The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

This Adrian gathered a council immediately of an .C.lii•. bishops, abbots ⟨image 20⟩and religious parsons, & gave unto Charles and his successors the empire of Rome, and ordained that the right and pour to chose the pope▪ should be his▪ and that no bishop should be consecrate till he had obtained of him both consent and the ornaments of a bishop also (which they now •ye of the pope) under pain of cursing, & to be delivered unto black Satan the devil / and loss of goods. Dist. lxiij.

This Adrian gathered a counsell immediatly of an .C.lii•. bisshoppes, abbottes ⟨image 20⟩and relygious parsones, & gaue vnto Charles and his successours the empyre of Rome, and ordeyned that the ryght and powr to chose the pope▪ shuld be hys▪ and that no bysshop shuld be consecrate tyll he had obtayned of hym both consent and the ornamentes of a bysshop also (whych they now •ye of the pope) vnder payne of cursing, & to be delyuered vnto black Sathan the deuell / and losse of goodes. Dist. lxiij.

And Leo the third which succeeded Adrian, confirmed the same / & crowned Charles Emperor of Rome for like service done unto him. And then there was appointment made between the Emperors of constantinople and of Rome and the places assigned how far the borders of ether empire should reach· And thus of one empire was made twain. And therefore the empire of constantinople for lack of help, was shortly after subdued of the Turks.

And Leo the thyrde which succeded Adrian, confyrmed ye same / & crouned Charles Emperour of Rome for like seruice done vnto hym. And then there was apointment made betwene the Emperours of cō stantinople and of Rome ād the places assigned how farre the borders of ether empyre shuld reach· And thus of one empyre was made twayne. And therfore the empyre of cōstātinople for lacke of help, was shortly after subdued of the Turkes.