The Arch-Bishop of Rhemes, and others were accused of heinous Crimes: The Bishop of Laugres was charged with [entering by Simoniacal heresies, selling orders, bearing Arms, Murder, Adultery, Tyranny to his Clergy, and Sodomy: Many witnesses testified all this: One Clergyman witnessed, that while he was yet a Lay-man this Bishop violently took his Wife from him, and when he had committed adultery with her, ⟨p. 345⟩he made her a Nun.] A Presbyter witnessed that this Bishop took him and delivered him to his followers, who tormenting him by many torments, which is more wicked, did with sharp nails pierce his generals, and by such violence forced him to give them ten pounds of denaries: The Bishop hearing these accusations desired time and Council, and going to the Arch-Bishops of Besançon, and Lyons, openeth his secrets to them and desireth them to plead his cause. But the man involved in the guilt of such villainies (who but the day before had been the accuser of a faulty Brother, and seeing the mote in another's eye, had not seen the beam in his own, but moved for the other mans damnation being himself deservedly to be condemned,) was not only unable to excuse himself from the objected crimes, but also the tongue of his advocate (the Arch-Bishop) was by God so silenced that he was not able to speak a word for his defence. For the Arch-Bishop of Besançon where he prepared himself to plead for him and excuse his crimes, suddenly found himself disabled in his voice by God. And when the Arch-Bishop of Besançon found himself so disabled by miracles, he gave sings to the Arch-Bishop of Lyons to speak for this his Brother in his stead; who rising up said that the accused Bishop doth confess that he sold Orders, and that he extorted the money from the said Priest, but that he did not do the tormenting actions mentioned by him; other things he denied, but before the next day he fled from the Council. And another Bishop (of Nevers) confessed that his Parents bought his Place, and deposed himself: and some other Bishops confessed Simoniacal entrance. The Pope excommunicated many that fled from the Council. He renewed some old neglected Canons,1 as 1. That no man be promoted to Church-Government without the ELECTION of the CLERKS and the PEOPLE, &c.
The Arch-Bishop of Rhemes, and others were accused of heinous Crimes: The Bishop of Laugres was charged with [entring by Simoniacal heresies, selling orders, bearing Armes, Murder, Adultery, Tyranny to his Clergy, and Sodomy: Many witnesses testified all this: One Clergyman witnessed, that while he was yet a Lay-man this Bishop violently took his Wife from him, and when he had committed adultery with her, ⟨p. 345⟩he made her a Nun.] A Presbyter witnessed that this Bishop took him and delivered him to his followers, who tormenting him by many torments, which is more wicked, did with sharp nails pierce his generals, and by such violence forced him to give them ten pounds of denaries: The Bishop hearing these accusations desired time and Council, and going to the Arch-Bishops of Besanzon, and Lyons, openeth his secrets to them and desireth them to plead his cause. But the man involved in the guilt of such villanies (who but the day before had been the accuser of a faulty Brother, and seeing the mote in anothers eye, had not seen the beam in his own, but moved for the other mans damnation being himself deservedly to be condemned,) was not only unable to excuse himself from the objected crimes, but also the tongue of his advocate (the Arch-Bishop) was by God so silenced that he was not able to speak a word for his defence. For the Arch-Bishop of Besanzon where he prepared himself to plead for him and excuse his crimes, suddenly found himself disabled in his voice by God. And when the Arch-Bishop of Besanzon found himself so disabled by miracles, he gave sings to the Arch-Bishop of Lyons to speak for this his Brother in his stead; who rising up said that the accused Bishop doth confess that he sold Orders, and that he extorted the money from the said Priest, but that he did not do the tormenting actions mentioned by him; other things he denyed, but before the next day he fled from the Council. And another Bishop (of Nevers) confessed that his Parents bought his Place, and deposed himself: and some other Bishops confessed Simoniacal entrance. The Pope excommunicated many that fled from the Council. He renewed some old neglected Canons,1 as 1. That no man be promoted to Church-Government without the ELECTION of the CLERKS and the PEOPLE, &c.
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