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From this Pope, proceeded first the christening of bells,¹ 971. §971After him, followed Pope Benedictus the 6, who was in like manner apprehended by Cinthius, a captain of Rome, and cast in prison, where he was strangled,² or as some say, famished for lack of meat. Then came Pope Donus the 2, after whom, Bonifacius the 7. was pope, who was constrained to hide himself, for fear of the Citizens conspiracy, & seeing no place for his safety, took the treasure of Saint ⟨p. 116⟩Peters Church, & so privily stole to Constantinople: in whose steed the people set up Pope John the fifteenth. Not long after, Boniface returning again from Constantinople, by his money procured a garrison to take his part, by whose means Pope John was taken, his eyes put out, and so thrown in prison,³ where he was as (some say) famished, some say he was slain by Feruchus. Neither did Boniface live many days after, but suddenly died: whose carcass after his death, was drawn by the feet through the streets of Rome,⁴ the people shrieking, and exclaiming against him, An. 276. Next Pope after him was Benedictus the seventh, by the consent of the Emperor Otho the second: and reigned 19. §676years.

From this Pope, procéeded first the christening of bels,¹ 971. §971After him, followed Pope Benedictus the 6, who was in like maner apprehended by Cinthius, a captain of Rome, and cast in prison, where he was strangled,² or as some say, famished for lacke of meat. Then came Pope Donus the 2, after whom, Bonifacius the 7. was pope, who was constrained to hide himselfe, for feare of the Citizens conspiracie, & séeing no place for his safety, tooke the treasure of Saint