The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 14 of 30
Bale, John · published 1548 · first performed or written 1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562] (Annals) moral T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown typicality 0.71 · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
let the cloisterers, be brought up ever in silence, Without the scriptures, in pain of disobedience. See the lay people, pray never but in latin, let them have their Crede, and service all in latin That, a latin believe, may make a latin soul, let them nothing know, of Christ nor yet of powle If they have English, let it be for advantage, For pardons, for Syrges, for offerings and pilgrimage. I reckon to make them, a new Crede in a while, And all in English, their conscience to beguile. Rehearse unto me, the articles of that Crede. The articles are these, give ear and take good heed First they shall believe, in our holy father Pope, Next in his decrees, and holy decretals. Then in holy church. with fencer, cross and cope. In the Ceremonies, and blessed Sacramentals. In purgatory then, in pardons and in trentals, In praying to saints, and in saint Frances hood, In our lady of Grace, and in the blessed rood. They shall believe also, in relics and religion, In our ladies psalter, in free will and good wurkes. In the ember days, and in the pope's remission, In beads and in bells, not used of the turkes. In the golden Masses, against such spretes as lurks With charms and blessings. This creed will bring in money. In English therefore, we will it clarkly convey. Yea, and burn the knaves, that will not believe that, crede, That into the ditch, the blind the blind may lead Then I hold it best, that we always condemn, The Bible readers, lest they our acres contemn. Yea, never spare them, but evermore play the bytar, Expressing always, the tropes and types of thy mitre. Why, what dost thu think, my mitre to signify? The mouth of a wolf, and that shall I prove by & by. If thu stoup downward. loo, see how the wolf doth gape. Ready to devour, the lambs, lest any escape. But thy woluyshnesse, by three crowns will I hide, Making the a pope, & a captain of all pride. That when thu dost slay, such as thy laws contemyne Thu mayst say, Nor I, but the powers ded them condemn. These Labels betoken the laws of senon & cannon I trow thu wouldest say, the ij. laws civil & Canon. As I spoke I thought, & still think by saint Iohan Yea, persecute still the instructors of the people. And thu Covetousness, let no bell ring in steeple, Without a profit. Tush, take money every where So nigh clip and shave, that thu leave never a hear? I caused the pope, to take but now of late, Of the Graye fryres, to have canonyzate, Franciscus de pola, three thousand ducats and more, And as much besides he had not long afore, For a cardinal heart, of the same holy order, Thus draw we to us, great goods from every border. Pope Clement the seventh paid once for his papacy Three hoored thousand, good ducats of lawful money
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Lete the cloysterers, be brought vp euer in sylence, Without the scriptures, in payne of dysobedyēce. Se the laye people, praye neuer but in latyne, Lete them haue their Crede, and seruyce all in latyne That, a latyne beleue, maye make a latyne sowle, Lete them nothynge knowe, of Christ nor yet of powle If they haue Englysh, lete it be for aduaūtage, For pardons, for Syrges, for offerynges and pylgrymage. I recken to make them, a newe Crede in a whyle, And all in Englysh, their conscyēce to begyle. Rehearce vnto me, the Artycles of that Crede. The artycles are these, geue eare and take good hede First they shall beleue, in our holy father Pope, Next in hys decrees, and holy decretals. Then in holy church. with sencer, crosse and cope. In the Ceremonyes, and blessed Sacramētals. In purgatory then, in pardons and in trentals, In praynge to sayntes, and in saynt Frāces whoode, In our lady of Grace, and in the blessed roode. They shall beleue also, in rellyckes and relygyon, In our ladyes psalter, in fre wyll and good wurkes. In the ember dayes, and in the popes remyssyon, In bedes and in belles, not vsed of the turkes. In the golden Masses, agaynst soch spretes as lurkes With charmes and blessynges. Thys crede wyll brynge in moneye. In Englysh therfor, we wyl it clarkely cōueye. Yea, and burne the knaues, that wyll not beleue that, crede, That into the dytche, the blynde the blynde maye lede Then I holde it best, that we alwayes condempne, The Byble readers, least they our acres contempne. Yea, neuer spare them, but euermore playe the bytar, Expressynge alwayes, the tropes and types of thy mytar. Why, what dost thu thynke, my mytar to sygnyfy? The mouth of a wolfe, and that shall I proue by & by. If thu stoupe downewarde. loo, se hom the wolfe doth gape. Redye to deuoure, the lambes, least any escape. But thy woluyshnesse, by thre crownes wyll I hyde, Makynge the a pope, & a captayne of all pryde. That whan thu doest slee, soch as thy lawes contēyne Thu mayst saye, Nor I, but the powers ded them condempne. These Labels betoken the lawes of senon & cannon I trowe thu woldest saye, the ij. lawes Cyuyle & Canon. As I spake I thought, & styll thynke by saynt Iohan Yea, persecute styll the instructers of the people. And thu Couetousnesse, lete no bell rynge ī steple, Without a profyght. Tush, take moneye euery whear So nygh clyppe and shaue, that thu leaue neuer a heare? I caused the pope, to take but now of late, Of the Graye fryres, to haue canonyzate, Franciscus de pola, thre thousād duckates and more, And as moch besydes he had not longe afore, For a Cardynall harte, of the same holy order, Thus drawe we to vs, great goodes frō euery border. Pope Clement the seuēth payed ones for hys papacye Thre hoored thousād, good duckates of lawful monye