An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

But when all good learning, and the lesson of the holy ⟨p. cxxx⟩scripture were drowned by the Goths, and Vandals, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and yet somewhat rescued and caught again by Charles the great. Anno. viii C. men not acquainted with the frases and vein of the scripture, accustomed them selves to the reading of doctors, and left the word of God.

But when all good learninge, and the lesson of the holye ⟨p. cxxx⟩scripture were drowned by the Gotthes, and Uandales, in Europe, Asia, and Affrica, and yet somewhat rescued and caughte agayne by Charles the greate. Anno. viii C. men not acquaynted wyth the frases and veine of the scripture, accustomed them selues to the readyng of doctours, and leaft the woord of God.

Whereof followed among other evils, that in France by certain Italians this question to be very much and many times reasoned upon, as touching the corporal presence of Christs body in the sacrament. Against the which ertour one John Scot and one Bertram wrote a book of the sam matter to Charles y• great ⟨image 140⟩But the monks and the priests declined most unto the opinion of the carnal & corporal presence: where upon in y• time of Leo the ninth, a bishop of Rome. Anno. M.L. being a monk, called a council named Uercellence: y• which tuled as chief president & great master, one Lanfranc a monk & afterward bishop of Cant. He damned Berengarius: but after that the same Berengatius had recanted, one Nicolaus Pope, assembled a council of the monks of Italy, and priests, and so compelled Berengarius to a recantation, which ye may reade. De consecrat. dist. ii. Ego Berengarius.