Fra. Brother of England, you blaspheme in this

Iohn. Though you, and all the Kings of Christendom

Are led so grossely by this medling Priest,

Dreading the curse that money may buy out,

And by the merit of vilde gold, drosse, dust,

Purchase corrupted pardon of a man,

Who in that sale sels pardon from himselfe:

Though you, and al the rest so grossely led,

This iugling witchcraft with reuennue cherish,

Yet I alone, alone doe me oppose

Against the Pope, and count his friends my foes

Pand. Then by the lawfull power that I haue,

Thou shalt stand curst, and excommunicate,

And blessed shall he be that doth reuolt

From his Allegeance to an heretique,

And meritorious shall that hand be call'd,

Canonized and worship'd as a Saint,

That takes away by any secret course

Thy hatefull life

Con. O lawfull let it be

That I haue roome with Rome to curse a while,

Good Father Cardinall, cry thou Amen

To my keene curses; for without my wrong

There is no tongue hath power to curse him right

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