John Foxe: "Acts and Monuments," 3.47ff.

1382. UPSHOT: BEHOLD THE FRUITS! Mr. Pope, you’re so holy and apostolic. A totally hilarious letter is written by Dr. Wycliffe to Pope Urban VI that abounds with subtle sarcasms and is one of the finest pieces read here in a long, long time. Again, in a long, long time. A total set-up by Dr. Wycliffe. He twists Urban’s arm, then breaks it, then breaks his leg and then tosses him into the incinerator of abject humiliation. A must-read. Again, utterly subtle, full of quiet dog whistles that are loud bullhorns (3.49ff.). The master logician, Dr. Wycliffe, does a total take-down. MEANWHILE, 1383, BEHOLD THE FRUITS! Pope Urban VI (Rome) and Pope Clement (Rome) are authorizing military forces to re-establish their fiefdom. Pope Urban issue a Bull to destroy Clement the Antipope (51). While that’s underway, Pope Urban VI commissioned the English Bishop of Norwich to “saddle up,” get an army, cross the channel and take down Pope Clement of Avignon. Foxe includes the commissioning letter—full of inflated legalese. Of course, the Roman Poobah grants the English warriors a plenary remission of sins. This is discussed with contentions in the Parliament, but the Bishop of Norwich and soldiers conduct a slaughter—man, woman and child—at Gravelines and move on towards Dunkirk. All this, while the Archbishop of Canterbury, Willy Courtenay, is gunning for the Wycliffites. On a side note, King Richard II writes Willy asking why the ABC and cohorts are so “lusty for blood” while that was never in the apostolic period. King Richard is open about it. This question will continue down and into the Reformation era—why are these Bishops so murderous? The commoners saw it. INQUIRING MINDS THEN, LIKE NOW. THE FRUITS OF THE TRIUNE GOD?