The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

Thou wilt say: thou canst not see how there should be any good order in the kingdom, where none were Better then other, and where the superior had not a law and authority ⟨image 9⟩to compel the inferior with violence. The world truly can see none other way to rule, then with violence. For there no man abstaineth from evil / but for fear, because the love of righteousness is not written in their hearts. And therefore the Popes kingdom is of this world. For there one sort are your Grace, your Holiness, your fatherhood: An other, my lord bishop my Lord Abbot, my Lord Prior / An other / master doctor / father, bachelor / master parson / master vicar, and at the last cometh in simple sir Johan. And every man reigneth over other with might and have every ruler his prison his jailer / his chains / his torments / even so much as the fryers observants observe that rule, and compel every man either with violence above the cruelness of the heathen tyrants, so that what cometh ones in, may never out for fear of telling tales out of school. They rule over the body with violence and compel it whether the heart will or not, to observe things of their own making.

Thou wylt saye: thou canst not see how there shuld be any good ordre in ye kingdom, where none weare Better then other, and where the superiour had not a lawe ād authoritie ⟨image 9⟩to compell the inferyour with violē ce. The world truly can se none other way to rule, then with violence. For there no mā absteyneth from euel / but for feare, because the loue of ryghtuousnes is not written in theyr hartes. And therfore the Popes kingdome is of thys worlde. For there one sorte are your Grace, your Holynesse, your fatherhod: An other, my lorde bisshop my Lorde Abbot, my Lord Priour / An other / master doctour / father, bachelar / master parson / master vicar, and at the last commeth in simple sir Iohan. And euery man reygneth ouer other wyth myght and haue euery ruler his pryson his iayler / hys chaynes / hys tormentes / euen so much as ye fryers obseruauntes obserue that rule, and cō pell euery man eyther with violence aboue ye cruelnes of the heathē tiraūts, so yt what cometh ones in, maye neuer out for feare of tellyng tales out of scole. They rule ouer the bodye with violence and cōpell it whether the harte wyll or not, to obserue thinges of their owne making.