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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11771	Aphorismes of state or Certaine secret articles for the re-edifying of the Romish Church agreed vpon, and approued in councell, by the Colledge of Cardinalls in Rome, shewed and deliuered vnto Pope Gregory the 15. a little before his death. Whereunto is annexed a censure vpon the chiefe points of that which the cardinalls had concluded. By Tho. Scott. Very needfull and profitable for all those, who are desirous to vnderstand the euent of the restitution of the Palatinate: and of the state of the Prince-Electors, of Saxon and Brandenburgh, in the behalfe of the clergie in Rome. Fit for the Brittish nation, especially to take notice of, that they may euidently see, the issue of all our treaties, ambassages, and promises, with other hopes depending: wherein we haue beene long held in suspence, and are still like to be, to our vnrecouerable losse. Faithfully translated according to the Latine, and Netherlandish Dutch, into English.; Nieuwe, ongehoorde, vreemde en secrete artijckelen, tot herbouwinge vande Roomsche Kercke-standt, by het Collegie der Cardinalen binnen Romen. English	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Catholic Church. Collegium Cardinalium.	1624 (1624)	STC 22065; ESTC S100964	18,484	32

APHORISMES OF STATE OR Certaine secret ARTICLES for the reedifying of the ROMISH CHVRCH agreed vpon and approued in Councell by the Colledge of Cardinalls in Rome shewed and deliuered vnto Pope Gregory the 15. a little before his death Whereunto is annexed a censure vpon the chiefe points of that which the Cardinalls had concluded By THO. SCOTT Very needfull and profitable for all those who are desirous to vnderstand the euent of the restitution of the PALATINATE And of the state of the Prince-Electors of Saxon and Brandenburgh in the behalfe of the Clergie in Rome Fit for the Brittish Nation especially to take notice of that they may euidently see the issue of all our Treaties Ambassages and Promises with other hopes depending wherein we haue beene long held in suspence and are still like to be to our vnrecouerable losse Faithfully Translated according to the Latine and Netherlandish Dutch into English Printed at Vtrech 1624. New vnheard of and strange Articles The first Article WHereas Maximilian the Duke of Bauaria for the establishing the state of his Prince-Electorship hath sought vnto the authority of the Apostolicall seat thereby hath the Apostolicall Church obtained oportunity to recouer their lost obedience in the denied Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction The 2. Article SInce the Pope of Rome by meanes of the present Duke of Bauaria as being the most obedient sonne of the Church may obtaine againe the Rights which for these two hundred yeares and more haue beene lost in the constituting of certaine things and orders in the Empire belonging to the Church it will bee a very small labour to plucke the possessions of the Church goods which depends vpon the Ecclesiasticall rights out of the hands of the Hereticks The 3. Article WHereas the Duke of Bauaria according to the especiall Oath made vnto the Church hath an earnest desire to restore againe the Ecclesiasticall State as it was before the time of Pope Gregory the eleuenth The Hereticks who are the temporall Arme of the Empire shall be bound to restore againe those goods which they haue possessed since the passa wish trans-action The 4. Article SInce that it properly appertaiueth to the Church to discerne and take notice of the state and order of the Empire therefore those Hereticks which denie this antiquity and the rights of the Church in the state and order of the Empire which now by the Duke of Bauaria shall be reestablished in time to come are not to be tollerated The 5. Article SInce that Pope Leo the third had that power in respect of the heresie to cut off and seperate the Easterne authority from the Westerne and to plucke that from the Grecians wherefore shall not the Pope now haue the same power to take the Prince Electorship from the Palsgraue as being an Arch-hereticke and transport the same vnto the Duke of Bauaria the most obedient sonne of the Church The 6. Article SInce that the divulsion of the Easterne Empire from the Westerne which was performed by the most blessed Pope Leo the third hath continued so firme and sacred euen to this very time that although the Westerne Empire hath often times beene voyd of a possessor was neuer as yet vnited vnto the Easterne Empire nor the lawes of the one in the Prouinces of the other were euer of force wherefore then shall not the divulsion of the Prince Electors dignities of the Palsgraue that arch-hereticke be maintained vpon the most Catholique Duke of Bauaria in the like sanctity of perpetuity and stability by the Pope and the Holy league The 7. Article SInce that the transport of the Empire from the Grecians vnto the French performed with such a free arme and such an actiue power by Pope Leo. The Grecian Emperours themselues although they were the strongest durst neuer oppugne the same nay haue many times often very significantly commended and firmely kept the same in like manner the ability not the opposition of the arch Heretick the Saxon who is yet remaining may not hinder much lesse make opposition to the transport of the Prince Electors dignity vnto the most Catholique Duke of Bauavia in regard that he as being an Heretique and not knowing the sanctity nor the antiquity of the rights originall of the Empire and ignorant of the lawes and priuiledges thereof may not enioy that right The 8. Article WHen as Fredericke the first according to the will and pleasure of Pope Alexander the third was detruded from the Emperiall seate then Emanuell Comnennus presented both men and money vnto the Pope against Fredericke to the end the Grecian Church might bee vnited to the Latines by which vndoubtedly he confesseth that to establish and fortifie the Popes cutting off and transport and the vniting of one Kingdome with another was forbidden all men whatsoeuer saue onely the Pope who had first seperated them so in like manner these things like as they also be so is it true that the Pope with the Holy league are bound to employ all their power against the Arch-Hereticke the Saxon and all those Rebels that depend vpon him that the Sanctity of the Apostolicall stoole and the Antiquity of the Romish Empire in the transport of the Prince Electors dignity might be preserued and maintained The 9. Article AFter Pope Leo haue other Popes also onely by the authority of their Chaire very often transported the sayde Westerne Empire from one Nation to another wherefore then may not the Pope by the same authority of the Chaire of Rome plucke the Prince Electors dignities out of the hands of the Heretickes and transport the same to the Catholique Princes to the end that the sacred Essence of the Romish Empire by the extirpation of Hereticks be againe established The 10. Article VVHereas in all right Pope Boniface the eight vnto whom the supreame authority in the Church belonged would not admit that Albert the first of that name Emperour of the Romans by right of inheritance might come to the Empire like as he had sought both for himselfe and for his posterity and successours but onely by election In like manner may the Pope the Emperour and the holy league without violating the Apostolicall seate which alwayes to be kept sacred in her antiquity must be defended not to suffer the Saxon and the Brandenburgher that they should seeke to draw the authority of the Antiquity in the transport of the Electorship from the Chaire of Rome to bring the same to the Colledge of the Prince Electors The 11. Article PHilip King of the Francks sent Ambassadours to Abignon vnto Pope Clemens the fifth That they very humbly should entreate him that hee would restore the Empire againe to the French vnder whom before it had bin Then did the Pope send Ambassadors vnto the Prince Electors by whom hee commanded them that they should chuse Henry of Lutzenburgh Emperour And that if they did the contrary that they should incurre greate danger and should forfait the Empire and the right of their Election