Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
church_n apostle_n bishop_n ephesus_n 3,999 5 11.0253 5 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A42559 Status ecclesiæ gallicanæ, or, The ecclesiastical history of France from the first plantation of Christianity there, unto this time, describing the most notable church-matters : the several councils holden in France, with their principal canons : the most famous men, and most learned writers, and the books they have written, with many eminent French popes, cardinals, prelates, pastours, and lawyers : a description of their universities with their founders : an impartial account of the state of the Reformed chuches in France and the civil wars there for religion : with an exact succession of the French Kings / by the authour of the late history of the church of Great Britain. Geaves, William. 1676 (1676) Wing G442; ESTC R7931 417,076 474

There are 8 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

she_o be_v take_v down_o cast_v into_o prison_n and_o reserve_v for_o further_a torment_n attalus_n also_o a_o famous_a man_n and_o notable_o exercise_v in_o the_o christian_a profession_n be_v lead_v within_o compass_n of_o the_o theatre_n with_o a_o scroll_n before_o he_o wherein_o be_v write_v in_o the_o roman_a tongue_n this_o be_v attalus_n the_o christian_n the_o precedent_n know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o roman_a command_v he_o to_o be_v imprison_v and_o close_o keep_v with_o the_o other_o prisoner_n concern_v who_o he_o have_v write_v unto_o caesar_n and_o expect_v a_o answer_n alexander_n a_o phrygian_a bear_v and_o a_o physician_n have_v dwell_v in_o france_n many_o year_n a_o man_n well_o know_v for_o his_o great_a zeal_n towards_o god_n and_o boldness_n of_o speech_n stand_v hard_o by_o the_o tribunal-seat_n and_o comfort_v and_o encourage_v many_o martyr_n at_o their_o examination_n when_o the_o people_n that_o stand_v by_o take_v in_o evil_a part_n that_o they_o which_o before_o have_v recant_v do_v now_o confess_v christ_n with_o one_o consent_n they_o cry_v out_o against_o alexander_n as_o author_n thereof_o then_o the_o precedent_n demand_v of_o he_o what_o he_o be_v he_o answer_v i_o be_o a_o christian_n for_o which_o answer_n he_o be_v allot_v to_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o wild_a beast_n attalus_n be_v fry_v to_o death_n in_o a_o scald_a iron_n chair_n so_o that_o the_o savour_n of_o his_o broil_a body_n fill_v their_o nostril_n who_o be_v demand_v what_o name_n god_n have_v answer_v god_n be_v not_o call_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o men._n blandina_fw-la together_o with_o ponticus_n a_o youth_n of_o fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n be_v bring_v forth_o who_o they_o will_v have_v compel_v to_o swear_v by_o their_o idol_n name_n but_o they_o contemn_v their_o idol_n the_o multitude_n be_v enrage_v against_o they_o torment_v they_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o punishment_n ponticus_n be_v comfort_v and_o confirm_v by_o blandina_fw-la in_o presence_n of_o the_o pagan_n after_o he_o have_v suffer_v most_o exquisite_a torment_n yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n last_o of_o all_o blandina_fw-la like_o a_o noble_a mother_n have_v exhort_v her_o child_n and_o send_v they_o before_o as_o conqueror_n unto_o the_o king_n ponder_v with_o herself_o all_o the_o punishment_n of_o her_o child_n hasten_v after_o they_o joy_v and_o triumph_v at_o her_o end_n as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v invite_v and_o go_v to_o a_o wedding_n dinner_n after_o scourge_v after_o combat_v with_o wild_a beast_n after_o the_o broil_v of_o her_o body_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o frying-pan_n at_o length_n she_o be_v wrap_v in_o a_o net_n and_o tumble_v before_o a_o wild_a bull_n which_o fan_v and_o toss_v she_o on_o his_o horn_n to_o and_o fro_o yet_o have_v she_o no_o feel_n thereof_o in_o the_o end_n she_o be_v behead_v the_o pagan_n themselves_o pronounce_v that_o never_o any_o woman_n among_o they_o be_v hear_v to_o have_v suffer_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a torment_n as_o many_o as_o be_v choke_v with_o the_o noisome_a stench_n of_o the_o prison_n be_v throw_v to_o be_v devour_v of_o dog_n the_o pagan_n keep_v a_o watch_n day_n and_o night_n that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v bury_v by_o their_o friend_n to_o be_v short_a after_o that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a saint_n have_v be_v every_o kind_n of_o way_n spiteful_o and_o scornful_o entreat_v lie_v six_o whole_a day_n unbury_v at_o length_n they_o be_v burn_v to_o ash_n the_o ash_n also_o they_o gather_v together_o and_o scatter_v in_o the_o river_n rhodanus_n which_o pass_v by_o so_o that_o no_o jot_n or_o relic_n thereof_o shall_v any_o long_o remain_v upon_o the_o earth_n this_o they_o do_v that_o there_o may_v as_o they_o say_v be_v no_o further_a hope_n of_o their_o resurrection_n irenaeus_n after_o photinus_n be_v bishop_n of_o lion_n he_o flourish_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n his_o meek_a disposition_n and_o peaceable_a carriage_n answer_v to_o his_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v peaceable_a and_o make_v his_o name_n to_o be_v in_o great_a account_n among_o christian_n 4._o euseb_n eccles_n hist_o lib._n 4._o the_o martyr_n foremention_v do_v high_o commend_v irenaeus_n unto_o eleutherius_fw-la bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o their_o own_o word_n do_v declare_v in_o this_o manner_n father_n eleutherius_fw-la we_o wish_v you_o health_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o always_o in_o god_n we_o have_v request_v irenaeus_n our_o brother_n and_o fellow-labourer_n to_o deliver_v you_o these_o letter_n who_o we_o pray_v you_o to_o accept_v of_o as_o a_o zealous_a follower_n of_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n for_o if_o we_o understand_v that_o any_o man_n degree_n yield_v forth_o and_o deliver_v righteousness_n unto_o the_o graduate_n namely_o as_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o church_n which_o this_o man_n be_v we_o will_v have_v chief_o commend_v this_o in_o he_o 3._o iren._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o eusebius_n have_v set_v down_o out_o of_o irenaeus_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o roman_a biship_n unto_o his_o time_n 57_o iren._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 57_o irenaeus_n show_v how_o unto_o his_o time_n miracle_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o faithful_a some_o say_v he_o do_v sound_o and_o true_o cast_v out_o devil_n other_o have_v the_o foreknowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v they_o see_v divine_a dream_n and_o prophetical_a vision_n other_o cure_v the_o disease_a and_o restore_v they_o to_o health_n by_o their_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n the_o dead_a be_v raise_v to_o life_n say_v he_o and_o live_v together_o with_o we_o many_o year_n again_o in_o another_o place_n irenaeus_n thus_o write_v we_o have_v hear_v of_o many_o brethren_n in_o the_o church_n which_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o prophesy_v which_o be_v able_a through_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o speak_v with_o sundry_a tongue_n 5._o iren._n lib._n 5._o which_o can_v reveil_fw-fr the_fw-fr secret_n of_o man_n where_o it_o so_o behove_v and_o expound_v the_o dark_a mystery_n of_o god_n then_o arise_v a_o controversy_n about_o the_o keep_n of_o easter_n for_o the_o church_n of_o the_o west_n and_o part_n of_o that_o of_o the_o east_n do_v celebrate_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o east_n do_v celebrate_v it_o upon_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o moon_n of_o march_n not_o look_v for_o the_o lord_n day_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o second_o century_n victor_n the_o successor_n of_o eleutherius_fw-la bishop_n of_o rome_n take_v that_o business_n in_o hand_n with_o eagerness_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n separate_v the_o oriental_a church_n from_o his_o communion_n polycrates_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n resist_v he_o victor_n be_v incense_v with_o that_o resistance_n excommunicate_v all_o the_o eastern_a church_n eusebius_n say_v that_o this_o do_v not_o please_v all_o the_o bishop_n wherefore_o also_o they_o make_v he_o a_o contrary_a command_n that_o he_o shall_v keep_v peace_n union_n and_o charity_n with_o his_o neighbour_n among_o other_o example_n he_o bring_v forth_o the_o epistle_n of_o irenaeus_n to_o victor_n whereby_o he_o accuse_v he_o to_o have_v violate_v charity_n and_o to_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o example_n of_o his_o ancestor_n ruffinus_n relate_v the_o same_o eusebius_n make_v mention_n of_o what_o irenaeus_n write_v concern_v the_o holy_a canonical_a scripture_n and_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n irenaeus_n write_v divers_a epistle_n to_o confute_v such_o as_o at_o rome_n corrupt_v the_o sincere_a rite_n of_o the_o church_n he_o write_v one_o to_o blastus_n of_o schism_n another_o to_o florinus_n of_o monarchy_n or_o show_v that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o evil_a which_o opinion_n florinus_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o but_o afterward_o he_o be_v seduce_v with_o the_o error_n of_o valentinus_n irenaeus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o florinus_n report_v that_o he_o have_v converse_v with_o polycarpus_n so_o that_o he_o remember_v the_o place_n where_o polycarpus_n sit_v when_o he_o teach_v his_o course_n of_o life_n the_o figure_n and_o proportion_n of_o his_o body_n the_o sermon_n he_o make_v unto_o the_o multitude_n the_o report_n he_o make_v of_o his_o conversation_n with_o st._n john_n the_o apostle_n and_o other_o which_o see_v the_o lord_n how_o he_o remember_v their_o say_n and_o what_o he_o hear_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n touch_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o power_n and_o doctrine_n these_o thing_n say_v he_o i_o diligent_o mark_v and_o print_v they_o in_o my_o heart_n and_o i_o be_o able_a to_o testify_v if_o that_o holy_a and_o apostolic_a elder_n have_v hear_v any_o such_o thing_n he_o will_v have_v present_o stop_v his_o ear_n and_o reclaim_v it_o to_o be_v short_a this_o may_v be_v report_v for_o true_a out_o of_o the_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v for_o the_o
jurisdiction_n nor_o domination_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n over_o the_o church_n of_o france_n hilary_n call_v himself_o primate_n of_o the_o church_n of_o gaul_n subject_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o be_v of_o provence_n and_o dauphin_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o gaul_n be_v then_o hold_v by_o the_o visigoth_n and_o by_o the_o franc_n the_o quarrel_n be_v that_o hilary_n confer_v the_o degree_n of_o bishop_n in_o his_o diocese_n not_o expect_v the_o consent_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o leo_n will_v oblige_v he_o to_o acquaint_v the_o roman_a see_v with_o it_o and_o to_o get_v his_o approbation_n upon_o that_o leo_n send_v letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o dauphin_n where_o after_o he_o ha●●_n 〈◊〉_d swe_n ling_n word_n exalt_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o roman_a see_v he_o add_v hillary_n to_o trouble_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n constitutos_fw-la leon._n epist_n 87._o ad_fw-la episcop_n per_fw-la viennensem_fw-la provinciam_fw-la constitutos_fw-la and_o the_o concord_n of_o bishop_n by_o new_a presumption_n have_v exceed_v measure_n desire_v so_o to_o subject_v you_o to_o his_o power_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o bless_a apostle_n peter_n challenge_v to_o himself_o the_o ordination_n of_o all_o the_o church_n in_o gaul_n but_o hilary_n come_v to_o rome_n not_o regard_v the_o anathema_n of_o leo_n and_o to_o his_o face_n affirm_v that_o neither_o do_v christ_n appoint_v peter_n to_o be_v head_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n neither_o have_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n a_o sovereignty_n over_o the_o church_n of_o france_n in_o that_o strife_n leo_n according_a to_o his_o custom_n have_v his_o recourse_n to_o valentinian_n who_o present_o without_o hear_v what_o hilary_n can_v say_v for_o himself_o give_v sentence_n for_o leo_n and_o make_v a_o law_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o theodosian_a code_n among_o the_o novel_a constitution_n in_o the_o 24_o title_n the_o law_n run_v in_o these_o word_n whereas_o the_o merit_n of_o peter_n who_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o episcopal_a society_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o roman_a city_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o sacred_a synod_n have_v establish_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v let_v not_o presumption_n attempt_v any_o lawful_a thing_n against_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o see_v for_o than_o shall_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n be_v maintain_v every_o where_o if_o the_o universality_n do_v acknowledge_v their_o governor_n in_o which_o word_n we_o may_v observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o valentinian_n do_v not_o ground_n the_o pope_n primacy_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o add_v we_o decree_v by_o a_o perpetual_a ordinance_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a either_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o gaul_n or_o to_o those_o other_o province_n to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o venerable_a pope_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o to_o they_o and_o to_o all_o whatsoever_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v have_v decree_v or_o shall_v decree_v may_v be_v a_o law_n so_o that_o what_o bishop_n soever_o be_v evocate_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o roman_a prelate_n shall_v neglect_v to_o appear_v he_o be_v constrain_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n to_o make_v his_o appearance_n but_o valentinian_n be_v deprive_v of_o africa_n by_o the_o vandal_n of_o africa_n and_o of_o spain_n and_o guienne_n by_o the_o goth_n and_o of_o most_o part_n of_o gaul_n by_o the_o frank_n nothing_o remain_v to_o he_o but_o italy_n sicily_n provence_n and_o dauphin_n all_o the_o east_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o theodosius_n that_o law_n be_v but_o of_o little_a force_n how_o much_o that_o law_n be_v despise_v in_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o east_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v for_o in_o the_o year_n 472._o that_o be_v about_o 22_o or_o 23_o year_n after_o that_o law_n of_o valentinian_n a_o contrary_a law_n be_v establish_v by_o the_o emperor_n leo_n which_o be_v the_o 16_o law_n in_o the_o code_n de_fw-fr sacrosanctis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n be_v these_o whereby_o the_o emperor_n decree_v that_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o church_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o bishop_n we_o judge_v and_o decree_n that_o the_o most_o holy_a church_n of_o this_o town_n which_o be_v mother_n of_o our_o piety_n and_o of_o all_o christian_n of_o the_o orthodox_n religion_n and_o the_o most_o holy_a see_v of_o the_o same_o most_o religious_a city_n have_v all_o the_o privilege_n and_o honour_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o right_n of_o sit_v before_o other_o etc._n etc._n baronius_n declaim_v against_o that_o law_n of_o leo_n and_o say_v it_o proceed_v from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o head_n over_o all_o the_o son_n of_o pride_n 472._o baron_fw-fr annal._n ad_fw-la ann._n 472._o then_o live_v sidonius_n apollinaris_n bishop_n of_o clermont_n in_o auvergn_n who_o epistle_n be_v extant_a great_a part_n of_o which_o be_v write_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n his_o colleague_n but_o in_o none_o of_o they_o be_v there_o any_o trace_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o roman_a see_v or_o of_o communication_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o same_o sidonius_n call_v lupus_n bishop_n of_o troy_n bishop_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o world_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v sit_v in_o the_o apostolic_a see_n this_o man_n write_v all_o his_o epistle_n in_o latin_a and_o preach_v also_o in_o latin_a in_o the_o ten_o epistle_n of_o the_o second_o book_n he_o complain_v that_o in_o his_o time_n among_o the_o vulgar_a the_o purity_n and_o property_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n decay_v and_o degenerate_v into_o barbarousness_n and_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o pope_n perpetuus_n for_o then_o all_o the_o bishop_n that_o be_v a_o little_a more_o respect_v than_o the_o ordinary_a bishop_n be_v call_v pope_n there_o be_v a_o latin_a sermon_n make_v by_o the_o say_v sidonius_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o bourge_n a_o certain_a proof_n that_o the_o people_n of_o bourge_n understand_v latin_n about_o this_o time_n flourish_v prosper_n of_o aquitain_n so_o call_v from_o his_o country_n not_o the_o place_n of_o his_o bishopric_n as_o baronius_n say_v he_o write_v de_fw-fr vitâ_fw-la contemplatiuâ_fw-la of_o a_o contemplative_a life_n in_o his_o first_o book_n chap._n 23._o he_o prescribe_v that_o the_o preacher_n language_n be_v simple_a and_o plain_a though_o it_o be_v not_o very_o good_a latin_a yet_o that_o it_o be_v orderly_a and_o grave_a 8._o usser_n de_fw-fr britan._n eccles_n primord_n cap._n 8._o that_o it_o may_v hinder_v no_o body_n though_o ignorant_a to_o understand_v it_o he_o write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr ingratis_fw-la by_o which_o name_n he_o always_o mark_v out_o the_o pelagian_o that_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n of_o that_o arch-heretick_n pelagius_n verit._n regiensem_fw-la episcopum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la recentiores_fw-la commemorant_fw-la in_o sententias_fw-la quasdam_fw-la augustini_fw-la epigrammata_fw-la varia_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la catal._n test_n verit._n he_o write_v many_o excellent_a thing_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n against_o the_o pelagian_o and_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o disciple_n and_o vehement_a defender_n of_o st._n augustine_n say_v bellarmine_n salvianus_n bishop_n of_o marseilles_n live_v then_o when_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o goth_n oppress_v france_n and_o many_o begin_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o regard_n that_o those_o wicked_a wretch_n have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o prosper_v so_o much_o in_o the_o world_n therefore_o he_o write_v a_o excellent_a treatise_n de_fw-fr judicio_fw-la &_o providentia_fw-la dei_fw-la to_o salonius_n bishop_n of_o vienna_n one_o entitlele_v he_o gallicae_n gentis_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la magistrum_fw-la the_o master_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o french_a nation_n salonius_n write_v upon_o the_o book_n of_o the_o proverb_n and_o ecclesiaste_n claudianus_n mammertus_n bishop_n of_o vienna_n be_v praise_v by_o sidonius_n with_o excessive_a commendation_n as_o if_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o jerome_n augustine_n hist_o patr._n syms_n eccles_n hist_o basil_n nazianzen_n and_o many_o other_o father_n have_v be_v incorporate_v in_o he_o he_o write_v three_o book_n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la animae_fw-la of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o same_o sidonius_n with_o two_o epistle_n how_o much_o the_o popish_a bishop_n differ_v from_o those_o famous_a bishop_n that_o flourish_v in_o those_o day_n the_o reader_n may_v understand_v by_o this_o follow_a epitaph_n of_o claudianus_n mammertus_n make_v by_o sidonius_n hoc_fw-la that_o cespite_fw-la membra_fw-la claudianus_n triplex_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la quo_fw-la magistro_fw-la romana_fw-la attica_n christiana_n fulsit_fw-la quam_fw-la totam_fw-la monachus_n virente_fw-la in_o aevo_fw-la secreta_fw-la bibit_fw-la instructione_n
brother_n eude_v they_o cause_v charles_n to_o quit_v the_o crown_n discharge_v he_o with_o the_o name_n of_o simple_a or_o foolish_a and_o declare_v he_o incapable_a of_o so_o great_a a_o charge_n robert_n arm_n bold_o against_o charles_n to_o dispossess_v he_o of_o his_o estate_n charles_n flee_v to_o henry_n the_o three_o emperor_n and_o labour_v to_o calm_v this_o storm_n at_o the_o approach_n of_o their_o army_n robert_n to_o have_v some_o title_n to_o make_v a_o war_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v crown_v king_n at_o rheims_n by_o herve_fw-mi the_o archbishop_n who_o die_v three_o day_n after_o this_o unlawful_a coronation_n as_o the_o army_n approach_v near_o soissons_fw-fr strive_v in_o the_o view_n of_o paris_n they_o join_v the_o combat_n be_v cruel_a but_o robert_n fight_v in_o the_o front_n be_v slay_v leave_v for_o that_o time_n the_o victory_n to_o king_n charles_n who_o seek_v a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n out_o of_o a_o unseasonable_a fear_n hebert_n earl_n of_o vermandois_n son-in-law_n to_o robert_n beseech_v charles_n to_o come_v to_o st._n quintin_n to_o confer_v together_o charles_n come_v thither_o without_o hostage_n hebert_n there_o take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o convey_v he_o to_o soissons_fw-fr where_o he_o have_v assemble_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o realm_n choose_v after_o his_o own_o humour_n where_o he_o make_v he_o to_o resign_v the_o crown_n to_o raoul_n his_o godson_n the_o first_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o his_o mother_n hermingrade_a daughter_n to_o lewes_n and_o wife_n of_o boatswain_n king_n of_o burgundy_n so_o this_o poor_a prince_n be_v lead_v from_o prison_n to_o prison_n for_o five_o year_n and_o die_v of_o a_o languish_a melancholy_n he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n ogin_n a_o the_o daughter_n of_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n a_o son_n name_v lewes_n she_o take_v her_o son_n lewes_n and_o flee_v into_o england_n to_o her_o brother_n athelstan_n who_o then_o reign_v but_o the_o reign_n of_o raoul_n be_v unfortunate_a who_o reign_v thirteen_o year_n during_o charles_n his_o imprisonment_n and_o after_o his_o death_n but_o raoul_n after_o many_o broil_n die_v at_o compiegne_n anno_fw-la 936._o now_o be_v great_a confusion_n in_o france_n there_o be_v nothing_o sacred_a all_o be_v violate_v for_o rule_n all_o respect_n be_v lay_v aside_o every_o one_o play_v the_o king_n within_o himself_o for_o one_o king_n there_o be_v many_o and_o where_o there_o be_v many_o master_n there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o in_o this_o confusion_n there_o be_v many_o king_n duke_n and_o earl_n although_o these_o title_n be_v but_o temporary_a have_v no_o other_o title_n but_o the_o sword_n there_o be_v no_o governor_n of_o any_o province_n throughout_o the_o realm_n which_o hold_v not_o proper_a to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o but_o as_o office_n from_o hence_o spring_v so_o many_o dukedom_n earldom_n barony_n and_o seignory_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v return_v to_o their_o beginning_n italy_n give_v to_o a_o infant_n of_o france_n be_v now_o possess_v by_o divers_a prince_n germany_n withdraw_v from_o the_o crown_n be_v band_v into_o divers_a faction_n so_o as_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o west_n confirm_v in_o the_o person_n of_o charlemaigne_n continue_v scarce_o one_o hundred_o year_n in_o his_o race_n for_o lewes_n the_o son_n of_o arnulph_n be_v the_o last_o emperor_n of_o this_o blood_n in_o his_o place_n the_o german_n erect_v conrade_n duke_n of_o east_n franconia_n anno_fw-la 920._o the_o empire_n be_v then_o very_o weak_a after_o conrade_n be_v choose_v henry_n the_o fowler_n duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o after_o he_o his_o son_n otho_n prince_n adorn_v with_o singular_a virtue_n fit_a for_o the_o time_n to_o preserve_v the_o west_n for_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n do_v run_v headlong_o to_o their_o ruin_n who_o be_v man_n either_o of_o no_o valour_n or_o altogether_o wicked_a attend_v the_o last_o blow_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mahometans_n who_o power_n they_o strengthen_v by_o their_o vicious_a life_n until_o they_o have_v lodge_v they_o upon_o their_o own_o head_n in_o these_o confusion_n of_o state_n the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n increase_v daily_o by_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o design_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v to_o erect_v a_o monarchy_n in_o the_o church_n by_o power_n and_o authority_n seignory_n civil_a dissension_n arm_n revenue_n and_o treason_n and_o soon_o after_o they_o grow_v to_o that_o greatness_n as_o they_o seek_v to_o prescribe_v law_n to_o emperor_n and_o king_n who_o refuse_v it_o and_o dispute_v this_o primacy_n many_o dissension_n arise_v and_o be_v disperse_v among_o the_o people_n after_o the_o death_n of_o raoul_n athelstan_n king_n of_o england_n have_v draw_v unto_o he_o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n send_v a_o honourable_a ambassage_n to_o the_o state_n of_o france_n entreat_v they_o to_o restore_v his_o nephew_n lewes_n to_o his_o lawful_a and_o hereditary_a dignity_n the_o french_a consent_n to_o it_o so_o lewes_n the_o son_n of_o charles_n be_v call_v home_o by_o the_o estate_n of_o france_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o great_a troop_n of_o englishman_n and_o norman_n lewes_n hegan_v to_o reign_v anno_fw-la 935_o and_o reign_v 27_o year_n about_o this_o time_n ambrose_n ansbert_n a_o frenchman_n write_v commentary_n on_o the_o psalm_n and_o canticle_n and_o part_n of_o the_o revelation_n in_o this_o ten_o century_n there_o be_v little_a study_n of_o liberal_a science_n the_o school_n be_v few_o and_o empty_a of_o language_n the_o popish_a priest_n and_o clergy_n have_v forsake_v their_o old_a discipline_n be_v give_v to_o filthy_a lucre_n nor_o be_v they_o respect_v by_o their_o flock_n only_a monk_n be_v note_v to_o have_v some_o eloquence_n and_o such_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o time_n that_o none_o dare_v scarce_o speak_v of_o the_o corruption_n idolatry_n superstition_n and_o wickedness_n of_o that_o age_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v so_o luxuriant_a divers_a sign_n be_v see_v in_o heaven_n and_o great_a change_n happen_v almost_o in_o every_o kingdom_n the_o hungarian_n oppress_v italy_n and_o germany_n beside_o many_o other_o broil_n in_o both_o those_o nation_n france_n will_v short_o have_v another_o race_n of_o king_n great_a be_v the_o war_n in_o spain_n between_o the_o moor_n and_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n and_o the_o saracen_n suffer_v neither_o greece_n nor_o asia_n to_o rest_n in_o peace_n bellarmine_n speak_v of_o this_o century_n say_v behold_v a_o unhappy_a age_n chronol_n bellarm._n in_o chronol_n in_o which_o be_v no_o famous_a writer_n few_o or_o no_o council_n bad_a emperor_n and_o no_o good_a pope_n baronius_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o century_n say_v 1_o baron_fw-fr ad_fw-la anno_fw-la 900._o sect._n 1_o a_o new_a age_n begin_v which_o for_o rudeness_n and_o barrenness_n of_o goodness_n may_v be_v call_v the_o iron_n age_n and_o for_o deformity_n of_o evil_n abound_v the_o leaden_a age_n and_o for_o want_v of_o writer_n be_v call_v the_o dark_a age._n under_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o simple_n king_n of_o france_n a_o council_n be_v call_v at_o rheims_n for_o correct_v the_o abuse_n of_o church-rent_n for_o nobleman_n in_o court_n such_o as_o hugo_n and_o his_o brother_n robert_n master_n of_o the_o king_n be_v horse_n and_o vincmarius_n with_o divers_a other_o under_o pretence_n of_o sustain_v the_o king_n be_v honourable_a estate_n and_o pay_v wage_n to_o soldier_n have_v convert_v to_o their_o own_o use_n a_o great_a part_n of_o church-rent_n especial_o belong_v to_o abbey_n fulco_n archbishop_n of_o rheims_n utter_v his_o mind_n free_o in_o the_o council_n vincmarius_n one_o of_o the_o notable_a oppressor_n in_o the_o court_n defile_v the_o council_n with_o blood_n and_o kill_v fulco_n bishop_n of_o rheims_n the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n return_v unto_o their_o own_o church_n with_o great_a fear_n for_o the_o like_a of_o this_o be_v not_o hear_v since_o the_o second_o council_n of_o ephesus_n in_o which_o flavianus_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n be_v slay_v simpl._n du._n haillan_n in_o vit_fw-mi caroli_n simpl._n a_o council_n also_o be_v hold_v in_o france_n in_o which_o it_o be_v permit_v priest_n to_o marry_v virgin_n at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o great_a famine_n in_o france_n the_o people_n have_v be_v much_o give_v to_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n and_o god_n punish_v they_o with_o penury_n and_o scarcity_n of_o victual_n lewes_n die_v anno_fw-la 955._o at_o rheims_n hate_v of_o the_o french_a leave_v to_o lothair_n his_o son_n a_o crown_n near_o the_o ruin_n and_o to_o charles_n the_o young_a the_o favour_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n lothair_n detest_a of_o all_o man_n die_v anno_fw-la 964._o leave_v behind_o he_o a_o execrable_a memory_n of_o his_o action_n and_o lewes_n his_o son_n for_o a_o final_a conclusion_n of_o
his_o race_n as_o a_o outcast_n of_o great_a charlemain_n lewes_n v._o reign_v one_o year_n only_o and_o die_v without_o heir_n leave_v his_o place_n void_a in_o trouble_n of_o state_n and_o confusion_n of_o time_n horrible_o corrupt_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr earl_n of_o paris_n god_n have_v prepare_v the_o mean_n both_o for_o the_o father_n to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n and_o for_o his_o son_n hugh_n capet_n appoint_v for_o the_o regal_a dignity_n to_o finish_v this_o goodly_a building_n now_o come_v in_o the_o three_o race_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n call_v capet_n of_o the_o name_n of_o hugh_n capet_n charles_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n be_v first_o prince_n of_o the_o blood-royal_a he_o be_v son_n to_o lewes_n iv_o brother_n to_o lothair_n uncle_n to_o lewes_n v._o the_o last_o king_n to_o who_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o france_n do_v adjudge_v the_o crown_n but_o hugh_n capet_n be_v choose_v king_n by_o the_o french_a assemble_v in_o parliament_n and_z charles_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n be_v reject_v from_o the_o crown_n this_o change_n happen_v in_o july_n anno_fw-la 987._o this_o new_a king_n be_v surname_v capet_n or_o capitosus_fw-la either_o for_o that_o he_o have_v a_o great_a head_n or_o that_o be_v young_a he_o be_v accustom_v to_o catch_v at_o his_o companion_n cap_n as_o a_o presage_n of_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v unto_o king_n otho_n and_o henry_n two_o other_o son_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr be_v duke_n of_o burgundy_n one_o after_o another_o his_o other_o son_n be_v advance_v to_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n the_o one_o archbishop_n of_o tholouse_n the_o other_o of_o rovan_n and_o another_o die_v young_a charles_n of_o lorraine_n gather_v a_o army_n and_o enter_v france_n come_v to_o the_o city_n of_o laon_n within_o which_o city_n he_o by_o the_o treason_n of_o anselm_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n be_v take_v and_o deliver_v with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n hugh_n be_v crown_v king_n cause_v his_o son_n robert_n to_o be_v crown_v king_n at_o rheims_n anno_fw-la 990._o three_o year_n after_o his_o father_n election_n hugh_n decree_v that_o the_o elder_a son_n shall_v reign_v alone_o among_o his_o brethren_n and_o suppress_v the_o major_n of_o the_o palace_n he_o likewise_o decree_v that_o hereafter_o bastard_n shall_v not_o be_v only_o reject_v from_o the_o crown_n but_o also_o from_o the_o surname_n of_o france_n the_o which_o before_o be_v allow_v they_o to_o he_o likewise_o be_v due_a the_o goodly_a ordinance_n of_o justice_n paris_n be_v the_o chief_a place_n of_o hugh_n residence_n which_o city_n be_v great_o augment_v and_o beautify_v in_o his_o reign_n arnulph_n bastard_n to_o lothair_n be_v the_o only_a man_n which_o have_v favour_v charles_n of_o lorraine_n against_o hugh_n capet_n this_o man_n be_v both_o perverse_a and_o disloyal_a have_v deceive_v both_o charles_n of_o lorraine_n and_o hugh_n capet_n who_o have_v give_v he_o the_o archbishopric_a of_o rovan_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o service_n he_o promise_v he_o against_o charles_n to_o who_o notwithstanding_o contrary_a to_o his_o faith_n he_o give_v mean_n to_o seize_v upon_o the_o city_n of_o rheims_n laon_n and_o soissons_fw-fr hugh_z therefore_o resolve_v to_o suppress_v arnulph_n but_o respect_v his_o quality_n he_o assemble_v a_o national_a council_n of_o the_o french_a church_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rheims_n this_o assembly_n depose_v arnulph_n as_o guilty_a of_o treachery_n and_o a_o troubler_n of_o the_o public_a quiet_n and_o they_o substitute_n gilbert_n in_o his_o place_n who_o have_v be_v schoolmaster_n unto_o robert_n afterward_o hugh_n confine_v he_o to_o orleans_n with_o charles_n of_o lorraine_n there_o to_o end_v his_o day_n in_o rest_n the_o prelate_n of_o france_n in_o this_o synod_n make_v a_o declaration_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o usurp_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o king_n arnalt_n bishop_n of_o orleans_n maintain_v in_o that_o synod_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o over_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n so_o as_o to_o have_v any_o cognizance_n of_o case_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o he_o declaim_v most_o stout_o against_o the_o avarice_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n seguin_n archbishop_n of_o sens_n be_v send_v also_o to_o orleans_n to_o be_v imprison_v because_o he_o consent_v not_o free_o to_o the_o deposition_n of_o arnulph_n pope_n john_n 12._o being_n displease_v with_o hugh_n for_o that_o he_o have_v not_o appeal_v to_o he_o for_o his_o confirmation_n in_o this_o new_a royalty_n disannul_v this_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o rheims_n excommunicate_v the_o bishop_n which_o have_v assist_v restore_v arnulph_n and_o deprive_v gilbert_n of_o the_o archbishopric_a of_o rovan_n and_o to_o temper_v this_o sharp_a and_o rough_a proceed_n with_o some_o lenity_n he_o do_v invest_v gilbert_n with_o the_o archbishopric_a of_o ravenna_n and_o this_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o raise_v he_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o pope_n 990._o acta_fw-la synodi_fw-la rhemensis_n anno_fw-la 990._o the_o act_n of_o this_o council_n of_o rheims_n under_o hugh_n capet_n have_v these_o word_n poor_a rome_n what_o clear_a light_n of_o father_n have_v thou_o bring_v forth_o in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o predecessor_n what_o horrible_a darkness_n have_v thou_o pour_v out_o upon_o our_o time_n which_o will_v redound_v to_o our_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n in_o future_a age_n the_o pope_n threaten_v his_o curse_n against_o hugh_n and_o his_o son_n robert_n the_o king_n return_v answer_n that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o in_o contempt_n but_o that_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o justify_v what_o he_o or_o his_o bishop_n have_v do_v if_o it_o please_v the_o pope_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o gratianople_n on_o the_o frontier_n of_o italy_n and_o france_n or_o if_o rather_o he_o will_v come_v into_o france_n he_o promise_v to_o receive_v he_o with_o the_o high_a honour_n the_o pope_n send_v his_o legate_n into_o france_n gerebert_n archbishop_n of_o rheims_n send_v a_o epistle_n unto_o seguin_n forementioned_a who_o be_v say_v to_o favour_v the_o depose_a arnulph_n the_o tenor_n whereof_o be_v iniqu_n morn_n in_o mist_n iniqu_n it_o become_v your_o worthiness_n to_o eschew_v the_o craftiness_n of_o deceitful_a man_n and_o to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v here_o be_v christ_n synodi_n hist_o magdeb._n in_o act_v synodi_n or_o there_o be_v christ_n follow_v not_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o rome_n who_o justifi_v those_o thing_n which_o you_o condemn_v and_o condemn_v those_o thing_n which_o you_o think_v just_a god_n say_v if_o thy_o brother_n offend_v against_o thou_o go_v and_o rebuke_v he_o how_o then_o say_v some_o that_o in_o the_o deposition_n of_o arnulph_n we_o shall_v have_v wait_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o romish_a bishop_n can_v they_o say_v that_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v great_a than_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o must_v obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man._n st._n paul_n also_o cry_v if_o any_o man_n preach_v unto_o you_o otherwise_o than_o what_o you_o have_v receive_v although_o he_o be_v a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v because_o pope_n marcellinus_n offer_v incense_n unto_o idol_n shall_v therefore_o all_o bishop_n offer_v incense_n i_o say_v bold_o that_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n himself_o sin_n against_o a_o brother_n and_o be_v often_o admonish_v will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n even_o the_o roman_a bishop_n according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v esteem_v as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n for_o the_o high_a rise_n have_v the_o low_a fall_n and_o if_o he_o think_v we_o unworthy_a of_o he_o because_o none_o of_o we_o assent_v to_o he_o when_o he_o judge_v contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n he_o can_v therefore_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o christ_n see_v even_o a_o presbyter_n unless_o he_o confess_v or_o be_v convict_v shall_v not_o be_v remove_v from_o his_o office_n etc._n etc._n the_o privilege_n of_o st._n peter_n say_v leo_n the_o great_a be_v not_o where_o judgement_n be_v not_o exercise_v according_a to_o righteousness_n wherefore_o occasion_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v unto_o these_o our_o envyer_n that_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v one_o every_o where_o as_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v one_o shall_v be_v subject_a unto_o one_o man_n that_o if_o he_o be_v corrupt_a with_o money_n favour_n fear_v or_o ignorance_n none_o can_v be_v a_o priest_n except_o who_o these_o virtue_n recommend_v unto_o he_o let_v the_o law_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v common_a farewell_o and_o suspend_v not_o yourselves_o from_o the_o sacred_a mystery_n pope_n john_n have_v intelligence_n of_o this_o letter_n and_o summon_v the_o
tribulation_n will_v not_o mourn_v who_o hear_v of_o our_o calamity_n will_v not_o lament_v affliction_n be_v on_o every_o side_n and_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v o_o you_o christian_n behold_v the_o day_n of_o trouble_n the_o day_n of_o mourning_n and_o bitterness_n be_v come_v upon_o we_o it_o be_v come_v as_o we_o fear_v from_o the_o lombard_n for_o we_o be_v afflict_v distress_a and_o besiege_v on_o every_o side_n by_o their_o most_o ungodly_a king_n aistulph_n and_o that_o nation_n therefore_o with_o the_o prophet_n we_o pray_v the_o lord_n say_v help_v we_o o_o god_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o thy_o name_n deliver_v we_o etc._n etc._n and_o now_o because_o aistulphus_n with_o a_o army_n have_v pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o encamp_v against_o we_o and_o have_v often_o say_v unto_o we_o open_v unto_o i_o the_o gate_n of_o salaria_n that_o i_o may_v enter_v into_o your_o city_n and_o give_v i_o your_o high_a priest_n and_o i_o will_v show_v clemency_n unto_o you_o if_o not_o beware_v lest_o when_o i_o have_v batter_v down_o your_o wall_n i_o kill_v you_o altogether_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o let_v i_o see_v who_o can_v deliver_v you_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n wherefore_o our_o belove_a i_o beseech_v you_o and_o as_o if_o i_o be_v present_a i_o adjure_v you_o by_o the_o mystery_n before_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n and_o before_o st._n peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o with_o great_a speed_n you_o help_v we_o lest_o we_o perish_v see_v under_o god_n we_o have_v commit_v all_o our_o life_n into_o your_o hand_n forsake_v we_o not_o after_o this_o the_o pope_n send_v another_o letter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o st._n peter_n peter_n a_o letter_n send_v in_o the_o name_n of_o st._n peter_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v write_v from_o heaven_n which_o begin_v thus_o peter_n call_v a_o apostle_n grace_n peace_n and_o power_n to_o deliver_v the_o holy_a church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n commit_v to_o i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n be_v full_o give_v from_o the_o lord_n god_n unto_o you_o most_o excellent_a man_n pepin_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o the_o most_o holy_a bishop_n abbot_n presbyter_n and_o all_o religious_a monk_n etc._n etc._n i_o peter_n the_o apostle_n of_o god_n who_o have_v you_o my_o adopt_a child_n to_o deliver_v from_o the_o enemy_n hand_n this_o roman_a city_n and_o the_o people_n commit_v of_o god_n unto_o i_o provoke_v all_o your_o love_n do_v exhort_v and_o protest_v do_v admonish_v you_o to_o deliver_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o by_o divine_a power_n be_v commend_v to_o i_o see_v they_o suffer_v very_o great_a affliction_n and_o oppression_n by_o the_o most_o wicked_a nation_n of_o the_o lombard_n think_v not_o otherwise_o but_o certain_o believe_v it_o that_o i_o myself_o be_o stand_v alive_a in_o the_o flesh_n before_o you_o and_o our_o lady_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n the_o virgin_n mary_n with_o we_o do_v adjure_v you_o with_o the_o great_a obligation_n and_o protest_v admonish_v and_o command_v etc._n etc._n behold_v here_o with_o what_o foolery_n and_o impiety_n they_o will_v bewitch_v the_o world_n but_o pepin_n do_v not_o levy_v a_o army_n until_o pope_n stephen_n come_v into_o france_n and_o when_o he_o take_v his_o journey_n he_o commend_v himself_o to_o st._n mary_n and_o his_o flock_n unto_o st._n peter_n pepin_n hear_v of_o his_o come_n send_v his_o son_n charles_n a_o hundred_o mile_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o when_o he_o come_v within_o three_o league_n of_o carisiac_a pepin_n go_v forth_o unto_o he_o and_o return_v on_o foot_n and_o the_o pope_n on_o horseback_n then_o pepin_n be_v crown_v again_o by_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o great_a pomp_n pepin_n go_v into_o italy_n and_o force_v aistulph_n to_o give_v hostage_n to_o render_v unto_o the_o pope_n all_o due_a right_n but_o after_o the_o return_n of_o pepin_n into_o france_n aistulph_n with_o new_a force_n do_v more_o mischief_n to_o rome_n then_o pope_n stephen_n write_v another_o supplication_n to_o pepin_n who_o make_v no_o delay_n but_o force_v aistulph_n to_o perform_v the_o former_a condition_n and_o to_o give_v unto_o the_o pope_n the_o exarchate_o of_o ravenna_n within_o a_o year_n aistulph_n die_v than_o a_o division_n arise_v between_o rachis_n and_o desiderius_n for_o the_o kingdom_n then_o stephen_n write_v his_o four_o epistle_n unto_o pepin_n give_v he_o thanks_o for_o his_o aid_n wish_v many_o blessing_n unto_o he_o and_o show_v that_o aistulph_n be_v strike_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o drown_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o by_o thy_o most_o powerful_a arm_n speak_v unto_o pepin_n desiderius_n a_o most_o mild_a man_n be_v ordain_v king_n of_o the_o lombard_n who_o have_v swear_v to_o restore_v unto_o st._n peter_n the_o city_n faventia_n insubres_n and_o ferrara_n with_o all_o their_o territory_n and_o also_o ausimo_n ancona_n humana_fw-la bona_fw-la with_o all_o their_o territory_n and_o he_o have_v swear_v to_o keep_v peace_n with_o the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o to_o be_v loyal_a unto_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o entreat_v pepin_n to_o approve_v the_o coronation_n of_o desiderius_n upon_o these_o condition_n henceforth_o the_o pope_n begin_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o head_n and_o have_v large_a territory_n give_v unto_o he_o will_v not_o rest_v until_o he_o be_v monarch_n of_o the_o world_n when_o stephen_n have_v peace_n he_o begin_v to_o repair_v the_o church_n which_o aistulph_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v throw_v down_o and_o die_v in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o his_o papacy_n 6._o fabian_n chroni_n part._n 6._o then_o gaifer_n duke_n of_o guienne_n impose_v a_o tribute_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o his_o dukedom_n without_o their_o consent_n wherefore_o the_o bishop_n for_o a_o redress_n complain_v unto_o king_n pepin_n thereof_o pepin_n reprove_v the_o duke_n for_o it_o but_o the_o duke_n not_o regard_v the_o king_n admonition_n pepin_n soon_o after_o with_o a_o army_n enter_v the_o territory_n of_o guienne_n waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o country_n hereupon_o the_o duke_n hearken_v to_o he_o and_o bind_v himself_o to_o restore_v unto_o the_o clergy_n what_o he_o have_v extort_a from_o they_o but_o the_o king_n be_v return_v into_o france_n the_o duke_n gather_v force_n together_o send_v they_o to_o the_o city_n of_o chalour_n in_o burgundy_n and_o do_v much_o hurt_v to_o that_o town_n and_o country_n the_o king_n be_v sore_o discontent_v at_o it_o return_v with_o his_o people_n into_o guien_n and_o therein_o beat_v down_o many_o strong_a hold_n and_o castle_n and_o take_v or_o win_v bourbon_n cancarvile_a and_o clerimont_n and_o waste_v the_o country_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n till_o he_o come_v to_o lymoges_n the_o winter_n come_v on_o the_o king_n have_v strengthen_v the_o foresay_a city_n town_n and_o strong_a hold_v that_o he_o have_v win_v and_o then_o ride_v to_o a_o place_n call_v caus_n there_o keep_v his_o christmas_n and_o easter_n in_o the_o next_o spring_n he_o reentered_n the_o foresay_a duchy_n and_o take_v by_o force_n the_o city_n of_o bourge_n and_o tours_n the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n consider_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o their_o duke_n murder_v the_o say_a duke_n and_o after_o yield_v themselves_o and_o their_o country_n to_o the_o king_n with_o all_o such_o treasure_n and_o jewel_n as_o to_o the_o say_a duke_n belong_v whereof_o king_n pepin_n offer_v a_o great_a part_n unto_o st._n denis_n then_o this_o victorious_a prince_n be_v vex_v with_o grievous_a sickness_n wherefore_o in_o all_o have_v he_o speed_v he_o to_o st._n martin_n where_o he_o make_v certain_a prayer_n and_o oblation_n and_o from_o thence_o his_o sickness_n increase_v he_o be_v convey_v unto_o paris_n where_o he_o short_o after_o die_v when_o he_o have_v reign_v as_o king_n there_o by_o the_o space_n of_o eighteen_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o pepin_n the_o estate_n of_o france_n assemble_v and_o by_o their_o consent_n charles_n and_o carloman_n his_o son_n divide_v the_o realm_n between_o they_o by_o equal_a portion_n charles_n be_v crown_v at_o worm_n carloman_n at_o soissons_fw-fr but_o by_o the_o death_n of_o carloman_n the_o whole_a realm_n come_v to_o charles_n within_o three_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n charles_n be_v endue_v with_o singular_a gift_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n he_o have_v the_o instruction_n of_o a_o virtuous_a conversation_n and_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o learning_n and_o arm_n he_o be_v religious_a and_o reverence_v the_o church_n and_o pastor_n he_o be_v a_o great_a justiciary_a a_o reliever_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o keep_v his_o faith_n both_o to_o friend_n and_o foe_n he_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o
recommend_v different_a person_n the_o prince_n find_v all_o their_o intercession_n ineffectual_a return_v as_o they_o come_v leave_v the_o whole_a business_n to_o the_o cardinal_n in_o the_o first_o assembly_n after_o the_o king_n be_v depart_v john_n cardinal_n of_o porto_n observe_v the_o pertinacity_n of_o the_o cardinal_n whilst_o they_o be_v together_o invocate_a the_o holy_a ghost_n cry_v out_o public_o and_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n my_o lord_n let_v we_o uncover_v the_o roof_n of_o this_o chamber_n perhaps_o the_o holy_a spirit_n will_v not_o come_v where_o we_o be_v through_o so_o many_o roof_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o have_v a_o holy_a ghost_n for_o every_o one_o see_v there_o be_v no_o two_o will_v agree_v the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o the_o apostle_n because_o they_o be_v meet_v together_o with_o one_o mind_n but_o how_o can_v we_o expect_v he_o that_o be_v so_o strange_o divide_v at_o length_n the_o cardinal_n be_v weary_a of_o go_v up_o and_o down_o to_o the_o place_n of_o their_o assembly_n and_o doubt_v by_o their_o delay_n to_o bring_v in_o some_o new_a schism_n into_o the_o church_n two_o three_o of_o the_o cardinal_n agree_v in_o the_o election_n of_o tibaldo_n visconte_n a_o milanese_n archdeacon_n of_o lodi_n who_o be_v call_v gregory_n the_o ten_o not_o yet_o return_v from_o his_o voyage_n into_o asia_n whither_o he_o be_v send_v by_o innocent_a iv_o upon_o who_o election_n cardinal_n giovanni_n del_fw-it porto_n make_v these_o verse_n papatûs_fw-la munus_fw-la tulit_fw-la archidiaconus_fw-la unus_fw-la quem_fw-la patrem_fw-la patrum_fw-la fecit_fw-la discordia_fw-la fratrum_fw-la the_o cardinal_n at_o odds_o and_o out_o of_o hope_n archdeacon_n tibald_n be_v create_v pope_n gregory_n endeavour_v to_o make_v peace_n between_o the_o genoan_n and_o venetian_n who_o have_v be_v at_o war_n one_o with_o another_o for_o several_a year_n together_o go_v into_o france_n in_o the_o year_n 1273._o where_o he_o give_v beginning_n to_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n philip_n king_n of_o france_n be_v present_a at_o that_o council_n with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o noble_a and_o learned_a person_n both_o french_a and_o english_a he_o call_v four_o bishop_n from_o germany_n four_o from_o england_n four_o from_o france_n two_o from_o spain_n from_o sicily_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o church_n hungary_n dacia_n bohemia_n poland_n sweden_n 2._o spottiswood_n hist_o of_o ch._n of_o scotland_n lib._n 2._o norway_n and_o scotland_n from_o each_o of_o these_o one_o there_o be_v two_o patriarch_n fifteen_o cardinal_n five_o hundred_o bishop_n and_o one_o thousand_o mitre_a prelate_n beside_o the_o king_n of_o france_n the_o emperor_n of_o greece_n and_o many_o other_o prince_n 1._o in_o this_o council_n the_o first_o proposition_n be_v for_o the_o holy_a war_n and_o for_o it_o they_o decree_v that_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o benefice_n in_o christendom_n the_o privilege_a church_n not_o except_v shall_v be_v pay_v for_o six_o year_n that_o all_o penitentiaries_n or_o confessor_n shall_v urge_v offender_n to_o assist_v that_o holy_a business_n with_o their_o wealth_n and_o riches_n and_o that_o every_o christian_a without_o exception_n of_o sex_n or_o quality_n shall_v pay_v a_o penny_n yearly_a during_o that_o space_n under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n 2._o for_o remedy_v abuse_n in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v ordain_v 13._o petr._n church_n hist_o cent._n 13._o 1._o that_o no_o procuration_n to_o bishop_n nor_o arch-deacon_n shall_v be_v pay_v unless_o they_o do_v visit_v the_o church_n in_o their_o own_o person_n 2._o no_o churchman_n shall_v possess_v more_o benefice_n than_o one_o and_o shall_v reside_v at_o the_o church_n he_o retain_v 3._o none_o of_o the_o clergy_n shall_v without_o the_o pope_n licence_n answer_v the_o imposition_n which_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o any_o prince_n or_o state_n 4._o the_o mendicant_a friar_n shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o four_o order_n the_o minorite_n predicant_o carmelites_n and_o hermit_n of_o st._n augustine_n who_o shall_v continue_v in_o their_o present_a estate_n until_o the_o pope_n shall_v otherwise_o think_v good_a 5._o a_o prohibition_n be_v make_v to_o admit_v or_o advise_v any_o new_a order_n beside_o these_o name_v here_o also_o be_v decree_v the_o union_n of_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n and_o the_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o prince_n of_o christendom_n but_o many_o of_o these_o statute_n in_o a_o short_a time_n turn_v into_o smoke_n plurality_n be_v of_o new_a dispense_v with_o the_o clause_n of_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la which_o then_o first_o come_v in_o use_n the_o order_n of_o friar_n and_o monk_n be_v restore_v one_o by_o one_o the_o cistertian_n redeem_v their_o liberty_n by_o payment_n of_o 500000_o mark_n the_o bernardines_n pay_v 600000_o crown_n and_o other_o order_n make_v their_o composition_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o statute_n which_o be_v enact_v be_v only_o devise_v to_o raise_v sum_n of_o money_n and_o not_o of_o any_o purpose_n to_o redress_v their_o abuse_n this_o pope_n advance_v the_o dominican_n high_o even_o to_o the_o wear_n of_o red_a hat_n in_o that_o council_n of_o lion_n canon_n be_v make_v for_o the_o manner_n of_o elect_v the_o pope_n for_o from_o sylvester_n time_n unto_o this_o gregory_n popedom_n they_o be_v not_o use_v to_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o conclave_n but_o if_o they_o be_v in_o rome_n the_o elector_n meet_v either_o in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n lateran_n or_o of_o st._n peter_n or_o in_o some_o other_o place_n as_o occasion_v offer_v if_o they_o be_v out_o of_o rome_n they_o meet_v in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v or_o in_o some_o other_o church_n more_o convenient_a but_o the_o elector_n many_o time_n regard_v not_o expedition_n in_o their_o election_n of_o the_o pope_n 1._o hist_o of_o cardinal_n part_n 3._o lib._n 1._o whilst_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o command_v to_o go_v and_o come_v as_o they_o think_v fit_a therefore_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o conclave_n by_o gregory_n be_v rational_o think_v very_o good_a and_o necessary_a there_o be_v likewise_o establish_v by_o the_o say_v gregory_n several_a law_n and_o order_n for_o the_o conclave_n which_o be_v afterward_o by_o several_a pope_n reduce_v into_o better_a form_n till_o that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o be_v reduce_v into_o that_o which_o i_o shall_v insert_v in_o this_o place_n the_o principal_a law_n which_o be_v usual_o observe_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o pope_n 1._o that_o the_o election_n be_v make_v in_o a_o proper_a and_o convenient_a place_n and_o ordinary_o there_o where_o the_o last_o pope_n die_v if_o that_o can_v commodious_o be_v do_v let_v it_o be_v make_v in_o that_o city_n to_o who_o jurisdiction_n that_o place_n do_v belong_v provide_v it_o be_v not_o under_o interdiction_n for_o in_o that_o case_n they_o be_v to_o choose_v another_o city_n in_o the_o same_o diocese_n or_o at_o least_o not_o far_o off_o etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o pope_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o discourse_n of_o the_o election_n of_o a_o successor_n till_o ten_o day_n be_v past_a in_o which_o time_n the_o absent_a cardinal_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v and_o the_o nine_o day_n obsequy_n for_o the_o decease_a pope_n be_v celebrate_v with_o due_a respect_n by_o all_o the_o cardinal_n that_o be_v present_a in_o the_o place_n 3._o that_o no_o absent_a cardinal_n shall_v send_v his_o vote_n in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o by_o which_o it_o be_v intend_v they_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o their_o voice_n as_o often_o as_o they_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o election_n 4._o that_o the_o nine_o day_n ceremony_n for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v over_o the_o mass_n dello_n spirito_n santo_n solemn_o say_v and_o the_o prayer_n de_fw-fr eligendo_fw-la pontifice_fw-la recite_v let_v all_o the_o cardinal_n which_o be_v present_a in_o the_o palace_n which_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o conclave_n which_o be_v to_o be_v in_o a_o secure_a place_n close_o in_o all_o part_n and_o well_o guard_v be_v shut_v in_o with_o two_o or_o three_o servant_n only_o for_o their_o necessity_n let_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o to_o enter_v after_o the_o conclave_n be_v shut_v up_o nor_o for_o any_o to_o come_v forth_o except_o in_o the_o case_n of_o infirmity_n and_o if_o any_o be_v oblige_v to_o go_v in_o or_o out_o let_v it_o be_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a college_n nor_o be_v this_o conclave_n to_o have_v any_o wall_n or_o partition_n to_o distinguish_v one_o chamber_n from_o another_o but_o let_v there_o be_v certain_a traverse_n of_o linen_n or_o cloth_n to_o divide_v their_o lodging_n and_o they_o to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o cardinal_n by_o lot_n to_o prevent_v all_o controversy_n for_o place_n 5._o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unlawful_a to_o elect_a those_o
reconcile_v himself_o to_o her_o favour_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a she_o be_v still_o so_o implacable_o bend_v against_o he_o that_o the_o peace_n of_o italy_n be_v now_o conclude_v and_o the_o time_n come_v wherein_o the_o king_n have_v promise_v she_o to_o remove_v the_o cardinal_n she_o be_v importunate_o instant_a with_o the_o king_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o royal_a word_n at_o last_o the_o order_n be_v sign_v for_o the_o cardinal_n removal_n the_o cardinal_n withdraw_v himself_o a_o little_a time_n from_o the_o court_n but_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valette_n restore_v himself_o again_o with_o the_o the_o king_n and_o so_o the_o queen-mother_n not_o only_o fall_v from_o her_o hope_n but_o also_o from_o her_o credit_n with_o the_o king_n whereupon_o she_o depart_v out_o of_o france_n and_o go_v to_o brussels_n mounseur_fw-fr the_o king_n brother_n reque_v the_o parliament_n to_o indict_v the_o cardinal_n so_o do_v the_o queen-mother_n but_o the_o king_n justify_v richlieu_n by_o his_o letter_n and_o declaration_n the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n stop_v the_o progress_n of_o a_o new_a insurrection_n by_o dismantling_n several_a strong_a city_n of_o the_o huguenot_n party_n as_o millant_n st._n africa_n pont_n de_fw-fr camares_n saint-rome_n tarn_n and_o several_a other_o place_n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n have_v invade_v germany_n the_o french_a king_n make_v a_o alliance_n with_o he_o he_o establish_v a_o chamber_n of_o justice_n in_o paris_n who_o give_v judgement_n against_o several_a person_n then_o be_v the_o cardinal_n richlieu_n create_v duke_n and_o peer_n of_o france_n the_o french_a protestant_n have_v obtain_v permission_n by_o the_o king_n be_v breviate_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o year_n to_o make_v a_o national_a assembly_n of_o their_o minister_n of_o france_n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o order_n and_o worship_n the_o cardinal_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o his_o majesty_n shall_v require_v they_o to_o meet_v at_o charenton_n because_o be_v within_o his_o view_n they_o will_v have_v the_o less_o freedom_n to_o renew_v such_o cabal_n as_o they_o have_v former_o make_v in_o their_o assembly_n of_o guienne_n and_o lauguedoc_n this_o order_n be_v follow_v and_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr galland_n counsellor_n to_o his_o majesty_n be_v send_v to_o be_v precedent_n in_o the_o king_n behalf_n his_o loyalty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v suspect_v and_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o accept_v of_o he_o in_o regard_n of_o divers_a authentic_a testimony_n which_o make_v appear_v that_o this_o order_n be_v conformable_a to_o that_o of_o council_n assemble_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n which_o they_o profess_v to_o honour_v the_o king_n especial_o command_v he_o to_o be_v careful_a that_o no_o proposition_n be_v make_v which_o do_v not_o concern_v their_o faith_n or_o discipline_n to_o silence_v they_o in_o his_o majesty_n be_v name_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v discourse_v of_o any_o other_o affair_n and_o to_o establish_v such_o rule_n as_o the_o cardinal_n have_v propose_v to_o keep_v that_o party_n in_o submission_n to_o this_o end_n he_o use_v his_o utmost_a prudence_n and_o loyalty_n he_o persuade_v they_o to_o enact_v that_o there_o shall_v not_o any_o more_o national_a assembly_n be_v make_v but_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o commissary_n from_o the_o king_n who_o may_v by_o testify_v their_o obedience_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o continue_v they_o in_o quiet_a beside_o he_o induce_v they_o to_o resolve_v upon_o the_o absolute_a exclude_v of_o all_o strange_a minister_n this_o be_v intend_v of_o all_o that_o be_v not_o natural_a french_a and_o to_o inhibit_v their_o minister_n from_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n without_o his_o majesty_n be_v licence_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o prevent_v all_o intelligence_n association_n and_o correspondency_n with_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o state_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v particular_a prohibition_n in_o fine_a he_o use_v so_o much_o prudence_n that_o they_o require_v their_o minister_n not_o to_o intermeddle_v in_o any_o affair_n politic_a or_o military_a and_o condemn_v a_o book_n of_o berraut_v minister_n of_o montauban_n as_o erroneous_a because_o he_o maintain_v that_o minister_n have_v a_o particular_a call_n from_o god_n to_o bear_v arms._n divers_a ordinance_n be_v make_v there_o for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o their_o party_n the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n send_v cardinal_n pasman_n to_o rome_n to_o endeavour_v to_o break_v the_o french_a king_n alliance_n with_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n the_o french_a king_n have_v late_o be_v in_o lorraine_n ric●●eu_o the_o administ_n of_o card._n ric●●eu_o after_o his_o return_n the_o cardinal_n undertake_v to_o compose_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o friar_n which_o have_v make_v a_o great_a noise_n for_o sundry_a age_n together_o the_o friar_n rely_v upon_o their_o privilege_n obtain_v from_o rome_n pretend_v to_o have_v power_n both_o to_o preach_v and_o confess_v without_o permission_n from_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o bishop_n unto_o who_o all_o people_n within_o their_o diocese_n be_v subject_a by_o common_a right_n do_v perpetual_o thwart_v that_o pretention_n they_o can_v not_o down_o with_o the_o friar_n privilege_n allege_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v declare_v void_a as_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o primitive_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n this_o quarrel_n have_v be_v especial_o foment_v during_o the_o last_o year_n by_o reason_n some_o book_n have_v be_v publish_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o english_a catholic_n which_o prefer_v the_o monastical_a life_n before_o that_o of_o the_o prelate_n and_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o friar_n be_v more_o necessary_a at_o least_o more_o useful_a to_o the_o church_n than_o the_o ordinary_a pastor_n be_v it_o probable_a that_o the_o whole_a society_n of_o friar_n will_v relinquish_v the_o privilege_n they_o have_v obtain_v from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n on_o the_o other_o side_n what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o the_o prelate_n shall_v have_v so_o little_a authority_n over_o they_o in_o administration_n of_o sacrament_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n see_v of_o old_a friar_n be_v only_o mix_v among_o the_o laity_n and_o address_v themselves_o unto_o the_o bishop_n congregation_n to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n from_o their_o hand_n or_o those_o who_o execute_v their_o charge_n the_o cardinal_n take_v upon_o himself_o to_o end_v this_o difference_n though_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n employ_v in_o the_o most_o important_a affair_n of_o christendom_n he_o therefore_o cause_v the_o superior_n of_o the_o order_n to_o come_v before_o he_o one_o by_o one_o well_o know_v that_o to_o negotiate_v such_o a_o business_n in_o a_o public_a assembly_n will_v be_v a_o labour_n in_o vain_a he_o be_v a_o person_n well_o verse_v in_o all_o antiquity_n and_o according_o he_o represent_v to_o they_o how_o that_o in_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o monk_n they_o be_v consecrate_a unto_o god_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o bishop_n who_o receive_v their_o vow_n instruct_v they_o and_o direct_v their_o conscience_n he_o lay_v before_o they_o the_o original_a of_o the_o whole_a affair_n and_o show_v they_o how_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v subject_v all_o those_o who_o sell_v their_o good_n and_o follow_v he_o unto_o the_o apostle_n who_o successor_n the_o bishop_n be_v whereupon_o they_o make_v a_o strict_a profession_n of_o lead_v a_o evangelical_n life_n be_v more_o particular_o oblige_v to_o observe_v the_o order_n establish_v in_o and_o by_o the_o gospel_n not_o that_o he_o will_v question_v the_o validity_n of_o those_o exemption_n grant_v from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n unto_o which_o he_o owe_v much_o more_o respect_n and_o obedience_n than_o to_o debate_v the_o ordinance_n thereof_o yet_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o inform_v they_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v dispense_v with_o from_o follow_v the_o order_n establish_v by_o jesus_n christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n in_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n and_o word_n of_o god_n that_o in_o fine_a themselves_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o relinquish_v some_o part_n of_o their_o pretension_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o trouble_n to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v likely_a to_o ensue_v upon_o this_o account_n and_o whereof_o the_o hugonot_n discourse_v with_o much_o freedom_n that_o this_o peace_n will_v be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n than_o all_o the_o advantage_n it_o can_v otherwise_o procure_v unto_o particular_a person_n that_o it_o will_v tend_v unto_o their_o honour_n by_o testify_v unto_o the_o world_n the_o moderation_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o humility_n of_o their_o spirit_n and_o that_o the_o world_n will_v esteem_v the_o better_a of_o they_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o willing_o propose_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n over_o their_o person_n or_o power_n to_o visit_v their_o monastery_n but_o
penance_n extreme_a unction_n order_n and_o matrimony_n and_o that_o they_o do_v confer_v grace_n and_o of_o these_o that_o baptism_n confirmation_n and_o order_n can_v be_v reiterated_a without_o sacrilege_n and_o i_o receive_v and_o admit_v the_o receive_v and_o approve_a rite_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o the_o solemn_a administration_n of_o all_o the_o foresay_a sacrament_n i_o embrace_v and_o receive_v all_o and_o every_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v define_v and_o declare_v in_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n concern_v original_a sin_n and_o justification_n likewise_o i_o profess_v that_o there_o be_v offer_v up_o unto_o god_n in_o the_o mass_n a_o true_a proper_a and_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o quick_a and_o dead_a and_o that_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n there_o be_v true_o real_o and_o substantial_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n together_o with_o the_o soul_n and_o divinity_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o there_o be_v make_v a_o conversion_n of_o the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o bread_n into_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o wine_n into_o the_o blood_n which_o conversion_n the_o catholic_n church_n call_v transubstantiation_n i_o confess_v also_o that_o under_o one_o kind_n only_o whole_a christ_n and_o the_o true_a sacrament_n be_v receive_v i_o constant_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o purgatory_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n detain_v there_o be_v help_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o faithful_a likewise_o that_o the_o saint_n reign_v together_o with_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o call_v upon_o and_o that_o they_o do_v offer_v up_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o we_o and_o i_o assert_v that_o their_o relic_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v that_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n always_o a_o virgin_n and_o also_o of_o other_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v have_v and_o retain_v and_o that_o due_a honour_n and_o veneration_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o and_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o power_n of_o indulgence_n be_v leave_v by_o christ_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o use_n of_o they_o be_v very_o comfortable_a to_o christian_a people_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o holy_a catholic_n and_o apostolic_a roman_a church_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n and_o i_o free_o promise_v and_o swear_v true_a obedience_n to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n the_o successor_n of_o the_o bless_a peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o successor_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o i_o undoubted_o receive_v and_o profess_v all_o other_o thing_n deliver_v by_o the_o sacred_a canonical_a and_o ecumenical_a council_n and_o especial_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n moreover_o i_o condemn_v reject_v and_o anathematise_v all_o contrary_a thing_n and_o heresy_n whatsoever_o condemn_v reject_v and_o anathematise_v by_o the_o church_n and_o this_o catholic_n faith_n without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v which_o i_o free_o profess_v and_o true_o hold_v for_o the_o present_a the_o same_o i_o will_v retain_v and_o profess_v constant_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o i_o promise_v vow_v and_o swear_v so_o help_v i_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a gospel_n 3._o the_o three_o decree_n be_v concern_v divine_a worship_n in_o general_n 4._o concern_v the_o sacrament_n as_o for_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v frequent_o and_o gratis_o by_o the_o bishop_n through_o the_o town_n in_o their_o diocese_n 5._o concern_v bishop_n where_o diverse_a qualification_n be_v pre-requisite_a before_o any_o one_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n 6._o concern_v the_o office_n of_o bishop_n 7._o concern_v the_o office_n of_o curate_n and_o other_o presbyter_n and_o parish-priest_n 8._o concern_v monastery_n wherein_o divers_a instruction_n and_o rule_n be_v prescribe_v to_o the_o abbot_n and_o prior_n for_o the_o better_a govern_v themselves_o and_o their_o monastery_n 9_o concern_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdicton_n there_o be_v also_o divers_a statute_n make_v in_o the_o same_o provincial_a synod_n concern_v the_o foundation_n of_o school_n and_o seminary_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o provincial_a council_n of_o rheims_n anno_fw-la 1583._o 1._o concern_v the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o profess_v the_o same_o 2._o a_o form_n of_o confession_n be_v set_v down_o 3._o concern_v divine_a worship_n 4._o concern_v the_o breviary_n missal_n and_o manual_n 5._o concern_v festival_n day_n 6._o concern_v divination_n by_o lot_n and_o other_o thing_n contrary_a to_o christian_a piety_n 7._o concern_v the_o sacrament_n 1._o of_o confirmation_n 2._o of_o penance_n 3._o of_o the_o eucharist_n 4._o of_o order_n 5._o of_o matrimony_n whereunto_o be_v add_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n concern_v the_o reformation_n of_o matrimony_n ex_fw-la sess_n 24._o 6._o of_o extreme_a unction_n 8._o concern_v seminary_n 9_o of_o the_o clergy_n in_o general_n 10._o of_o regulars_n and_o their_o monastery_n 11._o of_o curate_n 12._o of_o chapter_n and_o canon_n 13._o concern_v bishop_n 14._o concern_v simoniac_n and_o fiduciaries_n 15._o concern_v burial_n 16._o concern_v usury_n 17._o concern_v jurisdiction_n 18._o concern_v a_o visitation_n 19_o concern_v a_o diocesan_n synod_n 20._o of_o a_o provincial_a synod_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o provincial_a council_n of_o bourdeaux_n together_o with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o seminary_n anno_fw-la 1583._o all_o approve_a by_o the_o pope_n 1._o concern_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n 2._o of_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v respect_n to_o divine_a worship_n and_o religion_n 3._o of_o ecclesiastical_a prayer_n 4._o of_o the_o breviary_n missal_n and_o other_o book_n pertain_v to_o divine_a office_n 5._o of_o those_o thing_n which_o either_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v or_o to_o be_v take_v heed_n of_o in_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o in_o divine_a office_n 6._o of_o festival-daye_n 7._o of_o magic_a art_n and_o other_o thing_n contrary_a to_o christian_a religion_n 8._o of_o the_o sacrament_n 9_o of_o baptism_n 10._o of_o confirmation_n 11._o of_o the_o eucharist_n 12._o of_o penance_n 13._o of_o extreme_a unction_n 14._o of_o order_n 15._o of_o matrimony_n 16._o of_o bishop_n 17._o of_o chapter_n and_o the_o canon_n of_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n 18._o of_o parish-priest_n 19_o of_o the_o residency_n of_o pastor_n 20._o of_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 21._o of_o the_o life_n and_o manner_n of_o clergyman_n 22._o of_o the_o examination_n of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o benefice_n with_o cure_n 23._o of_o simoniac_n and_o confidentiaries_n 24._o of_o monastery_n 25._o of_o seminary_n 26._o of_o the_o not_o alienate_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o church_n 27._o of_o school_n printer_n and_o bookseller_n 28._o of_o hospital_n 29._o of_o usury_n and_o unlawful_a contract_n 30._o of_o burial_n 31._o of_o jurisdiction_n 32._o of_o a_o visitation_n 33._o of_o a_o diocesan_n synod_n 34._o of_o a_o provincial_a council_n 35._o of_o punishment_n of_o the_o institution_n and_o law_n of_o the_o seminary_n of_o the_o province_n of_o bourdeaux_n 1._o of_o the_o house_n of_o a_o seminary_n that_o they_o be_v build_v in_o a_o large_a and_o spacious_a place_n near_o unto_o the_o cathedral_n church_n that_o there_o be_v a_o chapel_n wherein_o the_o clergy_n may_v meet_v at_o prayer_n that_o the_o dormitory_n be_v open_a and_o common_a in_o which_o every_o one_o may_v have_v his_o own_o bed_n etc._n etc._n that_o a_o hospital_n be_v appoint_v in_o a_o open_a place_n for_o sick_a folk_n in_o which_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v provide_v for_o the_o sick_a with_o singular_a piety_n and_o charity_n 2._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o admit_v clerk_n into_o seminary_n the_o election_n and_o admission_n of_o clerk_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o of_o those_o to_o who_o this_o care_n shall_v be_v commit_v by_o name_n that_o out_o of_o all_o youth_n very_o fit_a youth_n may_v be_v choose_v the_o bishop_n shall_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v through_o all_o the_o city_n and_o town_n of_o the_o diocese_n especial_o where_o there_o be_v school_n that_o if_o any_o be_v poor_a and_o bear_v of_o lawful_a matrimony_n who_o desire_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o who_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o twelve_o year_n and_o have_v not_o exceed_v the_o twenty_o and_o have_v make_v some_o progress_n in_o the_o grammar_n that_o they_o appear_v to_o be_v examine_v at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v appoint_v they_o the_o bishop_n shall_v not_o admit_v any_o to_o be_v examine_v who_o he_o shall_v behold_v to_o be_v maim_v or_o deform_v then_o shall_v he_o inquire_v diligent_o concern_v the_o condition_n estate_n