Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3, Index 14.2 (2 of 3)
Courts of Biſhops Mannors adjourned into the Kings to recover their, rights, 233, 234.
Courts Chriſtian, Conſiſtories, ſecular Courts; their reſpective Juriſdictions, Judges, 872, to 889.
Court-Baron, 887. Leet, exemption from it, 632.
Crown, and publike lands, not to be alienated by Kings, much leſſe the kingdom, being againſt Kings and Emperors Oathes, reſumed when alienated, 316, to 330. 504, 505. See Charter of King John Reſumption.
Croſſes carried before Archbiſhops, 954, 1010, 1046, 1047. before the Chancellor or Vniverſity of Oxford, a new ſilver and gilt Croſſe provided for them, and a ſtanding Croſſe there erected at the Jews coſt, 1045, 1046, 1047. Of Churches ſeiſed by the Emperor for a time; though after reſtored, 657. Vſed with, and inſtead of Seals, 354.
Croſſe conſecrated by Chriſts blood, not his blood by it, 712.
Croyſadoes, for the Holy Lands releife, a Papal cheat for Popes, Kings to pick ſimple Chriſtians puſes for Popes deſigns, to maintain waris againſt Chriſtian Emperors, Princes, the Greek Church, and Albigenſes, deteſting, oppoſing Papal uſurpations, corruptions, to depoſe, inthrall, murder them, the intollerable rapines, abuſes in, and ſad conſequences of them, 340. 342. 343. 403. to 420. 447. to 451. 466. 467. 469. 470. 471. 490. 529. 512 513. 516. 523. 548. 680. 681. 728. to 734. 754. 766. 767. 776. to 785. 821. to 827. 1025. Append. 26, 27. See Aydes. and Index 10, 12, & H. 3. Thoſe Kings and others who took it up, under the Popes protection, 370, 371. 404. Ibid.
Crucifixes, Popiſh Miracles of bloud iſſuing out of them, 14. Chriſt moſt uſually painted, invoked by Papiſts, as ſtill hanging on them, 15. 16. Bakers prohibited to imprint them on their ſale-bread; 783. Broken by the Jewes in Oxford, enforced to make a new one, 1045. 1046 1047. Seen in the ayre 69. Carried about by Prieſts to protect them from Souldiers violence, but in vain, 351. A ſilver one on Westminſter great Altar, 826.
Culvertagium; a diſgracefull puniſhment, 168. 269.
Cuſtom; introduced by a double act, in paying Popes, other exactions, if ſubmitted to, and not oppoſed, 568. 569. 771.
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DAmmages, upon Appeals for unjuſt ſentences, 234 499. demanded from King John by the Popes agents for the Trayterous exiled Biſhops, who interdicted the Realm, excommunicated, depoſed him, for not ſubmitting thereto, and at laſt enforced him by his own, his Nobles Oathes, Charters to reſtore them, Inquiſitions, proceedings thereupon, 231, 232, 261. to 265. 272. to 285. 331. to 335. 341. Demanded from, but refuſed by the Emperor Frederick for Church-goods ſeiſed, 657. For injuries by the Archbiſhop to the Biſhop of Rocheſter 930.
Danegeld, exemption from it by Charter 228.
King Davids Pſalms blaſphemouſly altered by Bonaventure; See Bonaventure. Preſerved from Goliah by Gods love to the Virgin Mary, heir to his kingdom, 17. 31.
Deacons, Subdeacons office, in the V. Mary, 18.
Degradation of Clerks not by Secular, but Eccleſiaſtical Judges, 881.
Delapidations, deprivations of Priors, Abbots for them, 256. 257. 258. 850. Appendix 18. Of the exiled Biſhops temporalties by King John, 288.
Depoſition, Deprivation of Priors, Abbots, Nuns for incontinency and whoredome, 228. 229. 287. Of a Biſhop for Simony, 597. Of a Prior by power and bribes at Rome, 852. 853. Popes not to be depoſed for any Crime, though never ſo wicked, obſtinate, 5. Of Emperors, Kings, by Popes; See Frederick, Otho, King John, Innocent 3. 4. and Greg. 9. Of Beneficed Clerks, for writing attachments, proceſſe, writs againſt Clergymen by the Kings, his Officers commands to the Churches prejudice, 898.
Devil, ſeduced Eve, the inventer of Hereſies; of the Virgin Maries worſhip by vain women 58. 59. 63. Chriſts apparations in the Hoſtiaes and Popiſh Miracles, his deluſions. 74.
Diſcords encreaſed by the Pope and his Court, occaſioned by the Biſhop of Winton, whoſe reſtitution is thereupon oppoſed 966. See King John, and H. 3.
Diſmes, from the Clergy; granted, impoſed, levyed by the King, Pope. See Ayde, Henry the 3. Index 10. 12. Bulls, Charters, Oaths.
Dispenſations of Popes againſt their own Canons for money; 467. 325. See Abſolution, Canons, Commendaes, Pluralities, Oath: againſt the Law of God, the Apoſtles, all poſitive and humane Laws, 5.
Distringas to attach Biſhops for their contempts, 860. 884. 888. 941. 942. 995. 990.
Diviſion of the Clergy, practiſed by Popes agents to obtain their exactions, ends, when oppoſed, 569. Of the Cardinals in electing a Pope, 647. 648. 650 Of the Engliſh cenſured by Popes, who gained by them, 737.
Divorſe of King John by Norman Biſhops, 227. A Synod conſiſting of Abbots, Priors, Nobles aſſembled by the Popes authority about the divorſe of the Counteſſe of Eſſex from her Husband. 435. By a Biſhop, reverſed by the Pope againſt the parties Oathes, for monies, 531.
Dominick, the Virgin Maries Chaplain, his Commiſſion, Viſion of Saints of his order in heaven under the Virgin Maries Mantle, 32. 56. Popiſh Legends, blaſphemies, preferring him before Chriſt and St. Paul. 64. 65. Canonized a Roman Saint, 40. 50. 488.
Duel, none between a baſtard and mulier heir, 744.
Dureſſe, Charters, Oaths by Dareſſe, fear, force of arms, reputed, repealed as void, 324. to 329. 340. to 345. 387, 622. 1010. 1015. 1016. See Abſolution, Charter. Oath.
E.
ECcleſiaſtical Juriſdiction of our, other Chriſtian Kings, Emperors; 2. 3. 4 5. Of Popes, Prelates, Clergy, what claimed, p. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 231. 291. See Juriſdiction, Kings, Popes, Prohibitions, Praerogative, Eccleſiastical Laws: See Canons, Councils.
Elections: King Johns extorted Charter for their freedome ratified by Pope Innocent 3. p 336. 337. 338. 339. 891. 922. reconfirmed by H. 3. 841. See 588. No Archbiſhop, Biſhop, Abbot, Prior of our Kings foundation to be elected in England, Ireland, Wales, Normandy, but by their ſpecial licenſe firſt petitioned for and obtained by their electors, 2. 3. 4. 229. 230. 234, 236, 237. 240 241. 244. 245. 218. 249. 250. 251. 257. 338. 348. 349. 351. 352. 353 354 355. 357. 384. 407. 418. to 423. 424 431. 432. 433. 460. 461. 462. 465. 466. 480. 481. 482. 483. 502. 504. 505. 569. 510. 511. 512. 579. 580. 581. 582. 588. 59…. 624. 635. 682. 687. 697. 690▪ 719. 724. 726. 727. 735. 748. 752. 757 783. 784 805. 816. 817. 818. 913. 922. 524. 525. 953 954 956 963. 964, 971. 973. 980. 996. 1017. 1061. 1062. Append. 18. 27. Index 2. 3. 4. Election without ſuch a precedent licenſe nulled, unleſſe ſpecially diſpenſed with by the Kings grace in ſome particular caſes in Ireland, 243, 246. 447. 4…4. 480 481. 482. 635. 687 719. 783. 818. 1039. None to be confirmed, conſecrated Abbots, Biſhops after their elections by licenſe, unleſſe firſt approved, confirmed by our King…, 244. 407. 431. 432. 433, 462. 460. 465. 579 580. 581 to 596. 637, 690. 724. 726. 727. 748. 752. 783. 784. 805. 817, 818. 9…3. 92…. 923. 924 925 941. 951. 953. 954. 955 956. 971. 973. 979 980. 991 992 964. 996. 998. 999. 1017. 1018. 1038. 1039. Appeals, conteſts by our Kings againſt elections of perſons they approved not when elected, and not electing thoſe whom they recommended to be elected, 234, 236, 237, 240, 241, 244, 245, 248, 249, 250, 258, 338, 348, 348, 349, 351, to 353, 354, 357, 405, 406, 418, to 421 483, 489, 510, 581, to 596. 624 625, 627. 913, 922, 923, 924, 1061, 1062. Appendix 18. Practiſes of Deanes, Chapters, Biſhops, Popes, to deprive the King of this prerogative of licenſing and approving cl…c…ions, 229, 230, 234, 236, 242, to 250. 424, 480, 481, 482 635, 667, 719, 783, 828, 1038. Elections to be ratified, confirmed by Popes and their Legates before conſecrations, by Papal inſtitutions, 384. 458, to 466. 580, 581. 784, 522, to 526. 925, 956▪ 973. 990. Elections ratified by Popes againſt our Kings appeals, for money or ſel…en…s, to their great affront; their reſentments of, oppoſitions againſt them, 483, 484, 581, to 799. to 596. 922, to 925. Creſſed, …a…ified by Archbiſhops, 980, 998, 999. Due Elections n…lled by Popes without cauſe, upon frivolous pretences, to pleaſe o…r Kings, by bribes, o… to prefer their own creatures to them by Proviſions, to the prejudice of our Kings prerogatives; with their oppoſitions, complaints againſt it, 246, to 252. 351, 352, 367, 416, 418, to 4…0, 431, 433, 434, 581, to 596. 1001, 1002. Voided becauſe clandeſtinely made at midnight, or before the firſt election declared null by the Pope, 246, 247. Election nulled by an Archbp, who recommended another, 941. The right of electing the Archbiſhop of Canterbury adjudged to be in the M…ks alone, not in the Suffragan Biſhops, 245, 246. Of Rocheſter in the Monks thereof, 498, 499. 748. 500 marks given by the Covent of Ab… to K. H. 3. to elect whom they pleaſed after their pa…al…tick Prior… death, Append. 27. Popes diſdainfull anſwers to King J… and Henry 3. that they uſed and ought not to expect the pleaſure or aſſent of Princes in matters of Biſhops elections, 250, 592.
Emperors: General Council, ſummoned by them, preſidents, director… in them, correctors, confirmers of their proceedings, Canons, &c. 2, 3. Chief Head, Patron of the Church, Biſhoprick of Rome, and all other Biſhopricks; the right of Inveſtitures of Popes and all other Archbiſhops, Biſhops through the Empire, acknowledged by Popes Bulls, Oath in a Council at Rome to be his preregative, 328, 417, 516. 517, to 521, 527, 532. 662. The Chiefeſt, greateſt of all Chriſt an Princes, over whom he hath no commanding power, 517, to 552, 539, 544, 662. His care of Religion, 531, 661, 662. His Oath to reſume the al…nat…d lands of the Empire; excommunicated by Popes for executing it, 259, 260, 316, 317, 318, 515. See Oath. The Pope hath no power to excommunicate or depoſe him; 517, to 520. 540. to 545. 660, 661, 662. Popes, Prelates ingratitude to, rebellions againſt, depoſitions of them, though endowed, enriched by them, endeavours to trample them and all other Kings Crowns, kingdoms under feet, and make them their Vaſſals; in whoſe cauſe, excommunication, interdict, depoſal they were all concerned, 416, 417, 517, 553, 661, 662. See Frederick. Cannot alien, give away the Soveraign Dominion nor Lands of the Empire, & may reſume them from uſurping Popes, 316, to 324 260. 515. His Oath to the Pope, invalids not his Coronation Oath, nor is he bound to take it, 316. Popes uſurpations over, implacable, ſucceſſive malice, treacheries, ſlanders, warrs againſt them, 5, 6. See Frederic 2. Otho 5. Alexander 3. Gregory 9. Innocent 3, 4. & Index 10. 12.
Empreſſe; the Virgin Mary, Auguſta, Empreſſe of Heaven, Earth, and the whole world. 22. 26. See Mary.
Enemies, not to be Judges; 341, 342. 531, 550, 551. 676. nor witneſſes, 8. not to come into or go out of the Realm in time of war, 336. To the King, not to be made Biſhops, 248, 249, 349, 374, 922
Epipha…s, his memorable paſſages againſt invocation, adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other Saint, Angel, but God alone, 58, to 63.
Eſcuoge granted beyond Sea oppoſed by the Archbiſhop, 429. See Aydes by the Clergy: not to be drawn into preſident, 475.
Eſcheator in Ireland: See Index 8. Writs to him to reſtore Biſhops temporalties, Ibid. & Index 4.
Eſcheats to the King taxed to an ayde for the Holy Land, 239.
Eve, ſeduced by the Devil, deceived Adam, deſtroyed mankinde, ſhe and her poſterity ſaved by the Virgin Mary: compared with her, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 58, 60, 61, 62, Mary her advocate, 54.
Exchequer; Barons of it, 248. …11. Prohibitions out of it againſt adminiſtration or diſpoſal of the goods of the Kings debtors by Ordinaries, 782, 893.
Exactions, extortions of Popes, their Legates, agents complained againſt: See Frederic 2. Henry 3. England, Rome, and Index, 10, 11, 12. Of Sheriffs, Bayliffs prohibited, redreſſed, 281, 282. Of Archdeacons, Biſhops, Officials, Eccleſiaſtical Courts complained of, Canons againſt them, 232, 233, 910, 949, 950. Of Prieſts for Sacraments, and Sacramentals, 233, 1041.
Excommunications, and Interdicts; Popes, Popiſh Legates, Prelates, and their Officers principal inſtruments to batter down, undermine, ſubvert the Soveraign power, rights, priviledges of Chriſtian Emperors, Kings, Nobles, people, to uſurp their Crowns, kingdoms, trample them under feet, and tyrannize over them as their Vaſſals at their pleaſures, 6, 7, 230, 231, 24…, 243, 259, 262, 263, 358, 359, 360, 367, 370, 385, 391, 392, 409, 410, to 416. 424, 425, 426, 449, 484, 512, 526, 540, 547, 553, 584, 585. 604, 651, to 664. 680, 681, 682, 810, 811, 812. 891, 892, 896, to 913. Popes and their Paraſites aſſert it to be Hereſie, to deny their uſurped power of excommunicating, interdicting Emperors, Kings, kingdomes, 6. 410. 538 656, 657, 658. The manner of Popes, Popiſh Legates, Biſhops fulminating, denouncing their ſolemn Excommunications with Bells ringing, Tapers, Candles burning and extinct, all Lords dayes, holy dayes, throughout the Realm, 240, 264. 344, 345, 362, 370. 386, 391, 526, 544, 598, 659, 786, 787, 788, 796, 797. 904, 926. 976. 1016, 1029. St. Bernards complaint, cenſure of Popes, Biſhops frequent abuſes, uſe of them, 386. Certificates of Excommunications, writs of prohibition and cautione admittenda on them, 883, 884. Papal unchriſtian Excommunications, Interdicts of the Emperor Otho 5. for reſuming the Lands and rights of the Empire from Popes who uſurped them according to his Imperial Coronation Oath, 5, 6. 259, 260. Againſt the Emperor Frederick the 2. for the ſame cauſe, and oother falſe ſurmiſes, frivolous cauſes, to colour it, 410, to 416. 424, to 448. 647, 648. 653, to 664. 681. 753. Of Frederick 2. For putting on his Crown in Jeruſalem whiles excommunicated with his own hands, and declaring the injuſtice of his excommunication by the Pope, 424, 425. For going to Maſſe, and Divine Service whiles excommunicated unjuſtly, out of Conſcience and duty to God, 657. 810. For impoſing Taxes on Biſhops, Clergymen for repair of Caſtles, without the Popes conſent, 516. 536, 537. For forged blaſphemies againſt Chriſt, and hereſie in denying his Papal authority to excommunicate him, 515, 525, 539. For pretended hereſie, 656. For apprehending, impriſoning Popes Legats, Cardinals, Biſhops, Clergymen, and executing ſome of them for ſtirring up Rebellion, levying Taxes to maintain War againſt him, and reſorting to a Council upon the Popes Letters to depoſe him, againſt his advice and prohibition, 515, 516. 536, 537, 5…8. 656, 657. For not fearing Popes undue Excommunications, and keyes of the Church, 658. Of Con…ade upon like pretences; his anſwer to them, 810, 811, 812. Of Emperors, Kings refuſing to make peace upon the Popes Command, Articles, Mediation; or invading other Kings, whiles croſſed imployed in his Wars, and under his protection, 6. 449, 450. Of King John for not receiving Stephen Lange…n Archbiſhop, elected Archbiſhop of Canterbury without▪ his licenſe, privity, obtruded into it by the Pope againſt the antient prerogative of his Crown; not reſtoring the fruits of his Archbiſhoprick and other Biſhopricks to the Biſhops; who interdicted his Realm, and excommunicated all his Officers, 259, 262, 263, 368 See King John, and Innocent 3. His Nobles would not follow him into France, til abſolved, 276. Againſt all Kings or others who ſhall hinder or rob any going to or returning from the Pope and See of Rome, 408. Of King Lewes and his adherents for invading England, againſt the Popes inhibitions by his Legate, 359, 360, 361, 362, 367, 368, 370, 371. Appendix 18, to 20. A Legit ſpecially ſent for by King John to excommunicate the Archbiſhop and Barons upon the next oportunity, 286, 287. Excommunications againſt the Engliſh Barons at King Johns requeſt, for taking up arms againſt him to extort the Great Charter from him, and perſiſting to maintain it, when he and his Cardinals had declared it void, becauſe gained by fear, armes, dureſſe, 341, 342, 344, 345, 359, 360, 368, 370, 388, 390, 391, 392, 414. Appendix 19, 20. Of King H. 3. menaced, for not paying the ſumms for which he was obliged to the Pope for Apulia and Sicily at the dayes appointed, Appendix 28. 921. Frederick 2. his voluntary ſubjecting himſelf to the Popes excommunication, if he went not to the Holy Land by a day deſigned, to force him to perform it, 422. King H. 3. his voluntary ſubmitting himſelf & his ſucceſſors to the Popes cenſures and excommunication, notwithſtanding their royal dignity, if he paid not his Siſters marriage portion at the dayes appointed, to force him thereunto, 452, 453, 454. If he performed not the Articles of agreement, or ſatisfied not the monies in which he obliged himſelf to the Pope for the Realm of Apulia and Sicily, 919, 9…, 1001, 1002. Of Alexander King of Scots, if he violated his League and Oath made to King Henry the 3▪ 620, 621. Againſt the Barons taking Arms againſt King H. 3. and extorting an Oath from him inviolably to obſerve their Proviſions and Confederation made at Oxford, after the Kings abſolution from, and their nulling by the Pope, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016▪ 1018, 1021, 1022. Againſt detainers, betrayers of the Kings Caſtles or Lands refuſing to reſtore them after admonition, 4, 378, 37…, 384, 385, 386, 389, 390, 392, 397, 444, 445, 4…6. By Popes and their Agents, For not going to the Holy land according to Vowes, Oath…, or refuſing to redeem their Vows for money at ſuch rates a… Popes agents exacted from them, to Chriſtians grand offence, when prohibited to go by expreſſe Bulls: for violating the privileges granted by Popes to ſuch who croſſed themſelves for that ſervice, or taking uſe of them, 238, 240, 408, to 417. 448, 449, 516, 517, 545, 655, 681, 682. 698. 731, 732. For not comming to hear Freers preach the Croſſe, 466. For not appearing upon ſummons for that affair, 731, 732. For oppoſing, non-payment, or ſubſtraction of Diſmes and other Papal exactions, to his own, the Kings or other uſes, and enforcing their ſpeedy payment, notwithſtanding any exemption, priviledge, or appeal, 426, 427, 683, 684, 685, 671, 691, 694, 695, 696 731, 737. 814, 815, 846, 847. 10…6, 1028, 1029 For oppoſing Popes proviſions to Eccleſiaſtical Dignities, Praebendaries, Benefices, 484, 694, 696, 746, 747, 850, 851. 926, 980. For oppoſing, ſpeaking or murmuring againſt the Popes grant of the Firſt years fruits of Vacant Benefices to Archbiſhop Boniface, 684, 685, 698. Of the Monks of Canterbury if they …efuſed to elect Stephen Lang ton Archbiſhop at Rome, without the Kings precedent licenſe, 247. For lay Judges puniſhing Prieſts Concubines, in default of Biſhops and their officials, 7, 8. For revealing the Popes, Councils or Legates ſecrets, 400, 671. To enforce Jewes to remit all uſury to thoſe who took up the Croſſe for the Holy Land, 448. For breach of Covenants, Contracts, Leagues ratified by Oathes, under pretext of perjury, 377, 378, 385, 412. 458, 608, 609, 611, 621. 655, 656, 657, 976, 977, 1013, 1014. For violating the Rights, Priviledges of the Church by ſeiſing their lands, goods, levying diſtreſſes, moleſting Biſhops, Prieſts, or their Tenants in their perſons or eſtates, though for juſt duties, or treaſon▪ murders, rebellions, 264, 386, 425 515, 516, 536, 537, 538 656, 6…7, 796, 997. 811, 830, 831, 841. For not ſubmitting to the Popes awards, 6. 853. For carrying arms or victuals to Saracens, or ayding them in any kind, 449. For uſury by Jewes, to engroſſe all uſury to the Popes Merchants, 448. For reprehending▪ oppoſing Popes frauds, extortions, …i…ony, injuſtice, 424, 425; 513, 514. For not paying procurations to Popes Legates, 545. For Pyracie, and intercepting proviſions to the Holy Land, 449. For converſing with, ayding, counſelling, buying, ſelling, and holding any communion with Emperors, Kings, others, whiles excommunicated▪ 263, 265, 334, 335, 369, 386, 449, 500. The Emperors Society avoided in the holy land whiles excommunicated by Popiſh Prelates, Clergy, 413. 416, 417. Popes excommunications uſually renewed on Aſcention day, 363. 410. No Appeals admitted againſt them, 6 240, 359, 406, 690, 696, 737. 10…9. Appeals againſt them to a General Council, the Church militant and tr…m…hant, & Chriſts tribunal. See Appeals, Councils. Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Clergymen excommunicated ſuſpended from their Offices, Biſhoprick, Benefices, for not publiſhing, or not ſubmitting to them, or officiating to, converſing with, or receiving any promotion from Kings or others excommunicated, 334, 335, 345, 346, 347, 348, 359, 36…, 371, 372, 385, 410. Threatned by the Pope to King H▪ 3. if he did not ſtrictly inquire after and exemplarily puniſh according to his Coronation Oath, thoſe who threſhed out and took away the Romans corn, yea ſend them perſonally to him to Rome, to be abſolved for it, 536, 437. Abſolutions from them denyed by Popes, their Legates, inſtruments to Emperors, Kings, others, till they extorted an Oath from them to ſtand to, and obey the Popes or Churches Judgements, Commands; though an illegal Oath and Uſurpation. See Abſolution. Popes Excommunications in temporal matters, and in their own cauſes, where Judges, parties, and profeſſed Enemies, reputed null and void; by the Emperor Frederick, 424, 2…5, 513, to 533, 536▪ 543, 544, 548. 648, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662. By Conrad, 810, 811, 812. By Brancaleo, and the Romans, who pleaded Exemptions from it. Appendix 28. By our Engliſh Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Clergym…n, 345, 346, 347, 348, 361, 362, 371, 598. 1020, to 1024. By our King John and his Nobles, againſt whom no Biſhops in England durſt publiſh the Popes excommunication, but only whiſper it privately, 257, 258, 259. By the Engliſh Barons and Citizens of London, Lewes and his adherents in King Johns reign, 345, 360, 361, 362, 367. Appendix 18, 19, 20. By the Barons in King H. 3. his reign, 1015, 1020, 1021, 1022. King Johns victorious glorious Succeſſes in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, during the Popes excommunication and Interdict of him and his Realm, 260, 261. The Emperor Fredericks victories, ſucceſſes, whiles excommunicated by Pope Gregory and Innocent 4. whom he chaſed from Rome, and fled like Cain before him from place to place, 415, 427, 428, 548, 554, to 557. See Frederick, and Index 10. Gregory and Innocent 4. Popes general excommunications of the Barons and others in arms, without reciting their particular names, held null, voyd: thereupon their particular names were inſerted in renewed Excommunications, interdicts, 345, 359. 360. The Kings Chappels not to be excommunicated but by Popes ſpecial command, 358, 720, 721. See Free Chappels. The Popes new policy, cuſtom, when war aroſe between Kings, or King & Nobles, to aſſiſt that party which made addreſſes to him by excommunicating the other, and countenancing the weaker againſt the ſtronger party, that when they recovered their power, they might be perpetually obliged to him, and become his Vaſſals, 680. An exemption from excommunication for any crimes or offence, but by the Popes ſpecial command, granted for money, 682 The Freach Nobles engagement againſt Popes, Prelates Papal Excommunications, and other encroachments on their Liberties, 699, 700, 701, 702. The Emperor Fredericks Letters to the Romans, and Cardinals, for ſuffering him to be excommunicated by the Popes in Rome it ſelf, againſt their duties, allegeance; and to K. H. 3. for ſuffering his excommunications to be publiſhed in England againſt the bonds of amity, affinity, & common intereſt of Kings, 515. to 533. 544, 546, 547, 548 648, 649. Helias a Monk by the Emperors command abſolves thoſe the Pope excommunicated, 513, 514. The Emperor apprehended and long detained Otho the Popes Legat in priſon for publiſhing the Popes Excommunication againſt him in England, 648 Popes Canons concerning Excommunications abuſes, and abſolutions from them, not obſerved by them, 659, 660. Tenants of Lords continuing excommunicate 40 dayes abſolved from their fealty to them, their Lands forfeited to the Supream Lord, till ſubmiſſion to the Church by Popes Legates Conſtitutions, 358. Excommunications nulled, revoked by Popes, revived againſt the ſame parties in the ſame cauſe for money upon other pretences, to the great ſcandal of the Clergy, 762. After Appeals to Popes, nulled by his Bulls, Legates, if not revoked by thoſe who denounced them, 232, 242. Excommunications threatned, denounced by our Archbiſhops and Biſhops, againſt our Kings, and thoſe who adhered to them, 263, 268. 444. Againſt the King and all other infringers of the Churches Liberties, Great Charter of Liberties, and of the Foreſt, and good Lawes of the Realm, 385, 391, 444, 499, 544, 611, 613. 796, 797. 910, 911, 919, 935. Of all the infringers of the Barons Proviſions made and ſworn to at Oxford, 1021, 1023. Of all infringers of the publike Peace of the Realm, 386, 391. Of all Traytors to the King and kingdome, 443, 444. Of-Sheriffs, Bayliffs, other the Kings Officers and Judges, for executing the Kings Writs, Mandates, diſcharging their Truſts; diſtraining Biſhops and their Tenants for publike Taxes, ſeſing their Temporalties for contempts; apprehending, impriſoning, executing Clergymen for Murder, Felony, Criminal affairs, in affront of the Kings Soveraign authority, 326, 7, 230, 231, 238, 249, 253. 254, 387. 386, 787. 430, 438, 439. 512, 584, 586, 587, to 596. 655, 657, 688, 689. 701, 702, 703, 704, 735, 738, 739, 758, 784. 829, 830, 857, 858, 859, 860. 874, 878, 885, to 913. Appendix 5. 6. Archbiſhops, Biſhops baniſhed, their Temporalties ſeiſed, perſons attached, proceedings prohibited, they forced to abſolve the Kings Officers, and cry peccavi for ſuch excommunications of them, being againſt the Law, and deſtructive to the Kings Soveraign power, Ibid. 983. 990. 991. 997, 998. See Arreſts and Prohibitions. Of ſuch who violate ſequeſtrations of Church-living, 386. Of ſuch who take malefactors goods, or diſtrain in Churches, Church-yards or Sanctuaries; or kept victuals from perſons flying to them, 386, 387, 438, 439, 516, 892, 893, 906. Of malitious falſe accuſers, witneſſes, and their ſuborners, 386. Of Sheriffs, Officers refuſing to apprehend excommunicate perſons, or releaſing them before ſatisfaction to the Church, or converſing with them, 386, 883, 884, 891, 892 903, 904, 906. Of Theeves, Robbers, Pyrats, their receivers, countenancers, 386, 449. Of ſuch Virgins, Widdows, who marry againſt their Vow of Chaſtity, though not profeſſed, by the Canons, diſpenſed with by the Pope, 500. Of defrauders, detainers of any ſort of Tithes to whom they are due, 386, 499, 500. Of intruders into Churches to defraud Patrons of their rights, 386. Of Advocates delaying the execution of marriage contracts through malice, or frivolous cavils, 386. Of perſons ſerving or ſelling victuals to Jewes againſt Biſhops inhibitions, countermanded by the Kings Writs, 386, 387. 475. 894. 905, 906. Of Prieſts Concubines, 397. Of unjuſt takers, diſtrainers of the goods of Biſhops, Prieſts, or their Tenants, or offerers of violence to their perſons, 230. 242. 243. 384. 386. 425. 515. 516. 536. 537. 538. 656. 657. 796. 797. 811. 830. 831. 841. 898. 903. 904. 906. See Arrests. Of Lords and Bayliffs hindring Tenants to make, prove Wills before Ordinaries, 909, 910. Of perſons refuſing to take Oathes, not in caſes of Matrimony and Testament; or to preſent, accuſe, or give teſtimony upon Oath in Biſhops Viſitations, Courts, againſt the Kings prerogative, Lawes, Cuſtome of the Realm; prohibitions in ſuch caſes, 699. 704. to 711. 728. 764. 892, 907, 969, 970. See Prohibitions. Oath. Of Judges, others who infringe the Liberties of the Church by Quo warrantoes, or malicious interpretations of their Charters, 906, 907. For outlawing, baniſhing Clerks for crimes, 904. For calling a Biſhop Traytor to the King, by the Biſhop himſelf, 443. Of ſuch who proſecuted Prohibitions, and attachments upon them againſt Eccleſiaſtical Judges for ſuing for temporal matters, 718. 846. 904. For breach of Contracts ratified by Oaths, 905. See Prohibitions. For abuſing the Archbiſhops official, againſt the Biſhop of Winton and his ſervants, 785. to 789. 951. Of the Biſhop of London, Dean and Chapter of Pauls, for oppoſing the Archbiſhops Viſitation of them, the Appeals thereupon to the Pope, his declaring it null, and excommunicating them again for money upon other pretexts, 741. 742. to 746. 762. Of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln for oppoſing the Archbiſhops preſentation to a Prebendary, 805. 806. For not ſubmitting to Biſhops awards, according to the King and Barons order in caſes of Miniſters goods plundered during the warrs, 1003. Of the Biſhop of Lincoln by the Prior and Monks of Canterbury during the vacancy of the See, for ingratitude and rebellion againſt his mother Church, who contemned it, and officiats notwithſtanding, 598. The King, Queen, and Kings brother Earl Richard, uſually excepted in our Archbiſhops general Excommunications and Interdicts, 282. 430. 786. 788. None of the Kings Chappels to be excommunicated by Archbiſhops o… Biſhops. See Free Chappels. No Baron, Tenant in Capite, Officers, Bailiffs or Tenants of the King, dwelling in his Caſtles, Cities, Demeſnes, to be excommunicated, by the antient Laws, Cuſtoms of the Realm, without the Kings privity and conſent, 3. 701. 702. 830. 831. Complaints of the Nobles, people to the King, againſt Excommunications and Vexations, and Writs of the King to prohibite them, 699. 700. 701. 702. 704. 705. 706. 830. 831. 969. 970. What Admonitions ought to precede Excommunications, 260. 391. 392. 883. Of David Prince of Wales, and his Brother by the Biſhop of Bangor, for impriſoning his Brother againſt his ſafe conduct, and for breaking his Charter, Oath to King Henry by the Archbiſhop of Canterbury and two Engliſh Biſhops, according to his own Charter and Submiſſion, 609. 611. 621. 622. 976. 977. Writs De Excommunicato Capiendo, impriſonment on them after 40 dayes, 482. 785. 806. 819. 824 826. 827. 883. 884. 892. 906. Kings denial, ſuperleding of Writs of Excommunicato Capiendo, and Sheriffs refuſal or neglect to execute them when iſſued; complained againſt by the Biſhops as grievances to the Church, to be puniſhed by Interdicts and Excommunications, 599 890. 903. 904 Writs De excommunicato deliberando, before ſatisfaction to the Ordinaries, enlarging excommunicated Perſons, and converſing with them, by the King and his Officers, 819. 827. 974. 1009. Complained againſt by the Biſhops as a grievance, puniſhable with the greater Excommunication, Interdict of the Officers and Kings Caſtles, Lands, by their New Conſtitutions, 890, 903, 904. The Council of Oxfords excommunication of ſeveral Offenders by authority of God the Father Almighty, of the Virgin Mary and Saints; omitting God the Son, and Holy Ghoſt, 54. 385. 386. Thomas Beckets name thruſt into Ahchbiſhops Excommunications, as Beatiſſimus Patronus noſter, and as a Martyr, 745. 796. Anathemaes and Excommunications denounced by our Kings themſelves in their Charters of Lands to Religious Houſes and Biſhopricks, 3. 4. 339. The Kings Patent authorizing the Maſter of the Jews Law to excommunicate ſuch Jews who did not contribute the moneys promiſed to their new Church yard, 735. 736. Saint Peters, Pauls, and the Virgin Maryes Names inſerted into the general Excommunication of the Infringers of the Great Charter, 796. The Abby of St. Albans exempt from all Excommunications, Interdicts by Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Legates; but onelyonly by the Pope himſelf, or a Cardinal Legate à Latere, Appendix 24. Kings Writs to recall and not publiſh Excommunications prejudicial to the Rights of his Crown, Clerks, 688. 689. Out of Ordinaries malice, fraud, redreſſed by Writs, 883, 884. See Interdicts, Abſolutions, Prohibitions, and Index 3, 10, 12.
Executors compoſition with the Popes Legate for indiſtinct Legacies. 864.
Exemptions from Archiepiſoopal and Epiſcopal Juriſdictions, Cenſures by Kings Charters to Monaſteries, 2, 3. Appendix 23, 24. By Popes Bulls, Ihidem. Of the Kings Free-Chappels; See Free Chappels. Of the Clergy by Popes, Conſtitutions, Canons, and their own, from all Emperors, Kings, and Temporal Magiſtrates Juriſdions, Laws, Courts, Taxes whatſoever, 5. 6. 7. 8. 278. 368. 368. 873. 874. 880. 886. 887. 888. 890. 903. See Clerks. Of the Kings Clerks and Chaplains attending on him, from Diſmes, 1007. See Chaplains.
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FAme; what kinde of it ought to precede Inquiſitions, 812.
Faſts; ordinary and extraordinary preſcribed by Kings, 2.
Fealty ſworn and done to Kings by Biſhops, and by their Proctors, with the Kings conſent, 593.: See Oath; and Index 3, 4, 5. throughout. Made by all Biſhops, Prelates, Barons preſent at our Kings Coronations, 370.
Feastivals; ordinary and extraordinary, preſcribed by Kings, 2, 711, 712, 715, 826.
Fees undue, extorted, prohibited: See Exactions. None for Orders, Licenſes to teach School, Sacraments, or Sacramentals, 232, 233, 950, 1041.
Firſt fruits, due to the Kings, 3. Denied to, taken from Popes as a uſurpation, 5. Of vacant Benefices granted by Pope Innocent 4. to Archbiſhop Boniface for ſeven years, to raiſe 10000 Marks to pay pretended Debts of the Biſhoprick; an unheard of Innovation in England; oppoſed by the Biſhops, Nobles, King at firſt, yet enforced by Excommunications. The Benefices of Noblemens, Laymens Patronage, and Kings Free Chappels exempted from them by Order of Parliament, and the Kings Writs, 683, 684, 718, 719, 740, 759. The Firſt-fruits of all vacant Benefices granted the King for five years by the Pope, 913, 921. The King by vertue of it challenged Firſt fruits, againſt the Popes Commendaes retinere, granted to the Archbiſhop of Tuam, 913.
Flegwite, Fleme, 229. Exemption from them.
Foreſts; Charter of them granted, 336.
Foreſters extortions prohibited under pain of loſſe of Life and Member, 282. Protoſoreſter, 265.
Forfeiture of the Patronage of all Churches by the Kings expreſſe Charter, if he performed not the Agreement made with the Popes Legate for the exiled Biſhops ſafe return; Damages and exerciſe of their full Epiſcopal Juriſdiction, 272, 277. Of the Crown and Realm for not performing Conditions to the Pope, in King Johns Charter to Pope Innocent. 274. 289. In King Henry III. his Charters, and Popes Bull concerning Sicily if he failed in performing the Articles, 419. 931. 1001. 1002. A void Condition, 305. 306. Of Goods and Church-livings for Treaſon, Rebellion, Miſdemeanours, 522. 1064. 1865. See Index 3.
Förnagelds, 228.
Forſtall, Exemptions from them: 228.
Francis, the Virgin Maries Chaplain, to reconcile the World to her order, ſervice; he and his ſon under her ſpecial protection, 32. Cononized a Roman Saint, 49, 50, 488. Their Blaſphemies of his Oath of Conformities, Miracles, Wounds, Advocateſhip, Merits, Maſs derogatory to Chriſts: His viſion of a white and red Ladder, and ſending his Freers, Scholars from Chriſts red, to the Virgin Maries white Ladder, as the moſt eaſie, ſafe to aſcend by into Heaven, 34. 35. 36. 64. 65.
Franchiſes of Rocheſter and Norwich Cities, ſeiſed on by the King, as forfeited by the Citizens miſdemeanours, 779, 1066: 1067.
Franchalmoign: Lands given to Monaſteries and Biſhops to hold by this Tenure, 228. Thoſe who held by it, bound to pray, not to finde Armes, or fight with the material, but ſpiritual ſword, 1024. 1025. What Caſes concerning it belong to the Civil, what to the Eccleſiaſtical Juriſdiction, 881, 882, 889.
Fraud and Circumvention, null Grants of the King; none ought to take advantage of his own Fraud, 373. 374. Impious frauds, circumventions of Popes, Ibid. 809. 813. 824. 825. 844. 845. Appendix 28, 29. See Croyſadoes, Aydes, Gregory 9. Innocent 3. 4. Sicily, and Index 12. Of Iriſh Biſhops and Archbiſhops, 482. 489. See Index 4.
Free-Chappels of the King, exempt from all Archiepiſcopal and Epiſcopal Juriſdiction, from Popes Diſmes, Procurations, Proviſions, Taxes, ſeveral Writs of Prohibition, and Bulls concerning them to that effect, 2. 358. 557. 720. 721. 727. 729. 748. 759. 982. 983. 1047.
Fremtha, exemption from it, 229.
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GAlyes of Jenoa taken by the Emperor, 556. See Jenoa. Gelds: exemption from them, 248.
God onelyonly to be adored, invocated, prayed to, 56. 57. 58. 60. 61. 62. The propagation, defence, protection of his true Worſhip, Faith, Goſpel, Church, Miniſters, People, the principal duty, office, care of Chriſtian Kings, his Vicars upon earth, 1. 2. 3. See Kings. Our only ayde, hope, help, deliverer, Comforter, Redeemer, Saviour, 36. All theſe, other his Attributes, and divine worſhip attributed to the Virgin Mary by the Church of Rome, 16, to 60. ſparſim. Papiſts Blaphemies, that the Virgin Mary hath done more for God, than God hath done for her or all Mankinde, 54. 55. That God hath bequeathed all his Mercy unto her to diſpence, reſerving his Juſtice only to himſelf. 25, &c. That God his ſubject to her will, and commanded by her, 21. 22. 27. 28. 39. 40. 49. 53. The Virgin Mary adored by Papiſts as, and more than God 12. 16, to 55. Made a Looking-glaſs for Saints to ſee Prayers in, though inviſible: He doth not ſee but hears prayers, 57. 58.
Goddeſs; the Virgin Mary made, ſtiled a Goddeſs, yea Goddeſs of Goddeſſes by Popiſh Cardinals, Writers, 16. 26. 56. See Mary.
The Gosp…l uſu…lly read in Councils, 487.
Grace; Mary the mother, fountain, ſole diſpenſer of it, 25. 26. 37. 38. 48. She is moſt gracious to Sinners when Chriſt is moſt diſpleaſed with, and hides his face from them, 16.
Great Charter. S…e Charter.
Greek Church, Patriarch, excommunicated the Pope and Roman Church; ſeparate from them, and abſolve thoſe the Pope excommunicated, 490. 491, 511. See Greek Church; Index 14. part. 1.
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HAir, long of Prieſts, cut by Kings Writs: 479.
Harlots: See Nunnes, Oxford Whores.
Hauking and Hunting reſtrained by King John: 256.
Hereſie puniſhed, ſuppreſſed by Kings: 2. 3. 550. 551. 650. Not to believe the Popes uſurped S…premacy, nor ſubmit to his K…ys, Excommunications, Hereſit▪ 6. 410. 558. 656. 560. 657. 658. Of the Collyridians, exceeded by Papiſts: 58. to 62. All Hereſies deſtroyed by the Virgin Mary: 19. The Emperour Frederick falſly ſlandered therewith by Popes; his vindication from it: 410. 514. 515. 540. 541. Popes, Biſhops, to take an oath of Purgation onelyonly in caſe of Hereſie: 707.
Hereticks arreſted, impriſoned, proceeded againſt by Kings Writs: 2. 3. 385. 403. 40…. 475. 560. Albigenſes, how perſecuted: 375. 403 404. Of Millain protected by the Pope againſt the Emperour. See Frederick: 2.
H…rn…g…ld: 228.
Heſter; a Type of the Virgin Mary: 18. 20. 25. 45.
Hid…ge; exemption from it: 228.
Hypocriſie of Popes, deſiring Prayers to be made for them in all places, the more boldly to prey upon, and pick Chriſtians purſes: 824. 848.
Holy Ghoſts inſpiration, in…rted into King Johns Charter; a direct lye againſt the Holy Ghoſt: 273. 289. 304. 305.
Homage of King John to the Pope and Church of Rome for England and Ireland: 273. 274. 279. 289. 299s See King John, and Innocent 3. Of King Hen…y 3▪ to the Pope; of his Nobles, Biſhops to him at his Coronation: 370. Of the Emperour to the Pope: 400. Of the Iriſh and Welſh to King John: 260. 261.
Ho…pitals that were poor, exempted from Diſmes by the Kings Writs, 862. See Poor, and Index 13.
Hosp…tall…s, forced to pay Taxes to King John, 260. 261. Their Goods, Lands, ſeiſed by the Emperour for their T…a…on againſt him, 418▪ 416. Their Lands given them by Uſurpers, and bought without the Emperours Licenſe in Sicily, reſumed by him by the Cuſtom of the Realm, 521. Their great pride, wealth, priviledges made them mad, 776. See Templars.
Hoſtages required from Nobles whoſe Loyalty was ſuſpected when abſolved by Popes from their Allegiance, 256. 265. Hanged at Nottingham, Ibid. Given by the Welſh King, Nobles to King John, 261.
Hundred-Court, Hundredespeni, exemptions from them, 228. 229.
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JAcoh and Iſaac delivered by Gods love to the Virgin Mary, 31.
Idolatry, puniſhable, ſuppreſſed by Kings, 2. 3. Of the Church of Rome in adoring the Hoſtia, Virgin Mary, Saints, and praying unto them, worſe than that of Heathens and the Collyridians, 56, to 68. and 16, to 56. See Mary.
Jeſus; his Name ſeen in fleſhly Letters in a Popiſh Hoſtia, 73. Prohibited by H. 3. his Proclamation to be imprinted on Bakers ſale bread, 783. Reputed one of the great Impoſtures by Fredericks the 2d. a groſſe ſlander of Popes to engage all Chriſtians to riſe up againſt him as a publick Enemy of Chriſt, 514. 539. See Frederick 2.
Jeſuites; aſſertions of the Popes Univerſal Monarchy, 5. 8. Of the Virgin Maries aſſociation into the power of the Deity, 38. 54. Cenſure of Chriſts miraculous apparitions in the Hoſtia, 74. See Index 1. the Jeſuites there quoted.
Jews, converted by Crucifixes and Chriſts Images pierced by them, dropping blood, 14. Delivered from the Babyloniſh Captivity by the Virgin Mary, 31. Kings Writs to ſell Victuals and other neceſſaries to them, notwithſtanding Biſhops Conſtitutions to prohibit communion with them, and excommunications againſt them, under pain of Impriſonment, 387. 475. 476. 906. 907. A Houſe erected by H. 3. for converted Jews, 442. The Names of ſeveral converted Jews, Males, Females; ſent by Kings Writs to ſeveral Abbies, Priories, Monaſteries to receive and allow them Corodies; who were unwilling to it, 835, to 841. Dower of a Jews wife denied, becauſe ſhe turned not Chriſtian with her Husband, 44… ▪ Forced by Popes excommunications and Secular power to remit all Uſury to ſuch who croſſed themſelves for the Holy Land, to reſtore their Pledges, and to reſpite the payment of Debts by Chriſtians unable to pay them, 448. 449. A Writ to apprehend and impriſon an Apoſtate Jew, 634. See Apostates. King Johns great extortions of money from them, which made them weary of their lives, willing to quit the Realm and leave all they had behind them to get a livelyhood elſewhere; ſold by him, like Titus and Vespatian, to his Brother Earl Richard, to tear out their howels, when he had flead off their skins, 730. 766. 809. Appendix 26. 27. Impriſoned, executed for crucifying a Chriſtian Childe at Lincoln, 855. 856. 857. A Writ to the Citizens of Lincoln to protect the Jews there from violence, 1002. 1003. A Licenſe to excommunicate ſuch as paid not the Mony promiſed towards their Church-yard in London, 735. 736. The Popes Uſurers more cruel than the Jews in taking advantages of forfeitures and uſe, 802. Supplanted and undermined them, Appendix 26. 27. Prohibited to anſwer before the Biſhops by the Kings Writs, 905, 906. The Jews at Oxford condemned to build a ſtanding Croſſe there, and make a ſilver & guilt croſs to be carried before the Chancellour and Univerſity in proceſſions, for a contempt of a Jew in breaking the Croſſe of the Vice-Chancellour in a proceſſion there in contempt of Chriſt crucified, 1045. 1046. 1047. Their ſpecial Juſtice, 442.
Images of the Virgin Mary and Chriſt, how made, pourtrayed by Papiſts, 14. 15. 16. iſſuing Blood when pierced, Ibid. With what Prayers conſecrated in the Roman Rituals 1, 62. The Second Commandement obliterated out▪ of Popiſh Howres, Pſalters, Miſſals, Catechiſmes, becauſe inconſiſtent with them, Ibid. Of the Virgin Mary not to be adored. Ave-Maries, Pater-Noſters ſaid to and before them by Papiſts, 52, 58, 59, 62, 63.
Impriſonment; See Arreſts, Priſons.
Impropriations made by the Kings Licenſe, direction, Appendix 27. A S…perſedias to tax thoſe belonging to Hoſpitallers, Templars, and Cistertians to Diſmes, 863, 864. Of Bardeny, ſeiſed into the Kings hands during the vacancy, 599, 600. Poor Curates, Vicars ſtipends augmented out of them, 774, 775.
Inductions of Clerks, by Kings Delegates, 4. 854. By a Proctor, Ibid. Belongs not to the Archbiſhop, but Dean and Chapter, 231.
Indulgencies of Popes for many thouſand years ſinne…, for ſaying Prayers before an Image, and ſaying the Virgin Maries Roſary, 15. For ſuch as are preſent at the conſecratio… of Churches, 566. Or at the Archbiſhops Excommunication, 786. See Pardons. To ſuch who go to the Holy war, or contributed towards it, 418. See Jeruſalem, Croyſadoes. To ſuch who adored the viol of Chriſts blood at Weſtminſter, 722. The ſpecial priviledge of the Pope to St. Albans Monaſtery in general Interdicts of the Land, to ſay their Offices and Maſſe privately with a low voyce, and doors ſhut, without ſounding any Bell, and ſecluding all perſons excommunicate and interdicted from it, Appendix 25.
Infallibility of Popes, annexed to St. Peters wooden Chair at Rome, 5.
Inf…cy of the King, gave advantage to the Popes uſurpations▪ 369, 370. 372, 374. 375, 1068 Under Protecto…s whiles an Infant, 379, 370. Declared of full age, and to govern his Eſtate by the Popes Bull, 392.
Infants, not to enter into Religion without Parents conſent, 4. See VVards.
Infangethefe: 228.
Innovations in Juriſdictions to diſturbance of the Clergy and people, prohibited by Writs, 699, 704, 705, 706, 753, 754, 755, 830, 831, 909, 970. See Prohibitions.
Inquiſitions, for the dammages of exiled Biſhops, 279, to 284. Concerning the liberties of the Biſhop of Ely, 397, 398. For Archbiſhop Edmunds goods, 576. After ſuch who plundered the Romans Barns, and threſhed out their Corn, 436, 437. After ſuch who ſeiſed and took away the Corn, Goods of Biſhops and Clergy men during the Barons Wars, 998, to 1008. After the Lands of Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Religious Perſons, Normans and other Aliens, 630, 631. Of the number, value of Romans Benefices and Proviſions, and by whom granted, 616, 617, 777. Of Biſhops and their Officers in their Viſitations ought to be made without Oath or Coertion, 699, 700, 704, 705, to 712, 728, 743, 744. See Oath. Ought not to iſſue by the Pope, but upon a precedent fame of good, grave men, and for a juſt cauſe, 812. Of the Popes for Inteſtate Goods, and Goods ill gotten by Uſury, &c. 681, 682.
Instalment of a Prebend, Dean, belong not to Archbiſhops, 231. By the Kings Delegates, in default of the Dean or Prebends, 4, 8, 676, 850, 854, 855. By fraud and a Popesp oviſo oppoſed, 850, 926.
Institution by a Proctor, to a Benefice in Ireland, 756. Challenged by the Archbiſhop of York againſt the Archdeacon of Richmond, 231. By the Kings Delegate, 955, 956.
Interdicts; Popes power to interdict all Lay-Princes, Perſons for making Lawes to Tax, binde Eccleſiaſtical Perſons, though …or publick good or defence, till they expugn them …ut of their Statute Books, 6. An Interdict ſuſpends not the ringing of Ave-Mary Bell…, 52. threatned to King John by the Pope for not releaſing the Biſhop of Belvoire taken in arms in the field upon the Popes Letters, 227. Of the whole Province of York by Archbiſhop Geoffry, for levying and paying an Ayde to the King, for which his Temporal…tes were ſeiſed, and he put to a Fine, 230, 231. Of the Archdeacon of Richmond and his Clerks, by the Archbiſhop of York, after an Appeal, ordered to be revoked by the Pope, 232. Of the whole Realm of England by the Biſhops of London, Ely, and Worceſter by Pope Innocent 3. his Bull, for K. Johns obſtin…cy in not receiv…ng Stephen Langhton Archbiſhop againſt the Right… of his Crown; its impiety to God, inhumanity to the Souls, Bodies of men; continued for ſix years, three months, fourteen days, to the irrepairable dammages of the Church, as well in Temporals as Spiritual…, 255, 256, 333, 368. No Divine Service, Maſſe, Preaching, Sacraments, or Chriſtian burial permitted in all this ſpace; onelyonly private Baptiſme to Infants, and the Euchariſt permitted by the Pope… Indulgence to ſuch as lay dying, Ibid. All ſuſpended from Office, Benefice, who durſt officiate during its continuance by the Kings Writs and M…n…ates, who ſequeſtred the Temporalties and Benefices of ſuch who r…fuſed, 231, 255, 256, 258, 334, 335. The exiled Biſhops delayed the releaſe of it till their av…ice and dammag…s were fully ſatisfied, 281. 282, 283. 287, to 291. 330, to 334. An Indulgence granted to ſome conventual Churches to officiate once a week according to their Rules, with a low voyce, after two years, 255, 256. The Popes Legate received with pr…ceſſion, ſinging and feſtival Robes during the Interdict, 287. The Letters f…r, Kings Writs, time, manner of its releaſe by the Popes Legate, with Te De…m loudam…, 331, 332, 333. Non vi int…rdicti, inſerted into the printed Copy of King Johns Charter of Surrender, as no forcible coertion on him, 289. Its continuance for ſo many years the principal engine to …reſt the d… teſtable Charter of Surrender from him, and make himſelf a Vaſſal, his Kingdom Tributary to the Pope, 340, 341, 368, 414, 415, 553. See Excommunications. Of the Church, Town of Faverſh…m, and the Church-Mannors of the Abbot and Monks of S… Augustins Cant…rbury, by the Archdeacon of C…nterbury his Official, prohibiting all Divine Service, purification of Women, Chriſtian burial, and Sacraments, Appendix 4, 5, 6. All Altars broken to pieces, Palls of Altars, Corporals burnt, and Chalices melted, that were made uſe of during his interdict, before the Churches reconciled, Appendix 6 It revival threatned to King John by Archbiſhop Langeton, if he raiſed for e… gainſt the Barons, 282. Of the Barons, and Churches of London by the Pope and his Legate, without any remedy by Appeal, for contemning his Excommunications of them, and taking up armes againſt King John to defend the Great Charter of Liberties, after his nulling it as extorted by force; and prohibition to maintain it, under pain of Excommunication, 359, …0, 361, 362. Their ſlighting, der…ding, excl…ming againſt it as null, having no power, …re…dent from Saint Peter or Scripture; Appeal againſt it to the next General Council, and to Chriſt; officiate notwithſtanding it, Ibid. King Henry 3. …njoyned by the Pope under pain of Excommunication and Interdict, to inquire of and puniſh ſuch who broke open the Romans barns, and took away their Corn, againſt the Liberties▪ of the Church and his Coronation Oath; whereupon he iſſued out Inquiſitions againſt them, 436, 437. Againſt all Harbourers of Pyrates, or ſuch who ſend any Victuals, Arms, Ships, or hold Commerce with Saracens to the prejudice of the Holy Land, and againſt all Chriſtian Kings, Princes who made not peace with each other, or invaded one anothers Territories during four years ſpace, to the hinderance of the Holy War. This to be ſolemnly and publickly denounced in all Cities and Port-Towns on all Lordsdayes and Holy-dayes, 449. 450. A General one ordered by the Archbiſhop of Caſſal in Ireland of the Kings Tenants, by his Authority, againſt the Decree of Pope Honorius, to be reverſed within 15 days, 384. Of the Cathedral and whole City of Winton by the Biſhop elected, conſecrated againſt the Kings will, for keeping him out of the City by the Kings ſpecial Writ to the Maior, 584. 586. Of ſuch as having layd down the Croſſe, refuſed to take it up or redeem it for Monys, 681. Of thoſe who oppoſed Pope Innocents grant of the Firſt-fruits of all Benefices for ſeven years, without any benefit of Appeal, 583. Of the Monaſtery of Saint Albans for 15 days by the Popes Exactors of a Tax, notwithſtanding all their privileges evaded by a Non obſtante; during which their Bells, Maſſes ceaſed, onelyonly they ſaid their Canonical Howres with a low voyce, 846. Of Sewald Archbiſhop of York, for oppoſing the clandeſtine intruſion, enſtallment of an Alien into the Deanery of York by the Popes proviſion, 850. 851. 926. 927. Of the Kings Caſtles, Cities, Towns, Lands, and alſo of the Kings Officers, Judges, Sheriffs, Nobles, Laymens Caſtles, Lands, by the Archbiſhop of Canterbury, Biſhop of London, or other Biſhops, …or ſummoning Biſhops or Clergymen to appear in ſecular Courts for any Cauſes civil or criminal, or diſtraining or attaching them for their contempts in not appearing, 900. 901. 902. For refuſing to take, impriſon, excommunicate Perſons, or releaſing, converſing with them whiles excommunicated, by the Kings Writs, or otherwiſe, before ſatisfaction given to the Church, 903, 904. For out-lawing Clerks in Criminal or Capital cauſes for not appearing to anſwer their Crimes in the Kings Courts, 904. 905. For ſuing out Prohibitions or Attachments on them againſt Biſhops and Ordinaries for ſuing men for breach of Faith and Oaths in Civil contracts, 905. Of Jews, by Interdict of all Commerce with them, 905. 906. For hindering Prelates by Prohibitions and Attachments to compel perſons to take Oaths in Criminal cauſes, or teſtifie the truth, or inquire of mens offences in their Courts and Viſitations, 907. For Abbots not entring into Bonds to the Popes Merchant for the King, in ſuch ſummes as the Popes Agents and the King demanded from them, 933, 934. Of the whole City of York by the Archbiſhop for a long time, 954. Of King Henry 3. ſubjecting himſelf to excommunication, and his Realm to the Popes Interdict by his Patent and Articles, if he paid not Moneys to him, &c. for Sicily at certain dayes, 919. Of the Biſhop of Bangor of a Chappel in Wales for a laye Cauſe prohibited, and ordered to be releaſed by the Kings Writ, 1009. By the Popes Legate of the City of London, the Cinqueports, and all the Barons in armes againſt King Henry the 3d. 1015. 1016. His Interdict brought by the Biſhops out of France into England, taken by the Inhabitants of Dover, torn, thrown into the Sea in contempt, and not executed, Ibid. Appeals againſt it to a General Council, or to the Supream Judge, 1025. See Excommunications.
Intestates Goods, claimed, ſeiſed on by a Papal Statute in England and elſewhere for the Pope; forced at laſt by the Cardinals to null his conſtitution therein for its ſcandal and injuſtice, 664. 671. 672. 681. 682. 692. 921. 922.
Inveſtitures of Biſhops, Abbots by a Paſtoral Staff and Ring, the antient approved right of our Kings, and Chriſtian Emperors; wreſted from them by the treachery, perjury, rebellion of Popes and popiſh Prelates after many years conteſts; yet ſtill their undoubted right by their own Canons, Bulls, 2. 226. 250. 328.
Invocation of Mery and Saints by Papiſts. See Mary, Prayers.
Joſeph of Aramathea his burial of Chriſt, reſerving the Water and Blood wherein he waſhed his dead Body for a Relique; a Viol thereof ſent into England, atteſted to be his very blood 1200 years after, there adored, 712. 713. The fable of his long life, 421.
Is, in This Is my body, predicated onelyonly ſignificatively, repreſentatively, not identically; proved by ſundry other Scriptures, daily common inſtances, 78. 79. Never ſignified, nor produced a tranſubstantiation made by it, when uttered in Scripture or Story, Ibid.
Judges, Popes, others not to be Judges and Parties, or Judges in their own Caſes, by Popes own Doctrine, 303. 343. Yet they were ſo in all caſes between Kings, Emperors and themſelves, 303. Enemies not to be Judges; yet Popes both Enemies and Judges. See Enemies. Judges bound to defend the Kings Prerogative; yet complained of by Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Popes; and ordered by their Conſtitutions to be excommunicated, Interdicted for maintaining it and the Subjects Liberties againſt their uſurpations, and granting Prohibitions to that end, 429. 430. 499. 704. 705. 706. 710. 827. 828. 857. 858. 859. 872, to 913. 964. 965. 969. 970. 972. Chief Juſtices of England and Ireland. See Index 8. Judges Delegates and Subdeligates, to which of them Prohibitions are to be directed, 879. 880.
Juriſdiction of Kings in and over all Eccleſiaſtical religious affairs, Perſons, Churches, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. See Biſhops, Election, Prerogative, Prohibitions, and Index 2. 3. 4. Oppoſed, denied by Popes, popiſh Prelates, Canons, Canoniſts, 5. 6. 7. 8. 89. 874, to 912. 983. 990. 991. None coercive in Popes, Biſhops by Divine right, but only by grace, grants of Kings to be exerciſed in their names, ſtile, authority by their Commiſſions, as their Subſtitutes, 2. 3. 4. 5. What matters, cauſes of right belong to Eccleſiaſtical Perſons, Courts, Juriſdiction by the Lawes, Cuſtomes of the Realm of England and Ireland. What not; and what to the Kings Temporal Courts: See Biſhops, Canon, Prerogative, Prohibitions, Excommunications, Index 3. 4. 5. 6. p. 1, to 9. 272. 872, to 913. Bractons Diſcourſe of Juriſdictions, his diſtinction of Civil and Eccleſiaſtical Juriſdiction in Kings and Popes, according to the papal Divinity, Law in that age, 872. 873, to 890. No particular perſon can wave, alter, decline the Juriſdictions of the Kings Courts by his Contract, oath, nor give a Juriſdiction to Eccleſiaſtical Courts in Temporal matters, contracts; nor yet the Pope by his Bulls, 872, to 890. Popes and popiſh Uſurers endeavoured to do it by clauſes in their Inſtruments, priviledges, contracts with our Kings, 452. 453. 454 767. 768. 846 919. 931. 1001. 1002. and the Biſhops by their Conſtitutions. 998, to 913. See Prohibitions. Popes, Popiſh Canoniſts, Prelates by their Conſtitutions exempted themſelves, Clerks Lands, Goods, Churches from all Emperours, Laymens Juriſdiction, Judicature, Courts, Laws, Taxes for publick defence (as ſubject onelyonly to Gods judgement and their own) and their very Concubines, Harlots too: 5. 6 7. 8. 874. 878. 886 897. 898, to 9…2. Popes have no Juriſdiction in Temporal things or affairs 258. 259. 260. 278. 279. 360. 361. 473. 478. 872, 882. When, how Juriſdictions may be altered, transferred, and how to be excepted againſt, 887. 888. Encroachments of Juriſdiction by Popes, their Legates, Delegates, Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Eccleſiaſtical perſons, Courts, reſtrained by Kings Prohibitions, 872, to 913. Appendix 8, 9. See Prohibitions.
Jus Patronatus, 971.
Juſtices Itinerant, licenſed by Archbiſhops to give Oathes and impanel Juries in times prohibited by Canons, at the Xings petition, 394, 407.
K.
KIngs, particularly Kings of England, Gods Vicars upon Earth, chief Governors, Patrons, Protectors of the Church, Chriſtian Religion, Gods Worſhip, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 872, 873. Their Eccleſiaſtical Supremacy over all Prelates, Prieſts, perſons, cauſes within their Dominions, in what particulars it principally conſiſts, Ibid. Popes claims and pretended Soveraign Monarchy, Juriſdiction over them and their Kingdoms, 5, 6, 7, 8. Popes, Popiſh Canoniſts exempt all Prelates, Clergymen, their Lands, Goods, yea Concubines from their Juriſdiction, Laws, Taxes, Judicatures, for civil, criminal matters, as well as Eccleſiaſtical, and make them meer cyphers, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Excommunicate, Interdict, depoſe them, abſolve their Subjects from their Allegiance, diſpoſe of their Crowns, Kingdoms at their pleaſure: See Frederick 2. Otho, King John, Henry 3. Index 10, 12, 14. Abſolution, Excommunication, Interdicts, Oaths. Their Papal Titles to all their Kingdoms, Territories, 9, 291, 292. Our Kings Soveraign Authority, Juriſdiction in Eccleſiaſtical as well as Civil things, derived only from God, not Popes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 229, 305, 323, 324, 325, 326, 571, 576, 582, 583, 592, 688, 720, 721. Their care, duty, zeal, Writs, endeavours to preſerve, defend the antient juſt Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown, Kingdom, againſt all Papal and Prelatical Uſurpations in England, Ireland, France, 227, 228, 230, 232, 233, 236, 237, 239, 240, to 273, 300, 301, 302, 303, 323, 324, 326, 338, 356, 586, 592, 593, to 598, 640, 641, 644, 645, 663, 710, 727, 739, 740, 962, 963, 964. Appendix 7, to 12, 24, 25. See Prerogative, Prohibitions; and Index 3, 4, 5, 10, 12. Right in Biſhops elections, diſpenſed with it out of ſpecial grace in ſome caſes of Elections in Ireland: See Index 4. and Elections. Excepted out of Archbiſhops general Excommunications: See Excommunications. His Grants, Acts by miſinformation or circumvention, nulled, 304, 373, 374, 482. They cannot alien their Crowns, Kingdoms, Crown-Lands, without their Barons, Subjects conſents; being againſt their Oaths, truſts, duty, and Truſtees of them only for the publick ſafety, benefit of their Subjects, 273, 274, 275, 289. 290, 291▪ 316, to 329. Such alienations reſumed, Ibid. See Alienation, Reſumption. Their care, duty, Oath, Writs to preſerve, defend, protect the juſt Rights, Liberties of the Church, Prelates, Clergy, in their perſons, poſſeſſions, whereof God hath made them Defenders, without prejudice to their Crowns and Royal Prerogatives: See Index 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12. & p. 227, 229, 230, 2…3, 234, 242, 251, 252, 279, 323, 324, 334, 335, 336, 380, 381, 571, 57…, 575, 576, 58…, 592, 593, 6…6, 637, 666, 667, 668, 670, to 675, 678, 680, 688, 689, 716, 748, 749, 928, 929, 968, 995, to 1007, 1016, 1017, 1027, 1028, 1033. Obliged to protect, foſter the Rights, Liberties of their Lay-Subjects, againſt Popes and Prelates Uſurpations, 507, 666, 667, 670, 671, 672. Kings deſire, declaration to govern by Law, not power, …88. to do Juſtice to all great and ſmall according to Law in all his Courts, 989. Kings remain ſuch whiles juſt, ceaſe to be Kings when they prove unjuſt, 776. The King declared of full age by the Pope, reſumes the cuſtody of his Caſtles, 391, 392. What virtues are requiſite in Kings, and by what precious ſtones repreſented, 247, 248. The King of England, the moſt Chriſtian of all Chriſtia… Kings, where Faith, Holineſs hath more flouriſhed, then in any Kingdom throughout the World, 712. His Coronation Oath: See Oath. Adorned with Armes, Laws, 588. Appealed to for Juſtice by Foreign Princes, 588. The Kings Counſil, Writs iſſued, ſubſcribed by them, and their advice; Acts done in their preſence, 265, 277, 278, 381, 389, 390, 394, 1007, 1008. See Index 8, 9. and Writs. His ill Counſellors (eſpecially Aliens) complained againſt, removed, baniſhed by the Barons, 300. See Aliens, Barons. Pope obeyed by Biſhops, Abbots more then the King, 300, 933, 934. Append. 9, 10. See more in Prerogative, Prohibitions.
Knights, made at ſolemn Feſtivals; the Popes Legates Nephew Knighted by King H. 3. with others, 570, 711.
L.
LApſe, after 6. months, 389. None againſt the King by his Prerogative, 481, 482, 563.
Laws, Popes uſurped power to limit, null, diſpenſe, againſt the Law of God and the Apoſtles, to take away all poſitive Laws without a cauſe, and null all Princes, Laymens Laws, 5, 6. No Princes Laws can binde Biſhops or Clergymen, though for their benefit, unleſſe ratified by the Pope, 6. The making and interpreting of Laws in the Virgin Mary, who knew both the Civil, Canon Laws and Decretals, 19. Laws of England ſetled in Ireland: See Ireland. Of King Edward the Confeſſor, and King H. 1. ſworn to be obſerved by our Kings; evil Laws to be aboliſhed, 279, 282, 283, 336, 370. See Charter of Liberties. Students of the Canon Law in the Univerſities of Oxford and Paris, adviſed with in Appeals by the King 588. The Biſhops learned in the Canon Laws, much inſiſted on them to advance their own Juriſdiction, exempt themſelves and all the Clergy from Kings and ſecular Courts Juriſdiction, 249, 251, 253, 874, to 913. See Canons, Canon Law, & Index 3. Judge Bractons learned Treatiſe of the Laws and Cuſtoms of England, in the reign of King Henry 3. 872, to 888.
Laymen, though Emperors, Kings, Judges, uncapable by Popes, Popiſh Prelates Canons, of any Eccleſiaſtical Juriſdiction over Eccleſiaſtical perſons, cauſes, things, or over Prieſts Concubines; not to be witneſſes againſt Clergymen, 5, 6, 7, 8, 874, 890, to 913. Their ill eſteem of them and their authority, though Emperors, Kings, Ibid. and Index 3, 10, 12. Lay-patrons Benefices exempted by order of Parliament and Popes Bulls, from Firſt-fruits and Popes Proviſions, by the Barons ſtout oppoſitions againſt them, 507, 508, 718. Excommunicated, Interdicted for arreſting criminal Clerks, or their Concubines, ſuing Clergymen, in the Kings ſecular Courts, 6, 7, 8, 874, 898, to 913. Append. 10. See Excommunication, Interdict.
Legacies, where ſuit lyes for them in Eccleſiaſtical Courts, 884. Indiſtinct in Wills to no particular uſe; enquired after, uſurped, ſeiſed by the Pope and his Agents for him and the Holy-Land, 671, 68…, 682, 692, 9…1, 965, 966.
Lestagiu…, exemption from it, 229.
Letanies of the Virgin Mary uſed every Saturday, 54. Letany ſaid at beginning of Councils, 487.
Licenſes of alienation of Lands in Capite, in Mortmain, 1056. See Alienation. For Commendaes, Pluralities: See thoſe Titles.
Life and Member, loſſe of them proclaimed againſt Sheriffs, Foreſters, and other the Kings Officers extortions, 282. againſt Tumults, 742.
Light of the World, Chriſt alone, attributed to the Virgin Mary by Papiſts, 42, 43.
St. Luke, the Virgin Maries Chaplain, who revealed much of his Goſpel to her, 18. Her picture drawn by him, a charme againſt the Plague, 41.
M.
MAgna Charta: See Charter.
Mahomet; King Johns apoſtacy to Mahomets Law, a …orged ſlander, 284, 285, 286. The Emperor Frederick ſtiled him a grand Impoſtor, 514, 539. Some Chriſtians by reaſon of the Saracens routing them in the Holy-Land, queſtioned whether Chriſt or his Laws were the better, 734.
Mannors, with advowſons appendant, 940.
Marriage, of the Emperor with Iſabella by Proxie, the forme thereof and portion, 450, 451, 452, 453. The mother married againſt Oath, inſtead of the daughter, 377, 378. A Canon made by the Popes Legate in a Council, againſt Kings or Lords compelling Widdows or others to marry againſt their wills, ſaving the right of King John and his Heirs, 358. King H. 3. his Letter, Proctor to the Pope concerning his marriage, and the Popes confirmation thereof, 454. Advocates excommunicated who hinder the ſpeedy execution of marriages, by undue exceptions, 386. Children born before marriage, illegitimate by the Common, contrary to the Canon Law; Certificates of being joyned in lawfull matrimony, no appeals admitted againſt them, 393, 394, 471, to 475, 780. One of the Papiſts ſeven Sacraments, yet prohibited Prieſts, as more inconſiſtent with their Orders then Whoredom; though preſcribed to Adam and all his poſterity, 473. Popes, Prieſts who muſt not marry, made ſole Judges thereof; created a Sacrament, though common to all Pagans, ſome beaſts, birds, as well as Chriſtians, 473. The Biſhops, Barons, Nobles reſolution concerning it in the Parliament at Merton, certified to be obſerved in Ireland, 472, 474. A Virgin or Widdow vowing chaſtity, though ſhe enter not into Religion, ought not to marry by the Canon Law, yet the Pope confirmed the marriage for money, 500. The whoriſh lives, practiſes of Romiſh Nuns, Votaries who vow againſt it, 228, 229, 287, 428. Of Engliſh Wards to Aliens of ſmall value or ill manners by the King, complained of as a grievance in Parliament, 721. Wards and their marriages granted to Italians and Popes Agents Nephews, 991. No women who held Caſtles in Capite, to marry without the Kings ſpecial licenſe, under pain of forfeiting their Lands, 602. A Writ to execute the Archbiſhops Officials ſentence in a caſe of Matrimony, 810. The Pope confirms unlawfull marriages againſt Vows, Canons, and within degrees of conſanguinity, out of hatred to the Emperor, for money, againſt Biſhops ſentences of divorce, 498, 500, 531. See Divorſe. The Emperor Fredericks marriage of his daughter to Battacio, a friend to the Greek, and enemy to the Roman Church, made a cauſe of his excommunication and depoſing by Pope Innocent 4. p. 492, 653, 658.
Mary of Aegypt, her appeal to the Virgin Mary, 25.
Mary Magdalen, Chriſts apparition with hers to St. Catharine of Seals, to whoſe cuſtody he commits her, 69. a counterfeit one how puniſhed, 385.
Mary the Virgin, pourtr…yed by the Church of Rome and Papiſts as the Empreſſe, Queen, Lady of Heaven and Earth, ſitting on a Royal Throne in Majeſty with a Crown, and rayes of glory on, about her head, and a Scepter in her hand; but Chriſt her Son as a little babe yet lying in her boſome, armes, or at her feet, and ſo repreſented to them when they invoca…e her and him, 14, 15, 16. The Legend of her tearing her marble Image, for a contempt offered to her Sons, 14. Her Image drawn by St. Luke carried in proceſſion, chaſed away the Plague, 41. Her ſeveral Images, Churches reſorted to in ſeveral places, 51. Their aſſertions, Devotions, averring her Soveraign Univerſal Monarchy and fulneſſe of power over the Church Militant and Triumphant, the whole world, Heaven, Earth, Hell, Purgatory, and all Angels, Saints, Creatures in them, as their Empreſſe, Lady, Queen both by inheritance, emption, redemption, election, and as Spouſe, Mother of the King eternal; totally ſubverting St. Peters & Popes pretended Monarchy, 16, to 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, to 40, 43, 44, 47, 49, &c. That the Crown of the Church Militant and Triumphant, plenitude of power, and power of the Keyes, is in her by right of Empire, in the Pope, Biſhops only by way of delegation, execution, 18, 19. Chriſt by his Teſtament neither did not could bequeath the Monarchy of the Univerſe from her; and had he done it to her prejudice, ſhe might reverſe his will, 29. Their authorized Prayers to her, to command, compell her Son, now in Heaven, by her Motherly right and power over him, 22, 23, 41. That Chriſt as her Son, yea God himſelf is ſubject to her, adore, rerence her, obey her will in all things; ever grant, never oppoſe, deny any thing that ſhe requeſts for ſinners, or her worſhippers, ſervants, 20, to 30, 46, 47, 48. That Chriſt her Son deſcended thrice perſonally from Heaven after his aſcention, with the whole Court of Heaven, to honour her at her Death, Funeral, Aſſumption into Heaven: That he hath advanced her ſoul and body to his own right hand, and placed her on the very Throne of the Trinity, where ſhe ſits, reigns over all Creatures, bleſſed for ever, in the very glory of Chriſt himſelf, not only as an Empreſſe, Queen, Lady, but as Gods companion, aſſociate; a Goddeſſe, cloathed with the Deity in her Son; and as a Goddeſſe of Goddeſſes, to whom all knees in heaven, earth, and under the earth do bow, 16, to 25, 28, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 56. The Church, Popes of Rome profeſſedly adore, worſhip, honour her with divine adoration, by dedicating Altars, Aves, Ave Mary Bells, Breviaries, Candels, Cathedrals, Chappels, Pariſh Churches, Colledges, Creeds, Crowns, Feſtivals, Fraternities, Houres of Prayer, Hymnes, Letanies, Mariales, Maſſes, Monaſteries, Oblations, Offices, Pater Noſters, Pilgrimages, Poſtils, Primers, Proceſſions, Pſalters, Religious Orders of Monks, Nuns, Sermons, Temples, Te Deums to her, for her publick, private adoration, invocation in all places; by ſwearing, vowing by her; holding Councils, Excommunicating, Interdicting, and paſſing all Eccleſiaſtical Cenſures, Acts in her name, and by her authority; adoring, invocating, honouring her more then God himſelf, or Chriſt her Son; and canonizing thoſe for Saints who moſt advance her adoration in their Church, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, to 48, 50, to 64. They attribute, transfer all Chriſts attributes, Offices, Titles to her, in their authorized publick, private Books of Devotion, Poſtils, Sermons, Mariales; wherein they pray unto, and blaſphemouſly ſtile her, Our Advocate; Advocate of all Mankind, of Eve, of all in miſery, of all penitent ſinners; Our beſt, moſt faithfull, eloquent, gracious, powerfull, prevalent, ſollicitous Advocate, on whom we may moſt firmly relye; ſhe alwayes obtaining what ſhe requeſts on our behalf, without ſuffering the leaſt repulſe; who is ſooner heard then Chriſt himſelf; and by her moſt powerfull rhetorick hath made the handwriting of our damnation to fall out of Gods hand, 26, 27, 30, to 40, 43, to 49, 54, 55, 56. Almoner of Gods graces, riches; Ayde, Ayder of all in diſtreſſe, miſery, in every calamity, danger; of our juſtification, redemption, 26, 34, 36, 37, 54. Archangel among the Angels, 34. Ardor of divine love, 34 Ark of all Gods heavenly Treaſures, 26, 32. Arrow againſt the old Serpent, 34. Beauty of all Heavens and juſt men, 33, 34. Beginning of our love, 34. Breaker of the Serpents head, Gen. 3. 15. being applyed to her, not Chriſt her ſeed, 18, 34. Bridge over the floud of this perillous world, 34. Buckler of thoſe who fight, 33. Cauſe of the Salvation of Mankind, 54. Chamber of the King eternal, 32. Changer of the courſe of nature, 34. Charity of God, 32. moſt ready Comſorter, Conſolation of the deſolate, of the deſperate, of quick and dead, diſconſolate, and of ſinners, 17, 33, 37, 48, 54. Conductor of Pilgrims, 32. Confuſion of Devils and the proud, 32, 49. Crown of the juſt, 34. Defence of the oppreſſed, 49. Deſire of Patriarchs, 34. Diſpenſer of all Gods Heavenly graces, gifts, mercles, treaſures to his Church or Mankind, 27, 31, 38, 48. Doctreſſe, Teacher of the Apoſties, 16, 17. Door, Gate of Heaven, Liberty, Life, Paradice, Salvation, 26, 27, 35. Empreſſe of Heaven, Earth, Paradice, the whole World, and all Creatures in them, 16, to 33, 35, 37. Example of chaſtity, humility, all graces, 34. Excellenteſt of all Creatures, excelling the Angelical and humane nature united in glory, as much as the Circumference of the Firmament excells the Centre in Magnitude, 28, 48. Expectation of Prophets and all good men, 54. Extirper of the plague of Death planted by Father Adam, 33. Ferula of Devils, 16. Flower of Paradice, 32. Food and refection of mens minds, 34. Form of God, of juſt men, 33. Fountain of all conſolation, divine grace, graces, mercy, pardon, ſalvation, 32, 33, 37, 48. Garden of delights, 34. Glory, Dignity of Mankind, of Heaven, 20, 21, 27, 32. Gods, Chriſts moſt faithfull aſſociate, companion, fellow, aſſiſtant, 16, 36, 37, 43. Our Goddeſſe, cloathed in ſome ſort with the Deity, 16, 28, 55, 56. Goddeſſe of Goddeſſes, 16, 26, 56. Guide of ſinners, and all erring Chriſtians, 34. Hand of God, to bleſſe, deliver, heal, help, and convey all graces, mercies to us from God and Chriſt, 37, 38, 48. Haven of the Shipwrackt, 32. Honour of all Chriſtian people, 48. The only and moſt holy Hope of Chriſtians, of the deſperate, miſerable, poor ſinners, 25, 33, 34, 48, 54. Solid Hope of our reward, 34. Image of purity, 54. Our Inlightner, 43. Interceſſor for the Clergy, and female ſex, 26, 27, 33, 54. Joy of Angels, Saints, 20, 27, 54. Ladder of Heaven, Paradice, by which we aſcend to them; the white Ladder, whereby we more eaſily, ſafely aſcend to Heaven, then by Chriſts red Ladder, 32, 36. Lady of Heaven, Earth, the World, all Creatures in them; of Angels, Saints, Devils; our deſired Lady; Lady of Ladies; Lady of pitty; Lord blotted out of their St. Bonaventure's Pſalter throughout Davids Pſalms, and Lady put in its place, by Popes and the Roman Churches authority; and in Bernardinus de Buſti his Mariale, and Office of her Conception, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 35, 38, 39, 40, 44, 53, 55. Life of the World, our life, water of life, fountain of living water, 34, 47, 49. Light of the whole World; of Cherubins, and Heaven it ſelf, which ſhine more bright by her light, 25, 34, 42, 43, 49. Mediator of the World, of all Mankind, between God and men, to make peace and reconciliation between them. Mediatrix of our Salvation, Conjunction, Union, Justification, Reconciliation, Interceſſion, Communication; who temperates the heat of Gods wrath, and by her intervention preſerves, defends the World from burning and deſtruction, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 45, 46, 53, 54. Miſtreſſe of the whole Church, of the Apoſtles, Evangeliſts, Preachers, 16, 17, 18, 33, 34. Of Chaſtity, Ibid. Mother of all Chriſtians, Orphans, of all Mercy, Pitty, to whom all ought to have recourſe and fly as to their Mother, deſigned by God to that Office in all neceſſities; to whom God hath bequeathed all his Mercy, reſerving only his Juſtice to himſelf; that all oppreſſed ones may, ought to appeal from Gods and Chriſts Juſtice, for relief againſt them unto her, as to the Chancellor of Heaven; and from all oppreſſions of the Devil, Tyrants, and their own corruptions; The hight, length, depth, breadth of her boundleſſe mercy, filling not only Heaven, Earth, and the whole World, but Purgatory and Hell it ſelf, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, to 50, 53, 54, 55. Mother of Salvation, 53. Mountain, Scale of all Virtues, 32. Nobility of the World, 48. Nurſe of Orphans, Pupils, 48. Ornament of the Univerſe, 48. Pacifier of God and man who are at variance, 48. Patron of Mankind, 48. Phyſician of the ſick, 26, 27. P…llor of all power, 34. Portreſſe of Paradice, 26, 34. Greateſt Prince among Principalities, 34. Promiſe of the Prophets, 37. Protection of all oppreſſed ones, 49. Queen of Angels, Apoſtles, Confeſſors, Patriarchs, Prophets, all Saints, Virgins; of Heaven, Earth, the whole World, all things, Creatures in them, 16, 17, to 34, 41, 44, 47, 49. Papiſts Crown for, and Crowning her every day as their only Queen, Empreſſe, Lady; their Oath, Vow of perpetual homage, fealty, ſervice to her; reſigning of their ſouls, bodies, all the faculties, members of them, and all they have or relate to, into her hands in the firſt place every morning; and imploring her to receive the Kingdom, rule over them as her devoted Servants, Subjects, 28, 29, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54. Reconciler, Recoverer, Redeemer, Repairer, Restorer, Reviver of loſt Mankind, Humane Nature, the whole World, Univerſe, Adam, Eve, and their poſterity, 2…, 34, 40, 41, 53, 54. Refreſhment, Reſt of the wearied, and all in tribulation, 33, 48. Refuge of Sinners, 32. Of Chriſtians, 54. Reward of good men, 54. Rule of Juſtice, 34 Salvation of the World; our Salvation; of quick, dead, and all that hope in her, 33, 34, 37, 40. Saviour of Sinners, of Mankind, 33, 34, 35, 44, 54, 55. The Golden Scepter which admits us into the Heavenly Paradice, 27. School of all Virtues, 34. Secretory of Gods eternal Counſil, 34. Sea into which all the Rivers of divine grace flow, 34. Solace of the elect, of the World, 32, …4. Spouſe of the Holy Ghoſt, of the King eternal, 26, 34. Morning Star, to direct and bring all Chriſtians ſailing through this Worlds Sea, to the Port of Salvation, 40, 41, 42, 43. The Star which brings all dead things to life, 32. Strength of the weak, 33. Our Surety, 54. Our Sweetneſſe, fountain of all Sweetneſſe, of all who contemplate, of Angels, Men, 20, 33. The Holy Tabernacle, 34. Temple of God, of pitty and mercy, 53. Terrour of Devils, 32. Throne of God, of the King eternal, 26, 32. Treaſurer of the moſt high, and all his graces, 25, 34. Tree of Life, 32. Triumph of the Imperial Heaven, 34. Veine of all Mercy, and of our Salvation, 34, 37. Supreme Virtue of all Virtues, 34. Voyce of the Prophets, 37. Wall of the beſieged, 32, 33. Way of the erring, 33, 37. Way by which ſinners come to God, and pardon to ſinners, 47. Window of Heaven, 26. Wineſellar of God and the Holy Ghoſt, of whoſe fulneſſe all participate, 27. The Church of Rome and her Proſelyres in theſe particulars greater Hereticks, more ſottiſh, Idolatrous then the Heathens or Collyridians; gave juſt cauſe to our Church, others to ſever from them, and for all others now to do the like, 55, to 63, 80. They canonized thoſe for Saints who were moſt blaſphemous in this kind, 49, 50. They attribute all their victories, ſucceſſes, deliverances principally to her, and give her the glory of them, 41. They averre, the Virgin Mary hath done more to and for God, then God hath done for her and all Mankind, in ſundry reſpects, 54, 55. That none can be ſaved but by her, 32. That ſhe was conceived, born without original, lived without any actual or venial ſin, and needed no Saviour, 45, 46, 54, 55. That her Advocation is ſo prevalent, that although the whole Trinity had ſworn by Chriſts wounds to ſhew no mercy to a ſinner, yet ſhe would obtain it for him: That the uſe of her Roſary will deliver ſouls out of Purgatory, and ſave Reprobates, 47. The World created out of Gods love to her, 21. Her power over Devils, Hell, 19, 24, 32, 38. Over Purgatory, 19, 26. She hath all the properties of a good King and Queen, 29. Her New Bonaventures Creed; whoſoever will be ſaved, before all things he muſt needs hold this firm faith of our Lady; which belief unleſſe every one ſhall hold firm and inviolate, he cannot be ſaved: Bonaventures Ladies Pſalter, and Fox Acts and Monuments, Vol. 3. p. 276. which ſhould have come in p. 53. l. 44. Their new Te Deam & Mariam Laudamus, ſung to her honour, inſtead of the old Te Deum, 53, 54. Their Religious Orders Vows in her name, 50. Their ſpecial blaſphemous Letanies ſaid to her every Saturday in the year, and on other ſolemn annual Feſtivals dedicated to her publick worſhip, 51, 54. Their Whores refrain Whoredom on Saturdayes, out of reverence to her; many Romaniſts fear, reverence her more then Chriſt himſelf, 49, 51. She is prepo…ed in many of their Prayers, Books, Dedications, Prayſes before Chriſt her Son, 53. They ſay Pater Nosters as well as Ave Maries to her, before her Altars, Images, 52. They pray to her to convert the Realm of England and all in it from the cruelty of Hereticks, 54. They attribute Chriſts Regal, Prophetical, Sacerdotal Offices to her, and quite undermine them, 13, &c. 29, &c. 55, 56, 62. She had the ſelf ſame wounds imprinted on her ſoul, as Chriſt had on his body, to make her a Mediator for Mankinds redemption, and Chriſts conſort therein, 42. St. Francis, St. Dominick, and their Orders her ſpecial Chaplains, taken into her ſpecial protection to reconcile the World to her Son, 50. They aſſert, it is her Sons deſire ſhe ſhould be reverenced, honoured more then himſelf, 28. That ſhe being the Lady of all Creatures, all the Angels, Earth, and as many Creatures ſerve, worſhip her, as ſerve and worſhip the Trinity; and that all of them reverence, how the knee to her, as they do to Chriſt, 23, 24, 27, 53, 54. That ſhe hath the chief care of all the Churches as their Mother; the plenitude of all Eccleſiaſtical power, Orders, of binding, looſing, perpetually reſiding in her, by her ordinary inherent Imperial Regal authority, in greater perfection then any Pope, Biſhops, Prieſts, who have but a delegated power and exerciſe of the Keyes, and that confined, 18, 19. That ſhe had moſt exquiſite knowledge in all Arts, Sciences, Laws, Canons, the ſacred Scriptures, Contemplative and School Divinity, as far as humane nature was capable, 17, 18, 19. The gift of Miracles, healing, diſcerning of Spirits, Ibid. That during Chriſts three dayes lying in the grave, the Chriſtian Faith, Church reſided only in her, 16, 17. Not aſſumed into Heaven with Chriſt her Son, leſt the Angels and Court of Heaven ſhould doubt which to meet firſt, the Mother or the Son, 20. The title of Roman Catholicks, more Marians then Chriſtians; and more her Subjects, Servants then Chriſts, 33, 51, to 56, 64. Her firſt, greateſt Champions in England, the greateſt oppugners of our Kings Prerogatives, 63. Freer Tecel his impious ſcurrilous vaunt of the Popes pardons; If a man had l…yen with and gotten the Virgin Mary with Childe, yet the Popes pardon was able to abſolve him from that offence, 51. Her ſole merits, Interceſſion exceed all Angels. Saints conjoyned, who are all ſilent, and prevail not if ſhe hold her peace, 47, 48. Caſſander, Ludovicus Vives, Eſpencaeus, their cenſures of the ill conſequences of theſe Romiſh Doctrines, Practices: Their confeſſions, that Papiſts adore Mary and other Saints in the ſelf ſame manner as they do God; and deem him leſſe placable and exorable then they; relying more on their merits, interceſſion then on Chriſts, 49, 5…, 54, 55. She reſcued a Parrot out of an Hawks talons, for crying Ave Mary, 41. Above 30 times more Churches, Chappels, Monaſteries dedicated to her, then to Chriſt, 29…. Monaſteries, Hoſpitals dedicated to her in England and Wales, beſides Pariſh Churches; Speeds Catalogue, p. 1059, to 1100. See St. Dominick, St. Francis, Eve, Images, Ave Maries, Collyridians, Prayer.
Maſſe, God reconciled to the whole world by one Maſſe of St. Francis, 64 Undervalued by King John, 286. Suſpended for ſundry years by Popes Interdicts, 264. See Interdicts. Of St. Edward, preſcribed every day in King H. 3. his Chappel, whiles abſent in his Wars in France, 808. Said on Ship-board, by a Freer Predicant, an innovation, 697. Permitted to be ſaid in religious Houſes only with a low voyce, without ringing Bells, during the Interdict of London by the Popes Cardinal, 1025. Ap. 22. K. H. 3. his blind devotion in hearing 3. Maſſes every day, & deſiring to hear more, but neglecting Sermons, 1069. Altars broken, Corporals burnt, uſed at Maſſes during Churches Interdicts, Appendix 6. Said with a Pall by Archbiſhop Edmund, 434. Pontificalia, Ornaments uſed by Popes, Biſhops, Mitred Abbots at Maſſes, 487. Appendix 22. Said by a Cardinal, Appendix. 10. Refuſed to be ſaid in Jeruſalem whiles the Emperor Frederick 2 being excommunicate was in it, 427. This Emperor and Conrade after him depoſed amongſt their principal crimes for going to Maſſe whiles excommunicated and interdicted, out of conſcience to ſerve God; Maſſes and Gods ſervice muſt all be laid aſide at Popes pleaſures 810: See Fred. 2. Manfred, Excommunication, Interdicts.
Meaſures: Keeping of them in York belongs to the Mayor and Citizens, not Dean and Chapter in their Churchlands, 830, 830.
Merchants may freely go out of the Realm, except in time of war, 339. Popes Merchants, Vſurers: See uſurers.
Merits of Mary and other Saints, pretend to Advocate for us, by Pontificians, as well as Chriſts, 44, 47, 48.
Miniſters of Chriſt, godly, painfull, ſhould be encouraged, maintained, protected; negligent, ſcandalous corrected, removed by Kings; Criminal impriſoned, baniſhed, capitally puniſhed, as well as others, 2, 3, 4, 5. See Baniſhment, Biſhops, Clerks, Arrests, Priſons.
Miracles Popiſh, of Images, Crucifixes ſhedding blood, to advance their adoration 14. Of Chriſts apparitions in the Hoſtia in the ſhape of a little infant, fleſh; bloud, &c. to prove their Doctrine of Tranſubſtantiation: Impoſtures or Diabolical deluſions, 68, to 75. All true Miracles ever viſible to all mens eyes, ſenſes; unqueſtionable: wrought only by ſome extraordinary perſons upon extraordinary occaſions, not frequently by all Prieſts, in all places: Tranſubſtantiation proved no Miracle, but a groſſe impoſture, 75, 76. Wrought by drinking St. Edmunds hair, 623, 624. His Miracles atteſted ere Canonized, 643. Of Archbiſhop Beckets blood, 420. Of Biſhop Groſthead, many yet not canonized, 804, 805. Of a Monk curing a Creeple at his preaching the Croſſe, 466, 467.
Miſchening, exemption from it, 229.
Miter of Otto the Popes Cardinal, and his other Robes worn in the Council at Pauls, 487. Of the Abbot of St. Albans by ſpecial Priviledge, with other Pontificals by the Popes priviledge. Append. 22.
Monks, Freers Minors, Preachers, and other Orders, their inſolency, treachery, obſtinacy, pride againſt our Kings in point of electing Abbots, Biſhops recommended to them by the King, 243, 247, 353, 354, 382, 383, 581, 589, 1063. See Index 2, 3, 4, 5 & Elections. Taxed by K. John to publike ayds, 260, 261, 262. App. 18. Expelled, baniſhed the Realm for their treaſon in electing Stephen Langeton at Rome Archbiſhop without the Kings licenſe, againſt their former election, 248, 249. The force of the Monks of Canterbury in the Church of Faverſham, the Sheriffs removal thereof, with their wounding, bloodſhed, and conteſts about it, Appendix 2. to 16. Their degeneracy, inſolency, pride, avarice, worldlineſſe, purchaſe of lands, and great revenues, imployments by Popes, as their Taxmasters, Tributegatherers; Sophiſtical Legates, in preaching the Croſſe, collecting Diſmes and other exactions, to the ſcandal of their profeſſions, againſt their Orders, rules, Oaths; declamed againſt by our Monkiſh Hiſtorians, 50▪ 440, 441, 469, 470, 480, 541, 581, 582, 570, 571. 605, 633, 634, 680, 681, 690, to 696. 728, 929, 753, 754, 851, 925, 935. Appendix 21, 22, 23. See Croyſadoes, and Index 10, 12. Their Viſitations by the Popes Viſitors Archbiſhops, Biſhops; and appeals, conteſts, exemptions, purchaſed againſt them from the Pope with vaſt ſumms of money, 440, 441, 442, 503, 504, 506. 833, 844. Appendix 24, 25. See Viſitations. Their Merchandiſing prohibited by Writs, upon complaints againſt them, 480, 690, 691. Impriſoned and ſoundly beaten, 581, 582. Their deteſtable murders of each other, and of a Biſhop in Sicily, 522. Freers Minors and Predicants ſaid Maſſes privately with a low voyce on wooden Altars, with a little portable Altar of ſtone laid on them; heard Confeſſions, enjoyned ſeveral penances againſt the rules of their Order, to the prejudice of others by the Popes authority, 469. No Freers Minors to be elected Biſhops in Ireland, or conſecrated if elected, 632, 633. Fratres ſaccati inſtituted, 925. The intruſion of the Freers Minors into St. Edmunds, 935. Euſtathius, a Monk, a great Pyrate, Admiral to King Philip of France, taken by the Engliſh, and beheaded for his pyracies, 371. Writs to ſend ſome Monks from Winton to other Houſes, 975, 276. A Schiſme in the Abbey of Glaſton, between the Abbot and Monkes, 28 unworthy Monkes there made together to make a party againſt the Biſhop of Bath and Wells, 851. The like in St. Swi …ins Winton Monaſtery, 502, 581, 582. 831, 832, 833, 852, 853, 854. See Ciſtertians, Cluny, Apoſtata capiendo. Deraigned by the King, and made capable to marry and purchaſe Lands; Kings power over them, their lands, poſſeſſions, 2, 3, 4. See Index 2. Our Monkiſh Hiſtorians malice againſt, and ſlanders of King John, for maintaining the rights of his Crown againſt Papal Vſurpations, and ſeiſing their Temporalties for diſobeying his Writs, 256. 284, 225, 286. Brand thoſe who adhered to, or pleaded for him againſt the Pope, 258, 259, 265. Some of their old Charters, Bulls raſed, proved forgeries, Ap. 16, 17, 18. die of the plague, grief, 565.