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ZAcharias was pope after Grego¦rius .x. yere. This Zacharus was a noble man & arayed with all vertue / With all men be was loued for his me∣kenesse. And he deposyd the kynge of Fraunce Hydery / and put in his place Puppinus / for he was more profytable. ¶Here may ye see what power the chir∣che had that tyme / the whiche transla∣ted that famous kyngdome fro the very heyres / to the kyngdome of Pippinus / for
a leyffull cause (Vt habet .xv.q.v. a∣lius) ¶Stephanus the seconde a Ro∣mayne was pope after Zacharias .v. ye∣re. This man in all thynge was profy∣table vnto the chirche / as well in worde as in doctryne. And he gouerned the spi¦rytualtee and the temporaltee nobly. He was the louer and the defender of poore men. This man anoynted Pippin{us} the kynge of Fraunce / & sente hym ayenst the Lombardes / that he sholde compell them to restore the chirche of suche goo∣des as they had with holde from theym longe tyme vnryghtwysly the whiche he dyde. He also translated the Empyre of the Grekes to the Frensshmen. ¶Pau∣lus a Romayne was pope after hym .x. yere. This was a very holy man / for he dyde grete almesse to faderlesse childern & prysoners / wydowes / and other poore men / that he myghte be a folower of saynt Poule. ¶Constantyne a Romay∣ne the seconde was pope after Poul two yere. This Constantyne was a lay man and sodeynly was made a preest / as a ty¦raunt / and toke on hym the dygnytee of the pope. And with a grete sclaundre to the chirche was pope a lytell tyme. But the faythfull men put hym out / and put out his eyen. And this was the fyfth In famed pope / amonge so many herde to∣fore. So the holy ghost that holy apos∣tles sete kepte in all honour & holynesse ¶Intynyte martyrs were made this ty¦me by Constantyne the Emperour / for he was suche an heretyke. And men tro∣we that there was neuer Emperour / ne no pagon that slewe so many martyrs. And in his tyme the chirche was trow∣bled full sore / & very precyously bought the worshyppynge of the ymages of the holy sayntes / for the grete shedynge of blood of martyrs. And certaynly that cursyd Emperour was not vnpunys∣shed. For whan that he deyed / he cryed with an horryble voys and sayd. I am taken to a fyre / that is vnable for to be destroyed. And so he yelded vp the ghost to euerlastynge payne. ¶The Empyre of Rome was dyuyded about this tyme For Stephanus the pope translated Ytaly and other vnto Karolus a yonge man. And Constantyne helde the londe of Grece with other londes ouer the see with a grete labour and many rebellyn∣ge. ¶This tyme Karolus magnus was a noble yonge man. And he began for to regne vpon Fraunce / and was the so∣ne of Pippinus / and his moder was cal¦led Berta. ¶Stephanus the thyrde was pope after Paulus thre yere. And he amended all the errours of Constan∣tyne. And he degraded all those the whi¦che Constantyne ordeyned in a generall Synodus.