-their Councils abridged. 3 5 contrary to the Chriftian Faith. What ? Was the old Spanifh Liturgy, 733 herefie? 4 63. Ep. 3. ,l. 9. The Pope upon the death of Rodùlph, fearing the Emperors coming into Italy, pretendeth that now all men advifed him to receive the Emperor, for peace, into his favour and mercy ; faying, that almoft all the Italians were for him, and that his Patronefs lbtàthildis was counted mad by her own SubjeEbs, who,would not fightfor her and himÿ and therefore fends to try whether he could get any help from others ;'- charging . them to fee that the next chofen King be one true to St. Peter, and to that end fends themanOath of obedience to Saint Peter and-his Vicar which. theKing mutt take. § 64. Ep.. q.., He employeth his agents to engage the Norman Duke Robert to help him with an Army. And Ep. 5. His Legate having depofed all the Bifhops of Normandy that refufed to Come to his Synod, he tells him that William King of En- gland, and Duke of Normandy, though he was not fo good as he:íhould be,was more ufeful and better to theChurch than other Kings,and there- fore mutt not be offended, and thereforebids him reftore the Bifhops and alfo to pardon force Soldiers, excommunicated for not paying tythes; becaufe they muff not lofe the Soldiers. Pp. 8. He writeth.to the Duke of Venice, by all means- to avoid all excommunicate perfons, and_their.friendfhipSnst favo'$sr left they came in- to the fnares of the fame.damnation : For Ana'thema's were the arms, by which he fubdued Emperors,and was to do his work. The like to others in other Epifles.,And Ep. sa. He brought one Count Bertran tofwear him fidelity, and to give him all his Countrey, and honour as Earl of Provence, and this for the pardon of his own and 18 his Fathers fins. 65. Ep. 14. He congratulates to the Kings of the Vefigoths their converfion to Chrdtianity ; but tells them they mutt of fend to Rome for further inftrultion.. How frequently he made Arch-Bifhops and Bifhops travel to him out of other Kingdoms when his Legates wronged them, manyother .Epiftles fhew. Ep. i7. The Norman Duke, Robert, acquainteth the Pope with a Vic, tory which he had got:.. He returneth him this anfwer, that he, had but done his duty:and.. now as it was Saint Peter that had givenhim this.viElory, if he would not make himangry, he muJnow be thankful to. Saint Peter,and remember what he owed him, to help him against the.E.mperor, Henry, and all his other enemies, § 66. Epao. He writes to. the Arch- Bifhopof Cantyrbury that he lud fhewed,himfelf guilty of difobedience which is as Idolatry in that he had not travelled to Rome to vifit the Pope when he commanded him;and tells . himthat if he come not by All-Saints day next he(hall be depofed; for many weakmen that couldfcarce rife out oftheir beds, camefrom other machfarther Countreys : and: he fhouldlofe Saint Peter's grace if hefailed (mutt they der toalfo from theAntipodes?) Epift,zz...
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