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A General INDEX of the Principal Matters contained in this Volume.
A
- ABBEYS; whether the same Person may hold two, 98. An Abbey that was possess'd by a Lay-man reform'd, 113.
- Abbots oblig'd to live with their Monks, 123. The Ceremonies, with which they may celebrate Mass, 113. Abbots forbid to exact money of those who assume the Monastick Habit, 72.
- Absolution; the Abuse of Absolutions granted at Rome, 113. A Restriction of them, 120. A Case in which 'tis prohibited to give Absolution, 74. Letters of Absolution obtain'd after Confession made in Writing, 23.
- Abstinence; that on Fridays and Saturdays ordain'd in divers Councils, and for what Reason, 113 and 114. Of Abstinence observ'd before the Festivals of Christmas and St. John, and of that of the other Vigils, 120.
- Adultery does not dissolve Marriage, 15 and 112. A Bishop depos'd for that Crime, 124.
- Agnes the Empress, obtains the Regency for some time, 33. A Protection granted by her to Pope Ni∣cholas II. against Benedict IX. 27. She is obliged to retire, and to leave the Administration of the Go∣vernment to certain Princes of Germany, 29 and 33. She is employ'd to procure an Accommodation of the Differences between the Emperor, her Son, and Pope Gregory VII. 34. The Pope's Decision against the Rights of that Princess, 40. Her Praises celebra∣ted by Peter Damian [98]
- Alexander II. made Pope, without the Emperor's Consent, who causes another to be chosen, 28, 29, [92] and [93.] His Election confirmed in a Council, and that of his Competitor condemn'd, without prejudice to the Emperor's Right for the future, 29 and [93.] Peter Damian's Commenda∣tion of that Pope, 86 and 87.
- Alleluiah, See Halleluia.
- Alms; of those that are given for the dead [94.] Of the Advantage procur'd by them, ibid.
- Alphonsus King of Castille; the Laws re-enacted for the benefit of the Church and State, 123 and 124. The Admonitions given by Pope Gregory VII. to that Prince, 50.
- Altars, to be consecrated by the Bishop 124, ought to be made of Stone, 123 and 124. Of their Ornaments for the Celebration of the Mass, 124. That Cloaths which have serv'd to cover dead Bodies, ought not to be laid on the Altar, 112. A Constitution about the Donations of Altars made to Religious Societies, 74. An Ordinance concern∣ing Altars that are in the Possession of Monks, 65.
- Anastasius a Monk of Angers; oblig'd to abjure Berenger's Doctrine, 11.
- Angels; the Reason of the Perseverance of some, and of the Fall of others, 94.
- Animals; the Latins censur'd by the Greeks for eating the Blood of Animals, and things strangled, 76 and 81. A Reply to those Censures, ibid. 82.
- Anno Archbishop of Colen; the Affairs committed to his Management, 29 and 33. He declares for Pope Alexander II. against Cadalous, 29 and 87. He obtains a Privilege of that Pope, 30.
- The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; of the Day on which that Festival ought to be celebrated, 127.
- Anselm Bishop of Lucca; prohibited by the Pope to receive the Investiture of his Bishoprick from the hands of the Emperor Henry, 34. His Ordina∣tion by the Pope, 35. He is expell'd by the Ci∣tizens of Lucca, ibid.
- Antichrist; of his Reign [98.]
- Antioch; of the Dignity of the Church of Anti∣och, 80. Peter Patriarch of that See acknowledges the Pope, 25.
- St. Antony; the Institution of that Order, 127.
- Apostats; a Constitution against them, 28.
- Aquileia; an Oath of Allegiance to the Pope, ta∣ken by the Archbishop of that Church, 44.
- Arch-Deaconries; of the manner of conferring them, 74.
- Arch-Deacons; that none shall be admitted to that Office who is not a Deacon, 112. The Functions of an Arch-Deacon, 4.
- Argyrius an Officer in the Court of the Eastern Emperor; why sent into Italy, 76. The Accusa∣tions brought by the Patriarch of Constantinople a∣gainst that Officer, 81.
- Arles; the Archbishops of that See reputed to be the Pope's Principal Vicars in France, 59.
- Arms; the bearing of them forbidden to Clergy-men, 58, 74, 114 and 124, and to Abbots, 123. A Prohibition to wear Swords in the Church, 120.
- Arnold Bishop of Cirenza; the Power that he re∣ceiv'd from the Pope to absolve the excommuni∣cated Normans of Sicily, 53. The Advice the Pope gave him about the Normans of Apulia, ibid.
- Arnulphus Bishop of Cremona, depos'd by Pope Gregory VII. 42.
- Arnulphus, a Monk of St. Medard, when ordain'd Bishop of Soissons, 58.
- Arras; the Privileges of the Church of Arras con∣firmed, 72. Its Episcopal See re-establish'd, 71.
- Ash Wednesday; the Faithful obliged to take up Ashes on that Day, 73. Prohibited to eat Flesh after the same Day, ibid. and 74.
- Asylum; the Right of Asyla in the Churches, and near Crosses, 65 and 125.
- Avisgandus Bishop of Mans; a Reply made to the Complaints made by that Bishop concerning the Secret of his Confession, 3. His endeavour to re∣sume the Marks of the Episcopal Dignity after he had voluntarily resign'd them, ibid.
- Azolin Bishop of Laon; reprov'd by the Pope for his Perfidiousness, and cited to Rome, 22.
B
- BAmberg; the Erection of that Church into a Bishoprick, 23.
- Banquets; the Obligations on those who partake of Funeral Banquets, 124.
- Bantino Monastery; a Privilege granted to that Convent by Pope Urban II. 70.
- Baptism; an Explication of that Sacrament, 1. It does not cease to operate the Remission of Sins, al∣though administer'd by an unworthy Priest, 2. The time of solemn Baptism, 117. The Efficacy of it deny'd by Hereticks, 110. That some of the