The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . eive the Britishislands back as fiefs of the holy See ; and to pay an annual tributefor them of 700 marks of silver for England, and 300 for the 12th of May, 1213, John performed all the degrading cere-monials of resignation, homage and fealty. On his knees he hum-bly offered h
The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . eive the Britishislands back as fiefs of the holy See ; and to pay an annual tributefor them of 700 marks of silver for England, and 300 for the 12th of May, 1213, John performed all the degrading cere-monials of resignation, homage and fealty. On his knees he hum-bly offered his kingdoms to the Pope, and put them into the handsof the Legate, Pandulph, who retained them for five days. He of-fered his tribute, which the Legate threw down and trampled on,but afterwards condescended to gather up again ! In the engraving, which is a representation of this scene, thehumbled monarch is seen on his knees before the Popes legate,who has just received the crown from the hands of the King, andis trampling upon the gold, with the gift of which John accom-panied his submission. Some of the barons of England are look-ing on, grieved and indignant alike at the degradation of theirweak-minded sovereign, and the haughty and contemptuous inso-lence of the triumphant priest. (See Engraving.). chap, v.] POPERY THE WORLDS DESPOT—A. D. 1073-1303. 291 Deed of surrender of England to the Pope. Haughty insolence of the papal legate. The nuncio immediately went to France, to announce to Philip,that he must no longer molest a prince who was a penitent son anda faithful vassal of the Holy See, nor presume to molest a kingdomwhich was now part of the patrimony of St. Peter. § 49.—The language of the deed of surrender which king Johndelivered to Pandulph, and which had doubtless been dictated tohim by the haughty legate, is so remarkable, that I shall subjoin acopy of it, as a monument of the unbounded arrogance and tyrannyof the apostate church of Rome, and of the heads of
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