How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Line). We used the line numbering found on Librarius's online edition.
Quote #10
'But thou mayst seyn thy princes han thee maked
Ministre of deeth, for if thou speke of mo,
Thou lyest, for thy power is ful naked.'
(484 – 486)
"Minister of death" is not much of a title. In calling him this, Cecilia probably means more than that he sentences people to death. She is calling attention to how his religion is dead (because its idols are deaf and dumb) and how it lacks access to the eternal life Christianity promises its followers.