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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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¶By what means the pope invaded the Empire.¶By what meanes the pope inuaded the Empire.
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And within few years after, when the kings of Italy now and then vexed our holy fathers for the covetous ambition, then Gregory the third joined amity with the Frenchmen, and called them to help / by whose power they gat all they have & ⟨image 18⟩also maintain it unto this day, For if any man since that time hither, displeased the pope never so little, he immediately cursed him and excommunicated him / and proclaimed him no right inheritor, and that it was not lawful to hold of him, and obsolu•• his lords and subjects of their alleages aunce, and sent his blessing unto the french king, and remission of sins to go and con query his land, the pope and french king alway dividing the spoil between them, the bishops and all that served god for y• belly, preaching the popes might▪ how that he had power so to do / and all things to b• de and lose at his will / wresting the scriptures to serve for their purpose / corrupting all the laws both of God and man to prove his godhead with all.
And within few yeares after, when the kinges of Italy nowe and then vexed our holye fathers for the covetouse ambicion, then Gregory ye third ioyned amite wyth the Frenchmen, and called them to helpe / by whose power they gatte all they haue & ⟨image 18⟩also mayntaine it vnto this daye, For if any man sens that time hether, dyspleased ye pope neuer so lytle, he īmediatly cursed hī and excommuni•ated hym / ād proclaymed him no ryght enheritoure, and that it was not laufull to holde of him, and obsolu•• hys lordes and subiectes of theyr alleages aunce, and sēt his blessing vnto the french king, and remissyon of sinnes to go and cō quere hys lande, the pope and french kynge alwaye diuiding the spoyle betwene them, the bisshops and all that serued god for y• belly, preaching the popes myght▪ how that he had power so to do / and all thinges to b• de and lose at hys wyll / wrestinge the scriptures to serue for their purpose / corrupting all the lawes both of God and man to proue hys godhead with all.