyng of Fraunce that now is together: both to make a perpetual peace and amitie betwene them, and that (whyle the two kynges and their lordes dalyed together) the greate cardinalles and Bisshoppes of both parties, mighte becraye them both / and the Emperour and all Chrysten kinges therto.

Then he made a journey of gentlemen arrayed all together in silk, so much as their very shows and lining of their bouts, much more like their mothers then men of war: yea I am sure y• many of their mothers ⟨image 63⟩would have been ashamed of so ny•• and wanton array: how be it they went not to make war but peace for ever and a day longer. But to speak of the Pompous apparel of my lord him self and of his chaplains, it passeth the .xij. apostles. I dare swear that if Peter and Paul had seen them suddenly and at a blush / they would have been harder in believe that they or any such should be their successors / then Thomas ••dimus was to believe that Christ was risen again from death.

Then he made a iourney of gentelmen arayed all together in sylk, so much as th•ir very showes and lynynge of theyr boutes, much more lyke their mothers then mē of warre: yea I am sure y many of theyr mothers