A17167:271
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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Boniface the viij. (even by the record of Platina) the arrogantest Bishop one of them that ever was,1 2and the author of the vj. book of Decretals, whereof somewhat hath ben said afore, bare very sore grudge against Philip K. of France, and at last breaking forth, sent a Legate with his Bulls to Paris, commanding the king to resign the Realm of France to the Apostolic sea. But the king would suffer no such Bulls to be published in his City & kingdom. Yea rather the Frenchmen took them from the Legate & burnt them in the fire, and drave the Legate out of the Realm as a trouble of the state. Furthermore the king greatly accused Boniface, and charged him with so heinous and ugly crimes, as the storywriters, for the foulness of them, are ashamed to report. Yet proceedeth he for all that, to raise up troubles in France, to command the king to depose him self from his kingdom and to resign it to the Church of Rome, and to assoil the Lords and gentlemen of their oath of fealty, whereby they were bound to the king. But the king being no whit abashed at those fond cursings, gave straight charge to all his subjects that none of them should come at Rome or send any money thither. And at the length he found the means to have the most proud and stubborn Prelate himself cast in prison, where he dyed within xxxv. days after, being as he deserved, consumed with fretting for sorrow and spite.
Boniface the viij. (euen by the record of Platina) the arrogātest Bishop one of them that euer was,1 2and the author of the vj. booke of Decretals, wherof somwhat hath ben said afore, bare very sore grudge against Philip K. of Fraunce, and at last breaking forth, sent a Legate with his Buls to Paris, commaundyng the king to resigne the Realme of Fraunce to the Apostolike sea. But the king would suffer no such Buls to be published in his Citie & kingdome. Yea rather the Frechmen tooke them from the Legate & burnt them in the fire, and draue the Legate out of the Realme as a trouble of the state. Furthermore the king greatly accused Boniface, and charged him with so heynous and vgly crymes, as the storywriters, for the foulenesse of them, are ashamed to report. Yet procedeth he for all that, to rayse vp troubles in Fraunce, to commaund the king to depose him selfe from his kingdome and to resigne it to the Church of Rome, and to assoyle the Lordes and gentlemē of their othe of fealtie, wherby they were boūd to the king. But the king being no whit abashed at those fond cursinges, gaue streight charge to all his subiectes that none of them should come at Rome or send any money thether. And at the lēght he foūd the meanes to haue the most proud and stubborne Prelate himselfe cast in prison, where he dyed within xxxv. dayes after, being as he deserued, consumed with frettyng for sorrow and spight.