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

Calumniators pretended that one Bernhard a Courtier lay with Judith the Emperor's second Wife: The Sons of his first Wife hating her; Pepin, whom his Father had made King of Italy, on this pretence Traitorously raiseth Arms against his Father. Lotharius, the eldest Son, too much consenting, persuaded his Father to let a meeting without Arms, at Neomagus, prevent a War. At that meeting the Nobles, Parentis Imperium legitimè prorogabant, saith Binnius, p. 575, and Pepin took up Arms again. The Father conquereth his Son, and taketh him Prisoner, and might justly have taken away his life, but he was stolen out of Prison in the night. Ludovicus depriveth him of his Kingdom of Italy, and divideth it between his two Sons by the second Wife, Charles and Rodolphus. Hereupon Lotharius the eldest rebelling, knew not how to conquer his godly and prosperous Father but by the Bishops: Them he draweth into his Conspiracy, that as Binnius himself saith, [Ut quem filii armis imperio deponere non possent, horum saltem nundinariorum Antistitum suffragio & judicio, ¹honore ac potestate imperially privaretur: successit impiis conatus impiissimus.] The last means of Treason was a Council of the base mercenary Bishops; a wicked Attempt that served these wicked Men, and did the Feat. Ebbo the Archbishop of Rhemes, (of a base original) and enow more such Prelates were not wanting. The Emperor had before voluntarily lamented his putting out the eyes of his Kinsman Bernard a Rebel, (of which he dyed) as too cruel, (when now no Prince scrupleth Hanging, or Beheading open Rebels.) The Church had satisfaction by his voluntary Penance, for that which few Men will think a Fault. And what do these Bishops now, but become their Sovereign's Judges, yea, and that when he was absent, and condemn him unheard, for this former Fault. Note the Case.

Calumniators pretended that one Bernhard a Courtier lay with Iudith the Emperor's second Wife: The Sons of his first Wife hating her; Pepin, whom his Father had made King of Italy, on this pretence Trayterously raiseth Arms against his Father. Lotharius, the eldest Son, too much consenting, persuaded his Father to let a meeting without Arms, at Neomagus, prevent a War. At that meeting the Nobles, Parentis Imperium legitimè prorogabant, saith Binnius, p. 575, and Pepin took up Arms again. The Father conquereth his Son, and taketh him Prisoner, and might justly have taken away his life, but he was stol'n out of Prison in the night. Ludovicus depriveth him of his Kingdom of Italy, and divideth it between his two Sons by the second Wife, Charles and Rodolphus. Hereupon Lotharius the eldest rebelling, knew not how to conquer his godly and prosperous Father but by the Bishops: Them he draweth into his Conspiracy, that as Binnius himself saith, [Ut quem filii armis imperio deponere non possent, horum saltem nundinariorum Antistitum suffragio & judicio,