1 The Troublesome Reign of King John · chunk 17 of 29
Anonymous · published 1611 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) history · Queen Elizabeth's Men T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown typicality 0.90 · 480 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
Stay king of France, I charge thee join not hands With him that stands accursed of God and men. Know Iohn, that I Pandulph Cardinal of Milan, and Legate from the Sea of Rome, demand of thee in the name of our holy Father the Pope Innocent, why thou dost (contrary to the laws of our holy mother the Church, and our holy Father the Pope) disturb the quiet of the Church, and disannul the election of Stephen Langhton, whom his holiness hath elected Archbishop of Canterbury: this in his holiness name I demand of thee? And what hast thou or the Pope thy master to do to demand of me, how I employ mine own? Know sir priest, as I honour the Church and holy Churchmen, so I scorn to be subject to the greatest Prelate in the world. Tell thy master so from me, and say, Iohn of England said it, that never an Italian Priest of them all, shall either have tithe, toll, or polling penny out of England; but as I am King, so will I reign next under God, supreme head both over spiritual and temporal: and he that contradicts me in this, I'll make him hop headless. What K. Iohn, know you what you say, thus to blaspheme against our holy father the Pope? Philip, though thou and all the Princes of Christendom suffer themselves to be abused by a Prelate's slavery, my mind is not of such base temper. If the Pope will be king of England, let him win it with the sword, I know no other title he can allege to mine inheritance. Iohn, this is thine answer? What then? Then I Pandulph of Padua, Legate from the Apostolic Sea, do in the name of Saint Peter and his successor our holy father Pope Innocent, pronounce thee accursed, discharging every of thy subjects of all duty and fealty that they do owe to thee, and pardon and forgiveness of sin to those or them whatsoever, which shall carry arms against thee, or murder thee: This I pronounce, and charge all good men to abhor thee as an excommunicate person. So sir, the more the fox is cursed the better a fares: if God bless me and my Land, let the Pope and his shavelings curse and spare not. Furthermore, I charge thee Philip K. of France, and all the kings and princes of Christendom, to make war upon this miscreant: and whereas thou hast made a league with him, and confirmed it by oath, I do in the name of our foresaid father the Pope, acquit thee of that oath, as unlawful, being made with an heretic; how sayst thou Philip, dost thou obey? Brother of France, what say you to the Cardinal? I say, I am sorry for your Majesty, requesting you to submit yourself to the Church of Rome.
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Position
nodes 892–904 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 17 of 29 in this edition
Length
480 words · 606 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T31 — Popes, cardinals and the crowncross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.904 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T38 · seed 44: T38 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Stay king of France, I charge thee ioyn not hands With him that ſtands accurſt of God and men. Know Iohn, that I Pandulph Cardinall of Millaine, and Legate from the Sea of Rome, demand of thee in the name of our holy Father the Pope Innocent, why thou do'ſt (contrary to the lawes of our holy mother the Church, and our holy Father the Pope) diſturb the quiet of the Church, and diſanull the election of Stephen Langhton, whom his holineſſe hath elected Archbiſhop of Canterburie: this in his holineſſe name I demaund of thee? And what haſt thou or the Pope thy maſter to do to demand of me, how I imploy mine own? Know ſir prieſt, as I honor the Church and holy Church-men, ſo I ſcorne to be ſubiect to the greateſt Prelate in the world. Tell thy maſter ſo from me, and ſay, Iohn of England ſaid it, that neuer an Italian Prieſt of them all, ſhal either haue tythe, tole, or polling peny out of England; but as I am King, ſo will I raigne next vnder God, ſupreame head both ouer ſpiritual and temporall: and he that contradicts me in this, Ile make him hop headleſſe. What K. Iohn, know you what you ſay, thus to blaſpheme againſt our holy father the Pope? Philip, though thou and all the Princes of Chriſtendome ſuffer themſelues to be abus'd by a Prelates ſlauery, my mind is not of ſuch baſe temper. If the Pope will bee king of England, let him win it with the ſword, I know no other title he can alleadge to mine inheritance. Iohn, this is thine anſwer? What then? Then I Pandulph of Padua, Legate from the Apoſtolike Sea, doe in the name of Saint Peter and his ſucceſſor our holy father Pope Innocent, pronounce thee accurſed, diſcharging euery of thy ſubiects of all dutie and fealtie that they doe owe to thee, and pardon and forgiueneſſe of ſinne to thoſe or them whatſoeuer, which ſhal carrie armes againſt thee, or murder thee: This I pronounce, and charge all good men to abhorre thee as an excommunicate perſon. So ſir, the more the foxe is curs'd the better a fares: if God bleſſe me and my Land, let the Pope and his ſhauelings curſe and ſpare not. Furthermore, I charge thee Philip K. of Fraunce, and all the kings and princes of Chriſtendome, to make warre vpon this miſcreant: and whereas thou haſt made a league with him, and confirmed it by oath, I doe in the name of our foreſaid father the Pope, acquit thee of that oath, as vnlawfull, beeing made with an hereticke; howe ſai'ſt thou Philip, do'ſt thou obey? Brother of France, what ſay you to the Cardinall? I ſay, I am ſory for your Maieſtie, requeſting you to ſubmit your ſelfe to the Church of Rome.