and their Council Abridged, 4°9 wrong, which is fo hurtful to all Chriftendome. And at Lyons the Pope curf- eth him again : The Emperor defpifed the Popes depoftion, and would not give up his Crown, for fear of his curie. The Popes party choafe Henry Laudgrave of 7huringeEmperor, who is quickly killed befiegingVim, (as Tome lay) that party chofe WilliamEarlof I.laffau after him: Henry the Son of Friderick,, was drawn to rebel, and being overcome by his Fa- ther loon after died. And the Emperor not long after him, by what death it is not agreed, Come fay poyfoned, others fay ilïfled by Mansfred his bare Son ; fotne fay, he continued impenitent; others that he repented of his oppofing the Pope (not probable): fume fpeak ill of him; others extol him for Learning and worthinefs. § 193. Frederick being dead, the Pope travels France, and Matth. Paris faith that at his leaving Lyons, a Crycr called the Citizens(who had long entertained him) to his farcwe1; and that Cardinal Hugomade his faxe- `wel Speech; telling them what good they had done the City: For whm `they came thither they found three or four bawdy bottles, but at their depar. tare they left but one: But that one reached from the Eatti Gate of the City s to the IVeftgate. § 194. The Pope returneth into Italy, and fceketh to get men to ruine Conrade the late Emperor Friderie s Son : The King of Englands brother Richard is tuft invited, but denied due help, and refufeth; KingHenry the third hirnfelf at Taft is drawn in, and furnifheth the Pope with a great deal of money, and the Croifado Soldiours are turned againft Conradefrom the relief of Paleftine: Bitter accufationsagainft him are publifhed by the Pope, which Conrade anfwereth: He and Robert Grofthead the famous Learnedholy Bithop ofLincoln dying near together, the Popebiddeth all that Mat. Paris belong to the Church of Rome to rejoyce with him, becaufe thefe two their great. an, 12 54. eft enemies are gone. And if fuch wife and holy men as this Bishop, were 1.8,3. numbred with the enemies of the Pope, we may conjefture what he was and did, and whether all the Chriftian World were then his Subjeéfs, and whether Rome then needed reformation. § 795. But though the King of England had fo far ferved him; it was _not enough: Nothing lets than all would ferve, as Matth.Paris, tells us, when the King would yet beKing, and did not fully obey the Pope : which he manifeiìed in his rant againft this rare and excellent Bishop of Lin - coln, the occafion of which I think well worthy of our recital ; as it is in Matth. Paris Anno 1453. flag. 87 . 872. (A credible Monk thoughoft re- viled by Baron. and Bin tor telling truth-) This Bishop was one of thetamoufell men in the whole world for know- ledge, piety and jutìice: The Pope had font him an order (as faith Mattb. Paris, he often did tohim and other Engldh Bishops) to dofomewhat which the Bishop judged to be unjuft. It was nut fo bad as an interdict to filence ChrifisMiniRerssbutwhether it was the promoting of bad-Miniflers,orhinder- ingor excen:annnicatinggood men, force firth thing it was as you may fee by `what followeth: The Bifhopwriteth a Letter to the Pop,and Cardinals Ggg in SÌ
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