of King Iohn.
987And made me thinke my
Richard liues in th
ée.
988K. Philip Lordings lets in, and
spend the wedding day
989In ma
skes and triumphs, letting quarrells cea
se.
990Enter a Cardynall from Rome.
991Card. Stay King of
France, I charge thee ioyn not hands
992With him that
stands accur
st of God and men.
993Know
Iohn, that I
Pandulph Cardinall of
Millaine, and
994Legate from the Sea of
Rome, demaund of thee in the name
995of our holy Father the Pope
Innocent, why thou do
st (contra
- 996rie to the lawes of our holy mother the Church, and our holye
997father the Pope) di
sturbe the quiet of the Church, and di
sanull
998the ele
ction of
Stephen Langhton, whom his Holines hath ele
- 999cted Archbi
shop of
Canterburie: this in his Holines name I
1001Iohn And what ha
st thou or the Pope thy mai
ster to doo to
1002demaund of me, how I employ mine owne? Know
sir Prie
st 1003as I honour the Church and holy Churchmen,
so I
scorne to
1004be
subie
ct to the greate
st Prelate in the world. Tell thy Mai
- 1005ster
so from me, and
say,
Iohn of
England said it, that neuer an
1006Italian Prie
st of them all,
shall either haue tythe, tole, or po
- 1007ling penie out of
England, but as I am King,
so wil I raigne
1008next vnder God,
supreame head both ouer
spirituall and tem
- 1009rall: and hee that contradi
cts me in this, Ile make him hoppe
1011K. Philip What King
Iohn, know you what you
say, thus
1012to bla
spheme again
st our holy father the Pope.
1013Iohn Philip, though thou and all the Princes of Chri
sten
- 1014dome
su
ffer them
selues to be abu
sde by a Prelates
slauerie,
1015my minde is not of
such ba
se temper. If the Pope will bee
1016King in
England, let him winne it with the
sword, I know no
1017other title he can alleage to mine inheritance.
1018Card. Iohn, this is thine an
swere?
1020Card. Then I
Pandulph of
Padoa, Legate from the Apo-
E stolike