The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

And the Pope after he had received the kingdom of the world of the devil and was become the Devils vicar,¹ toke up in like manner all christendom an high, & brought them from the meekness of Christ unto the high hill of the pride of Lucifer and showed them all the Kingdom of the earth, saying: fall down and worship me, and I will give you these. Unto the spiritualty he sayeth: fall from Christ and preach me, and take thou that cardinalship, thou the bishopric, thou y• Abbotship, and so fourth: thou as many benefices as thou wilt, and a dispensation for what thou wilt. And to monks and fryers in like manner, take thou that hole, and thou that nest / with what privilege ye will desire and dispensations of your rules, if ye will preach ⟨image 30⟩me.

And the Pope after he had receaued the kyngdome of the worlde of the deuell and was become the Deuels vicar,¹ toke vp in lyke maner all chrystendom an hye, & brought them from the mekenes of Chryst vnto the hye hyll of the pryde of Lucifer and shewed them all the Kyngdome of ye erthe, sayinge: fall downe and worshyppe me, and I wyll geue you these. Unto the spiritualtye he saieth: fall from Chryst ād preache me, and take thou that cardenalshippe, thou ye bysshoprycke, thou y• Abbotshyppe, and so fourth: thou as many benefyces as thou wylt, and a dispensaciō for what thou wylt. And to mōkes and fryers in like maner, take thou that hole, and thou that nest / wyth what pryuylege ye wyll desyre ād dispensacyons of youre rules, yf ye wyll preach ⟨image 30⟩me.

1. 1The pope distributeth his fathers kingdom.The pope distributeth his fathers kingdome.