and their Councils abridged. 3 3 even much countenanced by the monftrous Pope that lay with two Sifters of his own, and made his Houfe as a common Whore- houfe, if a Council under folemn Appeals toGod, and Execrations, faid true. 4. 67. Tne next Pope according to Plarina, is Beneditt (though Onu- phrius and Binius put Donus next : faith Plat. Cintius a potent Citizen of Rome took him and laidhim in ,5ayle, and there ffrangled him: Fie wondred that neither Otho nor any other ever Revenged it: But Otho was now near Death, and could not have leafure to bring an Army out of Germany to Rome, every time that wicked Citizens and Popes fell out: Did the Univerfal Church own this man alto? But (faith Plat.) BenediEts Me- rits were Each as Cintius his reward importeth. But yet it was not well done of Cintius to meddle with the Pope were he never fo bad : But alas (faith he) how the World is changed! For in our Age, Popes lay Citizens,faul- ty or fufpeclled, in the fame Prifon, and then Macerate them. $. 68. Donas 2. was Pope but three months: In his fhort time, the Bulgarians had almoft taken Confiant. faith Platina. And Anno 972. .ttt a Council was held at ingelheim in Germany, . to compofe Church mat- ters. S. 69. The next Pope (faith Plat.) was Boniface the 7th, who ill got the Popedome, and fo loll it. Onuphrius and Bin. fay, that Cintius by his command /lrangled his Predeceffors, and that he Succeeded him. Saith Plat. in the beginn ng of his Magifiracy (for a Magiflracy it that was) by the Confpiracy of the good Citizens, beingforced to leave the City, ta- king away all the pretious things oat of S. Peters Church, he fed to Con= ftantinople; where he flayed, till felling all that he had facrilegiouflygot- ten, be got a great mats of Money, with which he returned to corrupt the Citizens by Bribes. But good men refrfled him, especiallyJohn a Cardinal- Deacon, whom Boniface catcht and put out his Eyes: And the Sedition increafing more and more, either for fear or remorfe, he next made away (or ÏZill'el) himfelf: He was Pope 7 months and g days faith Platinas. But Onuphrius faith (one year, one month and r 2 days.) But other Popes came in between before he died; and he got in again. b. 69. Baronies and Binius fay, that Boniface is not to be numbred with the Popes; If fo, r. Why not many fcoreaïfo ? z. Where then is - their uninterrupted Succeffion ? And where was theft Church then ? 4. 70. Binius maketh Benedict 6. next after Donus, and faith, He was imprifoned and kill'd byBoniface, who Ufurped the place. 4 71. An. 973 A Council at Mutina was to reconcile two Bre- thren 55. 72. Benedill 7. An. 975. drove away Boniface, and was Pope him- felf: And fo here were again two Popes: Now Otho 2. had a great Overthrowby the Greeks in Calabria; and flyingby Sea,was taken Prifo- ner by Pyrats, and Redeemed by the Sicilians; dyed at Rome : And ()rho the 3.- was Chofen in his place by the Germanes. Writers agree not ofthe time of Benedi/s Reign. In his time they feign, that at a Coun- cil
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