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

§ 43. Hildebrand however had the wit to settle himself at first by seeking the Emperor's consent: And being settled he got Agnes the Emperor's mother and Guardian mostly on his side. He then began to claim presentations and investitures and to take the power over the Bishops out of the Emperor's hands, and to threaten him as Simoniacal, and for communicating with the excommunicate. The Emperor after some treaty submitted, and was reconciled to the Pope; but the Pope said he did not amend. The Pope calls a Council at Rome, where he excommunicated Simoniacs, openly saying that he would excommunicate the Emperor unless he amended. Guibert Arch-Bishop of Ravenna being there accuseth the Pope for such threats against the Emperor, and got Cincius the Prefect's Son to apprehend him and imprison him. The People rise up in arms and deliver the Pope, and pull down Cincius's house to the ground, and cutting off their noses, banish his family out of the City. Cincius got to the Emperor. Guibert. Arch-Bishop of Ravenna, Theobald Arch-Bishop of Milan, ¹and most of all the other Bishops on that side the Alps conspire against the Pope. (And yet they say that all the world were his subjects.) He calls another Synod of his own Bishops (for Synods ⟨p. 353⟩were still the great executioners) where Gibert and Hugo (one of his Cardinals that was against him) are deposed and curst from Christ. This Emperor also calls a Council at Worms, where by the means of Sigifred Arch-Bishop of Mentz, it is decreed that no man in any thing obey the Pope of Rome. ²Roland a Clerk is sent to Rome to command the Pope to meddle with the government no more, and the Cardinals are commanded to forsake Gregory and seek for another Pope. Now the War began between the Sword and the Keys. Gregory by sentence deposed the Arch-Bishop of Mentz, and the other Clergy that were for the Emperor; and he Anathematized the Emperor himself,³ having first deprived him of all Regal Power and administration (as far as his decree would do it.) The form of his curse and deposition Platina reciteth, where are these words [I cast him down from his Imperial and Regal Administration; And I absolve all Christians Subject to the Empire, from that Oath, by which they have used to swear Fidelity to true Kings: