A14151:74
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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¶A proper similitude to describe our holy father.¶A propre similytude to describe our holy father.
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And thus with flattering and feigning and vain superstition under the Name of Saint Peter, he crept up and fastened his roots in the heart of the Emperor, and with his sword clame up above all his fellow bishops and brought them und his feet. And as he subdued them with the Emperors sword, even so by subtlety & help of them (after that they were sworn faithful) he clam above the Emperor / and subdued him also and made him ⟨image 28⟩s•oupe unto his feet / and kiss them an other while. Yea Pope Calestinus crowned the Emperor Henry the fifth, holding the crown between his feet. And when he had put the crown on / he smote it of with his feet again, saying: that he had might to make Emperors and to put them do• ne again.
And thus with flateringe and fayning and vayne superst•cion vnder the Name of Saynt Peter, he crept vp and fastened hys rootes in the harte of the Emperour, and wyth hys swerde clame vp aboue all his felow bishoppes and brought them vnd his fete. And as he subdued them wyth the Emperours swerd, euen so by subtilty & helpe of them (after that they were sworne faythfull) he clam aboue the Emperoure / and subdued hym also and made hym ⟨image 28⟩s•oupe vnto his fete / and kysse them an other whyle. Yea Pope Calestinus crouned the Emperour Henrye the fift, holdynge the crowne betwene his fete. And when he had put ye crowne on / he smote it of wt his fete agayn, sayeng: that he had myght to make Emperours and to put them do• ne agayne.
And he made a constitution that no lay man should meddle with their matters, nor be in their counsels or wit what they did, & that the Pope only should call the council / and the Emperor should but defend the Pope: provided alway that the council should be in one of the Popes towns, and where the popes power was greater then the Emperors: then under a pretence of condemning some heresy / he called a general council / where he made one a patriarch, an other Cardinal / an other Legate, an other Primate an other Archbishop / an other Bishop, an other Dean, an other Archdeacon and so forth, as we now see.