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g.00 Church-Hiftory of Bifh2ps and and the, name ofGuelphs and Gibellines ailed Italy with confufion. The Romans were again falling off from the Pope, t he went among them Carrying the heads ofthe Apoftles (you mutt belie it,)and by fupptication and fpeeches moved the People to pity him, a dgot them to fight a- gainft the Emperor; which coli them and other ofthe Church party in Italy dear. The Pope calletha Council to d pole the Emperor again (to kill one man twice.) But the Emperor way-layeth them, and ta- keth many Cardinals and Bifhops, and Imprifons them by the Pifanes help: Gregory dyed for griefin his 14th. year (or zçtb.), This is that Pope that by the help of Raymund made the nooks of Decretals. So much out ofPlating. Binnius addeth that the Emperor went with an Army into Afia in performance ofhis vow and received ?erufalem yielded to him : And made ten years truce with Saladine, and . therefore was again excommunicated by the Pope. § 207. In this Popes time, faithBin. the Divines of Paris after long difputation defined, that itis a mortalfinfor any man to have two benefices, when one of themfufficeth tofuflain him. § 208. Multitudes of the Albigenfes were burnt and killed as Here= ticks. § 209. CCCCXLIII. A Council at London under Otto the Popes Le- gate was held An. 1237. the King fending firít to charge them to do nothing againft his rights, and leaving one to fee to it. The Legate was in danger for oppofingPluralities, the Bifhop of Worcefter and mul. titudes theatning reliiftance, and it was fufpended. § 210. Cielefline the 4th isnext Pope, but not by the Laterane Canon by two third parts of the Cardinals: force fay he lived aS daies, force 17 force 14,fome fay two Schifmaticks werebetween... § 211. The feat was void a year and eight months and more : the Emperor keeping many Cardinals in prifon, but at the requeft ofBaldwin ofConftantinople he releafed them. § 212.Innocent 4th. is next chofen,who of aCardinal-friend became by intereft a Pope- enemy to the Emperor ; and daring not to ftay in Italy, fled into France, and there calleth a Council of Bithops (with thefe he hunted Princes,) and excommunicateth or curfeth the Emperor : where faith Matth. Paris An. 1245 one Prieft being commanded to publifh the curie, he doth it thus. [CGood ,People, I am commanded topronounce excom- munication againff the Emperor Frederick,the Candlespea aut and Bells ring- ing:But not knowing the reafon, though I know the hatredbetween them,& that one doth the wrong,but which I knownot;as far as mypower reacheth,I excom- municate & anathematize him that dochwrong,& abfolve him that fufers the wrong

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