their Councils abridged. z87 Nicolas, and Hadrian the ad ; whereas,the fere omnes,faith Platina,the many Writers that mention Pope yowl place her before them all. And they make ?An to be a better man than thefe later do. platina cal- ling him fohn the 9th, faith, that Carolus Calvus being dead , Pope fohn laboured to have his Son Ludovicus fucceed him; but the great men of Rome were for Charles King of Germany, and therefore laid hold on the Pope, and put him inBonds in Prifon ( his Univerfal Sovereignty reach- ed not far then. ) But he efcaping by the help of Friends , fled into France to the King, whom he unjultly pleaded for(Ludovictu Balbue,) and there anointed him. §76. Before this the Pope had anointed Carolus Calves Emperor unjultly confirmingwhat theBifhops had unjuftly done, as now he did unjultly Rand for his Son. This contention among Princes, was the means of the Pope's power. Hear what Binnius himfelf faith of him, pag. 920. [' Ile Saracens now depopulated almoff all Italy,and all humane ' help failed in which the Pope trufted to expel .them ; and he was fain to ' buypeace of them by ayearlyTribute : which feemed to come by the righ. ' team judgment of God,that he might know that by the ill perfuafion of car- e nal prudence, :. he had fsnfully chafën, created andcrowned Carolus Calvus 'Emperor, becaufe he looked for more help againft the Saracens from him, than from his Brother Ludovicus ; whom, for, invading another man's ' Kingdom,he fhóuld rather by Church-cenfurehave exagitated,as Hadrsd. ' did, 3 But when Pope ?ohn had ftay'd ayear in France,,and the Sara- cens maftered Italy without help, he was glad to, be Friends with the great men that imprifoned him, and to return to'Rome, and take Charles for Emperor, after all. Yet is it noted as thérare Honour and Felicity' of this Pope, that he crowned threel'inpe.p6rs, .though he did it for two of them trayteroufly and unjuftly, (the honour of aPope I) Platina faith, he crowned Charles the rightful Heir, o ei liberino in urbe vi- vere liceret, that he might live at Rome again (left .fhould lofe all.) This Charles ( faith he) alfo fubdued the Normans in France and I or- rain, and forced them to become Chriftians, and be.baptized.; (And yet this is afcribedto thePope's converting them. ) §77. This famePope yohn the .8th, alfo at the defire of the Empe rot Bafil, and the Patriarchof yerufalem, contented to the reftoringof Photius, contrary, faithBinnius,to the Decree of his Predecelfors, and of. a General Council, and of all their Oaths. § 78. 'But what are Oaths to a difpenfing Pope ? faith Baronies and ' Binnius: In his time.Ludov, Ix. the Emperor was compelled by A al- 'gifus, Duke of Benevent, to £wear that he would never more invade his Confines, nor revenge his Wrpngs: But the Pope abfolved ' frohim m
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