Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

About the time Hildebrand was made Pope, there was great wars betwixt Otho Duke of Saxony and the Emperor, which was a fit occasion for the Pope to work his seats. First, he excommunicated all that received Spiritual livings of Laymen, and all the givers thereof, which he called simony, whereupon he sent Legates to the emperor, to appear before him at the Council of Lateran. The Emperor appeared not: whereupon he threatened him excommunication, and to deprive him of his Crown, If he would not renounce the heresy of Simony, which was, giving of Spiritual Livings. Wherefore Centius, a Romaine Captain, caught the Pope, and shut him up into a Tower; the next day the citizens plucked down the Tower, and delivered the Pope, and cut off the noses of the men of Centius, but he escaped to the Emperor. The emperor, being moved with this arrogance, called a Council at Worms, where all the Bishops of Germany deposed Hildebrand. The Pope, in his Council of Lateran, excommunicated and deprived as many as took the Emperors part, and excommunicated the emperor, deprived him of his empire, and all his subjects of their Oath of allegiance. As soon as he rose out of his papal seat, to excommunicate the Emperor, the seat being but new, and of strong timber, suddenly shivered and rent us pieces. The princes of Almany all concluded to forsake Henry, and choose another emperor, except he would submit himself, and obtain the Popes pardon. The Emperor, with his wife and young son, all having forsaken him, laying apart his regal ornaments, in sharp winter, came bare foo••d to the gate of Canossus, where fasting from morning to night, humbly he desired to be absolved, and to come in and speak with the Pope, Thus he continued and could not be let in, in three days: the fourth day, being brought to the Pope, he surrendered his Crown and princely ornaments unto him, desiring he might be forgiven, and he would never do against him again. He told him, he would not absolve him, but upon condition he should do such penance as he should enjoin him, and appear at the Council when he should send for him, and answer there all objections laid against him▪ and stand to his pleasure whether he should have his Kingdom restored, or loose it; and should do nothing as a King, until the cause were tried:

About the time Hildebrand was made Pope, there was great warres betwixt Otho Duke of Saxony and the Emperour, which was a fit occasion for the Pope to worke his seats. First, he excommunicated all that receiued Spirituall liuings of Laymen, and all the giuers thereof, which he called symony, whereupon he sent Legats to the emperour, to appeare before him at the Councell of Lateran. The Emperour appeared not: whereupon hee threatned him excommunication, and to depriue him of his Crowne, If he would not renounce the heresie of Symony, which was, giuing of Spituall Liuings. Wherefore Centius, a Romaine Captaine, caught the Pope, and shut him vp into a Tower; the next day the citizens plucked downe the Tower, and deliuered the Pope, and cut off the noses of the men of Centius, but he escaped to the Emperour. The emperour, being moued with this arrogancie, called a Councell at Wormes, where all the Bishops of Germany deposed Hildebrand. The Pope, in his Councell of Lateran, excommunicated and depriued as many as tooke the Emperours part, and excommunicated the emperour, depriued him of his empire, and all his subiects of their Oath of alleagiance. As soone as he rose out of his papal seat, to excommunicate the Emperour, the seat being but new, and of strong tymber, suddenly shiuered and rent vs pieces. The princes of Almany all concluded to forsake Henry, and choose another emperour, except he would submit himselfe, and obtaine the Popes pardon. The Emperour, with his wife and young sonne, all hauing forsaken him, laying apart his regall ornaments, in sharpe winter, came bare food to the gate of Canossus, where fasting from morning to night, humbly he desired to be absolued, and to come in and speake with the Pope, Thus he continued and could not be let in, in thrée daies: the fourth day, being brought to the Pope, he surrendred his Crowne and princely ornaments vnto him, desiring he might be forgiuen, and he would neuer doe against him againe. He told him, he would not absolue him, but vpon condition he should doe such penance as hee should enioyne him, and appeare at the Councell when he should send for him, and answere there all obiections laid against him and stand to his pleasure whether hee should haue his Kingdome restored, or loose it; and should doe nothing as a King, vntill the cause were tryed: