. The history of Romanism : from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time; with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossary; illustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persections, and historical incidents . is treatment of earthly sovereigns and worldly go-vernments, was Innocent III., wrhom w7e have already seen tyran-nizing over the kingdom of England, and by his haughty legate * Voltaires Annals of the Empire, An. 1177. I do not find sufficient aullorityfor whict is related by some his
. The history of Romanism : from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time; with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossary; illustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persections, and historical incidents . is treatment of earthly sovereigns and worldly go-vernments, was Innocent III., wrhom w7e have already seen tyran-nizing over the kingdom of England, and by his haughty legate * Voltaires Annals of the Empire, An. 1177. I do not find sufficient aullorityfor whict is related by some historical writers, that on this occasion, while the Em-peror kissed the foot of the haughty pontiff, the latter trod upon the neck of thesuppliant monarch, at the same time repeating the words of the Psalmist. Thoushalt tread upon the lion and the ?dder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thoutrample under feet. The humiliation of the Emperor was certainly sufficientlyabject without this (probably) apocryphal addition. I do not assert that anevent never occurred, but as I have adopted in the present work the principle ofomitting a probable fact rather than inserting a doubtful relation, I have chosen toomit this incident in the text. f Baronius, Annal., Ad. 1179, Epist. Innocentii III., Epist. Phe Emperor Frederi k BarbaTOsa feadingthe Popes Mule through St. Marks Square Venice. chap, vi.] POPERY THE WORLDS DESPOT—A. D. 1073-1303. 297 Instances of the despotism of pope Innocent III. towards various sovereigns. literally trampling under foot the crown of its, contemptible sove-reign John. Innocent ascended the papal throne in the year 1198,and continued to claim and to exercise universal sovereignty forthe first sixteen years of the thirteenth century. The very dayafter his consecration, he compelled the prefect of the city of Romeand other magistrates to take that oath of allegiance to him as theirlawful sovereign, which they had formerly taken to the s
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