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a_o sovereign_a prince_n the_o greek_a emperor_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o pope_n symmachus_n who_o know_v whether_o that_o be_v true_a or_o forge_a for_o the_o pope_n himself_o be_v the_o only_a witness_n here_o produce_v by_o the_o l._n cardinal_n upon_o the_o point_n and_o who_o know_v not_o how_o false_a how_o suppositious_a the_o writing_n and_o epistle_n of_o the_o ancient_a pope_n be_v just_o esteem_v but_o grant_v it_o a_o truth_n yet_o anasta_n sius_fw-la excommunicate_v by_o pope_n symmachus_n be_v not_o anastasius_n depose_v by_o pope_n symmachus_n and_o to_o make_v a_o full_a answer_n i_o say_v further_o that_o excommunication_n denounce_v by_o a_o foreign_a bishop_n againsta_o party_n not_o be_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n or_o one_o of_o his_o own_o flock_n be_v not_o any_o bar_n to_o the_o party_n from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n but_o only_o a_o kind_n of_o publication_n that_o he_o the_o say_a bishop_n in_o his_o particular_a will_v hold_v no_o further_o communion_n with_o any_o such_o party_n for_o proof_n whereof_o i_o produce_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o carthage_n in_o one_o of_o the_o say_a canon_n it_o be_v thus_o provide_v and_o ordain_v 〈◊〉_d ordain_v nomecan_n africa_n can._n 77._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o any_o bishop_n shall_v wilful_o absent_v himself_o from_o the_o usual_a and_o accustom_a synod_n let_v he_o not_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o other_o church_n but_o let_v he_o only_o use_v the_o benefit_n and_o liberty_n of_o his_o own_o church_n in_o a_o other_o of_o the_o same_o canon_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d thus_o can._n 81._o eiusd_v nomo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o bishop_n shall_v insinuate_v himself_o to_o make_v a_o conuciance_n of_o his_o monastery_n and_o the_o order_n thereof_o unto_o a_o monk_n of_o any_o other_o cloister_n let_v he_o be_v cut_v off_o let_v he_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o communion_n with_o other_o church_n and_o content_n himself_o to_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o own_o flock_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n hilarius_n bishop_n of_o poitiers_n excommunicate_v liberius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o subscribe_v to_o the_o arrian_n confession_n hilarij_fw-la anathematibi_fw-la à _fw-la i_o liberi_fw-la faber_n in_o frag_n hilarij_fw-la in_o the_o same_o sense_n john_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n excommunicate_v celestine_n of_o rome_n and_o cyrill_n of_o alexandria_n bishop_n for_o proceed_v to_o sentence_n against_o nestorius_n without_o stay_v his_o come_n to_o answer_v in_o his_o own_o cause_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n likewise_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v cut_v off_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n not_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o their_o own_o flock_n but_o from_o communion_n with_o victor_n and_o the_o roman_a church_n what_o resemblance_n what_o agreement_n what_o proportion_n between_o this_o course_n of_o excommunication_n and_o that_o way_n of_o unjust_a fulmination_n which_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n have_v usurp_v against_o king_n 2._o examp._n 2._o but_o yet_o certain_a long_a course_n of_o time_n after_o that_o ancient_a course_n and_o this_o may_v stand_v for_o a_o full_a answer_n likewise_o to_o the_o example_n of_o clotharius_n this_o ancient_a king_n of_o the_o french_a fear_v the_o censure_n of_o pope_n agapetus_n erect_v the_o territory_n of_o yuetor_n unto_o the_o title_n of_o a_o kingdom_n by_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o murder_v of_o gualther_n lord_n of_o yuetot_n for_o this_o example_n the_o l._n cardinal_n have_v ransack_v record_n of_o 900._o year_n antiquity_n and_o upward_o in_o which_o time_n it_o be_v no_o hard_a piece_n of_o work_n to_o show_v that_o pope_n will_v not_o have_v any_o hand_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o a_o finger_n in_o the_o affair_n and_o act_n of_o the_o french_a king_n gregory_n of_o tours_n that_o live_v in_o the_o same_o aage_n have_v record_v many_o act_n of_o excess_n and_o violent_a injury_n do_v against_o 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