Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ There liued in those daies a diuine named Alex|ander Cementarius, surnamed Theologus,Cementarius who by his preaching incensed the king greatlie vnto all crueltie (as the moonks and friers saie) against his subiects, affirming that the generall scourge where|with the people were afflicted, chanced not through the princes fault, but for the wickednesse of his peo|ple, for the king was but the rod of the Lords wrath, and to this end a prince was ordeined, that he might rule the people with a rod of iron, and breake them as an earthen vessell, to chaine the mighty infetters, & the noble men in iron manacles. He did see (as it should seeme) the euill disposed humors of the people concerning their dutifull obedience which they ought to haue borne to their naturall prince king Iohn, and therefore as a doctrine most necessarie in that dangerous time, he taught the people how they were EEBO page image 174 by Gods lawes bound in dutie to obeie their lawfull prince, and not through any wicked persuasion of bu|sie heads and lewd discoursers, to be carried away to forget their loiall allegiance, and so to fall into the damnable sinke of rebellion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He went about also to prooue with likelie argu|ments, that it apperteined not to the pope, to haue to doo concerning the temporall possessions of any kings or other potentats touching the rule and go|uernment of their subiects, sith no power was gran|ted to Peter (the speciall and cheefe of the apostles of the Lord) but onlie touching the church, and matters apperteining therevnto. By such doctrine of him set foorth, he wan in such wise the kings fauour, that he obteined manie great preferments at the kings hands, and was abbat of saint Austines in Cantur|burie: but at leng [...]h, when his manners were notifi|ed to the pope, he tooke such order for him, that he was despoiled of all his goods and benefices, so that after|wards he was driuen in great miserie to beg his bread from doore to doore, as some write. This did he procure to himselfe by telling the trueth against that beast, whose hornes were pricking at euerie christian prince, that he might set himselfe in a seat of supre|masie aboue all principalities: so that we may saie,

In audaces non est audacia tuta.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, about the same time the king taxed the Iewes, and gréeuouslie tormented and empriso|ned them, bicause diuers of them would not willing|lie pay the summes that they were taxed at. Matth. Paris. Iewes taxed. Amongst other, there was one of them at Bristow, which would not consent to giue anie fine for his deliue|rance: wherefore by the kings commandement he was put vnto this penance, that euerie daie, till he would agrée to giue to the king those ten thousand marks that he was seized at, he should haue one of his téeth plucked out of his head. By the space of sea|uen daies togither he stood stedfast, loosing euerie of those daies a tooth, but on the eight day, when he shuld come to haue the eight tooth and the last (for he had but eight in all) drawne out,A Iew hath his téeth drawne out. he paid the monie to saue that one, who with more wisedome and lesse paine might haue doone so before, and haue saued his seauen teeth, which he lost with such torments, for those home|lie toothdrawers vsed no great cunning in plucking them foorth (as may be coniectured.)