A14151:196
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.
¶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.
After that, when the king of fraun•• was delivered home again / and his sons left in pledge, many ways were sought to bring home the sons also: But in vain / except the frenchking would make good ye which he had promised the Emperor. For the bringing home of those Children no Man more busied his wits / then the Cardinal. He would in any wise the emperor should have sent them home / & it had been but for our kings pleasure, for the great kindness that he showed him in times past. He would have married the kings daughter our princess unto the Dolphin again, or as the voice went among many, unto the second Brother, and he should have been prince in England and king in time to come, so that he sought always to pluck us from the Emperor and to join us unto France, to make france strong enough to match the Emperor / and to keep ⟨image 67⟩him down, that the pope might reign a GOD alone,1 and do what pleased him / without controlling of any overseer. And for the same purpose, he left nothing unprovided to bring the mart from Antwerp to Cales.
After that, when the king of fraun•• was delyuered home agayne / and hys sonnes left in pledge, many wayes were sought to bryng home the sonnes also: But in vayne / except ye frenchking wold make good ye which he had promysed the Emperour. For the bringing home of those Chylderne no Man more busyed his wittes / then the Cardinall. He wold in any wyse the emperour shuld haue sēt thē home / & it had bene but for our kynges pleasure, for the greate kindenesse that he shewed him ī times past. He wold haue maryed the kinges doughter our princesse vnto the Dolphine agayne, or as the voyce went among many, vnto the seconde Brother, and he shulde haue bene prince in Englonde and king in tyme to come, so that he sought alwayes to plucke vs from the Emperour and to ioyne vs vnto Fraunce, to make fraunce stronge ynough to matche the Emperour / and to kepe ⟨image 67⟩him downe, that the pope myght reygne a GOD alone,1 and do what pleased him / without countrollynge of anye ouerseer. And for the same purpose, he lefte nothing vnprouided to brynge the marte frō Andwerp to Cales.