§. 104. But though these Authors tell us but of four Popes at once, as credible writers of their own tell us there were six: Wernerus in Fasciculo Tempor. saith [The 14.* Schism was scandalous and full of confusion between Benedict the 9th. and five others; which Benedict was wholly vicious, and therefore being damned, he appeared in a monstrous and horrid shape, his head and tail were like an Asses, the rest of his body like a Bear,(*) saying, I thus appear because I lived like a beast. In this Schism there were no less than six Popes at once: 1. Benedict was expulsed. 2. Sylvester 3d. got in, but is cast out again, and Benedict restored. 3. But being cast out again Gregory the 6th. is put into his place: who because he was ignorant of Letters caused another Pope to be consecrated with him, to perform Church-Offices, which was the fourth: which displeased many, and therefore a third is chosen instead of those two that were fighting with one another. 6. But Henry the Emperor coming in deposed them all and chose Clement the 2d.] the sixth that were alive at once. There is great difference between Wernerus, Onuphrius, Platina, Baronius, but all confess that there were three or four at once. And the three were secured ⟨p. 341⟩of the revenues before they resigned to the fourth; no doubt leaving him his part: This it is for Bishops to be great and rich, which will ascertain wicked men to seek them. But if Wernerus say true that this Johan. Gratianus, made Gregory 6th. was illiterate, he was a strange Roman Arch-Presbyter before, and a strange Pope after, but greatly to be commended that would ordain a fellow Pope that could read.
§. 104. But though these Authors tell us but of four Popes at once, as credible writers of their own tell us there were six: Wernerus in Fasciculo Tempor. saith [The 14.* Schism was scandalous and full of confusion between Ben•dict the 9th. and five others; which Benedict was wholly vitious, and therefore being damned, he appeared in a monstrous and horrid shape, his head and tail were like an Asses, the rest of his body like a Bear,(*) saying, I thus appear because I lived like a beast. In this Schism there were no less than six Popes at once: 1. Benedict was expulsed. 2. Silvester 3d. got in, but is cast out again, and Benedict restored. 3. But being cast out again Gregory the 6th. is put into his place: who because he was ignorant of Letters caused another Pope to be consecrated with him, to perform Church-Offices, which was the fourth: which displeased many, and therefore a third is chosen instead of those two that were fighting with one another. 6. But Henry the Emperor coming in deposed them all and chose Clement the 2d.] the sixth that were alive at once. There is great difference between Wernerus, Onuphrius, Platina, Baronius, but all confess that there were three or four at once. And the three were secured ⟨p. 341⟩of the revenues before they resigned to the fourth; no doubt leaving him his part: This it is for Bishops to be great and rich, which will ascertain wicked men to seek them. But if Wernerus say true that this Iohan. Gratianus, made Gregory 6th. was illiterate, he was a strange Roman Arch-Presbyter before, and a strange Pope after, but greatly to be commended that would ordain a fellow Pope that could read.
- *Onuphr. will tell you better that it was the 20th.
- (*)So say Platina and many others also.
