Chronicle Volume 2; In French Verse from the Earliest Period to the Death of King Edward I. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 Excerpt: ...de Rome, ke teent la vicarye Kc saint Pere le apostoyle avayt en sa ballye.3 La pape est nostre chef, il nus4 garde ct guye; Estatute5 ad fet ke durement nus lye, Sur privacioun de rente et prelacye, Ke disme, ne vintyme, ne maite, ne partye, Ad tay ne a ly altre nul de nus ottrye, Saunz sun maundement en avowerye.7 Sur 90 solempnement esconaenge et maudye Trestuz les fiz de mere, ke par seygnurye Asservent saint eglise, ke Deus ad fraunchye.8 The king's Sir clers, dit le rays, tu as parle folye. reply. - pr0messe est dette due,0 si fay ne sait ublye. Mes ke jo te vays de la bulle saysye,10 Ausint tuz les altres,11 par le fiz Marye Ke purryez 12 de ceste aide estre defublye The seventh among them for his treasury. 1 Qe south Dieu en tere, B.-poer ne mcstrie, B. C. D. 3 en baillie, B. C. D. 4 vus, B. This line is omitted in D. 6 E estatut, C. Estatut arf-il fet, D. 6 ne a altre, B. 7 e awowerie, B. H ad enfranrhie, B. C. qe Dieus enfraunchie, T. 9 dieu, C. 10 JVfts ue jco vei de la bulle seisie, B. Mis jeo te vaise de la bulle, C. Mes ke jeo te veysse de la bulle, D. Ensint louz li autre, B. C. D. 12 JVe purrai, B. Ne purrez, C. D. And the archbishop who holds the primacy Of the see of Canterbury, studies an answer, And by two bishops signifies to the king The state of holy church, which is much impoverished. The archbishop afterwards goes to the king, and says, Sire, for God there above, do not be angry, I certify thee for all holy church, Under God on earth there is no soul alive Who has over holy church power and mastery Except the pope of Home, who holds the vicarate Which...