A17167:263
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…
A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago against Elizabeth the most gracious Queen of England, France, and Ireland, and against the noble realm of England together with a defence of the said true Christian Queen, and of the whole realm of England. By Henry Bullinger the Elder.A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two yeres agoe against Elizabeth the most gracious Queene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, and against the noble realme of England together with a defence of the sayd true Christian Queene, and of the whole realme of England. By Henry Bullinger the Elder.
London: printed by John Day, 1572London: printed by Iohn Day, 1572
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1And forasmuch as Pope Innocent had excommunicated king Conrad also: He ceased not to persecute his son Corradine the rightful heir of Puell and Sicily likewise, and to dispossess him of his fathers heritage. In which matter, Alexander the fourth, Urbane the fourth, and Clement the fourth which succeeded next, showed themselves ⟨p. 80⟩no slothful followers of Innocents steppes.2 Whereof Corradine set forth a public proclamation, wherein he lamentably reckoneth up the sore wrongs, which those Bishops did unto him. And first he declareth how Innocent the fourth annoyed him being yet an innocent and fatherless, yea and committed to the wardship of the Church, by bereaving him of his kingdom and dealing it among his own grandchildren and kinsmen. After whom followed Alexander, and he allured another man to take his kingdom from him by force. And Urbane also showing small urbanity towards him, called Charles king of France out of his own Realm, to take possession of the kingdom which was due to the said Corradine by descent from his father. And Clement void of all clemency set up the said Charles as counterking against Corradine, and so most wrongfully spoiled the right heir of his inheritance. By means whereof he was compelled to seek his right by rightful force of arms, which was wrongfully withheld him by the wrongful demeanour of the Bishops. These things are to be read in the Chronicles of Nauclerus. During this broil, Pope Clement the fourth hearing how Corradine was raising a power in Germany: did put forth a Bull, whereby he forbade all faithful Christians to call Corradine king of Sicily, or to give him any Counsel, or aid against Charles, whom he had crowned king of Sicily for a piece of money.3 Thus the pope blows up the trumpet, & the Christians fall together by the ears again. It comes to hand strokes: at the first the Germans get the better hand, and the Frenchmen are put to flight. But when the Germans brake their array, and fell more greedily to the rifling of the baggage of their enemies than was meet for them: the Frenchmen falling again in order of battle, gave a fresh charge upon them unawares, and slaying them down as they were escattered, obtained the victory.