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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¶The sum of the Romish Bull published against the most virtuous Q… › ¶How great calamities and how great mischiefs the Bishop of Rome h…: ¶How great calamities and how great mischiefs the Bishop of Rome hath brought upon kin…¶The summe of the Romish Bull published against the most vertuous Q… › ¶How great calamities and how great mischieues the Bishop of Rome h…: ¶How great calamities and how great mischieues the Bishop of Rome hath brought vpō kyn…

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¹The same Bishop to the exceeding great damage of Italy, called thither the Emperor Henry of Luxembourg the vij. of that name, against the faction of the Ursines, who ⟨p. 84⟩were of the Guelphs, and against Robert king of Puell: with whom he encountered twice with reasonable good luck. Whereupon the Bishop began to fear least the Emperor should grow too great. Therefore according to the crabbedness of the Bishops, began to fall to the bias of his predecessors, and shank aside to Robert of Puell whom the Emperor had condemned as traitor to the Empire, & reversed the Emperors said sentence given by law. And when the Emperor hasted to seize upon the kingdom of Sicily, for which he had ben called out of Germany at the first: one Bernard of Mount Polician (as Fasciculus Temporum reporteth) a Friar of S. Dominikes order, or a Friar preacher, dispatched him at Bonconuent by putting poison into the Sacrament of the body and blood of our Lord & giving it unto him:² surely a strange & horrible example. And they allege that the Friar was corrupted with promises & bribes by the Emperors enemies, or else he durst not have attempted this so horrible a deed.

¹The same Bishop to the exceding great domage of Italie, called thether the Emperour Henry of Lucembrough the vij. of that name, agaynst the faction of the Vrsines, who ⟨p. 84⟩were of the Gwelfes, and against Robert king of Puell: with whō he encountered twise with reasonable good lucke. Wherupon the Bishop began to feare least the Emperour should grow too great. Therfore according to the crabbednesse of the Bishops, began to fall to the byasse of his predecessours, and shanke aside to Robert of Puell whom the Emperour had condemned as traytor to the Empire, & reuersed the Emperors sayd sentence giuen by law. And whē the Emperour hasted to sease vppon the kingdome of Sicilie, for which he had ben called out of Germanie at the first: one Bernard of Mount Polician (as Fasciculus Temporum reporteth) a Frier of S. Dominikes order, or a Frier preacher, dispatched him at Bonconuent by putting poyson into the Sacrament of the body and bloud of our Lord & giuing it vnto him:

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