MarginaliaExample of the Lordes iust retribution, & iudgement.as it may appeare. For as he hauing a father, persecuted hym by the Popes setting on, contrary to the part of a naturall sonne: so Gods prouidence did not suffer hym to be the father of any childe, naturally to loue him, or to succeede hym.

After the death of Paschalis, an. 1118. succeded pope Gelasius (chosen by the Cardinals) but without the consent of the Emperour: wherupon rose no litle variance in Rome. MarginaliaTwo popes striuing together.And at length an other Pope was set vp by þ^e emperour called Gregorious, viij. and Galasius driuen away into Fraunce, and there dyed. MarginaliaPope Calixtus the 2.After whom came Calixtus the second (chosen likewise by a few cardinals, wythout the voyce of the Emperour) who comming vp to Rome to enioy his seat, first sent his legat into Germanye to excommunicate the Emperour Henricus: who then hauing diuers conflictes with his fellow Pope Gregorious, at lēgth draue him out of Rome. At this tyme by this occasiō, great disputaciō & controuersie was betwene þ^e Emperours and the Popes court, MarginaliaThe pope excommunicateth the emperour.whether of them in dignitie should excell the other: whereof reasons and argumentes on both sides were alledged, as in the verses here following are comprehended.

¶ Allegatio Imperatoris contra papam.  

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An allegation of the Emperor against the Pope

Foxe text Latin

Cæsar lex viua ... cuncta sibi.

Translation

John Wade, University of Sheffield

Caesar stands as the living law commanding kings as emperor, and under the living law are all rights given. That law punishes, it frees and itself binds. He is the founder of the law and must not be held by the law, but it has pleased him to be held under the law willingly. Whatever has pleased him will be like justice. God who binds and frees has brought him forth to the world; the divine power has divided the kingdom with him; it has given the stars to the celestial deities and all the rest to him.

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Cæsar lex viua stat regibus imperatiua,
Legeq; sub viua sunt omnia iura datiua.
Lex ea Castigat, soluit et ipsa ligat.
Conditor est legis neq; debet lege teneri,
Sed sibi complacuit sub lege libenter haberi.
Quicquid ei placuit iuris adinstar erit.
Qui ligat ac soluit deus ipsum protulit orbi,
Diuisit regnum diuina potenia secum
Astra dedit superis, cætera cuncta sibi.

¶ Responsio Romanæ curiæ contra Imperatorem.  

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A response from the Court of Rome against the Emperor

Foxe text Latin

Pars quoque papalis ... mens tua cedat ei. &c.

Translation

John Wade, University of Sheffield

The papal party also counters that of the emperor in this way. We grant that you reign, with the proviso that you be subject to Peter; for Christ creates both rights for us. The spirit and the body are effectually subject to me. I hold earthly things in my body and heavenly things in my mind; whence, by holding heaven, I loose and bind earth. The pope is seen to reveal the heavens, to touch celestial things. For he is entitled to give, to take, to bind, to loose everything. To him the new law and the old law have given every right: the ring and the staff, although they are thought to be earthly things, of right belong to heaven. What they seem to signify is: have regard to the laws of God; let your mind give way to him, etc.

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In conclusion the Emperour beyng ouercome so much with the vayne reasons of the Popes side, and fearyng the daūgerous thūderbolt of this curse (talkyng with princes, and perswaded by his frendes) was fayne to condescend to the vnreasonable conditions of the Pope. First to ratifie his election: notwithstandyng (the other pope whō the sayd Emperour had set vp) yet was a liue: Secondly, that he should resigne vp his right and title in matters pertayning to the election of the pope, and inuesture of Byshops.

This beyng done and graunted, & the writinges therof set vp in the Church of Lateran for a triumph, of the Emperour thus subdued: the pope maketh out after Gregorious his fellow pope, beyng then in a Towne called Sutrium. This Sutrium, beiyng besieged and taken, Gregory also was taken. MarginaliaGregorius brought into Rome, by the pope, his face to the horse tayle.
Ex Platina. Vincentio stella. &c.Whom Calixtus the Pope, sitting vpon a Camell (his face to the Camels tayle) brought him so through the streetes of Rome, holdyng the tayle in his hand in steede of a bridle: and afterward beyng shorne, was thrust into a Monastery.

MarginaliaThe Imber dayes by whom they were brought in and when.
Dist. 76. cap. Ieiunium.Amongest many other actes done by this glorious pope, first he established the decrees of the papall sea agaynst this Emperour. He brought in the iiij. quarter fastes, called Imber dayes. Dist. 70. cap. Ieiunium.

MarginaliaThe order of monkes, Præmōstratēses.By the same Calixtus, the order of Monkes called Præmonstratenses, were brought in.

Farther, by hym it was decreed to be iudged for adultery, if any person (by his lyfe tyme) had put from him either Byshopricke or benefice: groundyng vpon this Scripture of S. Paule to the Romaines: Alligata est vxor legi viri, quamdiu vir eius viuit: eo defuncto, soluta est a lege viri. &c. MarginaliaScripture clerkly applied of the pope.That is: the wife is bound to the law of her husband, so lōg as the husband lyueth: after he is dead, she is lose from the law of her husband. &c.

MarginaliaPriestes and ministers compelled to leaue their wiues.Item, the same Calixtus holdyng a generall Councell at Rhemis, decreed: that Priestes, deacons, and subdecons should put away their concubines and wiues: or els, whoso-euer was foūd to keepe his wife, to be depriued of benefice, and all other Ecclesiasticall lyuynges: wherupon a certaine English writer made these verses followyng.

O bone Calixte, nunc omnis clerus odit te,
Quandam præsbyteri poterant vxoribus vti
Hoc destruxisti, postquam tu Papa fuisti. &c.

That is word for word.
The hatred of the Clergie, hast thou good Calixte,
For some tymes Priestes might vse theyr wiues right,
But that thou hast reiected, since Pope thou wast elected.

And thus much of Romaine matters: Now to our coūtrey story agayne. MarginaliaAn. 1109.After the death of Anselme before mētioned (who deceassed the yeare of our Lord. 1109. after he had bene in the sea xvi. yeares) the Church of Cant. stode voyde v. yeares: and the goodes of the Church were spent to the kynges vse. And when he was prayed to helpe the Church that was so long without a pastor, his aunswere was: pretending that where his father and brother, had accustomed there to set the best, tryed, and approued men that might be found: to the entent therfore that he might do the same (in chusing such, which either should equall the former examples of them before, or at least follow their footesteppes as neare as they could) he tooke therin the more tyme and laysure. And so with shift of aunswere dalyed out the time, while he had filled his cofers with the commodities of that benefice. MarginaliaThe bishoprike of Ely first planted.Henry first byshop of Ely.The same yeare (after the death of Anselme) the kyng conuerted the Abbey of Eley to a Byshoprike, which before was vnder the Byshoprike of Lyncolne: placyng there Henry Byshop of Bangor the first byshop of that sea. And as of late yeares before this, diuers wonders were seene: as starres fallyng from heauen so thick, that they could not be nombred at the settyng forth of the Christians to the holy land: Iornalens. A blasing starre ouer Constantinople: A spryng boylyng out bloud (sene at Finchamstede in Barkshyre) three weekes together an. 1090. Gisburnens. After that, the firmament appearyng so red, as it had bene all on fire: Also two full Moones appearyng together, one in the East the other in the West (on maundy thursday) with a blasyng starre in the same yeare appearyng about the takyng of Duke Robert, hauyng a white circle inclosing it, an. 1106 Iornalens. Also with an Eclipse of the Sunne darkened after that: MarginaliaAn. 1110.
Trent dryed vp.
An earthquake.
Moraine & pestilence.
Ex Gualthero Gisburnensi.so likewise about this present yeare an. 1110. was seene the floud of Trent, about Notyngam, so dryed vp from mornyng to iij. of the clocke at after nonne, that men might go ouer it dryshod, Gisburnens: Also in Shrosbery a great earthquake happened: And after that followed a sharpe winter, great moraine of beastes, and pestilence of men, as Gualterus Gisburnens. recordeth: Moreouer the same author mentioneth, that nere about the same yeare, the lyke vadyng of water also happened in the floud of Medeway: MarginaliaAn. 1113.And in Thamis betwene the bridge and the tower, and vnder the brydge (frō midnight to the next euenyng) was so great an ebbe: that an vnnumerable sorte of people and children waded ouer, scarse knee depe in þ^e water: the sea withdrawyng his tide x. myles from hys accustomed course. Rog. Houedē. Gualt. Gisburnens. &c. MarginaliaWiceter consumed with fier.In the which yeare also as the said author, and Iornalens. do testifie, the citie of Worceter, by casualitie was consumed with fire. MarginaliaAn. 1114.Also the citie of Chester an. 1114. Rog. Houed..

MarginaliaRodulphus archbyshop of Cant.
Thurstinus archbishop of Yorke.The next yere followyng, Rodolphus bishop of Rochester (an English man) was promoted to be Archb. of Canterb. and Thurstinus the kinges chapelaine was elect archbishop of Yorke. Who beyng content to receaue hys benediction or consecration of the see of Cant. yet because he refused to make his profession of obediēce to the same see, he was by the kyng depriued of hys dignitie.

MarginaliaDissension betwene Thurstinus of Yorke, & Rodulph Archb. of Cant. for subiection.Then Thurstin (by the instigation of certaine of hys clerkes at Yorke) toke his iorney to Rome: who there makyng his complaint to Pope Paschalis, brought with him a letter from the Pope to the kyng: where among other wordes, was conteined as followeth: MarginaliaThe letter of pope Paschalis to Kyng HenryAudiuimus electum Eboracensis Ecclesiæ virum sapientem & strenuum sine iudicio ab Eboracensi sequestratum ecclesia: quod nimirū diuinæ iustitiæ & S. Patrum institutionib. aduersatur. Nos quidem neq̀ Cant. ecclesiam minui, nequè Eboracensemvolmus pæriudicium pati, sed eam constitutionem quæ a. B. Gregorio Anglicæ gentis Apostolo inter easdem ecclesias constituta est, firmam censemus illibatamq̀ seruari. Idem ergo electus (vt iustitia exigit) ad suam ecclesiam omnibus modis reuocetur. Si quid autem quæstionis inter easdem ecclesias nascitur, præsentibus vtrisq̀ partibus investra præsentia pertractetur. &c. In English thus.

We heare and vnderstand, that the Archb. elect of the