The Devil's Charter, or Pope Alexander the Sixth · chunk 14 of 45
Barnes, Barnabe · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · before the Court T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown typicality 0.77 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
What come ye to make pillage of the Church, Which held you dear as her chief Champion? For bear your violence in the name of God: Fearing the scourge, and thunder from above, Our offers are both just and reasonable. Pieces which are of more validity We mean to tender to your Majesty. What are those pieces you would tender us. To render presently the Citadels Of Terracina, Cinita Vecchia, and Spoleto. And we receive them very thankfully. S. P ad vin. Our voices of the conclave pass, that Charles shallbe possessed of Castle Angelo. And if your meaning with your words accord We dare engage our souls for resurrender. Your souls? foh foh they stink in sight of God & man, Your souls? why they be sold to Lucifer, Your consciences are of so large a last That you would sell Saint Peter's Patrimony, As Esau did his heritage for broth. Thou most profane & impious Moabite; So full of vices and abominable, No Pope but Lucifer in Peter's Chair. Renowned Charles pull down this Antichrist; Advance some worthy father in his place. Your fame shall live with all posterities Who from a wicked bishop's tyranny Enfranchised the Church of God misguided; Even as (in this world's worthy memories) The names of Pepin and King Charlemagne Your predecessors, were eternised For helping good Popes, Saints of Holy life, Out of ungodly persecutions. A Pope by nature full of fraud, and pride; Ambitious, avaricious, shameless, devilish, And that and which your experience testifies) One that with mortal malice hates the French: By whom this reconciliation made Was more in fear and hard necessity Then faithful inclination, or good will. Iscraiot, reprobate apostata, I charge thee to desist and make submission With penance to the Mother Church of Rome On pain of everlasting reprobation. Blasphemous exorcist, here are no devils Which thou canst conjure, with thy devilish spirit. We charge thee render up that triple Crown Which most ungodly man thou dost usurp. Those robes pontifical which thou profanest, Saint Peter's Chair wherein (like Antichrist) Thou dost advance thyself thou man of sin. Saint Peter doth make challenge to those keys, Which (in those hands defiled with blood and bribes) Thou like a profane deputy dost hold. That sword (with which thou shouldst strike Antichrist) Thou like proud Antichrist converted haste Upon the members of Christ's chosen flock; Saint Paul demands his sword, Peter his keys: Forbear your blasphemies, what know ye not Christ's Vicar general chosen on earth? Have not I power to bind and lose men's sins, And souls, on earth, in hell, and purgatory? Come take Saint Peter's Chair proud heretics; Here take this triple Crown, oh you would take it: But he, that made it, did not for you make it. Ascanio thou wouldst have these Golden keys; Here take them with my vengeance on thy head, And Pseudo Paulus would have Saint Paul's sword, Ordained for his decollation. Son Charles (since we capitulato with you) methinks you should not suffer these t'affront us.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
What come yee to make pillage of the Church, Which held you deere as her chiefe Champion? For beare your violence in the name of God: Fearing the scourge, and thunder from aboue, Ou offers are both iust and reasonable. Peeces which are of more validty We meane to tender to your Maiesty. What are those peeces you would tender vs. To render presently the Cittadells Of Terracina, Cinita Vecchia, and Spoleto. And we receiue them very hankfully. S. P ad vin. Our voices of the cōclaue passe, that Charles Shalbe possest of Castell Angelo. And if your meaning with your words accord We dare ingage our soules for resurrender. Your soules? foh foh they stinck in sight of God & man, Your soules? why they be sould to Lucifer, Your consciences are of so large a last That you would sell Saint Peters Patrimony, As Esau did his heritage for broath. Thou most prophaine & impious Moabite; So full of vices and abominable, No Pope but Lucifer in Peters Chaire. Renowned Charles pull downe this Antichrist; Aduance some worthy father in his place. Your fame shal liue with all posterities VVho from a wicked Bishops tiranny Infranchised the Church of God misguided; Euen as (in this worlds worthy memories) The names of Pepin and King Charlemaine Your predecessors, were eternized For helping good Popes, Saints of Holy life, Ot of vngodly persecutions. A Pope by nature full of fraud, and pride; Ambitious, auaritious, shameles, diuilish, And that and which your experience testifies) One that with mortall malice hates the French: By whome this reconcilation made Was more in feare and hard necessity Then faithfull inclination, or good will. Iscraiot, reprobate apostata, I charge thee to desist and make submission VVith pennance to the Mother Church of Rome On paine of euerlasting reprobation. Blasphemous exorsist, heere are no diuills VVhich thou canst coniure, with thy diuilish spirit. We charge thee render vp that triple Crowne Which most vngodly man thou dost vsurp. Those robes pontificall which thou prophanest, Saint Peters Chaire wherein (like Antichrist) Thou doest aduance thy selfe thou man of sinne. Saint Peeter doth make challenge to those keyes, Which (in those hands defil'd with bloud and bribes) Thou like a prophane deputy dost hold. That sword (with which thou sholdst strike Antichrist) Thou like proud Antichrist conuerted hast Vpon the members of Christes chosen flocke; Saint Paule demaundes his sword, Peter his keyes: Forbeare your blasphemies, what know yee not Christes Vicar generall chosen on earth? Haue not I power to binde and loose mens sinnes, And soules, on earth, in hell, and purgatory? Come take Saint Peters Chaire proud heretiks; Here take this triple Crowne, oh you would take it: But he, that made it, did not for you make it. Ascanio thou wouldst haue these Golden keies; Here take them with my vengeance on thy head, And Pseudo Paulus would haue Saint Paules sword, Ordained for his decollation. Sonne Charles (since we capitulato with you) Me thinkes you should not suffer these t'affront vs.