Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The footbands lodged the same night at Colding|ham with sir Robert Conestable, who the next daie the third of Iune came with them vnto Berwike. And so ended this iournie, to the great commenda|tion of the generall and capteins:The happie successe of the foresaid viage vndertaken by the English. and consequent|lie to all the gentlemen and souldiors that had béene foorth in the same, as well for the good successe which it pleased God the author of all good and prosperous euents to grant to them, as also for their dutifull o|bedience to all warlike discipline, their painfull tra|uels susteined, their manlie forwardnesse and skil|full practise in martiall polices still shewed, as occa|sion of seruice was anie where offered. But now to returne to the dooings at home. I. Stow. A bull from Rome han|ged on the bi|shop of Lon|dons gate. Whilest this iour|nie was made (as ye haue heard) into Scotland, the fiue & twentith of Maie in the morning was found hanging on the bishop of Londons palace gate in Pauls churchyard, a bull which latelie had béene sent from Rome, conteining diuerse horrible treasons against the quéens maiestie: for the which one Iohn Felton was shortlie after apprehended, and com|mitted to the tower of London. A. F. Sée the view of a seditious bull ripped vp by Iohn Iewell late bishop of Salisburie printed 1582. ¶And because the said bull may appeare and shew it selfe in nature and kind, it is behoofull here to interlace some rorings of the same, as I haue gathered them out of one that I am sure had a conscience to tell the truth: which I therefore am the willinger to insert, that the world may iudge the heinousnesse of Feltons fact, in fix|ing so pestilent a libell vpon a prelats gate in a place of common concourse, and against the quéens ex|cellent maiestie.
23.1. Pag. 3. Sententia declaratoria contra Elisa|beth, &c.
Pag. 3. Sententia declaratoria contra Elisa|beth, &c.
_PIus Pag. 7. episcopus seruus seruorũ Dei, &c. Pag. 23. Missae sacrificiũ, preces, ieiunia, ciborum delectum, coeli|batum illa (regina Elisabetha) aboleuit. Pag. 36. Eadẽ occupato regno supremi ecclesiae capitis locum in omni Anglia, eiúsque praecipuã authoritatem at iurisdicti|onem monstrosè sibi vsurpans, regnum ipsum rursum in mise|rum exitium reuocauit. Pag. 42. Regium conciliũex. Anglica nobi|litate conflatum diremit. Pag. 4 [...]. Hominibus obscuris compleuit. Pag. 49. Ho|minibus haereticis compleuit. Pag. 50. Ad quam velut ad asylum omnium infestissimi perfugium inuenerunt, &c. Pag 63. Declara|mus praedictã Elisabetham, eí adhaerentes in praedictis, ana|thematis sententiã incurrisse. Pag. 67. Quinetiã ipsam praetenso regni praedicti iure, necnon omni & quocunque dominio, dignitate, priuilegióque priuatam. Pag. 74. Praecipimus & interdicimus vni|uersis & singulis proceribus, subditis, & populis, & alijs prae|dictis, ne illi eiúsue monitis, mandatis & legibus audeant o|bedire: qui secus egerint, eos simili anathematis sententia in|nodamus. Pag. 79. Omnes qui illi quomodocunque iurauerunt, à iuramento huiusmodi ac omni prorsus dominij fidelitatis & obsequij debito perpetuò absolutos declaramus, &c.
23.2. Pag. 3.A sentence denounced against Elisabeth, &c.
Pag. 3.A sentence denounced against Elisabeth, &c.
_PIus Pag. 7. bishop, seruant of Gods seruants, &c. Pag. 23. Shée (quéene Elisabeth) hath cleane put awaie the sacrifice of the masse, prai|ers, fastings, choise or difference of meats & single life. Pag. 36. Shee inuaded the kingdome, & by vsurping monstrouslie the place of the supreme head of the church in all England, and the cheefe au|thoritie & iurisdiction of the same, hath againe broght the said realme into miserable destruction. Pag. 42. Shee hath remooued the noble men of England from the kings councell. Pag. 45. She hath made hir councell of poore, darke, beggerlie fellows, and hath placed them ouer the people. Pag. 49. These councellors are not onlie poore & beggerlie, but also heretikes. Pag. 50. Unto hir all such as are the woorst of the people resort, and are by hir re|ceiued into safe protection, &c. Pag. 63. We make it kno|wen, that Elisabeth aforesaid, & as manie as stand on hir side in the matters abouenamed, haue run in|to the danger of our cursse. Pag. 67 We make it also kno|wen, that we haue depriued hir from that right shée pretended to haue in the kingdome aforesaid and also from all and euerie hir authoritie, dignitie, and priuilege. Pag. 74. We charge and forbid all and euerie the nobles, and subiects, and people, and others aforesaid, that they be not so hardie as to obeie hir or hir will, or commandements, or laws, vpon paine of the like accursse vpon them. Pag. 79. We pronounce that all who|soeuer by anie occasion haue taken their oth vnto hir, are for euer discharged of such their oth, and also from all fealtie and seruice, which was due to hir by reason of hir gouernment, &c.
Héere hath euerie true subiect to sée whether Fel|ton was not a fréend to Pius Quintus, in so easilie being induced and drawne to prefer his procéedings against the lords annointed; for whose sake if he had had a thousand liues, true loialtie would haue inuited him to the losse of them all, if occasion had so requi|red; considering that hir maiestie hath alwaies de|serued well of hir people, for whome she euer had a tender care,Sée the v [...]e [...] of the sediti|ous bull. pag. 72, 73. as one reporteth that saith he heard with his owne ears hir maiestie commending hir subiects to the carefull and wise gouernment of hir councell and iudges, when shée spake thus vnto them. Haue care ouer my people. You haue my place. Doo you that which I ought to doo. They are my people. Eue|rie man oppresseth them, and spoileth them without mercie. They cannot reuenge their quarell, nor help themselues. See vnto them, see vnto them,The quéenes words. for they are my charge. I charge you euen as God hath char|ged me. I care not for my selfe, my life is not deare to me, my care is for my people. I praie God who|soeuer succéed me be as carefull as I am. They which might know what cares I beare, would not thinke I tooke anie great ioie in wearing the crowne.