M. Hardinge. The .25. Diuision.
For the Popes auctoritie concerninge Confirmation of the Ordinations and Elections of 110* 1.1 al Bi∣shoppes, many examples might easely be alleged,* 1.2 as the request made to Iulius by the .90. Ariane Bishoppes assembled in Councel at Antioche against Athanasius, that he woulde voutchsafe to ratifie and confirme those, that they had chosen in place of Athanasius, Paulus, Marcellus, and others, whome they had condemned, and depriued.
Also the earnest sute, whiche Theodosius the Emperour made to Leo for confirmation of Anato∣lius, and likewise that Martianus the Emperour made to him, for confirmation of Proterius, bothe Bishoppes of Alexandria, as it appeareth by their letters written to Leo in their fauour. And as for Anatolius, Leo woulde not in any wise order and confirme him, onlesse he woulde firste pro∣fesse, that he beleeued, and helde the doctrine, whiche was conteined in Leo his Epistle to Flauia∣nus, and woulde further by writinge witnesse, that he agreed with Cyrillus, and the other Ca∣tholike Fathers, againste Nestorius. For this, if nothinge elles coulde be alleged, the testimonie of holy Gregory were sufficient to make good credite. Who vnderstandinge, that Maximus was or∣dred Bishop of Salonae a Citie in Illyrico, without the auctoritie and confirmation of the See Aposto∣like, standinge in doubte, least perhappes that had beene donne by commaundement of Mauritius the Emperour, who did many other thinges wickedly: thereof writeth to Constantina the Empresse thus, Salonitanae ciuitatis Episcopus, me, ac responsali meo nesciente, ordinatus est. Et facta est res, quae sub nullis anterioribus Principibus euenit. The Bishop of the Citie of Salonae (saith he) is ordred, neither I, nor my deputie made priuie to it. And herein that thinge hath beene done, which neuer happened in the time of any Princes before our daies. Thus it appeareth, that before a thou∣sande yeeres pas••e, Bishoppes had their Ordination and Election confirmed by the See Apostolike.