450 Church- f3iffory of Bifhops Conception of the Virgin Mary, yet this Pope to reconcile the Dominicans andFrancifcans that preached againft each other as Hereticks for differing about it , did decree , that on pain of Excommunication neither Party Ihould call one another Hereticks for it : By which it appeareth how little indeed the Decrees de fide of General Councils lignifie with Popes them- felves when their Interefl is againft them. §. 48. CCCCLXXVIII. A ToletaneSynod renewed divers good Canons for reforming theClergy ; as that none be ordained that cannot fpeak La- tine; to diminith the Priefls maintenance that Rill publickly keep Concu- bines; that Clergy-men playnot at Tables, and fuch like. § 49. Next comes Innocent S. the Italian Wars continuing: He railed an Army to get the Kingdome of Naples ashis own ; but being beaten, and re- penting, he made peace; yet after again depofed the King for not paying him his Rent : He ruled thole at Rome and Italy that he could conquer, as the refi of the Popes did before him. §. 5o. Alexander the 6. isnext, who (faith Onuphrius) having four Ba- lard-Sons,.and two Daughters, fet himfelf wholly to make them great: The Cardinals bribed, chofe him that was the worft of them all, and jultly See Part, were defiroyed byhim : The old Italian Wars now ran in the proper Chan- nel Cafar Borgia, one of the Popes Baftards, being aCardinal, laid by his aidGuic. holy Order, and let himfelf to conquer all the Princes of Italy: Hiftorians ciard fella Volumewith his A61s, the cruel murders ofPrinces and people, fur- prize ofCities, bafeft treachery, too long tó be by me recited : He mur- dered hisown Brother, many of the chief of Rome, and got pofleftîon of moll of Italy, killing the former Lords, and their Sons: The Vrfsni over- threw his Army, and the Pope flattered themwith confident promifes into a Peace, till they foolithly trufting him, he got theminto his power, and murdered them : Some Cardinals the Pope commanded to drink poyfon, and at lafl having more great men to difpatch, Cardinals and Citizens, at a.purpofed Feafl, the Pope ordered his Butler to prepare poyfoned Wine for them, and miftaking the Cup, he gave it to the Pope, and his Son Cafar :. The Pope died of it ;'but Cafar being young, and diluting his Wine, was recovered, but his Army hereby flattered. If you would fee the Hiftoryof this Monfiers cruelties, read Paulus goyims : I recite now but what Ome- pbrius,faith, who concludeth that thisPopes Virtues were equal to his Vices, (fo far goeth a little in a Pope) and yet that he had the great* perf:diouf- nefe, fvagecruelty, unmeafurable covetoufnefs and rapacity, inexhaufled lull of getting Empire to his Son by right or wrong, when bufinefs permitted, giving up himfelf to all pleafure without difference, but moft given to Women, by whom he hadfour Sons, and two Daughters ; the chiefwas Vannocia Romana, whom he kept as his lawful Wife, forher beauty, alluring manners, andmarvellous fruit- fttlnes: His Comedies, Sports, Gladiators, he mentioned) morefully : Never . was there greater licenfé to Hackers and:Murd..rers, and never left liberty to the people.: A huge number of Informers (or Accufers;) death was thepunifhment of e e, lee, ill word(againft him;.). all places were full of robbers or afaulters, f0
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