A14151:80
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.
¶A proper similitude to describe our holy father.¶A propre similytude to describe our holy father.
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.
The Pope saith. Blessed be the proud and high-minded that can climb and subdue all under them and maintain their right and such as will suffer of no man / so that he which was yesterday taken from the dunghill and promoted this day by his prince, shall to morrow for the popes pleasure cu• see him & excommunicate him, and interdict his realm.
The Pope saith. Blessed be the proude and hyghminded that can clym and subdue all vnder them and mainteyne their ryght and such as wyll suffre of no man / so yt he which was yesterday taken from the donghyll and promoted this daye by his prince, shall to morrow for the popes pleasure cu• se him & excommunicate hym, and interdyte hys royalme.
Christ saith. Blessed be the meek or soft that be harmless as doves.
Chryst sayth. Blessed be the meke or softe that be harmlesse as doues.
The pope blesseth them that can set all the world together by the ears and fight and slay manfully for his sake, that he may come h•te from bloudsh•ading to a bishopric as our Cardinal did, and as Saint Thomas of Canterbury did / which was made bishop in the field, in complete harness on his horseback and his spear bloody in his hand.
The pope blesseth them that can set all the world together by the eares and fyght and slea manfully for his sake, that he may com h•te from bloudsh•ading to a bysshoprye as our Cardinal dyd, and as Saynte Thomas of Canterbury dyd / which was made bysshop in ye feld, in complete harnesse on his horsebacke and hys speare bloudy in hys hande.