A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.

The B. of Sarisburie.

The Poisoninge of that Noble Emperoure Henrie of Lucenburg, in the Sa∣cramente, whereby it appeareth, how farre foorthe the States of the worlde ought to truste you, ye would haue vs to passe lightly ouer, as a Fable. Of your Onu∣phrius, and Cornelius, and other like Parasites, wée make no reckeninge. The truthe of the storie is reported by many.* 1.1 Vrspergensis saithe, Quidam Reli∣giosus porrexit Imperatori intoxicatam Eucharistiam &c. A certaine Religious man ministred vnto the Emperoure the Sacramente poisoned. The Emperoure hauinge receiued it, and returninge againe vnto his place, thought that a peece of colde Ise was paste alonge through his body.

Baptista Egnatius saithe, it was wrought by the policie of Robertus Kinge of Sicilia, moued therto, as Auentinus saithe, by Pope Clemente. 5. The same ye shal finde recorded in Carion,* 1.2 in Supplemento Chronicorum, in Rauisius Tex∣tor, and sundrie others.

The like recorde there is founde of poisoninge of Victor. 3. in the Chalice. For the more credite whereof it maie please you to reade Martinus Polonus the Popes Penitentiarie, Volaterranus, Matthaeus Palmerius, the Supplie of Chroni∣cles, Fasciculus Temporum, Textor, and others.

Touchinge the deathe of Kinge Iohn, whether he were poisoned by a Monke, or no, I wil not striue: referringe mée selfe therein to the credite of our Chroni∣cles: the common reporte whereof, togeather with the general opinion of the peo∣ple, is this, that he was destroied with poison. But what so euer were the cause of his death,* 1.3 Matthias Parisiensis saithe thus, Papa Innocentius sententionaliter definiuit &c. Pope Innocentius determined by sentence, that Kinge Iohn should be deposed from his estate. And he enioined the execution thereof to the Frenche Kinge, for Remission of his Sinnes, promisinge him also faithfully, that, if he so did, he, and his Successours should enioie the Kingedome of Englande for euer. So mutche is Englande bounde to reuerence, and obeie the Pope.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Paralipom. Vr∣sperg. Ann. 1313. Bapt. Egnatius. Auentinus. Carion. Supplementum Chron.
• * 1.2

  Textor in Offi∣cina: Veneno ex∣tincti.
• * 1.3

  Matthias Pari∣sien. An. 1211.