ie, amongest the which articles, he putteth this article: whether he do beleue the sacred general councel to haue power immediatly from god, & that the ordinances therof are to bee receiued of all faithfull Christians, whiche if any mā would deny, he should be counted an heretike. Wherfore, when as þ^e sacred Sinode of Constance, doth set foorth this verity, as touchyng the superiority of the generall Councell, what should let but þ^t we also should confesse the same to be a veritie of the catholicke fayth? For the catholicke Churche beyng congregate at Constance, receiued that fayth, that is to say, beleued it by the authoritie of him whiche spake it, that is Christ and his saintes.

MarginaliaThe words of the councel of Chaleidon, where by he is declared an hereticke that holdeth any opinion contary to the councelTo this purpose also serueth very well the woordes of the Sinode of Chalcedon written in this maner: It is not lawfull for him that is condēpned by the whole Synode to nominate any Byshop. The determination pleaseth all men. This is the faith of the fathers. He that holdeth any opinion cōtrary vnto this, is an hereticke. And againe it is a rule, that it is not lawfull to appeale from the elect and chosen Synode.

Marke the manifest witnes of this most sacred Synode, whiche sayd that he is an hereticke, which holdeth any opinion cōtrary vnto the Councell: But he is no hereticke, except he refuse the catholicke faith: Ergo it was the Catholicke fayth to beleue that it was not lawful to appeale from the sacred Councel. But how was þ^e same any point of the catholicke fayth? Verely for somuch as the sacred Synode perusing ouer the holy Scriptures, hath receiued this conclusiō out of the wordes of Christ and other holy fathers. And like as the Synode of Chalcedon tooke theyr conclusiō out of the holy Scriptures, so did the Councell of Constance, this whiche we nowe reason vpon. And like as the one is an article of the Catholicke faith, so is the other also. And he whiche holdeth any opinion contrary to either of both, is an hereticke.

Furthermore they seme vnto me to dreame and dote, whiche confessyng them to be verities, will not confesse thē to be verities of faith. MarginaliaPanormitan is noted wel nypped by hys owne supposytion.For if they be verities, I pray you wherof are they verities? Truly not of Grammer, much lesse of Logike, and frō Astronomy and Phisicke, they are farre distant. Neither is there any other man but a diuine, that will graunt this verity, whom Scripture doth force vnto it of necessity, if he do beleue Christ or his Apostles. Therefore this is a verity of the Catholicke fayth whiche all men ought to embrace, and hee which obstinatly resisteth agaynst the same, is to be iudged an hereticke, as the thirde conclusion doth affirme. Neither let any mā think it hard or cruel þ^t he should be called an hereticke which goeth aboute to derogate any thyng frō þ^e power of the general Councell, which is confirmed by so many testimonies and authorities. Also Panormitan alledgeth S. Ierome, saying: He whiche vnderstādeth the Scripture otherwise then the consent of the holy Ghost doth require, albeit he do not depart frō the churche, maye be called an hereticke. Wherupon it foloweth that he whiche vpon the wordes of Christ sayinge vnto Peter, Dic Ecclesiæ. i. MarginaliaTell the church, that is to say, the general councel.Tell it vnto the church, doth not vnderstand by the churche the generall Councell, vnderstandeth it otherwise then the sense of the holy Gost doth require, and there by may bee noted as an hereticke. And to proue that the sense of the holy Ghost is otherwise then he doth iudge it, the Councell of Constance, doth declare: The whiche interpretyng those woordes, Dic Ecclesiæ. i. tell it vnto the churche, spoken by the holy Ghost, vnderstādeth them to be spoken of the generall Councell. By these and many other waightier reasons, the. iij. aforesaid conclusions, semed true vnto þ^e diuines, and thorow them they also allowed the residue.

Now haue we sufficiently said, as touching þ^t which was before promised: neither do I thynk any man now to be in doubt of these iij. first conclusions. Nowe to re-turne agayn vnto our story, it is our purpose to declare those thinges which happened after the conclusions of the diuines: for there are many thinges worthye of remembraunce, which also may happely be profitable vnto the posterity.

MarginaliaThe bishop of Burgen.When the disputation was ended and a finall conclusion of these matters euen at hande, the Archbishops of Millayne and Panormitane with the residue of their fellow Ambassadours of the kyng of Arragon, and Duke of Millayne, armed themselues with all theyr power to let the matter, exhortyng all men of their factiō to withstand it wyth stoute and valiaunt stomackes.

And first of al, as soone as the congregation was assembled together, the Bishop of Burgen exhorted them to defer the conclusiō, and to tary for thembassadors of other princes, which would shortlye returne frō Mentz.

After him Panormitane with a graue and Rhetoricall oration, spake (in a maner) as followeth.

MarginaliaPanormitanes oration.I haue sayd he had a commaundement by the Prophete, to crye wythout ceasinge: Whyche Prophete said: Cry out, cease not, lifte vp thy voyce as a trumpet. If that in any matter at anye tyme before, he oughte to haue cryed, this matter specially which is now in hand lacketh crying and roaringe out, when as the state of þ^e vniuersall church is intreated vpon, eyther to be preserued, or vtterly ouerthrowne: and that he hath cryed so much in this matter, that he doubted not, but the saying of Dauid was fulfilled in hym, where he sayth: Labo raui clamans, raucæ sunt factæ fauces meæ. I haue laboured, crying out, that my iawes are become horce.

Notwithstanding that he would both nowe, and as often as neede should require, without ceasing still crye out, and specially now in thys most difficult and waighty matter: wherein he required the sacred councell gentelly to heare both him, and the Ambassadours of other Princes: MarginaliaFoure thinges to be considered in euery request.adding moreouer. iiij. thinges to be considered in all requestes made of any man. The which he also requyred the fathers now presently, to marke & consider: Who it is that maketh the request. What is requyred. Why it should be required, and what effect would come by the request eyther graunted, or denied. As touchyng the first poynt he sayd: The most noble Kinges and excellent Princes with their Prelates to be of great power: and then reconed vp the king of Castell, the kyng of Aragon, the Duke of Millain, and the Bishops of the same princes, rehearsing also the merites and good deedes of the sayde Kinges, and also of the Duke of Millain. But when as he came to make mention of the Prelates, hee could not refrayne hym selfe, but began to waxe somewhat hoat, saying þ^e greatest nōber of Prelats wer on hys part. For if the Bishops and Abbots were counted, it were not to bee doubted, but the greatest part of them would haue this present matter differred: and forsomuch as the whole power of the councell doth consist in the Bishops, it is not to be suffered, that they beyng neglected and contemned, that should be cōcluded which pleased the greater part of the inferiors: For the keyes (sayd he) wer geuen to the Apostles, & to their successors whych are the Bishops: also, that there are three kynds of Sinodes, Episcopall, Prouinciall, and Generall, and none of all these without Bishops. MarginaliaPanormitane would haue dignity to be consydered in councell, and not voyces.Wherefore the manner and order of thys present councell semed vndecent, wheras thyngs were not weyed according as men excel in dignity, but by most voyces: Notwithstāding according to the most famous epistle of Clement, the bishops were the pyllers and keyes of heauen, and the inferiors had no determining voyce, but onely a cōsultatiue voice wyth them: wherfore there would be a great offence in thys behalfe, if a matter of fayth should be determined without the Bishops: in whych matter not onelye the Bishops, but also the secular princes ought to be admitted. And forsomuche as they, in the name of their Prin-