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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1762 edition. Excerpt: ...and fome others, to perfuade them to enter into a league againft England, in order to reftore it to the ancient religion, cleanfe it of Ktrefy, and relieve the devotees to the apoflolic fee, then in a lingering and groaning condition, a thing of greater neceffity and merit than to war againft the Turk. To difpatch this embafly with quicknefs, and to avoid the toils of Henry VIII. our cardinal went incognito, and with a very few attendants, firft to the emperor, then at Toledo, defigning to proceed from thence to France. But But this projeft being counterworked by Henry, the cardinal met with a cool reception from his imperial majefty; whereupon he returned by the fame road to Avignon, where he acquainted the pope with his ili fuccefs; and, receiving a letter from his holinefs to continue in thofe parts, he took this opportunity of making a vifit at Carpentras to his acquaintance and beloved friend cardinal Jacob Sado-let; with whom he fpent fix months much to his fatisfiiftion, and in the utmoft fafety, this place, as well as Avignon, being under the pope's jurifdiftion; and, being recalled hence, and fent by the pope to Verona, he found much friendfhip and hofpitality from John Matthew Gibert, bifhop of that place. Ac length, his holinefs, confidering how to reward his fervices, fent him legate to Viterbo, an eafy employ, and near the city, where he might refide entirely fafe, and out of the reach of his enemies. In this poft he Hill maintained his character for piety and learning, and particularly obtained the love of the people by his moderation towards proteftants; for which, however, he was charged by the bigots with favouring herefy. His eminency continued at Viterbo till i$43» when the pope, having called the councit of Trent,...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154161420
- ISBN 13 9781154161427
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages44
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