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the_o power_n of_o excommunicate_v prince_n it_o be_v as_o lawful_a to_o defend_v he_o aâ—ter_v a_o pope_n excommunication_n now_o as_o it_o be_v after_o a_o bishop_n when_o a_o bishop_n may_v excommunicate_v and_o no_o man_n ever_o say_v that_o a_o bishop_n may_v have_v depose_v a_o king_n 16_o all_o which_o they_o quarrel_n at_o in_o the_o oath_n be_v that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v pronounce_v or_o any_o limit_n set_v to_o which_o the_o pope_n power_n may_v not_o extend_v but_o they_o may_v as_o well_o say_v that_o his_o spiritual_a power_n be_v limit_v or_o shorten_v and_o so_o the_o catholic_a faith_n impugn_a if_o one_o shall_v deny_v he_o to_o have_v power_n over_o the_o wind_n and_o sea_n since_o to_o tame_v and_o command_v these_o in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la will_v advance_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o indies_n and_o impair_v the_o turk_n greatness_n and_o have_v further_v his_o fatherly_a &_o spiritual_a care_n of_o this_o kingdom_n in_o 88_o 17_o all_o 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18_o for_o if_o a_o king_n be_v a_o king_n upon_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o pope_n may_v upon_o such_o cause_n as_o seem_v just_a to_o he_o depose_v he_o the_o king_n be_v no_o more_o a_o sovereign_n then_o if_o his_o people_n may_v depose_v he_o or_o if_o a_o neighbour_n king_n may_v depose_v he_o for_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v more_o reasonable_a and_o convenient_a that_o the_o pope_n who_o may_v be_v presume_v more_o equal_a and_o dispassion_v then_o the_o people_n and_o more_o disinterest_v than_o the_o neighbour_n prince_n shall_v be_v the_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n to_o depose_v a_o prince_n enormous_o transgress_v the_o way_n in_o which_o his_o duâ—y_n bind_v to_o he_o to_o walk_v though_o i_o say_v the_o king_n may_v hope_v for_o better_a justice_n at_o his_o hand_n than_o another_o yet_o he_o be_v no_o sovereign_n if_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o may_v make_v he_o none_o for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o sovereignty_n that_o it_o may_v at_o 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to_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v any_o other_o than_o such_o as_o by_o assent_v to_o the_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n or_o confirm_v the_o immunity_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a state_n they_o have_v voluntary_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o the_o better_a to_o discharge_v their_o duty_n to_o their_o church_n and_o to_o their_o civil_a state_n have_v choose_v this_o way_n as_o fit_a to_o govern_v their_o church_n as_o other_o way_n by_o judge_n and_o other_o magistrate_n to_o administer_v civil_a juâ—stice_n 20_o so_o therefore_o his_o majesty_n predecessor_n in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v not_o the_o less_o sovereign_a and_o absoluteâ—_n by_o those_o act_n of_o jurisdiction_n which_o the_o pope_n exercise_v here_o for_o though_o some_o king_n in_o a_o mis-devout_a zeal_n and_o contemplation_n of_o the_o next_o life_n neglect_v the_o office_n of_o government_n to_o which_o god_n have_v call_v they_o by_o attend_v which_o function_n due_o they_o may_v more_o have_v advance_v their_o salvation_n 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not_o only_o be_v enwrap_v in_o the_o band_n of_o excommunication_n but_o cast_v into_o hell_n vinculis_fw-la anathemaâ—is_fw-la and_o this_o john_n the_o eight_o 28._o at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o he_o allow_v he_o all_o due_a attribute_n &_o desire_v he_o to_o incline_v his_o sacredeare_n to_o he_o 42._o threatens_z charles_n himself_z that_o if_o he_o restore_v not_o certain_a thing_n take_v from_o a_o nunnery_n by_o a_o certain_a day_n he_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a till_o restitution_n and_o if_o be_v thus_o light_o touch_v he_o repent_v not_o durioribus_fw-la verberibus_fw-la erudieâ—dus_fw-la erat_fw-la 73_o so_o that_o whether_o this_o far_a punishment_n be_v no_o other_o then_o that_o which_o be_v now_o call_v excommunicatio_fw-la maior_fw-la or_o that_o which_o be_v call_v in_o the_o canon_n anathema_n maranatha_fw-mi the_o denounce_v of_o which_o and_o the_o absolve_a from_o it_o be_v act_v with_o many_o formality_n aliquis_fw-la and_o solemnity_n and_o have_v many_o ingredient_n of_o burn_a taper_n and_o diverse_a other_o to_o which_o none_o can_v be_v subject_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o archbishop_n nemo_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o it_o now_o here_o extend_v to_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o forfeiture_n and_o confiscation_n 1063._o 74_o of_o which_o there_o appear_v to_o i_o no_o evidence_n no_o discernible_a impression_n no_o just_a suspicion_n till_o gregory_n the_o sevenths_n time_n and_o then_o as_o it_o may_v well_o be_v say_v of_o phalaris_n his_o letter_n that_o they_o be_v all_o writ_n for_o execution_n and_o of_o brutus_n his_o letter_n that_o they_o be_v all_o privy_a seal_n for_o money_n so_o may_v we_o â—ay_v of_o gregory_n judge_v by_o the_o frequency_n thereoâ—_n that_o they_o be_v all_o choleric_a excommunication_n and_o that_o with_o postscript_n worse_o than_o the_o body_n of_o the_o letter_n which_o be_v confiscation_n never_o find_v in_o his_o predecessor_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v his_o precedent_n 75_o and_o for_o this_o large_a and_o new_a addition_n of_o eradication_n 5._o he_o first_o threaten_v it_o to_o the_o fench_n king_n and_o then_o practise_v it_o effectual_o upon_o the_o emperor_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n he_o write_v that_o their_o king_n philip_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v king_n but_o a_o tyrant_n which_o by_o persuasion_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v become_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o head_n of_o all_o mischief_n therefore_o say_v he_o all_o you_o must_v endeavour_v to_o bow_v he_o and_o thus_o far_o his_o pastoral_n care_n may_v bind_v he_o and_o to_o show_v he_o that_o he_o can_v escape_v the_o sword_n of_o apostolic_a animadversion_n and_o thus_o far_o his_o jealousy_n of_o his_o spiritual_a primacy_n may_v excuse_v he_o but_o when_o he_o add_v depart_v from_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o obedience_n to_o he_o forbid_v divine_a service_n throughout_o all_o france_n and_o if_o he_o repent_v not_o we_o will_v attempt_v to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o his_o possession_n they_o be_v word_n of_o babel_n 18._o which_o no_o man_n at_o that_o time_n understand_v yet_o he_o write_v in_o the_o same_o tenor_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o poicton_n that_o if_o the_o king_n persevere_v both_o he_o and_o all_o which_o give_v any_o obedience_n to_o he_o shall_v be_v sequester_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n by_o a_o council_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o rome_n so_o assure_o and_o confident_o can_v he_o pronounce_v before_o hand_n of_o a_o future_a determination_n in_o a_o council_n there_o 76_o and_o of_o his_o own_o severity_n use_v towards_o the_o emperor_n who_o upon_o severe_a penance_n he_o have_v resume_v â—nto_o the_o church_n he_o blush_v not_o to_o mâ—ke_v a_o historical_a narration_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o prince_n of_o germany_n thus_o he_o stand_v three_o day_n before_o the_o gate_n despoil_v of_o all_o kingly_a ornament_n miserable_a and_o barefoot_a till_o all_o man_n wonder_v at_o the_o unaccustomed_a hardness_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o some_o cry_v out_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o gravity_n of_o apostolic_a severity_n but_o almost_o the_o cruelty_n of_o tyrannique_a savageness_n 77_o and_o when_o rodulphus_fw-la who_o he_o have_v set_v 12._o up_o against_o the_o emperor_n 3._o be_v dead_a see_v now_o as_o himself_o confess_v almost_o all_o the_o italian_n incline_v to_o admit_v the_o emperor_n henry_n even_o they_o who_o he_o trust_v most_o for_o so_o he_o say_v even_o omnes_fw-la nostri_fw-la fideles_fw-la he_o protest_v that_o rodolphus_n be_v make_v without_o his_o consent_n 28._o ab_fw-la ultramontâ—nis_fw-la and_o that_o he_o go_v to_o depose_v he_o and_o to_o call_v those_o bishop_n to_o account_v which_o adhere_v to_o himâ—_n and_o then_o he_o write_v to_o certain_a prelate_n 3._o to_o slacken_v the_o election_n of_o a_o new_a emperor_n and_o give_v instruction_n what_o kind_n of_o person_n he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v elect_v one_o which_o shall_v be_v obedient_a humble_o devout_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o church_n and_o that_o will_v take_v a_o oath_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o the_o pope_n will_v command_v he_o in_o these_o word_n per_fw-la veram_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v make_v a_o knight_n of_o saint_n peter_n and_o of_o the_o pope_n 78_o but_o although_o many_o watchful_a and_o curious_a man_n of_o our_o church_n and_o many_o ingenious_a of_o the_o roman_a have_v observe_v many_o enormous_a usurpation_n and_o odious_a intemperances_n in_o this_o tempestuous_a pope_n gregory_n the_o seven_o and_o among_o they_o almost_o anatomize_v every_o limb_n of_o his_o story_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o draw_v into_o observation_n and_o short_a discourse_n two_o point_n thereof_o perchance_o not_o altogether_o for_o their_o unworthines_n pretermit_v by_o other_o of_o which_o the_o first_o shall_v be_v the_o form_n of_o the_o excommunication_n against_o henry_n because_o by_o that_o it_o will_v appear_v what_o authority_n he_o claim_v 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