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extirpate_v heretic_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o will_v not_o prevail_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o his_o pardon_n a._n d._n 1343._o clement_n the_o six_o renew_v the_o same_o sentence_n 2._o against_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o condition_n which_o he_o require_v in_o order_n to_o his_o absolution_n be_v that_o 1._o he_o shall_v confess_v his_o heresy_n and_o error_n of_o which_o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v resign_v the_o empire_n not_o reassuming_a it_o but_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o he_o shall_v deliver_v up_o his_o son_n good_n and_o his_o whole_a concern_v into_o the_o hand_n and_o will_v of_o the_o pope_n all_o which_o the_o emperor_n promise_v to_o do_v and_o yet_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v a._n d._n 1345_o and_o 46._o the_o emperor_n 493._o be_v again_o depose_v and_o his_o subject_n be_v absolve_v from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o he_o so_o dreadful_a be_v it_o even_o for_o emperor_n to_o be_v esteem_v heretic_n or_o favourer_n 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savoy_n the_o antipope_n with_o all_o his_o favourer_n and_o adherer_n as_o be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n and_o be_v therefore_o excommunicate_v and_o anathematise_v and_o he_o moreover_o give_v he_o all_o the_o dominion_n and_o good_n belong_v both_o to_o the_o duke_n and_o all_o his_o favourer_n promise_v full_a pardon_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o a_o augmentation_n of_o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n to_o they_o who_o will_v go_v in_o person_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n to_o fight_v against_o they_o and_o this_o he_o do_v after_o mature_a deliberation_n have_v with_o his_o good_a brethren_n the_o cardinal_n a._n d._n 1462._o sigismundus_n maletusta_n for_o the_o crime_n 8._o of_o heresy_n be_v by_o pope_n pius_n the_o second_o deprive_v of_o his_o dominion_n and_o all_o his_o good_n in_o the_o same_o year_n george_n king_n of_o bohemia_n send_v to_o pope_n pius_n the_o 7._o second_o desire_v he_o to_o confirm_v the_o