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A19552 Vigilius dormitans Romes seer overseeneĀ· Or A treatise of the Fift General Councell held at Constantinople, anno 553. under Iustinian the Emperour, in the time of Pope Vigilius: the occasion being those tria capitula, which for many yeares troubled the whole Church. Wherein is proved that the Popes apostolicall constitution and definitive sentence in matter of faith, was condemned as hereticall by the Synod. And the exceeding frauds of Cardinall Baronius and Binius are clearely discovered. By Rich: Crakanthorp Dr. in Divinitie, and chapleine in ordinary to his late Majestie King Iames. Opus posthumum. Published and set forth by his brother Geo: Crakanthorp, according to a perfect copy found written under the authors owne hand. Crakanthorpe, Richard, 1567-1624.; Crakanthorpe, George, b. 1586 or 7.; Crakanthorpe, Richard, 1567-1624. Justinian the Emperor defended, against Cardinal Baronius. 1631 (1631) STC 5983; ESTC S107274 689,557 538

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3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n &_o p._n 466._o sec._n 6_o &_o 7_o 8._o vigilius_n his_o entrance_n into_o the_o popedom_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o p._n 468._o sec._n 10._o vigilius_n his_o promise_n to_o the_o empress_n to_o restore_v anthimus_n p._n 469._o sec._n 11._o vigilius_n keep_v not_o promise_n with_o the_o empress_n ibid._n sec._n 12._o vigilius_n resign_v the_o popedom_n and_o be_v anew_o elect_v into_o it_o p._n 472._o sec._n 14_o 15._o vigilius_n exact_o describe_v by_o baronius_n pag._n 474._o sec._n 16._o vigilius_n write_v unto_o anthimus_n and_o other_o eutychean_o as_o unto_o catholic_n p._n 475._o in_o fine_a vigilius_n labour_v to_o undermine_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n p._n 476._o vigilius_n accuse_v not_o dioscorus_n but_o nostorius_fw-la p._n 482._o sec._n 26._o vigilius_n write_v this_o epistle_n to_o anthimus_n after_o the_o death_n of_o silverius_n p._n 486._o vigilius_n in_o some_o thing_n alike_o in_o other_o unlike_a to_o k._n saul_n p._n 487._o 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