Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…

I have before noted that Irene, the Widow of Leo, now Ruled, her Son Constantine being Titular Emperor, a Child, under her Government. One Stauratius a Senator most swayed her, or ruled her. Taurasius the Patriarch joined with her for Images. They call a Council at Constantinople. A General Council and three Emperors (Leo, Const. & Leo) had lately condemned Images,¹ and taken them down. The Pope and many Italians had resisted by force. This violence made the Emperor use severity against the Resisters. At Ravenna they killed Paulus the 14th Exarchate. In Rome they took Peter a Duke, and put out his eyes. In Campania they beheaded Exhileratus the Duke, and his Son Adrian, who took the Emperor's part. How the Emperor hereby lost Italy, is before showed. But this Woman Irene will do as the Pope would have her: She is as much for Pictures as the Pope himself. She calling this Council at Constantinople, the old Soldiers bred up under the former Emperors being against Images, (haeresin medullitus imbiberant, saith Binnius, ²p. 396.) Would not endure them in Constantinople, but routed them. At which the Empress being troubled, dismissed the Bishops till they had purged the Army of those old Soldiers, and then she called the Bishops to Nice; and there (they knowing their errand before-hand) damned ⟨p. 226⟩themselves and their Brethren that had held the former universal Synod, and set up Images again.

I have before noted that Irene, the Widow of Leo, now Ruled, her Son Constantine being Titular Emperor, a Child, under her Government. One Stauratius a Senator most swayed her, or ruled her. Taurasius the Patriarch joined with her for Images. They call a Council at Constantinople. A General Council and three Emperors (Leo, Const. & Leo) had lately condemned Images,¹ and taken them down. The Pope and many Italians had resisted by force. This violence made the Emperor use severity against the Resisters. At Ravenna they killed Paulus the 14th Exarchate. In Rome they took Peter a Duke, and put out his eyes. In Campania they beheaded Exhileratus the Duke, and his Son Adrian, who took the Emperor's part. How the Emperor hereby lost Italy, is before shewed. But this Woman Irene will do as the Pope would have her: She is as much for Pictures as the Pope himself. She calling this Council at Constantinople, the old Soldiers bred up under the former Emperors being against Images, (haeresin medullitus imbiberant, saith Binnius,