The seventh was directed to the Emperour Lambert, whom he Congratulated upon the Popes De∣claration, that he would look upon him as his own Son. He exhorts him always to bear a due re∣spect and honour to the Holy See, because that was the only way of securing himself an Interest in Heaven, and of obtaining a superiority over all his Enemies. He wish'd him to remember that his Uncle Lambert, who had been an Enemy to the Holy See, Perish'd miserably; and he intreated him to intercede with the Pope for their Kinsman Rampon, who had been Excommunicated.
The eighth was Dedicated to Albrade, or Alfrede, the King of Great Britain, whom he Congra∣tulates for the choice he made of a worthy Person to fill the See of Canterbury; because he heard that in his Country they advanced such a sort of Men, as permitted the Bishops and Priests to have Women among them, and the Laicks to Marry their Kindred, as well as those Virgins who were De∣dicated to God's Service; and to have a Wife and a Concubine at the same time.
The ninth was directed to Richilda, a Queen or Empress, whom he inform'd of the ill Reports which went about of her Conduct, and exhorts her to lead a Life more conformable to Christianity, and to her state of Widowhood, which she had devoted to God.
In the sixth Chapter Elodoard makes mention of the Letters which Fulcus sent to several Bishops.
In the first directed to Frotharius, Archbishop of Bordeaux, he desires that Archbishop to preserve the Revenues of the Church of Rheims, which were in his Diocess, and to Excommunicate such as should seize on them.
The Second is Directed to Rostaing, Archbishop of Arles, on the same Subject.
In the third directed to Herman Archbishop of Cologn, he declares that he had a great desire to hold a Conference with him, and the Bishops of his Province, but that he was prevented by the Incur∣sions of the Normans: And he prays him to do him Justice with relation to some of the Revenues belonging to his Church, of which several Persons had made a Schism; the Cognizance of this Af∣fair having been referr'd to Wilbert his Predecessor, and now laid before him.
The fourth written to the same Person, relates likewise to the Interest of the Church of Rheims, for some Revenues which were Embezell'd from it.
The fifth is directed to Gontier, Archbishop of Sens, about the business of the Abbess Hildergarda. He intreats this Archbishop not to be so False as he had been, to the Assignments made upon this Account, and to do right to that Abbess.
In the sixth he Congratulates Pleonicus a Bishop of England, for his endeavouring to root out those Disorders of which he had made mention in his Letter to Alfrede, and he exhorts him to continue in his Design.
The Seventh was directed to John a Roman Prelate, whom he put in mind of some Ancient To∣kens of Friendship, which he had shewn to him; and intreats him to assure Pope Stephen of his Sub∣mission to him, and begs he would stand his Friend in that Affair.
The Eighth, Ninth and Tenth were directed to Dodilon, Bishop of Cambray. By the two first he calls him to the Synod, which was to meet about determining the business between Hildegarde and Hermingard: and by the last wrote in his own Name, and in the Name of the Bishops his Suffra∣gans, he enjoyns him to compel Count Baldwin to make due Restitutions of the Church Revenues which he had seiz'd on, to send him the Letter which they wrote to him upon the same Subject; and to go and meet with Bishop Hetilon at Arras.
The eleventh was writ to this Hetilon, upon the account of Dodilon's having caus'd the Body of Saint Calixtus to be taken away; which had been bequeathed by Radulphus to the Church of Rheims whither it was brought.
The Twelfth was directed to Didon Bishop of Laon, whom he reproves for having refused the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist, at the point of Death, to one Walcher, who was Execu∣ted for High Treason; and for denying him Burial, and forbidding any Prayers to be made for him.
In the Thirteenth he desires Peter a Roman Prelate to obtain the favour of Pope Formosus, that he might put Heriland, turn'd out of his own Diocess of Teroüane, into Possession of the Bishoprick of Chalons putting him in mind of what had been done in the Case of Actardus Bishop of Nants, who had been Translated to Tours.
The Fourteenth was directed to Honoratus Bishop of Beauvais: He complains, that this Bishop was his open and profess'd Enemy; Exhorts him to a Reconciliation, and gives him to understand, that he was accus'd of Rapines: He takes Notice to him of the Excommunication of one nam'd Aldramus, which the Bishop of Beauvais had thunder'd out, and which he said that the Archbishop of Rheims was bound to put in execution: As to this point he tells him, that he was always ready to follow the advice and opinion of other Bishops, but that he knew of no Power which the Church of Beauvais had to command the Church of Rheims; and that this Excommunication was not groun∣ded on a Lawful and Canonical Reason, but only because this Man had left the Interest of Eudes, and embraced that of King Charles. He likewise Summoned him to appear at the Ordination of the Bishops of Senlis and Chalons, and gave him to understand that Pope Stephen had order'd him to send him to Ravenna.
The Fifteenth is a Letter of Compliment to Teuthaldus, Bishop of Langres.
The Sixteenth was directed to Radulphus Successor to Didon Bishop of Laon, whose Promotion to that Dignity he Congratulates, and advertis'd him that he had too rashly Excommunicated one