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or_o suffer_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n decree_n in_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v violate_v be_v accurse_v and_o for_o ever_o culpable_a before_o god_n as_o transgressor_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n dist._n 21._o quamvis_fw-la &_o 24._o q._n 1._o a_o recta_fw-la memoria_fw-la the_o see_v of_o rome_n have_v neither_o spot_n nor_o wrinkle_n in_o it_o nor_o can_v err_v 35._o q._n 1._o ideo_fw-la de_fw-la senten_n &_o re_fw-la judicata_fw-la de_fw-la jurejurando_fw-la licet_fw-la ad_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la li._n 6._o de_fw-la jurejurando_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o any_o decree_n but_o he_o may_v compel_v as_o well_o the_o clergy_n as_o layman_n to_o receive_v his_o decree_n and_o canon_n law_n 9_o q._n z._n ipsi_fw-la cuncta_fw-la nemo_fw-la z._n q._n 6._o dudum_fw-la aliorum_fw-la 17._o q._n 4._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la de_fw-la baptis_n &_o ejus_fw-la effectu_fw-la majores_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v authority_n to_o judge_n all_o man_n and_o special_o to_o discern_v the_o article_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o that_o without_o any_o counsel_n and_o may_v assoil_v they_o that_o the_o counsel_n have_v damn_v but_o no_o man_n have_v authority_n to_o judge_n he_o nor_o to_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v judge_v neither_o emperor_n king_n people_z nor_o the_o clergy_n and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o dispute_v of_o his_o power_n gr_n duo_o sunt_fw-la 25._o q._n 6._o alius_fw-la nos_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la juratos_fw-la in_o clemen_n de_fw-fr haereticis_fw-la aut_fw-la efficiund_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v excommunicate_v emperor_n and_o prince_n depose_v they_o from_o their_o state_n and_o assoil_v their_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o and_o so_o constrain_v they_o to_o rebellion_n de_fw-fr major_n &_o obedien_fw-mi solit_fw-la clement_n de_fw-fr summa_fw-la &_o re_fw-la judicata_fw-la pastoral_n the_o emperor_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n subject_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v revoke_v the_o emperor_n sentence_n in_o temporal_a cause_n de_fw-fr elect._n &_o electi_fw-la proprietate_fw-la venerabilem_fw-la it_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o allow_v or_o disallow_v the_o emperor_n after_o he_o be_v elect_v and_o he_o may_v translate_v the_o empire_n from_o one_o region_n to_o another_o de_fw-fr supplenda_fw-la negligen_n praelat_fw-la grand_fw-fr li._n 6._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v appoint_v coadjutor_n unto_o prince_n dist._n 17._o si_fw-mi modo_fw-la regula_n nec_fw-la licuit_fw-la multum_fw-la concilia_fw-la 96._o ubinam_fw-la there_o can_v be_v no_o council_n of_o bishop_n without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o the_o emperor_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o council_n except_o when_o matter_n of_o the_o faith_n be_v entreat_v which_o belong_v universal_o to_o every_o man._n 2._o q._n 6._o nothing_o may_v be_v do_v against_o he_o that_o appeal_v unto_o rome_n 1._o q._n 3._o aliorum_fw-la dist._n 40._o si_fw-mi papa_n dist._n 96._o satis_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v be_v judge_v of_o none_o but_o of_o god_n only_o for_o although_o he_o neither_o regard_v his_o own_o salvation_n nor_o no_o man_n else_o but_o draw_v down_o with_o himself_o innumerable_a people_n by_o heap_n unto_o hell_n yet_o may_v no_o mortal_a man_n in_o this_o world_n presume_v to_o reprehend_v he_o forsomuch_o as_o he_o be_v call_v god_n he_o may_v not_o be_v judge_v of_o man_n for_o god_n may_v be_v judge_v of_o no_o man._n â—_o z._n q._n 5._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v open_v and_o shut_v heaven_n unto_o men._n dist._n 40._o non_fw-fr vos_fw-fr the_o see_v of_o rome_n receive_v holy_a man_n or_o else_o make_v they_o holy_a de_fw-fr pecunia_n dist._n 1._o serpens_fw-la he_o that_o make_v a_o lie_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n commit_v sacrilege_n de_fw-fr consecra_fw-la dist._n 1._o de_fw-fr locorum_fw-la praecepta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-la elect._n &_o electi_fw-la proprietate_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la to_o
be_v senator_n capitane_n patrician_n governor_n or_o officer_n of_o rome_n none_o shall_v be_v elect_v or_o point_v without_o the_o express_a licence_n and_o special_a consent_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n de_fw-fr electione_n &_o electi_fw-la proprietate_fw-la venerabilem_fw-la it_o appertain_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o judge_n which_o oath_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v and_o which_o not_o de_fw-fr jurejurand_n si_fw-mi vero_fw-la 15._o q._n 6._o authoritatem_fw-la and_o he_o may_v absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n and_o absolve_v from_o other_o oath_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v keep_v de_fw-fr foro_fw-la competent_a exit_fw-la tenore_fw-la de_fw-fr donat_fw-la inter_fw-la virum_fw-la &_o vxorem_fw-la dependentia_fw-la qui_fw-la filii_fw-la sunt_fw-la legittime_fw-la per_fw-la venerabilem_fw-la de_fw-fr elect._n &_o electi_fw-la proprietate_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la extravag_n de_fw-fr majorit_fw-fr &_o obedient_a unam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la de_fw-fr judiciis_fw-la novit_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v judge_n in_o temporal_a thing_n and_o have_v two_o sword_n spiritual_n and_o temporal_a de_fw-fr haereticis_fw-la multorum_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v give_v authority_n to_o arrest_v man_n and_o imprison_v they_o in_o manacle_n and_o fetter_n extrav_fw-mi de_fw-fr consuetudine_fw-la super_fw-la gentes_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v compel_v prince_n to_o receive_v his_o legate_n de_fw-fr truga_n &_o pace_n trugas_fw-la it_o belong_v also_o to_o he_o to_o appoint_v and_o command_v peace_n and_o truce_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v or_o not_o de_fw-fr praebend_n &_o dig_v dilectus_fw-la &_o li._n 6._o licet_fw-la the_o collation_n of_o all_o spiritual_a promotion_n appertain_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n de_fw-fr excessibus_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la siâ—ut_fw-la unire_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v unite_v bishopric_n together_o and_o put_v one_o under_o another_o at_o his_o pleasure_n li._n 6._o 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