A14151:57
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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1Moreover at the request and great desire of his mother, he married the daughter of Desyderius king of Lombardy / but after one year unto the great displeasure of his mother he put her a way ⟨image 21⟩again: but not without the false subtlety of the pope thou mayest be sure, nether with out his dispensation. For how could Charles have made war for the Popes pleasure with Desiderius her father, and have thrust him out of his kingdom, and banished his Son for ever, dividing his kingdom between him and the pope as long as she had been his wife?
1Moreouer at the request and great desyre of his mother, he maryed the doughter of Desyderius kyng of Lombardy / but after one yere vnto the great dyspleasure of his mother he put her a waye ⟨image 21⟩againe: but not without the false subtiltye of the pope thou mayest be sure, nether wt out his dispensacion. For how could Charles haue made warre for the Popes pleasure with Desiderius hir father, and haue thruste him out of his kingdome, and banysshed hys Sonne for euer, deuydinge his kingdom betwene him and the pope as long as she had bene his wyfe?
- 1Practise.Practyse.
And therefore the pope with his authority of binding and loosing / loosed the bonds of that matrimony (as he hath many other since, and daily doth for like purposes) to the intent that he would with the sword of the french king put the Kingdom of Lombardy that was somewhat to nigh him • out of the way: by the reason of whose kings his fatherhood could not reign alone nor assign or sell the Bishoprics of Italy to whom he lusted and at his pleasure.