FmJCb Lewis tbeVfurper. Vifcomzt Melun'swords on his Death-Bed. 2851 ro eh~ Church of Rome (farrow come ro it) never thing ~J:uons. They wnc extRmely hattd of the Pope and profpacd wid1 me, but all hath gone againfi me. hJS Ltga~cs,. and every- week came upon than new Ex- { ~Z~6.} Ar!1~b~~cx~l~:,~f~erb~~ 1 t~at"r~=a~;f':f:c~h~~~ ~~'%"';:«~~~~ a~~~~~:~~~~rthG;t!adan~W:r~ di!Tolvcd ; for inforrru.tion was gtven to the Pope, that Com and ~uti, W1ves :md ChildKn: So that feme of the faid Simon was13rothcr to Sttp_lun Langton the Arch- them wercdnvcn t~fuch nrtd, _tl~atthq _wer~cnfOKrd to bHbop of CanurburJ, which had _beet~ the occafion of all fetk preys and bootJCS fo~ fuibmmg . thc1r rmferablc lives. theTmnultswhichwerc: at that mne 111 England. And For loo~ whatfoc;vcr_ Prmce LudiJ'tltkt obtaintd by his the Pope had the more hate unto_him, fo! that he ~ad Wars, Clthcr_Tcrr~toneoor ea.files, hcgaveth~m all to his brought him up of nought, and d1d find ~·m at thac umc Fmdrmtn m fp1g~t ~ thc1r h~.ds, and f:ud that t~cy W•l•~ G••1 (o Hubbom : whertforc he placed in hiS Brothers place were butTraytors, hke as they had warning afo!C.• which t.!::tP w~;:e;h~{a{~ct~~!~~~~~ft~Pi;!stric~te renewed his ~~~;~;~~~~~g~~r~tv~::~;lc ~~f~\~ft~~.:~=~~r;:~•fufi f.~~ ::...· ~- ~~1~::,~:s:z!t:f~~Ef{t;,;:;,!~t ;,.;,~~ · ~~~;;,~~~;;~i:I~~~i:~~,:~~i,S!;~~~~£~ and that with a wonderful Solemnity: for m that domg ral U:gc Lord Kmg Ja~n. And for thatther were fo~e- ht made all tht: Bells eo bt: Rung, the Candles to be light, wh:u m doubt of then l1ves for the Tttafon afore ronurutthc Doors to be opened, and the Book of Excomml!n~ca· ttd,. ~y o_f the friend~ of them which wttt of moll tions or Interdictions p.~b\kkly to be read, committing acd1t With hun, made fmc for th~m. So wttt a grat thcm wholly to the Dcl·il for their contumacy and con· number of them pardoned, ~ur 1nfioMt and grQt futc tempt. Hc alfo commanded the Bilhops and Curates to madc for the?'. I. here Omit hi; rccovcry of Rochrjhr JWd.Nftrr ~~~~~~c fi.t~ov~~~ f~~ ~~ ~~~~:~;!'~~~ ;:: :::Cdr;~6id ~~;~;; b:,':~a;z~:;~;;~~~~ <•/4H4· him eo fcorn, and dcrided much his doings 111 that bch:tlf, cain, lf'mc~fttr, Norw1ch, and other places dfe, as things faying,that for the juft titk of LmiiJVik.t,thq' had appc:llled not pcrtainmg to my purpofe. And now I rcturn to my tothcgcnm!CouncilatR.amr. m:utcragain. The ":fa~~races of Lf»!J"'!, and Citizens of the fame, .lnto Sujj'allr. md Norfolk he- confcquendy ~rncyed, did likcwJ(cvihpcnd and dJfdamfully ~k all that the Pope w~th ~ very .firong Arm)' of Men, and th~e wnh grcat !::?~ ~~~ t~i:rLcc;~~t·~1k~; ~~~~: ~\;hi~~!";~~~~~~~ ~~~~hS~~n~tH:~iscJE~~~ufA;~( ~:r~1h~1 j~cr~~~ ~~a;l11~;~(e111!:t~,er%~1_asat ~~lcc:~~~c~~~~h~~~·o~J~~~ ~;~r~:Whfc:;~:;~~~~:d3;~o~~~Jaa;~~f~~~a.~~ and his La\~S. Lu~1JV1Iu at London, tiklll!_; himfclffor he dcp:l~tcdfromthcncemtoLmca/nfoirr. King, conflituted S1m()11 Lang/()11 for his h1gh Chancel· In thJSyar, about the fcventecnth d.ay .of Ju'1, Gl.icd PoP*r•-1 lor, and Gervais. HQbrugt !or his chief Prtache! .; by Pope lnnoctnt .thc third, and was bumd m a CJty caJ.. ~·M~~!rtb. ~~~fc~~\~j,~'h[~~OI~~~~~il~~~~~;IS:u1:J~11~17·;~~ ~cd~;;~t~:c~1~ {i;:1 ~e~:~~~s 3~:d h~~fo~v~;: ~~s~~~~~ Chu~ehdoorsro lJ:coptned, andtl~e fervice to .bcfung, contm~~~ and ad~ntlgt. Afcer~im anon fuccecded and the laid Ludo-rnkt was in all pomrs tit for thctr hands. onc Cmtms, orherw1fc calk-d. H()110Ttus urrius, a man of s:~· ~oo;;~~~~~s~:~;,~~J~Jdd;f~;:~fhcl~~C:~~~.~~~!~edi~~ ;:J ~:~~lf~s:,~d ~~r~:ved,~:~t1~nt~~e ~~~K:~~~ E~1.' ~:~~~;~Ch~:~. ~'furo~~rtg~~;~~~~hdj~ ]at:f~:~.~(~i~~~r~: ~e~~et y:~~~ ~~ ~fi he was then m:u:le Bifhop of Narwtch, to th~ augmenting cauf~, as will appear herdfter. They no1fed it all tbe ofhisdignitic and cx~ccs. . Realm over, that this n~w Popc would ftt a new· It chanced about thiS rime, that the VJ,."'Unt ~f Mtlun o~er, and not mic all dung~ as th.: othcr P~ did; $,;s~ .. i~i~: ~:~~h~~~:~~:~ffe~'d;';diy fi;~c~ ~~ ;~~~i~k~n=f!i '~: ~~e;~·fu~~dhi~v~f;n;it,1 d~~~ ~~ J()'ll, and alfo moved in confaenct to call certam of the made all them, wh1ch were Excommunicatcd, to pay ~"~f;u~~ylSoftf:c ~i~i, fa~\~o~~~t~~~:ri~= ~oor:~~ ~:~~n;ble, ere they could be rcfiored again to their lOrrowful cafe, and pity with my hem the ddhudion And. in the ftlf fame ycar, as King John was come that is coming cow~rds you and your Country. Tht to Swmfttad Ablxy, not far from Dncalu~ he rcfied Tbcvcu dangerousli1areswhich areprtp:~rcd for )'OUiuttcrconfu- thttt tw~days: wh~e (as moll: writcrs tcfiihe) he was !7'~1'' fion arc hidden from you; you do no~ behold the~, buc mofi Tra•tcroufly P?•foncd. by a Monk of that Abbey, ~~t!~~ ~!~r~~~ ~:! gart~~~~i::~~~·o~P~~c£a~1:~dkN~b~~ ~f~:~s~~~~~~J~crc~~~~~;!~~;~;~: ~:~~~~~~~: r~~~~ MenarcofCounfcl.with ~tim, th:ttifhc obtJ.Ln the Crown ag~ ~f thlS. Prince, .this wunelS gtveth Roger HIJVedm ~~i~,a!;~d~~~~::~ba~~~~ ~~~~ !o~~;~;~cchea~~~d~l~ :~;:::l:.tr;;::r:,~~:;:;:;:ro;:rm~::~.~;,l:~~/1[{:~~ nowtogoagainfithcirLiegcKmg,andareTraytorstoh!S lefs {faith ht) Kmg John was a m1ghty Prmce, buc Noble Perfon. And becaufe you !hall not takc this Tale not fo fortunate as many were; not alrogcthcr unlike to for a Fable, I affiue you on my faith, lying now at the M(lri~tl the Noble Ro"!an, he uficd o.fFortune both ways, i~T~£:~\~r:::;.:;:.·fo~&~~~i~~j :~;; ~:;~;\::}:.~~~:;. 72E:· J.;:E;;;~;t.?;IE t1~ :~=~f~~blcA~ld~;~nhct~~~h~'~dl~~~~~~ l~:l ~~~oc;~~~';, !~ d~isal~~~~cry ~(tfurust~~· afpac:c, hereturncd.agamuntothcmandfaid: My friends dailyTrea(ons fake). hewasagreatoppr7or, fothat he 1 Counfd you Eamc~ly to look to your (elves, and to pro- trulled morc to formners than to them.. vide thc rCll'l('(/.y in nme, Jell: it comc upon you unawars, Amoni? other divers and fundry condicions_ bclong· Your KinS; for a feafon hath kept you undcr, hue if Lu~rr ing to thlS King, one thtte was which is not m him to •tnkeprcva!l,hcwillputyoufromallOftYiOtxtrtlntevLis be- rcprcht~lded but commended rather: For thatbeclmfc the more cafi~, and k~p that fcaec which I have ing far qom the f~pcrftition which Kings at that ~e ~~e~o:h~l~~~ will \~tth chat he ga,·em·er and de- ~~f~c:~~~O:~i~~h~0~~kl~e ::iru;edo(1~~hc~~~ w~~:~~~~~ h:vu~ fu~~~:y &r:on~~Cc~!r~~~;;J fo~~~~t r~~:K~.gttun~~~~i~~o~l~~l::~:h~o~ ;;;~~ ~h~lail;~~~;!n~~~~~ r:::~~h grthc:l :;~~~nAt 1h~ H~~~ ~= ~ccaf =~~e~) act~ oru; J~~~:;: B b . iic-
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