their Councils abridged. 337 that was done in fuch conventions, and thence to gather their power to difpofe of Empires and Kingdoms, is meer deceit. 86. Platina next named' john 17th. alias 18th. but faith he was no true Pope (its impoffible to know who was,) but that he corrupted Crefcentius with money, and it colt them both their lives : How he (")He had, was mangled , ¡hauled, and killed ( though a Bifhop before ) you eaith heard before. School- § 87. Next an. 999. cometh that:French Bithop Gerbert (*) before malter to mentioned, that wrote fo blafphemoufly (as they called it) againft the O éo, ind Pope (as efEneas Silvias after did) till he taw tome hope ofbeing Pope ofFrancg himfelf, by the Emperor's favour firft made Arch-Bifhop ofRavenna, and andothce then Pope, Formofus's Cafe and the Canons that forbid a Bifhop tobe great er chofen, were now forgotten or difpenfed with. He had won the Em- men. peror's favour by .a rare Clock that he made, being a good Mathema- tician Platina : And the People and Clergie were taught that it was. the Empe- after o- ror's Will that they fhould choofe him, which to pleafe the Emperor thers tells they did : Hiftorians fay that he fold his Soul to the Devil by Covenant, a terrible to be made Pope, which accordingly the Devil diftrained and took him hisryoe away. But Baron. and Bin. fay that Cardinal Benno was the firft author nanr C ve this and many fouler accufations ofthe Popes than I. have here menti- the Devil oned; and that he was Schifmatical (as taking the Emperor's part) and and his fo not to be believed. And indeed I am not apt to believe any that ac- co But I cufed men ofMagicks in that ignorant age ofthe RomanChurch; when- rather bo- as Erafmus faith, He that did but underftand Greek or Hebrew was lieee o= fufpeEted to be a Magician. nuphriau's Otho 3d. that preferred this Pope gave him two Counties to, his vindicad- Church, ['ercellis and St. Agatha: Aherefie Glebar and Baron. mention on from in his time, foon extint. Stephen King ofHungary it's Paid converted rant geo the 7ranfylvanians (whichyet the Papifts afcribe all to the Pope.) An hundred fifty nine Epiftles ofGerbert's written before he was Bifhop of Rhemes (or Pope) are found with Nicol. Faber. faith Bin. This orbo of M88. CCCXXV. Ina Council at Rome, an. 999 Giefler Archbilhop was but a entz is accufed for having two Parifhes; but (truck with a Palfie Child ors could not appear, and the matter referred to a,German Council. Bin, of a{C p. 1079. when he § 89. Next cometh ?ohn 16th. as Bin. or 19th. as Plat. who dyed was e ade the fifth month. But though no good be faid of him, Plat. noteth the l' great happinefs of Italy by the good Government of Hago the Empe- ror's Lieutenant. § go. Next is ?ohn 17th. as Bin. or zoth. as Plat. rho faith N;l dignum memoriá geffit. But what was wanting in the unhappy Bithops God made up in good Princes. Robert King of France and Henry the newEmperor of Germany (Otho being ,dead) being men ofvery great piety and jnftice i Hounds was now paffed Eminently to Princes. 91: Binnius recordeth that Leucherie s Arehbilhop ofSensdid now X x begin
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