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 Apologie, Cap. 23. Diuision. 1.

And as for vs, we of al others moste iustely haue leafte him. For our Kinges, yea euen thei, whiche with greatest Reuerence did fo∣lowe, and obeie the Authoritie, & Faithe of the Bishoppes of Rome, haue longe since founde, and felte wel yenough the yoke, and Tyran∣nie of the Popes kingdom. For the Bishops of Rome somtime tooke the Crowne from the Heade of our Kinge, Henry the Seconde, and compelled him to put aside al his Princely state, and Maiestie, and, like a meere Priuate man, to come vnto theire Legate with greate summission, and humilitie, so as al his Subiectes might laugh him to scorne. More then this, thei caused Bishoppes, and Monkes, and somme parte of the Nobilitie, to be in the fielde againste our Kinge Iohn, and set al the people at libertie from their othes, whereby thei ought allegeance to their Kinge: and at laste, wickedly, and moste abominably they bereeued the same Kinge, not onely of his Kinge∣dome, but also of his life. Bisides this, thei Excōmunicated, and cur∣sed Kinge Henry the Eighte, that moste famous Prince, and stirred vp against him, sommetime the Emperour, sommetime the Frenche Kinge: and as mutche as in them was, put our Realme in hazarde to haue benne a very praie, and spoile vnto the Enimie. Yet were

they but fooles, and madde menne, to thinke, that either so mighty a Prince could be feared with bugges, & rattles: or els, that so Noble, and greate a Kingdome might so easily, euen at one morsel, be deuou∣red, and swalowed vp.

M. Hardinge.

Concerninge the case betweene these three Kinges of Englande, and the Bishops of Rome for the time beinge, I saie litle. If they did wel, and the Bishops euil, they haue their rewarde: the other, their punishemente. ••f otherwise, or howe so euer eche one at Gods iudgemente shal haue his deserued mea∣sure. But be it graunted, al were true, ye saie, though we know the more part to be false. VVhat though Kinge Henry the seconde were euil treated of Pope Alexander, about the murthering of S. Thomas the Archebishop of Cantorbury, and Kinge Iohn likewise of that zelous and learned Pope Innocentius the thirde? &c.

The B. of Sarisburie.

Notwithstandinge the Pope, as his manner hath benne, raise Commotion within the Realme, and arme the subiectes againste theire Soueraine, and pulle the Crovvne Emperial from his heade, yet, by your Doctrine, who so euer dare speake in his Princes right, is a foole, and killeth him selfe: as if there were no life, or saluation, but onely vnder the frantike gouernement of the Pope. Sutche obe∣dience, and loialtie the Pope hathe taught you towardes your Prince.