Expositio vera harum imaginum olim Nurenbergae repertarum ex fundatissimo verae magiae Vaticinio deducta

THIS figure indicates ecclesiastical pride and his tyranny alone, in all things, for in his own way the Pope suffocates the eagle, that is, the Emperor, which his lesser priests are unable to do. But there are also roosters present, as well as geese, by whom are designated those more common sacrificers priests who perform the sacrifice of the Mass, who suffocate the laity and the common folk, so that all of the Emperor’s subjects perish with him.