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of_o the_o church_n into_o four_o patriarchall_a see_v rome_n alexandria_n antioch_n and_o jerusalem_n they_o have_v all_o equal_a authority_n give_v they_o in_o their_o own_o province_n as_o appear_v by_o eight_o counsel_n cite_v at_o large_a by_o doctor_n willet_n afterward_o 148._o synopsis_fw-la pag._n 148._o there_o be_v a_o certain_a primacy_n of_o order_n imperaret_fw-la can._n 28._o quia_fw-la vrbs_fw-la illa_fw-la imperaret_fw-la grant_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n as_o to_o have_v the_o first_o place_n to_o sit_v first_o to_o give_v sentence_n first_o for_o that_o rome_n be_v then_o the_o imperial_a city_n this_o reason_n be_v yield_v in_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n 2._o for_o the_o pope_n title_n about_o the_o year_n 604._o boniface_n the_o three_o obtain_v with_o much_o contention_n of_o phocas_n testimony_n 2._o pope_n title_n egit_fw-la be_v ab_fw-la initie_n administrationis_fw-la cum_fw-la phoca_n ut_fw-la romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la esset_fw-la omnium_fw-la aliarum_fw-la capnt_fw-la nec_fw-la sine_fw-la multa_fw-la contentione_n apostolicae_fw-la sedi_fw-la datum_fw-la sabell_n ennead_v 8._o lib._n 6_o pag._n 396._o for_o this_o read_v moun_n plesses_n his_o history_n of_o the_o papacy_n who_o prove_v it_o by_o many_o testimony_n who_o murder_v his_o master_n maurice_n the_o emperor_n the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n shall_v be_v head_n of_o all_o church_n this_o phocas_n murder_v also_o
the_o venetian_a territory_n the_o dukedom_n of_o urbin_n the_o state_n luca_n and_o other_o the_o pope_n have_v in_o jtalie_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n pope_n the_o pope_n campania_n part_n of_o the_o maremâna_n part_n of_o tuscan_a the_o duchy_n of_o spolet_n marca_n ancona_n part_n of_o romagna_n the_o city_n of_o bononia_n in_o naples_n benevent_v and_o in_o france_n avignion_n contain_v 4_o city_n and_o 80_o wall_a town_n eprscop_n mirae_fw-la lib._n 2._o page_n 67._o de_fw-la notit_fw-la eprscop_n for_o his_o clergy_n under_o he_o miraeus_n reckon_v 28_o cardinal_n priest_n 18_o cadinall_n deacons_n 6_o cardinal_n bishop_n beside_o many_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n and_o to_o make_v his_o jurisdiction_n seem_v great_a than_o it_o be_v he_o give_v title_n to_o his_o follower_n of_o the_o patriarchship_n and_o bishopric_n with_o which_o he_o nor_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v withal_o of_o which_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o afterward_o the_o venetian_a signiory_n be_v but_o part_n of_o it_o in_o italy_n as_o in_o lombardie_n 342._o the_o venetian_n relat_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a kingdom_n pag._n 342._o marca_n trevisana_n frivili_fw-la in_o which_o be_v beside_o venice_n the_o city_n of_o brescia_n verona_n padua_n bergamo_n and_o other_o dominion_n they_o have_v also_o out_o of_o italy_n as_o istria_n slavonia_n dalmatia_n albania_n or_o at_o least_o some_o part_n of_o they_o citat_fw-la mirae_fw-la pag._n 178._o lib._n citat_fw-la and_o also_o the_o land_n of_o corfu_n cephalonia_n zante_n candie_n and_o some_o other_o in_o this_o signiory_n be_v two_o patriarch_n five_o archbishop_n and_o above_o forty_o bishop_n the_o papist_n inhabit_v these_o country_n but_o mingle_v with_o protestant_n and_o greek_n part_v of_o the_o netherlands_o netherlands_o part_v of_o the_o netherlands_o as_o the_o dukedom_n of_o limburg_n brabant_n the_o marquisate_n of_o the_o holy_a empire_n the_o earldom_n of_o flaunders_n artoys_n hainault_n and_o namurce_n and_o 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affect_v 44._o sr._n ed._n sands_n lib._n cit_fw-la sect_n 44._o who_o the_o inquisitor_n for_o number_n sake_n be_v command_v to_o forbear_v the_o grecian_a christian_n the_o grecian_a christian_n some_o of_o they_o acknowledge_v obedience_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n ma._n brer_n enquir_n pag._n 125._o bot._n rel_n univ_fw-la part_n 3._o li._n 1._o la_o jurisdiction_n di_fw-fr questo_fw-la patriarch_n e_fw-it grandissi_fw-it ma._n who_o jurisdiction_n be_v very_o great_a have_v under_o he_o in_o europe_n the_o christian_n of_o greece_n macedon_n epirus_n thrace_n bulgaria_n rascia_fw-la servia_n bosnia_n walachia_n moldavia_n and_o podolia_n together_o with_o the_o land_n of_o aegean_a sea_n and_o other_o about_o greece_n as_o far_o as_o corfu_n beside_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o polonia_n and_o those_o part_n of_o dalmatia_n croatia_n and_o hungaria_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o turkish_a dominion_n beside_o most_o of_o asia_n the_o less_o turco_n boter_fw-la rel_n par_fw-fr 2_o grand_a turco_n in_o these_o place_n the_o christian_n make_v more_o than_o two_o three_o part_n at_o least_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n for_o the_o turk_n inquir_n brer_n pag._n 68_o his_o inquir_n so_o that_o christian_n pay_v he_o his_o yearly_a tribute_n which_o be_v one_o four_o part_n of_o their_o increase_n and_o a_o sultany_n for_o every_o poll_n and_o speak_v nothing_o against_o the_o religion_n and_o sect_n of_o mahomet_n permit_v they_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o religion_n there_o be_v in_o constantinople_n the_o very_a feat_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n about_o 20_o church_n of_o christian_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o salonica_n or_o thessalonica_n about_o 30_o church_n eccle_n chytrae_fw-fr pag._n 9_o de_fw-la stat_fw-la eccle_n whereas_o in_o the_o latter_a the_o mahometant_n have_v but_o three_o temple_n or_o meskite_n in_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n 10._o council_n calce_v can_v 28._o mirae_fw-la notit_fw-la episcop_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 10._o 28_o province_n be_v assign_v or_o confirm_v to_o the_o primitive_a authority_n of_o this_o patriarch_n in_o the_o emperor_n leos_n time_n anno_fw-la 1386._o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n have_v 81_o metropolitan_o subject_a to_o he_o and_o about_o 38_o archbishop_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n as_o of_o dignity_n so_o they_o have_v be_v before_o the_o turkish_a conquest_n man_n of_o great_a estate_n as_o alexander_n the_o patriarch_n die_v worth_a 800000._o crown_n in_o the_o year_n 1043._o and_o theophilack_a keep_v 2000_o horse_n anno_fw-la 956._o the_o patriarch_n be_v now_o elect_v by_o his_o metropolitan_o and_o archbishop_n 159._o chytrae_fw-fr pag._n 158._o de_fw-la statu_fw-la eccle_n idem_fw-la pag._n 159._o according_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a cannon_n be_v elect_v he_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o vizier_n basse_fw-fr for_o his_o authority_n with_o the_o grand_a signior_n he_o be_v admit_v the_o emperor_n presence_n and_o have_v the_o same_o freedom_n as_o the_o ambassador_n of_o christian_a prince_n have_v bring_v present_n to_o he_o for_o metropolitan_o he_o have_v now_o under_o he_o 74_o who_o have_v under_o they_o divers_z bishop_n âitââ_n christopâ_n angââââââe_v institutiâ_n graeâorââ_n cap._n 44._o chyt_v pag._n 4_o â9_n lib._n âitââ_n as_o thessalonica_n have_v ten_o bishop_n under_o he_o athens_n have_v 6_o bishop_n under_o he_o corinth_n have_v 4_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n the_o patriarch_n have_v a_o senate_n or_o college_n of_o 12_o noble_a and_o learned_a man_n 45._o chyt_v pag._n 9_o lische_n pag._n 45._o with_o who_o advice_n he_o govern_v and_o rule_v the_o church_n under_o he_o for_o his_o maintenance_n he_o have_v above_o 20000._o dollar_n yearly_a the_o greek_n have_v monk_n citat_fw-la christoph_n angeââ_n lib_n citat_fw-la but_o only_o of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n basil_n the_o great_a they_o be_v not_o idle_a beggar_n nor_o belligod_n but_o live_v on_o their_o labour_n except_o only_o the_o priest_n who_o apply_v their_o spiritual_a function_n the_o moscovite_n moscovite_n christian_n inhabit_v moscovia_n or_o russia_n the_o whole_a country_n be_v of_o great_a length_n and_o breadth_n fletcher_n muscovia_n the_o ruff_n common_a wealth_n do_v fletcher_n cap_n 1._o do_v fletcher_n from_o the_o further_a part_n westward_o one_o the_o narve_a side_n to_o siberia_n eastward_o be_v 4400._o verse_v or_o there_o about_o a_o verse_v be_v less_o by_o one_o quarter_n then_o a_o english_a mile_n from_o east_n to_o west_n about_o 3300_o english_a mile_n &_o from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n from_o colam_z to_o astracan_n about_o 4260_o verse_v and_o the_o emperor_n have_v more_o territory_n northwards_o far_o beyond_o colam_z muscovia_n lie_v part_n in_o europe_n and_o part_n in_o asia_n the_o province_n of_o moscovia_n be_v volodomer_n moscow_n nisnovograd_n plesko_n smolenso_n novograd_n velica_fw-la rostove_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o cazan_n and_o astracan_n all_o which_o be_v reduce_v into_o four_o jurisdicton_n which_o they_o call_v chetfyrd_n that_o be_v tetrarchy_n or_o four_o part_n
the_o chief_a city_n be_v moscow_n 4._o cap._n 4._o novograd_n rostove_n volodomer_n plesko_n smolensko_n cazan_n astracan_n etc._n etc._n the_o city_n of_o moscow_n be_v report_v to_o be_v big_a than_o london_n twice_o as_o big_a as_o pragnes_n 16._o math._n a_o micheu_fw-la de_fw-fr sarmat_n lib._n 2_o cap_n 52_o bis_fw-la maior_fw-la quam_fw-la praga_n fletcher_n cap._n 16._o the_o emperor_n title_n be_v theodore_n juanowich_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n great_a lord_n and_o emperor_n of_o all_o russia_n great_a duke_n of_o volodemer_n moscow_n and_o novograd_n king_n of_o cazan_n king_n of_o astracan_n lord_n of_o plesko_n and_o great_a duke_n of_o smolensko_n of_o twerrig_n joughoria_n permia_n vadska_n bulghoria_n and_o other_o lord_n great_a duke_n novograd_n of_o the_o low_a country_n of_o chernigo_n rezan_n polotskoi_n rostove_n yaruflaveley_n bealozera_n liefland_n oudoria_n obdoria_n and_o condenfa_n and_o commander_n of_o all_o siberia_n and_o of_o the_o north_n part_n and_o lord_n of_o many_o other_o country_n moscovit_fw-la joann_n faber_n pag._n 170_o de_fw-la theolog_fw-la moscovit_fw-la for_o their_o ecclesiastical_a government_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o since_o the_o time_n that_o the_o say_a patriarch_n have_v be_v under_o the_o mahometan_a tyranny_n they_o have_v a_o patriarch_n of_o their_o own_o at_o moscow_n to_o who_o be_v subject_a two_o metropolitan_o one_o of_o novogrod_n metropolite_n fletcher_n cap._n 21_o some_o say_v 4_o metropolite_n the_o other_o of_o rostove_n four_o archbishop_n towit_v of_o smolensco_n cazan_n vobsko_n and_o vologda_fw-la and_o their_o bishop_n be_v six_o who_o they_o call_v vladikey_n their_o priest_n they_o call_v papaes_n the_o late_a patriarch_n theodore_n be_v father_n to_o michael_n the_o now_o emperor_n of_o moscovia_n the_o bishop_n live_v upon_o tithe_n as_o god_n have_v command_v and_o they_o use_v lordship_n give_v to_o they_o and_o also_o possess_v 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