Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

* King Henry the third.

AFter this king Iohn had raigned as some say 17. yeres, or as some say, though falsly 19. yeres was (as is abouesaid) poisoned & died. Thys king left behinde him 4. sonnes, and 3. daugh∣ters, first Henry, second Richard, and he was Earle of Cornwall: Third William of Valentia: Fourth, Guido Disenay. He had also an other sonne, who after∣ward was made bishop. Of his daughters first was Isa∣bel, maried afterward to Fredericke the Emperour. The second named Alinour, maried to William earl Marshal. The third to Mounfort the Earl of Leicester. &c. An other story sayth that he had but two daughters, Isabel and E∣lionore, or as an other calleth her Ioane, which was after Queene of Scotland, Ex Chronico vetusto Anglic.

This king Iohn being deceased, which had many ene∣mies, both of Earles, Barons, & especially of the Popish Clergie, Henric hys eldest sonne was then of the age of 9. yeares. At what time the most of the Lordes of England did adhere to Ludouike or Lewes y^• French kings sonne, whom they had sent for before, in displeasure of king Iohn to be their king, and had sworne to him their allegeaunce. Then William Earle Marshall a noble man, and of great authority, and a graue and a sound coūseller, friendly and quietly called vnto him diuers Earles and Barons: and taking this Henry the young prince, sonne of king Iohn, setteth him before them, vsing these words:

Behold (saith he) right honourable and well beloued: although we haue * persecu∣ted the father of this yong Prince for his euil demeanour, & wor∣thely: yet this yong childe, whome here ye see before you, as he is in yeres tender, so is he pure and innocent from these his fathers doings. Wherfore in as much as euery man is charged only with the burthen of his owne workes and transgressions: neither shall the childe (as the Scripture teacheth vs) beare the iniquity of his father: we ought therefore of duetie and conscience to pardone this young and tender Prince, and take compassion of his age, as ye see. And now for so much as he is the kings natural and eldest sonne, and must be our soueraigne and king, and successor of this kingdom, come and let vs appoynt him our king and gouernour: and let vs remoue from vs this Lewes the French kings sonne, & suppresse his people which is a confusion and a shame to our na∣tion, and the yoke of their seruitude let vs cast off from our shoul∣ders.

To these words spake & answered the Earle of Glo∣cester.

And by what reason or right (sayd he) can we so do, seeing we haue called him hether, & haue sworne to him our feaultie.

Whereunto the Earle Marshall inferred againe and sayd:

Good right and reason we haue, and ought of duety to do no lesse, for that he contrary to our minde and calling hath abu∣sed our affiance and feaulties. Truthe it is, we called him, &c ment to prefer him to be our chieftaine and gouernor: but he estsones surprised in pride, hath contemned and despised vs: and if we shal so suffer him, he will subuert and ouerthrow both vs and our na∣tion, and so shall we remaine a spectacle of shame to all men, and be as outcastes of all the world.

At these words all they, as inspired from aboue, cried altogether with one voice: be it so, he shalbe our king. And so the day was appoynted for his coronation, which was the day of Simon & Iude. This coronation was kept not at Westminster, for as much as Westminster y^c same tune was holde•• of the Frenchmen, but as Glocester: the safest place (as was thought) at that time in the realme. an. 1216. by Swallow the Popes Legate through counsel of all the Lords and Barons that held with his rather king Iohn, to witte, the Bishop of Winchester, Bishop or Barn, Bi∣shop of Chester, and Bishop of Worcester, the Earle Ra∣dulph of Chester, William Earle Marshal, William Earl of Pembroke, William Tren Earle of Feres, William de Bruer, Serle or Samarike de mal Baron. These were at the crowning of the king at Glocester. Many other lords and Barons there were, which as yet helde wyth Lewes the French kings sonne, to whom they had done their ho∣mage before. And immediatly after the crowning of thys king, he held his coūcell at Bristow at S. Martines least: where were assembled 11. Byshops of England & Wales, with diuers Earles & Barons and knights of England. All which did sweare feaultie vnto the king. After which homage thus done to the king, the legate Swalo interdic∣ted Wales because they held with the foresaid Lew^•es: and also the Barons & al other as many as gaue help or coun∣sell to Lewes, or any other that moued or stirred any war against Henry the new king, he accursed them. All which notwithstanding, the sayde Lewes did not cease, but first laid siege to the Castel or Douer xv. daies: when he could not preuaile there, he tooke the castel of Berkhamsted, and also the castel of Hartford, doing much harme in the coun∣treis, in spoiling & robbing the people where they went: by reason wherof, the Lordes and Commons which held w^t the king, assembled thēselues together, to driue Lewes and his men out of the land. But some of the Barōs with the Frenchmen, in the meane season went to Lincoln and tooke the Citie, and held it to the vse of Lewes. Which be∣ing knowen, ensoones a greate power of the kinges parte made thether, as the Earle Ranolfe of Chester, William Earle Marshal and William de le Brues, Earle of Feres, w^t many other Lords, and gaue battaile vnto Lewes and his party: so that in conclusion Lewes lost the field, and of his side were slaine the Earle of Perchis, Saer de Quin∣cy Earle of Winchester, Henry de la Bohon Erle of Her∣ford, and syr Robert le Fizwater, with diuers other moe. Wherupon Lewes for succour fled to London, causing the gates there to be shut & kept, waiting there for more suc∣cour out of France. Which assoone as the king had know∣ledge off, immediatly sent to the Maior and Burges of the Citie, willing them to render them and their Citie to him as their chiefe lord and king, promising to graunt to them againe all their fraunchises and liberties as in times past, & to confirme the same by his great Charter and seale. In this meane time on Bartholmew euen, Eustace a French Lord, accompanied with many other Lordes and nobles of Fraunce, came with a great power, to the number of a 100. shippes, to aide and assist the sayd Lewes. Who before they arriued, were encountred vppon the seas by Richard king Iohns bastarde sonne, who hauing no more but 18. shippes to kepe the Cinque portes, set egerly vpon them, and through Gods grace, ouercame them. Where present∣ly he smote of the heade of Eustace, the rest of the Frenche Lordes to the number of 10. hee brought with him to the lande, where he imprisoned them in the Castell of Douer, and slewe almost all theyr men that came with them, and sonke their ships in the sea, onely 15. ships (sayeth some of my stories) escaped away. Ludouike or Lewes hearing this losse of his ships and men, and misdoubting his own life for the great mischief he had done to the realme, sought meanes by Swalo, and the Archbishop of Caunterburie, and by other Lordes, to be at accorde with the king. With whome at length it was so concluded and agreed, that for his costes and expenses he to haue a thousande pounde of siluer geuen. Paris. speaketh of 15. thousand markes (which he borowed of the Londiners) that he shoulde departe the realme, neuer to returne into England againe, neither he nor none of his.

This done, and vppon the same, he with all the other Barons y^t tooke his parte, was assoiled of Swalo the Le∣gate. And thus peace being confirmed at Merton, Lewes tooke his leaue, and being brought honorably to the Sea with the Bishop of Canterbury & other bishops, Earles, and Barons, returned home into Fraunce.

And here sayth Gisburn. it was truly verified, that was before spokē of the Frēch king, father of Lewes: At what time y^e said Lewes was in Englād, his father the French king demanded of his messengers comming into France, where his sonne was, and they said at Stamforde: And he asking againe, whether he had got the Castell of Douer, and they said no: Then the father swearing by the arme of s. Iames: My sonne (quoth he) hath not one foote in Eng∣land, as afterward wel proued true. Ex Gisburn.

But the chiefest help that repelled Lewes & the Frēch

men out of y^e realme, and that most preferred king Iohns sonne to the crowne, was the singular working of Gods hand, whereof ment: on was made before, pag. 250. which was through the confession of a certaine gentleman of the French host (as Florilegus doeth testifie.) Who lying sore sicke at the point of death, & seeing no hope to escape, was touched in cōscience for danger of his soules health, open∣ly to confesse & vtter to the barons of England, what was the purpose of y^e Frenchmen to do: who were conspired & sworn together among themselues, with a priuy compac∣tion, y^t so soone as they subdued the land, they should thrust all the chiefe & nobles thereof, into perpetuall exile out of the realme, where out they should neuer returne againe. This, cōming to the eares of the Barons, as is said: gaue them to consider more with themselues, whereby many of them were the more willing to leaue Lewes, and apply to their naturall king and prince. Which no lesse may also be an admonition to all times and ages, for English men to take heede, not to admit or to place forreine rulers into the realme, least perhaps it followe that they be displaced themselues.

After the happy departure of this Lewes & his French men out of the land, whereby the state of this realme long vexed before, was now somewhat more quieted: immedi∣atly Swalo the Legate looking to his haruest, directeth forth inquis••tors through euery shire, to search out all such Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Canons & Secular priestes, of what order or degree so euer they were, that with any suc∣cor or counsail, did either help, or els consented to Lewes. For all these were exempted out of the charter of pardon & absolution made before, betweene the king & Lewes. By reason whereof no small gaine grewe to the Pope and the Cardinall: for all such were either put out of their liuings and sent vp to the Pope, or els were fame to fine sweetely for them. Among whome (besides a great number of other clerkes, both religious and seculare) was Hugo bishop of Lincolne: who for the recouerie of his bishoprike, disbur∣sed 1000. markes to the Pope, and 100. markes to the fore∣said Swalo the Legate, who nowe (as Paris. recordeth) by this time had gathered in a faire crop of that, which he did neuer sowe. Ex Mat. Paris. &c.

About this season, or not much before, died Pope In∣nocent the 3. in the 19. yere of his popedome: to whose cu∣stodie, Fredericus the nephewe of Fredericke Barbarossa being yet yong, was committed by the Empresse his mo∣ther, of whom more shal follow (the Lord willing) hereaf∣ter. After this Innocent, next succeeded Pope Honorius the 3. who wryting to yong king Henry in a special letter, exhorteth him to the loue of vertue, & to the feare of God, namely to be circumspect with what familiars & resort, he acquainted himselfe: but principally aboue al other moni∣sheth him to reuerence the Churche which is the spouse of Christ, and to honor the ministers therof, in whom Christ himselfe (saith he) is both honored or despised. And this se∣meth the chiefest article of that his wryting to him.

Of this Pope Honorius, Abbas Vrspergensis, (who li∣ued in the same time) reporteth a straunge wonder, more strange peraduenture then credible, which is this: Hono∣rius being priest in Rome (whose name was then Centi∣us) and procurator to Iacinthus a Cardinal. So it befell, that his maister sent him abroad about Rome, to borowe & procure mony for him against his iourny into Spaine: for pope Clement then intēded to send the said Iacinthus his Legate vnto Spaine. As this Centius was walking by himselfe all sad and sollicitous to speede hys maisters message, commeth to him a certain aged and reuerend fa∣ther, and asketh him what cause he had to walke so heauie and carefull. To whom he answered againe, and signified the occasion of his busines, what then he had to doe. Then the old father said to him: Go and returne home again: for thy maister saith he, shall not at this time goe to Spayne. Now so quoth the other, how is that true? As true (sayde he) as it is certaine that the pope shall die, and the sayd thy maister shall be Pope after him. Centius thinking that to be vnlikely, sayd: he could not beleeue that to be true. To whome the other inferreth againe. So know this, said he, to be as certaine, as it is true that the citie of Ierusalē this day is taken of the Saracens, and shall not be recouered from them, before the time of thy Papacie. And thus spea∣king, sayeth Vrsperg. he voided sodenly away. Ex Abbate Vrsperg. All which sayth the sayd author came afterward to passe: and were testified of the same Honorius being pope afterward in his publike sermons at Rome. All which I graunt may be, and yet notw^tstanding this fabulous nar∣ration may be a piece of the popes old practises subtilly in∣uented, to driue men forth to Ierusalē to fight, &c. Againe, after Honorius (when he had gouerned x. yeres) followed Gregorius the ix. Whiche two popes were in the tyme of this king Henry 3. and of Fredericke the Emperour, of whome we mynde (Christ willing) farther to touch, after that we shall haue prosecuted more, concerning the histo•••• of kyng Henry and matters of England.

After that it so pleased the mercifull prouidence of al∣mighty God, to worke this great mercy vpon the stock of K. Iohn (which notwithstanding the vnkinde prelates w^t their false prophetes had declared before, that neuer none should succeed in the throne after that K.) and also vnto the whole common wealth of the realme, in deliuering them frō the dāgerous seruice of Ludouike & the foresayd Frēch men. After their departure, the next yeare following: anno. 1218. which was the third of this kyngs raigne, the Arch∣byshop, S. Lancton and the bishops, Erles and Barons, resorted to Londō vnto the kyng at Michaelmas next fol∣lowing: and there held a great parliament, wherein were confirmed and graūted by the king all y^• franchises, which were made & geuē by K. Iohn his father at Ronemedow: and them he confirmed and ratified by his charter, whiche long tyme after, sayth my author, vnto hys dayes did con∣tinue and were holden in England. For the which cause, by the nobles and the commons was geuen & graūted a∣gayn vnto the K. ij. shillinges for euery plow lād through England. And Hubert of Burgh was made chiefe Iustice of Englad, of whose troubles more is to be said hereafter. And this was the third yeare of K. Henry, and 50. yeare after the death of Tho. Becket: wherefore the said Becket, the same yeare or next following was takē vp and shryned for a new S. made of an old rebell. Thether came such re∣sort of people of England and of Fraunce, that the coun∣try of Kent was not sufficient to sustaine them. Ex histor. De Scales. About the same tyme Isabell the kinges mother was maryed to the Earle of March. And William Mar∣shall the good Erle dyed, whiche was the gouernour of y^t king and the realme, not without great lamentation of the people of England. Then was the king committed to the gouernment of Peter B. of Winchester. This noble Erle left behinde him v. sonnes, and v. daughters.

The yere next insuing an. 1219. It was ordeined and proclaimed through all the lād, that all aliens & foreiners should depart the realme, and not to return to the same a∣gayn: onely such excepted, as vsed trafick or trade of mar∣chaundise, vnder the kings safe conduct. This proclama∣tion was thought chiefly to be set forth for the cause to a∣uoid out of the land Faukes de Breute, Phillip de Markes, En∣gelardus de Ciconia, William Erle Albemarke, Robert de veteri ponte, Brihenne de insula, Hugo de Bailluel, Robert de Gaugi, with diuers other straungers mo, which kept castles and holdes of the kinges agaynst his will. Of whom the fore∣sayd Faukes was y^e principal, who fortefied & held the ca∣stle of bedford, which he had by y^t gift of K. Iohn, w^t might and strength against the K. and his power, nere the space of 3. monthes. Moreouer he went about to apprehend the kings iustices at Dunstable, but they being warned ther∣of, escaped all, except Henry Braibrocke, whom he impri∣soned in the said castle. The K. hearing therof, & cōsulting with his clergy and nobles, made his power against the same. Which after long siege and some slaughter at length he obteined it, & hanged almost all that were within, to y^e nūber of 97, which was (as Parisiens. writeth) about y^c 7. or 8. yere of his raigne. Faukes the same time was in wa∣les, who hearing of the taking of the castle, conueyed him∣selfe to the church of Couētry. At length submitting him∣selfe to the kings mercy, vpon consideration of his seruice done before to the kings father, was committed to the cu∣stody of Eustace bishop of London, and afterward being depriued of all his goods, possessions & tenements within the realme, was forced to perpetuall banishment, neuer to returne to England agayne.

Here (by the way) I finde it noted in Parisiens. that af∣ter this foresayd Faukes, had spoyled and rased y^c church of S. Paule in Bedford, for the building vp of his Castle: the Abbase of Heluestue hearing thereof, caused the sword to be taken from the Image of S. Paule standing in the Church so long as he remayned vnpunished. Afterward, she hearing him to be cōmitted to the custody of S. Paule in Londō, caused the sword to be put into the hands of the Image agayne. Mat. Parisiens. in vita. Henr. 3.

About this yeare the young king the second time was crowned agayne at Westminster, about which time begā the new building of our Ladye Churche at Westminster. Shortly after Gualo the Legate was called home againe to Kome. For the holy Father (as Math. Pariens. reporteth) being sicke of a spiritual dropsie, thought this Gualo (ha∣uing so large occupying in england) to be able somewhat to cure his disease. And so that Legate returned with all

hys bagges well stuffed, leauing Pandulphe behynde h••m to supply that Baliwike of hys great graundfather the Pope.

The lyfe and Actes of pope Innocentius the 3. are partly described before, how he intruded Stephē Langhtō against the kings wil into the archbishopricke of Canter∣bury, stirring vp also 64. Monkes of the same Church of Canterbury, priuily to work agaynst the king. Moreouer how he did excommunicate the sayd kyng as a publike e∣nemy of the Church, so long as the sayd King withstoode his tirannical doyngs: putting hym and his whole king∣dome vnder interdiction, for the space of 5. yeares and 3. monthes. And at length deposed and depriued hym from hys scepter, keeping it in his owne handes for v. dayes. Now he absolued hys subiectes from their due obedience & subiectiō vnto hym. Now he gaue away his kingdōes & possessions vnto Lewes the Frenche kyngs sonne, com∣maunding the sayd Lewes to spoyle hym both of landes & lyfe. Whereupon, the K. (being forsakē of hys nobles, pre∣lates, & commons) was enforced agaynst hys will to sub∣mit himself, and sware obedience vnto the P. paying vnto him a yearely tribute of a M. markes by yeare, for recea∣uing hys kyngdome agayne, wherby both he & his succes∣cessors after him, were vassals afterward vnto the P. And these were the Apostolicall actes of this holy Vicar in the realme of England. Moreouer he condemned Almericus a worthy learned man & a byshop, for an hereticke, for tea∣ching & holding agaynst images. Also he condemned the doctrine of Ioachim Abbas (whō we spake of before) for heritical. This pope brought first into the church the pay∣ing of priuate tythes. He ordayned the receauing once a yeare at Easter. Vnto the papal decretals he added the de∣cree. Omnis vtrius{que} sexus. &c. Also the reseruation of the sa∣crament, and the goyng with the bell, and light before the Sacrament was by hym appoynted. In the sayd Coun∣sell of Laterane, he also ordayned that the Canon of the Masse should be receaued w^t equall authoritie as thoughe it had proceeded from the Apostles thēselues. He brought in transubstantiation, looke in the decretals. Titulo 1. De summa Trinit & fide Catholica. cap. firmiter credimus.

Item, the sayd Innocentius the 3. ordayned that none should mary in the third degree, but only in the fourth de∣gree, and so vnder.

The sayd Pope styrred vp Otho agaynst Phillip the Emperor, because the sayd Phillip was elected Emperor agaynst his will. Vpon y^t occasion wherof followed much warre and slaughter in Germany. And afterward against the sayd Otho, whome he had made Emperour, he set vp Fredericke K. of Cicile, and caused the archb. of Mayence to pronounce hym excommunicate in all hys titles, and to be deposed of hys Empire. For the which cause the Prin∣ces of Germany did inuade hys byshopricke, spoyling and burning hys possessiōs. The cause why the pope so did ac∣curse and depose hym, was for that the sayd Otho did take and occupy cittyes, townes, & castles, which the pope said appertayned to hym.

Item, the sayd pope ordayned that if any prince offen∣ded one an other, the correction should appertayne vnto y^e Pope. In thys Councell of Laterane were Archbishops and Primates 61. Byshops, 400. Abbots 12. Priors and Conuentuals 800. besides other Embassadors, Legates Doctors and Lawyers an innumerable sort &c.

In the history of Hermanus mutius, we read how in the yeare of our Lord. 1212. in thys popes tyme diuers noble men, and other in the countrey of Alsatia, contrary to the tradition of the Romish Popes dyd holde, that euery day was free for eating of flesh, so it be done soberly. Also that they did wickedly which restrayned Priests and ministers from their lawfull wyues, for the which cause (as is in the foresayd author) by this poore Innocentius the 3. and hys byshops, an hundreth of them in one day were burned and Martyred.

Some other historyes (as Nauclerus) recordeth also, y^t at the same tyme many were in the Cittye of Millaine of the sayd doctrine, which vsed to send collects, vnto the foresayd sainctes of Alsatia. Ex Nauclero.

In the cronicle of Gualter Hemingford otherwise cal∣led Gisburnensis, it is recorded that in the dayes of this K. Iohn, and pope Innocent, began y^e two sectes & orders of Friers, one called the preachers order, or black Fryers of S. Dominike. The other called y^e Minorites of S. Fran∣ces. The preachers or blacke Fryers order began of one Dominike a Spaniard, about the parts of Tholous, who after he had laboured 10. yeares in preaching agaynst the Albingenses, and such other as did hold agaynst y^c churche of Rome: afterward comming vp to the Councell of La∣teran with Fulco B. of Tholouse, desired of the foresayd Innocent the 3. to haue his order of preaching Fryers cō∣firmed, which the pope a great while refused to graunt: at length he had a dreame, that the Church of Laterane was ready to fall. Which when he beheld, fearing & much forro∣wing thereat, commeth in this Dominicke: who with his shouldiours vnderpropped the church, and so preserued y^e building therof frō falling: &c. And right well this dreame may seeme verified, for y^t Fryers haue bene alwayes the chief pillers & vpholders of y^e popes church. Vpon this, y^e pope (waking out of hys dreame) called Dominike to him and graunted his petition. And so came vp this Woluish order of the Dominickes. I call it Woluish, for that hys mother when she was great with this Dominicke, drea∣med that she had in her wombe a wolfe, which had a bur∣ning torch in his mouth. The which dreame, the preachers of that order do greatly aduaunce, and expounded to their orders glory, as well as they can. Neuerthelesse, howsoe∣they expound it: they can make a wolfe but to be a wol••e, and this a Woluish order. The rule which they follow se∣meth to be taken out of S. Augustine, as who should say, that Christes rule were not inough to make a Christian man. Their profession standeth vpon 3. principall pointes as thus described. Charitatem habentes, humilitatem seruan∣tes, & paupertatem voluntariam possidentes: That is, hauing charitie, holding humilitie, and possessing wilfull pouerty. Their habite and clothing is blacke.

The order of the Minors or Minorite Friers descen∣ded from one Francis an Italian, of the city Asisiū. This Assisian Asse, whō I suppose was some simple and rude Idiot, hearing vpon a tyme how Christ sent forth his dis∣ciples to preach: thought to imitate the same in himself and his disciples, and so left of shoes, had but one coate, & that of a course clothe. In steade of a latchet to hys shoe, and of a girdle: he tooke about him a hempen corde, and so ap∣parelled his disciples, teaching them to fulfil (for so he spea∣keth) the perfection of the gospell, to apprehend pouerty, & to walke in the way of holy simplicitie. He left in writing to hys disciples and followers, hys rule whiche he called Regulam Euangelicam. 1. the rule of the Gospell, as though the Gospell of Christ were not a sufficient rule to all Chri∣sten men, but it must take hys perfection of Frantick Frā∣cis. And yet for all that great presumtion of this Francis, and notwithstanding this hys rule, sounding to the dero∣gation of Christes Gospell, he was cōfirmed by this pope Innocent. Yea and such fooles this Frauncis sound a∣broad, that not onely he had followers of hys doltish reli∣gion (both of the nobles, and vnnobles of Rome) but also some there were, which builded mansions for hym & hys Fryers. This Frauncis, as he was superstitious in ca∣sting all things from hym as hys girdle, girding a corde abouthim, so in outwarde chastising of himselfe, so straight he was to hys fleshe (leauing the ordinary remedye ap∣poynted by God) that in wynter season, he couered hys body with Ise and Snow. He called pouerty hys Lady, he kept nothing ouer night. So desirous he was of Mar∣tyrdome, that he went to Syria, to the Souldane, whiche receaued him honourably: wherby it may be thought, that (surely) he told him not the truth, as S. Iohn Baptist dyd in Herods house. For truth is seldome welcome in courts aud in the world. But it is hard to make a martyr of hym which is no true confessor. I will here passe ouer the fable, howe Christ and hys sayntes dyd marke hym with fiue woundes. These Franciscane or beggyng Fryers, although they were all vnder one rule and clothing of S. Frauncis: yet they be deuided in many sectes, and orders: some go on treen shoes or Pattins, some barefooted, some regulare Franciscanes or obseruauntes, some Minors or Minorites, other be called Minimi, other of the Gospell, o∣ther de Caputio. They all differ in many things, but accord in superstitiō & hipocrisie. And for somuch as we haue here entered into the matter of these 2. orders of Friers: by the occasion hereof, I thought a little by the waye to digresse from our story, in reciting the whole catologue or rable∣ment of Monkes, Fryers, and Nunnes, of al sectes rules, and orders set vp and confirmed by the Pope. The names of whome here in order of the Alphabet followe vnder written.

The rablement of religious orders.

AVstinians, the first order.
Ambrosians two sortes.	490
Antonies heremites.	324
Austines heremetes.	498.
Austines obseruauntes.	490
Armenians sect.
Ammonites and Moabites.
Basilius order.	384
Benets order.	524
Bernardus order.	1120
Barefooted Friers.	1222
Brigits order.	1370
Beghartes or white spirites.	1399
Brethren of Ierusalem.	1103
Brethren of S. Iohn De Ciuitate blacke Frier.	1220
Brethren of wilfull pouertie.
Cluniacensis order.	913
Canons of S. Augustine.	1080
Charterhouse order.	1086
Cisterciensis order.	1098
Cros bearers or crossed Friers.	1216
Carmelites or white Friers.	1212
Clares order.	1225
Celestines order.	1297
Camaldulensis order.	950
Crosse starred brethren.
Constantino politanish order.
Crosse bearers
Chapter monkes.
Dutch order.	2216
Dominicke blacke Friers.	1220
Franciscanes.	1224
Graundmontensis order.	1076
Gregorian order.	594
Georges order.	1407
Guilhelmites.	1246
Gerundinensish order.
Galilei or Galileans.
Heremites.
Helenes brethren. Humiliati.	1166
Hospitall brethren.
Holy Ghost order.
Ieromes orders two sortes.	1412.
Iohns Hermites.
Iustines order.	1432.
Iohns order Ioannites.	380
otherwise knightes of the Rodes.	1308
Iniesuati.	1365
Ieromes heremites.	490
Iosephes order.
Iacobites sect.
Iames brethrens order.
Iames brethren with the sword.
Indians order.
Katherine of Senes order.	1455
Keyed Monkes knightes of rhodes.
Lazarites or Mary Magdalens our Lady brethren.	1034
Lordes of Vngary.
Minorites. which be deuided into. Conuentuales. Obseruauntes. Reformate. Collectane. De Caputio. De Euangelio. Amedes. Clarini, and other.
Minors or Minorites.	1224
Maries seruaunts.	1304
Monkes of mount Oliuete.	1046
Marouinies sect.
Moronites sect.
Monachie and Monache.
Morbonei and Merestei.
Menelaysh and Iasonish sect.
New Chanons of S. Austen.	1430	Nestorini.
Nalharte brethren.
New order of our Lady.
Nazarei.
Paules Hermites.	345
Premonstratensis order.	1119
Preacher order, or blacke Friers.
Peter the Apostles order.	1409
Purgatory bethren.
Rechabites.
Sarrabaites.
Sambonites.	1199
Scourgers the first sect.	1266
Souldiours of Iesus Christ.	1323
Scopenites, or Sainct Saluators or∣der.	1367
Specularij or the glasse order.
Sepulchers order.
Sheere order.
Swerdes order.
Starred Monkes.
Starred Fryers.
Sclauony order.
Scourgers the second sect, called Niniuites.
Stoole brethren.
Scotland brethren order.
Sicarij.
Sainct Sophis order.
Templar Lordes.	1110
Templar knightes.	1120
The vale of Iosophat hys order.
Vallis vmbrose.	1400
Waldensis sect.
Wentzelaus order.
Wilhelmer order.
White Monks of mount Oliuet.	1406
Zelotes order.

Thus hast thou, if thou please (gentle reader) to know what orders and what sectes of religion haue bene set vp by the pope, the catalogue and number of them all, so far as we could search them out: not onely in bookes printed of late in Germany, namely by the reuerend father Mar∣tine Luther: but also conferred with an other english book which came to our handes, containing the same like notes of auncient antiquitie, the number of whiche rablement of religious persons came to 101. Now as I haue reckoned vp the names and varieties of these prodigious sectes: it commeth to minde consequently to inferre the prophecie of Hildegardis, as well agaynst the whole route of Ro∣mish prelates, and the fall of that Church, as especially a∣gaynst the begging Fryers and suche other vnprofitable bellyes of the Church. Thus Hildegardis is holden of the papistes themselues to be a great Prophetisse, whose pro∣phecie proceedeth in this maner, first agaynst the Priestes and prelates of the Romishe Church, as followeth.

Notes

• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Henry the 〈◊〉〈◊〉rd.
• ••••e issue of 〈◊〉〈◊〉g Iohn.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 example 〈◊〉〈◊〉 worthy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 faithfull ••nsailour 〈◊〉〈◊〉 oration ••he Earle shall for 〈◊〉〈◊〉ng kyng 〈◊〉〈◊〉ty. 〈◊〉〈◊〉ly said, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 you per∣〈◊〉〈◊〉ed him, 〈◊〉〈◊〉ersecu∣〈◊〉〈◊〉ye were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 true mā 〈◊〉〈◊〉ur own 〈◊〉〈◊〉al king 〈◊〉〈◊〉well 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Eng∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 cry out 〈◊〉〈◊〉urblind 〈◊〉〈◊〉es and 〈◊〉〈◊〉s on.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Chron. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Gis∣〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• K. Henry the 3. crowned.
• Berkhamstead and Hartford taken by Lewes.
• Lincolne taken by Lewes.
• Anno. 1217.
• This Eustace some say he was a Spanyard.
• A noble victory by Gods grace giuē to K. Iohns sonne.
• Ex Math. Pari∣siensi.
• Lewes the frēch kings sonne ••••••∣uen out of Eng∣lande.
• The answere of the French king concerning his sonne Lewes.
• Ex Florilego.
• An admonition to Englishmen not to admit fo∣reine rulers into the realme.
• It is a bad wind that bloweth no man profit.
• Money cōming into the Pope and Cardinall. Hugo B. of Lin∣colne redemeth his Bishopricke for a 1000. marks
• Ex Mat. Paris. in vita Reg. Henri. 3. Pope innocent the third.
• Pope Honorius the third.
• The effect of the letter of Pope Honorius the 3. to king Henry the 3. Ex parisien.
• A straunge tale of pope Hono∣rius if it be true.
• Ex Abbate Vr∣sperg. in Chro∣nico.
• An. 1218.
• K. Henry ••∣firmed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 liberties ••••••∣ted by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iohn.
• Two ••••••∣lings of ••••∣ry pl•••••••• land gr••••∣ted to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Henry. T•••••• Becket ••••••∣ned.
• Ex histor D. Scales. W. Marshal dieth and was buried at the Te••∣ple.
• Anno. 1219.
• Aliens co∣maunde•• out of E••••∣lande.
• Faukes de Breut ••••••∣leth a〈◊〉〈◊〉 king He••••••
• Ex Par••∣ens.
• Anno. 1220.
• K. Henry crowned 〈◊〉〈◊〉 second 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at Wes••••••∣ster.
• Pope Inno∣centius.

  The deedes and decrees of pope In∣nocent. 3.
• Almerieus condemned, Ioachim Ab bas condem∣ned.

  Priuate ri∣ches brought in. Bell and cādle before the sacramēt Canon of the masse authorised.

  Transubstā∣tiation.

  Mariage in the 3. degree forbidden.
• The pope setteth kings and Empe∣rours toge∣ther by the eares.

  Philip the Emperour deposed.

  Otho the Emperour deposed.
• The councel of Lateran.
• Martyrs of Alsatia, to the number of all. 100. burned in one day. Ex Herm. Mutio.
• Collectes sent from the brethrē of Millane, to them of Alsatia.

  Obseruant Friers begā.
• Dominick▪
• Friers vphol∣ders of the popes Church.
• The Minorite Friers discended from Sainct Fraunces.
• Diuers sectes of Franciscans.
• The table of all religious orders.