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sigebert_n the_o twelve_o council_n of_o toledo_n remember_v this_o thing_n as_o we_o have_v declare_v and_o before_o that_o council_n hincmarus_n and_o before_o hincmarus_n gregory_n the_o first_o witness_v that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o his_o time_n so_o ancient_a that_o the_o contrary_n have_v never_o be_v hear_v of_o under_o any_o christian_a prince_n then_o if_o we_o shall_v adâ—…it_v that_o sigebert_n have_v be_v silent_a yet_o the_o right_n of_o prince_n in_o this_o thing_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v against_o the_o pope_n 50._o but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o the_o cardinal_n can_v say_v for_o himself_o we_o must_v needs_o examine_v his_o proof_n because_o diverse_a other_o do_v rest_n upon_o his_o judgement_n and_o deliver_v it_o peremptory_o that_o sigebert_n have_v devise_v this_o tale_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o truth_n because_o the_o discourse_n of_o baronius_n be_v long_o i_o will_v gather_v his_o reason_n and_o will_v leave_v out_o nothing_o 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and_o where_o can_v the_o action_n of_o the_o french_a king_n be_v better_o 80._o know_v then_o by_o the_o story_n of_o that_o nation_n say_v thus_o charles_n come_v to_o rome_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o there_o keep_v easter_n and_o before_o he_o go_v away_o there_o be_v a_o council_n of_o one_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o three_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n there_o pope_n hadrian_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o council_n gaùe_v he_o the_o honour_n to_o choose_v the_o pope_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o archishop_n and_o bishop_n shall_v hold_v and_o have_v their_o sea_n by_o he_o functius_n have_v 772._o the_o same_o story_n huldericus_n mutius_n witness_v as_o much_o sabellicus_n say_v hadriano_n autore_fw-la decretum_fw-la ut_fw-la carolus_n rex_fw-la qui_fw-la opâ—…imè_fw-la 7._o esset_fw-la de_fw-la romana_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o italia_n meritus_fw-la pontificem_fw-la lâ—…geret_fw-la etc._n etc._n par_fw-fr illi_fw-la potestaâ—…_n de_fw-fr patritiatâ—…_n dando_fw-la de_fw-la episcopis_fw-la provinciatim_fw-la 8._o eligendis_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la demum_fw-la irrita_fw-la haberentur_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la carolus_n probasset_fw-la walthramuâ—…_n bishop_n of_o naumburg_n say_v hadrianus_n papa_n collaudantibus_fw-la romanis_n &_o plâ—…na_fw-la synodo_fw-la etc._n etc._n carolo_n m._n &_o episc._n eius_fw-la successoribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la anathemate_fw-la concessiâ—…_n patrâ—…tiatum_fw-la &_o investituras_fw-la 〈◊〉_d i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n patience_n for_o i_o be_o force_v to_o cite_v these_o witness_n only_o for_o the_o justify_n of_o sigebert_n which_o otherwise_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v if_o baroniâ—…s_n have_v not_o bring_v sigebert_n as_o it_o be_v to_o hold_v up_o his_o hand_n at_o the_o bar_n unreverent_o rake_v up_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o dead_a &_o disquiet_v the_o grave_n of_o a_o man_n that_o â—…as_v bury_v with_o honour_n and_o have_v resâ—…ed_v so_o many_o age_n without_o disturbance_n until_o the_o 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pontificis_fw-la &_o ordinandi_fw-la sedem_fw-la apostâ—…licam_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n speak_v martinus_n who_o be_v entitle_v papâ—…_n primarius_fw-la capellanus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o speculo_fw-la historiali_fw-la have_v the_o same_o narration_n at_o full_a of_o the_o 168._o siege_n of_o papia_n of_o charles_n his_o come_n to_o rome_n of_o the_o privilege_n grant_v to_o charles_n by_o pope_n hadrian_n in_o a_o council_n among_o which_o investiture_n be_v express_o name_v 53._o nauclerus_fw-la
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