i S 6 ' Church-Hziory of Bops and § 72. CCLXXXVII. Yet more forrow. An. 87o. a Council is called in Villa Attiniaco (Attigny ) I will give you the Story in the very words of Binnius tranflated, [ 'When Hincmarus Bifhop of Laon, for the `carafe in the forefaidCouncil exprefed,hadgot the Refcrept of Pope Adrian t on his behalf, and had notified it to Hincmarus' Rhemenfis, and to acing Charles ; both of them,in hatred to the Bifhop of Laon,decreed,That this *By you. ` Synod, called Latrocinalis *, lhoteld becalled. There pre(ìded in it , Re- * So great c migius Lugdunenfis *,` Ardovicus Vefontienfis, Bertulfus Trevirenfis; and a man affó ' with their Mica B(hops. Herein Hincmarus Rhemenfis,' with King. againft ` Charles, was the accufer of his Nephew Hincmarus, wham he had before the Pope. ` ceifecràtedBfhop of Laon. The AFiion broughtagainft him was, That ` he had by Counter- writings defended the rights of the Apoftolick Seat, Luther ` which the Archbifhap of Rhemes didendeavor to impugn and overthrow* was not `And that,contrary to his Oath of Fidelity in which he was bound to the the firft. ' King, he had accreted King Charles to thePope of Rome,and had without ` his licence fent forthwritings againft him. - And when Hincmarus Lau- ' dvnenfis, at the Pope's command, was ready for his journey to Rome, he was taken and fpoiledby his Enemies, and brought into this falfe Council. ` Having heard the forefaidComplaints againft him, he offered a Libel for ' his defence; bat it was rejected, and not permitted to be read : of which when he again appedled to the Apoftolick Seat, they didnot only not accept ` of his Appeal, butalfo beingprnftrate on the ground,andpleading for leave to defend himfelf, he was not heard. Puffing entence on him, they depo- `fed him from his Bifhoprick: and binding him inhardand iron bands,they `caft'him into banfhment: And at laft, whichpafeth all cruelty, his eyes `pulled out; theyperhaps blinded him that he might have no hope of return- ` ing to his Bifhoprick J So far Binnius. And is it credible that fuch great and holymen as Remigius, and Hincmarus (even to his own Nephew fet up' by him) would do fuch things as thefe for nothing? Or that the Pope was then as high as fence? § 73. CCLXXXVIII. A Council at Colen, An. 870. for Difcip =, line. § 74. CCLXXXIX. An. 875. A Concil. Duzianfe was called often Provinces : where Hincmar. Laudon. fubfcribed a promifeof obedi- ence to the King and his Metropolitan. But this did not fave him Therefore he appealed to the Pope again,who interpofed for him , but all would not do, nor ferve his turn. § 75.. Here falls in again the great Controverfie of Pope ?oan a Woman, but it is too hard for me to decide. . He that will fee what is faid on each fide, may read Blondel before cited. john the 8th is he that now reigneth, whom fome late Writers are willing tobelieve Rime called Pope roan in fcorn.forhis failings. But he is after Benedict the 3d, Nicolas,
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