z96 Church -dory of Bifhops and own Sifter in the pretence offeventy two men that had wives and Chil- dren deferved to be blamed. . Chap. 16. "One that wilfully murdered a Priet, was to forbear flefh " and wine, and not to be carried in aCoach.and not come to. Church infive "years, and not to receive the Sacrament oftwelveyears after. § too. Binnites hereaddethanobfervable note,thatArnulphus is call- ed only&irag at fielt and not Emperor, it being nefas unlawful to affume the name ofEmperor till it were given by the Pope] O brave Pope ! § loI. CCXCIX.A Council at Metz under the fame Norman calami- ties decreed fuch like things. Chap. 2. They decreed that no Presby- ter thould have more than one Church (unlefs a Chappel) and none take money for burials. Chap. 3. that Mothers or Sifters dwell not in the honk with Bifhops or Pnefts. But frill capital crimes were punned but with excommunication and penance. Chap. 7. One that forced a widow : Another that killed his kinfman and married his his Wife, and fìvore to the Archbifhop to forfake her and did nor, was excommunicate. And fo were flame that gelded á Prieft for reproving their filthinefs, § ioz. CCC. ACouncil at Wormes was called to enda controverfie between two Prelates, Bifhops ofColen and Hamburg, ftriving for Bre- men (to havegreater Dioceffes and jurifdiftion.) § Io3.Next cometh the forementioned Pope Formofus, faith Ontaphri- ns the firft Pope that ever was made ofone that before had been a Bills- op. For the old Canons oft decreed that no Bifhop remove from his firft place : only when one was ordained againft his will,and not confent- ing never poffeft the Place, fometimes hewas accepted to another. Now was the fourteenth time that Rome had two Bifhops at once by fchifm. Ses-gins got in to be Pope, but they forced him to refign, and banifhed him. Formofès was well efteemed of for his preaching to the Bulga- rians; but Pope john 8 (fome think for reproving his fin) depofed him (as afore Paid) and made him fwear never to return to be a Bifhop: But ¡Wariness abfolved him, and he came in thus perjured; notwith- ftanding the falfe pretence of Papifts that the Pope can difpenfe with fuch oaths; the matter of them being a thing lawful, but not neceffary. Platina faith that he was fufpefted ro have ahand in the tumult that imprifoned Pope ?ohn, and thát he came to the Popedom Largizione potins quam virtute, by gifts rather than virtue, that is, by Simonie. He did (lawfully ifyou will believe Baronies, and Binníus)create, a- noint, and confecrate Lambert, after his Father Wido,Emperor (that was not Heir:) yet after confecrated Arnulphus (its like by conftraint;) for o filch things the Roman Nobles hated him. But he got Arnulphess to Rome; who revenged the Pope by beheadingmany ofthe Princes that were hafting to meet him, which was not like to win mens love. §. 104. He wrote an honeft Epiftle to the Englifh Clergie, perfwad- ing them to keep up the miniftry, and reproving them for indulging Pagan rites.
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