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first_o proposition_n which_o be_v never_o act_v by_o any_o emperor_n before_o justinian_n and_o for_o this_o point_n have_v read_v the_o code_n not_o in_o a_o sleight_n or_o superficial_a course_n i_o trust_v i_o may_v affirm_v without_o ostentation_n that_o i_o can_v be_v deceive_v in_o so_o clear_a a_o matter_n but_o leave_v these_o youâ—_n eâ—râ—nâ—s_n i_o now_o proceed_v st._n paul_n say_v 11._o act._n 25.10_o 11._o i_o stand_v at_o caeâ—aâ—s_n judgement_n scâ—â—e_v i_o appeal_v unto_o caesar_n and_o to_o pâ—ssâ—_n 〈…〉_o exampleâ—_n in_o the_o liâ—e_z of_o the_o most_o christâ—an_a emperor_n otho_n i._o we_o read_v that_o otho_n authoritate_fw-la proprâ—â_fw-la by_o his_o own_o au_o hoâ—iâ—y_o depose_v pope_n john_n xii_o because_o he_o be_v notorious_o wiâ—â—â—d_v 96._o in_o summa_fw-la sva_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 96._o hetrodox_n this_o argument_n iuâ—â—nâ—ed_v and_o frame_v by_o certain_a heretic_n of_o old_a iâ—_n we_o l_o â—aken_v off_o by_o the_o card._n the_o turre_n cremata_fw-la namely_o that_o sâ—_n paul_n wâ—_n constrain_v to_o appeal_v unto_o caesâ—r_n and_o to_o agnize_v he_o for_o his_o jâ—_n gâ—_n de_fw-fr fâ—cto_n non_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la in_o fact_n but_o not_o in_o right_n because_o â—he_n power_n of_o peter_n in_o those_o time_n be_v neither_o believe_v nor_o know_v and_o therefore_o if_o st._n paul_n then_o have_v answer_v that_o he_o know_v no_o other_o judge_n but_o christ_n vicar_n he_o have_v move_v the_o jew_n bâ—_n who_o he_o be_v accuse_v 28.19_o act._n 28.19_o and_o the_o gentile_n by_o who_o he_o be_v judge_v to_o break_v forth_o into_o some_o loud_a laughter_n paul_n himself_o say_v coactus_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o be_v constrain_v to_o appeal_v unto_o caesar_n as_o touch_v the_o history_n of_o pope_n john_n and_o the_o emperor_n otho_n i_o observe_v a_o double_a falsity_n and_o error_n in_o your_o brief_a relation_n first_o of_o all_o those_o two_o word_n authoritate_fw-la propriâ_fw-la by_o his_o own_o authority_n be_v most_o false_a both_o for_o the_o fact_n and_o also_o for_o the_o right_n in_o point_n of_o the_o fact_n how_o because_o otho_n well_o know_v that_o himself_o be_v laic_a have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o judge_v a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n he_o refer_v the_o matter_n to_o the_o council_n then_o assemble_v in_o rome_n to_o determine_v what_o be_v therein_o to_o be_v do_v sancta_fw-la synodus_fw-la quid_fw-la decernat_fw-la edicat_fw-la let_v order_n be_v set_v by_o the_o sacred_a counsel_n decree_n thus_o otho_n to_o the_o council_n so_o that_o otho_n depose_v not_o pope_n john_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n but_o by_o the_o counsel_n authority_n and_o decree_n likewise_o for_o point_n of_o right_n because_o you_o find_v not_o in_o any_o catholic_a author_n that_o pope_n can_v be_v depose_v by_o emperor_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o emperor_n may_v lawful_o be_v depose_v by_o pope_n as_o otho_n iv_o by_o innocentius_n iii_o and_o frederick_n ii_o by_o innocentius_n iu._n 37._o in_o summa_fw-la l._n 4._o p._n 3._o