The first part of the Christian instruction, and general so[m]me of the doctrine, contained…The firste parte of the Christian instruction, and generall so[m]me of the doctrine, conteyned…

The ⟨image 6⟩servant being entered into the chamber again, found there him whom he had seen there before but he was far greater: he that sat asked him, why he came thither, and what he had to do there: who being exceedingly afraid & in manner out of breath, answered, that he came for a certain garment for the Pope, Then the devil cast forth an horrible groan, & said to him, what Pope? I am Pope my self. when Alexander understood this, his malady increased, & his death approached. Shortly after one apparelled like a courtier, came to the chamber where the Pope lay, and knocked very loudly, saying that he must needs speak with him. The door being opened unto him, he came and spake with the Pope, all others were retired from them. The Pope and he talked very secretly, but men might see be their countenances, that they were very earnest and in great contention between them selves, & that the Pope was not well content, for he said to him: how may this be? my time is not yet expired, thou knowest that I had 19. years, whereof I have passed but. 11. & 8. months. where upon they heard the courtier answer him boldly, you did mistake that word, for I said not. 19. years, but I meant. 11. years and 8. months, should be the reigns of thy Papacy, and therefore thou must needs dye. Now albeit the Pope requested instantly, that he would have consideration of his life, and term of years concerning his Papacy: it was as if he had spoken to a deaf man, for all his exceptions, requests and allegations could stand him in no stead: for all that were in the chamber might well see, that the devil was more perfect in Arithmetic, then was the Pope, and in the end it was easily concluded that Alexander had erred in his accounts. Finally to conclude the matter, when Satan departed from thence, forthwith the soul of the Pope: most miserably departed from his body, with horrible cries and fearful groanings and bewailings. And in this sort most miserably, wretchedly and wickedly, dyed the Pope Alexander, surnamed the 6.

The ⟨image 6⟩seruaunt beyng entred into the chamber agayne, found there hym whom he had sene there before but he was far greater: he that sat asked hym, why he came thyther, and what he had to do there: who beynge excedyngly affrayde & in maner out of breath, aunswered, that he came for a certayne garment for the Pope, Then the deuill cast forth an horrible grone, & sayd to hym, what Pope? I am Pepe my self. when Alexāder vnderstood this, hys maladie encreased, & his death approched. Shortly after one appareled lyke a courtier, came to the chā ber where the Pope laye, and knocked very lowdly, saying that he must nedes speake with hym. The doore beyng opened vnto hym, he came and spake with the Pope, all others wer retired from them. The Pope and he talked very secretly, but mē might se be their coūtenances, that they wer very earnest and in great contention betwene them selues, & that the Pope was not well cōtent, for he sayd to hym: how may this be? my tyme is not yet expired, thou knowst that I had 19. yeares, wherof I haue passed but. 11. & 8. monethes. wher upon they heard the courtier aunswere hym boldly, you dyd mistake that worde, for I sayd not. 19. yeares, but I ment. 11. yeares and 8. monethes, should be the raigns of thy Papacy, and therfore thou must needes dye. Now albeit the Pope requested instantly, that he would haue consideration of hys lyfe, and terme of yeares concernyng hys Papacy: it was as if he had spokē to a deafe man, for al hys exceptiōs, requestes and allegations could stand hym in no stede: for al that were in the chamber might well see, that the deuill was more perfect in Arithmetique, then was the Pope, and in the ende it was easyly cōcluded that Alexander had erred in hys accōptes. Finally to cōclude the matter, when Satan departed frō thēce, forthwith the soule of the Pope: most miserably departed frō hys body, with horrible cryes and feareful gronyngs and bewaylyngs. And in this sort most miserably, wretchedly and wickedly, dyed the Pope Alexander, surnamed the 6.