Charles the kyng and breake the peace whiche he made, and sweare that he woulde kepe with hym, and would sturre agaynst the kyng, and kil the French men: þ^t then he would giue him aide, helpe, and coūsell, and for doing so he would giue and graunt him the said kingdomes.

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Pope Boniface an enemy to the Frēch men.He confirmed also the kyng of Almaine to be Emperour, and sayd openly that he did it to destroye the natiō, which he calleth the pride of French mē: which say, that they are subiect to none in temporall thinges. Wherin saithe he, they lied on their heades, declaryng moreouer, that whoseuer (yea if it were an aungell from heauen) would say that all kinges of the world were not subiect to the same kyng of Almayne, he were accursed.

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Pope Boniface an enemy to peace.Farther he brake the agrementes of peace, betwixt the kyng of Almayne, and the French kyng: in which, either of them should haue their owne saued. And what encrochynges soeuer had been on either side, should be brought to a due state, and vnder an othe orderly giuen and taken: he is reported to haue commaunded the same kyng of Almaine, that he should not kepe these conditiōs of peace, but be an enemy and go about, to sowe debate among Christen men.

Marginalia22Item, he is openly reported, that the holye land was betrayed through his fault, and came to the enemies of God and of faithe: and that he suffred this for the nonst, and denied to geue ayde to the Christians which defended it: spending the treasures and money of the church, (which should haue bene bestowed on that vse as the patrimonye of Christ) in persecuting of faythfull Christians and friendes of the church, and therewyth woulde enriche hys friendes.

Marginalia23Item, he is openly reported to vse simony, not onelye in bestowing of benefices, but in geuing of orders, and making dispensations. He hath set to sale all benefices of the church, and would bestow the church commonlye on hym that would offer most: and hee made hys Seruauntes prelates of the Churche, not for wealth of the fayth, nor to thrust downe Infidels, but to oppresse the faythfull, and to enrich hys kynred by the church goods and of the patrimony of him that was crucified and presumed to make them Marqueses, Earles, and Barons, and was not afrayde to buylde them strong holdes, rooting out and oppressing many noble men and other.

Marginalia24Item, it is commonly reported, that he hath deuorced many marriages lawfully made, to the contempt, hurt, and slaunder of many: and he did promote his nephew to a Cardinalship, being maryed, vnlearned, and all together vnworthy to lyue: and openlye maryed one that was diuorced, and compelled him to make a vowe of chastitye: and after þ^t he is reported to haue had twoo bastardes by her, and so goeth the cōmon brute of hym.

Marginalia25Item, he is commonly reported that he handled vngently hys predecessour Celestinus of holy memory, leading a holy lyfe (peraduenture knowyng in conscience that he could not forsake his popedome, and therefore Boniface himselfe had no lawfull entraunce to the seat) and prisoned him, and there quickly and priuely caused him to dye. MarginaliaPope Boniface a murderer of his predecessorAnd of this the common brute and report is through all the world, þ^t he caused many a great learned men liuing a reguler lyfe (whych disputed of thys, whether he might renounce the Popedome or not) to be set in prison, and there to dye.

Marginalia26Item, he is reported to haue railed at religious persons, leading a regular life without a reasonable cause to the world, to the slaunder of many.

Marginalia27Item, he is reported to haue sayd that he wold within short tyme make all the French men eyther martyrs or forsakers of their fayth.

Marginalia28Item, he is commonlye reported that he seeketh not the health of the soules, but the destruction of them.

These thinges being propounded and red, the same Wylliam protested, sayde, declared, appealed, and added these wordes, reading them in writing.MarginaliaThe protestatiō of W. Plesiano.

I William of Plesiano knight, protest that I do not propound nor speake the foresayd thinges for any speciall hate of Boniface him selfe (for I hate not him, but his foresayd euyll dedes) nor I seeke not his iniurye nor slaunder, nor any mans els: But I speake it for the zeale of the faith, and for the deuotion that I haue to the holy church of God, and the holy Romish see, aswell for those thinges that I haue sene and hearde of credible men of hys doinges, and by lykelye presumptions gathered of the foresayd thinges, and many diuers other thynges to be declared in his due place and tyme. MarginaliaPope Boniface proued an heretyke.And I swear by the holy gospell of God (which I touche with my hand) that I beleue him to be a ranck heretike, and that I also beleue þ^t the foresayd things & such other, may proue agaynst him such thinges as shall bee sufficient to proue him an hereticke, accordyng to the state of the holye fathers. I sweare also, that I wyll pursue agaynst him by the lawes, the foresayd thynges in the generall counsell that shall be assembled, in a place that shal be safe for me and sure, to the honour of God, and increase of the christian fayth, sauing the right, honour and state of the holy apostolicall see, in all thinges. Wherefore, earnestlye and with reuerence I require you my Lord the king (to whom belongeth the defence of the holye mother the church, and the catholicke fayth, for of that ye shal make accompt in the last iudgement) and you my Lordes the Prelates which be pillers of the faith, and which ought to be iudges of the foresayde thinges, together wyth other reuerent fathers, the catholicke Prelates of the holy church, in the generall councell to be assembled: that ye would procure and take diligent payne that a generall councell maye be gathered in a fyt and safe place, and conuenient tyme, afore which the foresayd thinges may be propounded, brought forth, and proued agaynst the sayd Boniface, as is promised. And I earnestly also require you my Lord king, that ye would requyre the same prelates present and absent, in what country so euer they be, or to whom it belongeth: & that ye would effectually induce them manfully to labor, and to require other faythfully, that the foresayde councell for the foresayd matters might be gathered in such sort as is afore sayde. And because so long as this is deferred to proue, I suspect Boniface him selfe, least he being angrye and moued for the foresayd thinges against me and my partakers, procurers and helpers, my frindes and famyliars: should go about by some meanes, whereby to staye and stop my good purpose & theirs for going forwarde. Therfore, by these writinges afore you my Lorde the king, and diuers prelates, and afore your common Notaries here present: I prouoke and appeale to the sayde holye generall councell apostolicall and catholicke that shall be, and to the holy Apostolicall see, and to hym and them to whom of right I may or ought: and I earnestly require once, twyse, and thrise, that testimoniall letters may be geuen me from you: supposing my selfe my followers, fauourers, familiars, friendes, my procurers, and all them that wyll hereafter follow me, my goods and theirs to be vnder the protection and keeping of S. Peter and Paule, and the sayd holy councell to be assembled by the holy Romish see, and the catholick apostolicall Pope that shall bee: sticking neuerthelesse and wylling to stycke to the appellation and appellacions, processe and processes made hereupon, by the noble man Maister William of Nargareta knight, in as much as they shall be found & made lawful, and yet not forsaking thys present appellation.

MarginaliaThe kynges aunswer.When these thinges wer thus red and done, the foresayd king answered & required the foresayde Prelates, prouoking and appealing and making request, prouocation and appellation, as is contaynedin the paper vnderwrytten, both there and then with other Prelates: whyche thynges all are more fullye contayned in these