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

§ 174. Hadrian the 4th, an English man, is next Pope. The Romans by request and threats, importune him to permit their Consuls to govern them as heretofore. He resolutely denieth them. They wound one of his Cardinals. He Excommunicateth and Curseth them.¹ (Quaere, Whether Rome was the Catholic Church when it was Excommunicate?) They had before desired him to come to the Lateran, which he refused, till they should turn out one Arnoldus Brixianus, called by him a Heretic and Disciple of Abailard. The People (saith Platina) took this ill, and so hurt the said Cardinal (I doubt the Romans themselves were for Heretics.) The Pope curseth William of Sicily for invading the Church-lands. The Greek Emperor offereth to help the Pope, and to give him much Gold also, if he shall but have three Maritime Cities in Apulia, where he hath won them. This afrighteth William to offer the Pope all again, if he may but he called King of Sicily. The Pope denieth it. William angry, over-runneth Italy. The Pope repenting, granteth him his desire. The new Emperor Frederick also coming with an Army into Italy, took some Cities belonging to the Church, and gave them up to the Pope: But when he came into the City to be crowned, the Citizens enraged at the Pope for denying them their Civil Government, shut the Gates (the Emperor's Army being without) and fell on many of the Pope's Followers, and the Germans, beat some, and killed many. The Emperor hereby provoked got in his Army, and killed many of the Citizens, and had done more, but that the Pope dissuaded him: Yet was the Pope and he fain to go round about to the Lateran, to avoid another Battle.

§ 174. Hadrian the 4th, an English man, is next Pope. The Romans by request and threats, importune him to permit their Consuls to govern them as heretofore. He resolutely denieth them. They wound one of his Cardinals. He Excommunicateth and Curseth them.¹ (Quaere, Whether Rome was the Catholick Church when it was Excommunicate?) They had before desired him to come to the Lateran, which he refused, till they should turn out one Arnoldus Brixianus, called by him a Heretick and Disciple of Abailard. The People (saith Platina) took this ill, and so hurt the said Cardinal (I doubt the Romans themselves were for Hereticks.) The Pope curseth William of Sicily for invading the Church-lands. The Greek Emperor offereth to help the Pope, and to give him much Gold also, if he shall but have three Maritime Cities in Apulia, where he hath won them. This afrighteth William to offer the Pope all again, if he may but he called King of Sicily. The Pope denieth it. William angry, over-runneth Italy. The Pope repenting, granteth him his desire. The new Emperor Frederick also coming with an Army into Italy, took some Cities belonging to the Church, and gave them up to the Pope: But when he came into the City to be crowned, the Citizens enraged at the Pope for denying them their Civil Government, shut the Gates (the Emperor's Army being without) and fell on many of the Pope's Followers, and the Germans, beat some, and killed many. The Emperor hereby provoked got in his Army, and killed many of the Citizens, and had done more, but that the Pope dissuaded him: Yet was the Pope and he fain to go round about to the Lateran, to avoid another Battel.