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.

Here, M. Hardinge, ye stammer in your tale, and knowe not wel, what to saie. If the Pope gaue awaie the Kingedome of France from the Prince, he did it, ye saie,

to the intent to feare him. A prety diuise,* 1.1 to fraie a Kinge, to pulle the Crowne Em∣perial from his heade.

Firste, this Pope Bonifacius is he, of whom it was saide, Intrauit, vt Vul∣pes: Regnauit, vt Lupus: Mortuus est, vt Canis: He entred into the Popedome as a Foxe: He reigned as a Woulfe: he died (in prison) as a Dogge. In Solemne Proces∣sion he wente attired with the Crovvne Emperial,* 1.2 and Robe of Maiestie, as an Emperoure, and commaunded the Naked svverde to be borne before him. In the Storie of his Life ioined with his owne Booke,* 1.3 named, Sextus Bonifacij. 8. it is written thus: Moritur hoc modo Bonifacius, qui Imperatoribus, Regibus, Principibus, Nationibus, Populis terrorem potiùs, quàm Religionem inijce∣re conabatur: Thus died Pope Bonifacius, a man, that sought more to strike terroure into Emperours, Kinges, Princes, People, and Nations, then true Religion.

This Bonifacius,* 1.4 saithe Sabellicus, sente to the Frenche Kinge for monie, as he pretended, towardes the recouerie of Hierusalem. The Bishop of Apamea, be∣inge his Legate in that behalfe, vttered certaine greate woordes in the presence of the Kinge, and threatened him, onlesse he woulde graunte it.

The Kinge, not quietly bearinge sutche presumptuous boldenesse, commaun∣ded the Apostolique Legate vnto warde. This iniurie so inflamed the Popes choler, that immediately he sente the Archebishop of Narbon to the Kinge, to re∣quire him to set his Legate at libertie: otherwise to tel him, that for his wicked∣nesse, the righte of his Kingedome was fallen to the Churche of Rome. Thus Sabel∣licus, in fauoure of the Pope, thought it good somewhat to shadowe the mater.

But others thereof haue written thus:* 1.5 Bonifacius 8. mandat Regi, se esse Do∣minum in Spiritualibus, & temporalibus in vniuerso Mundo: Vt{que} Rex reco∣gnoscat Regnum Franciae à se. Contrarium enim sentire, & tenere, Haereti∣cum esse: Bonifacius 8. sente vnto the Frenche Kinge, and tolde him, that he was Lorde bothe in Spiritual, and also in Temporal maters throughout the worlde: and therefore, y^t the Kinge shoulde holde his Kingedome at his hande. For otherwise to thinke, and holde, he saide, it was Heresie: This is it, that in the name of the Pope is noted in your Glose:* 1.6 Quicun{que} praeceptis nostris non obedierit, peccatum Idololatriae, & Paganitatis incurrit: Who so euer obeieth not our commaundementes, falleth into the Sinne of Idolatrie,* 1.7 and Infidelitie. Hereof Vrspergensis writeth thus, Habes, Roma, quod sitisti: decanta Canticum: quia per malitiam, non per Religionem or∣bem vicisti: O Rome, thou haste nowe, that thou haste so longe thirsted after. Nowe singe menly. For by thy malice, not by Religion, thou haste conquered the worlde.

The Kinge, beinge moued herewith, commaunded that none of his Cleregie shoulde comme to the Popes Councel:* 1.8 He openly burnte the Popes vvrites: He commaunded the Popes Legate to departe out of his Realme: He forebade that a∣ny monie shoulde be made thence to the Pope: He gaue out Proclamations, that none of his Subiectes shoulde goe to Rome: And in the Synode at Parise he char∣ged the Pope with Pride, Ambition, Murder, Simonie, and Heresie.

Thus mutche of the dealinge of the Crowne of France vnto a stranger: that is to saie, of the Faithe, and Reuerence, that the Pope beareth to Kinges, and Princes. Here folowed sommewhat of the spoilinge of the Duke of Sauoie, and of the alteringe of the state of Florence: whiche thinges I thought it beste to passe ouer, as not woorthy of any Answeare.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Philippus. Bonifacius. 8.
• * 1.2

  Paralip. Vrsper∣gen.
• * 1.3

  In vita Bonifa∣cij 8. In Sexto: Idem in Platy∣na.
• * 1.4

  Sabel. Aenead. 9. Lib. 7.
• * 1.5

  Martinus Polo∣nus.
• * 1.6

  Dist. 81. Si qui. In Glossa.
• * 1.7

  Abbas Vrsper∣gen.
• * 1.8

  Paulus Aemyl. Platyna. Sabellicus. Nauclerus.