[1] ΒΆ 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 [page 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.