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…

Name: A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago…
Author: Heinrich Bullinger

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.

Heinrich Bullinger 1504–1575London: printed by John Day, 1572London: printed by Iohn Day, 1572

[5], 86 leaves · 62k words · STC 4044 · ESTC S106868

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¹But like as the former Bishops aforesaid drew the Frenchmen into the kingdom of Sicily, Naples, & Puell: So the latter Popes, that is to say Adrian the fifth and Nicolas the third sought all the means, that could be, to have them dispossessed of the same,² the one of them calling in the Germans, and the other calling in Peter of Aragon with the Spaniards, against the Frenchmen. Contrariwise Martin the fourth advanced Charles the French king again whom Nicolas had displaced, and restored him again to his former state. Howbeit to no purpose. For all at one same time the Frenchmen were diminished with a sore slaughter at an Evensong time of the Sicilians and driven out of the Isle,³ and Peter of Aragon received in. Who also vanquishing the son of king Charles in a battle upon the Sea not far from Naples,⁴ carried him away prisoner into Spain to the great grief of his father. And Charles himself sailing over into Aphrike, pined away for pensiveness, a just punishment as many men then judged, for his most shameful & unjust putting of the ij. Princes of Sweveland & Austria to death at the instigation of the Pope.

¹But like as the former Bishops aforesaid drew the Frenchmen into the kingdome of Sicill, Naples, & Puell: So the latter Popes, that is to say Adrian the fifth and Nicolas the third sought all the meanes, that could be, to haue them dispossessed of the same,² the one of them calling in the Germanes, and the other calling in Peter of Aragon with the Spaniardes, against the Frenchemen. Contrariwise Martine the fourth aduaunced Charles the French king againe whom Nicolas had displaced, and restored him againe to his former state. Howbeit to no purpose. For all at one same time the Frenchmen were diminished with a sore slaughter at an Euensongtime of the Sicilians and driuen out of the Isle,³ and Peter of Aragon receiued in. Who also vanquishing the sonne of king Charles in a battell vpō the Sea not farre from Naples,

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