3 50 Church-.dory of Dijhops and dive years continuance. TheCardinal Bifhops, for fear of theEmperor,' chore one that' was great with him, Anfelm Bifhop. of Luca : but the Malian Princes perfwaded the Emperor that,it was a wrong to them and him, and chofe Cadolus Palavicint*r Bifhop of Parma, called Honorius o the 2d. The Sword was to determinatewho was the true Pope : Caddies carne with an Army to Renee; the Romans, came out againft him, and in the Fields,called Nero's; agreat battle (faith Plating) wasfought, in which many ofbothfides fell, but Gadolus was driven away. He fiortiy returned with a great Army being called by a part of the Romans, that were men of pleafure, and by force feized on the Suburbs and St. Peter's Church: But the. Souldiers ofGotifred put his Souldiers to flight; and he himfelf narrowly fcaped, the Prefeet ofRome's Son with him breaking through the Romans got poffeflion of the Tower, where they befieged him till they forced him to yield, and buy his liberty ofthe befiegers for 30o pound of Silver. Then the Bifhop of Colen having the education of the young Emperor came to Rome to rebuke Alexander as an Ufurper, but by Hildebrand was fo overcome (that the choice belonged not to the Emperor) that he called a Council which confirmed Alexander and depofed Honoriue. The Emperor contented on condition that Cadolns be pardoned, and Gibert (his promoter, Chancellor of Parma) made Arch- Bifhop ofRavenna, which the Pope contented to and did. Thus then werePopes and Bifhops made. How thall we be fure,for Cadolns's five years,who was thePope? § 26. A woman called Mathildis a Counters was then the great Patro- nels ofthe Papacy, who furnifhedmilitary Hildebrand (that did all) with Souldiers to conquer feveral Great Men that oppofed them, and to let up Alexander and defend him. § 27. This Pope Alexander is Paid by Bin, and Baron to judge King Bin. P . Harold, of England, an Ufurper, to difpofe of the Crown to William of 1131. Normandy, and declare him lawful Succeffor, and fend him a Banner that he might fight for it and poffers it. Thus did this Prelate give Crowns and Kingdoms, as the fupreme judge (made by himfelf.) Heafter required Rent (Peter-Pence) fromEnglandof § 28. He made Tome conftitutions for his old Church at Milan. Three thing are the fumme of them and many other Councils. i. Againft Simonie. -2. Againft tote Clergies fornication (no Canons cured them of either of there.) 3. That no Lay -Man judge any Clerk for his crimes: only ifPriefts live in fornication he alloweth Lay -Men to tell the Arch- Bifhops, and if they will do nothing, then to withhold their duties and benefits till they amend. (But this Binnius noteth was but a tem- porary extraordinary çoncefìon, for the hatred that this Popehad to fornicating Clergy-Men.) But if they did but now and then lie with a woman by chance, and did not obftinately (till keep them, they mutt not fo trouble them. § 29.
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