A14151:89
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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And unto the temporality he saith: First to the Emperor, if thou wilt fall down & kiss my feet and swear to hold of me and to defend me, I giveth the empire.
And vnto the temporaltie he saythe: First to the Emperour, yf thou wylt fall down & kysse my feate and sweare to hold of me and to defend me, I geuethe the empyre.
And to all kin••• in like manner, if they will swear to defend his liberties and to hold of him / he crowneth them. And even so all temporal Lords from the highest unto the lowest, and all officers, and all manner subjects, if they will enjoy lam des, rents, offices, goods and their very lives they must run the same way.
And to al kin••• in lyke maner, yf they wyl sweare to defend hys lyberties and to holde of him / he crowneth them. And euen so all temporall Lordes from the hyghest vnto the lowest, and all officers, and all maner subiectes, if they wyll enioye lā des, rentes, offices, goodes and their verye lyues they must ronne the same way.
The very whores (God's honour unregarded) as long as they despite not him and his ordinances, they shall have nests in his rents, and among his Prelates. And the thieves and murderers shall have dens in his sanctuaries, whatsoever they do against God / so long as they hang on him.
The very whores (goddes honour vnregarded) as long as they dispyte not him and his ordinaunces, they shall haue nes•es in his rentes, and amonge his Prelates. And the theues and murtherers shall haue dennes in his sanctuaries, whatsoeuer they do against God / so longe as they hāg on him.