An Impartial account of the doctrines of the church of Rome viz : the pope's supremacy, his infallibility, his power of indulgence, the lawfulness of equivocation, no faith to be kept with hereticks that the pope hath power to declare heresie and who are hereticks, that he may excommunicate emperours kings and princes &c. : shewing what Rome was in its pristine purity : and how it hath degenerated in the several centuries by ushering in those horrid innovations : proved from their own authors : in a letter to a friend in the countrey.

CENT. XIV.

Pope Clement, the fifth Excommunicated Androuicus Palaolegus, Emperpur of Con••h 〈…〉〈…〉 de∣claring him a Schismatie and Heretic, because he, would not suffer the Gr〈…〉〈…〉 Ap∣peals from the Greek Church to the Pope, neither would acknowledge him for his Su〈…〉〈…〉

He also Excommunicated the Vencians for preferring Aradd to the Estate of Fer•••• cau∣sed Francis Dandalus, their Embassador, with a Chain of Iron Tied about his Neck, to lie down under his Table like, Dog, to catch the bones which fell from it, till his fiery, was ass••••.

He likewise Orcained, that the King of the Romans should not enjoy the Title the ••••ght of an Emperour, without Confirmation given by the Pope.

Pope John the twenty third would not condescend to the Coronation of Lewis the ••••th, Duke of Bavaria, to be Emperour, because he had used the Imperial Dignity in Italy, before he was Autho∣rized by the Pope.

Pope Clemen•• the sixth Excommunicated Ludovicus Quintus the Emperour, and commanded the Princes Electors to chuse another, who in obedience thereunto, Assembling themsel•••• at Bens in the Dioctels of Trevers, they chose Charles the fourth, son to John King of Behimla.