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

The Pope again in a prayer to God and St. Peter reciteth the 2d. Psalm, and telleth them how the Emperor would cast off his yoke, and again curseth him from Christ, and deposeth him from all his Government, and absolveth all his Subjects from the Oath of Obedience; ¹saying, that, he that may bind and loose in Heaven hath power to take away on Earth, both Empires, Kingdoms and Principalities, and whatever men have to give or take away: If we Judge the ruling Angels, how much more their Servants? Therefore (saith he to the Bishops) Let Kings and all secular Princes understand by the example of this man, how great your power is in Heaven, and how much God esteemeth you, and let them fear hereafter to break the commands of the Church.] Pass this sentence presently on Henry, that all may understand that this Son of iniquity fell not from his Kingdom by Chance, but by your endeavour.] Plot. p. 180.

The Pope again in a prayer to God and St. Peter reciteth the 2d. Psalm, and telleth them how the Emperor would cast off his yoke, and again curseth him from Christ, and deposeth him from all his Government, and absolveth all his Subjects from the Oath of Obedience; ¹saying, that, he that may bind and loose in Heaven hath power to take away on Earth, both Empires, Kingdoms and Principalities, and whatever men have to give or take away: If we Iudge the ruling Angels, how much more their Servants? Therefore (saith he to the Bishops) Let Kings and all secular Princes understand by the example of this man, how great your power is in Heaven, and how much God esteemeth you, and let them fear hereafter to break the commands of the Church.] Pass this sentence presently on Henry, that all may understand that this Son of iniquity fell not from his Kingdom by Chance, but by your endeavor.] Plat. p. 180.

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Rodulph being killed, the Rebels set up the Emperors Son, a Lad, against his own Father: But at that present he was quieted, and the Emperor went with an Army into Italy, and first Conquered the Army of Mathildis the Popes Patroness, and brought his own Pope Clement the 3d. to the Chair, and was crowned by him: He besieged Gregory in the Castle: Guiscard, a Norman cometh with an Army to fight for the Pope: The Citizens resist him, (the Emperor being drawn out to Sens.) Guiscard burnt and destroyed that part of the City which is between the Lateran and the Capitol, and took the Capitol and destroyed it. He gave the prey of the City to his Soldiers, and delivered Gregory and carried him away to Cssinum and Salernum, where he dyed, having reigned 12 years. Bin. saith, that Henry besieged Rome three years before he took it. When Robert Guiscard had delivered the Pope, he deposed (quantum in se) all the new Cardinals made by Clement 3. and cursed the Emperor again. Gregory himself saith that Italian, French, and German Bishops were for the Emperor, and they were also for Clement 3. How shall we know then which was the true Pope?