.322 Cburch-HRory of Dfops byters, and Deacons, and,all the. People. anfwered, We .wonder your Holy' .07' Prudence liquid ask_ us this Qireffion ; teeing be fo openly manageth the 'Works of the',Devil, that it is not unknown to the Babylonians,. Iberians, or .Indians. The ,Emperor required, particular Accufations : Then . Peter, a Cardinal-Presbyter, Paid,, That he faro him Celebrate Mafs, and notCom- municate. A.;Bifhop, and. a Cardinal-Deacon Paid, That they faw him Ordain a Deacon in a Stable of Ho_rfes, Benedil}, and many others Paid, That he Ordained. Bifhops; for Money.; and Ordained .a Boy of Ten Tears ,old, Bithop of Tudortine. Of Sacreledge, there.needed no Witnefs but Eye- ;fight : Of Adultery,. they faid, that they taw it soot.; but they certainly 'knew, that he abafed the Widow of Ragnerius, . and his Father's 'Concu- ;:bine, and Anne, ei Widow, and her Necee; and made- the Holy-Palace ,;á common.Bawdy-Hottfe, and Stews. That he put out the: Eyes of his .Spiritual Father Benedil}, and kill'd him thereby : That he kilted John, a Cardinal Sub- Deacon, by cutting of his Virilia; .That he fee Fire on 'Houfes, went.Armed,and Harnaffed as a Souldier. They all (both Cler- gy and Laity) ,cryed out, that he Drunk a Health of Wine to the De evil, (Diabòli in Amorem.) That he at his Play at Dice, would crave the Help of Jupiter, Venus, and other Demons, .6-c. The.Emperorfaid, That Bad Men often accuf the .Good; and left Malice or Livor fhould ,move them, he adjured them, as before-God, toJpeaknothing untrulyagain ,the Pope, and n thoat certain Proof: His Adjurations were moll. Vebe- ment, The Bifhops, Deacons, Clergy, and all the People of Rome an- /wered as one Man, andPaid, [ If both the'Things read by Benedifì the Deacon, and filthier and greater lfißainies were not committed by Pope 'John, Let not St. Peter Abfolve us,from the Bond of our Sins.: Let us be found tyed with the Bonds of Anathema., (or Curledfrom Chrill ),; and be fee at Chrtft's Left-Hand, at the Laß Day, with chafe thatlaid to God the Lord, Depart from us, we would not have the Knowledge of 1hyWayes, 7f you ,believe not Vs, believe your Army that faro him, &c.] The Emperor being fatisfyed by his Armies Witnefì alfo, the:Council mo- wed, that Letters of Summons might be feat to the Pope, to appear and anfwer for himfelf,' , 4 I,.eteer was written, as from the Emperor and Bi- hops; telling him, That she things charged on him were fuck, as it would he a Shame .to hear of Stare-Players,; Which, if all were numb'red, the ,Jay would fail : That not a Few, .but All, (both Clergy and Laity) ,uccufed him cf Murder, Perjury, Sacriledge, and cf Inceff with his own .Kindred, and with two cf his ownSifters. Theyfay alfa, (Horrid to hear!) That youdrunk Wine in Bove to the -evil; asst .Help of Jupiter, Ve- 9nus, and other Demons, at your Dice, .&C. We crave you would come, andeanfrer for your felf; and fwear, nothing ¡ball 4e done to youbefides ,the Canons. The Pope reading this, fent this Anfroer; [We hear, thatyouwill make 4notber Pope: If you do.fo, I Excommunicate you from God Almighty, sbdat yen n_ay have no Liceofe to Ordain any, nor to Celebrate tl'of,. J rfttr
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