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…

¹This most wicked and cruel monk Gregory, left of his scholars after him, whom he had so nuzzled in his mischievous devises and horrible arts, that when they were placed in the bishops sea, they were never a whit meeker toward the Emperor, then he was. Among these are reckoned Urbane the second, whom (not without cause) the Cardinal Benno termeth, Makebrooyle: and Paschal the second. Both of them were Monks of Benets disorder, both of them most deadly enemies to the emperor, bearing the benemous rancour of Hildebrand in their breast,² and executing the same in their horrible deeds: for Urban stirs up the Emperors son Conrad Lieutenant of Italy, unnaturally against his father. And Paschal armeth his other son Henry the fifth, a stout prince, ungraciously against his most noble father also. The tragedy is most cruel and horrible, which these two sons played by the egging and incensing of the pope. D. Robert Barnes in the life of Paschal, and many other Storywriters set out the same at large. The Emperor growing very aged, and ⟨p. 76⟩being at length tired with unmeasurable toils,³ and most bloody battles, (for they write that this Emperor was driven by the lewdness of the popes, to fight three score and two pitched battles: wherein he went beyond both Marcus Marcellus, and also Julius Cesar, of whom Marcellus fought thirty times, and Cesar two and fifty times in like manner) as he thought to have fallen to composition of peace, and was journeying towards Mens to the general Diet of the Empire: he was traitorously apprehended in his way contrary to assurance given, and most shamefully and cruelly bereft of his crown and robes of estate at Ingelhen by the Bishops of Mens, Colon, and Worms. It is a lamentable story, the which is diligently described by Albert Krantz, in the xxx. chapter of his fifth book of the Saxon affairs.

¹Thys most wicked and cruell monke Gregory, lefte of his schollers after him, whome he had so noozeled in his mischeuous deuises and horrible artes, that when they were placed in the byshops sea, they were neuer a whit méeker toward the Emperor, then he was. Among these are reckoned Urbane the second, whome (not without cause) the Cardinall Benno termeth, Makebrooyle: and Paschall the second. Both of them were Monkes of Benets disorder, both of them most deadly enemies to the emperor, bearing the benemous rancor of Hildebrand in theyr brest,