A14151:187
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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¶How the Emperor cam through England.¶How the Emperour cam thorow Englond.
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.
¶How the Emperor cam through England.
¶How the Emperour cam thorow Englond.
After that the Emperor would into Spain and cam through England where he was receive with great honour & with all that pertaineth to love and amity. The kings grace lent him money and promised him more. And the Emperor should tarry a certain years & marry our princess: Not that the cardinal intended that thou mayest be su•e, for it was not profitable for their kingdom, but his mind was to dally with the Emperor and to keep him without a wife that (in so much as he was young and lusty) he might have been nuzzled and entangled with whores (which is their nurturing 1of kings) and made so effeminate and ⟨image 64⟩that he should never have been able to lift up his heart to any goodness or virtue: that cardinals and bishops might have administered his dominions in the mean time unto our holy fathers profit.
AFter that the Emperour wolde into Spayne and cam thorowe Englond where he was receaue wt great honour & wt al that pertayneth to loue and amyte. The kings grace lent hym money and promysed hym more. And the Emperour shuld tarye a certayne yeares & mary our princesse: Not that the cardinall intēded that thou mayest be su•e, for it was not proffitable for theyr kingdom, but his mind was to dallye wyth the Emperour and to kepe him without a wyfe that (in so much as he was yong and lusty) he might haue bene noselled and entangeled wyth hores (which is their nurterīg 1of kinges) and made so effeminate and ⟨image 64⟩that he shuld neuer haue bene able to lift vp his harte to any goodnesse or vertue: that cardinalles and bysshopes myght haue administred his dominions in the meane time vnto our holy fathers profyte.