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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1766 Excerpt: ...communicated to him by the Archbishop of Mentz, and in his Answer to that Prelate returned him the Thanks of the Apostolic See for the Share he had had in so happy a Revolution, exhorted him to gain over as many as he possibly could to the Party of the new King, and promising to back his pious Endeavours with all the Authority of the Holy See, he impowered him to pursue such Measures in his Name, as mould seem to him the best calculated to defeat the wicked Designs of such as still adhered to Frideric, heretofore Emperor. This Letter is dated at Lions the 9th of June. At the fame time the Pope wrote to'all the German Princes, declaring such of them as continued to favour Frideric cut off from the Communion of the Apostolic See and the Catholic Church, as the Friends of an avowed Ememy to botht. Mat. Paris ad hunc ann. r Krantzius Saxonia, 1. 8. c. 13. 'Rainald. ad huncann. Num. 5. 'Idem ibid. In the mean time Frideric, still acknowleged by most of the Ger-Year of. man Princes, issued several Edicts in Germany as well as in Sicily, J-v-Li' against all, without Distinction, who should pay any Regard either to Several the Sentence or the Menaces of the Pope, ordered the Magistrates fjfajf'tfa throughout the Kingdom of Sicily to punish, as Rebels, all who mould Emperor observe the Interdict, and refuse to perform Divine Service, or to ad-a f f the. r Monks and minister the Sacraments, banished most of the Monks, and obliged the the Clergy. Clergy to pay the Third Part of their Income, and, besides, all the Taxes imposed on the Laity. To prevent any of the Monks, whom the Emperor looked upon as so many Spies of the Pope, from going to Rome, he forbad them, upon the severest Penalties, to travel from one Place to another without a Pass signed by some of...

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