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Author: Bale, John, 1495-1563.
Title: The pageant of popes contayninge the lyues of all the bishops of Rome, from the beginninge of them to the yeare of Grace 1555. Deuided into iii. sortes bishops, archbishops, and popes, vvhereof the two first are contayned in two bookes, and the third sort in fiue. In the vvhich is manifestlye shevved the beginning of Antichriste and increasing to his fulnesse, and also the vvayning of his povver againe, accordinge to the prophecye of Iohn in the Apocalips. ... Written in Latin by Maister Bale, and now Englished with sondrye additions by I.S.
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Print source: The pageant of popes contayninge the lyues of all the bishops of Rome, from the beginninge of them to the yeare of Grace 1555. Deuided into iii. sortes bishops, archbishops, and popes, vvhereof the two first are contayned in two bookes, and the third sort in fiue. In the vvhich is manifestlye shevved the beginning of Antichriste and increasing to his fulnesse, and also the vvayning of his povver againe, accordinge to the prophecye of Iohn in the Apocalips. ... Written in Latin by Maister Bale, and now Englished with sondrye additions by I.S.
Bale, John, 1495-1563., Studley, John, 1545?-1590?
[Imprinted at London: In Fleetestreate neare vnto S. Dunstones Church by Thomas Marshe], Anno 1574.
Alternate titles: Acta Romanorum pontificum. English
Subject terms:
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.
Popes -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE RIGHT HO∣nourable Lorde Thomas Earle of Sussex, Uicount Fitzwalter, Lorde of Egre∣mont and of Burnel, one of the Queenes Maiestyes honourable priuye Counsaile, & Lord highe Cham∣berlaine of her house, Of the noble order of the Garter knighte, Iustice of Oyer, of the Fo∣rests, Parkes, VVarraines and chases from Trent Southward, and Captaine of the Gentlemen Pentioners: Encrease of honour and godlye wysedome in Christe Iesus.
The translatour to the Reader.
TO THE MOST VVOR∣thie and learned men maister Si∣mond Sulcer, Henry Bullenger, Iohn Cal∣uin, Philip Melancthon▪ most faithful mini∣sters of Christe, Iohn Bale wisheth grace and euerlastinge peace in Christe IESVS.
Iohn Bale to the Reader.
To the Reader. T. R. GENTLEMAN.
THE FIRST BOOKE of the Pageant of Popes.
S. Peter not bishop of Rome.
¶ Of S. Peters comming to Rome.
¶ The continuance of Peter in his Bishoprike.
¶ Peters death.
¶ Peter not at Rome from the yeare of the incarnation 35. to the yeare 38.
¶ From the yeare 38. to the yeare 46.
¶ Anno 48: and 49.
Anno Domini 50. and 51.
¶ Anno 52, 53, and 54.
Anno. 55.56.57.58.
Anno. 59. and 60.
¶ From the yeare 60. to the yeare 67.
¶ From the yeare 67. to the 70. of thincarnation.
¶ The death of Peter.
¶ The first face of the Romaine churche vnder Heathen Emperours.
THE FIRST COM∣PANIE OF ROMAINE BISHOPS being in nomber to Syluester the first, xxxij. all whiche were godly and faithfull pastours, farre from all wordly pompe and glory, either in pride of attier, as miter and pall, or of hawty and ambicious title of Christes generall vicar, but paynfull preachers of the Gospell, with all humilitie and constant mar∣tyrs in the ende.
1. Linus the first bishop of Rome as some thinke.
2. Anacletus the first.
3. Clement the first.
4. Euaristus the first.
5. Alexander the first.
6. Sixtus the first.
7. Telesphorus the first.
8. Higinus the first.
9. Pius of Aquilia.
10. Anicetus.
11. Sother.
12. Eleutherius.
13. Victor.
14. Zepherinus.
15. Calixtus the first.
16. Vrbanus.
17. Pontianus.
18. Antheros.
19. Fabian.
20. Cornelius.
21. Lucius.
22. Stephen.
23. Sixtus the seconde.
24. Dionysius.
25. Foelix.
26. Eutychianus.
27. Gaius or Caius.
28. Marcellinus.
29. Marcellus.
30. Eusebius.
31. Melchiades.
32. Syluester the first.
THE SECONDE SORTE OF ROMAINE BI∣shops, from Syluester to Boniface the thirde.
1. Marcus.
2. Iulius the first.
3. Liberius.
4. Foelix the seconde.
5. Damasus.
6. Siricius.
7. Anastasius.
8. Innocentius.
9. Sozymus.
10. Bonifacius.
11. Coelestinus.
12 Sixtus the thirde.
13 Leo the first.
14 Hilarius.
15. Simplicius.
16. Foelix the third,
17. Gelasius.
18. Anastasius the second.
19 Symmachus.
20. Hormisda.
21. Iohn the first.
22. Foelix the fourth.
23. Boniface the seconde.
24. Iohn the seconde.
25. Agapetus the firste.
26. Syluerius.
27. Vigilius.
28. Pelagius.
29. Iohn the third.
30. Benedict the first.
31. Pelagius the second.
32. Gregorie the great.
33. Sabinianus.
The Christian deedes of Gregorie.
THE THIRDE Booke.
Abadon or the Latin Antichriste.
1. Boniface the thirde.
2. Boniface the fourth.
3. Theodatus.
4. Boniface the fifte.
5. Honorius the first.
6. Seuerinus the second.
7. Iohn the fourth.
8. Theodorus.
9. Martin the first.
10. Eugenius the first,
11. Vitellianus.
12. Theodatus the second.
13. Donus the first.
14. Agathon the first.
15. Leo the second.
16 Benedictus the second.
17. Iohn the fift.
18. Conon.
19. Sergius the first.
20. Iohn the sixt.
21. Iohn the seuenth.
22. Sisinius the second.
23 Constantine the first.
24. Gregory the seconde.
25 Gregory the third.
26. Zacharias a Grecian.
27. Steuen the second.
28 Paule the first.
29. Constantine the second.
30. Steuen the thirde.
31. Hadrian the first.
32. Leo the thirde.
33. Steuen the fourth.
34. Paschal the first.
35. Eugenius the second.
36. Valentine the first.
37. Gregorie the fourth.
38. Sergius the second.
39. Leo the fourth.
THE FOVRTH BOOKE cōtayning the third order of Popes, in whō Antichrist appeareth to be come toward fulnesse of hys wickednes specifyed in the 17. Chapter of the Reuelation, speakinge of Antechrist in the kingdome of the greate whore of Babilon, vvhich sitteth vppon the beaste vvith seuen heades: and that Prophecye seemeth to maister Baale to containe these 41. Popes following to Silue∣ster the second.
40 Ioan the eight.
41. Benedict the third.
42. Nicolas the first.
43 Hadrian the second.
44 Iohn the ninth.
45 Martin the second.
46 Hadrian the third.
47. Steuen the fift.
48. Formosus the first.
49. Boniface the sixt.
50. Steuen the sixt.
51. Romanus the first.
52. Theodorus the second.
53. Iohn the tenth.
54. Benedict the fourth.
55 Leo the fift.
56 Christopher the first.
57 Sergius the third.
58 Anastasius the third.
59 Laudo the first.
60 Iohn the eleuenth.
61. Leo the sixt.
62. Steuen the seuenth.
63. Iohn the xii.
64. Leo the seuenth.
65. Steuen the eight.
66. Martin the third.
67. Agapetus the second.
68 Iohn the thirtene.
69 Benedict the fift.
70 Leo the eight.
71 Iohn the. xiiij.
72 Benedict the sixt.
73 Donus the second.
74 Boniface the seuenth.
75 Iohn the fiftene.
76 Benedict the seuenth.
77 Iohn the sixtene.
78. Iohn the 17.
79. Gregorie the fift.
80. Iohn the xviij.
THE FIFTE BOOKE contayninge the thirde diuision of the thirde order of Popes or Romaine An∣tichristes in the kingdome of the greate Dra∣gon, which is the deuill and sathan Apo∣calips 20. vnto the time of Inno∣centius the fourth.
81. Syluester the second.
82. Iohn the 19.
83. Iohn the 20.
84 Sergius the 4.
85 Benedict the eight.
86 Iohn the xxi.
87. Benedict the ix.
88. Syluester the thirde.
89. Gregorie the sixt.
90. Clement the second.
91. Damasus the seconde.
92. Leo the ninth.
93. Victor the second.
94. Steuen the ninth.
95. Benedict the tenth.
96. Nicolas the second.
97. Alexander the second.
98. Gregorie the seuenth.
99. Victor the thirde.
100. Vrban the second.
101. Paschal the second.
102. Gelasius the second.
103. Calixtus the seconde.
104. Honorius the seconde.
105. Innocentius the second.
106. Celestine the second.
107. Lucius the second.
108. Eugenius the third.
109. Anastasius the fourth.
110. Hadrian the fourth.
III. Alexander the thirde.
112. Lucius the thirde.
113. Vrbanus the thirde.
114 Gregorie the eight.
115. Clemens the third.
116. Celestine the thirde.
117. Innocentius the thirde.
118. Honorius the thirde.
119. Gregorie the ninth.
Of the Oracle of Cyrill at Masse.
120. Celestine the fourth.
THE SIXTE BOOKE and according to maister Baales or∣der the fourth diuision of the third sort of Popes vnto Iulius the seconde, contayninge 260. yeares which he calleth the raigne of the Locusts vnder Abadon the de∣stroyer, accordinge to the 9. Chapter of the Apoca∣lips: For that in this time the Locusts which he enterpreteth the new found orders of begging fryers, inuented and ratifyed by the foure last Popes, deuoure, spoyle, waste and destroye all with their sophisticall and cauilling doctrine: As did Thomas Aquinas, Ioannes Scotus, Occam, Ge∣rardus Bonomensis, Aegidius Romanus, Magister Sententiarū, vvith other like subtill schoolemen and Sorbonistes, vvho with their gloses, allegories and di∣stinctions, corrupted the true sence of the Scripture, and in maner toke it cleane awaye.
121 Innocentius the fourth.
124 Alexander the fourth.
125. Vrban the fourth.
126 Clemens the fourth.
127. Gregorie the tenth.
128. Innocentius the fifte.
129. Hadrian the fifte.
130. Iohn the xxij.
129. Nicolas the thirde.
130. Martin the fourth.
131. Honorius the fourth.
132. Nicolas the fourth.
133. Celestine the fift.
134. Boniface the eight.
135. Benedict the xi.
136. Clement the fifte.
137. Iohn the xxiii.
138. Benedict the xij.
139. Clement the sixt.
140. Innocent the sixt.
141. Vrban the fifte.
142. Gregorie the xi.
143. Vrban the vi.
144. Clement the 7.
145. Boniface the ix.
146. Benedict the xiij.
147. Innocent the seuenth.
148. Gregorie the xij.
149. Alexander the fift.
150. Iohn the xxiiij.
151. Martin the fift.
152. Eugenius the fourth.
153. Foelix the fift.
154. Nicolas the fift.
155. Calixtus the third.
156. Pius the second.
157. Paule the second.
158. Sixtus the fourth.
159. Innocentius the eight,
160. Alexander the sixt.
161. Pius the thirde.
THE SEVENTH Booke contayninge the fift parte of the third sort of Romaine Popes, in whom ap∣peareth the wayninge of Antichrist and imparing of his vsurped estate, wexing still weaker and weaker till the ende of the worlde, accordinge to the Prophecye of S. Paule in the seconde Chapter of the se∣conde Epistle to the Thessalonians: that Antichriste must be reueled before that Christe come.
162. Iulius the second.
163. Leo the tenth.
164. Hadrian the sixt.
165. Clement the eight.
166. Paule the thirde.
167. Iulius the third.
168. Marcellus the second.
169. Paule the fourth.
Diuers cases wherin the Pope doth sell Dispensation contrarye to Gods Lawe and his owne Canons, and the price of the dis∣pensation according to the rate in his Courtes.
¶ Dispensations for dronkards.
¶ Dispensations for such as haue bin or are to be promoted being vnder age.
¶For licence to take Orders.
¶Dispensations for those that vvant some of their lymmes, to take Orders.
¶Dispensations for vvilfull murthers.
¶ For murthering of priestes.
¶ For killing a laye man.
¶ For murthering of children.
¶ For charminge and vvitchcraft.
For heretickes.
For sacriledge, theft, fyring houses, rapes, periurye and such like.
For frailtye of the fleshe.
¶Of diuers transgressions.
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