2 66 Church-Hiflory of Bops anç gy ; where they ordered that the Clergy and People chufe the Bifhops, and yet that theLaity on pretence of their Eleeting Power trample not on the Arch- Presbyter ; and that great Mens Chappels empty not the Churches : ( with other old Canons recited.) § I I. Lotharius, that fo tnifchievoufly fought for the Empire again{} his Father and Brethren, grew wearyof what he had, and divided his 3d part, (which was the Empire of Italy, with Burgundy and Lorrain, ) . into three parts, and gave his SonLewis the Empire in Italy;.and his SonLotharisiss, Lor- rain; and his Son Cbarles,Burgundy ; and entered himfelf into aMonaftery: But Charles dying,the other two Brethrendivided his Dominion, and Lyons, Belanfon and Vienna fell to Lotharius. § s z. We come now to the Reign of Pope ,oane, according to agreat number of their own Hifforians ; but David'Blondel hath recited the Teffi- monies of multitudes on both fides, and after all impartially paff his con- je&ure, that the Storywas not true ; whofejudgment I reverence, and think . molt probable. Whether at that time therewas a f ohn the 8th or none till him that force. call John thegth after. Adrian the ad, . is uncertain. §, 13. Leo dying, (if there was no John or Joane between) a Schifm -. was made ; the.People molt chufing Benedifl, and theAgents of the Empe- ror, with part of the People and Bifhops, chuGng one Analaftus a Cardinal Presbyter; that had been Excommunicate by a former Pope. Anaftafnas thought his choice fo Cure, that enteringLeonina, (theRomanSuburbs) he went intoSt. Peter's own Church,and broke down and burnt the Images and with aMattock call down to the ground even the Image of Chrift, and the VirginMary. They went on and imprifonedBenediht, (quemmints Roma na Plebs eligerat, fàith Anaft..in Bin. p. 659.) But while the great Men and Officers of the Emperor, did their utmoff to conlfrain, the People to content toAna/is/fins, they could not prevail, and fo they werefain to yield to the multitude to end the Tumult and Confufion, and Benedilt had the place. § 14. By thisStory it appeareth, r. That this Anafiafaus was againff Ima ges, and that was like enough to be part of the caufe why he had five years left his Church in Rome before, and refufed to appear before Pope or Cowl cil. z, That when the Emperor and his Officers were fo violent for his .. choice, even after he had broken down the Images inSt. Peter's Church, it is apparent that the,Party even about Rome,and in the Weff,which was againff Images, was not {mall, though they made no air. § 15. This Pope Benedsa was he that confirmed Hincmaress's Council, which nullified Ebbo's,Ordinations aforefaid,.as is'tto be feen;in his Gift Epift. Bin. p. 662, &c. § 16. An: 856. Charles Calves, by a Synods concurrence at Carac,,. fent Orders againff Church-Robbers very ffriff:. And 8S7,a Council at Mentzwas held CCLXIV, where Gunthar, Bithop of Coten,fent a Letter, that ' C A terrible T`empes`t arofe, in which the People /or fcar all ran into St. Peter'sChurch : And the Church-beams cracking, as `they.
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