A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago…A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two yeres agoe…

In deed, that wise Prince king Henry the viii. turned the Church that is in England away from many Romish superstitions that were very foul. And what offended he therein? Nay rather, he deserved praise, and his falling away is counted among wise men, a virtue, and not a vice. Moreover the renown of this Prince is so famous among all good and godly men, as it can not be defaced by the railings of these rascals of the Romish sink. He was of singular learning, of notable wisdom and experience, of excellent courage, and adorned with all heroical virtues and feats meet for a Prince. And it is not I alone that think thus of this King: there be other grave personages which have commended the same things in him. This Prince departing blessedly out of this life in the xxxviii. year of his reign about the end of January in the year of our Lord .1547. and having erst by his will entailed the succession of his Crown first unto his son Edward a young child of ix. years of age, and successively after him, unto his daughters Mary and Elizabeth: was succeeded by the said Edward, the vi. of that name, whose ample commendations that notable Historiographer Sleidan hath comprised in few words in the xxv. book of his Commentaries, saying: Edward the vi. the king of England, doubtless a Prince of singular towardness, departed out of this life the vi. day of July in the year of our Lord. 1553. being about the age of xvi. years, truly to the grief of all godly men. For after his decease there followed a very great alteration of things in England. Surely Europe hath not had any king of so great hope now these certain hundred years. Being very well trained up in godliness and instructed in learning even from his tender years, he was seen not ⟨image 47⟩only in the Latin tongue, but also in the Greek & the French tongues, and he had an earnest love to the doctrine of the Gospel, and gave entertainment and defence to all learned men, Germans, Italians, Frenchmen, Scots, Spaniards, and Polonians. Thus much saith he furthermore John Bale Bishop of Ossoria in Ireland, reporteth that this King did also exercise himself in writing, and among other things wrote a Comedy of the whore of Babylon.

In déede, that wise Prince king Henry the viii. turned the Church that is in England away from many Romish superstitions that were very fowle. And what offended he therin? Nay rather, he deserued prayse, and his fallyng away is counted among wise men, a vertue, and not a vyce. Moreouer the renowme of this Prince is so famous among all good and godly men, as it can not be defaced by the raylinges of these rascals of the Romish sink. He was of singular learnyng, of notable wisedome and experience, of excellent corage, and adorned with all heroicall vertues and feates méete for a Prince. And it is not I alone that thinke thus of this Kyng: there be other graue personages which haue commended the same thinges in hym. This Prince departyng blessedly out of this lyfe in the xxxviii. yeare of his reigne about the end of Ianuary in the yeare of our Lord .1547. and hauyng erst by his will intayled the succession of his Crowne first vnto his sonne Edward a young child of ix. yeares of age, and successiuely after hym, vnto his daughters Marie and Elizabeth: was succeded by the sayd Edward, the vi. of that name, whose ample commendations that notable Historiographer Sleidan hath comprised in few wordes in the xxv. booke of his Comentaries, saying: Edward the vi. the kyng of England, doutlesse a Prince of singular towardnesse, departed out of this lyfe the vi. day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord. 1553. beyng about the age of xvi. yeares, truly to the grief of all godly men. For after his decease there folowed a very great alteration of thinges in England. Surely Europe hath not had any kyng of so great hope now these certein hundred yeares. Beyng very well trayned vp in godlinesse and instructed in learnyng euen from his tender yeares, he was séene not