354 Church-r-Vory of Bilhops:and City of his Patronefs one Mathildis a woman : The Emperor with his Army travelled to him, and came to the Gates of the City ; and in a great and (harp winter froft, putting off his Royal Ornaments, came barefoot to confefs his fault and ask forgivenefs of the Pope. The Pope would not fuffer him to come in ; He patiently hayed three daies in the Suburbs continually begging pardon, and the Citizens moved with Compaffion; At Taft the woman ,Mathildis, and Sdelai a Savoy Earl, and the Abbot of Cluny became petitioners for him, and prevailed for mercy with the Pope, and he was abfolved and reconciled to the Church, having fworn a peace and promifed Obedience,]: I give you the words of Platina all along. And nowwhether Hilde- brand or Henry was the better man in common morals, I that knew them not,muft refer you to the Hiftorians of that age, ofwhom Tome . extol the Pope and depreciate the Emperor, and others honour the Em- peror, and deeply accufe the Pope ; But ifan Emperor that travelled fo far into-another Country, and put off his ornaments, and with his Army waited three dales patiently in the Suburbs of a womans City barefoot in a great froft, begging mercy and pardon of a Prieft before he could be let in; and after this fware obedienceto him, I.fay, If this Prince did not yet fufficiently fubmit, but deferve to be turned out ofhis Empire, though at thecolt of blood and defolation to the innocent Countries, it will be hard to know when the Obedience and Submiflion of Kings is enough to fatisfiean ambitious Prelate.. But the Popes Hiftorians faythat the Emperor brake his Covenant. It is ahard thing fora King that promifeth Subjection and Obedience to a -, Pope tobe fore to keep his word, unlefs he foreknew what- would be commanded him when he bath taken awayhis Power and Kingdom by parts, he may command his life. It's a great doubt to me, when God- bath made Princes the. Rulers ofPrelates, and Procurators ofhis Church,'. whether it be not a fin againft God and their undertakenoffice, for there Princes to caft oil' this truft and work, becaufe a Pope or Prelate claimeth - it. The Pope hill charged him with facriledge. But I doubt he expounded his meaning when he depofed" him for diminífhing the. Majefty of the Church, that is, of the Pope and Prelates. To proceed in the Hißory:In the 3d: or 4th. battle it was that Redulph was dais and It was the Popesdenial to difown or excommunicate Ea- dulph after fo low a fubmif9ionof the Emperor, that enragedHenry, and made him think of another remedy than to be a Prelates (lave. The Pope called all the Bifhops thatcleaved to the Emperorfeditious :He con- demneth Roland the German Legate and fendeth into Germany Legates ofhis own with a Mandamus, We command that no King, - Arch- Bjloóp, Bhop, Du/ee, Earl, Marquefs, or Knight dare refaf$ our Legates, &c. And the Penalty to the difobedient is terrible, viz. [We accurfe himfrom Chrif and tab! fromhim his part of V.18-óry b, Arms.] Sure if Popes had the power ofVictory, they need not fo oft have fled to Caftles, nor: ISO
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